Other Professional Activities

2006
Consultant to Clinical Advisors LLC. Consultant Group that Specializes in Providing Biomedical Consultative Advice to Industry

2005
Consultant to Institute of Medicine: Committee on Post Market Surveillance of Pediatric Medical Devices

2005
Consultant to Multidisciplinary Panel Coordinated by the Orthopaedic Nursing Association to Develop an Evidence Based Approach to Spine Site Care After External Fixation. Consensus Statement Published in Orthopedic Nursing

2000-2001
Medical Director, Objective Health
Consultation to an eHealth business whose goal is to improve online communication between patients and physicians. Responsibilities include guiding the development of a web-based platform to facilitate the collection of patient-outcomes research data (1999 - present)

1998-2000
Medical Writer CBS Healthwatch. Articles "published" online at CBS.Healthwatch.com. As a freelance writer, I was responsible for providing medical content on a variety of subjects

1996
American Pediatric Surgical Association: Assessment of Outcomes in Pediatric Surgery: Deficiencies in the Literature and Needs for the Future AC Gelijns, MG Vitale, RP Altman. Invited Lecture Presented at the Association of Pediatric Surgical Association Annual Board of Governors Meeting