2023-24 Program Faculty
is president of Bluewater Solutions, LLC, a boutique risk and insurance management company focusing primarily on health care and related risks. He has over 30 years of experience working almost exclusively with health care professionals. Mr. Cox has held executive positions with a large medical center, a major medical malpractice insurance company, and multiple insurance agencies before starting Bluewater Solutions in 2009. Bluewater Solutions offers all manner of risk and insurance management, consulting, and litigation stress coaching. Mr. Cox has a B.S. in Health Education, has done graduate work in Public Health, and earned his Associate in Risk Management designation from the Insurance Institute of America.
You may contact Mr. Cox at tpcox@bluewatersolutions.net or at 804-221-4369.
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
is a board-certified, family practitioner and a certified Specialist in Hypertension with the American Society of Hypertension. He is clinical faculty at the UCF/HCA Family Medicine Residency Program in Gainesville and a clinical assistant professor emeritus at the University of Florida.
Dr. Kuritzky has given over 1,000 presentations to national and international medical audiences on dozens of clinical topics and has authored over 150 articles in journals including New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Comprehensive Therapy, Hospital Practice, Consultant, Postgraduate Medicine, Journal of Pain and Palliative Care, and Patient Care.
You may contact Dr. Kuritzky with any questions or comments at (352) 377–3193 or by email at lkuritzky@aol.com
graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School and the University of Toronto Family Medicine School. He was a family practitioner for over 30 years and since 2006 has focused on stress management, burnout prevention and mindfulness facilitation offering training physicians, dentists, and their staffs as well as for dental and medical associations throughout Canada including the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, the General Practitioner Psychotherapy Association of Canada, the Canadian Mental Health Association York Region and many others. Dr. Levine has also authored an e-book, 52 Mindful Weeks, Cultivating Awareness and Resilience available on his website, www.managestress.ca.
You may contact Dr. Levine with you questions or comments at geraldlevine@rogers.com, or by phone at (705) 721-3130.
is a practicing attorney in The Law Offices of David B. Mandell, PC and a principal of the 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, Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician: Residency to Retirement. Mr. Mandell also created the Category 1 CME monograph, Risk Management for the Practicing Physician. 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
was a practicing pediatrician for 22 years and is now the medical director of 3 local health departments covering 10 northern Michigan counties. He is also medical director of two school-linked Child and Adolescent Health Centers. Dr. Meyerson is board certified in pediatrics and a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics. He also serves on the Michigan Advisory Committee on Immunizations, is a clinical assistant professor in Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Departments of Family Medicine and Pediatrics and is an educator with the Physician Peer Education Project on Immunization.
You may contact Dr. Meyerson with your questions and comments at (231) 330-1410, or by email at jmeyerson43@gmail.com
is the founding partner of Ottenwess Law, a boutique firm serving a diverse clientele in litigation and transactional matters with particular focus on medical malpractice and professional liability defense. His practice focuses on civil litigation matters for which he has appeared before state and federal courts including the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Ottenwess has handled over 600 litigation matters including defending hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice and licensing matters. He is an advisor to hospitals and risk managers, has been featured in numerous top lawyer listings, was inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is a frequent speaker to legal and medical audiences.
You may contact Mr. Ottenwess with you questions or comments at 313-965—2121, or by email at DOttenwess@OttenwessLaw.com
is the managing partner of Ottenwess Law, a boutique firm serving a diverse clientele in litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters with particular focus on medical malpractice, and professional liability defense and health law. Her healthcare practice includes counseling on transactional matters, licensing, and healthcare litigation, as well as federal and state healthcare regulatory compliance including Stark, and self-referral laws, and Anti-Kickback laws. Ms. Ottenwess’ clients include executives, physicians and physician groups, hospitals, practice managers and other healthcare professionals. She also speaks and authors articles on legal issues impacting the healthcare industry.
You may contact Ms. Ottenwess with your questions or comments at 313-965-2121313-788-7022, or by email at SOttenwess@OttenwessLaw.com
is board certified by the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as well as the North American Menopause Society. In addition to private practice, she is an American Board of Gynecology oral board exam instructor as well as an educator, private instructor, and medical writer. Dr. Prusak utilizes a holistic approach in her practice and has spoken nationally to medical audiences on managing patients with difficult gynecological issues.
You may contact Dr. Prusak with your questions and comments by email at ElizabethPrusak@Yahoo.com
is professor emeritus of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcome Sciences at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Pharmacy, as well as professor emeritus of Family Medicine in the College of Medicine, MUSC. Prior to MUSC he instructed at West Virginia University.
Dr. Weart has authored more than 100 publications and he has presented hundreds of hours of lectures to numerous professional groups and societies, medical and house staffs at both West Virginia University and MUSC, and national pharmacy and medical seminars across the country. He has received numerous awards and honors in his field including: “Outstanding Teacher” awards at both West Virginia University and MUSC; “Hospital Pharmacist of the Year” in both South Carolina and West Virginia; and designation as a Fellow of the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists. In 1991 Dr. Weart was among the first pharmacists to become a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist.
You may contact Dr. Weart with any questions or comments by email at weartcw@musc.edu