Board Certified General Surgery Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 299

Southern California

Certification And Licensure

Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, February 1981.  Re-certified 1991.
Diplomate, Board Certified Forensic Examiner
QME Certified in Surgery
Fellow, International College of Surgeons
Fellow, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Fellow, International Academy of Proctology
Member, American Society Colon-Rectal Surgery

Education

Doctor of Medicine, 1974
Antonomous University, Mexico

Bachelor of Science, 1970
California State University, Los Angeles

Postgraduate Training

Rotating Intern 5th Pathway, 1974-1975
Orange County Medical Center, University of California Irvine

1st year General Surgery, 1975-1986
Kaiser Permanente, Panorama City, California

2nd, 3rd, 4th year including Chief Resident year, 1976-1979
Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, California

Practical Experience

Private practice since 1979
General Surgery, Colon-Rectal Surgery, Laser Surgery
Chief of Staff, Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, 1987, 89, 91, 93
Past Vice Chief of Staff, Pacific Hospital of Long Beach
Past Chief of Surgery, Pacific Hospital of Long Beach
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief of Surgery, Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, 1996

Professional Society Memberships

Member, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Member, Southern California Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Fellow, International Academy of Proctology
Fellow, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
Fellow, International College of Surgeons
Fellow, American Society of Abdominal Surgeons
Fellow, American Society of Contemporary Medicine and Surgery
Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine
Member, New York Academy of Science
Member, Society Laparaendoscopic Surgeons
Member, Society for Study of Breast Disease
Police Surgeon on National Advisory Board of American Federation of Police
Fellow, Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons
Member, Long Beach Medical Association
Member, Los Angeles County Medical Association
Member, California Medical Association
Member, American Medical Association
Member, Board of Trustees, Pacific Hospital of Long Beach Foundation
Member, Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Member, Board of Directors, Long Beach Health Systems
Member, National Exchange Club
Director, Pacific Hospital Long Beach Charitable Trust
Chairman, The Insurance Review Committee of LACMA
Member, Advisory Committee for The Los Angeles Foundation for Medical Care
Member-Consultant, American Cancer Society, Long Beach
Advisor to the United Ostomy Association, Long Beach Chapter
Industrial Medical Council’s Qualified Medical Evaluator
Member, The Appeals Committee by the CMA Board of Trustees
Member, The American College of Forensic Examiners
Member, The California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery