● Makes Medical Determinations based on clinical case presentations and evidence-based criteria to determine medical necessity of procedures, equipment, hospitalizations and other services. Applies clinical judgment to cases that may not meet standardized criteria.● Leads Interdisciplinary Clinical Team rounds weekly to evaluate care for complex medical patients and recommend treatment options.● Weekly Clinical Requirements to maintain clinical relevancy.

Instructor for undergraduate program in public health, taught public health emergency preparedness course. (In person until Late March 2020, when University went to remote due to COVID.)

Acted as Interim Director overseeing all operations of the Public and Behavioral Health departments for a 6 month period, responsible for >400 public health and >90 behavioral health employees in addition to contractors. Operational oversight and direction of multiple divisions providing public health service to the community; to include Maternal-Child Health, Environmental Health, Public Health Emergency Management, Public health education and outreach, Epidemiology. Principal Investigator for two federally funded programs: Partnerships in Community Health (PICH), developing community-based interventions for tobacco-free environments, nutrition and exercise education and improved access to fitness opportunities; and High Impact Prevention Program (HIPP), a targeted education, prevention and testing program for persons at high-risk of HIV infection. Key Member of Strategic Development Team – Helped develop measurable Key Performance Indicators for Public Health’s role in Fulton County’s “All People Are Healthy” strategic goal. Provided Department-level oversight and input to annual budget process for over $15M in county and over $8M in state operational and personnel funds with first-pass alignment to new county strategic priorities. Provided Medical and Health Department input to County heroin task force, helped implement naloxone distribution program for law-enforcement first responders. Medical Director for County Fire Department and Emergency 911 programs

In addition to providing continued clinical care, directly managed all flight surgeons at largest airlift operations base in Eastern Region. Also served as the base expert on preventive and occupational medicine and was responsible for oversight of all related programs. Served as base Public Health Emergency Officer (PHEO) advising the base command structure on development and implementation of protocols regarding emergency health powers as well as disease and disaster prevention and preparedness.Coordinated prevention and preparedness programs for a multidiscipline staff including clinical flight surgeons, public health specialists and bioenvironmental engineers.Coordinated with civilian authorities in planning, executing and assessing disaster response drills and exercises.Served as key member of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Responsible for training a variety of medical and non-medical staff on medical, disaster and emergency preparedness, response and prevention as well as routine wellness topics. Two major deployments: 2010 Manas Air Base, Kyrgystan; 2014 Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Participated as medical expert on civilian fire-fighting air crash with multiple fatalities

Established and oversaw medical, emergency and environmental response procedures and programs for new special operations base which was responsible for maintaining quick response special operations teams to be deployed globally in response to military, medical, environmental or natural disaster emergencies. Managed readily deployable medical staff, including operational flight surgeons. Trained medical and non-medical response teams in disaster protocols. Briefed command structure and responding forces on medical intelligence, disease prevention and containment, environmental procedures and natural disaster response. Participated in joint military/civilian humanitarian disaster response team responding to Haitian earthquake. Participated as medical expert in multiple air mishap investigations, including high profile crash with multiple fatalities in Afghanistan. Provided preventative, routine and emergency medical care as a primary care physician

In addition to providing primary and urgent clinical care daily, directly managed all flight surgeons at small, forward operations base on combat status. Served as the base expert on preventive and occupational medicine and was responsible for oversight of all related programs. Worked with command to develop and execute real time drills and exercises involving multiple facets of military and medical emergencies. Served as Public Health Emergency Officer (PHEO) advising base command structure on emergency health powers and preparedness, coordinating a staff including clinical flight surgeons, public health specialists and bioenvironmental engineers. Managed working protocols between combat units and non-combat units, including the fire department, food and water supply, logistics and mortuary affairs. Served as a key member of the wing Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

Accredited medical specialty training programs with more focus on the principles of aerospace medicine and on clinical public health and community medicine (building on the foundations of the MPH program), with more in-depth training on clinical preventive medicine concepts and applications. One of 3 instructors for first ever Iraqi Flight Surgeon Primary Course, trained and evaluated selected Iraqi army and air force physicians on the principles of Aerospace Medicine

Managed deployable, operational flight surgeons. Planned and executed special operations medical support missions; managed and participated in immediate response teams on military and humanitarian missions. Trained special support medical and non-medical personnel for medical, environmental and disease protocols and procedures for forward operations.Briefed personnel and commanders on medical intelligence, disease and environmental threats to responding special operations forces responding on a global level

Provided preventative and emergency medical care as a primary care physician, primarily treating Air Force flying teams and special operational personnel.Participated in disaster and military response team missions.Developed expertise in occupational and preventive medicine programs and medical standards.Served as subject matter expert on public health, bioenvironmental hazards, travel medicine and occupational medicine. Evaluated occupational fitness-for-duty and world-wide military qualification

Provided preventative, routine and emergency medical care as a primary care physician, primarily treating Air Force flying teams and special operational personnel.Participated in disaster and military response team missions.Developed expertise inoccupational and preventive medicine programs and medical standards.Served as subject matter expert on public health, bioenvironmental hazards, travel medicine and occupational medicine.Gained proficiency in aircraft and ground mishap investigation and prevention

Accredited 3-year categorical residency in Family Practice, culminating in Board Certification. Focus on whole-patient and continuity of care.