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Occupational and Environmental Medicine Expert Consultant Resume

Resume of QYI, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.E.M. Consultant
Principal Industries Served:
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Respiratory Environmental Medicine
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Medical Advisory Services
  • Preventive Health Services

Education:

This expert was awarded the degree of M.P.H. in Environmental Science from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Other degrees include M.D. from the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD and a B.S. in Biology from Loyola College in Maryland (Alpha Sigma Nu / Beta Beta Beta).

Professional Graduate Training :

Thomas Jefferson University, Occupational Medicine Program, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

University Of Maryland Hospital, Medical Resident, Division of Primary Care/Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD


Expertise and Services:

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Expert Consultant Resume

This expert specializes in occupational and environmental medicine, with fellowship status in the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Society.

This expert was designated as the State Medical Director for the State of Maryland agencies and State employees and in that capacity has worked closely with the State of Maryland (and local municipalities and many large corporations) in building a safe, healthful and productive workplace. Subspecialties are respiratory environmental medicine, indoor and ambient environmental quality investigations, risk communication and medical advisory services.

The extensive experience of this expert includes environmental health related issues such as particulate air pollution, dispersion modeling, molds, and microbial agents. More examples of related expertise include chemicals and other contaminant exposures or hazards in external environments, commercial buildings, manufacturing plants, schools, and various public and residential facilities. The philosophy of this expert is a preventive medicine approach, i.e., to design, educate and prevent occurrence or reoccurrence of exposures, injuries and illnesses by determining the root cause(s) of environmental diseases, injuries or accidents and developing a plan of action for resolving the problem.

This expert has expertise in a wide range of environmental and occupational health issues including matters related to asbestos, lead, and radiation exposures. Additionally, this consultant offers expertise related to chemical agents, solvents, benzene, and metal washing fluids. Other areas of emphasis include mercury, and heavy metals. This consultant offers additional specialization in forensics (root cause) investigations, indoor air quality / mold, Chinese drywall investigations, and smoke inhalation injuries. This consultant has demonstrated specific expertise relative to particulate air pollution, infectious agents, disease/ outbreak investigations, and cancer cluster analysis / studies. This consultant is an expert in epidemiology and research methods, physical or mental impairments, and validity assessment of the scientific methodologies.

This consultant and his colleagues have served as scientific experts in many administrative and legal proceedings, and routinely testify to State Legislators. Notably, this expert was on the Maryland Governor's Task Force on Indoor Air Quality. The Task Force met for ten months reviewing the latest literature, data, testimonies of experts and patients, best practices, etc. and generated a set of recommendations to the Governor and the State Legislature.


Professional Experience:

Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.

Providing expertise in occupational and environmental medicine, respiratory environmental medicine, indoor and ambient environmental quality investigations, risk communication, medical advisory services, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

 

President, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Advisory firm

Chief Medical Officer, Building Health Science

Vice President, Clinical Medicine, International Center For Toxicology and Medicine (ICTM)

Regional Medical Director, Concentra Medical Advisory Services, State Medical Director, State of Maryland agencies and employees

Established Medical Advisory Department for large Concentra clients in Mid-Atlantic Region, specifically for management of Occupational Health Services/Preventive Health Services/Indoor Air Quality/Environmental Medicine consultations. For strategic development/implementation of Integrated Health/Disability Management programs for large clients including the State of Maryland (65,000 state employees), Baltimore County, other municipalities and large corporations with over 20,000 employees. Other services included: drug free workplace program review/evaluation, medical review of substance abuse testing, work ability evaluations, disability/ retirement evaluations, fitness for duty exams, employment medicine services, second opinion evaluations/IMEs, absence management/sick call programs, STD/FMLA reviews, medicolegal consultations, delayed recovery cases, indoor (industrial & non-industrial), environmental quality/health management and evaluations, environmental outbreak or disease cluster investigations, etc.

