Adverse Outcomes Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease - Standard of Care, Adverse Outcomes, Traumatic Injury, Personal Injury, Complications, Informed Consent, Device-Related Injury, Diagnostic Errors, Myocardial Infarctions, Medication Errors, Post-Surgical Issues, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Valve Surgery, Aortic Aneurysm, Infections, Angioplasty

Dr. Raymond H. Chen, MD, DPhil, is a distinguished senior cardiac surgeon with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG), where he has been serving since 2004. Currently, he holds the position of Chief of the Regional Department of Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Chen earned his BA in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University, followed by his MD from Stanford University, and a DPhil in Immunology from Oxford University. His extensive training includes a residency in General Surgery and a Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School where he served as chief resident in both specialties. Dr. Chen's clinical practice focuses on adult cardiac surgery, and he is certified by the Thoracic Surgery Board. He has performed over 3000 heart operations in the last 20 years. Throughout his career, Dr. Chen has been actively involved in clinical teaching, training medical students, physician assistants, and new cardiac surgeon...

Atlanta, Georgia

Pediatrics - Board-Certified Pediatrician, Medical Negligence, Delayed Diagnosis, Child Abuse, Medical Record Review, Pediatric Standard of Care, Failure to Diagnose, Failure to Report, Non-Testifying Expert, Pediatric Emergency Care, Adverse Outcomes, Peer Review, Medical Malpractice (Pediatrics), Neonatal Injury, Medication Error

Dr. Kimberly N. Works is a board-certified pediatrician with over a decade of clinical experience across outpatient, inpatient, and public health pediatrics. She currently serves as Founder and Managing Physician of Pediatric Works, a concierge pediatric practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Works also served as a Medical Officer with the CDC Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) Program through Lukos, where she participated in national vaccine safety surveillance and adverse event analysis. She is a published author in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health for myocarditis outcomes following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. Her medical-legal consulting work focuses on independent, non-testifying case review involving pediatric standard-of-care analysis, delayed diagnosis, emergency department triage, birth injury and neonatal outcomes, vaccine-related claims, medication adverse events, and infectious disease management including sepsis. She provides clear, guideline-based written med...

Chicago, Illinois

Gynecological Oncology, Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology, cancer prevention, causation analysis, integrative medicine, adverse outcomes, quality improvement, peer review, standard of care, practice guideline, abnormal pap, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, chemotherapy, cesarean hysterectomy, cervical cancer, HPV, medical education, toxicity

Double Board-Certified Gynecologic Oncologist and Obstetrician-Gynecologist | Expert in Complex Surgical Management, Oncology, and Women's Health I am double board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Gynecologic Oncology. Fellowship-trained at the prestigious Women & Infants Hospital of Brown University’s Alpert Medical School, my expertise spans both breast and gynecologic oncology. I have extensive experience in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship of gynecologic cancers, and am highly specialized in the surgical management of placenta accreta spectrum disorder and other high-risk obstetric emergencies requiring surgical intervention. As a Gynecologic Oncologist — among the most elite surgical specialists in women’s health — I have frequently provided intraoperative rescue and complex surgical backup for gynecologic, general, colorectal, and urologic surgeons. Over two decades in academic medicine, I have chaired and served on multiple Quality Imp...