**** – **** Independent Contractor Chevy Chase, Maryland

Medical Consultant

Perform in-depth literature searches.

Review and evaluate medical records for merit regarding medical malpractice lawsuits.

Prepare in-depth reports for attorneys regarding the above mentioned records in a concise, reader-friendly format.

Evaluate catastrophic personal injury claims for degree of claim attributable to the accident.

Organize and lead intraoffice meetings regarding pending medical malpractice suits.

Prepare the medical portion of demand letters.

Assist in the preparation of depositions.

Provide real-time advice and direction of questions during depositions. Evaluate, recruit and manage expert witnesses.

2008 Actelion Pharmaceuticals South San Francisco, California Associate Medical Director

Build and maintain professional relationships with national opinion leaders

(OL) in the therapeutic area of pulmonary hypertension. Design and implement phase IV trials.

Medical lead on medical marketing review committees. Presentation of key materials to managed markets and trial sites. Review and update training material for sales teams. Review and give recommendations on CME programs.

2006 – 2007 Boehringer Ingelheim Ridgefield, Connecticut Associate Director, Regional Medicine

Build and maintain professional relationships with national and global opinion leaders (OL) in the therapeutic areas of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular medicine.

Identified opportunities to partner with OLs on disease state or therapeutic initiatives.

Developed strategies and tactics to effectively communicate complex scientific education.

Effectively communicated disease state and product knowledge, either formally or informally. I am one of three national presenters for our therapeutic area.

Collaboration with internal colleagues. Involved with working groups to improve compliance and speaker training.

Collection, analysis, and interpretation of disease state and technical product information at medical congresses.

Engage in business intelligence at national and international medical congresses.

Presentation of key materials to managed markets and trial sites.

2006 Boehringer Ingelheim Ridgefield, Connecticut

Medical Science Liaison

Build professional relationships with regional and national opinion leaders

(OL) in the therapeutic areas of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular medicine.

Functioned as a scientific resource to OLs.

Maintained thorough and up-to-date knowledge of disease state, clinical information, and product data within assigned therapeutic area. Identified opportunities to partner with OLs on disease state or therapeutic initiatives.

Developed strategies and tactics to effectively communicate complex scientific education.

2003 Urgent Care of Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Medical Director

Provided urgent care for minor injuries and evaluated and treated patients with minor medical problems.

2001 – 2005 Northchase Medical Clinic Wilmington, North Carolina Solo practitioner

Providing medical management to patients with acute and chronic medical problems. Further, I provide some urgent care for minor injuries.

1999 – 2001 Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Hartsville, South Carolina Emergency Room Physician

Managed pediatric and adult ambulatory and emergency situations – including, but not limited to management of acute myocardial infarctions, cerebrebrovascular accidents and major trauma – in this 24,000 visit per year level III emergency room. This was a single coverage position with no physician extenders.

Member of the Emergency Medicine Committee, the Continuing Medical Education Committee and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

1998-1999 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina Anesthesiology Resident

Attained the advanced and specialized skills of an anesthesiologist, including the management of medical and surgical critical care patients; performance and interpretation of transesophageal echocardiography; maintaining patients on bypass; conscious and deep sedation techniques; regional, neuraxial and nerve block techniques; and placement and interpretation of invasive monitors.

1997-1998 Herman Hospital Houston, Texas

Anesthesiology Resident

Attained the basic skills of an anesthesiologist.

Attained knowledge and skill of advanced airway management.

Attained knowledge and skill of managing patients in a critical care setting.

1996-1997 St. Joseph Hospital Houston, Texas

Transitional Intern

Attained knowledge and skills of basic patient management.

1993-1994 Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas AHA Basic Science Fellowship - Benchwork

Assisted in the development of viral envelopes for human DNA insertion into endothelial cells.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

1991 Honor Society Wichita Falls, Texas

ΒΒΒ – biological sciences national honor society.

1991 Honor Society Wichita Falls, Texas

ΓΣΕ – chemical sciences national honor society.

1989 Honor Society Killeen, Texas

ΦΤΚ – national junior college honor society.

FORMAL EDUCATION

1992 – 1996 Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Medical Doctorate

1990 – 1992 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, Texas Bachelor of Science in Biology

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