Joseph E. Paris, PhD, MD, CCHP, Fellow of the SCP
Joseph Paris is one of the best known experts in correctional health care, known and respected by his peers as a pioneer in the field. Dr. Paris obtained an MD from Boston University in 1975. After four years of residency in Internal Medicine in Boston and in Worcester, Massachusetts, he became a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1979. After a few years in private practice, Joe entered correctional medicine in the Florida DOC in 1985 and treated thousands of correctional patients in various Florida State prisons. He was the first Florida correctional physician to prescribe AZT to an inmate. In 1991 he became Medical Director of the Florida Prison Hospital in Lake Butler where he treated inpatients and outpatients from all of Florida prisons. In 1995, he came to the Georgia Department of Corrections in Atlanta and became Statewide Medical Director, a title he held until 2005. At present, Joe is a part time Physician at the DeKalb County Jail and the DeKalb County Board of Health HIV Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia. Joe is a founding member, a Fellow, a Past President of the Society of Correctional Physicians, and has served in its Board for many years. He is also Past President of the Florida Chapter of the American Correctional Health Services Association and a Board Member of the Certified Correctional Healthcare Professionals. He is a Board member of the Correctional Medical Institute. He is the author of dozens of specialized correctional publications and has presented his work in over a hundred national meetings. He is the author of three chapters in the textbook Clinical Care in Corrections, first published in 1998 and reedited in 2005. In addition to his present clinical duties, Joe is in demand as a lecturer, a surveyor of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, and as an expert witness in correctional health care litigation.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: B. Sc. St. Martin School for Superior Studies, Rosario, Argentina, 1956.
M. Sc. ( Pharmacology ). School of Pharmacy, Rosario, Argentina, 1960.
Ph.D. ( Biochemistry ). School of Biochemistry, Rosario, Argentina, 1969. Doctoral dissertation work was performed at the Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 1967 to 1969.
M.D. Boston University School of Medicine, 1975.
1967 - 1969 Research Fellow, Section of Radiobiology, Division of Radiation Therapy, Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
1969 - 1972 Biochemist, Special and Scientific Staff, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, Mass.
1969 - 1972 Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
1969 - 1970 Instructor, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
1970 - 1972 Assistant Professor, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
1972 - 1975 Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
1975 - 1976 Intern, Department of Medicine, Boston City Hospitals, Boston, Mass.
Dec 16, 1976 Massachusetts License Number 40345 ( presently inactive ).
1976 - 1977 Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Boston City Hospitals, Boston, Mass.
1977 - 1978 Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Boston City Hospitals, Boston, Mass.
1978 - 1979 Chief Medical Resident, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Mass.
Sep 12, 1979 Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
1979 - 1983 Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Mass.
1979 - 1983 Internist in private practice, Auburn, Mass.
1982 A.M.A. Physician Recognition Award.
June 6, 1983 Florida License Number 42327
1983 - 1985 Internist in private practice, Jacksonville, Florida.
1985 A.M.A. Physician Recognition Award.
1985 - 1986 Chief, Section of Internal Medicine, Memorial Medical Center Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida.
1985 - 1988 Senior Physician, Reception and Medical Center Hospital, Department of Corrections, Lake Butler, Florida.
1986 - 1988 Chairman, Outpatient Department, Reception and Medical Center Hospital, Department of Corrections, Lake Butler, Florida.
1988 A.M.A. Physician Recognition Award.
1988 - 1991 Medical Executive Director, Union Correctional Institution, Department of Corrections, Raiford, Florida.
1989 - 1995 President, Florida Chapter of the American Correctional Health Services Association.
1991 - present Certified Correctional Health Care Provider of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
1991 - 1995 Medical Executive Director, North Florida Reception and Medical Center Hospital, Department of Corrections, Lake Butler, Florida.
1992 A.M.A. Physician Recognition Award.
Nov 30, 1993 Davis Productivity Award, plaque and commemorative certificate by the Florida Tax Watch, for saving Florida taxpayers and estimated $ 1.1 million in the prison hospital yearly budget.
1992 Founding member of the Society of Correctional Physicians, Chicago, Illinois.
Feb 14 - 18, 1994 One of three members of the Peer Review Committee charged by the Missouri Department of Corrections with the performance of a survey on the delivery of inmate health care services provided statewide by the Correctional Medical Systems, Inc.
August 3, 1995 Georgia License Number 40509
1995 - 1996 Deputy Director for Clinical Services, Georgia Department of Corrections, Atlanta, Georgia.
1996 - East Coast Director of the Society of Correctional Physicians.
1996 - Medical Director, Georgia Department of Corrections, Atlanta, Georgia.
1999 - Fellow of the Society of Correctional Physicians
2002 Recipient of the Armond Start Award of the Society of Correctional Physicians
2003 - present Board Member, Correctional Medical Institute
2004 – present Board Member of the Certified Correctional Health Professional Board of Trustees of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
2004 - Charter Board Member of the Correctional Medical Directors Association
2006 - present Part time Physician, DeKalb County Public Health Department, HIV Clinic
2007 - present Co-editor of CorrDocs, the official newsletter of the Society of Correctional Physicians
2008 – present Physician, DeKalb County Jail in Atlanta, Ga.(part time)
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: May 16 - 17, 1994 One of two members charged by the National Commision on Correctional Health Care with the performance of an accreditation review of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee.
November 1994. Appointed independent reviewer of mortality files for the Missouri Department of Corrections.
September 8 - 10, 1994. Organized with Jerry Ellsworth the Fall Conference 1994 of the Florida Chapter of the American Correctional Health Services Association in Daytona Beach, Florida.
February 22, 1995. Moderator of the Pre-Conference Workshop ìComputers in Correctional Health Careî, coordinated by Gerald P. Ellsworth, MPH. Part of the program for the 1995 Multidisciplinary Training Conference of the American Correctional Health Services Association in Portland, Oregon.
1996 - 2001 Member of the Medical Association of Georgia Prison Health Committee.
1999 - 2001 President of the Society of Correctional Physicians.
1999 Organized and chaired the 1999 American Correctional Health Services Conference in Atlanta, Georgia: The Coming of Age of Correctional Health Care: A Quest for Excellence. March 11-12, 1999.
1999 - Appointed founding member of the Editorial Committee of the Thrive Magazine, an HIV treatment magazine published by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
2001 - 2003 Immediate Past President and Board Member, Society of Correctional Physicians
2003 Member of the Planning Committee which organized the Meeting: Management of Hepatitis C in Prisons, sponsored by the CDC, DHSS, NIH, SCP, and UTMB in San Antonio, Texas, January 25 and 26, 2003.
2003 Board Member, Correctional Medical Institute
2003 ñ 2005 East Coast Director and Board Member, Society of Correctional Physicians
2004 - 2006 Board Member of the Certified Correctional Health Professional Board of Trustees of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
2003 - present Board Member, Correctional Medical Institute
2004 – present Board Member of the Certified Correctional Health Professional Board of Trustees of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
2004 - Charter Board Member of the Correctional Medical Directors Association
2006 - present Part time Physician, DeKalb County Public Health Department, HIV Clinic
2007 - present Co-editor of CorrDocs, the official newsletter of the Society of Correctional Physicians
2008 – present Physician, DeKalb County Jail in Atlanta, Ga.(part time)
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: CORRECTIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Paris, J. E. I Found Happiness - Behind Bars. Medical Economics. Feb. 16,1987,157-164.
Paris, J. E. Jailhouse Blues. J.A.M.A. 259 (24): 3615, June 24, 1988.
Paris, J. E. MD Makes an Unexpected Switch to Prison Medicine. American Medical News. October 27, 1989, pp 31 - 32.
Paris, J. E. The Quest for Quality Management Measurements in the Correctional Setting: Outpatient Health Care Review. Journal of Prison & Jail Health. 9 (2): 135 - 154, 1990.
Paris, J. E. Ethics Cases Pose Complex Questions. Corrections Today. pp. 12 - 14. December, 1992.
Paris, J. E. Inmate Overutilization of Health Care Services. Is There a Way Out? Journal of Correctional Health Care of the NCCHC Vol. 1. Fall 1994, pp 73 - 90.
