Curriculum Vitae

Education:
National Univ. of Health Sciences – Doctorate of Chiropractic 2000
National Univ. of Health Sciences – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology 1997
The George Washington Univ. – Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 1996

Licensure:

Doctor of Chiropractic with Physical Therapy Privileges, Licensed in the State of Maryland 2001 – present
 

POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS
Neurodiagnostics, Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, An in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medical-legal community, CMCS Management Post Doctoral Education Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Long Island NY 2008

Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Triaging the Trauma Patient, An extensive understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history, physical findings and when to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of “risk factors” in spinal injury, CMCS Management Post Doctoral Education Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic, Long Island NY, 2008

Crash Dynamics and its Relationship to Causality, An extensive understanding of the physics involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car. This includes G's of force, Newtons, gravity, energy, skid marks, crumple zones, spring factors, event data recorder and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before, during and after the crash. Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury. CMCS Management Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic, Long Island NY, 2008

MRI, Bone Scan & X-Ray Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, MRI interpretation, physiology, history and clinical indications, Bone Scan interpretation, physiology and clinical indications, x-ray clinical indications for the trauma patient, CMCS Management Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic, Long Island NY, 2008

Electromyography (EMG,) Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV,) Somato Sensory Evoked Potential (SSEP,) Visual Evoked Potential (VEP,) Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAER) and Visual-Electronystagmosgarphy (V-ENG) interpretation, protocols and clinical indications for the trauma patient, CMCS Management Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic, Long Island NY, 2008

Documentation and Reporting for the Trauma Victim, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues pertaining to healthcare, CMCS Management Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic, Long Island NY, 2008

Documenting Clinically Correlated Bodily Injury to Causality, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation, diagnosis and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries in the medical-legal community.  Documenting the kinesiopathology, myopathology, neuropathology, pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm, CMCS Management Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic, Long Island NY, 2008

Diagnostic Imaging & Testing Interpretation and Protocols, MRI protocols and interpretation, CAT scan protocols and interpretation, x-ray trauma series protocols and interpretation, bone scan protocols and interpretation, EMG/NCV protocols and utilization and International Classification of Disease trauma coding, CMCS Management Post Doctoral Education Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York 2007

Key Mechanisms:  Neurogenerative Diseases, Prostatic Diseases, Neuromuscular Facilitation – National University of Health Sciences, Lincoln College of Post professional and Graduate Education, Chicago 2007
The Future of Rehabilitation – National University of Health Sciences, Lincoln College of Post-professional and Graduate Education, Chicago 2007

Pathologic Movement Patterns in Gait:  Using Functional Chains to Diagnose and Treat – National University of Health Sciences, Lincoln College of Post-professional and Graduate Education, Chicago 2007

New Diagnosis and Treatment Protocols – Logan College of Chiropractic, Post-doctoral Education, Washington, D.C. 2006

Low Back Pain – Radicular and Non-radicular, Diagnosis and Treatment – National University of Health Sciences, Lincoln College of Post-professional and Graduate Education, Chicago 2006

Fibromyalgia – Pathogenesis and Treatment with Nutrition – National University of Health Sciences, Lincoln College of Post-professional and Graduate Education, Chicago 2006

Update to Spinal Stability:  Upper and Lower Extremity Integration – National University of Health Sciences, Lincoln College of Post-professional and Graduate Education, Chicago 2006

Neuro-biology of the Chiropractic Adjustment – National University of Health Sciences, Chicago 2005

Hip Pain: Imaging Diagnostic Techniques – National University of Health Sciences, Chicago 2005

Neuro-anatomical Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain – National University of Health Sciences, Chicago 2005

Clinical Impact of Diseases of the Lumbosacral Region – National University of Health Sciences, Chicago 2005

Chiropractic Structural Analysis and Treatment – Northwestern Health Sciences University, Department of Continuing Education, Washington, D.C. 2004

SELECTED LECTURES AND TEACHING

Lecturer, Peak performance – exercise and nutrition, Frederick Police Academy, and Frederick Police Department, January 2008 – present.

Lecturer, Disease prevention through spinal health, Frederick Police Academy, and Frederick Police Department, December 2007 – present.

Lecturer, Prevention of common neck and back injuries, Frederick Police Academy – new cadets, and Frederick Police Department, November 2007 – present.

Lecturer, Preventing common sports injuries through proper structural support, Damascus High School Athletic Department, November 2007.

SELECTED RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Assessment of two major pulsed-field gel electrophoretic (PFGE) techniques for the separation of medium-sized DNA molecules exemplified by the alleles of the Human Apolipoprotein(a) gene.  National Institutes of Health, Clinical Pathology Department, Bethesda, MD, May 1995 – September 1995, published in Clinical Chemistry.

Urinary light-chain ladder pattern in health and disease, establishing a standard scale in Urine, Serum, and Cerebral Spinal Fluid immunofixation electrophoresis and protein electrophoresis by comparison of normal subjects versus cancer patients.  National Institutes of Health, Clinical Pathology Department, Bethesda, MD, May 1994 – January 1995, published in Clinical Chemistry.

Development of optimal procedures to synthesize organic chelating agents that may be used in detoxification and treatments of heavy metal toxicity, The George Washington University, Chemistry Department, Washington, D.C., December 1992 – May 1994.

SELECTED HONORS, AWARDS, AND MEMBERSHIPS

“Achievement Award” for excellence in laboratory research protocols, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Pathology Department, 1994.

“Certificate of Appreciation” for assisting during the disaster of Hurricane Hugo, Office of Emergency Preparedness, National Disaster Medical Systems, U.S. Department of Health, 1997.

Charter member of the Four County Lions Club, Mount Airy, Maryland – since 2006.

American Chiropractic Association – member since 2008