Medical School
Temple University, School of Medicine, 1974

Residency
Internal Medicine
Mercy Hospital, SanDiego, CA 1976 - 1978

Fellowship
American College of Emergency Physicians

Board Certification
American Board of Emergency Medicine, Recertified, 2006

University Appointment
Assistant Professor
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University

Hospital Appointment
Attending Physician
Thomas Jefferson Unversity Hospital

Expertise and Research Interests
Expertise: Leadership in Emergency Medicine
Professionalism in Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Administration

Research Interests: Emergency Medicine Administration

Society Memberships
American College of Emergency Physicians
Philadelphia Medical Society
Pennsylvania Medical Society
American Medical Association

Committee Memberships
Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians (paACEP), Member, Board of Directors
Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians (PaACEP), Chair, Web Site Committee
Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians (PaACEP), Chair, Continuing Education Committee
Pennsylvania Medical Society, Emergency Medicine Representative to Inter-specialty Section

ED Committees
Member, Cardiac and Thrombosis Subcommittee, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Member, ED Flow Subcommittee
Chair, ED Project Work Team
Co-Chair, ED Front End Redesign Committee
Member, Interdepartmental Relations Subcommittee

Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Chest Pain in Young Adults: Will the Routine Chest Radiograph Contribute to the Diagnosis?
   Radiology, 1995.
2. The Chest Radiograph in Young Adults with Chest Pain- Is It Necessary?
   Acad Emerg Med 1995.
3. Recurrent Asysytole Asssociated with Vasovagal Reaction During Venipuncture. Journal of Emergency Medicine 1993.