Abdominal Emergencies Expert Witnesses

San Francisco, California

Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Pediatric emergencies, Obstetrical and Gynecological emergencies, Infections, Cardiac emergencies, Geriatric emergencies, Dental emergencies, Oropharyngeal, Wounds, Burns, Ocular, Pulmonary, Abdominal emergencies, Abuse, Behavioral Health, Thoracic, Neurological emergencies, Orthopedic emergencies, Vascular, Toxicology

As a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and Clinical Professor with over two decades of experience at a high-volume Level 1 Trauma Center, I bring deep expertise in the evaluation of complex, high-acuity clinical cases and the standards of emergency care. I have held multiple senior leadership roles—including Vice Chief and former Medical Director and QI Director—where I led initiatives in quality assurance, patient safety, and clinical risk management, and chaired multidisciplinary review processes. My background combines frontline clinical excellence with advanced training in public health and business (MPH, MBA), allowing me to analyze cases through both systems-based and operational lenses. I have extensive experience in peer review, adverse event analysis, and medico-legal risk mitigation, and am frequently invited to present on patient safety and risk reduction strategies at national forums. This combination of clinical authority, leadership in quality governance, an...

Westfield, Indiana

Emergency Medicine - emergency medicine, standard of care, MI/STEMI/ACS, TNK decision making, Stroke, pulmonary embolus, resuscitation, sepsis, shock, standard of care, airway management, trauma, EMTALA, CPR, endotracheal intubation, cardiac arrest, rapid sequence intubation, abdominal emergencies, failure to diagnose, vascular access

Board-certified Emergency Medicine physician actively practicing in multiple emergency departments across Indiana, with experience in community, academic, trauma-capable, and freestanding emergency department settings. Licensed in Indiana and Ohio and a participant in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLCC), allowing expedited licensure in additional participating states when appropriate. Currently serving as Assistant Medical Director for Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo Emergency Department, where responsibilities include physician leadership, quality improvement initiatives, provider education, and participation on the Sepsis Committee, Stroke Committee, and Emergency Department Stakeholders Committee. These leadership roles provide ongoing experience evaluating emergency department processes, clinical decision-making, documentation, patient safety, and systems-based care. Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). Doctor of O...