Biomedical Engineer Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.986

Texas

Undergraduate Education

1969‑1972 -  "Technion" Institute of Technology Associate in Science
Major: Electrical Engineering

1972‑1974 - B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, W. Virginia,

Graduate Education

1974‑1975 - M.Sc. Electrical Engineering ‑ Major in Biomedical Sciences
Morgantown, W. Virginia
1979‑1983 -School of Graduate Studies Morgantown, W.Virginia
Inter-Disciplinary Doctorate Program - Doctorate Biomedical Engineering Education Psychology

Certification and Registration

Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology,
The American College of Forensic Examiners

Consultant – Department of Health & Human Services - Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).

Certified Clinical Engineer  (C.C.E.) - The International Certification Commission (ICC)

Registered Professional Engineer in Biomedical Engineering, (P.E.), State of Texas
Registration

International Health Care Safety Professional (C.H.S.P.), Board Executive Level.

Honors and Awards

IEEE/EMBS Distinguished Lecturers.

Health Data Management, The Nursing Information Technology Innovation Award
Honorable Mention

ECRI Institute Health Technology Management Award

HIMSS Award

Texas Children’s Hospital, Patient Safety Award from Mark Wallace

ECRI Institute Achievement Award – Customer Service.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Tec De Monterrey, School of Medicine, Mexico

Chinese PLA Postgraduate Medical School

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Commissioner’s Special Citation.

American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology.

American College of Clinical Engineering

The American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

Kirkland Scholarship.

Eta Kappa Nu Association - National Honorary of Electrical Engineering.

University, Engineering  Dean's Honor List.

Professional Experience

2008 - Present   Consultant:  Houston, Texas.

2006 - Present   Clinical Engineering Board: International Federation of Medical and
Biological Engineering.

2004 - Present   Advisory Board: Mobile Aspects Corporation

2002 - Present   Senior Biomedical Research Service Credentials Reviewer: Rockville,  
Maryland.

1993 - Present   Advisor: Healthcare Infrastructure and Technology, Washington, DC.

1993 - Present   Consultant: General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel, Center
For Devices and Radiological Health,  Rockville, Maryland.

1987 – Present  Adjunct Assistant Professor: Department of Pediatrics,  Houston, TX.

1998 - Present   Advisor: Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Devices  Rockville, Maryland.

1987 - 2008  Director: Biomedical Engineering Department, Houston, Texas.

1976 - 2008  Advisor: Biomedical Engineering Consultant, Houston, Texas.

2004 - 2006  Medical Design Excellence Awards, Canon Communications,

1998 - 2005  ORBIS’ International Program Advisory Council (IPAC).

1996 - 2005  Center for Telemedicine Law (CTL), Washington, D.C.

1987 - 2004  Director:  Biomedical Engineering Department, Houston, Texas.

1998 - 2001  Director:  Center for Tele Health, Houston, Texas.

1994 – 1977 Consultant:  Department of Health & Human Services, Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Neurological Devices

1991 - 2000  Advisor:  NASA Technology Applications Team, Biomedical Advisory
Group

1984 - 1999  University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Department of
Anesthesiology, Houston, Texas.

1984 - 1986  Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine,
Houston, Texas.

1982 - 1987  Director:  Biomedical Instrumentation Department, St. Luke's Episcopal
Hospital/Texas Children's Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas.

1979 - 1982  Research Assistant Professor:  Department of Anesthesiology,
Morgantown, West. Virginia.

1976 - 1982  Director:  Biomedical Engineering Section, Morgantown, WVA

1976 - 1979  Research Instructor:  Department of Anesthesia, Morgantown, WVA

1975 - 1976  Design Engineer:  Rockwell International, Collins Radio Division, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.

1974 - 1975  Research Assistant (Part Time):  Department of Physiology and
Biophysics (American Heart Association Grant).

1974 - 1975  Fulfilled the M.Sc. Degree requirements - Research Project Investigation
of New Pacemaker Electrode Design with Dr. T. J. Tarnay, M.D.  Division of Thoracic
Surgery

1974 -1975   Instructor:  Electrical Engineering Department, W. Virginia University
College of Engineering.

1973 -1974      Orderly:  Operating Room, West Virginia University (W.V.U.), Medical
Center, Morgantown, West Virginia.

1969 -1972   Senior Electrical Technician:  Advanced Systems, Design, Testing and
Simulation, "Armament Authority Development,  Israel.

Professional Societies and Committee Memberships:

Healthcare Technology Foundation (AHTF)

Biomedical Advisory Committee (BAC)

National Fire Protection Association - (N.F.P.A.) Health Care Facilities (NFPA-99)

Medical Gas Delivery Systems

The Safe Use of Electrical Equipment (2) Medical Gases

Laser Safety Committee (NFPA-115)

Biomedical Engineering Advisory Council - Texas A&M University,

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation - (A.A.M.I.)

Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Electrical Safety Committee

Education Committee (1985)

Journal of Medical Engineering and Physics - Elsevier Science -Editorial Review Board

National Recall Alert Center

National Forensic Center Distinguished Expert

National Society of Professional Engineers (N.S.P.E.)

American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE)

Healthcare Technology Foundation

By laws Review Committee

Fellow Vision 2000 Task Force

Nominations Committee Center for Telemedicine Law (CTL)

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - (E.M.B.S.)

Annual International Conference - Technical Program Committee

Technical Committee on Clinical Engineering

American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the United States Army Research
And Material Command (USAMRMC), (DWH) Research Programs, Baltimore, MD

American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)

Clinical Engineering and Technology Management Committee

United States - Israel Science And Technology Commission, Bi-National Committee

Association of Field Service Managers International ‑ (A.F.S.M.)

Texas State Technical Institute - Biomedical Technology

American Heart Association-Texas Affiliate-Research Allocations and Advisory
Committee

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):Technology policy
Committee, I.E.E.E./TAB, Washington, DC

Technical Committee - NFPA 99 - Health Care Facilities.

Standards Coordinating Committee  Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET)

Electrical/electronics, Biomedical and Instrumentation Engineering Technology

Health Care Engineering Policy Committee (HCEPC)

National Fire Protection Association

American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
University of Houston, College of Architecture

The Health Environment Institute Advisory Board

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO)

The Committee on Health Care Safety

Society of Critical Care Medicine (S.C.C.M.)

International Certification Commission for Clinical Engineering and Biomedical
Technology

Alliance for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, (A.E.M.B.)
Education Committee

Project Advisory Committee American Society for Testing and Materials - (A.S.T.M.)
Anesthetic & Respiratory Equipment F-29

Houston Community College (H.C.C.) - Electronics Technology

Institutional Committees (Tch)

Facility and Equipment Safety Subcommittee

Medical Technology Evaluation Committee

Equipment and Facilities Committee

Television and Audiovisual Committee

Advisory Committee for the Administrative and Management Forum

Equipment and Facilities Committee

Hospital Information Systems Advisory Committee .

Capital Budget Committee

Product Standardization and Utilization Committee

Safety Committee (1982-2008).

Personnel Practices Policy Committee

Quality Assurance Committee

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Construction Committee

Laser Committee

Risk Management Committee

Institutional Committees (Sleh & Thi):

Cardiac Care Unit Monitoring Equipment Committee

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee

Laser Committee

Risk Management Committee

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Construction Committee

Safety Committee