IONM Founder Sounds The Alarm on Persistent Quality and Safety Issues
I have been an active member of the Neurodiagnostics community for more than twenty-five years. Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to gain significant knowledge and experience in clinical electroencephalography (EEG), clinical evoked potentials (EP), and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM). My primary training is in IONM and I am passionate about sharing my knowledge and skills with others.
I have been working as an END educator for over twenty years, and have significant experience training IONM technologists and coaching them through their board examinations. I have experience in all facets of IONM, but my interest lies in IONM related to procedures performed in the interventional radiology suite, cortical mapping, and motor cranial nerve monitoring.
I have served on many boards within the neurodiagnostics community and am currently serving as the president of the Southern Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists (SSET) and a member of the ASNM Board of Directors. In the past I have served as a board member for ASNM, editor of ASNM’s publication “The Monitor”, chair of ASNM’s Applied Philanthropy Committee, a member of ASNM’s Online Education Committee, and speaker for ASET, ASNM, MSET, CSET, ISET, and international organizations such as Neuromonitoring UK.
In addition to my passion for education, I believe that it is extremely important to volunteer both in and out of the field of neurodiagnositcs. I have been fortunate to travel to Ghana, Barbados, and Malawi to volunteer as a neuromonitorist and educator. I am especially proud of the two nurses that I have mentored in Ghana to function independently as CNIM credentialed neuromonitorists for the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS) in Accra, Ghana.
Currently, I serve as Director of Education for Neuromonitoring Associates. My past roles include COO for Advanced Monitoring Services, the VP of Neuromonitoring Services for Comprehensive Neuro Monitoring, National Technologist Director for Assure, Southeast Director of Field Operations for Neuromonitoring Associates, co-owner of LHI Online, and Clinical Product Designer & Regional Director at Biotronic NeuroNetwork. When I am not working, I enjoy traveling with my beautiful wife Lisa, gardening, reading, and running.
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October 2024 - Southern Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Conference
October 2024 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
May 2024 – ASNM Annual Meeting
March 2024 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
October 2023 – Southern Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Conference – IONM Moderator & Society President
October 2023 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
July 2023 – American Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Conference – Motor Monitoring During Spinal Surgery
April 2023 – Central Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists – A Neuromonitoring Adventure in the IR suite
April 2023 – Central Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists – Corticospinal and Corticobulbar Tract MEP Monitoring
March 2023 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
November 2022 – International Society of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring ASET Course – Somatosensory Evoked Potential Signal Optimization
October 2022 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
October 2022 – Illinois Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Meeting – Neuromonitoring Adventures in the IR Suite
March 2022 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
October 2021 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
September 2021 – ASNM Fall Symposium – A Neuromonitoring Adventure in The IR Suite
March 2021 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
November 2020 – Southern Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Meeting – Posterior Fossa Craniotomies: Tips, Tricks and Things to Think About
October 2020 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
September 2020 – Central Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Meeting – Signal Optimization and Dipole Localization
April 2020 – California Chapter of ASET – Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring
March 2020 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
November 2019 – ASET Webinar – Best Practices in IONM
November 2019 – Southern Society on Neurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Meeting – Cortocobulbar Tract MEP Monitoring
October 2019 – ASNM Webinar – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
May 2019 – ASET Online Course – Auditory Brainstem Response Monitoring
June 2019 – Florida Chapter of ASET Annual Conference – Corticospinal and Corticobulbar Tract MEP Monitoring
May 2019 – ASNM Annual Meeting – Intraoperative Neuromonitoring CNIM Board Preparation
April 2019 – Central Society of Neurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Conference – Cortocospinal and Corticobulbar Tract MEP Monitoring
April 2019 – Atlantic Overlook Annual Meeting – Corticospinal and Corticobulbar Tract MEP Monitoring
6/17/18 – Clearwater Beach, FL – Florida Chapter of ASET 2018 Annual Meeting – Cranial Nerve Monitoring in the Operating Room: Method, Data Analysis, Troubleshooting
6/17/18 – Clearwater Beach, FL – Florida Chapter of ASET 2018 Annual Meeting – EEG in the Operating Room: Method, Data Analysis, Troubleshooting and Anesthesia
4/23-4/24/18 – Maastricht, Netherlands – Technomed – Neuro Monitoring Fundamentals Related to Electrode and Stimulators
4/16-4/17/18 – Bristol, UK – Neuromonitoring UK – Basic Neuro Monitoring Fundamentals: Neuromonitoring UK Bristol 2018
4/18-4/20/18 – Bristol, UK – Neuromonitoring UK – Advanced Training Course: Neuromonitoring UK Bristol 2018
2/24/18 – Buena Vista, FL – ASNM 2018 Annual Meeting – Pediatric Spine Surgeries: Technique
2/24/18 – Buena Vista, FL – ASNM 2018 Annual Meeting – Moderator: Minimally Invasive Procedures Section
2/22/18 – Buena Vista, FL – ASNM 2018 Annual Meeting – CNIM Board Prep