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Birth Injuries Expert Witnesses

Birth injuries 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 birth injuries. The birth injuries expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Gynecology, Legal Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting, Life Care Planning, Medical Billing, Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Neurology, Nurse, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Orthopedics - Non-Surgical, Pediatric Neurology, and Physical Therapy.

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Dan M. Drzymalski, MD, D.ABA, CHCQM

Award-winning Harvard grad, Tufts anesthesiologist

Tufts Medical Center

Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - Birth injury, Amniotic fluid embolism, Blood patch, Cesarean section, Nerve injury from epidural, Failed spinal anesthesia, Sugammadex, Epidural labor, Tubal ligation, Local anesthesia toxicity, Pregnancy, Intubation, Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Pulmonary embolism, Heparin, Maternal cardiac arrest, Anesthesia, Awareness, Eye injury

My name is Dan M. Drzymalski, M.D. and I am an expert witness in anesthesiology. I graduated with an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and I am a full-time anesthesiologist at an academic hospital, Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. My titles include Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia at Tufts Medical Center and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Tufts University School of Medicine. I am also serving as Co-Chair of the Moderate Sedation Committee at Tufts Medical Center. My clinical practice has included a wide range of anesthesia experiences, including, but not limited to, obstetric anesthesia, epidural analgesia, spinal anesthesia, amniotic fluid embolism management, pulmonary embolism management, blood patch, cesarean delivery, cerclage, tubal ligation, training for local anesthetic toxicity, maternal cardiac arrest, anesthesia for gastrointestinal procedures (colonoscopy, endoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, etc.), monitored anesthesia care, an...

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Charles E Stoopack, MD

Carlsbad, California

Obstetrics & Gynecology - Birth injuries, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Cerebral Palsy, Fetal Monitoring, Labor Management, Shoulder Dystocia, Obstetrical Complications, Vacuum and Forceps Deliveries, VBAC, GYN Surgery Injuries, Operative Laparoscopy, Peer Review, General OB/GYN, Motor Vehicle Accidents during Pregnancy

Assistant Professor/Health Sciences Clinical Instructor UCSD Medical School. Recipient of The Excellence in Teaching Award in 2018. Named as a "Top Doctor" in 2004 San Diego Magazine and 1999 "Guide to Top Doctors," both as selected by physician peers. Board Certified, Fellow ACOG. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society at New York Medical College. Jury friendly, articulate, credible and honest.

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Nancy Nielsen, BSN, RN

Nancy Nielsen RN Consulting

Morgan Hill, California

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting - NICU Nurse Expert, Neonatal Nursing, Premature Baby, Newborn/Infant Nurse, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Birth Asphyxia, Medication Errors, High-Risk Deliveries, Ventilators, Inhaled Nitric Oxide, NEC, IV Complications, Sepsis, NRP, Central Lines, Medical Record Review, Standards of Care

Nancy Nielsen has 39+ years of expertise as a neonatal nurse in large, academic Level III and IV Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), She has decades of experience attending high-risk neonatal deliveries, resuscitation, and post-delivery stabilization. Nancy has thorough knowledge and expertise in caring for various diagnoses including but not limited to abdominal wall defects, prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEF), cardiac defects, metabolic abnormalities, meconium aspiration, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), hydrocephalus, chronic lung disease (CLD), exchange transfusions, genetic abnormalities, hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis, IV complications, electrolyte imbalances, hemolytic abnormalities and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). Nurse Nielsen provides expert care for critically-ill neonates requiring advanced modes of ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide therapy (iNO), arterial blood pressure monitori...

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James R. Hocker, MD

Newborn Injury Causation Expert

Yulee, Florida

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - Brain injury causation - fetus/newborn, Encephalopathy - Newborn, prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, birth trauma, birth injuries, birth defects, sepsis, hypoglycemia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, bilirubin encephalopathy, newborn resuscitation

-Board certified neonatologist who has practiced for 35 years in both private and academic practices. -Has worked in all levels of care from normal newborn nurseries to Level IV NICUs -Experience as a Medical Director of a Level IV NICU for 18 years -On faculty at University of Illinois College of Medicine for 28 years -Has worked with Advanced Practice Nurses, Residents and medical students at the bedside and in the classroom -Over 10 years of experience as Medical Expert Witness for both plaintiff and defense -Multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals

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Misty Coffman, RN, MSCC, CNLCP

Nurse Life Care Plan Expert Witness - Experienced

National Life Care Planning Experts, LLC

Atlanta, Georgia

Life Care Planning, Medical Billing - Life Care Plan, Life Care Planner, Nurse Expert, Nurse, LCP, TBI, Brain Injury, Amputation, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Life Care Plans, Damage Assessments, Medical Bill Reviews, Medical Bill Review, Life Care Plan Rebuttal, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Catastrophic Claims, Accidents, Injuries

