Diego Escobar

• Evaluate and manage complex and nonhealing wounds, including but not limited to: surgical wounds, venous leg ulcers, arterial ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, burns, and pyoderma gangrenosum.
• Perform debridements, hematoma evacuations, apply skin substitutes, place total contact casts, and bone biopsies, when indicated
• Identify potential candidates for hyperbaric oxygen treatments per CMS guidelines
• Supervise patients undergoing HBO therapy

Conduct in-home evaluations for commercial insurance carriers.

Remotely review charts of home visits conducted by NPs in NY State.

Review second level appeals of denied services from the perspective of Internal Medicine. Uphold or overturn decisions based on medical evidence provided and insurance policy criteria.

• Performed physical examinations and diagnostic tests to assess patient health.
• Prescribed medications as needed for treatment of illnesses or injuries.
• Developed treatment plans based on individual patient needs.

• Evaluated and managed private patients with acute illness requiring hospitalization

• Conducted rounds in the nursing home to assess the condition of multiple subacute and long term patients.
• Ordered lab tests or imaging studies as needed for diagnosis of illnesses or injuries.
• Prescribed medications to treat medical conditions and monitored patient progress.
• Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.

• Conducted rounds on subacute and long-term resident to assess medical conditions and formulate a treatment plan
• Ensured compliance with state licensing regulations and standards for health and safety in the facility.

• Performed physical examinations and diagnostic tests on patients with a variety of medical conditions.
• Provided comprehensive care to hospitalized patients, including ordering laboratory tests, writing prescriptions, and making referrals for additional treatments.
• Prescribed medications to treat a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses in adult patients.
• Consulted with other physicians or specialists when needed to coordinate the best possible care for each patient.

• Admitted and treated acutely ill patients admitted to the hospital, under the supervision of either the hospitalist service or the patients' private physician
• Attended lectures given by the Department of Medicine
• Rotated through medical service units, ICU, CCU, ER, and stepdown units
• Took electives in Infectious Diseases, Palliative Care