Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background
1985-89 Syracuse University, BS in Biology, awarded 1989
1989-1993 George Washington University, MD degree, awarded in 1993
Professional Positions
Post-Doctoral Training
1993-96 Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, The New York Hospital
Academic Appointments
1996-2000 Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
2000-Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cornell Univ. Med. College
Hospital Appointments
1996-1999 Physician in Charge, The Health Center at the International
Center for the Disabled
1996-Present Assistant Attending Physician, The New York Hospital
Employment
1994-1998 Primary Care Staff Physician, Patients First Clinic, NY, NY
1996-Present Member Physician for Corporate Care and the Executive Registry
1996-1999 Physician in Charge, The Health Center at the ICD
1996-Present Private Practice, NY, NY
2000-Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cornell Univ. Med. College
Professional Memberships
1990-1991 President, Medical Society of DC for George Washington University
1991-1992 President, American Medical Student Association for GWU
1994-1996 Fundraising Chairman and member of the Physicians for Human Rights
1998-Present Vice-President, The Orissa Hospital, Orissa, India
1999-Present Member and Spokesperson for the Independent Doctors of NY
1999-2000 Health Care Surrogate Speaker for Hillary Rodham Clinton
2000-Present Member, Department of Medicine Quality Assurance Committee
2001-Board Member for the Independent Doctors of NY
2001- Member of the Medical Society of New York
2002- Vice-President of the Independent Doctors of NY
Honors and Awards
1989 Deans List, Syracuse University
1991 Phi Delta Epsilon, George Washington University School of Medicine
1993 The Robert Cole Award, George Washington University School of Medicine
1995 Invited to President Clinton’s AIDS Summit at the White House
2000 Health Care Surrogate Speaker for Hillary Clinton and Vice President Al
Gore
2000 Out 100
2002 Community Civil Rights Award, NY State Senate Democratic Conference
Institutional Responsibilities
Teaching
1996-1999 Teaching in Medicine, Patients, and Society, 1 session weekly
1999-Present Bedside Physical Diagnosis, The NYH, 1 session weekly
Administrative duties
1996-1999 Physician in Charge, The Health Center at the ICD
1996-1999 Quality Assurance, The Health Center at the ICD
1998-Present Vice-President, The Orissa Hospital, Orissa, India
2000-Present Quality Assurance, Department of Medicine
2000-Present Spokesperson, The Independent Doctors of NY
2000-Present Intern Recruitment Committee at the NYPH
2000- Present Vice-President of CITTA, with hospitals is India, Nepal, and Mexico
Extramural professional responsibilities
1994-1996 Board Member of AAPHR
1998-Present Vice-President, The Orissa Hospital, Orissa, India
1999-2000 Finance Committee, Senate Campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton
2000-2000 Health Care Surrogate, Hillary Rodham Clinton
2000-Present Spokesperson and member, The Independent Doctors of NY
2000-Present Board Member of the Hetrick-Martin Institute
2000-Present Board Member, The Independent Doctors of NY
2002-Present Scientific Advisor to Rx and Frontier companies
Heatlh Care Policy and Politics
1990-1991 President, Medical Society of DC for George Washington
University
1991-1992 President, American Medical Student Association
for GWU
1994-1996 Member/ Finance Chair, Physicians for Human Rights
1995 Involved in President Clinton’s AIDS Summit at
the White House
1998-Present Vice-President, The Orissa Hospital, Orissa,
India
1999-2000 Health Care Surrogate Speaker, Senator Hillary Clinton
1999-2000 Health Care Surrogate Speaker, Vice President Al
Gore
1999-2000 Health Care Policy consulting to campaign of Senator
Hillary Clinton
1999-2000 Health Care Policy consulting to campaign of Vice-President
Al Gore
2000-Present Spokesperson and member, The Independent Doctors
of NY
2000-2001 Health Care Policy consulting to Betsy Gotbaum
2001-2002 Finance Committee member, campaign of Andrew Cuomo
for Governor
2001-Present Vice-President , The Independent Doctors of NY
2001-Present Vice-President, CITTA Hospitals
2003-2004 National Healthcare Policy Advisor, Gephardt for President.