Acls Expert Witnesses

Acls expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on acls. The acls expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Correctional Healthcare, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse, Orthopedic Surgery, Pharmacology- Clinical, Pulmonary Disease, and Urgent Care Medicine.

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Ajitpal Mann, MD

Pulmonary/Critical Physician: Board Certified

Sonora Pulmonary & Sleep PC

GLENDALE, Arizona
Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Medical ICU Triage Issues, Respiratory Failure/Ventilator Complications, Shock/Sepsis, ACLS, Admission or discharge from Medical ICU
Medical director for ICU for 12 years Founder of ICU in 2 different hospitals. Extensive experience in IICU Triage Written multiple policies and procedures for various ICU Researched and devised ICU admission criteria Original research and Poster Presentation at ATS looking at Readmissions in ICU (RICURS) Study. Great teacher; teacher residents, medical students, NP students at Midwestern University and Grand Canyon University. Very likable and humble as a person.
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Victor L. Mandoff, MD, FASA

AWARD WINNING ANESTHESIOLOGY EXPERT WITNESS

Little Rock, Arkansas
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Acute Pain, Regional, Airway injuries, Difficult Airways, Critical Care, ACLS, BLS, Codes, Trauma Emergencies, Drug errors, Narcotics, Neuromuscular Blockers, Propofol Pharma, Invasive-catheters, OR fires, Simulation, Position/Nerve injuries, Sedation, Recall, Vents
I am a Board-Certified fully practicing Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Since this is a teaching hospital, training residents helps me keep up-to-date and stay current in knowledge and practice evidence-based medicine. I have over 20 years of clinical experience and have won many teaching awards like "Golden Apple Award" or "Red Sash Award" and "Educational Excellence Award" presented to me by residents, students, and the College of Medicine. Last year I became a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA). The FASA designation is the "highest acknowledgment that recognizes years of dedication to exceptional education, leadership and commitment to the specialty" as per American Society of Anesthesiologists website. I am also Critical Care Fellowship trained at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Foundation and was Critical Care Board Certified and practiced Critical Care Medicine 2006 to about 2016. UAMS provides care...
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Jeremy Laney, MD

Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Disease - Liver transplant, Cardiac Surgery, Pain management, Airway management, Sedation, Awareness under anesthesia, Echocardiography, Epidural, Intubation, ECMO, Heart Transplant, General Surgery, Life Support, Ventilaltion, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Lung Transplant, Surgery, ACLS, Ventilator
Board-certified, fellowship-trained anesthesiologist at Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California (USC). Received my Medical Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2016. Completed my residency in Anesthesiology at Los Angeles County + USC program. Completed fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Keck Medical Center of USC. Currently working full-time at Keck Medical Center of USC as a full time clinician and assistant professor. This is a high-volume surgical center with complex cases and requires teaching fellows, residents and medical students in anesthesiology. Well-educated on current literature in my field. Board certified in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (heart imaging). Provide anesthesia services for many types of surgical cases but specialize in cardiac and liver transplant. Ample clinical experience in other surgical cases (including outpatient). Expert witness experience since 2021 to clients all ...
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Darcy B Denning, RN

24 years of Emergency and Correctional Nursing

Camarillo, California
Emergency Medical Services, Correctional Healthcare - Registered Nurse, Correctional nursing, Emergency nursing, CPR, Prehospital care, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, MICN, EDAP, telephonic triage, Sepsis care, Pediatrics, Critical care transport, Stroke, jail, Incarcerated persons, NCCHC, Trauma, Fall prevention
Darcy Denning RN has 24 years of expertise in bedside Emergency, Telephonic Triage and Correctional nursing care. 22 years expertise in Prehospital Emergency medical services as a Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN). Darcy Dennings current Licensure and certifications: Registered nurse with the state of California, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certified (CPR), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC), Mobile Intensive Care nurse (MICN), Emergency Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP). National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Teaches Classes on Emergency response in the correctional setting to correctional and medical staff. She is able to Provide medical case review, expert witness consultation and testimony to law firms. CV upon request
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Stephanie N Freshman, EMT-P

Paramedicine Sentinel Event and Near Miss Expert

St. Petersburg, Florida
Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine - EMS, ACLS, Medication Errors, Sentinel Events, Transfer of Care, Near Miss, Community Paramedic, Community Paramedicine, Paramedicine
Four years experience in high-risk community paramedicine. Four years experience in geriatric medicine. Three years experience in pediatric Level 1 trauma, critical care and cardiovascular critical care. Two years experience in acute care psychiatric emergency medicine. 1.5 years experience in a high volume 911 system.
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Brenda Jacobsen, DO, FACOI, FACEP

