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Airway Management Expert Witnesses

Airway management 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 airway management. The airway management expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Correctional Healthcare, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Medical Management, Neurocritical Care, Nurse Anesthetist, Obstetrical Anesthesiology, and Oral Surgery.

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Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert (Adult & Pediatrics)

Ajani Medical Consulting PLLC

Alabama

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Airway management, resuscitation, trauma, myocardial infarct, criminal defense, heart attack, stroke, pediatrics, child abuse/neglect, obstetrics, sepsis, septic shock, pulmonary embolism, delay in diagnosis, wrongful death, vascular access, sedation, elderly care, medication error, nursing home

Dr. Abdallah Ajani is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician currently practicing in Texas. He has experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys in medical malpractice and criminal cases throughout the United States. He can provide services involving affidavit of merit, chart review, written report, deposition, trial testimony, and cross-examination preparation. Dr. Ajani makes an intentional effort to provide my opinion in clear and understandable terms with the goal of educating the judge and jury about the medical basis for the facts of the case, as they relate to negligence, causation and damages. As a clinician, Dr. Ajani attended medical school at Boston University and completed a residency program in Emergency Medicine in 2016. Since then, he has worked as a staff physician and instructor at large academic institutions as well as small community hospitals. He has an active state license TX in good standing. Contact by email: abdallah.ajani.md@gmail.c...

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

Arizona

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Standard of Care, Causation, Delay in Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, ED Operations, ED Throughput, Triage (ESI), Boarding, Documentation, Hospital Policy, Transitions of Care, Disposition Decisions, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection, Airway Management, Procedural Complications, APP Supervision

Dr. Kelley Pratt is a board-certified emergency physician with over 20 years of clinical, administrative, and academic experience. He serves as Emergency Department Medical Director and Medical Staff President at a high-performing community hospital with a strong track record of national recognition, CMS quality ratings, and patient experience awards. Dr. Pratt completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of Arizona, where he served as Chief Resident, and earned his MD from the University of Washington. He is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is an active member of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He holds faculty appointments at two medical schools, where he teaches clinical reasoning and emergency care. In addition to active clinical practice, Dr. Pratt provides leadership in hospital quality and patient safety, offering a dual perspective that integrates frontline emergency care with systems-level oversight. His experie...

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Garrett Blumberg, MD, FACEP

Complimentary Case Discussion Upon Request

Arizona

Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound - Stroke Trauma STEMI, AAA Aortic Dissection, Communication, Appendicitis, Lidocaine Toxicity, MI, Sepsis Meningitis Pneumonia UTI, Patient Safety, Pulmonary Embolism, Ectopic, Agitation Sedation, Opioid Overdose, Procedural, Epidural Abscess, Airway Management, Cardiac Arrest, Hemorrhage, Nerve Block, Mesenteric Ischemia, Fracture

Garrett Blumberg, MD, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with 9+ years of experience. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), reflecting his commitment to excellence in emergency care. He hold a board-certified Focused Practice Designation in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography (AEMUS). Dr. Blumberg earned his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed both Emergency Medicine residency and Ultrasound fellowship at UT Southwestern, where he served as the Academic Chief Resident. His clinical experience spans Level I Trauma, Stroke, and STEMI centers as well as resource-limited critical access hospitals—providing a deep understanding of variable standards, workflows, and resource constraints in emergency care. Dr. Blumberg is a published author of peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters on emergency topics including agitation management, atrial fibrillation, and soft tissue infections such as necr...

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Jared R. Greenholz, MD

Top-Rated Expert in Heart Attack & Trauma Care

Arizona

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Physician, Emergency Medicine, ER, Medical Malpractice, Standards of Care, Trauma, Stroke, Airway Management, Central Line Placement, Heart Attack, Appendicitis, Epidural Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism, Medical Necessity, Head Trauma, Fractures, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Cardiac Resuscitation

Dr. Jared Greenholz, MD is an Emergency Medicine Doctor, who primarily practices in Oakland and Lakeport, California. He has been practicing for over 19 years and is board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Greenholz graduated from New York Medical College and is currently affiliated with Highland Hospital and Sutter Lakeside Hospital. His specialties include: Trauma, stroke, airway management, central line placement, myocardial infarction, heart attack, appendicitis, epidural abscess, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, testicular torsion, ectopic pregnancy, medical necessity, pediatric emergency, head trauma, emergency trauma, fractures, dislocations, rural emergency medicine, headaches, diabetic ketoacidosis, abdominal pain, medical malpractice, standard of care, and cardiac resuscitation.

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Paul M. McHale, M.D.

Integrity Medical Expert Witness Services

Tempe, Arizona

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Airway management, cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, trauma care, stroke care, hyperbaric medicine, psychiatric emergencies, Emergency Medical Services, Air Medical, ED management, MD & APP Education, EMTALA, Detox, Emergency department logistics, telehealth, triage, sepsis

I am a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician, with over 20 years of experience. After attending University of Minnesota, he completed residency at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ. To this day, he continues to actively care for patients across a broad spectrum of ED’s, from a Level 1 Trauma Center with comprehensive Stroke & Cardiac care, to stand alone Emergency Departments & smaller hospitals that have far fewer available resources. Prior experience in case reviews and depositions, including both plaintiff & defense. Attended SEAK’s How to Start, Build & Run a Successful Expert Witness Practice & SEAK’s How to Excel as an Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice Cases. My initial interest in this career came after my own personal deposition, in which my lawyer remarked "you should look into being an expert witness". Expert Medical Witness work is an important part of my career, and one I expect to continue to grow. However, I am still an active physician and plan to ...

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Taylor McAuliff, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician - ABEM, core faculty

Scottsdale, Arizona

Emergency Medicine - GMEC, Graduate medical eduation, Resident Oversight, Resident curriculum development, Lecture development, research review, Medical Student education, Sepsis, EMTALA, Inter-Facility Transfer, Myocardial infarction, standard of care, Airway Management, Stroke

I am an ABEM board-certified Emergency Medicine physician in active full-time clinical practice, serving as Core Faculty for a high-volume Emergency Medicine Residency program. In this capacity, I am responsible for the direct supervision and clinical education of residents, which requires an expert-level mastery of the national Standard of Care and current evidence-based protocols. My practice is based in Goodyear, Arizona, where I manage high-acuity patients in a community setting that necessitates frequent coordination of inter-facility transfers and specialty consultations. I possess deep expertise in EMTALA compliance and the logistical complexities of stabilizing and transferring patients when on-site specialty services are limited. I am available for objective medical-legal case review, merit analysis, and expert testimony for both defense and plaintiff counsel. I provide authoritative insights into whether a physician properly navigated clinical and facility-based limitati...

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Tyler M Dunn, MD

Anesthesiologist/Pain Management Physician

TMD MD PLLC

Gilbert, Arizona

Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine - Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Life Care Planning, Chronic Pain, Life Support, Nerve Blocks, Airway Management, Disability, Narcotics, Cardiac Arrest, Hypoxic Brain Injury, Nerve Injury, Medication Error, Drug Interactions

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Jared R. Greenholz, MD

Top-Rated Expert in Heart Attack & Trauma Care

Forest Knolls, California

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Frederick J Skilton, M.D.

Emergency Medicine

San Diego, California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Stroke and TIA, Myocardial Infarction and Heart Attack, Aortic Dissection, Sepsis, Airway Management, Appendicitis, Trauma, COPD and Asthma, Fractures, Mental Health, Addiction, Socioeconomic, Abdominal Pain, Headache, Subarachnoid Hemorrage, Brain Bleed, Blood Clots, Injury, Pain and Suffering, Failure to Diagnose

I am a board certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience in many different areas of clinical practice, from Level 1 Tertiary Academic Emergency Departments to small community hospitals. Through mentoring, SEAK training, experience, and research I have developed a strong understanding to the intricacies of the medical-legal system, and the long-term commitment and persistence required to be an effective medical expert. I began my medical career in 2014 as a US Navy Physician, serving as Flight Surgeon and medical department head with a Marine Corps squadron. During deployment overseas, with over 2500 Navy and Marine personnel, I served as sole Flight Surgeon, ensuring our Marine and Navy pilots maintained flight and combat readiness. Working in mainly medically austere environments, my duties included care for acute and emergent conditions, mass casualty operations, coordinating MedEvac transport, and medical support for real-world combat missions, for which I ...

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Daniel Abraham, MD

Academic Clinical Anesthesiologist

Los Angeles, California

Anesthesiology, Medical Management - Anesthesiology, General Anesthesia, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Sedation, Regional Anesthesia, Peri-operative Management, Airway management, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Epidural blocks, Spinal Blocks, Medication Errors, Post Anesthesia Care Unit(PACU) emergencies, Nerve Injury, Ambulatory Surgery

Dr. Daniel Abraham is an actively practicing, board-certified Anesthesiologist who draws his experience from his many years working at nationally renowned major academic centers, like the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Abraham currently holds a faculty position at the University of Southern California with a full-time clinical practice that is focused on evidence-based medicine and up to date clinical knowledge, with a focus on regional anesthesia. Dr. Abraham has extensive experience taking care of high acuity, sick patients in a variety of peri-operative environments, while supervising residents, fellows, and certified nurse anesthetists. He has extensive experience in evaluation, assessment, and management of patient complications in the operative space. His experience has included being a physician leader on a number of hospital committees focused on patient satisfaction, safety, and efficiency. Currently expecting acceptance as an expert witness fo...

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Shawn Kaku, MD

Critical Care Physician Expert Witness

San Ramon, California

Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Sepsis, Respiratory failure, Trauma, Stroke, Neuro, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), ICU, Anoxic Brain Injury, Mechanical Ventilation, Acute Respiratory Distress (ARDS), Shock, ICU procedure complication, ICU delay of care, Pulmonary Embolism, Multi-Organ Failure, Brain hemorrhage, Overdose, Infection, Airway management, Sedation

Shawn Kaku, MD, is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University Hospital Dr Kaku has over 12 years of clinical experience in Critical Care Medicine, and hold privileges at 3 hospitals systems in the California Bay Area (Kaiser Permanente, Sutter and Stanford). He has experience with medical and surgical patients, including traumatic and neurological injuries. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Kaku has held multiple leadership roles including ICU Director, Vice Chair of Medicine, and Chair of Medicine and has helped develop the ICU program at Sutter Eden as well as the Emergency Critical Care program at Stanford University

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Garrett Blumberg, MD, FACEP

Complimentary Case Discussion Upon Request

Temecula, California

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Alexander Iteen, MD

Academic & Community Emergency Medicine Expert

San Marcos, California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Airway Management, Intubation , Rapid Sequence Intubation , Trauma Resuscitation , Sepsis , Vascular Access , Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain , Procedural Complications , Shock , Emergency Procedures, Point of Care Ultrasound, Telehealth, Acute Care, Chest Tube , Defendant, Plantiff, Central Lines, Arterial Lines

Alexander Iteen, M.D. is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with active clinical practice in both a high-volume military tertiary care emergency department and a busy community hospital setting. Dr. Iteen is licensed in California and accepts cases nationwide from both defense and plaintiff attorneys seeking an expert in emergency medicine, emergency airway management, sepsis, vascular access, emergency department procedures, and trauma resuscitation. Dr. Iteen's goal is always to provide prompt, thorough case screening with well written reports grounded in peer-reviewed evidence, established clinical standards, and reproducible methodology. While Dr. Iteen has provided standard of care analysis within the military health system for multiple cases brought to the US military's malpractice process including high risk chest pain, ectopic pregnancy, airway management, and sepsis. Additionally, Dr. Iteen participates in monthly case review meetings to ensure departmental q...

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Chris Burke, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Airway Management, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Heart Attack, Stroke, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Ectopic Pregnancy, Critical Care, Torsion (ovarian, testicular), Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims, Aortic Aneurysm

I am Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). My current clinical practice is a high volume community hospital in a major metropolitan area. ED volume >80k patients per year. I am recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Well versed in the standard of care in Emergency Medicine as a full time practicing physician. Experience with credentials committee at community hospitals. I also hold a clinical faculty position at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University. Trusted to provide impartial and comprehensive evaluations based on the facts of the case. I assist plaintiff and defense medical malpractice attorneys establish the standard of care, and identify breaches in compliance. Experienced in preparing strategies in defense of litigation for health system attorneys, as well as reviewing third party claims and independent QA reviews. I offer a complimentary introductory video call at your conveni...

