May 29, 2021 4 min read
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: August 15, 1950
Citizenship: USA
Marital Status: Married
Social Security #: 203-40-8495
Home Address: 181 Fiesta Way
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(C) 954-873-5282
(H) 954-764-6641
(W) 954-873-8413
Jan 2008 to Present Medical Director, Child Development Center of America. Private pediatric specialty practice focusing on child development, especially Attention and Autism disorders. PALS certified.
May 2002 to Dec 2007 President, Applied Medico-legal Solutions, RRG
Responsible for establishment of IT systems for medical malpractice insurance entities and upkeep of Web data about quality assurance and patient safety in the healthcare industry.
April, 2001 to May 2002 Vice President, Medical Affairs. Pediatric Healthcare, Inc. (subsidiary of PhyAmerica).
Established infrastructure for introduction of new product line, Neonatology, into established Pediatric business. Developed business plan and implemented strategies to add service to existing sites and compete for new and existing hospital-based contracts. Established first newborn contract for new company.
December, 1999 President, CEO
March 2001 ViSitU.LLC
(954) 249-2092
Established start-up dot-com for enabling Web software. Funded company, hired staff to develop various Web products for senior access and Internet advertising. In process of selling technology to major marketing conglomerate
November, 1997 President
August, 1998 Obstetrix Medical Group, Inc. - Maternal Fetal Medicine (a subsidiary of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.)
384-0175
Responsible for a corporate infrastructure established to oversee the business aspects of the delivery of healthcare including recruitment, contracting, marketing, coding, billing, human resources and accounting. The organization has a strategic plan for growth to keep the Company at the forefront of changes impacting its future. This plan placed Obstetrix in a leadership position to contribute to improving care while controlling the cost of that care for its patients and partners in managed care.
July, 1997 Regional Vice President, Medical Operations
October, 1997 Pediatrix Medical Group
1455 North Park Drive
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33326
Responsible for overseeing the quality of care and for monitoring the financial stability of the NICUs and other services provided by Pediatrix in Central Division hospitals. These services total 16 NICUs with a total Pediatrix medical staff of 44. Revenue in 1996 for these services totaled $31.6M with total patient days of 43,500.
October, 1995 Vice President, Practice Development and Integration
June, 1997 Pediatrix Medical Group
This department was created to insure increased value for both the acquired group and the parent corporation. During my tenure as its Vice President, Pediatrix acquired 49 NICUs, 3 PICUs and 1 pediatric clinic with total estimated patient days of 208,000. Combined annual revenue for these acquired units equaled $43.4M at the time of acquisition.
June, 1995 Vice President, Business Development
September, 1995 Pediatrix Medical Group
Responsible for the acquisition of 11 NICUs - estimated patient days - 32,800. Helped develop email system and published monthly company newsletter.
April, 1994 Chief Medical Officer
May, 1995 Pediatrix Medical Group
July, 1983 NICU Medical Director
April 1994 Broward General Medical Center (BGMC)
Pediatrix Medical Group
1983-1990 Product Sales Manager
Cygnus Corporation - Affiliate of South Florida Neonatology Associates
Generated sales of approximately $1M per year
Professional (cont.):
July, 1981 Neonatologist
June, 1983 Southern Baptist Hospital
New Orleans, Louisiana
Education:
1968-1972 Bachelor of Arts
(Major - Biology, Minor - Chemistry)
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Guggenheim Scholarships
1972-1976 Doctor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Post-Graduate:
1976-1977 Internship (PL1)
Wilmington Medical Center
(Thomas Jefferson University Affiliate)
Wilmington, Delaware
1977-1979 Residency (PL2, PL3)
Wilmington Medical Center
Wilmington, Delaware
1979 Chief Resident in Pediatrics
Wilmington Medical Center
Wilmington, Delaware
Fellowship:
1979-1981 Fellowship (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Other Masters in Business Administration
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Board Certifications:
July, 1977 National Boards - I, II, III
June, 1980 American Board of Pediatrics
October, 1981 American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-board of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Licensure:
May, 1978 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, #MD020656E
Not renewed
June, 1981 State of Louisiana, #05452R
Not renewed
June, 1983 State of Florida, #ME0042264
Active
July, 1992 State of West Virginia, #16915
Not renewed
September, 1992 Commonwealth of Virginia, #0101-048614
Not renewed
June, 1994 State of Illinois, #036-088576
Not renewed
September, 1994 State of Michigan, #H431747
Not renewed
October, 1994 State of Kansas, #04-25389
Not renewed
May, 1995 State of Ohio, # 35-06-8482
Not renewed
October, 1995 State of Tennessee, #MD0000027315
Not renewed
January, 1997 Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, #041018
Not renewed
February, 1997 State of Indiana, 01046341A
Not renewed
September, 1997 State of Connecticut, 036354
Not renewed
September, 1997 State of Washington, MD00035430
Not renewed
Affiliations:
American Academy of Pediatrics (Fellow)
American College of Healthcare Executives (Associate)
American Medical Association
Broward County Medical Association
Florida Medical Association
Florida Perinatal Association
Florida Society of Neonatal Perinatologists (past-President)
Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition (Board of Directors -1988-95)
Healthy Start Coalition
March of Dimes
National Perinatal Associations
Autism Society of America
Society for Autism Research
Hospital Affiliations: None
Publications:
TheAutismDoctor.com – Weekly blog concerning Special Needs Pediatric Medicine
Honors and Awards:
2012 Father of the Year Award, Healthy Mothers Healthy Mothers Broward
1998 Class salutatorian, University of Miami School of Business
1991 Sharon E. Solomon Award (BGMC)
1991 Marketing Award (BGMC)
1990 Marketing Award (BGMC)
1988 Health Communicator, Public Relations and Marketing Council.
1988 Heart Award, Children's Consortium
Special interests:
Computer programming, development, and applications for the Healthcare industry.
Childhood Growth and Development, especially concerning childhood autism and behavioral disorders.