Emergency Medicine - Professor

• Sep 2021 - Present

Dr. Pi is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University Emergency Medicine Department serving as an attending physician at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) Emergency Department and providing direct medical care to military personnel, family members, veterans, civilian employees, and specialized clients. At this prestigious tertiary military medical center, Dr. Pi provides immediate first-line diagnostic medical care for common emergency medical conditions to critical advanced state-of-the-art medical treatments for patients who presented and transferred to WRNMMC. As an academic Professor of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Pi teaches the military Uniformed Services University resident physicians, medical students, physician assistants, corpsmen, and medics that rotate through the emergency department. Dr. Pi provides customized and structural teaching using condensed clinical notes, evidence-based best practices, and quality-proven processes. WRNMMC also serves various unique and specialized clients. As part of his work at WRNMMC, Dr. Pi provided medical care for high-ranking federal executives as well as the surged Afghan evacuees. Dr. Pi is an expert in CBRN weapons of mass destruction and understands detections, identifications, and countermeasures at both operational and medical levels. Show less

Emergency Medicine Consultant

• Apr 2020 - Present

Dr. Pi serves as an independent contractor for Teladoc telemedicine services in the capacity of an emergency medicine physician consultant. Dr. Pi provides direct clinical services to all age groups, from infant to geriatric populations, and in all medical and psychiatric disciplines. Patient symptoms may range from umbilical bleeding from a newborn infant to facial weakness in a geriatric patient. Dr. Pi has the expertise to operate the Teladoc telemedicine platform as well as affiliated external platforms from the associated hospital systems and insurance groups including John Hopkins Medicine. By understanding the strengths and limitations of telemedicine, Dr. Pi provides patient-driven health care with a focus on increased levels of accessibility, information flow, transparency, customization, collaboration, and patient choice and responsibility-taking. Occupational medicine, travel medicine, and preventive medicine are also frequently communicated and provided to patients. In order to maximize patient satisfaction and efficiency and effectiveness of medical care via telemedicine, Dr. Pi established alternative approaches to formulating differentials and making diagnoses with heavy reliance on the patient's subjective symptoms and history with minimal contribution from physical examination and ancillary diagnostic studies. The finalized treatment plans frequently require customization to include prioritization of follow-up vs. observation vs. treatment trials. Show less

Chief Medical Officer

• Jan 2021 - Present

Subject Matter Expert for tactical medicine and operational medical direction, use of force, legal medicine, law enforcement operation consultation, WMD countermeasures, domestic and international deployment support, VIP protection, case investigation, department risk mitigation, and expert investigative services Subject Matter Expert for tactical medicine and operational medical direction, use of force, legal medicine, law enforcement operation consultation, WMD countermeasures, domestic and international deployment support, VIP protection, case investigation, department risk mitigation, and expert investigative services

Professor - George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine

• Dec 2019 - Present

Dr. Pi is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University (GWU) MFA Emergency Medicine Department serving as an academic faculty for the Disaster & Operational Medicine Fellowship program. As a subject expert, Dr. Pi conducts specialized instructions to emergency medicine department fellows and residents on law enforcement tactical Medicine, critical event management, disaster management, National Security Special Event management, weapons of mass destruction countermeasures, and deployment logistics for both specialized domestic and global response missions, classified and unclassified. In order to transfer this unique knowledge, Dr. Pi implemented didactic sessions, lab sessions, tabletop exercises, and field training exercises with hands-on training to fully define the unique specialization needed to support real-life operations with the ultimate goal of getting 'the right person and right equipment to the right place at the right time' for critical tactical and disaster events. Operational topics included: Operational Medicine Foundation, Mass Casualty & Disaster Management, Use-of-Force, and CBRN WMD Countermeasures. The administrative topics included: Medical Threat Assessment, Preventive Medicine, Deployment Logistics, Equipment Selection and Organization, Critical Incident Stress Management, and Intra and Inter-Agency Interoperability. In addition to teaching the GWU audience, Dr. Pi also conducted training on Prehospital Trauma Life Support for over 150 Peace Corps physician staff. Dr. Pi is also a healthcare IT cybersecurity expert and was a speaker at the national CyberMed 2022 Conference. During this engagement, he spoke on 'Cybersecurity for Healthcare - A Policy Viewpoint' which included lessons Learned from Covid-19, Whole-of-Nation Approach (cross-discipline/jurisdiction collaboration, Decentralized Governance, and Centralized Data Management), Cyber Risk Management, and Security vs. Privacy (vs. performance and convenience) Show less

