John H. Fullerton, MD, MRO, CMD, CFP, FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM — Hampton Health, Ltd.™
Areas of Expertise: Geriatric Medicine
PROFILE:
* Internal Medicine / Geriatrics / Hospice and Palliative Medicine / Addiction Medicine / Medical Directorships
* Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine
* Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine
* Director of Geriatric and Palliative Education at St. Mary's Medical Center (SF, CA) 2009-October 2016
* Additional Clinical Faculty Positions at USC and Touro School(s) of Medicine
* Part-Time Hospice Medical Director at Large Quad-County Hospice in SF Bay Area
* Testimonial Experience in over 200 cases and reviewed more than 1,500 cases (including Medicare Audits for the Government), particularly in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Elder Abuse (including defense plaintiff cases, respectively)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
* Adult Hospital Medicine Hospitalist Care — Including facilities with Primary Care Training Programs
* Ambulatory Care — Including Internal Medicine Geriatrics and experience supervising Mid-Level Practitioners
* Long-Term Care Palliative Units — SNF, Sub-Acute Rehabilitation, Medical Directorships Assisted Living (with Dementia)
* Hospice Palliative Medicine, Home Care
* Elder Abuse Defense Cases — Including criminal allegations of Homicide by "lay" caregivers
* Pain Management/Addiction Medicine
* Preventable Fall Injuries
* Wrongful Death
* Wound Care
* Ethical Consideration at the End-Of-Life (EOL)
* Treatment of the Immunosuppressed Host
* Medicare Certification
* Medical Board Violations by Physicians
* Contested Estate Matters Involving Challenges in Areas Surrounding Testimonial Capacity
* Forensic Criminal Defense Cases — Including civil allegations of elder abuse involving most levels of care and criminal charges of Homicide leveled against "lay" caregivers (Clinical Forensic Medicine)
* Extensive Work Training with Mid-Level Practitioners
* Home Care
* Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) Independent Living Facilities (ILF)
* DUI
* Medicare medical necessity cases — Including criminal allegations of Medicare Fraud
*Government Witness for Department of Justice (DOJ)/FBI/Office of Inspector General (OIG) in cases of allegations of Medical Fraud
*Clinical Forensics Medical Toxicological determinations as MRO to testify in court
*Legal Insanity Defenses
EDUCATION/LICENSES: (active licenses in both California and Florida)
* Board Certified, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM): 09/88-Present;
* Board Certified, Geriatrics, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM): 04/94-Present;
* Board Certified, Hospice Palliative Medicine (ABHPM): 01/06-Present;
* Board Certified, American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM), including Forensic Toxicology: 12/10-Present;
* Certified Medical Director (CMD), American Medical Director's Association (AMDA): 12/04-Present;
* Certified Hospice Med. Dir. (CHMD), Amer. Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine-08/09;
* Certified, American Academy of Home Care Physicians (AAHCP): 11/03-Present;
* Fellow, American College of Physicians (FACP);
* Fellow, American Geriatrics Society (AGSF);
* Fellow, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (FAAHPM);
* Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine (FASAM);
* Toxicology; Medical Review Officer Certification — MROCC: 2011;
* Certified Forensic Physician (CFP) 01/10 -Present
* Wound Care Certification — Advanced Deep Wound Debridement -Current
PRIMARY AREA OF EXPERTISE:
Internal Medicine