Clinical Nutrition Expert Witnesses
Clinical nutrition 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 clinical nutrition. The clinical nutrition expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Food, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Nutrition.
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Michael J. Blumenkrantz, MD, FACP, FACN,FASN, CNSP
Los Angeles, California
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
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Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Clinical Nutrition, Hemodialysis, Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Critical Care, Geriatrics/Nursing Home, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Dr. Blumenkrantz is a thorough and meticulous analyst of medical records, writes excellent reports and is an effective teacher and a persuasive witness. He was educated at Columbia College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and the National Heart and Royal Post graduate Hammersmith, (London). He has worked at the Pritikin Center and has considerable experience in clinical nutrition ( see Nutritional Bio Sketch). He has an extensive clinical, teaching and research background, 80+ publications, nationally and internationally known in academia, formerly Associate Professor of Medicine.( In Residence, step III) at UCLA School of Medicine. Boarded in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Blumenkrantz is a reviewer of scientific publications, lecturer and visiting Professor >30 international and enumerable local and national meetings. 30 +years experience medical/legal, plaintiff and defense, (>700 cases,150 depositions and trials).
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Mitchel Holliday, EdD, RDN, CDCES, FAND
Nutrition Expert/Chief Dietitian 2x Fed. Agencies
Holliday Consulting, LLC
St. Charles, Minnesota
Nutrition, Food
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Food Allergy, Refeeding Syndrome, Diabetes, Malnutrition, Foodborne Illness, Dietitian, Wound Care, Thiamine, Jails, Hunger Strike, Food Safety, Dysphagia, Clinical Nutrition, Long Term Care, Correctional Healthcare, Nursing Homes, Wernicke Encephalopathy, Pressure Ulcer, Dietician, Prisons
Dr. Holliday has been a registered dietitian nutritionist for 19 years. For the past 16 of those years Dr. Holliday has helped to enhance the nutrition care of the United States largest correctional system and has served as the Chief of Nutrition and Dietetics for the Federal Bureau of Prisons since 2013. In 2021, he was selected by the U.S. Surgeon General to serve as on the 10th ever Chief Dietitian Officer for the United States Public Health Service (USPHS).
Dr. Holliday has extensive experience and knowledge working with government senior executive staff and attorneys on in-depth nutrition and dietetic matters and providing foreign and domestic intergovernmental legal and budgetary communications including, Senatorial, Congressional, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, and Office of the President responses.
Dr. Holliday has numerous peer-reviewed publications, extensive international and national public speaking experience, and experience consulting with pr...
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Rawaa K Elabbassi, MS, RDN, LDN
Acute care, ICU, and LTC registered Dietitian
Sugarland Dietitian LLC
Sugarland, Texas
Nutrition
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Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition Risk Screening, Acute Care Dietitian, Inpatient Nutrition Protocols, Behavioral nutrition, Hospice, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Malnutrition Diagnosis, Critical Care Nutrition, Enteral Nutrition, Parenteral Nutrition (TPN / IV Nutrition), Nutrition Support Therapy, Nutrition Standards of Care
I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN, LDN) with extensive expertise in acute care hospital nutrition, including surgical, critical care (ICU), and long-term care (LTC) settings. I provide medical nutrition therapy across the lifespan from infants to older adults, with specialization in malnutrition diagnosis, nutrition risk screening, menu review and compliance (CMS/Joint Commission), and advanced nutrition support such as enteral nutrition (tube feeding) and parenteral nutrition (TPN).
My background includes hospital and LTC practice with responsibility for nutrition standards of care, dietitian scope of practice, documentation accuracy, and regulatory compliance. I provide expert opinions in cases involving acute care dietetics, surgical and ICU nutrition, nursing home menu compliance, and alleged dietitian negligence or malpractice. I am available for medical record review, menu audits, deposition testimony, and trial testimony, delivering clear, evidence-based analysi...