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

California

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Dr. Gabriella Minera

No-Charge Informal Case Discussion Upon Request

Temecula, California

Emergency Medicine - Airway Management, Sepsis/Necrotizing Fasciitis, Stroke, STEMI, Trauma, AAA, Aortic Dissection, Appendicitis, Meningitis, Pneumonia, UTI, Mesenteric Ischemia, Cardiac Arrest, Epidural Abscess, Ectopic Pregnancy, Addiction/Opioid Overdose, Pulmonary Embolism, Fracture, QI/QA/Quality Control, Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Gabriella Minera is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with 15+ years of experience. Dr. Minera completed Emergency Medicine residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where she served as academic chief resident. Her clinical experience spans Level I Trauma, Stroke, and STEMI centers as well as resource-limited critical access hospitals—providing a deep understanding of variable standards, workflows, and resource constraints in emergency care. She is Emergency Medicine core faculty at Southwest Healthcare MEC in Temecula, CA and regularly teaches on key Emergency Medicine topics. For this reason, she is keenly aware of the standard of care in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Minera is also the Director of the Morbidity and Mortality Lecture Series for Southwest Healthcare, providing medico-legal risk evaluations, and presenting specific cases and topics on how to improve care, avoid documentation disasters, and how to make system-wide changes to improve practice m...

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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Trauma, Stroke, Heart Attack, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Aeromedical transfer, EMS, Airway management, Torsion (ovarian/testicular), Ectopic Pregnancy, Rural Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Colon Perforation, Wrongful Death, Delayed Diagnosis, Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims Denial

Dual Board-Certified in Emergency Medicine & Family Medicine: This unique combination qualifies me to serve as a "same specialty" expert witness in states with such requirements, particularly for cases evaluating the standard of care for Family Physicians in emergency or urgent care settings. Extensive Clinical Practice: Over 20 years of continuous practice treating more than 20,000 patients in the full spectrum of clinical environments, from 2-bed rural facilities to high-volume Level 1 Trauma Centers. I maintain an active practice in a busy, urban hospital Emergency Department. Proven Medical & Quality Assurance Leadership: Held key leadership roles including Medical Director, Quality Assurance Director, and National Clinical Steering Chair for a large national urgent care corporation. Served as Chair of a Health System Peer Review Committee and as a longstanding member of a Level 1 Trauma Center's Credentials Committee. Specialized Endoscopy Expertise: 20 years of ongoing expe...

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Robert A Ertner, MD

Anesthesiologist - General & Cardiothoracic

Chico, California

Anesthesiology - cardiac anesthesia, airway trauma, intubation, operating room fires, positioning, central lines, airway management, regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia, epidurals, spinal anesthesia, ICU sedation, preoperative assessment, general anesthesia, echocardiography

Dual board-certified, cardiovascular fellowship-trained (Emory University) anesthesiologist in full-time clinical practice. Additionally board certified in peri-operative transesophageal echocardiography. Over 21 years of experience in hands-on patient care and direction/supervision of CRNAs and medical students. • General anesthesia including: Induction and maintenance of anesthesia, ventilator management, intra-operative monitoring, management of emergence from anesthesia, and transportation to and from the operating room. • Airway management including endotracheal tubes, single-lung ventilation, and non-invasive techniques. • Epidural and spinal anesthesia. • Regional anesthesia. • Invasive Monitoring including central Lines, arterial Lines, and pulmonary arterial catheters. • Pre-operative assessment and post-operative patient management. • Echocardiography and ultrasound assessment. Areas of practice include: General, cardiovascular, vascular, thoracic, bariatric, orthopedic,...

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Eric T. Ory, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician - Expert Witness

Eric T. Ory, M.D. Medical Consulting, LLC

California

Emergency Medicine - Standard of Care, Medical Causation, Triage Protocols, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, EMTALA, Improper Discharge, Failure to Admit, Clinical Decision Making, Chart Review for Merit, Board Certified EM, Myocardial Infarction, Trauma Resuscitation, Pediatric Emergencies, Sepsis, Airway Management, Pulmonary Embolism, EMS Care

Board-Certified Emergency Physician with over 26 years of active clinical experience and more than 100,000 patient encounters in high-acuity emergency department settings. I provide independent medicolegal consulting and expert witness services for both plaintiff and defense counsel in medical malpractice and personal injury matters. My expertise focuses on Emergency Department standards of care, including evaluation, triage, diagnostic decision-making, disposition, and communication in time-sensitive clinical scenarios. I have extensive experience managing undifferentiated patients in fast-paced environments, including community hospitals, critical access facilities, and high-volume emergency departments. Common case areas include missed or delayed diagnosis (e.g., myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, stroke, sepsis, and aortic dissection), improper discharge or failure to admit, triage-related issues, and medical causation in trauma and acute illness. I also provide analys...

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Lauren Donnelly, D.O.

Emergency Medicine Physician

Encinitas, California

Emergency Medicine - Sepsis, Stroke, Heart Attack, Abdominal Pain, Cellulitis, Fracture, Emergency Stabilization, Cardiac Arrest & CPR, Pneumonia, Necrotizing Infections, Pulmonary Embolism, Head Injury, Resident Supervision, Vascular Emergencies, UTI, Meningitis, Back Pain, Drug Abuse, Overdose, Airway management

Dr. Lauren Donnelly is an actively practicing, board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with more than 14 years of experience in both community and academic settings. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency training at Hahnemann Hospital / Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Donnelly currently serves as the Assistant Program Director and Clerkship Director for the Emergency Medicine residency at Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium (MEC), a large community-based academic program training 36 emergency medicine residents. In these leadership roles, she is extensively involved in physician education, clinical supervision, competency assessment, and professional standards, providing her with deep expertise in emergency department operations, resident supervision, and standard-of-care expectations. She has been an active member of her hospital’s Ethics Committee for over five years, contributing to ins...

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Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert (Adult & Pediatrics)

Ajani Medical Consulting PLLC

California

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Michelle Zhang, MD

Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician

San Diego, California

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - Acute respiratory failure, Sepsis, Critical Care, Cardiogenic shock, Thoracic imaging, Mechanical ventilation, Septic shock, ICU Medicine, Mixed / undifferentiated shock, ARDS, Airway management, Failure to rescue, Ventilator acquired pneumonia, Pulmonary embolism, Delayed intubation, Hemorrhagic shock, Pulmonary nodules

I am a board-certified physician in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine with experience as a retained expert in medical-legal matters. I have an active clinical practice in both critical care and pulmonary medicine. My practice includes managing a wide range of critically ill patients with medical, surgical, cardiovascular, and neurologic pathologies in a closed ICU at a community hospital in San Diego, California. I have extensive knowledge in the diagnosis and management of airway emergencies, acute respiratory failure / ARDS, ventilator management, shock, pulmonary embolism, and ICU procedures and complications. I also have experience in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), serving as a key decision-maker in determining candidacy and timing of cannulation for both veno-venous (VV) and veno-arterial (VA) ECMO in patients with severe respiratory failure or circulatory collapse. I am experienced in the evaluation of hospital-acquired complication...

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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert

California

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine - Tele-ICU, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Pulmonary Embolism, Resuscitation, DNR, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death, LTACH, Hospitalist, COPD, End of life, Ethics, life support, Pleural effusion, Obstructive sleep apnea

Dr. David H. Kupferberg is a triple board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with more than 25 years of active clinical practice. He holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and maintains active medical licenses in more than 25 states — making him available as an expert in virtually any jurisdiction. His clinical background spans high-acuity ICU care at major academic and community hospitals, consultative pulmonary medicine, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) management, and Tele-ICU remote monitoring across multiple national health systems. This breadth gives him direct, current familiarity with standard-of-care obligations across diverse care settings — bedside, LTACH, and remote — a combination few experts can offer. Dr. Kupferberg holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, providing rigorous analytical grounding for causation analysis, outcomes assessme...

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Andrew Wittenberg, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician Expert

Long Beach, California

Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Pregnancy/Ectopic, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, PE, Aneurysm, Pneumonia, Appendicitis, Intubation, Ischemia, Testicular Torsion, Ovarian Torsion, Airway Management, Fracture, Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Dr. Wittenberg is a board-certified emergency physician with 20+ years of clinical experience. In addition to current practice, he is an oral board examiner for ABEM (The American Board of Emergency Medicine) and the Chair of Quality for his hospital board. He served as the department chair and medical director for 10 years. Dr. Wittenberg graduated from Temple University Medical School and completed his residency at Los Angeles County - USC Hospital. He currently works in Southern California at a 90,000 visit per year ER and also has experience at a single-coverage community hospital ER with a census of 30,000 visits per year. Dr. Wittenberg has been recognized for excellence in teaching with awards from two residency programs. Dr. Wittenberg provides case reviews and expert testimony for both plaintiff and defense. He has reviewed over 100 cases and provided testimony at deposition and trial.

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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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Steve C. Yun, MD

Orange, California

Anesthesiology, Oral Surgery - Anesthesia, Anesthesia malpractice, Anesthesiology malpractice, dental anesthesia, surgery, wrongful death, preoperative preparation, regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia, office anethesia, PACU, airway management, propofol/diprivan, intubation injuries, oral surgery

Board-certified anesthesiologist with full-time clinical practice. Physician of Excellence Award. AAAASF Surveyor. Dental Board of CA Examiner. National High School Debate and Forensics champion.

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Rishi Bhargava, MD FAAP FACEP

Rolling Hills Estates, California

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics, Airway management, Appendicitis, Trauma, Transport Medicine, Sedation, Febrile illness, Sepsis, Asthma, Newborn Care, Allergic Reaction, Tele-medicine, Meningitis, Dehydration, Abdominal pain, Fractures, Head Injury, Chest pain, Pain management, Resident Supervision

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BRETT W. LORBER

Emergency Medicine Expert | Standard of Care

Los Alamitos, California

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine Expert Witness, Emergency Department Standard of Care, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnosie, Emergency Room Malpractice, Chest Pain, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Stroke, Triage Error, Delay in Treatment, Diagnostic Error, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Airway Management, Lactic Acidosis

Brett W. Lorber, MD, MPH is a board-certified and actively practicing emergency physician and Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate hospital in Torrance, California. He has more than 20 years of clinical experience practicing in high-volume emergency departments and provides independent medical-legal consultation regarding emergency department standard of care, missed or delayed diagnosis, and time-sensitive emergency conditions including myocardial infarction, stroke, sepsis, and pulmonary embolism. Dr. Lorber reviews cases involving emergency department evaluation, triage decisions, diagnostic workups, and clinical management. He is available for case review, deposition, and trial testimony for plaintiff or defense matters. Rapid initial case review available. Dr. Lorber is experienced in clearly explaining complex emergency medicine concepts to attorneys, judges, and juries.

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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

District Of Columbia

Anesthesiology - General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Airway management, Difficult airway, Nerve block / injury, Standard of care, Acute pain, Recovery room, Awareness, Ultrasound, Aspiration, Medical malpractice, Monitored Anesthesia Care - MA, Conscious sedation, Epidural, Spinal, Obstetric anesthesia, Oversedation, Oxygen desaturation, Hypoxia

Board-certified anesthesiologist and expert witness specializing in medical malpractice case review involving perioperative care, airway management, and sedation-related complications and perioperative events. Active in full-time clinical practice across Maryland and Washington, D.C., with ongoing involvement in standard of care analysis, causation, and anesthetic decision-making across diverse surgical and procedural settings. With more than 15 years of clinical experience, he practices across general anesthesiology, including ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and perioperative pain management. His experience includes both solo practice and medical direction models, with extensive involvement in supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists. In addition to clinical practice, he served as Interim Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia at a community hospital in Baltimore, MD, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communicates complex anesthesia issu...

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David N Flynn, MD, MBA

Clear, Concise, Credible Anesthesia Expert

Florida

Anesthesiology, Obstetrical Anesthesiology - Airway management, failed intubation, aspiration, hypoxia, hypotension, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, anesthesia awareness, medication errors, spinal and epidural complications, epidural hematoma, nerve injury, obstetric hemorrhage, anesthesia equipment and monitoring standards

I am a board-certified anesthesiologist with extensive experience in hospital and ambulatory anesthesia, airway management, procedural sedation, perioperative medicine, and quality/safety leadership. I provide expert case review, standard of care analysis, causation opinions, expert reports, depositions, and trial testimony for both plaintiff and defense. My clinical background includes high-acuity surgical anesthesia, MAC and deep sedation, endoscopy/office-based anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, regional anesthesia (epidural, spinal, peripheral nerve blocks), PACU care, and perioperative complications. I have leadership experience in quality improvement, morbidity and mortality review, sedation policy development, peer review, and systems-based safety initiatives. I provide clear, objective, well-supported opinions, timely turnaround, and the ability to explain complex anesthesia issues in plain language.