Editor In Chief

• Feb 2019 - Present

Editor In Chief for EMS Section Editor In Chief for EMS Section

Chief Medical Officer

• Sep 2019 - Jun 2022

Dr. Pi was the Chief Medical Officer and acting chief Operating Officer for DSFederal, a federal contractor and a woman-owned small business in Maryland. Dr. Pi has the unique knowledge and skillsets to integrate healthcare, IT, and program management at both tactical and strategic levels. He is an ABEM board-certified emergency medicine physician, a cybersecurity IT expert with CISSP certification, and an executive with service-based principles. As CMO, he directed clinical, technical, and administrative supervision to over 35 federal contracts to assure quality and mission success for the clients at HHS, HRSA, CMS, NIH, CDC, FDA, and DoD. These projects included domestic onsite compliance reviews for HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau MIECHV Home Visiting program and international onsite compliance reviews for HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau – Global Technical Assistant Project. The purpose of these reviews is to ensure the delivery of coordinated and comprehensive high-quality clinical services to underserved populations domestically and globally. Both programmatic and fiscal requirements are utilized as metrics for objective assessment which are analyzed, documented, and reported. Opportunities for Improvement and strengths are shared with all stakeholders at federal, state, and local implementing agency levels to continuously improve the quality of the program at both operation and policy levels. Other projects included training coordination for FDA Training Center; expert consultations and staffing for NIH Office of Extramural Research; CMS Call Center Connect C3 Tier-2 Help Deskoperation in support of both Medicare and Federally Facilitated Marketplace; investigative expert and data science for HHS Office of Healthcare Research Protection-Office of Research Integrity. Dr. Pi is committed to quality. He personally directed the corporate Program Management Office which oversees quality management for all projects. He is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional. Show less

Director Board Of Directors

• Feb 2020 - Feb 2022

A member of the InfraGard National Board of Directors - Chairperson of the National Cross-Sector Council Program A member of the InfraGard National Board of Directors - Chairperson of the National Cross-Sector Council Program

Attending Physician - Emergency Medicine

• Oct 2017 - Aug 2021

Dr. Pi was an attending physician at Meritus Medical Center Emergency Department which was designated as a Level III Trauma Center in the State of Maryland. This western region emergency department has a patient catchment area in 3 states including Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. He provided direct medical, surgical, and trauma care to the patients, and he taught medical students that rotated through the emergency department. Dr. Pi provides customized and structural teaching using condensed clinical notes, evidence-based best practices, and quality-proven processes. As Meritus is located next to a retirement community, Dr. Pi served the unique population from local long-term care facilities and addressed their specialized needs. In the course of ER work, Dr. Pi worked closely with social workers, hospice coordinators, hospital administrators, patients, and families to assess, qualify, and arrange for hospice care under Medicare and Medicaid following incidents. As a local EMS base station, Dr. Pi served as a Maryland-certified EMS Medical Control for the local EMS system which provides operational and response capability and coordination for local and regional responses. Dr. Pi facilitated countless patient transfers in and out of Meredith Emergency Department which requires a thorough understanding and integration of the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) laws to the specific patient clinical needs while balancing local and regional hospital capabilities and ongoing availability. Show less

Supervisory Special Agent - Medical Director / Unit Chief

• Sep 1997 - Sep 2017

Dr. Pi has 20 years of experience as a Supervisory Special Agent of the FBI with extensive work experience in command and control for critical incident management, WMD/Counterterrorism response, cyber network operations, and criminal investigation. Dr. Pi served as a Medical Director and Tactical Officer for the FBI with first-line work experiences in tactical EMS, SWAT, HAZMAT, WMD, Evidence Response Team, Air Tactical Special Operations, Rapid Deployment Team, and CIRG National Assets Render Safe Program. He conducted cyber intrusion, organized crimes, drug trafficking, and healthcare fraud investigations including working as a key undercover agent for Durascam. He testified as a court expert witness and deployed globally to critical events such as the 911 World Trade Center Bombing, Africa Embassy Bombing, Juarez Narcotic Enforcement Operation, Katrina Disaster, Beijing Olympic incident, National Special Security Events, and other unclassified and classified operations. Currently, Dr. Pi is a member of the InfraGard National Board of Directors serving to protect all sixteen critical infrastructures. Dr. Pi is CISSP certified and has an extensive background in cybersecurity and IT technology. As a Unit Chief of the FBI Cyber Division and Director's Office, Dr. Pi represented the FBI at NCIJTF (National Cyber Investigative Task Force), OCDETF Fusion Center (Organized Crimes Drug Enforcement Task Force), and was a Threat Manager against international state-sponsored APT cyber threats at the international level and worked jointly with the US Intelligence Community. Dr. Pi is recognized as a national-level cybersecurity expert and had served as the Master of Ceremony, keynote speaker, panelist, and guest of honor for national and regional events. Dr. Pi has conducted a Congressional briefing on Darknet and Fentanyl Crisis for a National Security Council subcommittee. He was the case agent for the landmark prosecution of the federal criminal code Title 18 842(p). Show less