Hipkens, James H., LaMarre, M., Paris, J. E., and Shansky, R. How To. a Manual of Essential Elements for a CQI-driven Correctional Health Care Program. Published by the Georgia Department of Corrections in March of 1996.
Paris, J. E. Monitoring Tools Ease Transition to Health Care Vendors. In: The Corrections Professional. LRP Publications, West Palm Beach, Florida, Volume 2, Issue 10, February 7, 1997.
Paris, J. E. Changing Roles for Correctional Physicians: The Era of Managed Care. Desmoteric
News of the Society of Correctional Physicians. Volume 2, Issue 1, January 1997, p. 7.
Paris, J. E. A New Wave of Privatization: Turnkey Prison Contracts and Their Implications. Desmoteric News of the Society of Correctional Physicians. Vol. 2, Issue 2, October 1997, p. 1-2.
Paris, J. E. Care of the impaired and disabled. Chapter in the book: Clinical Practice in Correctional Medicine. Edited by Michael Puisis, D. O. Mosby-New Year Book, Inc. St. Louis, Mo 1998.
Paris, J. E. Medical Triage: The value of standardized nursing protocols. Chapter in the book: Clinical Practice in Correctional Medicine. Edited by Michael Puisis, D. O. Mosby-New Year Book, Inc. St. Louis, Mo. 1998.
Paris, J. E. Infirmary care. Chapter in the book: Clinical Practice in Correctional Medicine. Edited by Michael Puisis, D. O. Mosby-New Year Book, Inc. St. Louis, Mo. 1998.
Paris, J. E. The Costs of Inmate HIV Therapy Keep on rising. Is there a way to control them? Desmoteric News of the Society of Correctional Physicians. Vol. 3, Issue 1, February 1998, p. 2-6.
Paris, J. E. Hazards of Mercury Vapor Illumination for Inmate Gyms. Desmoteric News of the Society of Correctional Physicians. Vol. 3, Issue 1, February 1998, p. 7-10.
Nicodemus, Marthali, and Paris, Joseph E. Bridging the Communicable Disease Gap: Identifying, Treating, and Counseling High Risk Inmates. HEPP News ( HIV & Hepatitis Education Prison Project ), Aug./Sep. 2001, Vol. 4, Issues 8 & 9.
Tripoli, L. C., Paris, J. E., and Koretz, R. Hepatitis C Virus and its Relevance to Corrections. Chapter 6 in the textbook: Management and Administration of Correctional Health Care, J. Moore, Editor. Civic Research Institute, Kingston, N.J., 2003. pp 6-1 ñ 6-37.
Paris, J. E. One of seven distinguished correctional physicians contributing to the first set of official clinical guidelines for health care in corrections adopted by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Published in the Journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Volume 8, Issue 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 97-156.
Paris, J. E. The Correctional Physician as a Defense Expert Witness. In CorrectCare of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, page 11, Winter 2003.
Paris, J. E., MedicaLogicís Encounter EMR Pulls the Plug. CorrDocs: The Newsletter of the Society of Correctional Physicians. Vol. 6, Issue 4, Fall of 2002, p. 4.
Paris, J. E., Thoughts on the Armond Start Award. CorrDocs: The Newsletter of the Society of Correctional Physicians. Vol. 6, Issue 4, Fall of 2002, p. 7.
Paris, J. E., The Future of Correctional Medicine ñ Gazing Through the Crystal BallÖ Darkly. CorHealth: The Newsletter of the American Correctional Health Services Association, page 8, Winter / Preconference 2003.
Paris, J. E., MRSA ñ An Ugly Visitor. CoorDocs: The Newsletter of the Society of Correctional Physicians. Vol. 7, Issue 1, Winter of 2003, p. 1.
Paris, J. E. The Correctional Physician as an Expert Witness. Two part article in CorrectCare, the official publications of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Appeared in the Winter 2002 and the Spring 2003 issues.
Paris, J. E. Overcoming Barriers to Correctional Physician Productivity. Corrections Today, the Official Organ of the American Correctional Association. Vol. 65, No. 6, pp. 72-83, October, 2003.
Paris, J. E. Spotlight : Keys to Successful HIV Management in Corrections ñ Knowing the Patient and the Prison/Jail Environment. HEPP Report on Infectious Diseases in Corrections. April 2004.
Pearlman, B., and Paris, J. E. Hot Topics In Hepatitis C. HEPP Report on Infectious Diseases in Corrections. June 2004.
Paris, J. E. Computerized lab data analysis: A new methodology aimed to improve correctional health care management.. To be published in the Journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
Paris, J. E., Pradhan, Monica S., Allen, Scott A., and Cassidy, William M., Hepatitis C Treatment in the Correctional Setting. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 11:2, 2005, pp 199-212.
Paris, J. E. Georgia DOC Implements Computerized Lab Data Management System. CorrDocs: The Newsletter of the Society of Correctional Physicians. Vol. 8, Issue 1, winter of 2005, p. 8.
CORRECTIONAL PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES
Paris, J. E. A Systematic Approach to Outpatient Care Evaluation at a Large Reception and Medical Center. Role of Physician Daily Self Assessment in Quality Care Improvement. Presented at the 12th Annual Multidisciplinary Conference on Quality Correctional Health Care. April 3rd, 1987. Philadelphia, Penn.
Paris, J. E. Systematic Approach to Tuberculin Test Evaluation at a Large Reception and Medical Center. Importance of Coordination of County and State Resources in the Improvement in the
Management of Tuberculin Skin Reactors. Presented at the 11th National Conference on Correctional Health Care. November 5 - 7, 1987. Chicago, Ill.
Paris, J. E. Quality Management for Outpatient Department Activities in a Correctional Setting. Presented at the 13th A.C.H.S.A. Multidisciplinary Conference. April 14, 1988. St. Louis, Mo.
Paris, J. E. Quality Management for Outpatient Department Activities in a Correctional Setting. Presented at the 12th National Conference on Correctional Health Care. October 31, 1988. Orlando, Florida.
Paris, J. E. Permits, Passes, and Perks. Medical Personnel in the Middle at a Large State Correctional Institution. Presented at the 14th A.C.H.S.A. Multidisciplinary Conference in March, 1989 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Paris, J. E. Daily Self Declared Emergencies. Endless Sick Call Hours, Massive Charts: New Complexity of Health Care Delivery to Confined Inmates in Florida in the Post-Consent Decree Era.
Presented at the 13th National Conference on Correctional Health Care. November 10, 1989. Chicago, Ill.
Paris, J. E. Conducting Medical Intake Screening. Presented at the 15th A.C.H.S.A. Multidisciplinary Conference. March 23, 1990. San Francisco, California.
Paris, J. E. The Makings of a Successful Suicide Prevention Program. Presented at the 5th Annual Gulf Coast Correctional Health Care Conference. Sponsored by the University of Texas Medical Branch and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. June 14, 1990. Galveston, Texas.
Paris, J. E. Inmate Gripes and the Medical Profession: The Complexities of Health Care Delivery to Florida Inmates in the 90's. Presented at the 14th National Conference on Correctional Health Care. September 17, 1990. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Paris, J. E. Why and AIDS Unit? Presented at the 1990 Winter Conference of the American Correctional Association. Louisville, Kentucky. January 14, 1991.
Paris, J. E. Chronic Illness Clinics. Managing Large Chronically Ill Populations. Presented at the 15th National Conference on Correctional Health Care. September 23, 1991. San Antonio, Texas.
Paris, J. E. Prison Health Care System. An Outline of the Florida's Department of Corrections. Presented at the 19th Annual Medical Examiners Educational Conference. November 22, 1991. Gainesville, Florida.
Paris, J. E. To Hold or not to Hold: Managing Intake Processing of Inmates at a Large Reception Center. Presented at the 16th National Conference on Correctional Health Care. September 24-26, 1992. Chicago, Ill.
Paris, J. E. The Reception Process: Medical Implications. Presented at the 1992 Health Services Workshop of the Florida Department of Corrections. November 16 - 18, 1992. St. Petersburg, Florida.
Paris, J. E. To Hold or not to Hold: Dealing with Sexually Transmitted Diseases During New Arrival Processing. Presented at the 1993 Multidisciplinary Training Conference of the A.C.H.S.A. March 11 - 14, 1993. Atlanta, Georgia.