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Daphne M Pitts, MD

Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine Expert Consultants, LLC

Port St Lucie, Florida

Emergency Medicine - airway management, cardiac arrest

ABEM certified emergency physician with 37 years in practice. Experience includes practice in rural, critical access hospitals, free-standing emergency departments, urban, suburban emergency departments as well as teaching institutions. Certified in ATLS (Advance Trauma Life Support) , ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) , PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support). Member of ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians) and AMA (American Medical Association)

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Michael C. Eves, DO

Beachland Anesthesia

Vero Beach, Florida

Anesthesiology - Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Medical Director, Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Regional Anesthesia, Nerve Injury, Spinals, Peri-Operative Pain Management, Airway Management, Intubation, Extubation, Hypoxia, Appropriate Patient Selection, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Ambulatory Surgery

Qualifications -Board Certified Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice for the past 16+ years. Specialty areas of focus include ambulatory surgery with extensive experience in orthopedics, outpatient total joint replacements, ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks and managing post-operative pain. -Medical Director, Chairman of Medical Executive Committee and Chairman of the Governing Body of Ambulatory Surgery Center in Vero Beach, FL. 6+ years at a high volume orthopedic and ENT surgery center. Developed and implemented policies and procedures for the assessment of appropriate patient selection for outpatient surgery, pre-admission testing guidelines, safety and quality improvement initiatives, staff education and training as well as patient education programs. -Founding faculty member at the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine. Former faculty educator at Florida State University and University of Maryland responsible for education and training of medical student...

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

Florida

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Joshua Herskovic, MD

HealthAdvise

Boca Raton, Florida

Anesthesiology - Difficult intubations, airway trauma, airway management, obstructive sleep apnea, intraoperative codes, code blue, cpr, cardiac arrest, hypoxia, hypotension. anesthetic drug interactions, toxicities, patient positioning, intraoperative burn injury, central lines, arterial line, allergies

Dr. Herskovic is a Board Certified Physician Anesthesiologist with background in medical device development. He has over 15 years of experience as a practicing anesthesiologist in a busy private practice. Prior to medicine he worked in the medical device industry as a mechanical engineer. He continues to use his engineering background to provide assistance to start up medical device companies. This assistance includes medical device R&D, CAD design, rapid prototyping & 3D printing, and low volume manufacturing techniques. He also provides consulting services to established medical device & pharmaceutical companies. Having worked in the medical device industry as a mechanical engineer he understands engineering limitations a device may have; while, as a physician and end user he understands how the device will be used along with the need to efficiently utilize a physician's time. His unique background gives him a strong understanding of medical device failure and associated med...

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Osiris T Johnson

Emergency Medicine Physician - Board Certified

Florida

Emergency Medicine - Stroke, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Standard of Care, Rural & Urban Medicine, Myocardial Infarction/Heart Attack, Appendicitis, Failure to Diagnose, Causation Analysis, Sepsis, Airway Management, Medical Malpractice, Differential Diagnosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Medical Record Review, Aortic Dissection, Triage/Delay in Care, EMTALA

Phone Number: 813-470-0577 Email: osiris@johnsonmedlegal.com Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician | MD, Georgetown University I am an ABEM Board-Certified Emergency Physician in my 5th year of active clinical practice, offering objective medical-legal consultation and expert testimony. I earned my medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and I completed my Emergency Medicine Residency at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, a high-volume Level II Trauma Center in South Florida. Currently, I serve as an attending physician at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, the only designated trauma center in Southeast Texas. My professional experience spans the most litigious and high-acuity regions of both Florida and Texas, including clinical work in Houston, Corpus Christi, McAllen, and the greater Miami/South Florida area. This extensive background allows me to provide authoritative analysis on the standard of care in major metropolitan areas, regional trau...

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Gabriel J Mullins, CRNA

Board Certified CRNA, Business Owner

Clearwater, Florida

Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiology - Anesthesia, Awareness, Obstetric Anesthesia, Aspiration, Extubation, Post anesthesia care unit PACU, Airway Management, Airway Trauma, Needle Placement, Anesthesia Machine, Hypoxia, Medication Error, Falls, Dosing, Intubation, Epidural, Malignant Hyperthermia, Surgical Positioning, Tube Placement, CRNA

EDUCATION & BACKGROUND Master of Science in Anesthesia – University of Michigan. Clinical training at Hurley Medical Center, including cardiothoracic, obstetric, pediatric, and trauma rotations. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Extensive experience providing anesthesia in hospital, outpatient, and office settings. Independent CRNA practice managing complex cases and high-acuity patients. Comfortable with emergency response, advanced airway management, and rapid-sequence induction. TEACHING & LEADERSHIP Former guest lecturer at the University of Michigan on anesthesia monitoring and safety topics. Experienced public speaker skilled in explaining technical concepts clearly to professional and lay audiences. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Founder of Anesthetize.ai, an evidence-based anesthesia reference platform designed for clinicians and students. Integrates authoritative anesthesia sources into accessible AI-driven education and case analysis. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Board-certified Nurse Anesth...

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Gregory Risk, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Gregory Risk, MD, PC

Ormond Beach, Florida

Emergency Medicine - Appendicitis, Airway Management, Aortic dissection, Aortic Aneurysm, Cauda Equina, COVID, Central Line Placement, Epidural Abscess, Ectopic Pregnancy, Head trauma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Myocardial Infarction, Testicular torsion, Pediatrics, Trauma, Sepsis, Stroke

Actively practicing Emergency physician with 30 years of experience, as well as Medical Director for five Emergency Departments, and Regional Medical Director for large group seeing over 250,000 patients annually. 15 years of medical malpractice review for both plaintiff and defense. Over 150 cases reviewed, with approximately 30 depositions and trial testimony given. Served on national committees as well as state Board of Directors and Past President of state specialty college. Extensive military service with multiple overseas deployments. Extensive teaching experience as Assistant Clinical Professor at Medical school and Emergency Medicine residency. Advanced Cardiac Life Support/ACLS Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support/ATLS Instructor, Basic Life Support/BLS Instructor. Expert witness who will give straightforward review and analysis of strengths and weaknesses for each case. Specialize in deposition and trial preparation for clients. Extensive references available. I look ...

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Branden Wells, MD

HealthAdvise

Gulf Breeze, Florida

Emergency Medicine - Airway management, Acute coronary syndrome, Acute myocardial infarction, Stroke, Bell palsy, Abdominal pain, appendicitis, cholecystitis, diverticulitis, Acute back pain, epidural abscess, cauda equina syndrome, Aortic dissection, Pneumothorax, Pulmonary Embolism, Deep vein thrombosis

Dr. Branden Wells is an Emergency Medicine doctor in Gulf Breeze, Florida. His top areas of expertise are Folliculitis, Boils, Carbuncle, and Gallbladder Disease. Training Medical School University of Florida College of Medicine 1998 Licenses Emergency Medicine in FL

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Anthony G Stanley, MD

North Miami, Florida

Urgent Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - trauma, stroke, heart attack, myocardial infarction, MI, pulmonary embolism, PE, sepsis, appendicitis, airway management, internal medicine, head injury, concussion, epidural abscess, foreign body removal, chest pain, wound care, infections, abdominal pain, testicular torsion

Emergency Medicine Physician in active clinical practice. 30+ years of clinical experience in both Emergency Room and Urgent Care settings. Holder of 2 US Medical Device Patents, specializing in performance safety in foreign body removal, measuring wound site damage, and suturing.

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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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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

Florida

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Shirish Amrutia, MD, FCCP

Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Medicine Specialist

Northside Hospital Atlanta

Marietta, Georgia

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine - Respiratory Failure, Multi organ failure, ARDS, Mechanical Ventilator, Sepsis, Shock state, Pulmonary Embolism, Lung Cancer, Lung Nodule, Asthma, COPD, ILD, Occupational Lung Disease, OSA, Narcolepsy, Hypersomnia, Standard of Care, ICU management, Airway Management, CPAP BiPaP

Dr. Shirish Amrutia, MD, FCCP, is a quadruple board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine with over 15 years of clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings in the Atlanta area. He manages complex respiratory and critical illness, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, and respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. His practice also includes chronic pulmonary diseases such as COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary embolism, lung nodules, and lung cancer, as well as sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and narcolepsy. Dr. Amrutia serves as Medical Director of a hospital sleep laboratory and participates in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine oversight committees. He teaches physician assistants, respiratory therapists, and nursing staff, and delivers ongoing clinical education on pulmonary and critical care topics. In lega...

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Craig M Patterson, MD

Expert in Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine

Pendelluft LLC

Atlanta, Georgia

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - airway management, cardiopulmonary arrest, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, sepsis, COPD, medical ethics, shock, pneumonia, standard of care

I am a double board-certified physician in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. I have 15 years of clinical experience working in large, high acuity inpatient and outpatient practice settings in the Southeastern United States. I've served in leadership and educational roles within multiple large health systems and I'm an active member of two national societies within my medical specialties. I have been providing highly professional medical expert witness services for more than 5 years and I'm an active member of the Seak, Inc. expert witness community. I am happy to provide my complete Curriculum Vitae upon request. I am especially committed to the ideal of making complicated medical cases easier to understand.

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Usama Khalid, MD FACEP AEMUS FPD

Emergency Medicine Academic Faculty - Emory

Clear Medical Experts

Atlanta, Georgia

Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound - Airway management, Resuscitation, Trauma, Heart Attach, Stroke, Blood clots, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Emergency Ultrasound, Medication Error, Testicular torsion, Aneurysm, Ovarian torsion, Delayed diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, Aortic Dissection, Appendicitis, Negligence, ER utilization

Dr. Khalid is a board-certified Emergency Medicine (EM) Physician with fellowship training and certification in Emergency Ultrasound. Currently practicing in Georgia, he has more than 8 years of experience working in a myriad of clinical settings. These range from busy urban trauma centers, Veterans Affairs hospitals, and prestigious academic institutions to community and suburban settings. He spent many years as an educator at Emory University School of Medicine, mentoring a multitude of medical students, residents and physicians from all specialties. He continues to serve as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Khalid has spoken at multiple national conferences on various topics in Emergency Ultrasound, in addition to contributing as an author on medical books relating to EM and ultrasound. He has also served as the Emergency Ultrasound Director at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, building systems for Emergency Ultrasound integration among clinical staff and provid...

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Curtis J Coley II, MD, F.C.C.P.

US Fellowship Trained, Board Certified Pulm/CC

Atlanta, Georgia

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - Sepsis, Shock States, Pulmonary Embolus, Hemorrhage, ARDS, COVID-19, Asthma, COPD, Respiratory Failure, Airway Management, Hypercarbia, Hypoxia, Intubation, Process Improvement, RCA, Aspiration, Code Blue

I am a board-certified physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine with over 19 years of clinical practice. I have more than a decade of experience providing expert medical-legal reviews, offering clear, evidence-based analysis and testimony. Having practiced within multiple health systems nationwide, I recognize how regional variations in care may influence outcomes. My leadership roles across various institutions have further deepened my insight into hospital operations, quality metrics, and systems-based care. Key leadership positions include: Medical Director of Critical Care Medicine, Piedmont Atlanta & Piedmont Fayette Chairman of Internal Medicine, Piedmont Atlanta Chairman, Sepsis Taskforce, Piedmont Healthcare Member, multiple Medical Executive Committees I have extensive experience with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), quality improvement, and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems — all of which are central to understanding provider behavior, compliance, a...

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Chris Burke, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Idaho

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Ronak Dana Hendry, M.D.

ABEM certified EM physician, Wash U trained

Glencoe, Illinois

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Failure to Diagnose / Delay in Treatment, 5 Pediatric Emergency Medicine, ED Documentation & Informed Consent, EMTALA Compliance, Triage Decisions & ESI Scoring, Trauma & Critical Care, ACS Sepsis Stroke PE, Midlevel & Resident Supervision, Airway Management, Medication Errors

ABEM board-certified Emergency Physician with 15+ years active practice. Leadership experience as Assistant Medical Director. Residency trained at Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Expert review: failure to diagnose, diagnostic error, triage & ESI scoring, standard of care, chest pain/ACS, stroke/TIA, sepsis, PE, aortic dissection, acute abdomen, pediatric emergencies, trauma, airway management, discharge decisions, telemedicine, EMTALA, medication errors, resident & midlevel supervision. Published triage researcher (ACEP). EP Monthly author. Active teaching faculty. Plaintiff & defense. National availability.

