Daniel Henry Ziegler, M.D.
Board Certified Emergency Physician
California License G86543
Facsimile: 800-811-5594
E-mail: dzmd@dzmd.com
Curriculum Vitae
Doctor of Medicine
1991
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Masters, Applied Human
Physiology MAHP
1987
Hahnemann University
Bachelors, Pharmacology
1980
University of California at Santa Barbara
Board Certified
Emergency Physician
1998 – 1999
Texas Tech University Emergency Medicine Residency Program
1992 – 1995
Maricopa Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program
1991 – 1992
Maricopa Medical Center Transitional Internship Program
2002 – 2012, 2013 - 2023
American Board of Emergency Medicine Certification
Certifications
Advanced Trauma Life Support,
Instructor
2008, 2000, 1999, 1992
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Instructor
2007
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
2020, 2015, 2013, 2009, 2004, 2001, 1998, 1991
Pediatric Life Support2020,
2015, 2013, 2009, 2007,
2003, 2001, 1999
ER
ultrasound Certification
1999
Emergency Medical Technician 1-A
1985, 1978
Endoscopy Tech, Stanford Univ Med Center
1984
July 2021 to present - physician -
California Medical Assistance Team
(Cal-MAT) -
deployed by the
California Emergency Services Agency (Cal-EMSA) , Rancho Cordova,
California, as Chief Medical
Officer on mobile camps set up by
Cal-Fire during the wildfire
season performing direct patient care and supervising midlevels, nurses,
paramedics and EMTs that made up the team.
September 2019 to present -
private urgent care house-call practice
June 2018 to
October 2021– Medical
Director – WellPath - Medical Director for Humboldt County
Correctional Facility, Humboldt County Juvenile Detention Center, and
Regional Juvenile Detention Center, all in Eureka, California - performing direct patient care and
supervising midlevels and nurses in clinics responsible for an average of
400 adults and 40 minors.
December 2013 to
September 2019
– Emergency
Physician – Valley Emergency Physicians –
Covered shifts
at Plumas District Hospital,
Quincy, California, Mercy Medical Center, Mount
Shasta, California, Trinity Hospital, Weaverville, CA, and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Santa Clara, California
April 2019 to Present – Medical Advisory Board – HealthTap.com
January 2018 to March 2018 – Emergency Physician -
Trinity Hospital, Weaverville, California
July 2014 to Present – Telemedicine Physician – HealthTap.com, Mountain View, California
February 2016 to May 2016 – Emergency Physician – EmCare –assigned to Sutter
Coast Hospital, Crescent City, California and Mendocino Coast Hospital, Fort
Bragg, California
August 2013 to October 2013 – Locum Tenens Physician –
Onyx MD Staffing -assigned to Fairchild Medical Center Primary Care
Clinic in Yreka, California
November 2010 to March 28, 2013: Emergency and Urgent Care
Physician, California
Emergency Physicians –St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka
January 2006 to Jan 2017: Expert Witness, Healthcare Management Solutions,
LLC, Fairmont, West Virginia. Contracted Expert Witness in Emergency
Medicine for the Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals.
December 2008 to November 2010: Urgent Care Physician,
North Coast Emergency
Physicians – the group staffs Emergency Departments at St. Joseph Hospital in
Eureka and Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, and the Urgent Care Center
at St Joseph Hospital
February 2009 to August 2009: Housecall Physician, SF Urgent
Housecall Physicians, San Francisco, California. House call service provides well
equipped, board-certified emergency physicians for urgent medical needs in
the home – serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
February 2002
– December 2008: Consultant, Clinician, Private Practice, San Francisco, California. Provided
comprehensive Health assessments, urgent care services, and substance use
counseling and treatment for indigent patients.
June 2006 – November 2006: Occupational Medicine Physician, US HealthWorks,
Alpharetta, Georgia, SF Bay Area Division. Urgent care, occupational injury
management, Workman’s Comp and DOT related medical services, covering
shifts at six bay area clinics for regular physicians
June 2004 to August 2005: Emergency Physician, Emergency
Physicians Medical Group (EPMG) - staffed emergency departments at
Chinese Hospital, San Francisco, California
September 2003 – March 2004: Emergency Physician,
Healdsburg Hospital, Healdsburg, Ca.
March 2003 – May 2003: Emergency Physician, Lakeside Hospital, Lakeport,
California
July 1999 – December 2001: Emergency Physician, Page
Hospital, Page, Arizona
June 1998 – May 1999: Resident Physician, Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center,
Department of Emergency Medicine, El Paso, Texas, rotations included poison
control, radiology (at UCLA), emergency medicine, and a rotating chief
residency. Functioned as senior resident and trauma captain when rotating in
the Emergency Department for a
total of eight one-month rotations
1996 – 1998: Expert Witness, Michael Morrison. Served as a
consultant and expert witness in pharmacology and emergency medicine,
generally in cases relating to traumatic injury, substance abuse, or sexual
assault.
