2024-25 Program Faculty
has over 20 years experience in the dental industry assisting dentists in improving their key performance indicators by providing guidance on dental billing and coding. She is the owner of Hidden Dental Profits, a business specializing in dentists streamlining and improving the dental billing cycle processes and enhancing their revenue from dental insurance.
You may contact Ms. Aguilar with your comments or questions at 951-416-5106 or by email at billingcoach@hiddendentalprofit.com
is a practicing anesthesiologist with a special interest in pain and addiction. He received his anesthesiology training at Yale University in 1993 and is board certified in both anesthesiology, pain medicine and addiction medicine. Dr. Dombrowski is principal of The Washington Pain Center and medical director of several Medication Assistant treatment programs. Dr. Dombrowski is the past secretary to the American Society of Anesthesiology and the current president of the DC and Maryland Society of Addiction Medicine. He is a frequent speaker and commentator on pain management and addiction treatments.
You may contact Dr. Dombrowski at (202) 362-4787, or by email at drjohn@dcpaindoc.com
is a partner in OJM Group, a physician focused financial planning and asset management firm and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) offering tax analysis and tax planning services to the firm's clients. Ms. Foos has over 25 years of experience in accounting, tax planning and financial consulting. She is a co-author of numerous books for physicians, including Wealth Management Made Simple and Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician: Residency to Retirement. Ms. Foos has authored numerous articles and presented many lectures, webcasts, and podcasts on tax planning and wealth management.
You may contact Ms. Foos with any questions or comments at (513) 309–3946 or by email at carole@ojmgroup.com
Long-time AEI seminar faculty members David Mandell and Carole Foos -- and their partners at OJM Group -- have recently released their newest financial resource Wealth Strategies for Today’s Physician: A Multi-Media Playbook. The Playbook’s innovative format features over 250 pages of text, complemented by more than 90 links to video and podcast episodes to enhance the reader’s learning experience. AEI members can click here to get a free print copy or ebook download!
is a Professor of Neurology at University of Minnesota where he is the Vice-Chair for Education and Faculty Affairs. He is board certified in both neurology and sleep medicine and is a fellow of the American Academies of both specialties. Dr. Howell is a frequent international speaker, a co-investigator of numerous research projects, widely published and Chief Medical Officer of GEM Health.
You may contact Dr. Howell with your questions and comments at remwalkers@gmail.com
had a thriving private practice and then experienced a series of setbacks, including two years of disability. A student of practice management techniques and a recipient of a degree in Business and Finance, he implemented a number of goals and strategies which enabled him to triple the revenue of his practice in just a few years. Dr. Katz founded Smile Potential Dental Practice Coaching to help his professional colleagues optimize their practices’ culture and systems. He is a Master of the Academy of Dentistry, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and an Attending at North Shore University Hospital. Dr. Katz was also team dentist for the New York Jets for 10 years, a dental consultant to Fox News, a recipient of multiple speaking awards, and is the author of They Didn’t Teach Us THAT in Dental School.
You may contact Dr. Katz with your questions and comments at (516) 524-7573, or by email at DrKatz@smilepotential.com
is a specialist practicing clinical and microscopic oral & maxillofacial pathology, and Director of Clinical Oral Pathology in the Division of Oral Pathology of the Department of Dental Medicine at Northwell Health. He is associate professor in the Departments of Dental Medicine and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Kelsch is also an attending physician at several area hospitals and holds numerous advisory council, consultant and course director positions at medical foundations, medical centers and professional organizations. He is a Fellow of the American Academy or Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology where he was a member of its executive council and chair of several committees. Dr. Kelsch is a Director of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial pathology, an editor at several medical and dental journals, the recipient of a number of professional awards and prolific writer and speaker.
You may contact Dr. Kelsch with your questions and comments at 718-470-7341, or by email at rkelsch@northwell.edu
is a American Board of Orthodontics-certified orthodontist and has been a Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at Columbia University for the past 35 years. He has received several awards including the Outstanding Achievement Award by the International College of Dentistry, and the Columbia Excellence in Clinical Operative Dentistry Award. Dr. Luccarelli is a member of the OKU Dental Honor Society and has lectured across the country and internationally on topics including Invisalign, Modern Orthodontic Advancements, and Laser Guided Orthodontics.