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Alissa Gorelick, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician - Rural Medicine

Northbrook, Illinois

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Rural Medicine, Sepsis, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Airway Management, Central Line Placement, Aortic Dissection, Appendicitis, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Head Trauma, Pediatric Emergencies

Accomplished board-certified Emergency Medicine physician leader with over 15 years of clinical and administrative experience. Medical malpractice and claims review for a large corporate medical group including standard of care analysis, collaboration with counsel and physician litigation support. Current practice ranging from rural emergency departments to level 1 trauma center. Seasoned medical director and clinical consultant with in-depth experience in risk management, medical administration, and advisory roles. Developed and implemented peer review programs, physician coaching and evidence-based medicine protocols. Expert in clinical quality and patient care. Licensure and Certifications: American Board of Emergency Medicine Advanced Cardiac Life Support Pediatric Advanced Life Support Advanced Trauma Life Support

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Robert J Zimmanck, MD, FASA

Anesthesia Expert Witness | Plaintiff & Defense

Illinois

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Patient Safety, Informed Consent, Airway Management, Risk Management, Pre-op assessment, Postop care, Nerve damage, Pain Management, MAC, Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Pediatric anesthesia, Quality improvement, Surgical Home, Standard of care, Legal Consultant, CRNA supervision

Robert J. Zimmanck, MD, FASA Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Medicolegal Consultant Dr. Robert Zimmanck is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists with over a decade of clinical practice and healthcare leadership. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings deep specialty knowledge across anesthesia standards of care, perioperative risk assessment, and patient safety systems to his medicolegal practice. Dr. Zimmanck served as Chair of Anesthesia Patient Safety and Quality Committees for a prominent Midwest anesthesia group, where he led the development of institutional safety protocols and quality improvement initiatives. As Medical Director at a Wisconsin hospital, he designed the region's first Anesthesia Perioperative Surgical Home — a model integrating coordinated perioperative care across surgical disciplines. He currently serves on his hospital's mortality review committee, as Region 1 Director for the Wisconsi...

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Ryan J Vealey, MD, FASA

General / Neurosurgical Anesthesiology Consultant

Naperville, Illinois

Anesthesiology - Neuroanesthesia, Ambulatory anesthesia, Preoperative assessment, General anesthesia, Airway management, Obstetric anesthesia, Medication errors, Spinal and epidural anesthesia, Positioning injuries, Documentation, Dental injury, Neurosurgery, Spine, Nerve injury, Neuromonitoring

Dr. Ryan Vealey is a board-certified anesthesiologist with fellowship subspecialty training in neurosurgical anesthesiology. Dr. Vealey completed a Bachelors of Science Degree at Villanova University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. He completed both a general anesthesiology residency and neuroanesthesia fellowship training at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Vealey is currently Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at a large community hospital in suburban Chicago and Director of the Neurosurgery/Spine Anesthesia section. He holds several leadership positions within the hospital and physician group setting, including those dedicated to ensuring high quality care and case review. Dr. Vealey remains a full-time clinical anesthesiologist in a predominantly physician-only practice. Specialty expertise in all facets of anesthesia concerning neurological surgerie...

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Usama Khalid, MD FACEP AEMUS FPD

Emergency Medicine Academic Faculty - Emory

Clear Medical Experts

Illinois

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David Rehn, MD

Naperville, Illinois

Anesthesiology - General anesthesia,Pediatric anesthesia,Regional anesthesia,Obstetrical anesthesia,Spinal and epidural anesthesia,Ambulatory anesthesia,Office-based anesthesia,Airway management,Failed intubation,Positioning injuries,Medication errors,Operating room fires,Preoperative assessment and testing,

Board certified anesthesiologist with more than 25 years of experience in practice. Since completing residency training at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals I have provided anesthesia care in a large suburban hospital, three ambulatory surgery centers as well as the office setting. My experience includes, but is not limited to, general, pediatric, obstetrical, ambulatory, vascular, neuro, and endoscopy anesthesia. I also have extensive experience in regional anesthesia including spinal, epidural and ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks.

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Josh D Weber, MD, ABA

Anesthesiologist Expert Witness | Harvard-trained

Weber Medical Consulting, LLC

Fairway, Kansas

Anesthesiology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Airway management, Perioperative monitoring, Regional anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Difficult airway, MAC sedation, Peripheral nerve blocks, Labor epidural, Failed intubation, Procedural sedation, Epidural anesthesia, Cesarean section anesthesia, Hypoxic / Anoxic injury, General anesthesia, Spinal anesthesia, Harvard, MGH

Josh Weber, MD, ABA is a Harvard-trained, board-certified anesthesiologist with 19+ years of clinical experience providing anesthesia care in high-volume community hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. He offers independent, evidence-based expert witness services in matters involving anesthesiology standards of care, perioperative patient safety, and anesthesia-related complications. Dr. Weber’s clinical expertise includes general anesthesia, advanced airway management, difficult and failed intubation, obstetric anesthesia, epidural and spinal anesthesia techniques, peripheral nerve blocks, procedural and MAC sedation, invasive line placement, and perioperative monitoring. He has served in multiple physician leadership roles, including obstetric anesthesia liaison, executive committee member of a private anesthesia group, and clinical instructor in obstetric anesthesia for an academic anesthesiology training program. He provides medical record review, early case screening, wri...

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Kyle B Walsh, MD, MS

Neurocritical Care, Emergency Medicine, Stroke

Villa Hills, Kentucky

Emergency Medicine, Neurocritical Care - Emergency Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Stroke, Brain Hemorrhage, Brain Trauma, Intensive Care, Airway Management, Mechanical Ventilation, Anoxic Brain Injury, Pulmonary emboli, Heart Attack, Lacerations, Overdose, ARDS, Spine Injury, Trauma, Sepsis, Seizures, Central/Arterial Lines, Abdominal Pain

I am Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Neurocritical Care. In addition to active practice in these fields, I also specialize in acute stroke treatment as a member of an academic institutional stroke team. I have extensive research experience, serving an investigator for multiple studies, including currently being Principal Investigator for a multimillion dollar research grant related to stroke. My broad clinical training and experience, with active clinical practice at both an academic tertiary medical center and a community hospital, have provided a strong foundation to review a wide range of cases, as described in the keywords above; this includes all patients presenting to the emergency department or intensive care unit along with additional subspecialty expertise in emergent and critical neurological conditions. Please do not hestitate to contact me regarding any inquiries or additional questions.

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Hannah Bischoff, CRNA

CRNA Anesthesia Standard of Care

Prospect, Kentucky

Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiology - endoscopy, colonoscopy, EGD, aspiration, MAC, Upper endoscopy, GI, sedation, NORA, Propofol Sedation, deep sedation, airway management, Anesthesia Monitoring Standards, Anesthesia-Related Complications, ASA Classification, Hypoxia, Respiratory Arrest, awareness, Capnography, Unplanned Intubation

I am a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) with over four years of clinical experience providing anesthesia care in high-acuity inpatient hospitals and high-volume outpatient surgery centers. My practice includes extensive experience in anesthesia for gastrointestinal endoscopy, including colonoscopy and upper endoscopy (EGD), with participation in more than 1,000 endoscopic procedures. I obtained my Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nurse Anesthesia from the University of Cincinnati, where I completed advanced training in anesthesia pharmacology, physiology, and evidence-based perioperative care. My clinical background includes the delivery of monitored anesthesia care (MAC) and deep sedation using propofol, management of airway and respiratory events in non-operating room anesthesia (NORA) environments, and physiologic monitoring in fast-paced procedural settings with rapid patient turnover. I routinely care for patients across the ASA spectrum, including individuals w...

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Gregory Risk, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Gregory Risk, MD, PC

Louisiana

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Eric J Beauvois, MD

Five Eagles Consulting, LLC

Annapolis, Maryland

Emergency Medicine, Medical Management - Failure to diagnose, Failure to treat, Cancer, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary embolism, Aortic dissection, Appendicitis, Ectopic pregnancy, Trauma, Resuscitation, Sepsis, Ischemia, Diabetes, Shock, DVT, Acute coronary syndrome, Testicular torsion, Airway management, Intracranial hemorrhage

I am residency trained and board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. I am a full-time practitioner licensed in Maryland. With 20 years of clinical practice, I am an experienced clinician and medical group president and serve as the peer review coordinator for my group. I am experienced in litigation and provide credible, understandable testimony that educates the judge and jury about the facts in a case with relation to negligence, causation, and damages. I diligently review the medical records, identify relevant issues, and provide clear, consistent, and honest analysis of the matter including angles of rebuttal of opposing expert witnesses. I have a sincere and professional demeanor, keen attention to detail, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. I am prompt and professional, understand the importance of making deadlines, and am easily accessible via cell phone. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.

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Alexis J Carras, MD

Hopkins-trained, 20 yrs expert witness experience

Carras Colder Carras

Ellicott City, Maryland

Anesthesiology - general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, ophthalmologic, outpatient/ambulatory anesthesia, sedation, airway management, PACU complications, hypoxia, injury, hypotension/hypertension, medication error, spinal and epidural blocks, intraoperative and postoperative events, preoperative evaluation, standard of care, supervision

Dr. Alexis J. Carras is a board-certified anesthesiologist with over 25 years of full-time clinical practice and more than 20 years of experience as a consultant and expert witness in anesthesiology. He has reviewed over 75 medico-legal cases and has provided expert testimony in approximately 15 depositions as well as in court. His clinical expertise spans all major subspecialties of anesthesiology, including high-risk surgical settings and outpatient procedures, and he has held multiple leadership positions in his practice as well as at the state level. His recent expert witnessing expertise includes patient selection and preparation, nerve injury, surgical complications, and airway loss. He serves as both a plaintiff and defendant expert. He served as a governor-appointed physician member of the Maryland Board of Physicians from 2013 to 2017, where he participated in licensing and disciplinary oversight. He is currently the Secretary of the Maryland Board of Anesthesiologists. Hi...

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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

Silver Spring, Maryland

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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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Ellana Stinson, MD, MPH, MBA

Award Winning Emergency Medicine Physician

Ellana Stinson, MD, Professional Corporation

Boston, Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine, Public Health - sepsis, neurologic emergencies, acute respiratory failure, emergency OB complications, health disparities, risk management, administration, airway management, mental health emergency, stroke, chest pain, neurologic emergency, locums, rural medicine, urgent care, hospital policies, standard of care, electronic medical records, COVID

Trusted medical expertise. Unmatched courtroom clarity. Dr. Ellana Stinson, MD, MPH, MBA, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with extensive clinical, academic, and leadership experience. She is currently in active practice at a Level 1 trauma center and has provided care across a diverse range of settings—from urban hospitals and rural emergency departments to standalone emergency care centers and community health clinics. Her testimony reflects a frontline understanding of medical decision-making under pressure, standard of care evaluations, and systems-level healthcare operations. Dr. Stinson earned her Doctor of Medicine from Meharry Medical College, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, followed by a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Master of Business A...

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Mohammad E AbuHishmeh, MD, FCCP, MBAc

Pulmonary & Critical Care Expert - UMass Chan

Shifa Health

East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - ARDS, Respiratory failure, Mechanical ventilation, Mechanical ventilation, ICU care, Critical care medicine, Sepsis, Shock, Brain Death, Intubation, Airway management, Pulmonary embolism, COPD exacerbation, Asthma exacerbation, Pneumonia, Hospital-acquired infection, Delirium ICU, Sedation, Weaning ventilation, Medical malpractice ICU

I am a board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine physician, Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), Assistant Professor of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School–Baystate, Program Director of the Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, and Director of the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program at Baystate Medical Center. I maintain an active clinical practice in pulmonary medicine and critical care, caring for critically ill patients in the ICU and patients with complex pulmonary diseases in both inpatient and outpatient settings. My areas of expertise include respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, ARDS, sepsis, shock, pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis, pleural disease, pulmonary nodules, and hospital-based medicine. Since 2021, I have led pulmonary and critical care simulation and procedural training for fellows and have served as chair of our ICU Sedation and Liberation Committee, helping develop and implem...

