Public Biography
ï Penultimate SysOp of CompuServe's MedSig ï Demonstrated expertise in medical informatics, medical and information technology management; satellite and wireless communication technology expert; expertise in systems and software development, program and executive level management ï High performance team builder and leader ñ Past Executive leader of 450 person institution, dispersed over 6 geographically separated locations, that executed 36 separate development programs having a contract value of $ 2Billion ï Strong oral and written communication skills; many technical presentations and papers; multiple Academic Clinical appointments; innumerable lectures and briefings to audiences ranging from high school students to CEOís & General Officers ï Intellectually flexible, multiple areas of technical competence; skilled negotiator and enthusiastic teacher ï Board Certification in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Forensic Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, Adult & Transesophageal Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Emergency Medicine, and Clinical Infomatics, Certified Cardiac Device Specialist. ï Specialized Clinical Fellowship and Masterís level training in Medical Informatics with emphasis on Medical Knowledge& Information Engineering & Expert Systems Development ï Federal CIO Certificate Program ï Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems ñ Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ï Extensive clinical experience in ICU, CCU, Emergency Departments across multiple institutions over past 30 years ï Clinical expert ñ 25 years experience in Invasive & Non-invasive Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Bradycardia & Tachycardia Device Therapies, General Internal Medicine, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, most recently completion of psychiatry residency training an fellowship training in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. I have had extensive practical experience with DoD and VA Health System Clinical Medical Computing Systems & have used Multiple Civilian Hospital and Office Based EMR systems, having implemented 4 different office EMR systems in my own private offices. ï Practical Experience with Network Design, Implementation, and Administration ñ network administrator for my own offices local area networks. ï I am currently Staff Psychiatrist in a Community Health Project in El Paso Texas - I plan to do expert system development in this knowledge domain (psychiatry) __________________________________________________________________________________
Affiliations
Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA)
FAMIA stands for “Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association” and it recognizes the contributions and professional accomplishments of AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge to their practice – be that in a clinical setting, a public or population health capacity, or as a clinical researcher.
Year Inducted
2020