Specialties & Experience

General Specialties: Geriatrics and Hospice and Palliative Care

Specialty Focus: Pressure Ulcers, Decubitus, Bed Sores, Falls, Restraints, Weight Loss/Malnutrition, Dehydration, UTI/Pneumonia, Medication Errors, Dementia, Alzheimer's, Elder Abuse, Wound Care

Education: DO, Western University of Health Sciences, Coll. of Ostopathic Med. of the Pacific; MPH, UCLA School of Public Health; BS, University of California, Irvine; BA, University of California, Irvine

Years in Practice: 16

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 1

Additional Information

Yale and UCLA trained geriatrician. Board Certified in both Geriatrics and Hospice and Palliative Care. Certified Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Director. Fellowship trained in both geriatrics and geriatric medical management in post-acute and long-term care. Certified professional in both utilization review and utilization management. Selected as Top Doctor multiple years. Two time Student Body/Class President in medical school. Active clinical practice as a treating geriatrician, nursing home medical director and hospice medical director. Experienced expert witness.