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Benjamin A. White, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Falmouth, Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine - Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Appendicitis, Allergic Reaction, Emergency Procedures, Foreign Bodies, Trauma, Fracture

Benjamin A. White, MD is a board-certified emergency physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also currently serves as the Director of the Center for Emergency Medicine Innovation, and the Director of ED Observation. He also serves as the Director of Patient Experience for Mass General Brigham (MGB) Emergency Medicine. He previously served as Director of Clinical Operations at MGH, and chair of the ED Operations Committee, a group charged with overseeing the systems, processes and procedures that support optimal and efficient patient care in the MGH ED. He recently served as Co-Chair of the ED Operations Management Committee of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and as Co-Chair of the ED Operations Interest Group of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). He serves on multiple committees charged with developing and vetting national gui...

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Indu Reddy, M.D.

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Anesthesiology - Anesthesia, Orthopedic anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, General surgery, Neuraxial anesthesia, Gynecology, Urology, Preoperative assessment, Perioperative medicine, Postoperative anesthetic care, Operating Room, Difficult airway, Airway Management, Positioning, Nerve Injury, Ambulatory anesthesia

Board-Certified Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice. Current practice includes providing anesthesia to all types of patients, from straightforward to complex cases, as well as preoperative assessment, perioperative medicine, and postoperative anesthetic care. Great verbal communication skills. Focused on providing an objective, thorough, and detail-oriented review of materials with careful analysis of the findings in order to help attorneys make decisions about how they wish to proceed with their cases.

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Julie Shapiro, MD FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert

South Shore Health

Hull, Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Abdominal pain, Resuscitation, Chest pain, Emergency Medicine, Airway Management, Myocardial infarction, Stroke, Seizure, Sepsis

Dr. Shapiro is a seasoned emergency physician with over 20 years of experience at a large community level 2 trauma center serving the Boston suburbs. Her extensive background makes her an expert in the standard of care for emergency medicine, encompassing trauma patient care, mass casualty response, airway management, resuscitation, and other critical aspects of emergency medicine.

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Usama Khalid, MD FACEP AEMUS FPD

Emergency Medicine Academic Faculty - Emory

Clear Medical Experts

Michigan

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Sheffey N Massey, DO FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- 30 yrs experience

HealthPartners Medical Group

Lake City, Minnesota

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Board Certified Emergency Medicine, Sepsis , Trauma, Pediatric Emergency , EMS and transport medicine, Stroke , Cardiac resuscitation , Rural emergency Medicine , Critical care , Surgical emergencies, Airway management , Emergency Obstetric , Toxicology , Orthopedic emergencies, Emergency preparedness

• Highly experienced in the evaluation and care of complex trauma, medical and pediatric emergency medicine patients. • Serviced as Department Chair, Medical Director, Credential committee chair, and Utilization review liaison in Hospital system with over 50,000 emergency visits per year. Reviewed hundreds of patient charts for quality, medical management and sentinel events. Counseled multiple physicians on process improvement and quality care issues. Trauma site review physician in Wisconsin with over 50 trauma state variations. • Over 30years of emergency medicine practice includes diverse experience in urban and rural facilities, all levels of trauma care from level I to small level IV facilities. • Directly involved in developing comprehensive stroke center, cardiac center and trauma system in Western Wisconsin. • Heavily invested in continuing education of ED staff, ED residents, APC and Medical students from area colleges. • EMS medical direction, real world training in ...

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Daniel Milyavsky, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician - Creighton U Faculty

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy

Omaha, Nebraska

Emergency Medicine - Missed Myocardial Infarction, Chest Pain Evaluation, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Missed Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Standard Of Care, Sepsis and Septic Shock, Missed Infection, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Failure to Diagnose, Delayed Diagnosis, Trauma Evaluation, Head Injury, Appendicitis, Airway Management, Failed Intubation

Daniel Milyavsky, MD is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician actively practicing in an academic Level I Trauma Center emergency department. He is an attending physician at Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy in Omaha, Nebraska, where he provides emergency care in a high-acuity setting and is involved in the education and supervision of emergency medicine residents and medical students as Creighton University faculty. Dr. Milyavsky completed his Emergency Medicine residency training at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey and has practiced in a variety of emergency department settings, including academic trauma centers, high-volume community hospitals, and freestanding emergency departments. His clinical experience includes care of patients presenting with chest pain and acute coronary syndromes, stroke and other neurologic emergencies, sepsis and septic shock, trauma, airway and respiratory emergencies, and undifferentiated medical complaints. He is exp...

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William Fisher

Board certified, Practicing ICU and Pulmonary MD

Henderson, Nevada

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Mechanical Ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, ECMO, pulmonary embolism, Sepsis, obstructive sleep apnea, ARDS, end-of-life decision making, airway management

Board-certified physician in Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Internal Medicine with over ten years of active clinical practice. Currently completing a Juris Doctor at UNLV Boyd School of Law with a concentration in health law. Available for expert review, case consultation, and testimony in pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine, and internal medicine matters. Actively practicing as an attending physician at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco with prior ICU experience across the San Diego area. Clinical peer reviewer for Maximus Federal Services, performing independent clinical audits for federal healthcare programs, synthesizing complex medical records to determine adherence to national standards of care and medical necessity CERTIFICATION S Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016 — Currently Active Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018 — Currently Active Critical Care Medicine, American B...

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Timothy N Baerg, MD, MBA

Anesthesiology Physician - Physician Educator

Henderson, Nevada

Anesthesiology, Obstetrical Anesthesiology - Regional Anesthesiology, Spinal, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Airway Management, Nerve Block, Epidural, Pain Management, Neuroanesthesiology, Laryngospasm, Acute Pain, Ambulatory Surgical Center, Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity, Intubation, Hypoxia, Medication Error, Scheduling, Trauma, Nerve Injury, Pharmacology, Controlled Substances

Timothy Baerg, MD, MBA, D.ABA, is a board-certified anesthesiologist in active clinical practice with broad experience across a wide range of surgical specialties, including obstetrics, pediatrics, orthopedics, general surgery, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, and high-acuity trauma. He practices in settings ranging from ambulatory surgery centers to tertiary care hospitals and Level I trauma environments, managing patients from routine elective cases to critically ill individuals requiring emergent intervention. Dr. Baerg’s clinical expertise includes airway management (including difficult and failed intubation), perioperative hemodynamic management, obstetric anesthesia, and regional anesthesia. He routinely manages complex perioperative events, including hypoxia, oxygen desaturation, intraoperative hypotension, and acute clinical deterioration. He provides objective, evidence-based opinions in cases involving: - Airway complications, including difficult airway and failed intubat...

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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

New Jersey

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Donna Simmers-Dabinett, DO

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness/Consultant

DSD Medical Expert Witness and Consultant, LLC

Mullica Hill, New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Trauma, Airway Management, Heart Attack/Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolus, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Aneurysm, Appendicitis, Ectopic Pregnancy, Ovarian Torsion, Testicular Torsion, Vascular Procedures, Stroke/CVA, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Subdural Hemorrhage, Fractures, Dislocations, Overdose, Psychiatric Emergencies

Dr. Simmers-Dabinett is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience in acute care, trauma, resuscitation, and critical decision-making. She is currently practicing and licensed in New Jersey with 22 years of experience in her field. She provides expert medical analysis, testimony, and consultation in cases involving emergency and urgent medical conditions. Dr. Simmers-Dabinett is skilled at translating complex medical concepts into clear concepts using terminology non medical professionals understands, while giving an non-biased medical expert opinion. Expert Witness Services: Case Review and Analysis Medical Record Evaluation Expert Reports and Affidavits Depositions and Trial Testimony Plaintiff and Defense Support Consultation for Legal Teams

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Erik Blutinger, MD, MSc, FACEP

Critical Care Insight, Public Health Perspective

South Orange, New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Public Health - stroke, myocardial infarction, sepsis, spinal cord injury, meningitis, thromboembolism, appendicitis, cardiac arrythmia, bowel obstruction, intracranial hemorrhage, airway management, urgent care, cardiac arrest, traumatic injury, telemedicine, resuscitation, standard of care, advocacy, consultant

Dr. Erik Blutinger is board-certified, assistant professor of emergency physician, recognized for his expertise and extensive experience in clinical practice, leadership, global healthcare initiatives, and hospital administration. He graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University before earning his MD from George Washington University. During medical school, Dr. Blutinger pursued an advanced Master's degree overseas in the United Kingdom (London), complementing his clinical acumen with specialized training in health policy, planning, and financing. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Dr. Blutinger's career has been marked by rapid advancement, notably appointed medical director in several roles for a large academic health system including utilization management / care management and community paramedicine. Beyond his clinical responsibilities, he is passionate ...

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Victoria Nicholls, MS, PA-C, CAQ-EM, MPLC

Emergency Med/Urgent Care Expert Witness, PA-C

Levo Medical Consulting, LLC

Hammonton, New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - physician assistant, emergency medicine, urgent care medicine, physician associate, advanced care provider, PA, PA-C, critical care, failure to diagnose, standard of care, medical chronologies, delay in diagnosis, myocardial infarction, sepsis, airway management, stroke, medication error, pediatrics

Victoria Nicholls, PA-C received both her Bachelor's of Science in Biology and Master's of Science in Physician Assistant degrees from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. Over the following 14 years, Ms. Nicholls has practiced nearly exclusively in the fields of Emergency and Urgent Care Medicine. Aside from her clinical work, Ms. Nicholls was an Adjunct Professor, Clinical Instructor and Guest Lecturer for Philadelphia University’s Physician Assistant Program (now Thomas Jefferson University’s Physician Assistant Program). In 2021, Ms. Nicholls and her business partner founded Levo Medical Consulting, LLC, more information can be found at https://levomedconsulting.com/services/. Ms. Nicholls is licensed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Emergency Medicine through the NCCPA. She is also a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Society of Emergency ...

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Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert (Adult & Pediatrics)

Ajani Medical Consulting PLLC

New Mexico

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Kurt Dischner, MD, FACEP

Extensive Emergency Med & leadership experience

Northport , New York

Emergency Medicine - Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, Critical Care, Stroke, Sepsis, Foreign Bodies, Fractures, Infections, Cardiac Arrest, Appendicitis, Airway Management, Urgent Care, PA & NP Supervision, Abdominal Pain, Adult and Pediatric Cases

I am a residency trained, board certified Emergency Medicine attending physician at a suburban emergency department. As the Associate Director of Emergency Services I assist with the management and leadership of the emergency department in addition to seeing patients. My duties include facilitating departmental policies & procedures, performance improvement and quality measures in the ED. I am published in the field of Emergency Medicine. I have prior experience performing medical expert consulting on case reviews with other law firms, medical consulting with a large consulting group and have court room experience.

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Danielle B Ludwin, MD

Highly Experienced Professor of Anesthesiology

Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital

New York, New York

Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology, Regional Anesthesia, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Ambulatory Anesthesia, Nerve Blocks, Spinals/Epidurals, Acute Pain Management, Ambulatory Surgery, Preoperative Assessment, Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications, Airway Management

Dr. Ludwin is a board certified anesthesiologist specializing in regional, orthopedic, general and ambulatory anesthesia. She is a professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and an attending anesthesiologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

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JOHN A SEITZ, MD

Ivy League trained NYC based anesthesiology expert

New York, New York

Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - obstetric anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, nerve block, regional anesthesia, outpatient anesthesiology, preoperative evaluation, postoperative care, general anesthesia, office based anesthesia, peripheral nerve injury, hypoxia, intubation, airway management, critical care, intensive care, monitoring

Dr. John Seitz is a New York City based anesthesiologist with over 17 years of experience as an actively practicing anesthesiologist in Manhattan. Dr Seitz received his bachelors degree at The University of Pennsylvania in Chemical Engineering with a minor in psychology. He did his anesthesiology training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He continued his career in New York and was an attending anesthesiologist at the world renowned Lenox Hill Hospital for 16 years on the upper east side of Manhattan. Dr Seitz is known for his, dilligence, focus, and high level communication skills and ability to quickly develop a rapport with his patients. His background in engineering, physics and psychology allows him to maintain a unique perspective on perioperative anesthesia care. Dr Seitz has a winning record of finding pertinent details during his chart review that others gloss over. Dr. Seitz is frequently asked why the other experts hired for the case were unable to...

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Mark Winther, MD, FACEP

Emergency Physician and ER Administrator

New York Physicians Medical Legal Consulting, LLC.

