"Practicing Modern Medicine, The Old-Fashioned Way"We deliver specialized lung cancer & critical care services emphasizing patient advocacy, goal-directed therapies, evidenced based guidelines & second opinions. Anytime, anywhere – our physician team responds ready to manage any acute critical illness or chronic pulmonary disease.

Physician within the “World’s Largest Medical Center” specializing in care and treatment of the trauma, burn, critical care, lung transplant, cystic fibrosis, interventional pulmonology and pulmonary hypertension patient as well as consultation, research, and general medicine at Methodist, St. Luke’s, Kindred, Debakey VA, and Ben Taub hospitals.∗ Established research investigating impact of cachexia in lung cancer and increasing survival with Anamorelin therapy∗ Lead author and advocate limiting rigid bronchoscopy training & performance to centers with integrated multi-disciplinary teams∗ Selected as sole physician to represent Baylor at 3rd Annual International Asthma Conference: Developing the Asthma Expert∗ Volunteered and coordinated pulmonary services to indigent population with asthma related diseases at newly opened care center

Resident among 28-person program in 450-bed hospital.∗ Resident representative to “Code 99” hospital committee improving the response and care to patients in cardiopulmonary distress∗ Presented Grand-Rounds didactic session to peer group on topic of Lower GI bleeding – Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes∗ Initiated critical care research combining the use of BNP testing and plain film chest x-rays in the ICU to correlate CHF severity∗ Competed in Clinical Vignette Poster Competition (Aspergillosis) during the State ACP Annual Meeting

Student leader completing core rotations in New York City.∗ Hand-picked by administration to present at NJ State Board of Medical Examiners Conference reviewing clerkship training sites∗ Elected Class President for two consecutive terms, 2nd and 3rd year, representing student body of 180 students∗ Acted as elected Grievance Representative in 1st year resolving grading, honor, and other disputes between faculty and students

Systems manager for international computer networking projects. Responsible for formulating and executing consolidation plans to bring workload into a single computing center meeting strategic company objectives. Manage a 65-person global team of engineers, technicians, and programmers supporting three commercial accounts worth over $2B in central computing hardware and software resources.∗ Corrected Australian customer’s order management problems by centralizing services to US, eliminating $800K in revenue loss∗ Introduced first-ever IBM Global Services “Tech Attack Team” on Denmark account, reducing transition time from 6 to 3 months∗ Upgraded thirty-six commercial IBM Global Partners networked computers, avoiding potential Y2K failures and profit loss

8/94-10/97 Program Manager: Directed and prioritized engineering support of $5 billion in USAF tactical missile assets encompassing over 200 different explosive item categories. Accountable for $1.6M annual budget with weekly cost, schedule, and performance briefings. Led a 20-member team of engineers, technicians, and support personnel from both the military and civil service. Chief contract negotiator for engineering support and reliability testing programs with foreign military services.∗ Secured $500K in federal funding to validate new environmentally sound disposal of AIM-120 condemned explosive rockets∗ Implemented design changes to aging AIM-9 missile, saving $7M in new procurements by extending service life by 10 years∗ Generated $1M in new sales by expanding the role of on-site testing center to include support of foreign military allies business∗ Forged joint testing relationship between US Air Force and US Navy during AIM-7 warhead redesign, reducing costs by 25%12/92-8/94 Operations Manager: Supervised daily activities and scheduling of $4B dollar Aircraft Survivability Research Facility. Managed $4M annual operating budget and led 42-person time and materials contract and 6 civil servants. Responsible for the on-site hazardous materials response team and tracking of OSHA health monitoring program.∗ Organized and completed $3M facility expansion to accommodate Congressionally ordered C-17 aircraft survivability testing∗ Prevented loss of $2.5M Presidential mandated Halon 1301 Replacement Program by renovating old wind tunnel in 3 months5/91-12/92 Chief Engineer and Test Engineer: Led 6-member engineering team and 2 technicians in the conception, planning and testing of programs ensuring aircraft survivability. Team leader for 10-person worldwide rapid response team evaluating new threats to US airplanes. Instructed field support crews on rapid repair techniques to battle damaged aircraft.