MEDICAL SPECIALTY
General Internal Medicine with diabetes and preventive medicine as areas of interest
MEDICAL PRACTICE
- 2009-present Eastern Hills Internal Medicine, Inc., Cincinnati – Started concierge preventive medicine practice
- 1994-2009 Eastern Hills Internal Medicine, Inc., Cincinnati – Partner in a four, and later, five-physician practice adjacent to Mercy Anderson Hospital
- 1989-1994 Eastern Hills Internists, Inc., Cincinnati – Partner in a two-physician practice in the suburb of Anderson
- 1982-1989 Established a solo practice in the Anderson suburb of Cincinnati
- 1979-1982 Southern Ohio Health Services Network, New Richmond, Ohio – In the capacity of Clinic Director, established a new multi-provider clinic for a non-profit organization
EDUCATION
- Northwestern University, Chicago, B.A. in Psychology 1973
- Medical College of Ohio at Toledo (nka University of Toledo), M.D. 1976
- The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati – Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine 1976-1979
- Xavier University, Cincinnati – Physician Management and Leadership Program – 14 month mini-MBA 1990-1991.
BOARD CERTIFICATION
- American Board of Internal Medicine 1981
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Mercy Anderson Hospital – Cincinnati
- Active staff member since 1979
- Quality Committee 2011-present
- Chairman, Department of Medicine 1997-2001
- Vice Chair, Department of Medicine 2002-2004
- Executive Committee of Medical Staff 1997-2011
- Medical Advisory Committee 2002-2013
- Diabetes Advisory Committee
- Board of Directors of the PHO 1994-1995
- Panelist speaker at Health Care Reform Seminar 1994
- Speaker at diabetes lecture for nurses 1993
- Moderator for seminar on diabetes for health care professionals 1986
- Speaker on diabetes for nurses seminar 2001
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American Diabetes Association
- Past member of Board of Directors of Cincinnati Affiliate
- American Medical Association 1979-1994
- American College of Physicians
- Ohio State Medical Association
- Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati
THE CHRIST HOSPITAL – CINCINNATI
- Former active staff member
- Teaching staff, with University of Cincinnati faculty appointment 1980-1991
- Past Chairman of Ambulatory Care Committee
Past member of:
- Utilization Review Committee
- Medical Records Committee
- Ethics Committee
- Smoking Advisory Panel
- Diabetes Advisory Committee
CORPORATE INVOLVEMENT
- Choice Care (dba Humana)
- Chair of Medical Advisory Quality Improvement Committee 1997-2011
- Co-chair of Medical Advisory Committee 1991-1997
- Past member Select Steering Committee
- Past Chairman of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
- Past Physician Advisor
- Nominating Committee for Board of Directors
- Grievance Committee
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Speakers Bureau 1999-2000
- Speaker at Cincinnati Diabetes Educators Meeting – September 18, 2000
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Health Improvement Collaborative
- Volunteer Physician. Price Hill Free Clinic (Sponsored by Good Samaritan Hospital) 2014-present
- Board of Directors. Physicians Charitable Foundation 2007-present.
- Speaker for Unified Clinical Guideline Panel, Solutions 2000 Conference – November 2, 2000