THE RIGHT MEDICINE FOR JUSTICE
DR. MARTIN L. BELL
M.D., J.D.
Bio
Hospital Staff Appointments:
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center; Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center; Medical Center of Baton Rouge and Earl K. Long Charity Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1975 to 1997
- Charity Hospital of New Orleans and Tulane University Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1975 to 1997
- Scottsdale Memorial Hospital, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1997 to date
- Paradise Valley Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, 2001 to date
Academic Appointments:
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery (Plastic), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, Current
Societies:
- Alpha Omega Alpha, National Medical Honor Society, 1966
- American College of Surgeons, 1977
- American Bar Association – Health Care Law Section 1991
- Arizona State Bar Association, 1998
- Maricopa County Bar Association, 1999
- National Health Lawyers Association, 1992
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 2006
Board Certifications:
- American Board of Surgery, 1974
- American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1976
- American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, 1986
Medical Licensure:
- Certificate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, July, 1968
- Louisiana, December, 1973
- California, October, 1971
- Arizona, March, 1996
Law Licensure:
- Admitted to Louisiana State Bar, 1991
- Admitted to Arizona State Bar, 1998
Medical Experience:
- 30 years private practice of all aspects of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Director of Plastic Surgery Division of Handicapped Children’s Service for the State of Louisiana, 1975 to 1997
- Director, Plastic Surgery Center of Baton Rouge, 1985 to 1997
- Two missions to El Salvador for Plastic Surgery on behalf of Partners of the Americas, 1976, 1977
- Director, American International Plastic Surgery Clinic, Curacao, Netherlands, Antilles, 1980-84
- Visiting Professor of Plastic Surgery, Surgical Hair Restoration. Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1986
- Louisiana Health Advisory Services PSRO board member 1979-1983
- Chief of Plastic Surgery, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, 1978-79, 1983-84; Baton Route General Medical Center 1976-77, 1986-87
- Graduate training in Hyperbaric Medicine, Nix Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, March, 2001p
- Currently practicing in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona, February 1997 – date
- Health Services Advisory Group Case Review, 1998 to date
- Credentials Committee, Scottsdale Phoenix Healthcare Osborn, 2001-2003
- Credentials Committee, Paradise Valley Hospital, 2004 to date
- Chairman, ByLaws Committee, Paradise Valley Hospital, 2005 to date
Legal Experience:
- Arizona Bar Association: Sworn in October 16, 1998 – Bar Roll Number 018990
- Louisiana Bar Association: Sworn in October 11, 1991 – Bar Roll Number 20693
- 18 years’ experience in medical-legal record review and analysis and as expert witness
- Qualified as expert witness in General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Hair Restoration Surgery, Burns; Louisiana, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Colorado, Kentucky, and California
- Consultant to the Law Firm of Hunter and Boland, focusing on personal injury, medical malpractice defense, health care law, 1986 – 1991; Of Counsel 1991 to 1997
- Served on 15 medical malpractice review panels
- Chairman “Law School For Doctors” Medical/Legal Seminars
- Corporate Counsel, Louisiana State Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1992 to 1997
- Member of American College of Legal Medicine Task Force on Managed Care Contracting; In-House Counsel and Director, Analytical Nursing Management Corporation, a public company with annual revenues of $12.5 million and 15 offices in 7 states, 1991 to 1996
- Speaker on medico-legal aspects of Breast Implant Surgery, Louisiana State Society of Plastic Surgery annual meeting, March 1993; and Southern Medical Association Annual meeting, October 1993
- Arbitrator, Louisiana State Bar Association and National Health Lawyers Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Panels
- Consultant, Health Services Advisory Group PRO, Phoenix
- Consultant PRO Healthcare, Houston
- Of Counsel, Streich Lang, Phoenix, Arizona, 1999-2000
- Private Practice of Law, 2001 to date
Military Service:
- United States Army Reserve, 1975-1979, Honorable Discharge
Areas He Handles
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Hand Surgery
- Hair Restoration Surgery
- Burn Injuries
Education
Boston University
- Bachelor Medical Sciences (Cum Laude)
- May 1967
Boston University School of Medicine
- Doctor of Medicine (Cum Laude)
- May 1967
Loyola University Law School
- Juris Doctor
- December 1990
Post-Graduate Training:
- Intern in Surgery, Boston University Hospital, 1967-68
- Completed residency in General Surgery, Boston University Hospital, 1973
- N.I.H. Trainee in Academic Surgery, 1968-73, including two years of full-time research
- Completed residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1975
Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha, National Medical Honor Society, 1966
- Alumni Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, Boston University School of Medicine, 1966
- Mosby Scholarship Book Award for Scholastic Excellence, Boston University School of Medicine, 1976
- B.A. and M.D. cum laude, Boston University, 1967
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Dr. David Myerberg
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Dr. John A. Anderson
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Dr. Charles William Hinnant, Jr.
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Dr. Mitchell Nudelman
MD, JD, FCLM, DABFM
Dr. François Blaudeau
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Dr. Sharon B. Siegel
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Dr. Suresh K. Nekuri
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