Physician

• Sep 2011 - Aug 2014

Dr. Pi was an attending physician at Inova Urgent Care clinics. During his shifts, he provided direct medical, surgical, and trauma care to the patients from the local communities. Dr. Pi provides direct clinical services to all age groups, from infant to geriatric populations, in all medical and psychiatric disciplines. As a critical part of the complex health care continuum, urgent care centers provide easy access to quality healthcare for the times when primary care physician offices are closed or not accessible. Dr. Pi enhanced his medical expertise in emergency medicine and was committed to provide personalized precision medicine to each patient with urgent health needs. Dr. Pi also provided extensive occupational medicine, travel medicine, school physical, and medical certifications to the local work force and families via Urgent Care. He was a certified medical examiner for NRCME commercial driver certification. He has thorough knowledge of the federal DOT and state DMV regulations and policies for interstate and intrastate commercial driver medical qualifications. Dr. Pi provides patient-driven health care with a focus on increased levels of accessibility, information flow, transparency, customization, collaboration, and patient choice and responsibility-taking. When time permits, Dr. Pi takes time with his patients to discuss personal health maintenance and educate on preventive medicine. Show less

Board of Advisors - Inaugural Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care

• 2010 - 2014

Assistant Clinical Professor - Emergency Department UCLA School of Medicine

• Feb 1998 - Oct 2010

Dr. Pi was an Associate Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine teaching the emergency medicine residency program at Olive View – UCLA Medical Center Emergency Department (ED). He oversaw all the physician clinical work for the entire department, provided direct medical, surgical, and trauma care to the patients, and taught emergency medicine resident physicians and medical students working in the emergency department. Dr. Pi provides customized and structural teaching using condensed clinical notes, evidence-based best practices, and quality-proven processes. He was responsible to teach the resident physicians the appropriate ED care delivery model to achieve high-quality emergency care and evolves to match the needs of the patients, the department, the hospital, and the community. As a quality control, Dr. Pi personally reviewed and assessed every patient that the resident physician treated. Clinical guidance and education were communicated on each patient case with a focus on taking the opportunity to positively improve and reinforce the clinical practices of the resident physicians. Dr. Pi also taught “Clinical Correlation” a first-year UCLA School of Medicine medical student class where the students are instructed how to properly take a comprehensive medical history and physical examination (H&P) and correlate these findings with clinical differential diagnosis. In addition to the H&P techniques, Dr. Pi focused on patient-centered and personalized approaches (Precision Medicine) with emphasis on empathy and building trust and rapport with patients. As an expert in Weapons of Mass Destruction Countermeasures, Dr. Pi also participated in the establishment of the National Strategic Stockpile program and Emergency Mass HAZMAT Decontamination capability at UCLA where specialized staff were trained to handle CBRN and other HAZMAT critical events and serve as Point of Dispensation and decontamination during specialized CBRN emergencies. Show less

Medical Director of the Emergency Department

• Aug 2004 - Sep 2010

Dr. Pi served as the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Mountains Community Hospital, an accredited Critical Access Hospital. He was responsible to establish an ED care delivery model which can achieve high-quality emergency care and evolve to match the needs of the patients, the department, the hospital, and the community. Via collaboration with ED nursing leadership, emergency physicians, and hospital administration, he developed, maintained, updated, and implemented departmental policies, procedures, and protocols. On weekly basis, he conducted quality assurance and lead improvement initiatives within the department. He also served as a voting member of the Medical Executive Committee representing the emergency department. He actively participated with the local fire and EMS operations and served as their online Medical Control for EMS field operations.To ensure ongoing regulatory compliance, he monitored federal, state, county, and local regulations and healthcare policies. Via departmental meetings, one-on-one meetings, and written communications, he ensured ED staff were aware of and compliant with the regulatory, hospital, departmental, and medical staff policies and requirements. He also actively participated in the hospital CAH accreditation as well as certification surveys by the Joint Commission involving the ED. Dr. Pi was actively engaged in defining the strategic planning goals and business objectives of the department. He focused on achieving the best possible clinical care while balancing the limitations on human resources, finance, time, and other business prioritiesAs one of the special achievements, Dr. Pi established MCH as a location for the National Strategic Stockpile program where the hospital administration and staff were trained to handle specialized CBRN critical events and serve as Point of Dispensation during WMD HAZMAT emergencies. This significantly enhanced the disaster preparedness state for its rural communities. Show less