Guilderland, New York

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Sepsis, septic shock, alcohol related injuries, telemedicine, nurse practitioner and physician assistant supervision, decubitus ulcers, COVID-19, heart attack, TIA, stroke, airway management, necrotizing fasciitis, appendicitis, testicular torsion, ectopic pregnancy, pulmonary embolism, suicide

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. Experienced Clinician and Expert Witness, Prior Department Chair and Hospital Medical Director, ED Director, Urgent Care Medical Director. Experience in over 80 cases Emergency Medicine Residency Trained; Columbia Medical School Faculty Developed physician assistant and nurse practitioner emergency medicine fellowship. ATLS, ACLS, BLS, and PALS certified X-License DEA Certification Trained EMT, EMS Medical Director Experience in Level II Trauma Center & Stroke Center, rural and critical access hospitals and urgent care centers. Interests: Sepsis/Septic Shock, necrotizing fasciitis, alcohol related injuries, Heart attack/MI care, resuscitation, airway management, telemedicine, quality oversite and training of physician assistants (PA-C), and nurse practitioners (NP) in emergency care. Skilled in utilization of video laryngoscopy for emergency airway management Completed multiple SEAK expert witness training courses. *Responsive and Easily...

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Hilary Gallin, MD, MBA

Harvard Trained, Board Certified Anesthesiologist

New York, New York

Anesthesiology, Obstetrical Anesthesiology - epidurals, airway management, failed intubation, aspiration, hypoxic injury, medication errors, procedural sedation, patient safety, systems failures, standard of care, neuraxial anesthesia, OB hemorrhage, anesthesia complications, adverse events, informed consent, cesarean delivery, maternal safety, Post dural puncture headache

Hilary Gallin, MD, MBA Obstetric & General Anesthesiology | Expert Witness Services Dr. Hilary Gallin is a Harvard-trained, board-certified anesthesiologist on faculty at a major academic medical center in New York City. She maintains an active clinical practice in both obstetric and general anesthesia, giving her broad expertise across a wide range of anesthesia-related litigation. She accepts plaintiff and defense cases equally and is available for record review, written opinions, and testimony nationwide. Dr. Gallin's obstetric anesthesia expertise covers the full scope of labor and delivery anesthesia care, including neuraxial complications, obstetric hemorrhage and emergency resuscitation, medication errors, and the standard of care in high-risk obstetric settings. Her general anesthesia practice extends her medicolegal reach to perioperative complications, airway management, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), and adverse events across surgical subspecialties, making her an eff...

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Paul A. Werfel, MS, NRP, CIC

Well established EMS expert

The Werfel Group, LLC

Mt Sinai, New York

Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine - EMS, Emergency Medical Services, paramedics, ambulance, prehospital care, resuscitation, Critical care transport, myocardial infarction, airway management, death in custody, excited delirium, allergic reactions, EMTs, protocols, intubation, cardiac arrhythmia, trauma care, EMS Motor Vehicle Accidents

About Professor Paul Werfel Professor Paul Werfel brings more than four decades of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) expertise to his clients, learners, and colleagues. A nationally recognized educator, international speaker, and published author, he has written over 50 articles, magazine columns, and book chapters, and has been a practicing New York State and nationally registered paramedic since 1983. Paul spent fourteen years as a paramedic in New York City and held key leadership roles at major medical centers, including serving as Program Coordinator for Advanced Cardiac, Trauma, and Pediatric Life Support at the Emergency Care Institute at Bellevue Hospital–NYU Medical Center, and as Emergency Care Programs Coordinator at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, New York. For 31 years, Paul served as Director of the Stony Brook University EMT and Paramedic Program, while also holding appointments as Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Scien...

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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

New York

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Lars-Kristofer N Peterson, MD

Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Physician

Amherst, New York

Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - Neurocritical Care, Airway management, Shock, Sepsis, ECMO, Status asthmaticus, Patient safety, Medication safety, Clinical ethics, Brain death, Rapid response teams, Code response teams, Cardiac resuscitation, Medical critical care

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson, MD HEC-C FAAEM FACEP, graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2010, completed his emergency medicine (EM) residency (University of Rochester) in 2013, completed a critical care medicine (CCM) fellowship (University of Rochester) in 2015, and has been a practicing academic emergency medicine and critical care attending physician since. He is board-certified in EM, CCM, and neurocritical care. Additionally, he has earned the healthcare ethics consultant-certified (HEC-C) credential from the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Dr. Peterson is an award winning educator. Peers, learners, patients, and their families recognize Dr. Peterson for his compassionate and clear explanations of complex medical topics. This compassion and clarity translate well to preparing and delivering material targeted to audiences without medical training. Dr. Peterson attends to complex, critically ill patients in emergency m...

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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

New York

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Donna Simmers-Dabinett, DO

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness/Consultant

DSD Medical Expert Witness and Consultant, LLC

New York

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Michelle Kars, MD, FAAP

Chief Anesthesiology - Pediatric Faculty

New York, New York

Pediatric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - Trauma Emergencies, Narcotics, Propopol, Recovery room PACU, 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...

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

New York

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Yuriy S Bronshteyn, MD, FASE

Anesthesiology, Critical Care, & Ultrasound Expert

Yuriy Bronshteyn

Durham, North Carolina

Anesthesiology, Radiology - anesthesiology, airway management, echocardiography, point-of-care ultrasound, critical care, intensive care, aspiration, difficult airway, endoscopy, perioperative medicine, standard of care, medical malpractice, general anesthesia, sedation, vascular access, regional nerve blocks, cardiac anesthesia, ECMO, cardiac critical care

Dr. Bronshteyn holds six active board certifications spanning the following subspecialties: anesthesiology; critical care medicine; neurocritical care; advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE); critical care echocardiography (CCE); and comprehensive adult echocardiography. His clinical practice includes but is not limited to the following: perioperative anesthesiology; medical and surgical critical care; cardiothoracic critical care; advanced hemodynamic monitoring; airway management; mechanical ventilation; shock and resuscitation; echocardiography; and point-of-care ultrasound. A nationally recognized leader in diagnostic ultrasound and echocardiography, Dr. Bronshteyn has helped shape national standards for physician training, competency assessment, credentialing, and clinical use of point-of-care ultrasound. He served as Chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Ad Hoc Committee on Point-of-Care Ultrasound and subsequently as Editor-in-Chief ...

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David N Flynn, MD, MBA

Clear, Concise, Credible Anesthesia Expert

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Ajay Kohli, MD, JD, FAAEM

Emergency Medicine Physician - Duke Faculty

Durham, North Carolina

Emergency Medicine - MI, heart attack, myocardial infarction, stroke, sepsis, cellulitis, infection, abdominal pain, chest pain, appendicitis, necrotizing fasciitis, shortness of breath, cardiac arrest, small bowel obstruction, kidney stone, airway, airway management, central line

I am currently practicing as a board-certified emergency medicine physician at Duke University Hospital, where I have serve as a faculty and have worked for 9 years, as well as the Durham VA Hospital. I completed my residency training at Emory Healthcare/Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA and am an experienced educator, having taught medical students, PA students, nursing students and resident physicians. I am also a former attorney and previously worked as a corporate lawyer at a large international firm in New York City and currently teach various medicolegal topics. I have served as an expert reviewer for numerous medical malpractice cases.

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John R. Corker, MD

Emergency Med, Critical Care, Health Policy

John Corker MD Consulting

Cincinnati, Ohio

Emergency Medicine - Medical Resuscitation, Respiratory Distress, Airway Management, Sepsis, Shock, Allergic Reactions, Adverse Medication Side Effects, Traumatic Injuries, Blood Transfusion, Stroke, Seizures, Neurocognitive Emergencies, Pre-Operative Surgical Emergencies, Heart Attack, Unstable Cardiac Dysrhythmias

Highly trained in the global and critical medical care of both routine and very sick patients. Board certified in Emergency Medicine, having completed residency training in the busiest ER in the United States. Fellowship-trained in Health Policy, having lived and worked on Capitol Hill. Actively practicing Emergency Medicine in Ohio, licensed to practice in Ohio and Texas, while simultaneously involved in the training of medical students and resident physicians. Extensive experience in public speaking, broadcast and print journalism, and leadership in organized medicine.

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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert

Niles, Ohio

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Robert J Zimmanck, MD, FASA

Anesthesia Expert Witness | Plaintiff & Defense

Ohio

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Jacob Kessen

CRNA Expert- Nurse Anesthetist

Edmond, Oklahoma

Anesthesiology, Nurse Anesthetist - Malpractice, CRNA, Expert Witness, Standard of care, Airway Management, Obstetrics anesthesia, regional anesthesia, sedation, monitored anesthesia care, anesthesia documentation, certified registered nurse anesthetist expert, legal nurse consultant CRNA, anesthesia malpractice, anesthesia negligence, PACU, anesthesia, intubation

CRNA Expert Witness | Anesthesia Standard of Care | Airway, OB, Sedation, Regional | Clinical & Administrative Expertise I’m a board-certified Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) with over 8 years of clinical anesthesia experience across diverse practice settings and 3 years of senior-level operational leadership. As a Vice President of Clinical Operations at Essential Anesthesia Management—a national organization supporting over 140 facilities—I bring a dual perspective to expert witness work: grounded clinical expertise and real-world administrative insight. Expert Witness Experience Since 2018, I have served as an expert witness on a wide range of anesthesia-related cases, providing impartial reviews and testimony for both plaintiff and defense teams. My experience includes: • Case review and standard-of-care analysis • Consultation with legal teams on case development and strategy Attorneys appreciate my ability to translate complex anesthesia concepts into clear, cour...

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Eric T. Ory, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician - Expert Witness

Eric T. Ory, M.D. Medical Consulting, LLC

Bend, Oregon

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Chris Burke, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Oregon

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

Oregon

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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

Portland, Oregon

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Jennifer Repanshek, MD

Emergency Medicine MD - Medical Expert Witness

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Emergency Medicine - Emergency, Trauma, Toxicology, Respiratory distress, Cardiac, Standard of care, Stroke, Procedural education, Airway management, Wound management, Sepsis, Critical care, Social Media, Education, Procedures, Central venous access, Traumatic injury, Substance use, Drug use, Mental health

I am a board-certified emergency Medicine physician with over 15 years of clinical experience at a high acuity academic Level 1 trauma center as well as multiple community emergency departments in the Philadelphia region. I graduated from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and went on to complete an Emergency Medicine residency at Temple Hospital. I then worked as faculty at Temple Hospital with a focus on resident education, airway and procedural management, and medical simulation. I currently continue to work there as an adjunct professor while also working at several Philadelphia-area community hospitals. I have extensive experience with pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients, am published in several Emergency Medicine textbooks and journals, and routinely speak at national medical conferences.

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Theo Leriotis, DO, FACEP

Experienced Board Certified Clinical EM Physician

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Emergency Medicine - Trauma, MI, Cardiac Emergency, Pulmonary Embolism, Appendiciits, Stroke, Sepsis, Airway Management, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Aneurysm, Subarachnoid, Failure to Diagnose, Standard of Care, Mass Gathering, Crowd Medicine, Event Medicine, Media Consulting, EPIC, Patient Safety

I am an experienced board-certified emergency physician with deep understanding of complex emergency medical and trauma care, patient safety and mass gathering medicine. I specialize in standard of care, causation, negligence, medical malpractice and personal injury cases. I am involved in both plaintiff and defense cases. With a distinguished career spanning over a decade, I serve as a clinical professor, and as a EPIC physician builder. Giving me the ability to combine clinical excellence with a focus on education deep understanding of medical-legal nuances, making me a trusted resource for litigation support, case review, and expert testimony. Recognized as a Philadelphia Top Doctor in Emergency Medicine. I continue to engage in professional development and education to delver well researched opinions. Prompt responses and timely review of all matters.

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Mark Prudente, CRNA

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiology - Anesthesia, Airway management, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Endoscopy anesthesia, Level 1 Trauma, Orthopedic surgery, Spine surgery, General Anesthesia, Urologic anesthesia, Intubation

I am a highly skilled CRNA with over 6 years of clinical experience in anesthesia care across a wide variety of specialties, including trauma, neurosurgery, orthopedics, vascular, cardiac, and more. I have worked in diverse environments, from level 1 trauma centers to outpatient surgical settings, where I have developed expertise in providing general, spinal, and monitored anesthesia care (MAC) to a broad range of patients. In addition to my hands-on clinical expertise, I possess strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, making me well-suited for expert witness work. I can provide testimony on anesthesia-related adverse events, standard of care in anesthesia practice, and clinical best practices. I have worked in high-acuity environments, including trauma centers and academic hospitals, where I have been responsible for formulating and executing anesthesia plans for complex surgical cases. This experience also includes emergency airway management, cent...

