CURRICULUM VITAE
JULIUS S. PIVER, M.D., J.D.
Board Certified Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical Legal Consultant
5530 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Office Phone: 301-654-7660
6602 Melody Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
Home Phone: 301-365-4020 Fax: 301-469-5469
Cell Phone: 240-381-3600
jpmdjd@verizon.net www.obgyn-dr.com
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, George Washington University,
Washington, DC
Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University
Washington, DC
One-Year Rotating Internship, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Three-Year Residency in Obstetrics/Gynecology,
Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, DC
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Washington College of Law,
American University, Washington, DC
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
Licensed, State of Maryland
Licensed, State of Virginia
Licensed, District of Columbia
Licensed, State of Florida
Board Certified, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
Laurel Regional Hospital
Sibley Hospital
Suburban Hospital
Washington Adventist Hospital
HONORS & SOCIETIES
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
Fellow, Washington Gynecological Society
Fellow, American College of Abdominal Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Legal Medicine
Member, American Medical Association
Member, Med-Chi Society of Maryland
Member, District of Columbia Medical Society
Member, Montgomery County Medical Society
Member, Maryland Bar
Member, Defense Research Institute
Past Member, American Bar Association
Past Member, Montgomery County Bar Association
Member, Kane-King-Dodek Honorary Obstetrical Society,
George Washington University, School of Medicine
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Clinical Chairman, Department of Obstetrics,
Washington Hospital Center, 1975 - 1980
Residents Recognition Award for Excellence in Teaching,
Washington Hospital Center
Past President, Washington Graduate Club, Phi Delta Epsilon
Medical Fraternity
Past President, Jacobi Medical Society
PUBLICATIONS
Consulting Editor, OB-GYN Malpractice Prevention, monthly
publication by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on legal risk
management in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1998 to 2004
Chapter "Gynecology." Preparing and Winning Medical
Negligence Cases, 4th Ed. Wecht, 2009.
"Cutting the Legal Risks of Electrosurgery." OBG Management.
Sept 1999.
"Obstetric and Gynecologic Problems." Trauma. Vol. 38, No. 3,
1996.
"Menstrual Dysfunction and Endometrial Ablation." Trauma.
Vol. 37, No. 5, 1996.
"Trauma to Female Reproductive Tract in Pregnancy." Trauma.
Vol. 32, No. 5, 1991.
Contributor on Obstetrics/Gynecology. Medicolegal Primer, 1st
Ed. ACLM. 1991.
Eisner GM and Piver JS. "Acute Renal Failure After Therapeutic
Abortion." New England Journal of Medicine. Aug 1968.
"Fetal Mortality in Cesarean Section." Medical Annals of the
District of Columbia. 1958.
"Endocrine Suppression of Lactation." Medical Annals of the
District of Columbia. 1957.
PRESENTATIONS
Guest Lecturer, "Principles of Medical Ethics." "Avoiding
Complications in Laparoscopy." General & Gynecologic
Laparoscopic Surgery Conference. El Paso, TX, October 2000.
Guest Speaker, "Hospital Malpractice Issues." Metropolitan
Washington Trial Lawyers Society, 1996.
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SEMINARS & CONTNUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
SPECIALTY SPECIFIC RISK MANAGEMENT
MEDICAL RECORDS & PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL, SILVER SPRING, MD - 9/20/2001
MEDICAL WITNESS SEMINAR
SEAK – SOUTH PARK, NORTH CAROLINA – 10/13-14/2001
COMPLICATIONS OF EPISIOTOMIES
SIBLEY HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON, D.C. – 2/25/2002
ACLM 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MEDICAL LIABILITY
Las Vegas, Nevada – 3/8-10/2002
SPECIALTY SPECIFIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD – 6/25/2002
Dinner Meeting
Meeting the Individual Needs of Menopausal Patients
Advances in Transdermal Technology
Washington, DC – 10/01/2002
Controversies in Women’s Health
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD – 11/2/2002
Annual Gynecologic Endoscopic Seminar/Workshop
Holy Cross, Hospital, Silver Spring, MD – 5/10/2003
SPECIALTY SPECIFIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Patient Safety
Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel, MD – 5/27/2003
Dinner Meeting
Genital Herpes Epidemiology & Advancements
Tyson’s Corner, Virginia – 7/8/2003
Advanced Fetal Monitoring
Causes & Effects – Acidosis & Asphyxia
Baltimore, MD – 5/20/2004
SPECIALTY SPECIFIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel, MD – 5/12/2005
SPECIALTY SPECIFIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD – 5/16/2006
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Dinner Meeting
A Date With Dryness: Meeting Today’s Difficult Challenges in OAB
Bethesda, MD – 3/14/2007
SPECIALTY SPECIFIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, MD – 8/29/2007
Women’s Health : Clinical Dilemmas – 2007
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD – 10/13/2007
Trends & Technologies in Gynecologic Surgery & Oncology
Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD – 4/12-13/2008
Charting Challenges
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Baltimore, MD – 5/01/2008
17th Annual National Expert Witness Conference
Hyannis, Massachusetts – 6/19-20/2008
SPECIALTY SPECIFIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Medical Legal FAQs
Doctors Hospital, Lanham, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Survey
Volumes 55-63
30-36 hours CME credit per year
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Solo private practice of general gynecology.
Medical Officer (Gyn.) Food & Drug Administration, Division
Anti-Infective Drug Products 1994 - 1996.
Accepted as expert in Obstetrics & Gynecology by the First
Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 1999.
Record review for plaintiff and defense on:
breast cancer, shoulder dystocia, informed consent, laparoscopy
complications, ureteral/bladder injury, sterilization issues,
hysterectomy, fetal monitoring, cesarean section, foreign body,
neuropathies, sexual assault, ETC.
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Accepted as expert in Obstetrics & Gynecology in the following
States by deposition or court testimony; or by report:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Revised – February, 2009
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