Education

2000                M.D. University of Massachusetts Medical School  

1990                B.A. in Sociology, Cum Laude.  Harvard College

Postdoctoral Training

2000-2001       Intern in Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

2001-2003       Resident in Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

2010                The Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice, Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care

Professional Experience

2003-present   Central Maine Hospitalists, Lewiston Maine.  Initial physician and program developer of now well established inpatient service.  Experience in quality improvement projects, committee membership, patient care.

2009-present   The Palliative Care Team at Central Maine Medical Center.  Medical Director and attending physician of an inpatient palliative care consult service.

2007-present   Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, Lewiston Maine.  Part time medical director of an interdisciplinary outpatient hospice team and a Hospice House attending physician.

Teaching Experience

2010-present   Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

2004-present   Attending Physician, Central Maine Medical Center.  Provide education and supervision to family practice residents during their internal medicine rotation.

1. Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School.  Provided education to

                        medical students and interns as a housestaff at a Harvard teaching hospital.

1995-1996       Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Teaching assistant for undergraduate chemistry and biology courses.

Research Experience

1. ENDORSE trial, assessing worldwide DVT prophylaxis rates. Central Maine Medical Center site physician.

2012                Scientific Advisor to ENABLE: CHF-PC