Areas of expertise:

ACCOUNTING & VALUATION
Future Medical Costs

INSURANCE
Claims Analysis
Claims Made
Claims Reviews
Health Insurance
Life/Health Claims
Medical Cost Validation/Negotiation
Medical Insurance
Professional Liability (Medical)

GENERAL MEDICINE, MEDICAL & HEALTH, PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY
Acid Reflux/Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Anti-Psychotics
Clinical Research
Dietary Supplements
Drug-Drug Interactions
Drug Effects/Reaction
Drug induced Lung Disease
Drug Labeling
Drug Labels and Warnings
Drug Safety
Geriatrics
Identifying Expert Witnesses (Medical)
Infectious Diseases
Malpractice (Pharmaceuticals)
Medical & Health
Medical Chart Review
Medical Utilization Review
Medicare/Medicaid Fraud & Abuse
Medication Side Effects
Medication Use
Medications/Medicine
Over The Counter Medications (OTC)
Pain Management
Pharmacist
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Prescribing Errors
Prescriptions (Pain Medicine)
Psychopharmacology
Psychotropic Pharmaceuticals
Pulmonary Medicine
Respiratory Therapy
Retail Pharmacy
Standards of Care (Pharmacy)
Teaching/Training/Consulting

Additional areas: Medical Chart Review, Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases, Medicare/Medicaid, Drug Effects/Reaction, Geriatrics, Pain Management, Medical & Health, Pharmacology, Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacist, Health Insurance, Pulmonary Medicine, Claims Review, GERD, Mental Health, Antipsychotics, Prescriptions, Asthma

I develop and lead clinical programs that help stakeholders use and advance medication management tools (e.g., formularies, pharmacy, therapeutics committees and medication therapy management), quality metrics, research methodologies, and health information technology. Currently, I am a Medical Director for Optum Serve and a Professor at Texas Tech University and Arizona College of Nursing, having co-authored numerous papers in the areas of infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacogenomics, geriatrics, and therapies in the lung transplant population. I started and operationalized system-level programs at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and am also the founder of MedOp Advisors, a concierge medication, nutrition, and wellness advisory company.

Numerous hospitals have used my skillset and expertise in medical chart reviews to identify errors in medication preparation and prescribing, drug side effect management, standard of care compliance, continuing education delivery, and personnel assessments.

I also have experience in medication utilization statistical analyses to demonstrate adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and inform health program policies. I examine pharmacoeconomic trends to ensure that a cost-effective pharmacy benefit is administered to members, and I consult with the care management team to provide guidance regarding member goals. I also conduct physician training and staff education regarding medication trends and utilization, identification and mitigation for potential medication fraud, waste and abuse, and collaborate in disease management and population health programs. In addition to receiving my LEAN/Six Sigma Certification and my Doctor of Pharmacy degree, I hold degrees in finance, international business, business administration, and biochemistry. My other experiences include statewide non-profit economic development and business intelligence, adjunct professor of technology and time management, finance, banking, and corporate development liaison to NASA.