MARK A. DRESNICK DRESNICK, RODRIGUEZ, & PERRY, P.A. 201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 601 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 670-9800 mark@dresnicklaw.com www.dresnicklaw.com EDUCATION BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, Massachusetts B.S., 1973 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW J.D. with honors, 1977 Miami, Florida BAR ADMISSION AND COURT AFFILIATIONS Florida Bar (1977) United States Southern District of Florida HONORS AND AWARDS Honored by the Florida Supreme Court for Outstanding Performance on the Florida Bar Examination A/V Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell Florida Super Lawyers (2008-2010, 2012 2013) Legal Leaders: South Florida s Top Rated Lawyers (2013) PAST AND PRESENT POSITIONS HELD PREVIOUSLY SHAREHOLDER AND CURRENTLY OF COUNSEL - DRESNICK, RODRIGUEZ & PERRY, P.A. (PREVIOUSLY DRESNICK & RODRIGUEZ, P.A.; DRESNICK, ELLSWORTH & FELDER, P.A.; AND MARK A. DRESNICK, P.A.) Coral Gables, Florida October 1991 - Present ASSOCIATE, PARTNER LEESFIELD & BLACKBURN, P.A. Miami, Florida 1
1979-1986 ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY Miami, Florida 1977-1979 INVITED LECTURES Legal Issues Confronted with Difficult Hospital Discharges, J.F.K. Medical Center s Annual Clinical Ethics Conference, October 30, 2014 Panel Member, The Future of Healthcare Law: An Administrative, Corporate, & Litigation Perspective Panel, Dade County Bar Association, Bench and Bar Conference (Feb. 28, 2014). Health Law Update, panel moderator at the Dade County Bar Association s Bench and Bar Conference at the Coral Gables Country Club (February 8, 2013) Department of Health Investigations and Reporting Requirements that Impact Nurses, presented to the University of Miami, School of Nursing, February 7, 2011 & November 6, 2012 Department of Health Investigations: An Update for Physicians presented to Doctor s Hospital, Miami, Florida, October 6, 2010 Risk Management Conference Series: Department of Health Investigations: An Update for Physicians presented to Baptist Health System, Miami, Florida, (with simultaneous video transmission to hospitals in Homestead and Key Largo) February 11, 2010 Department of Health Investigations: An Update for Physicians presented to Baptist Health System, Risk Management Conference, Miami, Florida, September 17, 2009 Department of Health Investigations: An Update for Risk Managers, Diplomat Westin Hotel, Hollywood, Florida, March 14, 2009 Due Process Rights and Procedures Pertaining to Healthcare Licensees, University of Miami, School of Law, Health Law Class, February 11, 2009 Protecting Your License to Practice Nursing, Miami Children s Hospital, Pediatric Nursing Conference, September 5, 2008 Regulation of Physicians by the Department of Health, Miami Children s Hospital, Pediatric Residency Program, May 14, 2008 Risk Management; Dental Practice Protection, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Hialeah Clinic, January 4, 2008 2
Disciplinary Investigations of Physicians by the Department of Health, South Florida Association of Medical Staff Services, Miami Children s Hospital, October 25, 2006 Disciplinary Investigations of Physicians by the Department of Health, Jackson South Community Hospital Medical Staff Lecture, Miami, Florida, June 13, 2006 Nursing Licensure, Reporting Requirements, and Risk Management Issues, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida, April 3, 2006 & September 6, 2006 Regulation of Physicians by the Department of Health, Baptist Hospital Risk Management Lecture, Miami, Florida, February 16, 2006 Regulation of Physicians by AHCA and the Department of Health, Mount Sinai Radiology Residents Lecture, Miami, Florida, June 21, 2005 The Defense of Ophthalmological Cases Brought by the Department of Health, South Florida Ophthalmological Self-Insuring Trust Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, May 7, 2005 The Effect of the New State Constitutional Amendments on Physician Licenses, Adverse Incident Reporting, Peer Review Committees and Quality Improvement Activities, 2005 Health Law Institute sponsored by The Florida Bar Health Law Section, Orlando, Florida, February 17, 2005 Survey of Florida State Medical Records Requirements, 2005 Health Law Institute sponsored by The Florida Bar Health Law Section, Orlando, Florida, February 16, 2005 Risk Management Implications of Malpractice Cases and Regulation of Physicians by the Department of Health, 7th Annual Gastroenterology Update for PCP s, Coral Gables, Florida, October 2, 2004 Regulation of Physicians and Other Healthcare Providers by AHCA and the Department of Health, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 22, 2004 The Tort Reform Act: Its Impact on the Regulation of Physicians, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, January 13, 2004 The Tort Reform Act: Its Impact on the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals & Institutions, Florida Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, Regional Education Program, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida, December 4, 2003 Code 15 Reporting and AHCA/Department of Health Investigations: Risk Managers on the Front Lines, Florida Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, Regional Education Program, North Miami Beach, Florida, December 6, 2002 Code 15 Reporting: A Primer for Physicians, Medical Staff Continuing Medical Education Presentation, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, November 26, 3
