A Professional Corporation
Education:
Residency 1/1/91-8/31/93 Dept. Anesthesiology LAC-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship 7/1/88-6/30/99 Dept. Pulmonary and Intensive Care Medicine, LAC-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship 7/1/82-6/30/84 Dept. Diabetes, LAC-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency 7/1/80-6/30/82 Attn.: Anette Brown, Los Angeles, CA
Internship 6/24/79-6/24/80 Attn.: Anette Brown, Los Angeles, CA
Masters of Public Health 1978-79 Dept. of Health Services and Hosp. Admin. School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Medical School 7/77-6/78 (M.D. 6/7/79) University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Medical School 8/73-6/77 (M.D. 6/4/77) University Autonoma de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
University 9/72-6/73 University of San Diego, La Jolla, CA
University 6/69-8/70 SUNY, Register and Records, Brockport, NY
University 6/67-6/69 University of California San Diego, Register’s Office, Lo Jolla, CA
Licenses/Board Certifications:
Felx (Fin 481215506) December 1977 Passed in Los Angeles, CA
Licenser:
California, (#A 35463) 1980 to Present Expires 12/31/2015, Issued 7/1/80
Hawaii, (#MD-9076) 1995 to Present Expires 01/31/2016, Issued 1995
Colorado, (#33369) 1994 Expired 5/31/05, Issued 2/18/94
Fluoroscopy-X-Ray Supervisor and Operator, (#RHC 132493) Expires 3/31/2012
ACLS Provider, Current Expires 8/12
Board Certification, Diplomate, American Board of International Medicine #89740 9/16/87, Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology #26020 4/28/95, Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology #26020, Sub-Specialty Certification in Pain Management 1998-2008
Professional Background:
Academic Appointments
Attending Professor of Anesthesia 2/1/98-1/99 LAC-USC School of Medicine
Clinical Instructor of Anesthesia 1/94-1/31/98 LAC-USC School of Medicine
Clinical Instructor of Medicine 7/88-6/90 LAC-USC School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine 2/1/86-6/30/86 LAC-USC School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Resident Supervisor of Medicine and Research 7/1/84-1/31/86 Fellow in Clinical Nutrition LAC-USC School of Medicine
Attending Professor of Medicine 1984-92 LAC-USC School of Medicine Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Clinical Instructor of Medicine 7/82-6/86 LAC-USC School of Medicine
Specific Teaching Responsibilities
Instructor of Anesthesia 1/94-1/31/98
Attending on the Nutrition Service 1984-90
Attending on the Diabetes Service 1984-86
Specific Administrative Responsibilities
Chief Anesthesia Resident at the USC Hospital 12/1/92-1/31/93
Medical Director/Advisor of the Health and Fitness Center for the Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA. 10/85-10/92
Other Employment or Activity
Bacterial genetic research under Prof. Ray Valentine at UCSD. 1972-73
High school science teacher and curriculum developer in Honduras, Central America, as a Peace Corps Volunteer. 1970-73
Organized, procured equipment and set up operating rooms at Out Patient VA Facility in Los Angeles 1995-96
Developed and directed a comprehensive pain service at the Out Patient VA Facility in Los Angeles 1997-2000
Special Skills:
Fluency in Spanish.
Society Memberships:
American Medical Association American Pain Society
International Spinal Injection Society
American Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine and Surgery
Consultantships:
Medical and nutritional consultant for the Valley Presbyterian Hospital Health and Fitness Center, Van Nuys, CA. 10/1/85-10/92.
Research Activities:
Major Areas of Research Interest
Hospitals With Staff Privileges:
Columbia Los Robles Hospital/Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA 6/98-2009
Mercy Healthcare Ventura California, Medical Staff, Oxnard, CA 2/97-Present
Surgery centers with Staff Privileges
Spanish Hills Surgery Center, Camarillo, CA 2007- Present
Carrillo Surgery Center, Santa Barbara, CA 2005-Present
Hospitals/Clinics With Staff Privileges (Past) (Resigned Secondary To Non-Use/Low Clinical Activity)
Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Greater L. A. Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 7/94-9/8/00
USC University Hospital, Attn.: Kay Biggs Medical Staff, Los Angeles, CA 2005-Present