PRACTICE AREAS

Administrative Law

Medical Malpractice and Healthcare

EDUCATION

Arizona State University College of Law, J.D., 2005, and Advanced Certificate in Law, Science and Technology

Arizona State University, M.B.A., summa cum laude, 1995

Christ Hospital & Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency, 1986-1989; Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine Residency, 1988-1989

Chicago Medical School, Doctor of Medicine, 1986

Drake University, B.A., cum laude, 1982

BAR ADMISSIONS

Arizona, 2006

U.S. District Court of Arizona, 2006

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

State Bar of Arizona

PUBLICATIONS

Editor, Urgent Care Alert, 2006, 2007

Editorial Board/ Health Law Editor, Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, 2006, 2007

“How to Prepare for and Give a Deposition,” Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 5, March 2007

“What to Do When You Get Named in a Malpractice Suit.” Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 4, February 2007

“How Not to Get Sued, Part 2,” Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 3, January 2007

“How Not to Get Sued, Part 1,” Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 2, December 2006

“Complications: Informed Consent and the Treatment of Minors,” Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 1, October 2006

“Informed Consent for Urgent Care Medicine,” Urgent Care Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 1, September 2006

Contract Issues for Emergency Physicians, authored chapter on negotiation

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

“Physician Pay for Performance,” Arizona State University Master of Business Administration/MHSA

“Pitfalls to Avoid When Setting Up a New Urgent Care Center,” AHC Media, National Web Cast and Audio Conference

“Legal Issues for the New Urgent Care Center,” Urgent Care Association of America, National Conference

“Medical Malpractice Claims Lessons from the Vioxx Verdict,” Crittenden Medical Insurance Conference

“Health Law for Urgent Care Medicine,” Urgent Care Association of America, National Conference

Panel Member, “Biomedical Informatics as Transformational Tools,” National Symposium: Transforming American Healthcare over the Next Decade, Pathways to Change

Welcome Address to New MBAs, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University

“Health Law for Urgent Care Medicine,” American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine, National Conference

Commencement Address, Arizona State University College of Law

Lectures to First- and Second-Year DO Students on Health Law, Midwestern University Doctor of Osteopathy

Lecture to MBA Program on Determining the ROI for Health Care IT, Arizona State University Master of Business Administration

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Men’s Anti-violence Network, Board of Directors

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND

Shufeldt Law Firm, PLLC, Managing Partner, 2006-Present

NextCare, Inc., Founder, Principal Chief Executive Officer, 1993-Present

St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, Pre-Hospital Medical Director, Business Manager and Emergency Physician, 2001-Present