Dialysis Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Nephrology, Internal Medicine - Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Clinical Nutrition, Hemodialysis, Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Critical Care, Geriatrics/Nursing Home, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

FACP, FACN, CNSP, Distinguished Fellow American Society of Nephrology, Kidney Dialysis, Nutrition, BP, TPN, Extensive Research Background, Formerly Associate Prof Medicine (residence) UCLA, 80+ Publications, Visiting Professor & Lecturer 30+ Intl meetings, extensive experience med/legal (500 cases) articulate, call to discuss potential case

Fremont, California

Nephrology - dialysis, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, osmotic demyelination, glomerulonephritis, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, end stage renal disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, nephrotic syndrome, proteinuria, diabetic nephropathy, rhabdomyolysis, contrast nephropathy

A Harvard-educated physician, Varun Chawla, MD, MPH, has over a decade of caring for adult patients with kidney disease. Renowned for his adeptness in diagnosing and treating intricate kidney conditions, Dr. Chawla's dual roles at Washington Hospital and St. Rose Hospital, along with his long history of research and publications, showcase his exceptional clinical insight and his deep-seated dedication to both patient care and medical education. His clinical interests include a wide spectrum of nephrology-related issues including diabetic nephropathy, continuous renal replacement therapy, dialysis, plasmapheresis, renal bone disease, and difficult-to-treat hypertension. He actively conducts clinical research. Dr. Chawla is renowned for his research-based teaching and the ability to distill complex medical concepts into clear explanations. An active member of the American Society of Nephrology, Dr. Chawla is known as an esteemed educator and speaker. His academic contributions, parti...

San Francisco, California

Nephrology - Nephrology, Nephrologist, Kidney, Acute, Nephrotic syndrome, Proteinuria, Systemic vasculitis, Peritoneal dialysis, Dialysis, End-Stage renal disease, Acute kidney injury, Kidney failure, Electrolyte disorders, Hemodialysis, Hyperkalemia, Hyponatremia, Rhabdomyolysis, Pyelonephritis, Chronic kidney

Dr. Al-Mufti is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. He has extensive clinical and administrative experience. In addition to providing independent expert medical opinions to both plaintiff and defense attorneys on matters. His areas of expertise include: Medical malpractice, standards of care, complex hypertension, center and home kidney dialysis, acute kidney injury and inpatient kidney care, congestive heart failure associated with kidney failure, dialysis catheter-related complications, inflammatory kidney diseases, nephrotic syndromes and proteinuria, kidney injury related to systemic vasculitis, urinary tract infections, obstructive uropathy, contrast related acute kidney injury, drug-related kidney injury, all other disorders of hereditary and congenital kidney disease, and pregnancy-related kidney failure and syndromes.

Rancho Mirage, California

Nephrology, Internal Medicine - Renal, overdose, medical, hypertension, dialysis, administrator, hyponatremia, acute, chronic, kidney, kidneys, hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, sodium, calcium, potassium, diabetes, blood pressure, medication

1. Board certified in Nephrology 2. Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee chair 3. Medical Executive Committee member 4. Davita Dialysis medical director 5. Kidney X participant (government backed program for dialysis technology) 6. Nephrology Care Alliance board member ( national board for value-based care) 7. Healthpoint LLC ( prior startup for disability legal review) 8. Department of Medicine chair for 8 years 9. Trainer for nephrology for residency programs

Santa Monica, California

Vascular Surgery - Board Certified, depositions, court. Aneurysms, carotid, bypasses, dialysis, amputations, pulmonary embolus, phlebitis, anterior spine access, Major societies, Reviews

Potomac, Maryland

Interventional & Vascular Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology - Biopsy, Drain placement, Venous disease, pulmonary embolism, gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, dialysis, deep venous thrombosis, IVC filter, thrombolysis, angioplasty, stent, missed diagnoses, vascular access and complications, biliary and urinary interventions, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, PET scan

