Emergency Medicine Expert Witnesses
Emergency medicine 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 emergency medicine. The emergency medicine expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Addiction Medicine, Aquatics Safety, Correctional Healthcare, Critical Care Medicine, Dermatology, Education & Schools, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Preparedness, Family Medicine, General Practice, Geriatrics, Health Informatics, and Hospital Administration.
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Terrell E. J. Swanson, MD, FAWM
Experienced ER expert, full-time clinical practice
Swanson Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medicine
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Stroke, Heart Attack, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Sepsis, Appendicitis, Spinal Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Aortic Dissection, Bougie, Ischemic Bowel, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Pneumonia, Infections, Freestanding ER, Testicular Torsion, Hypothermia, Dive Medicine, Heat Stroke, High Altitude Illness
Board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician in full-time active clinical practice. Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial, and has reviewed over 100 legal cases as a consulting expert.
Clinical experience includes trauma centers, academic institutions, community settings, freestanding EDs, and rural hospitals. Experienced teacher of Emergency Medicine resident physicians. Co-inventor of a novel endotracheal device (RSI Prime, LLC; patent pending) that incorporates an adapted carbon dioxide detector with a modified bougie (an adjunct for difficult airways).
Serves as an initial medical malpractice case reviewer for TeamHealth, the largest national physician staffing agency in the United States, since 2024. In early 2026, was named the case reviewer supervisor (Associate Director of Litigation Support), responsible for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of case reviewers, as well as quality control of case reviews.
Additionally, fellowship-trained by the Academy o...
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Gary W Tamkin, MD, FACEP
Gary W Tamkin MD Inc
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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General emergency medical malpractice, all sizes of EDs:small community to tertiary academic, EMS, paramedic, law enforcement, helicopter, administration, disruptive physician
I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician. I have been called upon to express opinions in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, negligence, standard of care, and causation. I am involved in both plaintiff and defense cases.
My qualifications include:
o Award-winning emergency medicine physician in active practice with 30 years clinical experience.
o Former Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine (Volunteer) at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
o Current VP of company that staffs 500 emergency departments, helping to oversee more than 5000 providers in risk management and quality assurance issues
o Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians
o Past President of the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
o Medical Director of California Highway Patrol
o Extensive publication and speaking experience in the area of emergency medicine
o Experienced expert witness
I pride...
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Glenn Birnbaum, MD FACEP
Emergency Medicine - Failure to Diagnose Expert
Emergency Medicine
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Failure to Diagnose, Pain and suffering, Trauma, Motor vehicle accident, Heart Attack, Myocardial Infarction, MI, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, PE, Aortic Aneurysm, Appendicitis, Ischemic Bowel, Stroke, TIA, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Infections
Hi, I’m Dr. Glenn Birnbaum, a residency-trained, board-certified Emergency Medicine Specialist and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In addition to over 30 years’ experience in clinical practice as an emergency physician, I have extensive additional experience as core faculty for an emergency medicine residency training program, leadership of several high-volume, high-acuity emergency departments, and leadership of a large regional Emergency Physician group.
I specialize in Emergency Room Failure to Diagnose cases and have assisted attorneys in over 100 personal injury and medical malpractice cases, including frequent trial and deposition testimony in federal court and state courts nationwide.
As an emergency medicine expert, I diligently review the facts of the matter at hand, identify all the relevant issues, and provide an extensive analysis of the matter. Hallmarks of my work as an expert include: clear, consistent, well-supported opinions, explanatio...
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Kerollos Shaker, MD, FACEP
Expert Toxicologist/ER Doc/Clinical Asst Professor
SHAKER EMERGENCY SPECIALISTS PLLC
Alabama
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Toxicology
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Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Accidental overdose, Myocardial Infarction, Airway, Blood Clots, Snake Bites, Occupational Exposure, Addiction, Nursing Home, Antivenom, Workplace Exposure, Cannabinoids, Drugs of Abuse, Forensic Toxicology, Urine Drug Screens, Postmortem Death Analysis, Dram Shop
Dr. Kerollos Shaker is a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Toxicologist in Houston, Texas. He graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed residency in Emergency Medicine and fellowship in Medical Toxicology. Currently practicing as an ER Doctor and Toxicologist Consultant. He is also a Laboratory Director with experience in high-complexity labs. ATLS, ACLS, PALS certified. Medical Licenses in Texas and Florida. Also an Affiliate Clinical Assistant Professor with College of Medicine.
