SPECIALTIES/
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Internal/Chest Medicine. Respiratory Failure, Pleural Effusion,Toxic and Chemical Exposure, Cerebrovascular Disease, Asthma, Pulmonary Embolism, Mold Exposure, Pulmonary Physiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Smoke Inhalation, Chemical Exposure, Wrongful Death, Anaphylaxis, Chronic Lung Disease (COPD), Pneumothorax, Postoperative Complications, Medication Errors, Hypertension, Aspiration Pneumonia, and Chest Trauma.

PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS:

Board Certified: Internal Medicine, 1981
Board Certified: Pulmonary Medicine, 1992
Re-Certification: Pulmonary Medicine, 2003
Board Certified: Anti-Aging Medicine, 2005
Qualified Medical Examiner, State of California, 1994

ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS:

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department of Biomedical Sciences
University of California, Los Angeles

Lecturer in Physiology
Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences
University of California, Riverside

Guest Lecturer
Departments of Internal Medicine and Anatomy
College of Medicine
University of California, Irvine

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Southern California

MEDICAL PRACTICE:

Internal Medicine and Chest Medicine, 1983-present

Emergency Medicine:
LAC/USC Medical Center, 1978-1981
Santa Marta Hospital, 1981-1985
Glendale Memorial Hospital, 1981-1988

EDUCATION:

Illinois State University - B.S., 1971
Major in Chemistry; Minor in Biology

University of Illinois - M.S., 1974
Department of Anatomy

University of Illinois - M.D., 1977
College of Medicine

POST GRADUATE
EDUCATION:

Internship: Rotating, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1977-1978
Residency: Internal Medicine, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1978-1980
Chief Resident: Internal Medicine, Los Angeles/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1980-1981
Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 1981-1983

RESEARCH:

Histological Effects of Long Term Sensory Deprivation in the Cat Visual System, 1971-1974

PUBLICATIONS:

"Specific Afferent Projections to Cat Visual Cortex", Master's Thesis, University of Illinois, 1974

SOCIETY AFFILIATIONS:

California Medical Association, 1978
American College of Chest Physicians, 1980
American Thoracic Society, 1981
California Thoracic Society, 1987
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery, 1988

FELLOWSHIP:
American College of Chest Physicians, 1993