Fellowship trained, dual boarded vascular interventional and diagnostic radiologist at a high volume community practice. Significant experience with endovascular procedures, venous access and dialysis interventions, gastrointestinal imaging and bleeding, arterial embolization and image guided biopsy and ablation procedures of tumors (pulmonary nodules, liver, kidney, soft tissue and bone lesions). Multiple peer reviewed publications in diagnostic and interventional radiology and presentations. Incredibly responsive to emails and phone calls. Happy to arrange for a complimentary phone call or video call to or discuss any interventional or diagnostic radiology matter,

Hingham, Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting - ER nurse expert, ED nurse expert, ER legal nurse consultant, emergency room standards of care, Trauma, Triage, Wound Care, Med-Surg, dialysis, endoscopy, Gastroenterology, nursing standards of care, nursing education

I have more than 20 years' extensive experience including emergency medicine, global health, flight medicine, dialysis, clinical and classroom instruction, I served as the Nurse Manager of Dialysis Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and work clinically as an Advanced Clinician in the Emergency Department of Massachusetts General Hospital. I previously served at MGH in the Center for Global Health working in Uganda and the Center for Disaster Medicine focused on Biothreat response during the Ebola outbreak. I have been Adjunct Faculty Acute Care nursing education and Clinical Faculty at Simmons University. I have deployed as a humanitarian aid nurse for Project Hope to Nepal (2015 earthquake) and Afghanistan (2021refugee transport). I have worked internationally and domestically providing HAZMAT-WMD. I am a Nurse Specialist on the HHS/ASPR/ NDMS Massachusetts –1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team. Currently, I serve as Professional Development Manager providing nursing ...

Boston, Massachusetts

Nephrology, Diabetes - Acute Renal Failure, End-stage Renal Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hyponatremia, Diabetes Mellitus, Dialysis

Harvard-trained in Nephrology, academic nephrologist, experienced expert witness. Full-time Harvard faculty, board-certified in Nephrology Dr. Mark E. Williams is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified (Internal Medicine, Nephrology) full-time practicing academic nephrologist in Boston, Massachusetts. He is Director of Dialysis at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Senior Staff Physician at the Joslin Diabetes Center, and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Williams is a Nationally- and Internationally-recognized leader in the field of chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, diabetes complication, and all forms of renal replacement therapy, including acute and chronic dialysis and therapeutic plasma exchange. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, where he has served on numerous committees and given invited lectures, and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has served on Editorial Boards of the leading...

Troy, Michigan

Nephrology, Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine, Outpatient medicine, Kidney/renal disease, Hypertension, Electrolyte abnormalities, Kidney stones, Glomerulonephritis expert, Obesity, Dialysis, Anemia management, Parathyroid problem expert, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Chronis Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure

Neetu Sharma specializes in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Dr. Sharma is highly rated in treating conditions like Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, Glomerulonephritis, Electrolyte imbalances, Anemia, Hypertension and End Stage Renal disease. Training University of Cincinnati Medical Center Fellowship, Nephrology, 2013 Wayne State University - Detroit Medical Center Residency, Internal Medicine, 2011 Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Science and Research Medical Education, 2004 Board Certifications Nephrology American Board of Internal Medicine, 2013 to present Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012 to present

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nephrology, Internal Medicine - kidney failure, dialysis, kidney transplantation, chronic kidney diseases

Has practiced medicine in many states and institutions and provided care to a variety of patient populations. Has broad and in-depth practice experience plus knowledge in general internal medicine and nephrology (kidney failure, dialysis and transplantation). Has participated many chart reviews and case analysis for hospitals as committee member. Excellent track records in teaching and publishing scholarly articles would help providing logical and organized expert opinions in medical legal cases.

Camden, New Jersey

Critical Care Medicine, Nephrology - Neurocritical care, Internal Medicine, Echocardiography, Diagnostic Error, Dialysis, Clinical Decision Making, Cardiac Arrest, Procedural complications, Ventilator Management, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Sepsis, Post Surgical Care, Acute Kidney Injury, Pulmonary Embolism

Dr. Sharad Patel is a distinguished medical expert witness and practicing physician, Board-Certified in Five Medical Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Neurocritical Care, and Advanced Echocardiography. With over 15 years of hands-on clinical experience from prestigious institutions including UCLA and Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Patel brings exceptional depth and breadth to medical-legal cases. As an Assistant Professor at Cooper-Rowan University and former Critical Care Ultrasound Director at Cooper University Hospital, he combines active clinical practice with academic excellence. Dr. Patel specializes in providing expert testimony for complex medical cases, offering rapid document review and clear, compelling explanations of intricate medical concepts to non-medical audiences. His unique combination of intensive care, kidney disease, and cardiac expertise allows him to provide comprehensive analysis in cases involving multiple organ systems and complex ...