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Andres Zirlinger, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Expert

Center Valley, Pennsylvania

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine - Asthma, COPD, Respiratory Failure, ARDS, Sepsis and Septic shock, Pulmonary embolism, Mechanical ventilation, Cardiac arrest, End of life, Medical decision making, Airway management, Pulmonary embolism, Interstitial lung disease, Severe infections, Pneumonia, Lung nodule, Lung masses, Lung cancer

Dr. Zirlinger brings over 12 years of clinical experience and board certifications in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine to his role as an expert witness. His comprehensive knowledge and ability to articulate complex medical concepts with clarity make him a reliable and authoritative voice in legal proceedings. With extensive experience managing diverse and challenging cases in acute and chronic care settings, Dr. Zirlinger provides objective, evidence-based assessments. He has earned numerous awards for excellence in medical education and serves as the Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialty Training, underscoring his commitment to maintaining the highest professional standards. Dr. Zirlinger is also bilingual in English and Spanish, allowing him to offer his expertise to a broader range of cases and clients. His professionalism, attention to detail, and proven ability to communicate effectively ensure precision and credibility in every ca...

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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

Pennsylvania

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Cody Hoover, DO, FAAEM, MBA

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness and Case Review

Lexington, South Carolina

Emergency Medicine, Telemedicine - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department, Sepsis, Heart Attack, Sickle Cell, Board Certified, Telemedicine, Hypertension, Airway Management, Central Line Placement, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cancer, Pediatric Emergencies, Trauma, Pulmonary Embolism, Cauda Equina, CT Scan, MRI, Evidence Based Medicine

Dr. Hoover is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine physician. He grew up in western Pennsylvania, where he attended the Pennsylvania State University for his undergraduate degree and then the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for his medical degree. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine from the Augusta University Medical Center at the Medical College of Georgia and then went on to earn his Master of Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Health Care Management from the University of Arizona. He is a veteran of the United States Army who left the service honorably in 2023 as a Major. He is currently employed at a busy community teaching hospital in West Columbia, SC that is a Level III Trauma Center and sees nearly 100,000 patients per year. He also has expertise in telemedicine where he has seen over 20,000 patients. He is licensed to practice medicine in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

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Gregory Risk, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Gregory Risk, MD, PC

South Carolina

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Christopher D. Stewart, MSN, CRNA

Collierville , Tennessee

Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiology - Cardiovascular anesthesia, Cardiothoracic anesthesia, Airway management, Obstetrical anesthesia, CRNA, Orthopedic anesthesia, Post anesthesia care unit, Intensive Care Nursing, Trans-esophageal ECHO, central line placement, Cardiology, Endoscopy anesthesia, arterial line placement, Epidural blocks

I am full time practicing CRNA with 23 years clinical experience in cardiovascular and cardiothoracic anesthesia practice. Nursing intensive care/trauma experience extends back to 1993. I have a vast thorough anesthesia experience in Obstetrical, Orthopedic, Neuro-Cranial and Spine, Trauma, ENT, Surgical Oncology, Endoscopic, and Pediatrics. Most of my career was Open Heart and Transplant anesthesia, which I have vast amounts of experience placing central lines, PA catheters, labor epidurals, arterial lines, TEE, pump and off pump cases. I was the Chief Cardiac Anesthetist for 10 years of my practice. I have been Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia for Virginia Commonwealth and Arkansas State University anesthesia programs. I been clinical instructor for University of Tennessee, Union University, and LMU anesthesia programs in Tennessee. I have a strong diverse clinical knowledge that allows me to serve you in reviewing vast amounts of clinical information and g...

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Janet Graham, MSN, CRNA

Anesthesiology Standards of Care Expert

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Lakeland, Tennessee

Anesthesiology, Nurse Anesthetist - Malpractice, Airway Management, Difficult or Failed Intubation, Medication Errors, Documentation, Hypoxia, MAC Anesthesia, Propofol, Sedation Complication, Ambulatory Anesthesia, Anesthesia Awareness, Informed Consent, Dental, Neuromuscular blockade, Endoscopy, Oral Surgery, Patient Safety, Office-Based, PACU Complication

CRNA expert specializing in anesthesia malpractice, including anesthesia awareness, office-based anesthesia complications, and failures in anesthetic delivery and monitoring. Provides clear, evidence-based opinions on standard of care, breach, and causation. Janet Graham, CRNA, is a full-time practicing anesthesia provider with 14 years of independent clinical anesthesia experience and over 20 years in critical care, beginning with a foundation in cardiovascular ICU nursing. Her anesthesia practice spans a wide range of hospital and outpatient environments, including Level I trauma centers, rural hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and office-based surgical settings across multiple states. Throughout her career, she has served as a clinical preceptor for student nurse anesthetists and has collaborated with a broad range of surgeons, patient populations, and anesthesia techniques. This breadth of experience has strengthened her adaptability, clinical judgment, and ability to man...

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Andrew Rice, DNP, CRNA, ACNP-BC, NSPM-C

CRNA: Educator, Practitioner, & Pain Management

Milan, Tennessee

Nurse Anesthetist, Pain Management - Medicine - Nurse Anesthesia Education, Title IX, Education, Pharmacology, DNP, CRNA Training, CRNA, Epidurals, Program Dismissals, Ablations, Airway Management, CRNA School, Nerve Blocks, SRNA, Regional Anesthesia, Nurse Anesthesiology, Obstetric Anesthesia, General Anesthesia

Doctorally prepared Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (DNP, CRNA) with extensive experience in clinical anesthesia, academic leadership, general anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and interventional pain management. Former nurse anesthesia Program Director and long-standing CRNA educator, with direct responsibility for curriculum development, faculty oversight, student evaluation, accreditation standards, and compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements. Completed formal Title IX training, with experience addressing academic conduct, professionalism, and policy-driven investigations within healthcare education. Clinically experienced in providing general anesthesia and obstetric anesthesia across hospital and surgical settings. Expertise includes anesthetic planning, airway management, pharmacology, regional anesthesia, perioperative patient safety, documentation standards, and CRNA scope of practice in both care-team and independent practice m...

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Neil Buettner, BSN, CRNA

Cordova, Tennessee

Anesthesiology, Nurse Anesthetist - Anesthesiology, CRNA, Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, PACU, Surgery, Airway Management, Epidural Block, Endoscopy Anesthesia, GI Anesthesia, Obstetrical Anesthesia

I am an actively practicing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) with over three decades of experience spanning various settings, including level 1 trauma centers and CRNA-only community hospitals. Regardless of the practice location, I maintain a comprehensive understanding of the established standards of care. I have provided anesthesia services for a diverse range of surgical specialties, obstetrics, and GI endoscopy procedures. My expertise extends to non-operative hospital areas, such as the critical care unit and emergency department. Furthermore, I have served as a clinical preceptor for nurse anesthetist training programs. As a clinician and expert, I’m confident that I can provide an authoritative voice in providing thorough records reviews and expert witness services for both plaintiff and defense, based solely on merit. My experience giving deposition and trial testimony will be an invaluable asset to your case. I prioritize efficiency, ensuring a timely turnar...

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Sajid Khan, MD

Emergency Medicine Dr 15+ years Published Author

Houston, Texas

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Stroke, Appendicitis, Sepsis, Aneurysm, Pulmonary Embolism, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pneumonia, Fractures, Status Epilepticus, Aortic Dissection, AAA, Head Bleed, Urgent Care, Nurse Practitioner, CVA, Compartment Syndrome

I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician and author of The Ultimate Emergency Medicine Guide, a comprehensive review book that is the highest-rated and most up-to-date text for Emergency Medicine physicians preparing to certify. I am a member of AOA (the only national medical honor society in the world), served as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMKC, and have worked in a variety of settings: from inner-city level 1 trauma centers serving 100,000 patients/year to 3-bed rural EDs. I’ve spent time as a Medical Director, Oral Boards examiner, and ACLS instructor. I am also currently serving as the medical director of an Urgent Care and Mens' Health Clinic which has given me significant experience hiring and training nurse practitioners and physician assistants'. I frequently review medical bills and offer expert advice on usual and customary charges for attorney offices. I am ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Suppor...

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Osiris T Johnson

Emergency Medicine Physician - Board Certified

Beaumont, Texas

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Christopher J. Valle, MD

The Woodlands, Texas

Emergency Medicine - Telemedicine, Freestanding ER, PA and NP Supervision, Stroke/TPA, Sepsis/Infections, Pulmonary Embolism/DVT, Falls/Fracture Management, Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Emergency Trauma, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Lacerations & Foreign Bodies, billing and charge analysis

I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician with over 10 years of experience. I currently work in multiple practice settings including a community hospital north of Houston, where I supervise nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in real time as well as rotating NP and PA students in the ER. I have been working in freestanding emergency departments since 2010. For the last three years, I have been a consulting physician for Walgreens, supervising mid-level providers that work in the clinics located in many of their pharmacies and, since the end of 2017 I have been evaluating and treating patients via a telemedicine company based out the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I have previously been on the faculty of the Baylor College of Medicine, working with, educating and learning from students and residents at a Level 1 trauma center in downtown Houston.

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Adam Canion, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician - Full Time Practice

Canion Medical PLLC

Tyler, Texas

Emergency Medicine - Intubation, Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Stroke, Appendicitis, Epidural Abscess, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Medical Necessity, Pediatric Emergency, Head Trauma, Failure to diagnose, Sepsis, Trauma, Envenomation, Overdose, Malpractice

Full time clinical practitioner of emergency medicine, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Has significant clinical experience at level 1 trauma centers, level 2 trauma centers, as well as associated critical access hospitals and freestanding emergency rooms. Has treated more than 30,000 patients in the emergency department. Recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine as having expertise in pediatric, trauma, neurological, and cardiac resuscitation. Experience in chart review and standard of care evaluations. Undergraduate degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Health and Kinesiology. Expertise in resuscitation as well as life and limb saving emergency procedures. Serves on multiple clinical improvement committees including sepsis taskforce, national workforce committees and government relations committee. Experience in Children's Advocacy Center Medical Directorship and governor appointed Child Fatality Review Teams. Experience as c...

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Ryan Turkington, MD

Emergency Medicine ER Expert - Active Practice

San Antonio, Texas

Emergency Medicine - Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Sepsis, Trauma, Appendicitis, Epidural Abscess, Heart Attack, Testicular Torsion, Ovarian Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Shock, Meningitis, Fracture, Airway Management, Sedation, Critical Care, Infection

• Emergency Medicine Physician with over 7 years of experience as an attending physician • Experience in multiple practice environments: level II and III trauma centers, community hospitals, large urban, suburban hospitals, and freestanding emergency departments • Active clinical practice • Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine Dr. Turkington is an emergency medicine physician currently located in Texas with over 7 years of experience as an attending physician. He completed his emergency medicine residency in Louisiana and obtained his medical degree from McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas. He has worked in numerous practice environments and has additional experience in teaching medical students and residents.

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Adam C Adler, MD, MS, FAAP, FASE

Peds Anesthesiologist- with med mal experience

Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine

Houston , Texas

Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology - Pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric cardiovascular anesthesiology, Ambulatory anesthesiology, regional anesthesiology, difficult airway management, airway management, pediatric cardiac anesthesia, liver transplantation, renal transplantation, neonatal anesthesiology

I am a Professor of Anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine and practicing clinically at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas, In addition to my clinical practice, I have authored more than 100 peer reviewed publications and serve as a reviewer and editorial staff for some of the top anesthesiology journals. I have extensive experience in reviewing cases as well as providing depositions and testimony. Initial Correspondence had occasionally been sent to spam. If you do not receive a response within 24 hours please call.

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Orlando Encarnacion, MD

Board Certified Emergency Medicine Expert

Austin, Texas

Emergency Medicine - EKG interpretation, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Standard of Care, Stroke, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Ectopic Pregnancy, Ovarian Torsion, Appendicitis, Missed Fracture, Missed Diagnosis, Delay in diagnosis, Failure to treat, Failure to consult, Failure to admit, EMTALA, Airway management, Trauma management, Subarachnoid

Actively practicing, Board-Certified emergency medicine physician. Completed residency at the University of Cincinnati, former faculty at University of Texas at Houston. Expertise in emergency department standard of care, acute care management, missed or delayed diagnosis, treatment delay or failure, cardiac, neurologic, obstetric and sepsis emergencies, fracture evaluation, trauma, and documentation review. Available for case review, non-testifying consulting, and expert testimony.