Chief of Staff

• Jun 2008 - Jun 2010

Dr. Pi served as the Chief of Staff for all medical staff at Mountains Community Hospital (MCH). While Dr. Pi was serving the hospital as the Medical Director of the Emergency Department, he was recognized for his servant leadership and was elected to be the Chief of Staff by the medical staff. MCH was a critical access hospital providing improved access to healthcare by keeping essential services in rural communities. MCH was accredited for both clinical services and skilled nursing facility. He was responsible for the delivery of safe and high-quality patient care at all clinical departments and skill nursing facility. He conducted management of physician clinical services, clinical quality and performance improvement activities, and licensure and accreditation activities. Dr. Pi was directly involved in the continuous designation and qualification of CAH by CMS and the State of California and The Joint Commission accreditation for its hospital, laboratories, and skilled nursing facility. Dr. Pi worked closely together with clinical leaders, supervisors in the executive management, and administration of all clinical departments, programs, and services for the facility. He was responsible for the final decision and approval of all clinical policies. He conducted Peer Review Committee meetings to handle significant patient complaints or incidents. Corrective actions followed by preventive actions and policy updates were implemented under the guidance of Dr. Pi. Most importantly, Dr. Pi was proactive in risk mitigation to prevent potential incidents or deficiencies from occurring in order to maximize patient safety and privacy. As a member of the hospital leadership team, Dr. Pi was actively engaged in defining the strategic planning goals and business objectives of the organization. He focused on achieving the best possible clinical care while balancing the limitations on human resources, finance, time, and other business priorities. Show less

Academic Faculty - Emergency Department

• Jul 1996 - Sep 1997

Dr. Pi was an academic faculty of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF) teaching the Emergency Medicine Residency Program which was a joint program with MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western University. During his shift at the CCF emergency department, he oversaw all the physician clinical work for the entire department, provided direct medical, surgical, and trauma care to the patients, and taught emergency medicine resident physicians and medical students working in the emergency department. Dr. Pi provides customized and structural teaching using condensed clinical notes, evidence-based best practices, and quality-proven processes. He was responsible to teach the resident physicians the appropriate ED care delivery model to achieve high-quality emergency care and evolves to match the needs of the patients, the department, the hospital, and the community. As quality control, Dr. Pi personally reviewed and assessed every patient that the resident physician treated. Clinical guidance and education were communicated on each patient case with focus on taking the opportunity to positively improve and reinforce the clinical practices for the resident physicians. Dr. Pi focused on patient-centered and personalized approaches (Precision Medicine) with emphasis on empathy and building trust and rapport with patients. Show less

Emergency Department Attending Physician

• Jul 1996 - Sep 1997

Dr. Pi was an academic faculty of the MetroHealth Medical Center teaching the Emergency Medicine Residency Program which was a joint program with Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Case Western University. He oversaw all the physician clinical work for the entire department, provided direct medical, surgical, and trauma care to the patients, and taught emergency medicine resident physicians and medical students working in the emergency department. Dr. Pi provides customized and structural teaching using condensed clinical notes, evidence-based best practices, and quality-proven processes. He was responsible to teach the resident physicians the appropriate ED care delivery model to achieve high-quality emergency care and evolves to match the needs of the patients, the department, the hospital, and the community. As a quality control, Dr. Pi personally reviewed and assessed every patient that the resident physician treated. Clinical guidance and education were communicated on each patient case with a focus on taking the opportunity to positively improve and reinforce the clinical practices of the resident physicians. Dr. Pi focused on patient-centered and personalized approaches (Precision Medicine) with emphasis on empathy and building trust and rapport with patients. Dr. Pi led the academic Journal Club meetings for the residency program where he taught the residents how to critically read and assess medical journals and research study results. He explained the potential limitations of the various study designs (prospective, retrospective, randomized, controlled, blinded, sample sizes) and identified potential biases that may impact the data and the final interpretation of results. Dr. Pi was the first to introduce and incorporate online research intelligence databases as part of the Journal Club to advance its educational values and potential. Show less

Associate Programmer

• 1986 - 1987

Quality Assurance Manager for IBM mainframe computer security program application RACF and resource management application RMF. Quality Assurance Manager for IBM mainframe computer security program application RACF and resource management application RMF.