Practicing consultant at the Biomedical Engineering Consultants, LLC.www.biomedeng.comOver 35 years experience including directing comprehensive biomedical engineering department at academic medical centers, majority of the time in the largest medical center in the world. Developed, implemented, and conducts medical technology assessment, integration of healthcare technology, life cycle technology management, investigation of device-related adverse events and planning for TeleHealth services.Holds academic appointments at University of Texas School of Public Health, the Capital Medical School in China and previously at Baylor College of Medicine, USA and Tec de Monterey University, Mexico. Member of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel and founder and past president of Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL), of the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) and of the not for profit Healthcare Technology Foundation (HTF). Senior member at the IEEE society, Fellow at ACCE and AIMBE, currently member and past chairman of the NFPA Laser Safety Committee - NFPA-115. Board member and past Chairman of IFMBE/Clinical Engineering Division. Registered professional engineer and certified in Clinical Engineering, and Board Certified in Forensic Engineering. Author of numerous manuscripts, chapters and books in healthcare technology field.Specialties: Medical Technology life cycle management, forensic engineering and Incident investigation, Telemedicine services, Expert witness, Technology-related operations improvement, Service organization QC, Clinical studies, Regulatory compliance, Medical devices, IP infringement.