You may contact Dr. Luccarelli with your questions or comments by email at steveluccarelli@gmail.com
is a practicing attorney in The Law Offices of David B. Mandell, PC, and a principal of the doctor focused wealth management firm OJM Group, LLC. He specializes in risk management, asset protection, and financial planning and has authored a number of books for doctors including his latest, Wealth Strategies for Today’s Physician: A Multi-Media Playbook. His articles have appeared in over 100 publications, including over 30 medical specialty journals, and he has addressed many of the nation's leading medical conferences.
Mr. Mandell holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University from which he graduated with honors, a law degree from the UCLA School of Law where he was awarded the “American Jurisprudence Award” for achievement in legal ethics and earned his MBA from UCLA'S Anderson School of Management.
You may contact Mr. Mandell with any questions or comments at (877) 656–4362 or by email at mandell@ojmgroup.com
Long-time AEI seminar faculty members David Mandell and Carole Foos -- and their partners at OJM Group -- have recently released their newest financial resource Wealth Strategies for Today’s Physician: A Multi-Media Playbook. The Playbook’s innovative format features over 250 pages of text, complemented by more than 90 links to video and podcast episodes to enhance the reader’s learning experience. AEI members can click here to get a free print copy or ebook download!
is a long time, family and advanced restorative dentist who, following her receipt of a master's degree in business, developed a passion for organizational behavior, executive leadership, and target marketing. An expert in mouth-body connections, Dr. Maples is a practitioner of Total Health, or Integrative Dental Medicine. She is also a sought-after national presenter to both dental and medical audiences, serves on the executive board of the American Academy for Oral & Systemic Health, and is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists.
You may learn more about Dr. Maples at DrSusanMaplesSpeaker.com, Total-Health-Dentistry.com, and TotalHealthPractice.net. You may contact her with questions or comments at Susan@drsusanmaples.com
is a Managing Director of Eisner Amper Healthcare Consulting Group with 25 years of experience as a management consultant in the healthcare industry. Mr. Orlov earned his MBA from Yale School of Management and specializes in strategy, transactions, operations and project management for physician groups and hospital systems, as well as not-for-profits. Mr. Orlov has been published in many books and articles including the Beckers Hospital Review. He collaborates with the University of Pennsylvania on strategy for primary care practices.
You may contact Mr. Orlov with your questions or comments at 212-324-2297 or by email at bert.orlov@eisneramper.com
is an attorney, orthodontist, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Graduate Orthodontics at New York University College of Dentistry, and clinical attending faculty at Wyckoff Heights Hospital Pediatric Residency Program. His legal practice as of-counsel with Rivkin Radler, LLP focuses on the business and transactional issues related to the practice of dentistry including practice transitions, partnership and employment agreements, office leases and the defense of allegations of professional misconduct. Dr. Ploumis also maintains a practice in orthodontics in New York City, has contributed to many dental journals and is a frequent national speaker on dental-legal topics.
You may contact Dr. Ploumis with your questions and comments by email at EPloumis@DentalPracticeLawyers.com
has over 30 years’ experience as a pharmacist, educator, speaker, and author. He has particular expertise in the most prevalent oral and systemic diseases, the most frequently prescribed drugs used in their treatment and considerations and strategies for effective patient care planning. Dr. Viola is on faculty at over 10 dental professional degree programs, having received several Teacher of the Year awards. He is well known internationally for his contributions as an author, and for his work as an editor, of several pharmacology, pain management and local anesthesia professional journals and textbooks. Dr. Viola has presented over one thousand continuing education courses to medical and dental professionals here and abroad since 2021.
You may contact Dr. Viola with your questions and comments by email at tom@tomviola.com. You may also visit his website, www.tomviola.com, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram at "pharmacologydeclassified".