September 2003 - Present | Project Director, Nova Southeastern University ‐ College of Osteopathic Medicine | |
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Present | Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ College of Osteopathic Medicine, Geriatrics | |
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Present | Chair, Nova Southeastern University ‐ College of Osteopathic Medicine, Geriatrics | |
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Present | Professor and Chair, Nova Southeastern University ‐ College of Osteopathic Medicine | |
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Director, Nova Southeastern University ‐ NSU | ||
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Member, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists | Present | Member, American Geriatric Society | Present | Member, American Medical Directors Association | Present | Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Palliative Care | Present | Editorial Board, Clinical Interventions in Aging | Present | Member, Florida Medical Association | Present | Committee and Board Member, Florida Medical Director's Association | Present | Member, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association | Present | Editorial Board, Journal of Health and Nutrition in Aging | Present | Editorial Board, Journal of the American Medical Director's Association (JAMDA) | 2011 - 2017 | Medical Director, Avante at Boca | 2010 - 2015 | Medical Director, Covenant Village Care | 2003 - 2008 | Medical Director, Alexander Nininger State Veteran's Nursing Home | 2002 - 2003 | Internist and Geriatrician, Lovelace Health Systems and Director of Long-term Care Services | 1998 - 2002 | Medical Director, Ambulatory Care and Geriatric Assessment Clinic | 1998 - 2002 | Faculty Member, Geriatrics Fellowship Program, William Beaumont Hospital | 1992 - 1995 | Medical Director, Mental Health Unit, UMKC School of Medicine | 1991 - 1995 | Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Department Family Practice, UMKC- School of Medicine | 1987 - 1991 | Attending Physician, Geriatrics, Maricopa County Long Term Care | 1990 | Organizer, Older American's Month |
Honors and Awards
- Resident of the Year, Maricopa Medical Center, 1987
- AMDA Pfizer Quality Improvement National Finalist Award (Diabetes in the LTC), 2002
- Finalist, Physician of the Year Award, South Florida Business Journal Healthcare Awards, 2005
- American Diabetes Association Valor Award, 2009
- Innovation Award, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging to NSU Geriatrics Department and GEC and ADRC Broward County, 2009
- Fulbright Senior Specialist Award (Department of State), to teach and develop collaborations in Geriatrics with Comenius Medical School in Slovakia, 2009
- Elected as Fellow of the American College of Physicians, 2013
- Invited speaker at White House Conference on Aging Regional Forum, Tampa, Florida, 2015
- Invited to White House Rose Garden reception for passage of the MACRA Act and SGR repeal, 2015
- Invited speaker at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship, 2015
- Invited to final White House Conference on Aging , 2015
- Invited to the White House unveiling of a report on The Economic Impact of the Criminal Justice System on Communities, 2016
- Internists of the Year Award from Florida Society of the American College of Physicians, 2017
October 1974 - June 1979 | Geriatrics, UCL Medical School | |
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Contact Information
(954) 262-1425
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