Brain Death Expert Witnesses

Florida

Neurology, Neurophysiology - Neurology, Independent Medical Examination, Stroke, Brain Death, Seizure, Spine Injury, Herniated disc, Motor Vehicle accident, nerve injury, Dementia, Back Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Encephalitis, Headaches, Head Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Neck Pain

I am a board-certified Neurologist with neurophysiology training. I have extensive experience evaluating and treating traumatic brain injury patients and working in personal injury clinics. My practice also consists of managing neurologic emergencies such as strokes, seizures, neuromuscular disorders, neurologic infections, migraines, head/brain injuries, and neurodegenerative disorders. I review legal cases, perform independent medical examinations, and participate in depositions and trials.

Decatur, Georgia

Neurology, Neurophysiology - Neurology, Independent Medical Examination, Stroke, Brain Death, Seizure, Spine Injury, Herniated disc, Motor Vehicle accident, nerve injury, Dementia, Back Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Encephalitis, Headaches, Head Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Neck Pain

I am a board-certified Neurologist with neurophysiology training. I have extensive experience evaluating and treating traumatic brain injury patients and working in personal injury clinics. My practice also consists of managing neurologic emergencies such as strokes, seizures, neuromuscular disorders, neurologic infections, migraines, head/brain injuries, and neurodegenerative disorders. I review legal cases, perform independent medical examinations, and participate in depositions and trials.

Maple Grove, Minnesota

Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist - Sepsis, Resuscitation, Cardiac Arrest, ACLS, Ventilator Management, ARDS, Acute Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Arrest, Overdose, Toxic Ingestion, Coma, Brain Death, Volume Status, Cardiogenic Shock, Multiple Organ System Failure, Alcohol Withdrawal, Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium, ICU Management

I am providing critical care medical expert witness and file review services with particular interest in sepsis management and resuscitation of critically ill or arresting patients. As a student I earned honors designation in multiple rotations and Alpha Omega Alpha designation. As a resident I was repeatedly identified by my peers as a top resident in teaching and clinical skill. I am Board Certified in both critical care medicine and internal medicine by the ABIM. I formerly worked as an intensivist for 9 years in a community hospital that is part of the largest hospital network in Minnesota, and currently work as a hospitalist for a medium sized community hospital. Further, I've led sepsis and resuscitation committees achieving award-winning patient outcome results within the state and nationally, both at my local hospital and within the larger network. Under my leadership as Medical Director, we implemented evidence-based best practices in multiple areas that led to system-best ...

New Jersey

Neurology, Neurophysiology - Neurology, Independent Medical Examination, Stroke, Brain Death, Seizure, Spine Injury, Herniated disc, Motor Vehicle accident, nerve injury, Dementia, Back Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Encephalitis, Headaches, Head Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Neck Pain

I am a board-certified Neurologist with neurophysiology training. I have extensive experience evaluating and treating traumatic brain injury patients and working in personal injury clinics. My practice also consists of managing neurologic emergencies such as strokes, seizures, neuromuscular disorders, neurologic infections, migraines, head/brain injuries, and neurodegenerative disorders. I review legal cases, perform independent medical examinations, and participate in depositions and trials.

Mays Landing, New Jersey

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Personal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Concussion, Abdominal Pain, General Surgery, Colon Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Sports Injury, Sepsis, Brain Death, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Pre-hospital Care, Burn Injury, Standard of Care, Surgical Complications, Chart Rev

I am a Trauma Surgeon, Surgical Critical Care Intensivist and a General Surgeon. I am double board-certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and have over 15 years of clinical Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and General/Emergency Surgery experience. I currently serve as Vice Chair for Surgical Quality, Patient Safety and Performance Improvement for the Department of Surgery. Over the years, I have served as Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (and Trauma Program Medical Director) at two different Trauma Centers. I have significant clinical and administrative leadership experience and have lead numerous peer and quality group review committees and group case reviews. I have significant experience in reviewing and evaluating surgical cases for complications, errors, appropriate management and care as well as serving as an expert witness in numerous medical-legal cases. I have a breadth of experience in graduate and undergraduate medical education and have also ...

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

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 experienced 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 med...

Charlotte, North Carolina

Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Critical care, Infection, Sepsis, Shock, Toxic shock, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Hemorrhage, Cardiac arrest, Airway, Intubation, Respiratory failure, Pulmonary embolus (PE), Brain injury, Brain death, Stroke, Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), Central line, Procedure complication

Board certified adult critical care and emergency medicine physician with active clinical practice. ICU Medical Director, Co-Director of Adult Critical Care and Medical Director of ECMO Services. Professor and Faculty in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, and Fellow in the American Academy of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM). Extensive experience in hospital clinical leadership, quality review and improvement, and clinical care optimization. Authorship in UpToDate and leading emergency medicine and critical care journals and textbooks. Guideline writer and reviewer. Numerous teaching awards as Instructor and Speaker. Healthcare system sepsis leader and awardee of the 2015 Sepsis Heroes Award. Experience as an expert medical reviewer since 2010. Special areas of expertise: severe infection, sepsis, shock, pulmonary embolus (PE), cardiac arrest, cardiovascular emergencies, ECMO, respiratory failure, emergency airway management and intubation, and proced...