 

Regional Medical Director, Concentra Medical Centers/Concentra Health Services, DE/MD/VA

Responsible for supervision of clinical services provided at 13 outpatient centers and four on-site facilities. 25%-30% direct patient care with focus on complex environmental medicine patients, second opinions, complex HR issues, fitness for duty, travel medicine and complex work injuries. Other duties include monthly medical professional education, training, compilation and dissemination of medical informational updates, Quality Assurance, development of new product line(s) to meet needs of client companies, development of protocols to meet various OSHA/ CDC/scientific standards (including BBP, OSHA respirator, etc.), budgeting, scheduling, marketing, NCQA credentialing of providers, chart audits, performance evaluations/tracking, best practice pattern identification with review of cases of outliers, outcomes research, assist and serve as resource for the cases of outliers, assist and serve as resource for the Case Management Division: IME, TCM/FCM, provider bill review, First Call (first report telephonic case management services).

 

Director, Potomac Occupational Health Group (POHG)

Responsible for management of multiple Occupational and Urgent Care Medicine Centers. Contracted through CEMA. POGH is a member of the Dimensions Health Network (a PHO with over 450 physicians, three hospitals and two nursing homes) and is a provider of Occupational Medicine and Urgent Care for covered subscribers and companies.

 

Director, Odenton Community Medical Center, Odenton, MD

Contracted through CEMA. A sister corporation to CEMA, formed to expand the Occupational Medicine and Urgent Care Services. Overall management of all clinical and administrative services including credentialing, Managed Care contracting, sales and marketing, supervision of human resource issues, Occupational Medicine bids and contracting, etc. Merged with DHS to form Potomac Occupational Health Group Emergency Medical Services, Inc.

 

Medical Review Officer

Certified expert reviewer of forensic toxicological/drug/alcohol testing.

 

Associate Director of Occupational Medicine (part time position), xpress Care/ Prince George's Hospital Center, Cheverly, MD

Part of CEMA's portfolio of services, including Occupational and Environmental Medicine for PG County Fire/ Rescue/ Police/ Badge employees, MNCPPC Police Force - Clinical position with administrative responsibilities including sales, marketing, Quality Assurance, education, updates, conferences.

Additional Experience:

Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Prince George's Hospital Center, Bowie Health Center, Prince George's County, MD

(Contracted with Chesapeake Emergency Medicine Associates, (CEMA) with additional duties: education of students, residents, and assistance with Quality Assurance Program)

Part Time Positions

  • Leland Hospital Emergency Department, Riverside, MD
  • St. Agnes Hospital Emergency Department, Baltimore, MD
  • Locum Tenens Physician, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Inpatient and Outpatient services, CompHealth, Utah

Other Specialties and Services Offered by this Expert Include

  • Environmental medicine
  • Occupational neurology
  • Infectious diseases
  • Clinical toxicology
  • Allergy and immunology
  • Hematology & oncology
  • Research library services
  • Epidemiology
  • Field investigations
  • Ambient air & water quality analysis
  • Nurse consultants

This consultant is a graduate of Loyola College in Baltimore and received a Medical degree from University of Maryland Medical School. This expert's  first residency and board certification was in Internal Medicine from University of Maryland Hospital. This consultant later received his Master's in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University in Environmental Science. This expert turned for further Postgraduate training (and received his second board certification) in Occupational Medicine from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. After completing his first medical residency, this consultant worked in the Emergency Department setting (full time and part time) for eight years.

Having been invited by the Health Commissioner of Baltimore City, this consultant serves on the Baltimore City Healthy Homes Advisory Board. This associate has clinical privileges at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and at a Department of Defense (DOD) agency's Medical department. This expert evaluates and treats patients at both Mercy Medical Center and the DOD agency's Medical Center. Recently served as the principle investigator of a large peer reviewed multi-facility DOD epidemiology research where over 7,000 occupants participated from over 350 study areas. This consultant was also appointed to the ACOEM panel for the creation of the ACOEM evidence-based respiratory medicine evaluation and treatment guidelines.


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