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Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert (Adult & Pediatrics)

Ajani Medical Consulting PLLC

Sugar Land, Texas

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Sohail Aslam, M.D.

Experienced, Practicing Emergency Physician

Austin, Texas

Emergency Medicine - General Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary Embolism, Motor Vehicle Accident, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Sedation, Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Overdose, Central Line Placement, Appendicitis, Testicular Torsion, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection, Ectopic Pregnancy, Diagnosis Failure, Fractures

I have over 20 years of experience working as an Emergency Physician. I have worked at multiple different St. David's hospitals in the Austin, Texas area over that time. This includes time working at a Level II Trauma Center ER, a busy Community-Hospital ER, and Freestanding Emergency Rooms. I have skills diagnosing and treating a wide range of emergent and non-emergent conditions, including chest pain, headache, abdominal pain, gynecological complaints, lacerations, infections, sepsis, trauma, and more. I am BLS, ACLS, and PALS certified. I've taught the Pediatric Advanced Life Support class to nurses and other medical providers in the past. I have been ATLS certified as well. I served as Quality Assurance (QA) Director of the ER at St. David's Round Rock Medical Center for 3 years. In this role, I reviewed Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner charts for peer review. I also reviewed physician charts for quality assurance and peer review, including case reviews, morbid...

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Omeed Khodaparast, MD FASA

Anesthesiology Medical Expert

Dallas, Texas

Anesthesiology - Regional anesthesia, airway management, difficult intubation, hypotension, positioning, nerve injury, recovery room, nerve blocks, hypoxia, sedation, propofol, postoperative care, code, obstructive sleep apnea, fire

Dr. Omeed Khodaparast is a board-certified anesthesiologist in Dallas, Texas. With over 17 years of experience, Dr. Khodaparast is an expert in multiple facets of general anesthesia. His proficiency extends to advanced techniques such as ultrasound regional anesthesia, including peripheral nerve blocks for acute pain management, as well as propofol sedation and total IV anesthesia. In addition to his clinical devotion, Dr. Khodaparast holds pivotal leadership positions as the medical director and anesthesia chairman at a prestigious community hospital in Dallas. His influence further as an esteemed expert panelist for the Texas Medical Board, where he demonstrates his commitment to clinical standards and best practices. Recognized for his integrity and comprehensive knowledge, Dr. Khodaparast offers his services for both plaintiff and defense cases.

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Joshua L Houser, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Full-Spectrum Emergency Medicine Expert

Houser Emergency Services

Crawford , Texas

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Airway management, EMS, Trauma, Sepsis, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Stroke, Acute Coronary Syndrome

Dr. Joshua Houser, MD, FACEP, FAAEM is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience in high-acuity emergency care. He practices primarily in Level I and Level II trauma centers, high-volume urban and suburban emergency departments, and both academic and non-academic pediatric Emergency Departments. His clinical background also includes the entire gamut of Emergency care including single-coverage rural level IV Emergency Departments, and freestanding emergency centers, giving him a comprehensive understanding of standards of care across the full spectrum of emergency practice environments. Dr. Houser serves as Medical Director for multiple Emergency Departments, overseeing quality assurance, clinical operations, physician staffing models, performance metrics, and multidisciplinary teamwork. He advises other attending physicians, while supervising residents, and advanced practice providers, and has deep experience with documentation standards, airway manag...

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Corey Heitz, MD

Salem, Virginia

After residency training at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC, Dr. Heitz earned board certification in EM and spent 10 years working in Level 1 Trauma centers in Ohio and Virginia prior to his current position at a busy, high-acuity community emergency department in Salem, Virginia. He has spent 13 years training medical students and residents in emergency medicine as well as other specialties, specifically performing high-fidelity simulated cases to prepare physicians for the care of critically ill and injured patients. During his time in academic medicine, he gained extensive public speaking experience.

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Karla Lacayo, MD FACEP

Vienna, Virginia

Emergency Medicine - Heart Attack, Stroke, Sepsis, Airway Management, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Ectopic Pregnancy, Ovarian Torsion, Testicular Torsion, Appendicitis, Orthopedic Injuries, Medical Necessity, EMTALA, Medical Malpractice, Risk Management

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP). 16 years of experience in Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Practices full-time in a mid-sized community hospital, and supervises physician extenders. Worked as the sole provider in free-standing Emergency Department. Expert in standard of care in Emergency Medicine. Can assist with case review, expert witness testimony, opinions on medical malpractice and negligence. Medical Director for the Emergency Department, Chief of Staff for the Hospital. Serves on Credentials Committee, Quality Committee, and Peer Review Committee. Graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College, completed medical school at Northwestern University, and Emergency Medicine Residency at George Washington University. Licensed in Virginia. Fluent in Spanish.

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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

Virginia

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Maarij Baig, MD

Specialized in Critical Care & Internal Medicine

Reston, Virginia

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine, ventilation management, Internal Medicine, procedural sedation, airway management, Expert Witness, bronchoscopy

Dr. Maarij Baig, DO, MS is double board-certified in Critical Care Medicine (2023) and Internal Medicine (2021) by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He currently serves as an Intensivist and ICU Assistant Medical Director at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland, where he manages critically ill patients in the medical and surgical ICU, leads multidisciplinary teams, performs advanced procedures, and provides medical and administrative oversight to maintain the highest standards of care. Dr. Baig earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Mary Washington. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland, New Jersey, where he also served as Chief Medicine Resident, and went on to complete fellowship training in Critical Care Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey...

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Eric T. Ory, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician - Expert Witness

Eric T. Ory, M.D. Medical Consulting, LLC

Washington

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Raymond S Joseph, M.D.

Regional Anesthesiologist

Seattle, Washington

Anesthesiology - General Anesthesia, Acute Pain Management, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Anesthetic Complications, Ambulatory Surgery, Nerve Blocks, Airway Management, Local Anesthetics, Spinals/Epidurals, Patient Safety

Board-Certified Anesthesiologist with more than 20 years of continuous clinical practice, specializing in perioperative care, regional anesthesia, local anesthetic pharmacology, continuous peripheral nerve blocks, and neuraxial techniques. Extensive experience supervising and delivering thousands of anesthetics in care teams involving CRNAs, residents, and fellows. Recognized leader in regional anesthesia education and current President of the Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship Directors Association. Experienced in clinical standards of care, training oversight, and the safe implementation of advanced regional anesthesia techniques.

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Nate Wood, M.D.

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, & Administration

Mercer Island, Washington

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Standard of Care, Documentation, Negligent Discharge, Delayed Diagnosis, Airway Management, Pediatrics, Procedures, Pulmonary Embolism, APC Oversight, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Epidural Abscess, Aortic Dissection, Ectopic Pregnancy, Psychiatric, Sepsis, Torsion testicular & ovarian, Spinal Cord Injury, EMTALA, Wrongful Death

Dr. Wood is board-certified in Emergency Medicine physician with over 20 years of clinical experience in Emergency Medicine. He served six years as an Emergency Department Medical Director and seven years as an Urgent Care Medical Director, with leadership roles spanning quality improvement, risk management, documentation standards, and APC oversight. He also served as CEO of a physician-led emergency group staffing multiple departments within the Swedish Health System in Washington State. Dr. Wood specializes in emergency and urgent care malpractice claims, documentation analysis, and administrative standards of care. His real-world leadership and ongoing clinical practice provide a strong foundation for expert analysis and opinion on clinical, administrative, and APC oversight risk. He offers a full range of consulting services, including case screening and merit review, standard of care and causation analysis, chart and documentation review, literature support, expert report wri...

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

Ridgefield, Washington

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Chris Burke, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Vancouver, Washington

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Gregory Risk, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Gregory Risk, MD, PC

West Virginia

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John Caputo, CRNA, MHS, BSN

CRNA Leader. Experienced expert witness.

J & L Anesthesia Services

Bridgeport, West Virginia

Anesthesiology, Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA, anesthesia, airway management, post anesthesia care unit, PACU, central line placement, needle placement, tube placement, falls, IV infiltration, awareness, epidurals, sp drug effects, hypoxia, propofol, intubation, extubation, aspiration, airway trauma, surgical positioning

I am a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with extensive clinical, administrative, and educational experience across the full spectrum of anesthesia practice. My clinical background includes inhalational, total intravenous, and balanced anesthesia techniques for adult and pediatric patients; epidural and spinal anesthesia; and peripheral nerve blocks for acute postoperative pain management. I have practiced in OB, pediatric, cardiac, orthopedic, general surgery, endoscopy, neurosurgery, dental, off-site procedural locations (CT, MRI, cath lab), and office-based anesthesia environments, including rural critical access hospitals, community hospitals, large tertiary centers, and academic medical centers. I have substantial experience conducting systematic chart review and auditing for quality assurance, adverse outcomes, and standard-of-care evaluation. I have lectured on epidural anesthesia, anesthesia-related complications, malignant hyperthermia, and quality assurance/quality ...

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Kelly Carter, MD, FACEP

HealthAdvise

Verona, Wisconsin

Emergency Medicine - Airway Management, Central Line Placement, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Stroke, Appendicitis, epidural abscess, aortic dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Medical Necessity, pediatric emergency, Head Trauma, Billing, Cost Analysis, Emergency trauma

Kelly Carter graduated in the top third of her class from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School. She completed her Emergency Medicine Residency at the Pitt County Memorial Hospital/Brody School of Medicine and was Chief Resident for one year. She is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Kelly has been an emergency medicine physician for 16 years. She also has experience as a telemedicine physician, and was Co-Founder and CEO of Brily Innovations, a company using technology to create products that improved patient care, reduce financial loss and improve efficiency in the emergency department. In her current role Kelly is assisting in charting efficiency through improving EPIC and Cerner templates, phrases, and lists, and gives individual coaching to improve documentation and reimbursement. She has over five years of experience in EPIC, Cerner, and Medhost, and has completed the EPIC Power User Course. She is serving her fourth year on the ...

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A. Keith Wesley, MD, FACEP, FAEMS

Emergency Medical Services Expert Witness

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical Services, EMT, Paramedic, Standard of Care, Prehospital, Inter-facility Transport, Ambulance, Cardiac Arrest, Airway Management, Choking, Spinal Injury Management, Excited Delirium, Patient Restraint, Refusal of Care, Failure to Transport, Patient Safety

* Residency trained and Board Certified in Emergency Medicine (Retired) * Board Certified in Emergency Medical Services * Minnesota State EMS Medical Director 2007 - 2010 * Wisconsin State EMS Medical Director 2006 - 2008 * Chair, National Council of State EMS Medical Directors 2006 - 2008 * EMS Physician Advisory Committee, Wisconsin DHFS 1993 - 2004 * Author of two ECG texts and Medical Advisor to two Emergency Medical Responder textbooks * Editorial Board member Journal of Emergency Medical Services 2007 - 2020 * Medical Director M Health Fairview EMS (St. Paul MN) 2008 - 2020 * Medical Director United Emergency Medical Response (WI) 2007 - Present * Medical Director Ashland Bayfield County (WI) 2006 - 2012 * Medical Director Eau Claire Fire Department (WI) 1994 - 2004 * Assistant Medical Director Janesville Fire Department (WI) 1989 - 1993 My experience in direct oversight of EMS agencies and development of state-wide policies and protocols attests to my ability to evaluate t...

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Robert J Zimmanck, MD, FASA

Anesthesia Expert Witness | Plaintiff & Defense

Franklin, Wisconsin

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Sheffey N Massey, DO FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- 30 yrs experience

HealthPartners Medical Group

Wisconsin

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Srikar Karanam, DO

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Appleton, Wisconsin

Emergency Medicine, Correctional Healthcare - Correctional medicine, Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Stroke, Heart attack, Sepsis, Airway management, Rural Medicine, Cardiac Arrest, Critical care in emergency medicine, MI, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Testosteorne Replacement, Menopause Care, Peptide Therapy

Dr. Srikar Karanam, DO, is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience across diverse healthcare settings. A graduate of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Karanam has practiced in trauma centers, academic medical centers, certified stroke centers, rural hospitals, and community hospitals. He also served as a Medical Director in correctional healthcare, overseeing the delivery of care in multiple jail facilities. His background provides a comprehensive understanding of emergency medicine standards of care, acute resuscitation, acute stroke, trauma and cardiac management, and the unique challenges of correctional and resource-limited environments. Dr. Karanam offers expert witness services in matters involving emergency medicine, correctional healthcare, and hospital systems, bringing both clinical expertise and administrative leadership to case analysis and testimony.