Airway Injuries Expert Witnesses

Arizona

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Critical Care, Brain Trauma, Airway Injurys, Burns, Accidental Trauma, Electrocution, Fractures, Orthopedic Injuries, Nerve Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Emergency Care, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Arrest, Urgent Care, Radiculopathy, Back pain, Infections, Board Certified

Cedars Sinai Emergency Department Attending Physician o Perform Utilization Management and QI reviews o Supervise, teach and lead a team of Physician Assistants, Medical Students and Residents o Lead lectures, Grand Rounds o Observation Medicine shifts: lead a Physician Assistant in coordinating in-patient care of patients admitted to our service o Trauma Resuscitation Leader o Airway Expert o STEMI Resuscitation American College of Emergency Physician (ACEP) Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee Member o Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric ED o Opioid Crisis in Children o Alternatives to Opioids in Children o Policy Statement on Vaccines Co-Chair of Antibiotic Stewardship for ACEPs Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee North Florida Regional Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Committee o Responsibility to oversee pediatric-specific treatment protocols o Co-author of the Hospital’s Pediatric Hypoglycemia Protocol Emergency Medici...

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...

Los Angeles, California

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Critical Care, Brain Trauma, Airway Injurys, Burns, Accidental Trauma, Electrocution, Fractures, Orthopedic Injuries, Nerve Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Emergency Care, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Arrest, Urgent Care, Radiculopathy, Back pain, Infections, Board Certified

Cedars Sinai Emergency Department Attending Physician o Perform Utilization Management and QI reviews o Supervise, teach and lead a team of Physician Assistants, Medical Students and Residents o Lead lectures, Grand Rounds o Observation Medicine shifts: lead a Physician Assistant in coordinating in-patient care of patients admitted to our service o Trauma Resuscitation Leader o Airway Expert o STEMI Resuscitation American College of Emergency Physician (ACEP) Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee Member o Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric ED o Opioid Crisis in Children o Alternatives to Opioids in Children o Policy Statement on Vaccines Co-Chair of Antibiotic Stewardship for ACEPs Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee North Florida Regional Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Committee o Responsibility to oversee pediatric-specific treatment protocols o Co-author of the Hospital’s Pediatric Hypoglycemia Protocol Emergency Medici...

Nevada

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Critical Care, Brain Trauma, Airway Injurys, Burns, Accidental Trauma, Electrocution, Fractures, Orthopedic Injuries, Nerve Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Emergency Care, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Arrest, Urgent Care, Radiculopathy, Back pain, Infections, Board Certified

Cedars Sinai Emergency Department Attending Physician o Perform Utilization Management and QI reviews o Supervise, teach and lead a team of Physician Assistants, Medical Students and Residents o Lead lectures, Grand Rounds o Observation Medicine shifts: lead a Physician Assistant in coordinating in-patient care of patients admitted to our service o Trauma Resuscitation Leader o Airway Expert o STEMI Resuscitation American College of Emergency Physician (ACEP) Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee Member o Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric ED o Opioid Crisis in Children o Alternatives to Opioids in Children o Policy Statement on Vaccines Co-Chair of Antibiotic Stewardship for ACEPs Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee North Florida Regional Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Committee o Responsibility to oversee pediatric-specific treatment protocols o Co-author of the Hospital’s Pediatric Hypoglycemia Protocol Emergency Medici...

New York, New York

Pediatric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - Trauma Emergencenies, Narcotics, Propopol, Recovery room, positioning, Regional Anesthesia nerve blocks, Difficult intubation, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Acute pain management, nerve injury, Airway injuries, Hypotension, Laryngospasm Bronchospasm, Airway management, Drug errors, Patient Safety, Sedation, Hypoxia, Fire, Codes

Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology Medical Expert work for both Pediatric and Adult Patients- Triple board-certified in Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, and Pediatrics. Dr. Michelle Kars is the Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Kars has extensive experience in perioperative care for both pediatric and adult patients. She has led numerous clinical and operational initiatives, including launching a 24/7 pediatric acute pain service, developing the first ACGME-accredited pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwell, and overseeing the design and opening of a new state-of-the-art pediatric operating room complex. She has been a leader in patient safety and quality at her institution for over 10 years. A national and international speaker with over 100 presentations and 20 peer-revie...