Urban teaching community hospital ED with approximately 45,000 annual visits, including a dedicated pediatric ED. Flushing Hospital Medical Center is part of a two-hospital system called Medisys, which also includes Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. It is located in one of the most ethnically diverse regions of the world, and is a short commute from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester and Bergen.

Extensive experience in department and provider management (including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and resident physicians). Direct responsibilities included oversight for a busy academic urban adult ED (approximately 80,000 visits) as well as an urban community ED (approximately 40,000 adult and pediatric visits). Hospital leadership functions including Medical Board; extensive committee work with focus in quality, safety, and risk management. Associate Clinical Professor at CUMC, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; experienced teacher, course supervisor, and student advisor. Co-founder and core faculty for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Clinical practice as ABEM board-certified emergency physician, adult and pediatric emergency patients.