Misty Coffman, RN, MSCC, CNLCP is a highly experienced Nurse Life Care Planning expert witness with nearly four decades of nursing practice and extensive deposition and trial experience. She brings exceptional credibility, leadership, and real-world clinical depth to complex personal injury, medical malpractice, and catastrophic injury cases. She has been a Registered Nurse for 37 years and served as President of the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners (AAANLCP) in 2024, following her tenure as an Executive Board Member from 2022–2024. Her national leadership role reflects peer-recognized expertise and a deep command of life care planning standards and methodology. Her clinical and administrative background spans a broad range of healthcare settings, including orthopedic nursing, medical-surgical nursing, occupational health, long-term and skilled nursing care, medical billing, and healthcare compliance. She has held senior leadership roles such as Director of Nursing...

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Samuel Taylor, MD

Comprehensive Women's Health

Valdosta, Georgia

Obstetrics & Gynecology - Review of birth injuries, cerebral palsy, fetal monitoring, labor management, shoulder dystocia, vacuum and forceps deliveries, VBAS

Dr. Taylor has practiced medicine for over 30 years and provides clinical and surgical care to obstetric and gynecology patients. In addition to delivering babies, Dr. Taylor performs lararoscopic, vaginal and abdominal hysterectomies, surgery for stress and urinary incontinence, surgery for vaginal prolapses, endometrial ablations (for heavy periods), laparoscopic tubal ligations, Essure tubal occlusions, hysteroscopies (for abnormal bleeding), and treatments for ectopic pregnancies. Dr. Taylor has a special interest in high risk obstetrics and infertility.

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Bruce G Livingston, D.O., J.D.

Medical case review, no merit no charge-lawyers

MedWitness, Ltd.

Skokie, Illinois

Legal Medicine, Orthopedics - Non-Surgical - Medical Legal Consultant, Medical Case Consultant, Medical Malpractice Consultant, Medical Malpractice Expert, Medical Malpractice Case Review, Personal Injuries, Birth Injuries, Emergency Medical Services, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurology & Spine, Family Medicine

NO MERIT - NO CHARGE CASE REVIEWS FOR LAW FIRMS. Bruce Livingston is a physician & surgeon licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches in the State of Illinois and degree in law. He has participated and consulted in a high number of complex medical litigation across the Country in all specialties. He also has experience in medical patents and medical commercial litigation. He owns MedWitness, Ltd. We review any type of medical case in any specialty within 72 hours. If your case does not have merit or if it does but counsel does not wish to proceed there is no charge for the consultation and/or review. We have decades of experience across the nation evaluating medical-legal cases and can tell you very quickly if the case has medical merit and what it might be worth. We are able to assist in the case set up and suggest as well as procure appropriate medical experts who will themselves testify for you. We are also available to serve as on going non-testifying experts to d...

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Janelle C Cooper, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology Expert Witness

Columbia, Maryland

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology - OB GYN generalist, Shoulder dystocia, Labor management, Obstetric hemorrhage, VBAC, Office OB/GYN, Cesarean section, Pap smears, Birth injuries, Endometrial ablation, Vacuum delivery, Ovarian cysts, Hysteroscopy, Dilation and curettage (D&C), Laparoscopy, Myomectomy, Fibroids, Contraception

Training: OB-GYN residency program: Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University 2010-2014 Medical School: University of Maryland 2006-2010 Master of Biological Science: Drexel University 2004-2006 Bachelor of Science: Duke University 2000-2004 Clinical Experience: Private practice as OB-GYN generalist since 2014 (currently active in practice) Attending physician practicing general obstetrics and gynecology including full range obstetrical care, labor and delivery coverage, routine and preventative gynecologic care, contraception management, in office procedures, and gynecologic surgery. Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Diplomate (active) December 2017-Present National Certification Corporation: External Fetal Monitoring Certification (active) March 2015-Present The Fetal Medicine Foundation (11-13 week ultrasound (nuchal translucency) theoretical course) December 2020 -Certified Supervisory/Interpreting Physician for Ultrasounds American Red Cros...