New York, New York

Nephrology, Internal Medicine - Dialysis, Home Dialysis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Failure, Electrolyte Disturbances, Hyperkalemia, Hyponatremia, Hypercalcemia, Glomerulonephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome

Chief, Division of Nephrology, Mount Sinai Morningside and West. Medical Director, Dialysis, Upper Manhattan Dialysis Center. Yale and Harvard trained. Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Meisels is a nationally recognized expert in Nephrology and Dialysis. He is an active clinician and has been a speaker and moderator at numerous national meetings as well as an author of multiple publications in the field of kidney disease. He is an articulate speaker and is recognized for his clarity of thought and speech.

New York, New York

Nephrology, Internal Medicine - kidneys, dialysis, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, osmotic demyelination, pyelonephritis, rhabdomyolysis, hypertension, glomerulonephritis, acute renal failure, acute kidney injury, end stage renal disease, hypotension, hemodialysis, chronic kidney disease, lithium, life expectancy

Dr. Joshua Schwimmer is a Columbia-trained, double board-certified, full-time practicing nephrologist and internal medicine physician in New York City. With over 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. Schwimmer is on the medical staff at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Schwimmer is available for expert witness consultations to both defense and plaintiff attorneys. He has reviewed and testified in cases involving acute kidney injury and kidney failure, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, osmotic demyelination, rhabdomyolysis, electrolyte disorders, hypertension, urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, life expectancy, end-stage renal disease, dialysis, and many other medical conditions. An award-winning physician-teacher of medical students and doctors, Dr. Schwimmer trained at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. Schwimmer has pu...

New Albany, Ohio

Vascular Surgery, Wound Care - Limb Salvage, Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid, Aorta, Dialysis, Arteriovenous Access, Veins, Arteries, Endovascular, Mesenteric Ischemia, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Post Thrombotic Syndrome, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

I am a board certified practicing vascular surgeon with previous positions held at the University of Maryland as an Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of the Maryland Wound Healing Center, and Associate Program Director of the Vascular Surgery Training Program. I then transitioned to practice at a large non-academic quantenary care center. I am currently practice in Columbus, OH. My practice involves all aspects of vascular care that include Endovascular, open surgical and medical treatment of blood vessels out of the heart. My practice involves: Carotid Endarterectomy, and with TCAR method of carotid stent placement Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with Endovascular and open surgical techniques Lower extremity arterial revascularization using Endovascular and surgical bypass techniques Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Creation and maintenance of arteriovenous access for dialysis Venous Disease Management with thrombectomy and stent placement, May Thurner Syndrome...

Cincinnati, Ohio

Interventional & Vascular Radiology, Radiology - IVC Filter Product Liability, Endovascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Interventional pain management, CT, biopsy, ESI, RFA, angioplasty, stents, vascular access, embolization, CTA, varicose veins, EVLT, sclerotherapy, thrombolysis, TIPS, Sclerotherapy, Dialysis

Extensive IVC Filter Case expertise and experience with review of over 200 IVC filter product liability cases (Bard, Cordis, Argon, Cook) including over 40 depositions, trial testimony, and MDL cases. Fellowship-trained, vascular and interventional radiologist with over 20 years of experience. University of Michigan diagnostic radiology residency and VIR fellowship. High volume, tertiary care, private practice with significant experience with vascular and endovascular procedures including IVC filters, venous angioplasty and stenting, arterial angioplasty and stenting, thrombolysis/TPA, embolization, and atherectomy. Expertise in all venous access, dialysis access, and image guided biopsy/drainage procedures. Expertise in vein center procedures including EVLT, ambulatory phlebectomy, and sclerotherapy. Wound Care Certified. Expertise in interventional pain practice and in all minimally invasive pain procedures such as ESI, nerve blocks, SI joint injection, Facet injection, RF...

