Dr. David Edward Marcinkois a healthcare economist, managerial and technology futurist, and former board-certifi ed surgeon from Temple University in Philadelphia. In the past, he edited seven practice-management books, three medical texts in two languages, five financial planning books, dozens of interactive CD-ROMs, and three comprehensive administrative dictionaries for physicians, accountants, attorneys, medical management consultants, and healthcare business advisors. Internationally recognized for his work, he provides litigation support and expert witness testimony in state and federal courts, and his clinical publications have been archived in the Library of Congress and the Library of Medicine at the National Institute of Health. His thought leadership essays have been cited in journals such as Managed Care Executives, Healthcare Informatics, Medical Interface, Plastic Surgery Products, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, Orthodontics Today, Chiropractic Products, Journal of the American Medical Association, Podiatry Today, Investment Advisor Magazine, Registered Representative, Financial Advisor Magazine, CFP(TM) Biz (Journal of Financial Planning), Journal of the American Medical Association ([...][...]), The Business Journal for Physicians, and Physician's Money Digest; by companies and professional organizations like the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE), American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), Health Management Associates (HMA), and [...]; and by academic institutions like the UCLA School of Medicine, Northern University College of Business, Creighton University, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University, University of Pennsylvania Medical and Dental Libraries, Southern Illinois College of Medicine, University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan Dental Library, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, among many others. Dr. Marcinko also has numerous primary and secondary editorial and reviewing roles to his credit.

Dr. Marcinko received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University, Maryland, completed his internship and residency at Atlanta Hospital and Medical Center, earned his business degree from the Keller Graduate School of Management (Chicago), and his financial planning diploma from Oglethorpe University (Atlanta). He is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Marcinko was a licensee of the Certified Financial Planner(TM) Board of Standards (Denver) for a decade, and he holds the Certified Medical Planner(TM) designation (CMP(TM)).

He earned Series #7 (general securities), Series #63 (uniform securities state law), and Series #65 (investment advisory) licenses from the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), as well as a life, health, disability, variable annuity, and property-casualty license from the State of Georgia.

Dr. Marcinko was also co-founder of an ambulatory surgery center that was sold to a public company, and he has been a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), a certified American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physician (ABQAURP), a medical-staff vice president of a general hospital, an assistant residency director, a founder of a computer-based testing firm for doctors, and president of a regional physician practice-management corporation in the Midwest. He was a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS); a member of the Microsoft Professional Accountant's Network (MPAN); website engineer an

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