Delayed Treatment Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - prehospital care, behavioral health, vision loss, suicide , delayed treatment, stroke fallouts, falls, Nurse UCLA, missed sepsis, emergency room boarding patient, triage errors, mental health, restraints, behavioral detainment, Safety injury prevention, failure to rescue, wrongful death, nurse standard of care, causation analysis

Kim Pimentel, BSN, RN, MICN, CPI Instructor Emergency Nursing Expert Witness | Triage | Sepsis | Stroke | Patient Safety | Emergency Department Negligence I am an Emergency Department Clinical Nurse, Triage Nurse, and Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) with more than 23 years of experience practicing at a nationally recognized academic medical center and Level I Trauma Center. My practice focuses on emergency department standards of care, patient safety, triage decision-making, and identification of preventable failures resulting in serious injury, disability, vision loss, neurological impairment, cardiac arrest, or death. I provide expert analysis involving: • Sepsis misdiagnosis, delayed recognition, delayed treatment, and failure-to-rescue events • Missed stroke diagnosis, delayed stroke activation, delayed imaging, and neurological deterioration • Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO), acute glaucoma, elevated intraocular pressure, retinal emergencies, and preventable visio...

ONTARIO, California

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - Expert Witness Expert Nurse, Diabetes Diabetic, Cardiac Arrest CPR ACLS PALS BLS, Drug Overdose, Medication Error, Wrongful Death, Allergic Reaction, Fall Risk Prevention, Head Injury Stroke CVA, Charge Nurse, Standard of Care, Triage ESI, EMTALA, Nursing Supervision, Delayed Treatment, Airway Compromise, Gun Shot, Malpractice

Expert Witness & Legal Nurse Consulting Services: • Expert opinions on standard of care, causation, and damages • Medical record review and case merit analysis • Reports, chronologies, timelines, and literature review • Expert Testimony Experience • Plaintiff & defense experience Actively Practicing at the Bedside Rupa Kotecha is a Registered Nurse with over 25 years of hands-on clinical experience. Unlike "career witnesses," Ms. Kotecha maintains active bedside practice and works as a Charge Nurse in a high-volume Emergency Department. This ensures her expert opinions are grounded in current 2026 Standards of Care, modern Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems, and evolving hospital protocols. Emergency Department Leadership & Operations As a Charge Nurse, Ms. Kotecha manages departmental throughput, staffing ratios, and the Scope of Practice for multidisciplinary teams. Her administrative oversight makes her uniquely qualified to testify on: • Triage & Acuity Errors: Expert in E...

Lancaster, California

Correctional Healthcare, Internal Medicine - Medical oncology, prisons, jails, ICE, immigration detention facilities, deliberate indifference, cancer treatment in prison, end of life care in prison, chronic disease management in prison, general inmate health care, correctional medical director, triage, delayed diagnosis, delayed treatment

Experienced Correctional Medicine Physician and Consultant. Double Board Certified (Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology), with additional areas of expertise in HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and coccidioidomycosis. Educated at Barnard College of Columbia University and and Baylor College of Medicine. Founder/former CEO of nonprofit HIV/AIDS organization and and founder of FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center) for underserved populations. Skilled expert witness with extensive experience in records review, report writing, and deposition/trial testimony. Award winning writer and public speaker. Licensed in California and Indiana. Plaintiff and defense cases accepted. CV upon request.

New York

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - prehospital care, behavioral health, vision loss, suicide , delayed treatment, stroke fallouts, falls, Nurse UCLA, missed sepsis, emergency room boarding patient, triage errors, mental health, restraints, behavioral detainment, Safety injury prevention, failure to rescue, wrongful death, nurse standard of care, causation analysis

Kim Pimentel, BSN, RN, MICN, CPI Instructor Emergency Nursing Expert Witness | Triage | Sepsis | Stroke | Patient Safety | Emergency Department Negligence I am an Emergency Department Clinical Nurse, Triage Nurse, and Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) with more than 23 years of experience practicing at a nationally recognized academic medical center and Level I Trauma Center. My practice focuses on emergency department standards of care, patient safety, triage decision-making, and identification of preventable failures resulting in serious injury, disability, vision loss, neurological impairment, cardiac arrest, or death. I provide expert analysis involving: • Sepsis misdiagnosis, delayed recognition, delayed treatment, and failure-to-rescue events • Missed stroke diagnosis, delayed stroke activation, delayed imaging, and neurological deterioration • Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO), acute glaucoma, elevated intraocular pressure, retinal emergencies, and preventable visio...

Reidsville, North Carolina

Internal Medicine - hospitalist, internal medicine, critical care, standard of care, failure to diagnose, delayed treatment, failure to monitor, premature discharge, medication errors, sepsis, septic shock, pulmonary embolism, stroke, myocardial infarction, resuscitation, ventilator management, DVT, AKI, informed consent, wrongful death

Professional Overview Dr. Carole Hall is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician actively practicing as a Hospitalist. She maintains an active, full, and unrestricted medical license in the state of North Carolina. Demonstrating an exceptionally high clinical volume, Dr. Hall operates at a 1.5 full-time equivalent, consistently working 24 to 26 twelve-hour shifts per month since October 2018. This extensive clinical activity has resulted in her generating the highest Relative Value Units (RVU) among the 163 physicians within her hospitalist group. She is a recognized top performer in patient satisfaction and compliance, having received multiple awards for her care experience. Clinical Expertise & Scope of Practice Dr. Hall possesses comprehensive experience across a spectrum of inpatient environments, ranging from tertiary care centers to mid-size and small hospitals equipped with open Intensive Care Units (ICU). Her clinical operations encompass all phases of inpatient manag...

Nashville, Tennessee

Internal Medicine, Nephrology - Correctional Healthcare, Nephrology, Hospital standard of care, Nursing Home, hospital negligence, Corrections, medication toxicity, delayed diagnosis, sepsis management, Delayed Treatment, Internal Medicine, Medication Errors, Jail, documentation error, hospital errors, Dialysis , ICU Complications, prison, Delayed Diagnosis, kidney

Emory University trained Board Certified Internal Medicine and Nephrology Physician | Former Dialysis Medical Director and Associate Medical Director for Tennessee Department of Correction| 30+ Years Clinical Experience | Expert in Dialysis Care, Kidney Failure, Hospital Standard of Care, and Correctional Healthcare. Seasoned Expert Witness Available for medical record review, expert reports, deposition, and trial testimony. Orville C. Campbell, MD, MBA is a board-certified internist and nephrologist, physician executive, healthcare consultant, public health strategist, and medical-legal consultant with more than 30 years of experience across inpatient medicine, outpatient care, nephrology, dialysis, correctional healthcare, long-term care, hospice, utilization management, population health, and public health systems leadership. His career combines frontline clinical judgment, executive operations, regulatory insight, quality governance, performance strategy, and defensible medica...