Email: kshakertox@gmail.com - Available for reviews in both Emergency Medicine/ER and Toxicology.
Toxicology Review:
-Forensic toxicology, postmortem interpretation of results,
-Exposures including Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbon Monoxide
-Acute overdoses in any setting,
-interpretation of drug testing (hair, oral, urine, blood, vitreous fluid),
-Delta-8-THC, Delta-9-THC, marijuana, cannabinoids,
-PeTH testing blood alcohol testing, ethyl glucuronide ...
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Nadia Tereshchenko, MS, MD
Jasper, Alabama
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Gun Shot Wound, EMS, Paramedic, Appendicitis, ER, ED, Urgent Care, Cardiac, Heart Attack, Stroke, Sepsis, Motor Vehicle Accident, EMT, Trauma, Fracture, Injury, Pneumonia, Dissection, Embolism, Seizure
Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician with extensive experience working in Emergency Departments of various size and degree of specialization (Rural to Urban, Community to Tertiary) including specialized trauma, stroke and cardiac centers, nationwide. Prior experience as a Paramedic in a busy and high acuity 911 system. EMS Liaison Physician. Developed systems and guidelines for hypothermia and STEMI care with extensive knowledge of guidelines dictating appropriate care. Expertise in Health Care Improvement, Health Policy, Telemedicine, and Patient Decision Making. Actively licensed in CA, CO, OK, WY, PA, NE, NM, TX, ND, ID, FL, AL, MO, LA, IL, TN and MN.
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Ken Zafren, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FAWM
Anchorage, Alaska
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Medicine, including Resuscitation, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Stroke, TIA, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Epidural Abscess, Sepsis, Aneurysm, Appendicitis, Trauma, Spinal Injuries. Environmental Medicine, including Hypothermia, Frostbite, High Altitude, Heat Stroke
EXPERIENCED EXPERT WITNESS
Board Certified - American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and attending physician - Stanford University Hospital (Level I Trauma Center).
Staff physician, Alaska Native Medical Center (Level II Trauma Center)
Former Emergency Programs Medical (EMS) Director, State of Alaska.
American College of Emergency Physicians Award: Hero of Emergency Medicine
Available for consultation, chart review, and testimony for plaintiff or defense.
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Albert Fiorello, MD, RDMS, FAAEM, FACEP
Sonora Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC
Tucson, Arizona
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Emergency Ultrasound
Dr. Fiorello is a residency trained, board certified, practicing emergency physician. He has been an attending physician since 1998 in the emergency department of a high-volume, academic, Level 1 trauma center. He has also worked for 4 years for the Indian Health Service in a small rural hospital ED. He is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona, where he is the Emergency Medicine Residency Director. He has years of experience reviewing cases as an outside consultant for the state medical board and his hospital’s quality and peer review committees. He is a registered diagnostic medical sonographer and former director of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound. He has lectured in Emergency Medicine on the local, regional, and national level and has authored many abstracts, scientific articles, and book chapters in the field of Emergency Medicine and medical education.
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Joshua Verson, MD
Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
Scottsdale, Arizona
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, EMTALA, Airway, Procedural Sedation, Sepsis, Stroke, Trauma Care, Myocardial Infarction, Chest Pain, Shortness of breath, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pulmonary Embolism, Emergency Ultrasound, Medical Education, Altered Mental Status, Miscarriage, Cardiac Arrest, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Intracranial Hemorrhage
I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician with active clinical practice at a Level I trauma center, multiple community hospitals, Native American healthcare systems and free standing emergency rooms. I also hold the position of Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Creighton University School of Medicine, where I provide bedside teaching. I have taught medical students and trainees, developing expertise in conveying complex clinical concepts in a clear and accessible manner.