Paris, J. E. Institutional Strategies for TB Elimination. Presented at the Correctional, State, University, Nursing Home and Hospital Panel of the 1993 Meeting of the American Lung Association "Tuberculosis in the 90's". June 3 - 4, 1993. Orlando, Florida.
Paris, J. E. Inmate Overutilization of Health Care Services. Is There a Way Out? Presented at the 17th National Conference on Correctional Health Care. September 20 - 22, 1993. Orlando, Florida.
Paris, J. E. Inpatients Behind Bars: The Unique Complexities of Operating a Prison Hospital. Presented at the 18th National Conference on Correctional Health Care in San Diego, California, September 26 - 28, 1994.
Paris, J. E., Davis, D. E., and Ellsworth, G. P. Medical Classification of Inmates: The Key for Successful Managed Health Care in Corrections. Presented at the 18th National Conference on Correctional Health Care in San Diego, California, September 26 - 28, 1994.
Paris, J. E. From disorientation to orientation: training new physicians in the correctional medical environment. Presented at the 1995 multidisciplinary training conference of the A.C.H.S.A. held in Portland, Oregon, February 23 - 26, 1995.
Paris, J. E. Mortality Review: Learning from inmate death to improve health care in corrections. Presented at the 19th National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Washington, DC, November 13-15, 1995. Presented also at the Correctional Health Care Conference of the Ohio Department of rehabilitation and Correction in Columbus, Ohio, May 15, 1996.
Paris, J. E. Impact of inmate copay on sick call utilization in the Florida Department of Corrections. Presented at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Health Services Symposium in Columbus, Ohio, October 15, 1997.
Paris, J. E. Managed Care at the GDC: Utilization Management of Consultation Requests. Clinical and Procedural Considerations. Presented at the Correctional Health Care Symposium of the Medical Association of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Corrections at St. Simons Island, Georgia, March 28 - 29, 1996.
Paris, J. E. Changes in the Medical Classification of Offenders: Health Profiling. Presented at the Correctional Health Care Symposium of the Medical Association of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Corrections at St. Simons Island, Georgia, March 28 - 29, 1996. Presented also at the Correctional Health Care Conference of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in Columbus, Ohio, May 15, 1996.
Paris, J. E. Procedure, Interpretation, and Recent Experiences with the Clinical Audit Tool at Various Facilities of the GDC. Presented at the Correctional Health Care Symposium of the Medical Association of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Corrections at St. Simons Island, Georgia, March 28 - 29, 1996.
Paris, J. E. Maalox, Motrin, or Myocardium: The Dilemmas of Triaging Chest Pain Complaints in Correctional Health Care. Presented at the Correctional Health Care Symposium of the Medical Association of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Corrections at St. Simons Island, Georgia, March 28 - 29, 1996.
Paris, J. E. The Makings of a Successful Suicide Prevention Program. Presented at the 1966 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Annual Correctional Health Care Conference in Los Angeles, California, May 4-5, 1996.
Paris, J. E. Managed Care: Creating a Correctional Utilization Management System: the Georgia Department of Corrections Experience. Presented at the 1996 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Annual Correctional Health Care Conference. Los Angeles, California, May 4-5, 1996.
Paris, J. E. Permits, Profiles, Passes, and Perks: Complex Medicolegal Issues Affecting Medical and Correctional Personnel. Presented at the 1996 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Annual Correctional Health Care Conference in Los Angeles, California, May 4-5, 1996.
Paris, J. E. Medical Information Transfer from Jail to State prison: State of the Art. Presented at the Georgia Jail Training Conference, Columbus, GA, September 12, 1996.
Paris, J. E. Clinical Contract Monitoring for Correctional Managed Care. Presented at the 20th National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Nashville, Tennessee, October 30, 1996.
Ellsworth, G.P., and Paris, J. E. An Examination of Male and Female Health Utilization Rates. Presented at the 20th National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Nashville, Tennessee, October 30, 1996.
Paris, J. E. Creating a Statewide Program of Monitoring Compliance to Clinical Practices in Corrections. Presented at the L. A. County Sheriffís Department Annual Correctional Health Care Conference IV. November 8, 1997.
Paris, J. E. Implementing a Statewide Program of Protease Inhibitors Therapy and Viral Load Testing. Presented at the L. A. County Sheriffís Department Annual Correctional Health Care Conference IV. November 8, 1997.
Paris, J.E. Establishing a Medical Copay System for Accessing Health Care in Correctional Settings. Presented at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Correctional Health Care Conference, October 14-16, 1997.
Paris, J. E. Establishing Triaging Systems to Effectively Manage Sick Call: The Georgia Experience with Nursing Sick Call Protocols. Presented at the 21st National Conference on Correctional Health Care in San Antonio, Texas, November 9 - 12, 1997.
Ellsworth, G. P., and Paris, J.E. Vive la difference: Comparison of Male and Female Inmate Medical Care in two State Correctional Delivery Systems. Presented at the 21st National Conference on Correctional Health Care in San Antonio, Texas, November 9 - 12, 1997.
Paris, J. E. Doing More with Less: Implementing Protease Inhibitor Therapy for HIV Patients in a Correctional Health Care System. Presented at the 21st National Conference on Correctional Health Care in San Antonio, Texas, November 9 - 12, 1997.
Paris, J. E. The Changing Face of HIV in Corrections: The Georgia Department of Corrections Model. Presented at the Conference: The Changing Face of HIV in Corrections. Presented at the Correctional HIV Consortium Summer ë98 Educational Update. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, June 11, 1998.
Paris, J. E. HIV Treatment Update for Clinicians: Workshop. Presented at the Conference: HIV & Corrections: 1998 Symposium for Medical and Social Service Providers. Allenton, PA. June 24, 1998.
Paris, J. E. HIV Diagnosis and Therapy in Correctional Settings: Adherence and Care Upon Discharge. Presented at the Conference: HIV & Corrections: 1998 Symposium for Medical and Social Service Providers. Allenton, PA. June 24, 1998.
Paris, J. E. Evaluating Provider Productivity: Are they Really Working that Hard? Presented at the 22nd National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Long Beach, California, November 2 - 4, 1998.
LaMarre, M., Kissel, B, Paris, J. E., and Barrell, C. T. Profiling Special Needs Patients in the Correctional Setting: A Case Study of Process. Presented at the 22nd National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Long Beach, California, November 2 - 4, 1998.
Paris, J. E. The Efficacy of Protease Inhibitor Therapy in a Correctional Population. Presented at the 22nd National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Long Beach, California, November 2 - 4, 1998.
Ellsworth, J., and Paris, J. E. Viva la Difference: A Comparison of Male and Female Demographics, Health Care Needs, and Costs in Four Correctional Systems. Presented at the 22nd National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Long Beach, California, November 2 - 4, 1998.
Paris, J. E. Morbidity and Mortality Reduction of Georgia DOC Inmates Achieved with HIV Triple Therapy. Presented at the American Correctional Health Services Conference, March 11-14 1999, Atlanta, GA.
Paris, J. E. The making of a rational Correctional Utilization Management System. Presented at the 23rd National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 8-10, 1999.
Paris, J. E. Managed Correctional Healthcare - What it Really Means. Presented at the combined American Correctional Health Services Association and American Correctional Association Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, January 10-12, 2000.
Paris, J. E. Is There Life after Protease Inhibitors? Presented at the combined American Correctional Health Services Association and American Correctional Association Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, January 10-12, 2000.
Paris, J. E. Out of Prison, Out of Pills. Ensuring Continuity of HIV Therapy After Release for a Correctional Population. Presented at the 24th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, September 12, 2000, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Paris, J. E. Served as Moderator for the Colloquium: HIV / AIDS Behind Bars 2000, sponsored by the HIV Education Prison Project as part of Pre Conference activities of the 24th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, September 12, 2000, in St. Louis, Missouri, and presented the paper: Monitoring HIV from the Distance in a Large Correctional System.
Paris, J. E. Served as Panelist for various lectures of the Research Track: Emerging Research Topics and Issues in Correctional Health Care during the 24th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, September 12, 2000, in St. Louis, Missouri. Copanelists: Scott Chavez, PA, Jay Anno, Steve Spencer, MD, and Jerry Ellsworth, MPH.
