Dr. Dyal, who is responsible for Physician Intervention Team training coordination in Maryland, joined Patient First as a Staff Physician at the Bel Air center in 1999.  In April of 2009, he transferred to the Perry Hall center.  An alumnus of the University of Maryland, he graduated with B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics before obtaining his medical degree in 1977.  He completed an internal medicine residency at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore in 1980.  Prior to joining Patient First, Dr. Dyal worked in both urgent care and primary care practices for 19 years, including a stint as Medical Director for Kaiser Permanente.  In 2005, he accepted the role of trainer for Patient First for the Maryland region. Dr. Dyal is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.