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Medcare is a community diagnostic and treatment center in Brooklyn, NY. We are professional and supportive, and our goal is to provide excellence in healthcare with a team that values responsibility and accountability. We have a proven track record of excellence in patient care, as evidenced by being awarded the highest level of accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home and positive patient outcomes. We are recognized as a NCQA Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). We are a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved site which allows medical professionals to qualify for NHSC Loan Repayment Programs

Full-service, integrative medical care with a personalized touch

Clinical preceptor of NP students; train and assist NP students in clinical care of patients; teach students methods of examining, evaluating and creating management plans of patients; how to present cases; how to research medical information; provide ongoing evaluation of student clinical performance.

Medical facility in underserved area focusing on caring for home health aides, their families and the community.provided medical care including management of acute and chronic conditions; coordination with specialists; health check-ups, vaccinations and preventative care.• Created policy and procedures for clinic which helped with increasing staff productivity and reducing patient wait times.• Streamlined and created workflows for clinic’s EMR program and created tutorials for other providers and ancillary staff.

• Provider in Level II trauma center, caring for patients in the Main, Pediatric and Fast Track units of the emergency department.• Daily duties included assessments, treatment plans, procedures and dispositions such as: HPI & exams; ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and radiological studies; diagnostic decision-making; prescribe medication; admission orders.• Performed diagnostic/therapeutic procedures such as: laceration repair – simple and complex; abscess I&D; ACLS & PALS including all procedures; arterial puncture and blood gas sampling; debridement of burns and abrasions; EKG ordering with interpretation; epistaxis management; external jugular lines; foreign body removal; gynecologic pelvic exams; interosseous needle placement; ophthalmologic evaluation and treatments; orthopedic management including arthrocentesis, dislocation reduction, nail trephination/removal, splint application; wound management.

Professor of Pathophysiology for graduate, NP and undergraduate RN program. Taught three courses in single semester. Participated in restructuring of department’s online courses.

Synthesize, analyze and review textbooks on integrative, alternative and holistic medicine. Establish, organize and maintain strict publication schedules of book reviews.

Taught college anatomy and physiology course to healthcare students. Foundational course that focused on integration of anatomical, physiological, biomechanical and microbiological principles into clinical practice.

• Integrated treatment of cancer patients with hospital’s Oncology Hematology group.• Established Nyack hospital's first Integrative-medicine department and Chinese herbal pharmacy with standardized herbal extracts.• Developed moxibustion clinic for breast cancer patients.