Paris, J. E. An Introduction to the Techniques for HIV Evaluation and Care of the Georgia Department of Corrections. Presented at the Laureate Forum of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections in San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 19, 2000.
Paris, Joseph E. Overcoming Barriers to Correctional Physician Productivity ( Are They Really Working That Hard? ) - Developing tools to fine tune MD, PA, and NP staffing ratios. Presented at a Workshop of the American Correctional Association Winter Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, January 20, 2001, and at the Spring Meeting of the Society of Correctional Physicians, March 18, 2001, Atlanta, GA.
Paris, Joseph E., Lau, Daryl, and Spaulding, Ann. The Cost of Hepatitis Treatment. Is HCV Care going to Break the Bank? Presented at the American Correctional Health Services Conference, March 15-18 2001, Atlanta, GA.
Paris, J. E. Hepatitis B in the Georgia Department of Corrections. Presented at the Pre-NCCHC Colloquium sponsored by the HIV and Hepatitis Education Prison Project ( HEPP ) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 10, 2001.
Paris, J. E., and Arrow, Berel. Impact of Hepatitis C on Health Care and Budgets: A Multistate Perspective. Presented at the 25th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, November 13, 2001, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Paris, J. E. Is the Prison Doctor Working Hard? Presented at the 25th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, November 14, 2001, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Paris, J.E. Managing Hepatitis B and C in Corrections. Presented at the 2002 American Correctional Association Winter Conference in San Antonio, Texas, January 12, 2002.
Paris, J. E. A Success Story: Utilization Management in the Corrections Setting. Correctional Health Care Report. Volume 3, No. 2, January-February 2002, pp 21-29.
Paris, J. E. Anatomy of the Correctional Health Care Encounter. Presented at the 2002 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, April 13-16, 2002, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Paris, J.E. It is not Just The Pills. Ensuring Access, Uniformity, and Quality of HIV Therapy for a Correctional Population. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Correctional Health Services Association in Salemburg, North Carolina, May 22, 2002.
Paris, J. E.: Emerging Issues in Correctional Health Care. Presented at the 26th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 21, 2002, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Paris, J. E. Centers of Excellence: An Efficient Approach Towards Comprehensive Inmate Hepatitis C Treatment. Presented at the 26th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 22, 2002, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tripoli, L. C., , Paris, J. E., and Koretz, R. L.: Hepatitis c Virus and its Relevance to Corrections. Chapter in the book Management and Administration of Correctional Health Care. Jacqueline Moore, Ph. D., RN, Editor. Published by the Civic Research Institute, Kingston, NJ, 2003.
Paris, J. E., and Thomas, D.: Therapy of HCV in Southeastern Prisons. Presented at the Meeting: Management of Hepatitis C in Prisons, sponsored by the CDC, DHSS, NIH, SCP, and UTMB in San Antonio, Texas, January 26, 2003.
Paris, J. E.: Moderated the Administrative Track and gave the plenary summary for Program Implementation: Identifying Resources for Hepatitis C Management. Presented at the Meeting: Management of Hepatitis C in Prisons, sponsored by the CDC, DHSS, NIH, SCP, and UTMB in San Antonio, Texas, January 26, 2003.
Paris, J. E. Anatomy of the Correctional Health Care Encounter. Presented at the 2003 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, April 12-15, 2003, in Anaheim, California.
Paris, J. E. The Economic Impact of Case Finding, Treatment, Liver Biopsy, and Other Strategies ( in Hepatitis C ). Presented at the Correctional Medical Institute Spring Scientific Meeting of the NCCHC. April 13, 2003, in Anaheim, California.
Koretz, R., and Paris, J. E. The Ethics of Treating or Not Treating Hepatitis C in CorrectionsÖ Why Now, Why Us ñ A Point-Counterpoint Discussion. Presented at the Correctional Medical Institute Spring Scientific Meeting of the NCCHC. April 13, 2003, in Anaheim, California.
Paris, J. E. Discharge Planning ñ When do my Obligations End? Presented at the NCCHC Meeting: legal Issues in Correctional Health Care. June 27-28, 2003, in Chicago, Illinois.
Paris, J.E. Spaulding, A. W., Cassidy, W., and Kendig, N. E. ñ HCV Diagnosis and Treatment in Corrections. Presented at the 3rd Intensive Review in Correctional Medicine, September 5, 2003, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Paris, J. E. Doing More with Less: A Cost effective Approach to Hepatitis C Therapy in the Georgia Department of Corrections. Two part presentation at the 27th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 7, 2003, in Austin, Texas.
Paris, J. E., Allen, S. A., and Tripoli, L. C. Hepatitis C in Corrections. Presented at the 2004 American Correctional Health Services Association Multidisciplinary Training Conference, March 27, 2004, in Houston, Texas.
Paris, J.E. Anatomia del Encuentro Medico Correccional. Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Sociedad Profesionales de Salud Correccional de Puerto Rico, May 22, 2004, in San Juan Puerto Rico.
Paris, J.E. Coinfeccion de Hepatitis C y VIH en el Ambito Correccional. Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Sociedad Profesionales de Salud Correccional de Puerto Rico, May 22, 2004, in San Juan Puerto Rico.
Paris, J. E., and Shelton, Steven. Risk Management in the Correctional Environment. Presented at the 2004 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, May 22-25, 2004, in Chicago, Illinois.
Paris, J. E. Anatomy of the Correctional Health Care Encounter. Presented at the 2004 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, May 22-25, 2004, in Chicago, Illinois.
Paris, J. E. The challenge of Hepatitis C in Corrections: Treating the Most without Breaking the Bank. Presentation at the 28th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, November 16, 2004, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Paris, J. E. Anatomy of the Correctional Health Care Encounter. Presented at the 28th National Conference on Correctional Health Care, November 16, 2004, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Paris, J. E., and Shelton, Steven. Risk Management in the Correctional Environment. Presented at the 2005 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, April 9-12, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Paris, J. E. Laboratory Data Mining : A New Tool to Continuous Improvement in Clinical Care Quality in Corrections. Presented at the 2005 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, April 9-12, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Paris, J. E. Coinfeccion VIH-VHC : diagnosis y Tratamiento en el Ambiente Correccional. Presented in Spanish at the Meeting of the Puerto Rican Society of Corrctional Services, 4-23-2005 in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Paris, J. E. Mortality Reviews: The Ultimate Risk Management Tool. Presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society of Correctional Physicians, October 9, 2005 in Denver. Colorado.
Paris, J. E. Risk Management in the Correctional Environment. Presented at the 2005 National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 9, 2005, in Denver, Colorado.
Paris, J. E. A Correctional Physician’s Dilemma: Using ALT to Determine HCV Treatment Eligibility. Presented at the 2005 National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 10, 2005, in Denver, Colorado.
Paris, J. E. The Correctional Physician in the Witness Stand. Presented at the 2005 National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 11, 2005, in Denver, Colorado.
Gottula, R., and Paris, J. E. Medical Malpractice in the Correctional Setting. Presented at the 2006 National Conference of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, March 22, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Paris, J. E., and Rold, W. Risk Management in the Correctional Environment. Presented at the 2006 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, April 8-11, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Paris, J. E. Measuring Physician Performance, Putting the Results to Work. Presented at the 2006 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, April 8-11, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Paris, J. E. Leadership in Correctional Health Care. Opening address to the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Correctional Medical Institute, September 15, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Paris, J. E. Documentation, Guidelines, and Other Tricks of the Trade. Presentated during the Risk Management in Correctional Health Care at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Correctional Medical Institute, September 15, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Paris, J. E., and Rold, W. Risk Management in the Correctional Environment. Presented at the 2006 National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 28-November 1, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Paris, J. E. Correctional Peer Review. Where do we stand? Presented at the 2006 National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 28-November 1, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Paris, J. E., and Rold, W. Risk Management in the Correctional Environment. Presented at the 2007 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, May 5-8, 2007, in Orlando, Florida
Paris, J. E. Why did the Inmate Sue Us? Two-hour session. Presented at the 2007 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, May 5-8, 2007, in Orlando, Florida
Paris, J. E. The Challenge of Hepatitis C in Corrections: Treating the Most Without Breaking the Bank… or Getting Sued. Presented at the 2007 Clinical Updates in Correctional Health Care, May 5-8, 2007, in Orlando, Florida
Paris, J. E. Preventing Malpractice Claims in the Correctional Environment. Presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Correctional Medical Institute, September 8, 2007, in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Paris, J. E. W. Risk Management in the Correctional Environment. Presented at the 2007 National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 13-17, 2007, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Paris, J. E. Managing Difficult Situations in Correctional Health Care. Presented at the Society of Correctional Physicians 2007 Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, October 14, 2007
Paris, J. E. Why did the Inmate Sue Us? Two-hour session. Presented at the 2007 National Conference on Correctional Health Care, October 13-17, 2007, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: October 26, 1994. Expert medical witness for the Florida DC in the case William Lee v. Harry K. Singletary, Jr., TCA 93-40176-MMP under Federal Magistrate Judge William C. Sherrill. The case was whether the plastic ìblack boxî which secures handcuffs in a fixed position constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, with risk of harm to prisoners.
