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Unless otherwised indicated, this information has been self-reported and has not been verified by the Board of Medicine.
Disclaimer: General
The following information contained in this database is provided from the records of
the Board of Medicine.
- Licensee name
- License number
- Date of issue
- Date of expiration
- Any Virginia Board of Medicine Notice or Order
The Department and the Board have taken measures to assure that the above
information reflects information contained in records that it maintains consistent
with its statutory responsibility to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry.
The following information is required to be self-reported by licensees under penalty of law. This information
is not verified by the Board. The Department and the Board have the authority to investigate reported
inaccuracies in the displayed information and if warranted, seek correction and effect licensee compliance
with the law and regulations governing the practitioner information system.
Required information provided by doctors:
- Practice information (location(s), telephone number(s), translating services,
percentage of time spent at location(s)
- Education
- Years in active clinical practice
- Board Certifications
- Hospital affiliations
- Academic appointments
- Publications
- Medicaid participation
- Actions
- Felony convictions
- Paid claims in the most recent ten years
Optional information doctors may choose to include:
- Insurance plans accepted or managed care plans in which they participate
- Self-Designated practice area
- Honors and awards received
- Medicare information
- Hours of continuing education
- Practice name
- Days of the week at practice location
- Maiden name
- Web site address
- Non-emergency email address
The Board does not comprehensively verify the information required to be self-reported
by doctors, and therefore does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of
self-reported information. The Board conducts periodic random audits of profiles
as an effort to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the information.
Please note that if a practitioner's license is not active, they are under
no obligation to update their profile so the information contained in that profile may not be up-to-date.
Disclaimer: Malpractice Information
When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:
Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.
Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.
Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.
Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.
The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.
Presentation of Required Data:
As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over
$10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data
covers their total years of practice.
To provide perspective regarding the reported data, the Board displays information about the paid claims experience of the practitioner's specialty along with the practitioner's history of paid claims. In reporting the data in this manner, each practitioner is seen relative to other practitioners in the specialty, rather than to all practitioners in all specialties.
Paid claims are not expressed in dollar amounts. Each paid claim has been analyzed and assigned to one of three statistical categories: below average, average, or above average. This analysis was made relative to the other claims in the specialty in which the claim occurred.
The information provided, in the manner provided, should offer perspective about this aspect of medical practice. You could miss an opportunity for high quality care by excluding a doctor based solely on the presence of a malpractice history. You may wish to discuss information provided in this report, and malpractice generally, with your doctor.
Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Navy Bloodborne Infection Management Center
4650 Taylor Road
Bldg 17B, 3rd floor, Suite 3G
Bethesda, MD 20889
Phone: 301-295-5246
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 100% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Thur
- Non-English Languages spoken in Office
Spanish, S. Am
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Spanish, S. Am
Tagalog/Filipino
Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada:
14
Medicaid
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Does Not Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is not accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Virginia
Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 8/19/2022
None Reported
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 8/19/2022
(Bethesda,MD) Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Grad School: Eastern Virginia Medical School Of The Medical College Of Hampton Roads - Norfolk VA
Year Completed: 1997
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Internal Medicine
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Portsmouth,
Virginia
USA
Year Internship
Completed: 1998
Internal Medicine
National Naval Medical Center Bethesda
Bethesda,
MD
USA
Year Residency
Completed: 2004
Infectious Diseases
Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego,
CA
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 2006
Continuing Education
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Continuing Hours:
60
Since:
2020
Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of
Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of
Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Internal Medicine
Year of Initial Certifications:
2005Current Certification Expires:
2025
Internal Medicine: Infectious Disease
Year of Initial Certifications:
2007Current Certification Expires:
2027
Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 8/19/2022
(Participating Provider)
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Navy Commendation Medals (3 awards-2001,2009,2010)
United States Navy
2010
Meritorious Service Medial
Naval Medical Research Center
2017
Meritorious Service Medal
2019
Legion of Merit
2021
Academic Appointments
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Uniformed Services University Of The Health Sciences F. Edward Hébert School Of Medicine - Bethesda MD
Rank:
Assistant Professor
Years:
2004-present
Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 8/19/2022
None Reported
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 8/19/2022
Vaccine
30(2):336-41
Date: 01 2012
Sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illness in two hospitals in Maracay, Venezuela: 2006-2010
PLoS One
7(9): e44511
Date: 09 2012
Tetravalent DNA Vaccine product as a vaccine candidate against dengue
Methods in Molecular Biology
1143: 283-295
Date: 03 2014
Safety and Immunogenicity of a Dengue VIrus Serotype 1 Purified Inactivated Vaccine
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Date: 07 2015
A malaria vaccine for travelers and military personnel: Requirements and top candidates
Vaccine
Volume: 33 (52)
Date: 12 2015
Personalized Therapeutic Cocktail of Wild Environmental Phages Rescues Mice from A. baumannii wound infections
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume: 60 (10)
Date: 09 2016
Prevalence and factors associated with renal dysfunction among HIV-infected patients
AIDS Patient Care STDS
24(6):353-60
Date: 06 2018
Phage-mediated molecular detection (PMMD): A novel rapid method for phage-specific bacterial detection
Viruses
12(4): 435
Date: 04 2020
IMRAS immunization with radiation-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites by mosquito bite: Cellular immunity to sporozoites, CSP, AMA1, TRAP and CelTOS
PLoS One
16 (8): e0256396
Date: 08 2021
Three antigen Plasmodium falciparum DNA prime-Adenovirus boost malaria vaccine regimen is superior to a two-antigen regimen and protects against controlled human malaria infection in healthy malaria-naive adults
PLoS One
2021 Sep 8; 16(9):e0256980
Date: 09 2021
Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 8/19/2022
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 8/19/2022
None Reported
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
No Notices or Orders on file
Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 8/19/2022
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported
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