Publications

• Buprenorphine as an alternative to orthopedic spine surgery in opioid dependent chronic pain patients
• abstracts on opioid addiction management with medically assisted therapy
• Former Medical Director of Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center Pain and Addiction Program
• inside of pain and addiction brochure
• Curriculum Vitae 2020
• List of cases worked on to date

Specialties & Experience

Additional Information

Currently, Chief Medical Officer at Urgent Point Health & Wellness, P.C. in Los Angeles. Certified in Pain Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Family Medicine, Consultant to the DEA, the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney, as well as for private attorneys providing expertise to both plaintiffs and defendants. Expertise in writing formal clinical analysis / reports regarding patient medical care and utilization, experience testifying at depositions and in the courtroom at trials. Cases involving drug overdoses, general medical care, and inappropriate physician prescribing of opioid medications. I have provided testimony on behalf of plaintiffs and testimony in defense of physicians accused by their patients or state medical boards. Expertise in Utilization Review, I am able to determine appropriateness of care by Pain, Addiction, and primary care providers. Expertise in clinical guidelines and pain management procedures. I have 37 years of expertise in inpatient and outpatient care, surgical assisting, utilization review, and every aspect of medicine. I see all sides of clinical issues and direct my focus and expertise on the medical/legal issues of concern. Graduate of UCLA medical school and Stanford University. Many Americans undergo surgeries such as total joint replacements, cervical and lumbar spine fusions, and many other risky procedures without having followed guidelines. Often Surgeons operate based on “ an abnormality on MRI" but if neurologic and clinical findings do not match the level of specific nerve impingement, pursuing surgery could be a mistake. 50% of all orthopedic surgeries may be unnecessary. A thorough review can mean the difference between moving forward or rejection. Expertise defending physicians in front of State Medical Boards of California, Nevada, Washington, Arizona, and New Hampshire.