June 1, 1995. Expert medical witness for the Florida DC in the case Price, David Michael, v.Tung, M.D., and the Fla. DOC . Case heard before a federal Magistrate, Judge William C. Sherrill. The case dealt with the issue of causation of foot pain secondary to previous infections and toe amputations and fitness to work at food services.
February 3, 1997. Expert witness in Federal Court hearings regarding constitutionality of medical care at Pinellas County Jail in Tampa, Florida.
1999 Advised Defendant Pinellas County Sheriff on the litigation: Estate of Melanie Bird v. Pinellas County Sheriff, case No. 98-1543-CIV-T-25C. Federal Case with multiple complainants alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
2000 Advised Defendant Correctional Medical Services on the litigation: Alan Palermo et al v. CMS , Florida Department of Corrections, Everglades Correctional Institution, and others, Case No. 99-0537-CIV- ( Moreno/Brown ). Federal Case with multiple complainants alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
2001 Advised Defendant Correctional Medical Services on the litigation: Michael J. Campbell v. Warden S.K. Young, et al, Walens Ridge State Prison, Virginia DOC. Civil Action No. 7:00-cv-00046, CMG File
No. C-10004820-99. Federal case alleging lack ot treatment for Hepatitis C for patient with normal LFTs.
2001 Advised Defendant Wisconsin Department of Corrections on the Federal Litigation regarding conditions of confinement at Wisconsinís Supermax facility. Case 00-C-421-C Jones ëEl and Johnson, et al. V. Litscher. Federal Case with multiple complainants alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
2002 Advised Defendant CMS on Federal Litigation regarding prison health care in the East Jersey Prison in New Jersey. Docket #Cv. 98-2890 (WGB) Jackson, et als vs. Fauver, et als Federal Case with multiple complainants alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
2002 Advised Defendant Ohio Department of rehabilitation and Correction on Federal Litigation regarding prison health care at the ODRC in the case: Richard Archer v. Lawrence Mack, et al. Case No. C2-01-0438. Federal Court case alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. Dismissed.
2002 Advised Defendants at the Richmond County Sheriffís Department on Federal Litigation regarding jail health care in the case of Lewis E. Covar, Jr., v. Prison Health Services, Siroos Ighani, MD, et al. , Case No. CV102-025 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Augusta Division. Federal Court case alleging inadequate prevention of decubitus ulcers for wheelchair-bound inmate.
2002 Advised Defendant Wisconsin Department of Corrections regarding Federal Litigation on the conditions in segregation at the GB Correctional Institution, case Estate of Kelvin Jackson, et al. V. Bertrand, et al. US Dist. Ct. Civil Action No. 98-2890 (WGB). Federal Case with multiple complainants alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
2002 Advised Defendant Hall County Detention Center in the Federal Litigation Steven McDade v. Hall County Detention Center, et al., Civil Action File No. 2:01-CV-171-WCO. Federal Case alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
2002 Advised Defendant Dr. Marc Wall in the federal Litigation Jerry Scott v. Sheriff Tommy Rick man and Dr. Marc Wall, US District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Case No. 4:01-CV-195-HLM regarding health care conditions at Floyd County Jail in Rome, Georgia. Dismissed.
2002 Advised Defendant CMS et al in the Federal Litigation William L. Peyton v.Raymond C. Snyder, et al. US District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division, Case No. C-1-01-081. Federal Court case alleging inadequate treatment for claimed broken pacemaker wire. Dismissed.
2002 Advised Defendant Dr. Marc Wall in the Federal Litigation Tira Spears v. Marc Wall, MD, et al., Civil Action File No. 4:01-CV-233-RLV. Federal Court case alleging that inadequate treatment for mental health condition resulted in an exacerbation of said mental health condition. Dismissed.
2003 Advised Defendant Dr. Dhanraj Padhiar of the Lowndes County Jail on the litigation in US Court Adrian B. Williams v. Azalea Medical Services, inc., and Dhanraj Padhiar, MD Civil Action File No. 2001 CV 2706 of the US Superior Court, Lowndes County, Georgia. Federal Court case alleging inappropriate treatment for respiratory infection resulting in ischemic myelopathy or sepsis and neurological sequelae.
2003 Advised Defendant Bloomberg et als. Of the State of South Dakota Department of Corrections on the litigation in US Court Estate of Anthony King v. Jeff Bloomberg et als. Case CIV. 02-4125. Federal Court case alleging lack of glucagon at the Jail resulted in hypoglycemic episode and death. Dismissed.
2003 Advised Defendant Prison Health Services, Lisa Pollock, Stacy Holley, and Kevin Moussared of the Gwinnett County Jail in the State of Georgia in the case: Debra Mastrilli et al v. Prison Health Services, Inc., Lisa Pollock, Stacy Holley, and Kevin Moussared, in the State Court of Gwinnett County,State of Georgia, Civil Action File No. 02-C-7075-4 Malplartice case alleging jail staff responsible for suicide of drug using inmate alleged to be in mild heroin withdrawal. Settled.
2004 Advised Defendant Coweta County Jail in the State of Georgia on the litigation Tommy Dukes v. Coweta County and Dr. Miriam J. Burnett, et al., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Civil Action File No. 1 03-CV 0406. Federal case alleging delayed treatment for cavitary lung and brain Cryptococcal infection.
2004 Advised Defendant Carroll County in the State of Georgia on the litigation Robert Sanders v. Doctors and Nurses of the Carroll County Jail and CMS, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Civil Action File No. 1 03 CV 1631. Federal Court case alleging lack of treatment for a broken patella.
2004 Advised Defendant Delaware County Jail in the State of Ohio and several of its employees in the litigation Jacqueline Roush v. Delaware County Sheriff ës Office and others, in the Court of Common Please of Delaware County, Ohio, Civil Action File No. 03-CVA-06-413. Malpractice Court case alleging lack of access to medications and care resulting in total colectomy and disability.
2004 Advised George Vaillant, PA-C of Harris County Jail in Georgia on the litigation: Carig Gates v. Nettye Mahone, Mattie Lucas, and George Vaillant, PA-C, in theUS Distric Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division, Civil Action File No. 4:04-CV 51 3 (CDL). Federal Court case alleging improper change of pain medication.
2005 Advised Ware County Jail, Waycross, Georgia, on the litigation: Estate of Rufus Robert Rhodes v. Ware County, Georgia In the US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Waycross Division Civil Action Number 04-334-CA Federal Court case alleging death in restraints.
2005 Advised Cari G. Bernstein, Assistant Attorney General, Law Enforcement Defense Division, on the litigation: Arnulfo Moreno Gasca v. Ben Raimer, MD, et al., in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, County of Walker, Civil Action Case Number G-04-437. Federal Court case alleging failure to treat hepatitis C with Interferon.
2005 Advised defendant Hall County Jail, Georgia, on the litigation: Coley v. Dorsey, Ellis, Cronic, Zoller, and Hall County, in the Georgia Superior Court of Hall County, Civil Action File Number 04-CV-3413C. Federal Court case alleging failure to diagnose infectious endocarditis.
