health care professional, bioscientist
medical and technical writer, educator
medical legal consultant

Medical College of Ohio
M.D. Toledo, OH 1977 

Ohio State University Columbus, OH 1972
B.S. Microbiology & Chemistry

Board Certified, Emergency Medicine;  1983
re-cert 1996
San Francisco State Univ.
Media Studies Program 1997 + 1998

American Medical Writers Ass'n; 2 yrs. Coursework

University of California San Francisco
Instructor, Emergency Medicine 1991+1992

University of Louisville, School of Medicine
Instructor, Emergency Medicine 1980--1983

WORK EXPERIENCE 

Medical Director
American Medical Response SF Bay Area, CA 02/1993 - 02/2001

Oversight of paramedic clinical performance in multiple N. Cal. counties.
Included teaching (written, classroom & one-on-one),
writing (medical treatment policies, educational articles, county policies),
participating in clinical research,
representing AMR at county policy meetings, and
handling conflict resolution.

Emergency Physician
California Emergency Physicians SF Bay Area, CA 08/1983 - 01/1997

Senior partner in a large, CA-based emergency medicine partnership.
Full-time emergency dept. physician.
Position involved many of the same administrative responsibilities that I had as Medical Director with AMR, namely, teaching & supervising paramedics as well as drafting policy for county Emergency Medical Services legislation.

Medical-Legal Consultant/Expert Witness
Independent Contractor SF Bay Area, CA 08/1993 – present

Consultant to attorneys providing review, interpretation, and opinion regarding the medical aspects of criminal cases. The work involves written medical opinions often entered as evidence. I also work directly with attorney (usually by phone) and in many cases, also provide courtroom testimony. I have consulted in over 100 cases since 1993.

Medical Consultant, Writer/Editor, Board Member
Best of Health, Inc. Larkspur, CA 02/1997 – present

Best of Health, Inc. is a start-up company specializing in exercise equipment. I am a writer/editor for medically and technically oriented material such as product information and instruction manuals.