Emergency Nurse Practitioner Expert Witnesses

Nurse Practitioner, Family Medicine - Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Solo coverage, Telemedicine , CCRN, APP supervision, Onboarding, Intubation, Sedation, Central lines

Certified family nurse practitioner and emergency nurse practitioner with over 20 years of healthcare experience. 12+ years of experience as a nurse practitioner in emergency medicine, inpatient medicine and primary care. Mrs Topham practices in a wide range of settings including management of chronic diseases in primary care, acutely decompensated illness in the hospital, acute illness in urgent care and the emergency department. Mrs Topham’s emergency department experience includes Level II trauma center, stroke center, and solo-coverage in critical access facilities. She remains certified in advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support, basic life support, advanced trauma life support and additional education pertaining to difficult airway management. She was responsible for onboarding and training all new nurse practitioners and physician assistants for over 3 years. She assisted with the development and implementation of a rural advanced practice provider resi...

Otolaryngology, Nurse Practitioner - ENT Nurse Practitioner, Otolaryngology Nurse Practitioner, Facial Surgery Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Jonathan D. Pender, ACNP is a Johns Hopkins trained, board-certified, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) licensed in Virginia. Since 2014, he has divided his time about 50:50 between the specialties of otolaryngology (ear nose and throat) and urgent care. Mr. Pender is currently employed full-time with Richmond ENT and practices emergency medicine about 5 days per month. Mr. Pender performs medical record reviews and independent medical examinations within the specialties of otolaryngology, primary care, and emergency medicine. He can testify with standard of care opinions regarding nurse practitioners and physician assistants (PA) working in these fields. Common ENT consultations include the evaluation and treatment of hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, sinusitis, allergies, hoarseness, swallowing disorders, temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ), neck masses, and head and neck cancer. Mr. Pender’s current emergency medicine and primary care experience includes workplace in...