2005 Advised defendant LCS Corrections Services at the South Louisiana Correctional Center in Basile, Louisiana, on the litigation: Mae Thompson v. LCS Corrections Services, Inc., et al., in the United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana Opelousas-Lafayette Division, Civial Action No. CV03-1548. Federal Court case alleging lack of care resulting in death five days after transfer to another prison.
2005 Advised Defendants Southern Health Partners on the litigation: Lyndell W. Gilbert, et al., v. Southern Health Partners, in the Circuit Court of Etowah county, Alabama, Case Number CV-2004-829-WHR. Litigation alleging wrongful death in jail following chest pain. Settled.
2005 Advised Defendant Dr. Neil Fisher in the litigation: Michael Gassaway v. Neil Fisher of Stuart, Florida, and Wexford Health Services. Advance notice given but case not filed by Plaintiff.
2005 Advised Defendants Emergency Medicine Physicians of Carteret County, North Carolina, and others, in the litigation: Bobby Fields v. Michael D. Murphy, MD, et al., in the General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division, North Carolina County of Carteret, Civil Action No. 04-CvS-239. Malpractice case alleging residual neurological damage as a result of improper treatment of a herniated disc. Settled
2005 Advised Defendant Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in the litigation: Estate of Larry Germonprez v. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, in the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, in and for Pinellas County, Florida, State Court case alleging lack of treatment for alcohol withdrawal. Settled.
2005 Advised Defendant Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in the litigation: Estate of Marie Khatri v. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, in the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, in and for Pinellas County, Florida, State Court case alleging failure to perform MRI after a fall. Settled.
2005 Advised Plaintiff Virginia Terry et al. in the litigation: Virginia Terry et al. V. Correctional Medical Services et al., in the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, Central Division, Case No. 04-4283. Federal and malpractice case alleging death as a result of an untreated intracranial aneurysm. Settled.
2005 Advised Defendant Prison Health Services in the litigation: Emily Murphy v. Prison Health Services, Inc. Case No. 02-C-05-106754 PM, in the Anne Arundel County of Maryland. Malpractice litigation alleging lack of anticoagulants for later stroke. Settled.
2005 Advised Defendant Martin County sheriff’s Office in the litigation: Estate of Kenneth Holton v. Wexford Health Resources, Inc, Judith Price, Elizabeth Telfer, Martin County Sheriff’s Office, and Nursefinders, Inc. In the Circuit Court in the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida. Case No. 0509971 (05). Malpractice case alleging improper dosage of antidepressants resulting in Effexor withdrawal and cardiac arrest. Settled.
2005 Advised Special Assistant Attorney General for Georgia Jesse W. Owen in the litigation: Mark Vereen v. John Terwilliger, et al. In the USDC Southern District of Georgia, Civil Action File No. CV605-021. Federal Court case alleging denial of Hep. C treatment due to short sentence. Pending.
2006 Advised Defendant CMS in the litigation: Estate of Phillip Hurst v. CMS, Inc, et al. In the USDC Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division, Case No. 05-214-JBC. Federal Court case alleging deficient health services provision resulting in death from methadone ingestion. In Court, the Jury granted a verdict for the Defense on 3-8-07.
2006 Advised Defendant Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in the litigation: Romero v. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, in the State of New Mexico, County of Santa Fe, First Judicial District. No. D-0101-CV-2005-01440, State Court case alleging delay in diagnosis of malignancy as a cause of back pain. Settled
2006 Advised Defendant Bucks County Correctional Facility in the litigation: Inmates of Bucks County Correctional Facility v. County of Bucks, et al, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 02-CV-7377. Federal Court class action suit alleging delays in care to various inmates at the Bucks County Correctional Facility. Pending
2006 Advised Plaintiff Allen A. Johnson in the litigation: Allen A. Johnson, et al. v. Wayne L. Jones, Et al In the 40th Judicial District, Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 42040, Division B. Malpractice suit alleging deliberate indifference to impending shock resulting in inmate death. Settled.
2006 Advised Defendant Antoine Katini, MD, in the litigation: Nipps v.PrimeCare Medical of WV, Inc., et al. Civil Action No.04-C-1272, in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia. Malpractice Court case alleging failure to properly diagnose and treat inmate for withdrawal symptoms. Settled
2006 Advised Plaintiff Jacqueline Bolin in the litigation: Bolin v. FBOP et al., in the State Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia, Civil Action File No. 05VS081641-C. Malpractice Court case alleging failure to monitor coumadinization prior to colonoscopy, thus resulting in mitral valve clotting and death. Pending.
2006 Advised Defendant Prison Health Services, Inc., et al. on the litigation: Ramon Pineda Salgado v. Prison Health Services, Inc., at al., in the U S District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action File No.: 4-CV-5500 Negligence and civil rights claims involving allegations of lack of treatment for chronic Hepatitis C. Pending.
2006 Advised Defendant LA County Sheriff’s Office on the litigation: Gavira v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, et al. In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, Central District, Case No. BC295053. State Court case alleging poor treatment of alcohol withdrawal and lack of monitoring leading to jail suicide. Pending.
2006 Advised Defendant PHS and the Sussex Correctional Institution in Delaware in the litigation: Clyde Moody v. Stanley W. Taylor, Prison Health Services, Inc., et al. in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, Civil Action File No. 01-374-SLR. Federal Court case alleging deliberate indifference to exposure to heat for inmate on psychotropics, resulting in health deterioration. Settled.
2006 Advised Defendant Pasco County Detention Center on the litigation: James Chaney v. Pasco County, FL, John A. Tedesco, MD, et al, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, Case No. 8:04-CV-2285-T-26TB Federal Court case alleging death during alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Pending.
2006 Advised Defendant Gwinnett County Jail on the litigation: Lewis/Austin v. PHS, Gwinnett County Jail Sheriff, et al. In the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. Civil Action File No. 1:05-cv-02434-TWT. Federal Court case alleging improper use of taser device and lack of medical care after its use, resulting in death. Pending
2006 Advised Plaintiff Brenda Williams on the litigation: Brenda Williams v. American Service Group and Prison Health Services, et al. In the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, November Term, 2004, Case Number 619. State Court case alleging failure to diagnose and treat heavy vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain, resulting in delay in the care of cervical cancer. Settled.
2006 Advised Plaintiff Brown on the litigation: Estate of Lakeisha Brown v. Cornell Interventions, Inc. In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Case No. 5:06cv00150GH Federal Court case alleging failure to diagnose and treat timely resulting in death from DVT and pulmonary embolization. Settled with substantial payment to the decedent’s family.
2006 Advised Defendants on the litigation: Foster v. PHS and Alachua County, Fl. et al. In the United States District Court Northern District of Florida, Gainesville Division, Case No.: 1:105-CV-108 MPAK
Federal Court case alleging failure to deliver Clonidine blood pressure pills continuously, resulting in blood pressure rebound and disabling stroke. Pending.
2006 Advised Defendants on the litigation: Davis v. PHS, Sumter County Jail Sheriff, et al. In the United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division. Civil Action File No. 1:06-cv-67 WLS Federal Court case alleging failure to properly manage asthma resulting in death from asthmatic complications. Settled.
2006 Advised Defendant La County on the litigation: Juan Porras and Donald Grigsby v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Inclusive, In the United States District Court, Central District of California, Class Action Complaint, Case No. CV04-1229 ABC (RNBx) Federal Court Class Action suit alleging substandard medical care at the LA County Jail in LA, California. Dismissed.
2006 Advised Defendant PrimeCare Medical on the litigation: George Boggs v. Prime Care Medical, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 05-2379 (TJS) Federal Court case alleging lack of attention to eczema and chronic back pain. Settled.
2006 Advised Defendants on the litigation: Gayton v. McCoy, Advanced Correctional HealthCare, Inc., et al, in the USDC Central District of Illinois, Peoria Division, Case No. 1:04-cv-01354-BGC. Federal Court case alleging lack of medications and improper monitoring of heroin withdrawal, resulting in inmate death. Pending
2006 Advised Defendant PrimeCare Medical on the litigation: James Michael Margo v. Prime Care Medical, in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 04-1473 Federal Court case alleging negligent treatment of prolonged nausea and vomiting and possible heroin withdrawal, resulting in inmate death. Pending.