ED to Inpatient Transition

Jacobsen Medical PA

Pensacola, Florida
Hospitalist, Emergency Medicine - Rural Medicine, Underserved, ACLS, ATLS, PALS, Residents, RN Supervision, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, DVT, Asthma, Airway Management, Heart Failure/CHF, Hospital Medicine, Standard of Care, Sepsis/Septic Shock, ED to Inpatient Transition
I am a former RN who wanted to learn more and be able to do more for her patients. I subsequently went back to college for my medical education. I did my residency through the Cleveland Clinic Healthcare System. I am dually board certified in Internal Medicine (AOBIM) and Emergency Medicine (AOBEM). I am a Fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Internists (FACOI) and a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP). I have extensive experience traveling and I have worked in a variety of locations including many rural and underserved areas as well as in community hospitals and tertiary centers. I have extensive experience with the healthcare system as it relates to doctors, PAs, NPs and nurses - across a wide variety of levels of care in the ED and in the hospital. Licensed in Alabama, Florida, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wyoming (Guam would need to be reactivated).
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Donna S Jones, RN,

DSJ & Associates,

Brunswick, Georgia
Nurse - Medical Critical Care, Ventilator Patients, Cardiac ICU, Respiratory ICU, Medical Surgical Nursing, Progressive Care Unit, Pediatrics, emergency room, ACLS, PACU, Nursing Negligence & Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medical Record Review, Adherence to Standard of Care, Pain Management
• Developed a CD in PDF format of a Medical Data Kit to help individuals document and maintain their Individualized Medical Records. • Interviewed twice on the radio program “Nurse View”, a program for Nurses by Nurses regarding issues and opportunities in the nursing field. • Guest Speaker on an hour-long web seminar for the Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE) in regard to obtaining and reviewing medical records. • Seminar speaker at Alive Expo at the World Congress Center focusing on “Maintaining Your Health Care”. • Guest Lecturer for the National Business Institute on “Anatomy & Physiology for Attorneys”. • Guest Speaker 2019 JERK conference for LNCs.
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Cynthia Savor, BSN, RN

Operating room nurse, outpatient orthopedics

Savor Nurse Consulting LLC

Cumming, Georgia
Nurse, Orthopedic Surgery - Outpatient orthopedics, ACLs, Knees, Shoulders, Foot and Ankle, Hand/ Upper extremity, Orthopedic oncology, Spine
I have been an operating room nurse for 25 years, the last 16 of those in outpatient orthopedics/ sports medicine. I have a background in level 1 and level 2 trauma procedures including spine, orthopedics, general surgery and neuro. I spent 7 years as a travel nurse at various hospitals in the southeast before settling on a staff nurse position in Atlanta at Emory Musculoskeletal Institute. We are a busy 6 OR outpatient facility, working with top physicians in their respective fields. I train perioperative nurses, who come through the program and have spent years utilizing my experience with fellows, residents and athletic trainers. I have had experience with expert witness reviews, and have demonstrated to my attorneys that I am reliable and knowledgeable in my field of practice to carry out the standards of care to which we adhere to.
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Ilan Mizrahi, MD

Top Anesthesiologist, Award-Winning Teacher

Massachusetts General Hospital

Brookline, Massachusetts
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - General Anesthesia, Surgery complications, Critical Care, ICU, Difficult Airway, ACLS, Shock, Sepsis, Resuscitation, Perioperative medicine, PACU, Orthopedic anesthesia, General Surgery, Endoscopy, Airway Management, Spinal Anesthesia, Informed Consent, Central Line, Cardiac Arrest
Dr. Ilan Mizrahi is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified anesthesiologist and critical care physician. He teaches at Harvard Medical School and practices at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is recognized as a "Top Doctor" by Boston Magazine and Castle Connolly. Dr. Mizrahi specializes in the full spectrum of anesthesia care—from preoperative clearance to operative management and postoperative recovery. He has extensive experience evaluating whether the standard of care was met during anesthesia and in managing complications that arise in the recovery room, hospital ward, or ICU. In addition to his operating room practice, Dr. Mizrahi is a senior physician in the ICU, caring for critically ill surgical and medical patients. He provides expert insight into the care of hospitalized patients during emergencies such as cardiac arrest, code-blue events, CPR, and emergency intubation. He has particular expertise in “failure-to-rescue” cases involving delays in recognizing or resp...
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Michael W. Donnino, MD

Critical Care & Emergency Physician- Harvard Prof.