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Jamilah M. Shakir-Reese, MD MPH FACOG

Bowie, Maryland

Obstetrics & Gynecology - Birth injuries, Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, HIE, Labor and Delivery, labor management, Brachial Plexus injury, obstetrical complications, shoulder dystocia, obstetric hemorrhage, postpartum hemorrhage, fetal monitoring, vacuum delivery, cesarean section, VBAC, pre-eclampsia, uterine rupture, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage

Board certified, Georgetown educated OB/GYN in active clinical practice. Over 10 years of clinical experience specializing in acute and hospital management of high-risk and low-risk obstetrical and gynecological patients. Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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Mary Kay Kolar, RN,BSN,JD,CLCP

Certified Life Care Planner, Ret trial attorney

International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

Woodbury, Minnesota

Life Care Planning, Nurse - Medical knowledge, Nurse consultant, Delayed diagnosis, Legal knowledge, Brain damage, Surgical error, Trial experience, Amputations, Birth injuries, Medical malpractice, Spinal cord injuries, Consultant, Trauma, Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

After high school I attended Abbot Hospital nursing school and received an RN diploma. I then worked in Critical Care at Mayo Clinic. I graduated from Mayo’s pediatric nurse practitioner program then worked in that field and critical care while attending Augsburg College to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in nursing Summa cum laude. I then practiced in critical care while attending law school. After graduating Magna Cum Lau. I practiced with a mid size firm for 30 years trying multiple medical malpractice cases. I also tried several defense cases mainly involving auto accidents. When I retired from law practice I decided to pursue a career which allowed me to use both my nursing and law experience. Life care planning does just that. I enjoy working with attorneys as it keeps my legal skills . As an LCP I personally review all medical and other relevant materials, interview the claimant, research the injuries then write a Liife Care Plan that contains a summary of the m...

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Allan E. Rubenstein, MD

Clinical Professor of Neurology & Pediatrics, NYU

NYU Langone Medical Center

New York, New York

Neurology, Pediatric Neurology - Medical Malpractice, IMEs, Developmental disorders, HIE, Generic Disorders, Autism, Birth injuries, Birth defects, Brain and Spinal cord tumors, Cerebrovascular Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, RSD, Migraine, Neuromuscular Disease, Infections of the CNS

Clinical Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), former Examiner Member, American Academy of Neurology I am certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), a former Examiner for the ABPN. I am actively practicing and have 40+ years experience providing medical-legal reviews for malpractice, personal injury and criminal cases. I have published 50+ peer-reviewed scientific papers, authored 3 books and been a consultant to the NIH, FDA and Department of Defense. I was the founder of the Children’s Tumor Foundation and am presently Emeritus Medical Director. My testimony experience is approximately 35-65% plaintiff/defense. I have been an expert witness in malpractice cases for the Department of Justice (Southern and Eastern districts of NY). Available to travel. Areas of expertise: Birth trauma, HIE, Developmental disability, Genetic disorders, Traumatic brain ...

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Misty Coffman, RN, MSCC, CNLCP

Nurse Life Care Plan Expert Witness - Experienced

National Life Care Planning Experts, LLC

Texas

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Dr. Raphael Sadiwa, PT, DPT, CLCP

PT & Life Care Planner-trusted by AmLaw 100 firms

Injury Consulting LLC

San Antonio, Texas

Life Care Planning, Physical Therapy - cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, amputation, spinal cord injury, functional capacity evaluation, developmental disabilities, orthopedic injuries, neurologic injuries, birth injuries, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, medical cost projection, jails and prisons, wheelchairs, gait

Dr. Raphael Sadiwa is a licensed physical therapist in the State of Texas (license #: 1104404) with 30 years of clinical experience in orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation. His three decades of professional experience spans working with different age groups throughout the lifespan. He holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from Boston University and have dual certifications in Life Care Planning and Functional Capacity Evaluation. As a clinical doctoral level physical therapist licensed in Texas, he has additional training in diagnostic clinical reasoning which provides him the ability to see patients in Texas directly without a physician order for a limited number of sessions. In addition, his doctoral education included graduate coursework in statistics enabling him to appraise the literature that he uses in writing and supporting his opinions. His work has been published as case abstracts in peer reviewed journals, and some have been cited in scoping and systematic...

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Christopher S Murphy, MD, JD, FACOG

OBGYN MD-JD | Medico-Legal Expert (20+ yrs)

Ogden Clinic

Ogden, Utah

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Legal Medicine - OB/Gyn Board Certified, Labor and Delivery Specialist, Laborist, Operative Deliveries Forceps/Vacuum, Cesarean Section Complications, Birth Injuries, Shoulder Dystocia, Electronic Fetal Monitoring, Fetal Distress, Birth Trauma, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hysterectomy Complications, Gynecology

I am a Board-Certified OB-GYN with 20 years of experience, having received intensive, high-level training at premier military hospitals. I completed my undergraduate studies at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN, and earned my medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. I then completed my internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA. In addition to my medical training, I earned my law degree in just 2.5 years from Arizona Summit Law School in Phoenix, AZ. I am a licensed attorney and an active member of both the Arizona and Utah State Bars. Currently based in Ogden, Utah, I serve as the OB/GYN Department Chair and Laborist Director at two Level I Trauma Center hospitals. With over 6,000 deliveries, thousands of surgical procedures, and countless patient encounters, I have extensive experience diagnosing, managing, and treating a full spectrum of obstetric and gyn...