2002 Regulation of Physicians by the Board of Medicine & Other Agencies, Cedars Medical Center Medical Executive Committee Retreat, Miami Beach, Florida, October 6, 2001 Regulation of Physicians by the Board of Medicine & Other Agencies, Aventura Hospital & Medical Center Clinical Practice Update, Duck Key, Florida, September 8, 2001 The Defense of Board of Medicine and Department of Health Actions Concerning Health Care Fraud and Abuse, Continuing Legal Education Presentation for The Florida Bar, Health Law Section, Boca Raton, June 23, 2000 Investigations and Disciplinary Actions Concerning Physicians by the Agency for Health Care Administration for the Department of Health, and Hospital Peer Review Proceedings, Continuing Legal Education Presentation for The Florida Bar, Miami, January 22, 1999 Confidentiality of Medical Records in Florida, Lorman Education Services, Miami, December 3, 1998 Regulation of Florida Health Care Facilities and Health Care Providers by the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Health, presented to the following organizations: Columbia Risk Management Meeting at Cedars Medical Center, January 22, 1999 Columbia/HCA Southeast and Southwest Florida Regional Workshop at the Miami Heart Institute, October 2, 1998 Regulation of Physicians by The Department of Health presented to the following organizations: Medical Residents at Palmetto General Hospital, February 20, 1998 Medical Staff at Palmetto General Hospital, December 3, 1997 Pediatric Review Conference, Baptist Health Systems of South Florida, November 21, 1997 Florida Keys Area Health Education Center, Inc., November 15, 1997 Regulation of Health Care Professionals by the Department of Health, Dade Association for Healthcare Quality, August 27, 1997 AHCA Regulation of Health Care Professionals, South Florida Society for Risk Management, April 8, 1997 Legal Requirements of Hospitals and Other Organizations to Report Certain Medical Incidents to the Board of Medicine, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, February 20, 1997 Risk Management for Physicians: Dealing with the Issues in 1995: Regulation of 4
Physicians by the Agency for Health Care Administration University of Miami School of Medicine, September 23, 1995, November 11, 1995 and December 2, 1995 Regulation of Physicians by the Agency for Health Care Administration, Healthcare Risk Control, February 25, 1995 Medical Staff Legal Issues: A Primer for the Leaders of the Medical Staff at South Miami Hospital, South Miami Hospital Retreat, January 21, 1995 Risk Management Strategies for Avoiding A.H.C.A. Investigations, Healthcare Risk Control, December 10, 1994 Risk Management Seminars on A.H.C.A. Regulation of the Practicing Physician presented to the following organizations: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, September 29, 1995 Coral Gables Hospital, September 23, 1995 Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Neurology, September 22, 1995 Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, June 6, 1995 South Miami Hospital, November 5, 1994 Risk Management Seminars on D.P.R. Regulation of the Practicing Physician presented to the following organizations: Cuban Medical Convention, July 3, 1994 Miami Orthopaedic Society, April 20, 1994 Florida Society of Internal Medicine and Medical Professional Liability Agency, Ltd., February 5, 1994 Doctors Hospital, December 9, 1993 EMSA, November 20, 1993 Northwest Regional Hospital, November 13, 1993 South Miami Hospital, November 6, 1993 Coral Gables Hospital, October 16, 1993 Coral Gables Hospital, December 12, 1992 AIML Conferences, Inc., April 20, 1991 A Civil Litigator s Guide to the Regulation of Physicians by the Florida Board of Medicine and the Agency for Health Care Administration, Continuing Legal Education Presentation for The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, October 6, 1994 What You Don t Know Can Hurt You, Sponsored by American Institute of Medical Law, Inc., June 23, 1994 DPR Concerns, Cedars Medical Center, May 23, 1994 Medical Records: Legal Requirements and Risk Management Considerations, Hialeah Hospital, May 10, 1994 5
Initial Case Evaluation and Investigation, Continuing Legal Education Presentation for Florida Bar, 1984 Sovereign Immunity in Florida, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Legislative and Case Law Update, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985 Professional Liability of Public Officers, Continuing Legal Education Presentation for Florida Bar, 1984 Sovereign Immunity in Florida, Continuing Legal Education Presentation for the Florida Bar, 1980 PUBLISHED ARTICLES Lawyers Must Get Hip to HIPAA: Avoiding the Wall of Shame, Daily Business Review Board of Contributors, March 31, 2014 (co-authored with Pamela I. Perry) Credentialing Applications: What You Don t Tell May Hurt You, Health Manager News, May 29, 1995 Protect Your Practice from a DPR Action, Health Manager News, December 13, 1993 Sovereign Immunity for Negligent Inspections: Will the Supreme Court Resurrect Modlin v. City of Miami Beach, Trial Lawyers Section of Florida Bar Newsletter, April, 1984 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Dade Civil Rights Committee, Anti-Defamation League Board of Directors, Shake-A-Leg Miami (2004-2008) 6