Curriculum Vitae

Medical Staff Attorney

Current

Represents medical staffs, medical societies and physician interests across the country. Practice areas include medical staff bylaws, credentialing and clinical privileges, National Practitioner Data Bank and other physician disciplinary reports, disruptive behavior policies, peer review, and other matters.

Director, Division of Physician Contracting & Medical Staff Affairs, California Medical Association

San Francisco, California

1988-1990

Oversaw a 15-person Division with responsibility for physician contracting and medical staff issues, including third-party payor contracts, clinical privileges, due process rights, hospital board relations, allied health practitioners, medical staff bylaws, peer review, and exclusive contracts; addressed medical staffs, medical societies and participated in seminars on medical staff and contracting legal and legislative issues; administered acute care hospital and ambulatory care survey programs under contract with state health department, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care; supervised 14 managers, administrators, analysts, and clerical staff.

Assistant Director; Associate Director, Division of Physician Contracting & Medical Staff Affairs, California Medical Association

1986-1988

Acted in Director's absence and assumed various responsibilities in medical staff and contracting legal issues.

Manager, Contract Evaluation/Negotiation Services Department, California Medical Association

1985-1988

Prepared and supervised preparation of objective analyses of individual physician, IPA and medical group contracts solicited by HMOs and other business entities in California and elsewhere; addressed medical staffs, medical societies and other groups on contracting issues.

Contract Coordinator, California Medical Association

1983-1985

Prepared objective analyses of individual physician, IPA and medical group contracts solicited by HMOs, PPOs and other business entities; addressed medical staffs, medical societies and other groups on physician contracting issues.

Memberships

State Bar of California

State Bar of Minnesota

American Society of Medical Association Counsel

President, 1995

Joint Commission MS 1.20/MS 01.01.01 Implementation Task Force

Macalester College Alumni Association

President, 2008-2009

Education

Juris Doctor 1982

George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Member, Jessup International Law Moot Court Board

Member, Jessup International Law Moot Court Team

Master of Arts, International Affairs 1981

George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

With Distinction in International Law

Bachelor of Arts 1978

Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Magna Cum Laude

Proficient in German and Portuguese languages