In 1993 I established my first company; Behavioral Science International, Inc (BSI). During the months following Soviet Bloc Decentralization, BSI worked on public health policy in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Czech Ministry of Health, and Charles University. In 1995 I was credited for passing the Nation’s first clean indoor air law (H.B. 50) which made smoking illegal in indoor public places and became the model legislation for state's passage. In 2008, I founded the Nation’s first for-profit, social enterprise venture (L3C). I have raised and managed millions of dollars in private and public funding. I have designed and deployed medical informatics programs with global pioneers and founders in Bayes artificial intelligence. I am a successful Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, Clinical Director, President, and Board of Trustees for-profit and not-for-profit companies. As the founder of six national public health and preventive medicine programs my work has positively impacted the lives of millions of individuals. I was diagnosed with cancer while in Medical School, and designed my own treatment protocol that became a national standard-of-care. And used this opportunity to be a leader in preventive medicine, clinical translation, standards-of-care, and health policy. On these issues I have worked with the White House, the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, the American Medical Association, as well as governments and corporations in Eastern Europe, Central and South America, and the U.S. Additionally, I have personally worked with thousands of cancer patients and cancer survivors, as well as clinical consultations with high-net-worth families. My health policy research has appeared in the leading peer review publications and featured on national television, radio, and social media platforms including the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, World News Tonight, NPR's Morning Edition, and I-Tunes to name a few. I have mentored many graduate students and entrepreneurs. I am a student of both the Rinzai and Soto Schools. I am a global yacht captain, big-mountain skier, and personal advisor on matters related to preventive medicine, medical innovation, and wellness. These accomplishments occurred because I was inspired by others. If you want to run faster, run with people who are faster than you. If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room. On on!
Research Interests: Cancer Survivor Epidemiology, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Clinical Pathways Algorithms, Community-Based Primary Cancer Survivor Care, Health Policy, Health Related Quality of Life, Implementation Science, Patient Reported Outcome
Research Statement
Nobel prize recipient Albert Szent-Gyorgyi is quoted to say, "Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought." To this end, my research is focuses on building models, frameworks, policy, programs, and products specifically purposed to improve rapid access, delivery, and adoption of existing health and medical science by doctors and their patients.