CURRICULUM VITAE 1950 Sawtelle Blvd., #145 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone (310) 575 4050 FAX (310) 575 4250 EFAX (310) 943 2228 Email Robert@uyedamd.com Robert Y. Uyeda, M.D., J.D., F.A.C.S. Current January 2014 Practice: Limited to Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery, located in Beverly Hills, CA, 1981 to 2013. (465 North Roxbury Drive, #1012, Beverly Hills, CA 90210). Single Specialty Partnership with Mitchell S. Karlan, MD (deceased), Private practice Medical Director, Surgery Consultant, Ambulatory Care, and Owner, Nippon Medical Clinic, (1950 Sawtelle Blvd., #145, West Los Angeles, CA 90025) since 1992 through present. Multiple Specialty Medical Corporation, Private practice. Surgery practice transferred here. Partner (2010), then of Counsel (2011-2013), Law Office of Ravis & Travis (10866 Wilshire Blvd., #400, Los Angeles, CA 90024), since 2009. Private practice. Uyeda Law Office, (2005-2009, 2011-current) practice transferred. Physician Advisor, Accretive Health Physician Advisory Services, 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60604, since Jan 2013. Level of care determinations for Medicare billing. Consult Physician, Health Tap Prime, www.healthtap.com, 650 376 6010, since August 2014. Virtual On-line consultations in General Surgery. Education: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Surgery (8700 Beverly Blvd., #8215, Los Angeles, CA 90048): Resident in Surgery, 1976-1980, Chief Resident in Surgery 1979-1981. Director Leon Morgenstern, M.D. (Deceased). Boston University School of Medicine (80 E. Concord St., Boston, MA 02118): M.D., 1976. Concord Law School (10866 Wilshire Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90024): J.D., 2005. 1
University of Southern California (School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90007): A.B. Chemistry, 1972. Long Beach Polytechnic High School, 1600 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90810. Licensure: California, Physicians and Surgeons Certificate G34366, since 1977, active. NPI #: 1073557294 State of Washington, Physicians License, 025209/MD00033071, since 1997, inactive. Nevada, Physicians and Surgeons License, 7805, since 1997, active. Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 3-171461, since 1977. State Bar of California, 241812 admitted 2006. U.S. District Court, Central District of CA, admitted May 2010. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of CA, admitted April 2010. Specialty Associations: Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 027552, certified 1982; recertified in 1992, 2000, and 2010. Fellow, American College of Surgeons, since 1983 Member, Los Angeles Surgical Society, since 1985. Member SAGES, since 1998. Member, Society of Minimally Invasive Therapy, since 1990. Charter Member, American Society of General Surgeons, since 2000. Member, American College of Legal Medicine, since 2004. Professional Association Memberships: Los Angeles County Medical Association, since 1982. California Medical Association, since 1982. American Medical Association, since 1980. American College of Legal Medicine, since 2005. Los Angeles County Bar Association, since 2004. Beverly Hills Bar Association, since 2004. Expert Medical Consultants, Fellow since 2008. Japan America Society, since 2000. 2
Japanese American Medical Association, since 1982. Los Angeles Medical Malpractice Consultants, 1982-2004. CAALA (Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles), since 2013. Association Appointments: Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA): Member, Judicial Council 1986-88; Vice-Chairman, Committee on Professional Liability 1985-87; Member, Committee on AIDS, 1985-87; Member, Committee on Insurance Review, 1984-86. Beverly Hills District of LACMA: Secretary-Treasurer 1985, Chairman, Public Relations Committee 1985-86, Committee on Fee and Ethics 1985-91; Vice-President 1986-87, President-Elect 1987-88, President 1988-89. California Medical Association: Delegate and Alternate Delegate, various times 1983-90. Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce: Member, since 1989; Co-Chair, Health Care Committee, 1989-1990. Hospital Appointments: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Address above): Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Subdivision of Surgical Oncology: Affiliate Staff 1980-81; Provisional Staff 1981-82; Attending Staff 1982- current. Unrestricted surgical and admitting privileges. Member of the following committees: Operating Room Advisory (1986), Utilization Review (1987), Medical Records (1988), Peer Review (1989), Tissue (1990), Intensive Care Unit (1987), Minority Physicians (1994). Teaching assignments: Trauma Surgery Panel 1981-2001, Emergency surgery call panel 1981-2009, Voluntary teaching panel Blue/Advanced General Surgery Service, 1982-2012. Beverly Hills Medical Center (1177 S. Beverly Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90034): Attending Staff, Dept. of Surgery, 1982-1992, resigned at hospital closure. Chief of Medical Staff (1988-91); Vice-Chief of Staff (1987-88); Chief of Surgery (1985-88). Member of the following committees: Medical Executive, Quality Assurance, Infection Control, Critical Care (various times). Saint John s Health Center (1328 Twenty-second Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404): Attending Staff, Dept. of Surgery, 1998 to current. Unrestricted surgical and admitting privileges. Member, Emergency Medical Services Committee, 1998-2013. Emergency Dept call panel 1998-current. Westside Hospital (Fairfax Ave. at Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA): Attending Staff 1982-1992, resigned at hospital closure. Vice-Chief of Surgery (1991-92). Bedford Surgical Center (435 N. Bedford Dr., #400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, outpatient surgery facility): Attending staff 1989-2000, resigned at facility closure. Chief of Medical Staff (1989-2000); Director of Marketing (1989-2000); Chairman, Pharmacy Committee (1990-2000). 3
Brighton Surgical Center (9400 Brighton Way, #A, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, outpatient surgery facility): Chief of General Surgery (2001-current). Other Surgical privileges at the following additional hospitals: City of Angels Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA, Courtesy, 1998-2009, resigned), Century City Hospital (Los Angeles, CA, Active, 1981-2004, resigned at hospital closure), UCLA Center for Health Sciences (Los Angeles, CA, Asst. Clinical Instructor in Surgery, Surgery Pink Service, 1995-97, resigned because of non-utilization), LAC-USC Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA, Voluntary Attending, inactive, current); Midway Hospital (Los Angeles, CA) and Brotman Medical Center (Culver City, CA) voluntary resignations. Directorships: Medical Director, Nippon Medical Clinic, Los Angeles (1982-current). Director of Professional Services, Beverly Hills Med Center (1992). Board Memberships: Los Angeles Foundation for Medical Care (1992-2004). Beverly Hills Private Physicians IPA (1992-2002). Westside Hospital (1992-94). Beverly Hills Medical Center (1992). Greater West LA Chamber of Commerce (2002). West LA Neighborhood Council (2006-2008). Honors & Awards: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Leo G Rigler, M.D. Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Resident in Surgery, 1979. Boston University School of Medicine, Surgical Oncology Award for Academic Excellence, Medical Student, 1976. Certificates: Basic Cardiac Life Support, current. Advanced Trauma Life Support, certified 2004. Controlled Substances Certificate, AU 7581398 DEA. Radiology Operator s Certificate, current. Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level I (Advanced), 2001, The Japan Society, Santa Monica, CA. Expert Witness Guidelines & Ethics Program, American College of General Surgeons, 2004, Boston, MA. Specialized Mediation: Employment, Professional Malpractice, and Personal Injury Disputes; Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, June 2008, Malibu, CA. 4
Personal Data: Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan. Citizenship: U.S.A. Residence: Bel Air, CA. Proficient in spoken Japanese. Married, two daughters (Radiologist, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA; and Secondary Schoolteacher Biology and Phys.Ed., San Marino, CA.) References & Publications: Available upon request. // 5