About the Author

James E. Carlson attained degrees in biochemistry and cellular physiology from Cornell University before receiving his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury. The chief resident at Delaware Valley Medical Center in Langhorn, Pennsylvania, he later obtained a master's of business with an emphasis on healthcare economics and physician practice management from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. He holds a juris doctorate, with an emphasis in healthcare law from Concord University School of Law, located in Los Angeles, California. Currently, he is in a private medical practice in Port Jefferson Station, New York.