Position:
Medical Director at The Turning Point Clinic
Work:
The Turning Point Clinic
- Baltimore, Maryland since May 2013
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Medical Director
Park West Health Systems, Inc.
- Baltimore, Maryland Area Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
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physician
Total Health Care, Inc. Substance Abuse Program
- Baltimore, Maryland Area Oct 2007 - Oct 2011
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physician
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
2007 - 2010
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Board of Directors
outpatient program
Dec 2003 - Jun 2010
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physician
private practice: Internal Medicine
1988 - 2007
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owner, physician
Blakehurst Life Care Community
Mar 1995 - Mar 2003
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Medical Director
Smoke Free Maryland
Jan 1997 - Dec 1997
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President
Education:
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 1985 - 1988
M.D., Internal Medicine Residency
University of Maryland School of Medicine 1979 - 1984
M.D., Medicine
University of Pennsylvania 1973 - 1978
B.A., cum laude, biology
Skills:
Internal Medicine, Substance Abuse, Chronic Illness, Medical Education, Treatment, Cancer, Healthcare, Nutritional Counseling, Primary Care, Medicine, Quality Improvement, Hospitals, Board Certified, Prevention, Clinical Research, Community Health, Informatics, Physicians, Health Education, Wellness, Public Health, Healthcare Management, Addiction Medicine, Nutrition, Preventive Medicine, Clinical Decision Support, Healthcare Information Technology, Epidemiology, Global Health, Family Medicine, Health Policy, Health Services Research
Interests:
Quality improvement in healthcare organizations, behavioral health, vegan cooking, biking, gardening, progressive politics
Honor & Awards:
11/2008: Listed in Baltimore Magazine's Top Doc issue for Addiction Medicine.
2003 ‘Health Care Hero’ – The Daily Record newspaper
2002 and 1996 ‘Distinguished Service Award’ the American Lung Association of Maryland, Inc.
1997 ‘Physicians Distinguished Service Award,’ Baltimore County Medical Association
9/1996 ‘Maryland Medical Journal Best Article of 1995 Award’ presented by Med Chi, the Maryland State Medical Association