LegalUniversity of San Diego School of Law
J.D. Cum Laude May 1998
Academic Distinction: Order of the Coif
San Diego Law Review, Comments Editor
1997 - 1998
Class Standing: Top 8% (25/309)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Curriculum Vitae
Weldon E. (Don) Havins
EDUCATION
Legal
University of San Diego School of Law
J.D. Cum Laude May 1998
Academic Distinction: Order of the Coif
San Diego Law Review, Comments Editor
1997 - 1998
Class Standing: Top 8% (25/309)
University of San Diego School of Law
L.L.M. Cum Laude, Health Law concentration, August 1999
Academic Distinction: Awarded Gold Medal of Excellence by the
American Bankruptcy Institute
Medical
Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University
M.D. June, 1970
Academic Distinction: Highest Score on North Carolina Medical Board
Examinations, June 1970
Lange Award for Outstanding Scholarship
Class Standing: Top 20%
Internship (Surgery):
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
1970 - 1971
Residency (Ophthalmology): UCLA Medical Center, Jules Stein Eye Institute
1973 - 1976
Fellowship
(Oculoplastic Surgery): University of Texas School of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 1981 - 1982
Graduate
Business
Claremont Graduate University
M.A. Management, August 1981
Undergraduate
San Diego State College
B.A. Natural Sciences, August 1968, with High Honors
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
State
Bar Membership
Nevada 6675
October
23, 1998
State
Medical Licenses
North Carolina 16876 September 8, 1970
California G-21052 August
7, 1971
Nevada 2867
September
4, 1974
Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), Single and Multi-engine, Airplane
Commercial Pilot, Airplane
Certified Flight Instructor, Airplane: Single Engine, Multi-engine, Instrument
Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, 1978 - 1996
PUBLICATIONS
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Weldon E. Havins, Nevada Physician LEgal Handbook, accepted for publication by the Nevada State Medical Association, November, 1999 (revision 1, August 2000). |
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Weldon E. Havins, Nevada Nurses Legal Hanbook, copyright February 2000; accepted for publication by the Nevada Nurses Association, March 2000. |
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Weldon E. Havins, Immunizing the Medical Practitioner "Process Infringer" - Greasing the Squeaky Wheel, Good Public Policy, or What?, 77 University of Detroit Mercy Law Review 51 (2000). |
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Weldon E. Havens (sp), Medical Arbitration Agreements, 41(12) Orange County Lawyer 14 (1999). |
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Weldon E. Havins & James J. Dalessio, Reproductive Surrogacy at the Millennium: Proposed Model Legislation Regulating "Non-Traditional" Gestational Surrogacy Contracts, 31 McGeorge Law Review 673 (2000). |
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Weldon E. Havins & James J. Dalessio, Limiting The Scope of Arbitration Clauses in Medical Malpractice Disputes: the Potential Loss of Affordable Health Care in California, 28(2) Capital University Law Review 331 (2000). |
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Weldon E. Havins & James J. Dalessio, The Ever-Widening Gap Between the Science of Artificial Reproductive Technology and the Laws Which Govern that Technology, 48 DePaul Law Review 825 (2000). |
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Weldon E. Havins, Healthcare Issues and Nevada Law, Advertising and Solicitation; Part I, 1 County Line 7 (Jan/Feb. 2000); Part II, 2 County Line 7 (March 2000). |
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Weldon E. Havins & Lee Nordan, Correction of Undercorrected Radial Keratotomy with Myopic Keratomileusis, 1 Journal of Refractive Surgery 56 (May-June 1985). |
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Weldon E. Havins, A Useful Alternative to Silicone Intubation in Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstructions, 4 Ophthalmic Surgery 666 (1983). |
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John Jankovic, Weldon Havins & Robert Wilkins, Blinking and Blepharospasm: Diagnosis, Mechanisms, and Management, 248 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (23) 3160 (Dec. 1982). |
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Weldon E. Havins & Robert Wilkins, Current Treatment of Blowout Fractures, 86 OPHTHALMOLOGY 863 (1982). |
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS and FELLOWSHIPS
Certified,
American Board of Legal Medicine, 1999
Certified,
American Board of Forensic Medicine, 1996
Certified,
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, 1995
Certified,
American Board of Ophthalmology, 1977
Fellow,
American College of Legal Medicine, 1998
Fellow,
American College of Forensic Medicine, 1996
Fellow,
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1982
Fellow,
American College of Surgeons, 1980
Fellow,
American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1977
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EXPERIENCE
Executive
Director and Special Counsel, Clark County Medical Society, 2001 -
Private
Practice of Medical Ophthalmology, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999 -
Private
Practice of Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1982 -
1997
Private
Practice of General Ophthalmology, Upland, California, 1976 - 1981
International
Eye Foundation, Fellow, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America, 1976
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
Professor
and Director of Medical Jurisprudence and Ethics, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2004 -
Professor and
Director of Ophthalmology, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic
Medicine, 2004 -
Assistant Dean
for Academic Initiatives, Touro University Nevada, 2006 -
Adjunct
Professor of Professional Studies, UNLV School of Dentistry, 2006 -
Clinical
Professor of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2000 -
Assistant
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA Depart. of Ophthalmology, 1976 -
1982
PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Law
Clerk Intern, Eighth Judicial District, District Court, Department 1, Judge Gene
Porter,
Las Vegas,
Nevada, 1999 - 2000
Law
Clerk Intern, Eighth Judicial District, Family Court Division, Department H, Judge
Art
Richie, Las Vegas,
Nevada, 2000
Law
Clerk, Eighth Judicial District, Department XIX, newly appointed Judge Allan
Earl,
Las Vegas,
Nevada, 2001
Hearing
Master (alternate), Mental Commitment Hearings, Eighth Judicial District, Las
Vegas,
Nevada - 2001 -
Executive
Director and Special Counsel, Clark County Medical Society, 2001
Judge Pro
Tempore, Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, 2002 - 2005
MILITARY SERVICE
U.S.