2006 Advised Plaintiff Michael Villagran on the litigation: Villagran v. E. Aguinaldo, MD, Wexford Health Resources, Inc., et al, In the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Case No. 04 C 3421, filed 2-23-06. Federal Court case alleging improper treatment or no treatment of bacterial cellulites of the leg. Villagran was deported.
2006 Advised Defendant UMass Correctional Health on the litigation: Lloyd F. Audette v. UMass Correctional Health Program, Dr. Augustine Enaw, et al, In the USDC for the District of Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 05-10403-DPW. Federal Court case alleging negligent administration of ddI (Videx) and Ribavirin when treating co-infection with HIV and HCV, negligence when treating weight loss and lactic acidosis, and negligence when providing with pain management for peripheral neuropathy. Settled.
2006 Advised Defendant Skagit County, Washington, on the litigation: Antoinette Mersereau v. Skagit County, Dr. Howard Leibrand, et al, in the USDC for the Western District of Washington, at Seattle. Federal Court case alleging insufficient and delayed treatment for asthma and pneumonia, resulting in inmate death from respiratory failure. Settled.
2006 Advised Defendant PrimeCare Medical on the litigation: Jaqueline Hoyte and Estate of Basil Cuffy v. Prime Care Medical, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 05-CV-4437 Federal Court case alleging failure to provide a vegetarian diet resulting in premature death from cirrhosis of the liver and liver failure. Pending.
2006 Advised Counsel for Dr. John Patrick May on matters related to the Department of Health Physicians Professional Board in Florida with respect to a complaint submitted by inmate/patient Eddie Brown. Complaint dismissed.
2007 Advised Plaintiff Linda Ross on the litigation: Linda Ross v. Prison Health Services, Inc., James A. Thomas, MD, and Michelle Fuller, in the Court of Common Please, Philadelphia County, February Term, 2005, No. 001374 County Court case alleging improper treatment of diabetes and ankle fracture, resulting in permanent lower extremity disability. Pending.
2007 Advised defendant Prison Health Services on the litigation: Governor Hall v. Prison Health Services, in the Circuit Court for the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland; routed to the Health Claims Alternative Dispute Resolution Office. Malpractice action alleging improper suturing and delay in referral and treatment of cut tendon resulting in partial loss of hand motion. Settled.
2007 Advised Plaintiff Estate of John Duberry on possible litigation against Armor Correctional Health Services, Prison Health Services and Hillsboro County Sheriff’s Office. Potential action related to inmate death in custody as a result of mental illness and evolving peritonitis.
2007 Advised Defendant Hardin County Jail in the litigation: Martel Chapman, seven additional inmates and Others Similarly Situated v. Jailer Louis B. Lawson of the Hardin County Jail of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in the USDC Western District of Kentucky at Louisville, No. 3-05CV-00433-S Federal Court case alleging failure to properly treat and/or isolate inmates infected with MRSA, thus failing to prevent the spread of MRSA to other inmates. Pending.
2007 Advised Plaintiff Johnny Johnson in the litigation Johnny Johnson v. Correctional Medical Services, Inc, in the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, in and for the Polk County, case No. 53-2005-CA-0026609, Division 04. Malpractice action stemming from Johnny Johnson’s treatment of crushed foot injury at the Polk County Jail in Polk County, Fl., resulting in osteomyelitis. Pending.
2007 Advised Defendant Dr. Jones on the litigation: Freeman v. Camden County, Dr. Marvin P. Jones, et al, in the USDC for the Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick Division, Civil Action File No. CV207-005. Federal Court case alleging improper care of Methadone and Xanax withdrawal resulting in inmate death. Settled.
2007 Advised Plaintiff Estate of Teodulo Ortiz on the litigation: Estate of Tedulo Ortiz v. the Geo Group, Correctional Services Corporation et al, in the USDC Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, Civil Action Case No. SA07CA0645 XR Federal case stemming from the death of Teodulo Ortiz in the custody of the Frio Detention Center in Pearsall, Texas, following a seizure and possible alcohol withdrawal. Pending.
2007 Advised Assistant County Attorney Susan M. Dunaway, Esq., of the Office of Multnomah County, Oregon, Attorney in the litigation: Loennig v. Multnomah County, et al, in the Multnomah County Circuit Court, case No. 0412-12464. Malpractice action alleging death of inmate due to lack of medical attention for enterocolitis and large bowel ischemia and infarction plus probable sepsis, untreated due to inmate refusal despite multiple medical staff attempts to make her reverse her refusal. Settled.
2007 Advised Defendants in the litigation: Jamie Koss v. Augusta-Richmond County, Ronald Strength, Sheriff, Correctional Medical Services, et. al, in the Superior Court of Richmond County, State of Georgia, Civil Action No. 2006RCCV828 State Court case alleging lack of medical attention after altercation at the Jail resulting in subdural hematoma that needed evacuation, with sequelae. Pending.
2007 Advised Plaintiff Catherine Harvey Harrison in the litigation: Harrison v. Jefferson County, Texas, et al. In the United States District Court Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division, Case No. 1:07-CV-0112. Federal Court case alleging inadequate attention of inmate Gary Lee Harvey in his cell and at the jail infirmary resulting in declining health and ultimately in death of diabetic ketoacidosis. Pending.
2007 Advised Defendant Khalid Mohamed, MD, of the Correctional Medical Services/U.Mass, in the litigation: Estate of Kelly Jo Griffen v. Nicholas J. Rencricca, MD, Khalid Mohamed, MD, and Magdalena Grodzki, RNP, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court, Civil Action No. 06-02836. Malpractice action alleging lack of care and monitoring during heroin and alcohol withdrawal, leading to death through heart failure and dehydration. Pending.
2007 Advised Defendant Khalid Mohamed, MD, of the Correctional Medical Services/U.Mass, in the litigation: Estate of Willie Hairston v. Khalid Mohamed, MD, Lynne Foster, Ellen Lambert, Maria Kounlabouth and Amy Dunbar, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Superior Court Dept. Civil Action No. 05-3276C. Malpractice action alleging lack of monitoring and treatment after the inmate stopped eating, leading to multi-organ failure, a blood sugar of 1,600, and death. Pending.
2007 Advised plaintiff John Coggin in the litigation: John Coggin v. United States of America, in the USDC for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division. Federal Court case alleging a two week delay in definitive care of peptic ulcer and hematemesis while in the custody of the FBOP, resulting in the need for extensive surgeries and transfusions. Pending.
2007 Advised plaintiff Estate of Jeffrey Waddell in the litigation: Estate of Jeffrey Waddell v. York County Detention Center, Bruce Bryant as Sheriff, in the Court of Common Pleas of the State of South Carolina, County of York, Civil Action No: 07-CP-46-2000. Malpractice case alleging death in restraints while the inmate was having epileptic seizures. Pending.
2007 Advised Defendants Julie Centner, RN, and Ann Herman, RN in the litigation Estate of Mary Green v. multiple defendants at the Campbell County Detention Center in Gillette, Wyoming, in the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, County of Campbell, State of Wyoming, Civil No. 27581. Malpractice case alleging death of inmate several days after being exposed to a trailer fire. Pending.
2007 Advised Defendant Dr. Garen Vong in the litigation Samra Duren, et al v. Dr. Garen Vong, in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. Case No. CV 062344. State Court case alleging that inmate with high fever, hypotension and cough was not admitted to the infirmary and not sent to the hospital for one day, thus causing his death of pneumonia after hospitalization. Settled.
2007 Advised Defendant Correctional Medical Services in the litigation: Gerald Cornett v. Correctional Medical Services, Inc., et al. In the Commonwealth of Kentucky Fayette Circuit Court Division 3, Civil Action No. 06-CI-1343, and also in the USDC Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division, Civil Action No. 06-129-JBC Federal Court and Malpractice Court case alleging four-hour delay in providing the inmate with transportation to an emergency room, resulting in inmate death. Pending.
2007 Advised Defendant Williams and Jackson County Detention Center in Kansas City, Missouri, in the litigation: Frank Roby v. George Williams, Jackson County Detention Center and others, in the US DC for the Western District of Missouri, Case No. 05-0592-CV-W-ODS-P Federal Court case alleging delay in fitting pre-existing leg prosthesis with acceptable cushion or replacing prosthesis. At trial, the jury returned a verdict for the Defense.
