In 1977, Dr. Daniel began the practice of general internal medicine, taking care of both hospital and office patients. After 30 years of practice, he became frustrated with not being able to prevent chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer in his patients, so he completed the Cenegenics Fellowship in Age Management in August 2007. The Cenegenics Phoenix center was opened in August 2011 in Partnership with Cenegenics, committed to the prevention of the diseases commonly seen in aging.
Education
- Rhodes College, Memphis, TN; BA in Biology, 1970
- University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis, TN, MD Degree, 1973
Internship & Residency
- Internship: Methodist Hospitals of Memphis; January 1974 – December 1974
- Residency: Internal Medicine at Methodist Hospitals of Memphis; January 1975 – December 1977
Positions Held
- Chairman, Patient Care Committee, 1988
- Associate Chief of Staff/Methodist South, 1992 – 1994
- Coding Consultant, DRG Review, Inc., 1992 – 2010
- Director, Utilization Review, Peabody Medical Group, 1992 – 1996
- Utilization Review Committee, Metro Care Physicians, 1994 – 1997
- Physician Advisor in Utilization Management for Methodist Health Care Systems, 1993 – 2010
- Chairman, Critical Care Pathways Committee, Methodist Central Hospital, 1994 – 2010
- Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine of Peabody Medical Group, 1994 – 1997
- Utilization and Quality Control Committee, Cigna Healthcare, Memphis, Tennessee, 1998
- Medical Director of Methodist Extended Care Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, 2000 – 2007
- Physicians Advisory Group, National Association of Long-Term Care Hospitals, 2003 – 2007
- Physicians Coding Education Committee, National Association of Long-Term Care Hospitals, 2003 – 2007
- Chairman of Guidelines for Medial Complex Admissions Criteria, National Association of Long-Term Care Hospitals, 2005
- Member of Advisory Group to CMS Concerning Long Term Care Hospitals Transfer Rule, 2005
- Founder and one of the principal partners of Southwind Medical Specialists, LLC, one the largest primary care practices in Memphis, TN, 1999 – 2011.
- Chief Financial Officer of Advanced Technical Medical Data Solutions 2006 – 2010
- Completion of Cenegenics Fellowship training program completed, 2010
Societies
Member of the American College of Physicians American Society Age Management
Publications
Managing Medicare Claims, Delta Healthcare Management, Memphis, Tennessee, 1992
Presentations
Multiple presentations to Medical Staff and Medical Societies including:
- The National Association of Long-Term Care Hospitals
- The American Association of Health Information Managers Age Management Medical Group
