Relevant Work History
U.C. Davis, School of Medicine, Assist. Clinical Professor, Affiliate Program, 1994-Present
Merrithew Memorial Hospital, Staff Registrar, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, 1989-Present. Martinez, California.
Medicine International (MI) Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Education and Training
University of Texas, Austin, Texas BS 1983
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, Masters of Public Health- Candidate pending thesis
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Doctorate of Medicine, 1987
Family Practice Residency, Merrithew Memorial Hospital , Martinez, CA., 1988-1991
Honors, Awards, Citations, Publications
Mountain Medicine Institute Outstanding Achievement Award: Advanced Wilderness Field Medicine 1995
Recruiting Red Beards -Medicine International- videotape for the purpose of recruiting physicians into the field of family practice
Randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study of multiple infusions of sodium-EDTA, Baylor University, School of Medicine
Experience and Skills
September 2001 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) New York World Trade Center FEMA disaster response.. Medical Incident Support Team leader responsible for coordinating medical care of rescue victims and team members.
January - April 2001 Country director relief efforts responding to the earthquake, Gujarat India. Rapid Disaster Medical Response: medical assistance and shelter planning. Collaboration with local Indian NGO's for ongoing Medical First Responder trainings.
June 1999 Relief International (RI) Prizen, Kosovo Leadership of a medical disaster relief team charged with going into Kosovo soon after the liberation of Kosovo soon after the liberation of Kosovo by NATO troops. After an initial assessment, we set up mobile clinics and a clinic in the Prizen area of southwestern Kosovo.
April 1999 Relief International (RI) Pukes, Albania Rapid Health assessment and provision of health care in two mobile clinics in the northeastern Albanian town of Pukes.
November 1999 International Medical Corps (IMC) Eastern Honduras, Hurricane Mitch disaster Relief Team Medical Team Leader, performing rapid assessment and medical care to disaster relief victims, and staffing of mobile clinic on the edge of the Eastern Honduras Rain forest.
April 1997 and March 1999 IMC Zenica, Bosnia Bosnian Emergency Relief, Emergency Medicine Instructor and Physician with Zenica Regional Hospital . Supervisory position in the department of emergency medicine treating refugees and combatants displaced by Serbian aggression.
December 1994 Adventure Medicine/ Child Family Health Int'l (CHFI) Amazon Basin, Ecuador Medical team member providing logistics and support to medical project in the Pastaza River Basin in Southeastern Ecuador.
1995 Wilderness Medicine and Ocean Kayak Trip Leader, Mountain Medicine Afloat, Baja, Mexico
1993 Chief Medial Officer, AninWah Medical Center, Boadi, Ghana
1991-1992 Medical Officer, Juneau Ice field Research Project, Alaska
1991 Katmandu, Nepal: CIWEC Refugee Clinic , Nepal, Affiliate, Himalayan Rescue Association
Certifications
1987-2002 ACLS, BLS
1988-1999 Advanced Neonatal Life Support
1988-1998 Advance Trauma Life Support
1988-1999 Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice
2001-2002 American Board of Medical Specialists (Emergency Physicians)