Board Certifications:
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Training:
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury with supervision and management of Orthopedic, Neurology, and Psychiatry services at Rancho Los Amigos and Cedar Sinai Hospitals 

Outpatient Musculoskeletal Pain and Orthopedic Medicine at U.C.L.A

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Clinical Focus:
Pain Management, Non-Surgical Orthopedics, and Neurology 

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Education:
New York Medical College     

M.D. Degree     September 1995 – May 1999      

California State University Northridge    

B.S. – Biology     September 1990 – May 1995 

 

Clinical Training:
University of California Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)     

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-4     

September 2000 – May 2003      

Saint Vincent’s Hospital, NY     

Internal Medicine Internship     

September 1999 – May 2000      

Saint Vincent’s Hospital. NY     

Clinical Rotations     

September 1997 – May 1999 

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Work Experience:
Government Social Security Disability Medical Examiner September 2001 – May 2003  

Veterans  Medical Nexus Life Care recommendations for Service Connection 

Primary Physician for Neurological and Musculoskeletal Orthopedic Pathology      

AOE/COE, IME, QME, and AME consultant      

Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund Examinations  

Nexus and Service Connection exams and reports for Veterans  

LifeCare planning expert witness and reporting  

Functional capacity evaluations for catastrophic injuries 

Research Experience:
Awarded Best Resident Research by the U.C.L.A.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department      

Primary investigator – Sensitivity and Specificity of clinical exam and MRI findings in meniscal pathology

September 2000 – May 2002      

Research associate with Dr Steven Oppenheimer at the California State University Northridge/Center for Cancer Research 07/95 – September 1990 – May 1995