Dr. Halpern, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University School of Medicine, is board certified in Cardiology and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He holds dual academic appointments of Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Family Practice at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Halpern has ten years experience on the physicians’ board of a successful HMO, including two and one-half years as president, where he was intimately involved with and responsible for determination of health care policies. His administration was instrumental in creating the infrastructure for the development of fiscally responsible managed health care.

During his tenure, Dr. Halpern became keenly aware of the inadequacies of health care delivery. He recognized that telecommunications, employing appropriate interactive tools, could offer a viable solution to this problem. To achieve the goals of accessibility, affordability, and portability of health care, Dr. Halpern founded MedStream TeleCommunications, Inc. in 1995.

Dr. Carvolth, a graduate of Dartmouth College and Cornell University Medical College, is board certified in Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine. He holds an academic appointment of Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

In addition to twenty years of clinical practice in a wide variety of urban and rural settings, Dr. Carvolth has served as Medical Director for numerous hospital, paramedical, governmental, public, and private health care systems. He is Executive Vice President and Medical Director of a large regional physician-staffing group employing physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in a variety of practice environments. He is known nationally for his innovative work with paramedics in the field of Emergency Medical Services.

Dr. Carvolth’s extensive experience in the design, operation, and management of medical delivery systems has proven invaluable in transforming MedStream’s vision into reality.

Dr. Comstock, a graduate of the University of California, Davis, and George Washington University School of Medicine, is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow of the American College of ObGyn. He holds an academic appointment of Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco.

While in private practice, Dr. Comstock has been a member of the boards of directors of two large and highly successful physicians’ groups encompassing 700 physicians in Northern California. In addition, he serves on the medical advisory board of a freestanding outpatient surgery center. Recently, Dr. Comstock organized over 200 specialist physicians and generated start-up funding to create a fully-capitated, multi-specialty medical group, one of the first of its kind in the nation.

Dr. Comstock’s unique qualifications and expertise, in combination with a strong clinical medical background, bring a focused dimension to MedStream where he is responsible for defining and developing new technologies complementary with existing service and products.