Westwood, Massachusetts
Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - cardiac arrest, ACLS, shock, sepsis, thiamine, respiratory failure, ARDS, pulmonary embolism, PE, central line , intubation, CPR, cardiopulmonary arrest, sudden death, organ failure, resuscitation , pancreatitis
Michael Donnino, MD trained in internal medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care resulting in board certification in all three areas. He is currently attending physician of emergency medicine and critical care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA) and Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is a well-established expert and known internationally in emergency and critical care having published over 300 manuscripts in this area and leading two large research groups. He has been the senior author on the American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines as well as first or senior author on a variety of position papers. Dr. Donnino holds an active medical license in over 20+ states owing to telemedical work. He has served as an expert witness for a variety of hospital-based cases over the past 7-8 years. He provides timely and comprehensive consultation.
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Stephen A Vitkun, MD, AM, MBA, PhD

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Stony Brook, New York
Anesthesiology, Pharmacology- Clinical - Clinical Research, Institutional Review Board, IRB, Business, Administration, Anesthesia Technology, Accreditation, ACLS, BLS, Paramedic Education, Dental Anesthesia, Quality Assurance, Airway Management/Intubation, Pre-Operative Evaluation, Difficult Airway, Sedation, Opioids, Hypoxia, General Anes
Clinical Research Institutional Review Board, IRB Business, Administration Anesthesia Technology Accreditation ACLS, BLS Paramedic Education Dental Anesthesia Airway Management/Intubation Pre-Operative Evaluation Quality Assurance Difficult Airway Sedation Opioids Hypoxia General Anesthesia
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Sharlene Rojas, RN, BSN, MPH, NYSAFE, CEN, CCRN, LNCC

Expert Witness: Emergency & Critical Care Nursing

Altrium Consulting Services

Yonkers, New York
Legal Nurse Consulting, Emergency Medicine - Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse, Chart Review Analysis, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, Critical Care, ICU, CCU, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Care, Emergency Nursing, Emergency Department Standards, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, Triage, Trauma, Sepsis, ACLS, PALS, TNCC
Sharlene Rojas brings over a quarter-century of nursing experience as the founder and chief executive officer of Altrium Consulting Services, LLC. Coupled with her background as a professional liability investigator, she brings an invaluable skill set allowing the firm to offer a myriad of services to both plaintiff and defense attorneys, as well as hospitals and other healthcare organizations, including: • Expert witness testimony (emergency nursing, trauma, acute cardiac, and critical care) • Chart Review – Organize, summarize, and decipher the medical record (written or electronic), including chronologies, discrepancies, etc. • Case Analysis – Standard of care, potential proximate cause, hospital policies, screening cases for merit, etc. • Research and summarization of the relevant medical literature • Preparation for deposition and/or trial – research, exhibits, documents • Independent/Defense Medical Examination Her experience as a professional liability investigator for char...
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Ashley Smith Kisiel

Med Surg Nurse-14 Years Experience

West Union, South Carolina
Nurse - FALLS, Med Surg, Safe Medication Administration, Standard of Care, Documentation, Spinal Surgery, General Surgery, Nursing Standard of Care, Fall Precautions
EDUCATION: ADN, Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton, SC 29670, 2012 BSN, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC 29303, 2014 MSN, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, 2016 WORK HISTORY: 3/2025 - Present AnMed Cannon Memorial- Pickens, SC Med Surg Staff Nurse 01/2021 - 01/2025 Travel Nurse- Med Surg Wake Forest Baptist Health- High Point, NC Ascension Via Christi St. Francis- Wichita, KS Baptist Health Medical Center- Little Rock,AR Ascension St. John Medical Center- Tulsa, OK Providence Regional Medical Center- Everett, WA Mission Hospital- Asheville, NC 10/2014 - 01/2021 Prisma Health Seneca, SC ICU Medical ICU Intermediate Staff Nurse and Assistant Nurse Manager of ICU 10/2012 -10/2014 Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center Lavonia, GA Critical Care Staff Nurse 02/2012 – 10/2012 Oconee Medical Center Seneca, SC Critical Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Staff Nurse Certifications: Advanced Cardiac Life Sup...
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Marsha Niven, PA-C, MPLC

