Profession: Physician (MD or DO)

Current ABMS or AOA Board Specialty and Subspecialty Certification(s): Surgery and Surgical Critical Care

Licenses: Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

Additional Information: Leadership roles in multiple professional organizations and institutional committees including Ethics, Credentials, By-Laws, and Surgical Quality. Previous positions include oversight and responsibility to review all Performance Improvement and Quality efforts for Divisional and Departmental initiatives as well as individual provider performance measures. Experience with both focused-question and global external and internal chart review for performance and quality measures. Areas of interest expand beyond the usual Trauma/Surgical Critical Care spectrum to prevention and palliation.

Education: B.S.-University Of Akron, M.D.-Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, Surgeon-Mayo College of Graduate Medical Education, and Surgical Critical Care-Mayo College of Graduate Medical Education

Years in Practice: 6 to 15 years

Current Hospital Privileges (Excluding Courtesy): St. Luke's University Hospital (Bethlehem PA) and Borgess Medical Center (Kalamazoo MI)

Number of file reviews previously performed: 100+ file reviews

Average monthly hours in direct patient care: 80+ hours