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Barry Gustin, MD
Emergency Medicine & Toxicology


Khosrow Afsari, MD
Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine


Clay Alexander, MD
General Surgery


Steven A. Daus, MD
Neurosurgery


Sunil Dhawan, MD
Dermatology


Sharon B. Drager, MD
Vascular & General Surgery


Robert F. Finnegan, MD
Anesthesiologist


Jay Glasser, DPM
Podiatry


Martin Joffe, MD
Pediatrics


John Kiraly, MD
Hematology & Oncology


Joseph Marzouk, MD
Infectious Disease


Stephen Mendelson, MD
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery


Andrew Moyce, MD
Otorhinolaryngology


Ivan Neubauer, MD
General Surgery


Donald Olson, MD
Pediatric Neurology


Steven Pascal, MD
Ophthamology


James Pointer, MD
Emergency Medical Services


Steven Palder, MD
Pediatric Surgery


Steven Raskin, MD
Cardiology


Paul Reif, MD
Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology


Gary C. Shrago, MD
Radiology


Jerry Sorensen, DDS
Oral Surgeon


Randall Starkey, MD
Neurology


John Toton, MD
Orthopedics


Edwin J. Whitman, MD
General Surgery


Randy Winter, MD
OB/Gyn

Expert Medical Advisor Barry Gustin, MD
Emergency Medicine & Toxicology

EDUCATION:

1972-1976
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
B.A. (Magna Cum Laude)

1978-1979
Goddard College
Plainfield, Vermont
M.A., Human Nutrition

1979-1983
George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, D.C.
M.D.

1983-1984
Highland General Hospital
University of California Affiliated
Oakland, California
Internship (Rotating)

1985-1987
New York Medical College
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center
Bronx, New York
Residency in Emergency Medicine

1995-1996
University of California, San Francisco/Berkeley
Residency in Preventive Medicine
Concentration: Toxicology, Public Health Informatics

1995-1996
University of California, Berkeley
School of Public Health
Masters program in Public Health, M.P.H., 4.0 GPA
Concentration: Epidemiology, Infectious Disease,
Toxicology


LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:

California License Number: G52596, 1984

New York License: inactive, 1985

DEA Number: BG0716867, 1984

Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1984

American Board of Emergency Medicine: Board Certified, 1988

Fellow, American College of Emergency Medicine (FACEP), 1989

Fellow, American Academy of Emergency Medicine (FAEEM), 1996

Diplomat, American Board of Forensic Examiners, 1994

American Board of Forensic Medicine: Board Certified (BCFM), 1994

Fellow, American College of Forensic Medicine (FACFM), 1994

Advanced Trauma Life Support, 1990

Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 1993

Base Station - Medical Radio Operator, 1989

Certified to supervise/govern the practice of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
California Department of Health, 1988


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1984-1985
Emergency Physician
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Walnut Creek, California
Emergency Physician
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Richmond, California

1985-1987
Emergency Physician
Lawrence Hospital
Bronxville, New York
Emergency Physician
St. Johnâs-Queens Hospital
Queens, New York
Emergency Physician
New Rochelle Hospital
New Rochelle, New York

1987-1988
Emergency Physician
Marin General Hospital
Greenbrae, California

1987-1989
Emergency Physician
Samuel Merritt Hospital
Oakland, California
Emergency Physician
Delta Memorial Hospital
Antioch, California

1988-1991
Emergency Physician
Providence Hospital
Oakland, California

1988-1992
Emergency Physician
Kirkwood Ski Area Medical Clinic
Kirkwood, California

1991-1994
Emergency Physician
Emergency Physicians Medical Group
Brookside Hospital
San Pablo, California

1994-
Emergency Physician
Kaiser-Permanente Hospital
Oakland, California


POSITIONS HELD:

1991-
Medical Director
American Medical Forensic Specialists (AMFS), Inc.
Berkeley, California
A medical-legal consulting group.

1988-1995
Medical Expert Consultant in Emergency Medicine for the Medical Board of California

1994-
Medical Expert Consultant in Emergency Medicine for HCFA/California Medical Review, Inc.