Navy
Lt., Medical Officer, U.S.S. Daniel Webster SSBN 626, Nuclear Submarine Service,
1971-1972
Naval Regional Medical Center, Medical Officer, U.S.S. Hospital Ship Repose,
1972 - 1973
Commendation awarded at completion of service
Honorable Discharge
U.S.
Air Force (USAF-R)
Medical Corps, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1983 - 1986
Honorable Discharge
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
American
Inn of Court, Nevada Chapter, barrister member
American
College of Legal Medicine
American
Health Lawyers Association
American
College of Forensic Medicine
American
Bar Association
Nevada
State Bar Association
Clark
County Bar Association
Federal Bar
Association
American
and Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
American
Academy of Ophthalmology
American
Medical Association
American
Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Nevada
State Medical Association
Nevada
State Ophthalmological Society
Clark
County Medical Society
SERVICE IN MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nevada
State Medical-Legal Screening Panel, Member, 1989-1993, 1999 -
Clark
County Medical Society, Board of Trustees, 2000 -
Nevada
State Medical Association, Continuing Medical Education Accreditation
Commission,
1992-1995, 1999 -
Sunrise
Hospital, Department of Surgery, Chairman, 1995
Nevada
State Ophthalmological Society, Legislative Chairman, 1990-1995
American
Academy of Ophthalmology, Board of Councilors, Nevada Representative,
1989-1991
Nevada
State Ophthalmological Society, President, 1986
Las
Vegas Ophthalmological Society, President, 1985
Nevada
State Medical Association, House Delegate, 1993-1995, 1999
Nevada
State Medical Association, Governmental Affairs Commission, 1991-1995, 1999 -
Nevada
State Peer Review Organization, Ophthalmology Reviewer, 1988-1995
Sunrise
Hospital, Utilization Review Committee, 1991-1995
Sunrise
Hospital, Continuing Medical Education Committee, 1988-1990
NEMPAC
(State Medical PAC), Board of Directors, 1988-1995
MEDPAC
(Clark County Medical Society PAC), Board of Directors, 1987-1995, 2001 -
Nevada
Physicians Medical Liability Task Force, Legal Counsel, 2002
Southern Nevada
Area Health Education Council (AHEC), Board of Directors, 2003 -
Advisor, Health
Law Student Interest Group, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2004 -
Clark County
Medical Society, President, 2007-2008
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
University
of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Department of Accounting
Advisory
Committee, 1990 - 1995
UNLV
Lady Rebels Basketball Team, Team Physician, 1983 - 1992
Community
College of Southern Nevada Foundation, Board of Directors, 1989 - 1993
LIGA
Surgery Missions to Mexico, Pilot and Ophthalmic Surgeon, 1989 - 1993
Meadows
School, Founding Board of Directors, 1986 - 1990
American
Red Cross, Las Vegas, Board of Directors, 1982 - 1984
Las
Vegas Health Fair, Medical Advisory Board, Chairman, 1983 - 1988
Governor's
Medical Liability Crisis Coalition Committee, 2002
Keep Our
Doctors in Nevada Initiative, Legal Counsel, 2002
Nevada State
Academy of Health, 2008 -
HONORS AND AWARDS
Clark County
OBGYN Society Distinguished Service Award, 2002
Clark County
Medical Society, Harold E. Feikes' Physician of the Year Award, 2003
Nevada State
Medical Association, President's Award for Outstanding Service to Organized
Medicine, 2005
Touro
University Nevada, Dean's Award for Outstanding Service, 2005
Clark County
Medical Society, President's Award, 2005
Nevada State
Medical Association, Community Service Physician of the Year, 2006
ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN CLARK COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY'S COUNTY LINE available online at: www.clarkcountymedical.org