2007 Advised Defendant Arnold Schwartzenegger et al in the litigation: Plata v. Schwartzenegger et al, Case No. C01-1351 THE. Class action federal case alleging sub-par inmate medical health care. Pending.
2007 Advised Defendant Arnold Schwartzenegger et al in the litigation: Coleman v. Schwartzenegger et al, case CIV S-90-02520 LKK JFMP. Class action federal case alleging sub-par inmate mental health care. Pending.
2007 Advised Defendant Dr. Linwood Zoller, MD in the litigation: John Trammell v. Ted Paxton, Sheriff, Linwood Zoller, MD, and others at the Forsyth County Jail in Forsyth County, Georgia, in the USDC for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville Division, Civil Action File No. 2:06-CVC-0193-WCO. Federal Court case alleging lack of care for high blood pressure after refusal of medical care for the condition. Pending.
2007 Advised Defendants PrimeCare Medical and Nurse Grace Karrer in the litigation: Rodney W. Hojnowski, Jr. v PrimeCare Medical, Nurse Grace Karrer, et al, in the USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action Law Case No. 06-1228. Federal Court case alleging that he was a staph carrier and was not properly treated so that he could be cured as a staph carrier. He claimed that he got the staph infection because his boil was not properly treated and that because he was not properly treated for the staph infection, it put his future health at risk. He also claimed that PrimeCare's policies did not allow for proper treatment of his medical condition. Pending
2007 Advised Plaintiff Theodore Fowler in the litigation: Theodore Fowler v. Santos, Dutton, Lynott & Henry, PA, et al, in the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Florida Circuit, Civil No. 04-02347, Div. B
Legal malpractice litigation stemming from the failure of first team of attorneys to prevent dismissal of the case by missing deadlines. The original case was Theodore Fowler v. the Florida Department of Corrections, et al., in the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida in and for Jackson County, Civil Division, Case No. 00-533CA. Settled
2007 Advised Defendant Armor Correctional Services in the litigation: Rafael Linares v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc. Case 0:06-cv-61127-WPD in the US DC, Southern District of Florida Federal litigation alleging improper treatment of MRSA. Pending
2007 Advised Defendant Asotin County, State of Washington, in the litigation: Estate of Tyler Marshall Shaw v. Dr. Dennis G. Mountjoy, Asotin County Jail, et al. In the USDC for the Eastern District of Washington, No. CV-07-375-LRS. The allegation was that inmate with mental health issues was not forcibly medicated to prevent violent behavior. The inmate died in a restraint chair.
2007 Advised Defendants Dr. Faisal Ahmed, Dr. Mirza Baig, Health Professionals LTD, et al, in the litigation: Estate of Charles Platcher v. Health Professionals, LTD, et al, in the USDC for the Central District of Illinois, Peoria Divisioin, Case No. 2004-CV-1442. Federal Court case alleging death from hypothermia for suicidal inmate in a cold suicide prevention cell. Pending
2008 Advised Defendants Louisville Metro Government and CMS in the litigation: David Bruederle v.Louisville Metro Government, Correctional Medical Services, Inc., et al. In the USDC Wesstern District of Kentucky at Louisville, Civil Action No. 3:05-CV-818-S – Also in the Jefferson Circuit Court Division of Kentucky, Civil Action case No. 05CII0237 Federal and State court litigation alleging that improper monitoring during detoxification after arrest resulted in compression fractures of the spine. Pending.
2008 Advised Plaintiff Walter Malachi in the litigation: Walter J. Malachi v. Hamilton County, Ohio, Correctional Medical Systems, Inc., et al. In the USDC for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division, Case No. 1:06CV414 Civil rights case alleging that medical services were withheld for one week for inmate with hand wound, fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, nausea, vomiting, and weakness, leading to his death with liver and esophageal necrosis presumably due to septicemia. Pending
2008 Advised Defendant Dr. Ahmed in the litigation: Estate of William Wallace v. Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. In the USDC, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division – Cause No. 1:06-CV-1560-JDT-TAB – Federal Court case alleging death of inmate as a result of failure to recognized cardiac symptoms for several days. Pending.
2008 Advised Plaintiff Kevin Andre Spotts in the litigation: Kevin A. Spotts v. United States of America In the USDC for the District of Columbia, Civil Action #05613-088 Federal Court filing alleging that Prison Authorities for the US Penitentiary in Beaumont, Texas, failed to evacuate prisoners and staff before or after Hurricane Rita arrived and against mandatory orders to evacuate were issued by the City of Beaumont, the Governor of Texas, and FEMA, thus leading to cruel and unusual punishment to prisoners and at least in one case, and possible two, to wrongful death. Pending.
2008 Advised Plaintiff James Chandler in the litigation: James Chandler v. Terry w. Carl, Kenton County Jailer, et al. In the Commonwealth of Kentucky Kenton County court, Division IV, Case No. 06-CI-3311 Malpractice action alleging delay in diagnosis and therapy of ruptured appendicitis, resulting in the development of disabling sequelae. Pending
2008 Advised Plaintiff Estate of Lakeisha Brown in the litigation: Juana Michelle Brown, Administratrix of the Estate of Lakeisha Brown’s v. Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services/Division of Youth Services, Claim No. 2006-1589-CC Complaint against the Arkansas DYS for failure to conduct clinical and grievance monitoring at an Arkansas DYS facility where poor vendor performance by Cornell Interventions lead to an inmate’s death. Pending
2008 Advised Defendant GEO Group, Inc. in the litigation: Cassandra Morgan v. William Purner, MD, GEO Group, Inc., et al, in the USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 07-2949 Federal Case alleging failure to diagnose hypothyroidism in psychotic, inmate refusing medications who eventually died in mixedema coma. Pending.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Correctional litigation in health care issues
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 15%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 85%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: More than 12.
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: December 13, 2007.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Two.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: More than 6.
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: About 10 years.
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, record review, risk analysis, clinical auditing, preparation of affidavits, site reviews, Court appearances, mortality reviews, peer review
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $300.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $300.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Depositions in or outside Georgia: $2,000.00 per day regardless of total time spent, plus reasonable expenses.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Testimony at trial, in or outside Georgia, $3,000.00 per day regardless of total time spent, plus reasonable expenses. Cancelled testimony at trial, with fewer than 24 hours notice, in or outside Georgia, $2,000.00 per day, plus reasonable expenses.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Reasonable expenses such as economy airfare, private car mileage, economy car rental, taxi cab, or other common carriers, reasonable hotel and meal allowances during trips, telephone, photocopying, internet services and similar reasonable charges.
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Stan Davis, Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General, PO Box 7857, Madison, Wi 53707 (Jones case)
Marianne Pressman, Ohio Assistant Attorney General, 1600 Carew Tower/441 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (Archer case)
Melissa Hinton, Esq. PO Box 1030 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57101 (King case)
Stephen Moseley, Esq. PO Box 5513, Rome, GA 30162 (Spears case)
Wade Coleman, Esq. PO Box 5437, Valdosta, GA 31603 (Williams case)
Robert Shannon, Mary Dickinson, and Jackie Claxton, Paralegal (Mastrilli case)
Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover
Atlantic Center Plaza
1180 W. Peachtree Street, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30309-3479
(404) 954 5000 ext 2008
(404) 954 5020 (fax)
Beth Kanik, Esq. 1180 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 900 Atlanta, GA 30309 (Dukes case)
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Brian Kneafsey, Esq. 505 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (Roush case)
David B. Ranieri, Esq. (Gates case)
Law Offices of Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, LLP PO Box 139, Columbus, Georgia 31902-0139
Peter A. Giusti, Esq. ( Rhodes case )
Law offices of Brennan & Wasden, LLP
411 East Liberty Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401
Cari G. Bernstein ( Gasca case )
Assistant Attorney General
Law Enforcement Defense Division
PO Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Penn Dawson II, Esq. (Germonprez case )
McFarlane, Ferguson & Mullen
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
PO Box 1531
Tampa, Florida 33601-1531
Michael J. Vondenstein, Esq. ( Lee case )
Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP
Attorneys at Law
One Galleria Boulevard, Suite 1400
Metaire, Louisiana 70001