October 28, 1996 – June 1997: Locum Tenens Physician
Catalina Professional Recruiters, Phoenix, Arizona. Employed principally
in Family Practice, Occupational Medicine, and Urgent Care Clinic positions.
May 31, 1996 – October 5, 1996: Staff Physician, Parker
Indian Hospital, Parker, Arizona. Employed under a temporary contract as
a replacement staff physician. Although mostly assigned to Emergency
Department shift work, my duties included outpatient clinic shifts,
inpatient care, and after-hours call.
1991 – 1995: Resident Physician, Maricopa Medical Center,
Department of Emergency Medicine. Assessed and managed patients with an
emphasis on the acute phase of critical care, emergency care, and trauma.
Rotations included medical wards, surgical wards, neonatal intensive care
unit, labor and delivery, medical intensive care unit, burn unit, surgical
intensive care unit, pediatric intensive care unit, emergency medical
services, coronary care unit, orthopedic surgery, general surgery,
gynecology, hand surgery, toxicology, and emergency medicine. Designated
Trauma Captain supervising the trauma response team for all Level one trauma
cases that presented to the emergency department for six months during each
of the final two years
1986-1987: Research Assistant, Hahnemann University, Department
of Biometrics,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Created data entry programs and performed
multivariate analysis for research projects conducted by various departments
within the University.
1984-1985: Endoscopy Technician, Sequoia Hospital, Redwood
City, California. Assisted physicians with gastroscopies, colonoscopies, and
bronchoscopies and maintained the equipment
1979-1985: Emergency Department Technician, Sequoia Hospital,
Redwood City, California. Assisted physicians in the Emergency Department
and with outpatient surgical procedures and
applied simple casts and splints, inventory control and pricing, packing and
sterilizing instrument trays, and maintenance of the cast room. Required EMT
certification.
1980-1985: Sound Recording Engineer, Musician,
Doghouse Studio, Redwood City, California. Recorded and produced
soundtracks for musical entertainment and advertising
1978-1980: Emergency Medical Technician/Driver/Attendant, Mercy
Peninsula Ambulance Company, Daly City, California. Responded to medical
emergencies and transfer requests in San Mateo and San Francisco Counties,
providing care and treatment appropriate for an EMT.
1977-1978: Chemical Analysis Laboratory Supervisor, Pharm Chem
Research Foundation, Palo Alto, California. Supervised lab of 15
employees analyzing marijuana samples for the presence of paraquat and
assisted the CDC’s efforts to track domestic exposure to this herbicide.
1976-1977: Teaching and Research Assistant, University of
California at Santa Barbara, Department of Ergonomics. Assisted in
teaching a popular, rigorous, lower division introduction to pharmacology.
Participated in neuro-pharmacology research on primates, performing
stereotactic surgical implantation of multiple conductor single neuron
electrodes in rats and squirrel monkeys to monitor changes associated with
heroin addiction.
1975-present: Bass player, Sound Reinforcement engineer, Singer,
California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Arizona. Extensive experience in live
music production and performance.
1974-1985: Nursing Technician II, Sequoia Hospital, Redwood
City, California. Assisted with general nursing duties in a 400-bed
hospital. Assignments included the Emergency Department, Surgical and
Medical floors, Psychiatric floor, and Alcohol Recovery unit.
2000 – 2002 Page Hospital CO study – This hospital serving the
boating population on Lake Powell saw over ½ of the carbon monoxide
poisonings in the country until the discovery of a design flaw in the
exhaust systems commonly used on houseboats in 2001.
1990 – 1992 Emergency Department Generated Admitting orders –
Medical School and Residency Research Project –Surveyed Emergency Department
Directors in Ohio on policies and practices of emergency physicians writing
admitting orders.
1986-1987: Research Assistant, Hahnemann University,
Department of Biometrics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Created programs,
performed biostatistical analysis for all departments, and reviewed data
analysis in research papers before being submitted for publication by
students and faculty.
1978-1979: Chemical Analysis Laboratory Supervisor, Pharm Chem
Research Foundation, Palo Alto, California. Developed a method for
extraction of paraquat (an herbicide) for analysis by plate chromatography
for marijuana samples submitted by the public during this nationwide scare
triggered by US-sponsored spraying of cultivation sites in Mexico
1976-1977: Research Assistant, University of California at Santa
Barbara, Department of Ergonomics. Worked with a pharmacology professor
conducting neuro-pharmacology research on primates, developing techniques
and performing stereotactic surgical implantation of single neuron sensing
electrodes in squirrel monkeys for the study of changes in single-unit
neuron activity due to heroin addiction
1976-1977: Research Assistant, University of California at Santa
Barbara, Department of Pharmacology. Screened substances isolated from
marine life for pharmacologic activity in live cardiac and intestinal smooth
muscle tissue preps. Performed over 150 small animal surgeries
(thyroidectomies, stereotactic brain implants, etc.) needed for research
projects in several University science departments.
American
Medical Association
American
College of Forensic Medicine
American
College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Forensic Examiners
American Board of Emergency Medicine
California
License G86543
DEA
Certification BZ4924242,
XZ4924242