Apr
2001 Medical Licensure Renewal
May
2002 Government Sets New Rules for Patient Privacy
Jul
2001 NBME’s SB 91: Changes In Nevada’s Medical Practice Act
Aug
2001 HIPAA Privacy Standards: What’s It All About?
Sept
2001 CCMS Builds CME Curriculum to Benefit Members
Oct
2001 Prompt Payment Act: SB 99 Becomes Effective October 1, 2002
Nov
2001 California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform
Act (MICRA)
January
2002 Synopses of Laws for Physician-Required Reporting
Mar
2002 Insurance Availability Update
Mar
2002 Mutual Binding Arbitration Agreement
Apr
2002 Governor’s Immediate Medmal Insurance Availability Solution
Apr
2002 Nevada Trial Lawyers Association Forms Their Own “NTLA Med Mal
Strategic Committee”
May
2002 California’s MICRA vs. Current Nevada Law
Jun
2002 Messenger Model IPA Guidelines (with Kelly Testolin, MBA,
Esq.)
Jul
2002 NSMA and CCMS Present Governor with Nick Horn Honorary Award
Jul
2002 Does The Medical Dental Screening Panel Work?
Aug
2002 Trial Verdicts Reveal…
Sep
2002 Medical Liability Reform
Dec
2002 Ethics and Truth in Medicine and Law
January
2003 NBME Demands Felony Prosecutions
Apr
2003 Physician Reporting Requirements, When Sued for Malpractice
May
2003 The “Gross Malpractice” Exception to the A.B. 1 Damages Cap
Aug
2003 Changes in Nevada’s Law Impact Physicians
Sep
2003 The Cost of Our Unrestrained Medical Liability Tort System
(with Warren Evins, MD, PhD)
Sep
2003 Mutual Binding Arbitration in Medical Services
Oct
2003 “Tort Reform” in Other States
Dec
2003 Overview: New 2003 EMTALA Regulations
January
2004 Nevada Board of Medical Examiners Competency/Proficiency Licensure
Renewal Requirement Proposed Regulations
Mar 2004
Fifteen Years of Medical Malpractice Claims in Clark County
Apr 2004 The Federal Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 and the Nevada Healthcare
Professional
Apr 2004
Tort Reform Issues in Other States
May 2004 Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Jul 2004 Subpoena Duces Tecum and the HIPAA Privacy Regulations
Aug 2004 Competing Initiatives Confuse - Constitutional Amendment Initiatives Jeopardize
Physician Practices, Analysis and Commentary
Sep 2004
Ballot Question Arguments: Yes on 3, No on 4, No on 5
Oct 2004
Professional Liability Insurance Premiums in Nevada
Nov 2004
Informed Consent to Medical Treatment in Nevada
Nov 2004
Pain Management, Care and Treatment of the Terminally Ill
Dec 2005
What Now?
Feb 2005
Lowering Professional Liability Insurance Premiums?
March 2005
High-Low Arbitrations and Physician Reporting
April 2005
Assembly Bill Mandates Reporting Office Procedures
May 2005
The "Extras" in AB 208: the Criminal Background Check Bill
Jun 2005
The Criminal Background Check Bill Update
Aug 2005
New Laws for Nevada Physicians
Sep 2005
Boutique or Concierge Medical Practice
Oct 2005
Medical Arbitration Agreement Status
Nov 2005
J-1 Visa Waiver Liberalization
Dec 2005
Allscripts Electronic Prescribing Program
Dec 2005
Cultural Competency (Re)Licensure Mandate in Our Future?
January 2006
Limited English Proficiency and Physician Mandates
Feb 2006
Mandated Reporting of Surgeries with Conscious Sedation
Mar 2006 Proposed Ethics Regulations of the Board of Medical Examiners
Apr 2006
Two New Professional Liability Insurers in Southern Nevada
Aug 2006
Lowering PLI Insurance Limits for Lower Premiums - "A Good Trade"?
Oct 2006
Liability Limits of $500,000/$1,500,000 - Prudent or Imprudent?
Dec 2006
The Physician Shortage, Access, and "Physician Extenders"
Feb 2007
Federal Statute Pushes for Expanded State Medicaid False Claims Act
May 2007 Pharmacogenomics and Nevada Law Regarding Genetic Information
Jul 2007 Significant Legislative Enactments Affecting Physicians
Oct 2007
Professional Liability Insurance Update
Nov
2007 Is Medical Tort
Reform "Working" in Nevada?