Education:
Doctor of Medicine Medical College of Virginia
Residency & Fellowship Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Appointments:
Medical Staff Christiana Care Health Services
" St. Francis Hospital
" Select Specialty Hospitals
special interests
Critical Care, Asthma
Education:
Doctor of Medicine Hahnemann University School
of Medicine
Internship Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Residency Georgetown University Hospital
" Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Fellowship Johns Hopkins University Hospital
" National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
" George Washington University Hospital
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Appointments:
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University
Director - Medical Intensive Care Unit
Christiana Care Health Services
special interests
Critical Care Medicine, Neuromuscular Respiratory Diseases
"My goal is to provide excellent patient and family centered medical
care every day. While experience, compassion and competence matter when it
comes to good outcomes, it is also just as important to pay attention to the
experience of the patient with their illness."
Education:
Doctor of Medicine
Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Internship & Residence
Christiana Care Health System
Fellowship Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Appointments:
Clinical Instructor in Medicine Christiana Care Health System
Director - Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program Christiana
Care Health System
Chair - Section Pain Management/Palliative Care
Department of
Medicine
Christiana Care Health System
Director - Pain Management/Palliative Care Program
"
Clinical Instructor Thomas Jefferson University
special interests:
Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma, Palliative Care, Complementary/Alternative Medicine
(mind/body interaction)
Education:
Doctor of Medicine University of Oklahoma
Internship Georgetown University Hospital
Residency Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship Georgetown University Hospital
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Appointments:
Medical Director - Pulmonary Function
Christiana Care Health System
Laboratory
Assistant
Staff Christiana
Care Health System
Staff St. Francis Hospital
special interests:
Pulmonary Physiology, COPD
Education:
Doctor of Medicine Jefferson Medical College
Internship Philadelphia General Hospital
Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship George Washington University Medical Center
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Appointments:
Medical Director - Respiratory Care
Christiana Care Health System
Section Head - Pulmonary Disease
Christiana Care Health System
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University
President-Elect Delaware Academy of Medicine
special interests
"Pulmonary and Critical Care is the perfect balance for me. It provides
the fast-paced challenge of providing care to the most severely ill patients
when every minute is of importance, while being counterbalanced by the
longitudinal relationships I develop with my patients in the office. Until
one is stifled by the inability to breathe they do not understand how
important it is. Helping people breathe easier is a wonderful gift."
Education:
Doctor of Medicine Medical College of Virginia
Internship & Residency
"
Fellowship
New England Medical Center / Tufts University Hospital
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Sleep Medicine - Sleep Medicine (eligible)
Appointments:
Education Coordinator - Section of Pulmonary Christiana Care Health
Medicine Systems
Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy
Christiana Care Health
Systems
special interests
ARDS, Sedation and Analgesia in the critically ill.
"I am fortunate to practice in an era of amazing advances
in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. This makes my everyday job not only more
effective and meaningful to my patients but also an exciting and fulfilling
experience to myself at the same time."
Education:
Doctor of Medicine Tehran University of
Medical Sciences
Internship
Residency George Washington University / Providence Hospital
Fellowship Beth Israel Medical Center
Sleep Disorders Institute at St. Luke's Hospital
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Sleep Medicine
Appointments:
Medical Director - Wilmington ICU
Christiana Care Health System
special interests:
Sleep-Disordered Breathing,
Pleural Diseases, General Pulmonary Diseases
Education:
Doctor of Medicine Ponce School of Medicine
Internship & Residency Medical Center of Delaware
Fellowship University of Maryland
Temple University
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Appointments:
Director - Respiratory Care Unit Christiana Care Health System
Director - Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Christiana Care Health System
Director - Interventional Bronchoscopy Christiana Care Health System
Medical Staff St. Francis Hospital
Medical Staff Union Hospital
special interests:
Lung Cancer, Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary Hypertension
Education:
Doctor of Medicine Medical College of Virginia
Internship + Residency (Internal Medicine) Virginia Commonwealth
University
Fellowship (Pulmonary, Critical Care,
Sleep Medicine) Temple University Hospital
Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine (Board Eligible)
Appointments:
special interests:
Pulmonary Hypertension, COPD, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Exercise Physiology
Education:
Doctor of Medicine George
Washington University
Internship Johns Hopkins
Bayview Medical Center
Residency & Fellowship Metro Health
Medical Center
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Appointments:
Clinical Assistant Professor of
Medicine Thomas Jefferson University
Consultant - Student Health Services
University of Delaware
Medical Director Select Specialty
Hospital of Wilmington
Attending Physician
Christiana Care Health Services
Active Staff - Pulmonary Disease Section
St. Francis Hospital
"Being an active volunteer with the American Lung Association by educating
individuals, advocating for favorable legislation and promoting research
that leads to healthy lungs and clean air allows me to impact more people's
lives. Preventing the development of lung disease is better than
having an individual have to see me for treatment of a chronic progressive
debilitating illness."
professional appointments and Certifications:
Section Chief, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Christiana Care Health Services
Newark, DE
Medical Director of SleepCare
Delaware American Board of Internal Medicine Certification
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine
and Sleep Medicine
special fields of interest:
Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
educational appointments:
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
professional training:
Johns Hopkins Universtiy BA 1974
Thomas Jefferson Medical College MD 1978
Internal Medicine Residency Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
1978-81
Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Georgetown University Hospital
1981-83
Sleep Medicine Training Kennedy Hospital New Jersey
COMMUNITY SERVICE/VOLUNTEERISM:
National Board of Directors of American Lung Association 2008-Present
Assembly Speaker 2008-2009
Executive Committee
2008-Present
Lung Cancer Advisory Group 2009-Present
Advocacy Committee, Chair 2006-2008
American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic
Delaware Asthma Consortium 2008-Present
Quality Insights of Delaware, Board of Directors 2004-Present
Delaware Academy of Medicine, Program Director 2008-Present
State of Delaware
Chair, Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Committee 2005-2008
Drug Utilization Review Board 2005-2008
HONORS/AWARDS:
Phi Beta Kappa
Johns Hopkins University
1974
Alpha Omega Alpha
Jefferson Medical College
1977
American Lung Association
John Janvier Black, M.D. Award for
Community Service
1992
“Top Docs” in Delaware Magazine (several times)
1998-2009
Community Health Award- Delaware Society of Resp Care
2004
Outstanding Clinician Award from the Delaware Thoracic Society
2008
"My specific interest is in advanced pulmonary procedures primarily for
cancer patients including bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound,
navigational bronchoscopy, Pleurx catheter placement and pleuroscopy to name
a few. I welcome new patients to my practice and work closely and
collaboratively with oncology, radiation oncology and thoracic surgery."
Education:
Doctor of Medicine
Christian Medical College
Residency & Internship
Hospital of St. Raphael
Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson
University
Certifications:
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Appointments:
Medical Staff
Christiana Care Health Services
special interests:
Interventional Pulmonology, Lung Cancer,
Bronchoscopy, Pleural Procedures, Smoking Cessation
Appointments: call the Christiana office 302 368 5515.
"I went into Pulmonary Medicine to care for the sickest patients, help
improve Quality Of Life and improve their ability to breathe, something most
of us take for granted."
Education:
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Medicine
Transitional Rotating Osteopathic
St. Luke´s Hospital
Internship
Internal Medicine Residency
Abington Memorial Hospital
Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship
Penn State College of Medicine -
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Appointments:
special interests
Sepsis,
ARDS, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, Sleep Disorder