1989-1991
Associate Director/Contract Manager
Department of Emergency Medicine
Providence Hospital, 35,000 patient visits per year
Oakland, California

1988-1990
Regional Operations Director
Chief Consultant
S.T.A.T. Emergency Organization Systems, Inc.
San Rafael, California

1989
Alameda County - Providence Hospital
Earthquake Disaster Coordinator
Oakland, California


COMMITTEES & BOARDS:

1994-1997
Member of the Board of Advisors for Professional Standards, American College of Forensic Examiners, Springfield, MO

1994-1997
Member of the Executive Board of Scientific and Technical Advisors, American Board of Forensic Examiners, Springfield, MO

1995-1996
Editorial Board, Berkeley Wellness Letter of the School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley

1991-1994
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Brookside Hospital, San Pablo, CA

1991-1994
Emergency Medical Services Committee
Brookside Hospital, San Pablo, CA

1989-1991
Co-Chairman
Emergency Medical Services Committee
Providence Hospital
Oakland, California


HONORS:

American Medical Student Appointee to the Consortium Bethesda Conference on the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease, 1981

National Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
American Medical Studentâs Association - National Director, 1979-1981

Joseph Goldberger AMA Scholarship in Clinical Nutrition, 1982

Listed in the National Registry of Forensic Examiners, 1994


MEMBERSHIPS AND SOCIETIES:

1977
Center for Science in the Public Interest

1978
Physicians for Social Responsibility

1984
California Medical Association

1985
American College of Emergency Physicians

1985
Society of Teachers of Emergency Medicine

1986
American College of Physicians

1987-1991
Partner
California Emergency Physicians Medical Group

1989
Society for the International Advancement of
Emergency Medical Care, ACEP Section

1991-1994
Member, Emergency Physicians Medical Group

1993
Associate, American College of Legal Medicine

1993
Member, National Council for International Health

1995
Member, American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

1995
Member, American Public Health Association

1995
Member, American Medical Informatics Association

1996
Founding Member, American Academy of Emergency Medicine

1996
Member, American Medical Informatics Association


PUBLICATIONS:

Gustin, BE: Obesity: An American Health Nemesis. Stephen Green Press, out of print, 1979.

Gustin, BE et al: The Preparation of Future Medical Practitioners: The Bethesda Conference on the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease. American Journal of Cardiology, 47:713, 1981.

Gustin, BE and Gernsheimer, J: Acute Psychosis: Organic or Functional? Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine. Hospital Therapy, 12 (7): 21-32, 1987

Gustin, BE: Emergency Department Proposal for San Ramon Regional Medical Center (104 pages), 1989.

Gustin, BE: Chest Pain and Medical Malpractice, 1995. Submitted for publication to The Forum: Journal of the California Trial Lawyers Association.

Gustin, BE: Clinical Standards in Medicine, 1995. Submitted for publication to The Forum: Journal of the California Trial Lawyers Association.

Gustin, BE: Emergency Medicine in Chile. Emergency International: The Society for International Advancement of Emergency Medical Care. March 1995.

Gustin, BE, Rutherford GW, Milea A: Waterborne Disease. Curr Issues in Public Health. 1996; 2:106-117.

Gustin, BE: The Development of a County-Based Public Health, Data, Information, and Resource Network: Framing the Concepts and Issues. Oakland: Regent Press, 1997.

1997 Guide to Health Care Resources on The Internet, Principal Contribution on the Development of Community Public Health Networks. Edited by John W. Hoben, Faulkner & Gray Publishers:New York, p.550, 1996.

Gustin, BE: Food Sanitation: Contamination by Salmonella. Work in progress for submission to Curr Issues in Public Health. 1997

Gustin, BE, Medical Editor: Managing Bodily Injury Claims. American Association for CPCU and the Insurance Institute of American:Malvern, Pennsylvania, p.860, In press, July 1999.

Gustin, BE: The Medical Records: The Parameters of Your Medical-Legal Case. Lawyerâs Guide to Medical Proof, Volume VII. Matthew Bender & Co.:New York. In press, 1998.


PROJECTS & SYMPOSIA:

1991
Organizer/Lecturer: "Advancements in Emergency Medicine" two day symposium in Santiago, Chile.

1993
"The Emergency Management of Trauma": Lecturer and Organizer. One day symposium. Brookside Hospital,
San Pablo, CA.

1993
Organizer/Lecturer: "Pain and Anxiety Management in Pediatric Emergency Medicine" one day symposium in Santiago, Chile.

1996
Regional Community Health Information Network Development: Presentations. University of California, Berkeley, Department of Public Health.

1987- Present
Numerous lectures and presentations to physicians, nurses, pre-hospital medical services personnel, public health workers, and medical residents on various topics in Emergency Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Public Health, Quality Assurance and Risk Management

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