Cincinnati, Ohio

Nephrology - Kidneys, Hyperkalemia, Electrolyte Disorders, Dialysis, Hyponatremia, Rhabdomyolysis, Hemodialysis, Hypertension, Glomerulonephritis, Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Renal Failure, End Stage Renal Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Peritoneal Dialysis, Proteinuria, Pyelonephritis, Critical Care

Dr. Brian Revis was born and raised in Cincinnati. He received his undergraduate degree in physics from The Ohio State University and earned his medical degree at the University of Cincinnati. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati where he was asked to stay on as a chief resident to lead outpatient internal medicine resident education. Following his chief residency year, Dr. Revis completed his nephrology fellowship at The Ohio State University. He has practiced at the Kidney and Hypertension Center in Cincinnati since 2012 and was proud to serve as president of his 35+ physician practice. He remains on the board of directors. Additionally, Dr. Revis provides clinical instruction to medical students, internal medicine residents, nephrology fellows, and nurse practitioner students in Greater Cincinnati. He is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. Dr. Revis is licensed in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. He has been featured as a T...

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Interventional & Vascular Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology - TIPS, Biopsy, Artery, Vein, Blood vessel, Filter, Dialysis, Kyphoplasty, Y90, Ablation

Experienced in arterial and venous interventions, interventional oncology, arteriovenous fistulas and hemodialysis access, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty, and sacroplasty. Experienced in teaching medical students, diagnostic radiology residents, and vascular and interventional radiology residents and fellows.

Johns Island, South Carolina

Nephrology, Hospitalist - nephrology, dialysis, hospital medicine, acute medical conditions, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease

Dr. Shepard is a double board-certified physician maintaining ABIM certification in both Nephrology and Internal Medicine. She is a native New Englander who trained in New Jersey and ultimately settled in Charelston, SC where she served on faculty at MUSC in the Division of Nephrology, worked private practice nephrology and also was employed as a hospitalist in both private and academic environments. Dr. Shepard is currently employed as both a locums nephrologist and as an academic hospitalist. She has in-depth knowledge of nephrology, acid-base disturbances, electrolyte disturbances, chronic kidney disease and all forms of dialysis. Dr. Shepard's niche as it applies to expert testimony will focus on hospitalized patients, in particular those with acute kidney injury. Her goal will be to provide a thorough, evidence-based, unbiased review and expert testimony of medical malpractice cases. Dr. Shepard will work on behalf of defendants or plaintiffs.

Reston, Virginia

Vascular Surgery - Vascular, Endovascular, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, AAA, EVAR, Thoracic Aneurysm, TEVAR, PVD, PAD, Bypass, Angioplasty, Stent, Atherectomy, TCAR, Thrombolysis, Thrombectomy, Dialysis, AV Fistula, AV Graft, Carotid

DEFENSE & PLAINTIFF CASES

OAKTON, Virginia

Nephrology, Internal Medicine - Sepsis, Renal Cell Cancer, glomerulonephritis, hyponatremia, chronic renal failure, vasculitis, rapidly progressive renal failure, Dialysis, anemia, atypical HUS, Hemodialysis, bleeding diathesis, acute kidney injury, hypertension, electrolyte disorders, end stage renal disease, Lupus, hyperkalemia

1. Clinical Staff/Chief Nephrology Clinic; Walter Reed Army Medical Center (1995-1998) 2. Decorated Physician; US Army; Lieutenant Colonel 3. Multiple previous academic appointments - currently Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine - Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus with ongoing teaching and supervisory responsibilities 4. Senior Partner; Nephrology Associates of Northern Virginia - full time clinical nephrology practice (1998-2021) 5. Currently Associate Chief Medical Correspondent WVGB 94.5 FM (Beaufort, SC) and world wide by internet application - multiple types of programming responsibilities 6 Multiple committee and medical staff roles at Inova Fairfax Hospital (Annandale, Virginia) to include Chief of Nephrology Division and Medical Director of the inpatient Hemodialysis Unit (1998-2021) 7. Medical Director of two DaVita Hemodialysis units (1998-2021) 8. Multiple medical society Fellowships, medical journal editorial board membership...