Urgent Care PA-C - Expert Witness

Niven MPLC

McKinney, Texas
Urgent Care Medicine - PA-C, Physician assistant, defendant, plaintiff, Urgent Care, ACLS, PALS, BLS, chart review for merit, court testimony, deposition testimony, MPLC certification, licensed in Texas, Telehealth certification, AAPA member, TAPA member, AAPALM member
Marsha Niven PA-C, MPLC Niven MPLC Urgent Care Certified Physician Assistant in Texas with more than 25 years of clinical experience in Urgent Care and Emergency medicine. Experienced at providing both deposition and court testimony, for both defendant and plaintiff attorneys, as well as initial chart review for merit, thus providing expertise at all stages of the malpractice legal process. Currently holding certifications in Medical Professional Legal Consultant, ACLS, PALS, BLS, Telemedicine, and Urgent Care Management. Previously practicing as a RN for more than a decade, this provides a unique perspective of the standards across different aspects of care. Adept at providing insightful opinions from the provider perspective and also keen insight at the operational aspects of care, which can prove particularly useful when seeking initial chart reviews for merit. Featured speaker at Professional Conferences at the local and national level on risk management, including...
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Yannique Mack, RN, BSN, MBA

Award Winning Nurse Expert in Active Practice

Yannique Nurse Expert Consultant

Liberty Hill, Texas
Nurse, Critical Care Medicine - Stroke certified, PALS, ACLS, BLS, Medical record review, patient safety, safe patient handling, Falls, nursing policy, medication safety, process improvement, Lean Greenbelt, servant leader
Legal Nurse Consultant | Expert in Hospital Operations, Critical Care, and Compliance I am a highly experienced healthcare executive and bedside nurse with a B.S.N. and M.B.A., offering over 20 years of clinical and leadership experience across diverse hospital settings. My expertise includes hospital operations, Critical Care, Cardiac/Tele service lines, Surgical and Peri-operative Services, Emergency/Trauma Services, and compliance with Joint Commission, state, and federal regulations. I have successfully supervised over 172 FTEs and managed hospital budgets exceeding $200 million. I’ve led and maintained accreditation efforts, authored system-wide policies, and ensured regulatory compliance for more than a decade. I have extensive experience in areas critical to legal review including standards of care, hospital protocols, staffing, scope of practice, and patient safety. As a Legal Nurse Expert, I bring authoritative insight into hospital operations, clinical decision-making, ...
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Stephen C Morris, MD, MPH

Mercer Island, Washington
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Emergency medicine, EMS, medical device, medical education, critical care, surgical complication, acute coronary syndrome, motor vehicle accident, stroke, missed diagnosis, informed consent, disabilty, airway, hypoxia, trauma, workers compensation, treatment of minors, involuntary detainment, ACLS
I am board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians. Having completed my medical degree at University of Washington I completed my residency at Yale and my first job was as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) during which time I earned a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. Currently I am an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health at the University of Washington and practice clinically at three hospitals, including our level 1 trauma hospital and our cancer and transplant hospital I have nearly two decades of experience practicing clinical emergency medicine in community, government and academic settings. Within these settings, I have cared for high volumes of trauma, pediatrics, geriatrics, oncology, psychiatry, substance abuse disorder, complicated cardiac patients including those with assist devices, and surgically complex patients. In addition...
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Nichole Lloyd, BSN, RN

Experienced & Specialized Registered Nurse

Janesville, Wisconsin
Nurse - Perioperative care, RN, Registered Nurse, Post-Operative Nursing, Pre-OP, Post-OP, PACU, Pre-Surgical Evaluations, Post-Anesthesia Recovery, Discharge Planning, ACLS, BLS, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, PALS, Patient Safety, Medication Safety, Critical Care, Cardiac Arrest, Acute Care, Personal Injury
Nichole Lloyd, BSN, RN, brings over 13 years of progressive experience in nursing, with a focus on perioperative care. Currently serving as a Pre-/Post-Op and PACU registered nurse at UW Health East Madison Hospital, she has consistently demonstrated her commitment to delivering excellent patient care. Nichole excels in patient education, risk assessment, and clinical leadership, ensuring patients and their families feel informed and supported throughout the surgical process. Her expertise extends across diverse perioperative settings, including pre-surgical evaluations, post-anesthesia recovery, and discharge planning. This comprehensive skill set equips Nichole with a deep understanding of medical standards and protocols, making her an invaluable resource in her role as a medical expert witness. Nichole’s dedication to the nursing profession is reflected in her leadership roles, including chairing the Nursing Recognition Council and serving on several shared governance councils a...