I developed my interest in medical expert witness work through a longstanding interest in the intersection of medicine and law, particularly as it pertains to the legal and ethical dimensions of healthcare delivery. As an expert witness, I am dedicated to providing comprehensive, objective, and evidence-based case reviews. I welcome the opportunity to assist in the objective evaluation of your case.
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Jared R. Greenholz, MD
Top-Rated Expert in Heart Attack & Trauma Care
Arizona
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Physician, Emergency Medicine, ER, Medical Malpractice, Standards of Care, Trauma, Stroke, Airway Management, Central Line Placement, Heart Attack, Appendicitis, Epidural Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism, Medical Necessity, Head Trauma, Fractures, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Cardiac Resuscitation
Dr. Jared Greenholz, MD is an Emergency Medicine Doctor, who primarily practices in Oakland and Lakeport, California. He has been practicing for over 19 years and is board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Greenholz graduated from New York Medical College and is currently affiliated with Highland Hospital and Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
His specialties include:
Trauma, stroke, airway management, central line placement, myocardial infarction, heart attack, appendicitis, epidural abscess, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, testicular torsion, ectopic pregnancy, medical necessity, pediatric emergency, head trauma, emergency trauma, fractures, dislocations, rural emergency medicine, headaches, diabetic ketoacidosis, abdominal pain, medical malpractice, standard of care, and cardiac resuscitation.
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Jessica Salamon, NP
Quadruple Boarded Nurse Practitioner
Arizona
Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine
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AGACNP, FNP, PMHNP, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry
I have practiced as a nurse practitioner since 2008 and hold four board certifications: Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, and Emergency Nurse Practitioner. I completed my initial training at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and subsequently earned post-master's certificates from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Massachusetts Boston and Amherst.
My clinical background is rooted in emergency medicine and urgent care in both rural and urban settings. I have held leadership roles within emergency departments since 2017, serving first as Lead Advanced Practice Provider and later as Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine. In these capacities, I have built advanced practice programs in two emergency departments from the ground up, including the development and ongoing management of new graduate orientation programs.
I have particular expertise in nurse practitioner and physician assi...
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Eric Van Moorlehem, MD, FACEP
Renowned Emergency Medicine Specialist
Scottsdale, Arizona
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, ER, Emergency Room Malpractice, Emergency Department Standard of Care, ER Negligence, Trauma Care, Acute Care Expert, ER Treatment Delay, Critical Care, Stroke Misdiagnosis, Heart Attack, Sepsis, Emergency Room Wrongful Death, Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism, Meningitis, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Eric Van Moorlehem, M.D., is a Physician Executive, board-certified in Emergency Medicine, with 24 years of clinical experience and executive-level leadership.
Dr. Van Moorlehem most recently retired as the Executive Vice President and Regional Chief Clinical Officer of the West and Central divisions for Envision Healthcare, a large national multispecialty medical group. His role was responsible for $500M in gross revenues, 110 clinical practices, over 2,500 clinicians, serving 2.5 million annual patient visits in 11 states. Hospital clients included large national, regional, and local health systems, including: UHS Hospitals, Tenet Healthcare, Adventist Health, Lifepoint Health, Banner Health, HonorHealth, Trinity Health, HSHS, Henry Ford, U. of Chicago.
Dr. Van Moorlehem possesses a unique background of business experience drawing from his diverse leadership positions ranging from his recent post as EVP/CCO; Integrated Health Ventures board membership (Envision-UHS joint ven...
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Charles S Rasmussen, D.O.
Award-Winning Family Medicine Physician
Arkansas
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Family Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics, Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Newborn Care
Dr. Charlie Rasmussen, DO
Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician | Expert Witness
Dr. Charlie Rasmussen is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with 18 years of clinical experience providing comprehensive medical care across outpatient, hospital, emergency, and obstetric settings. He currently serves as the owner and practicing physician at Table Rock Family Medicine & Obstetrics in Branson, Missouri, where he provides full-spectrum family medicine including prenatal care and labor management.
Dr. Rasmussen is licensed to practice medicine in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Colorado. His clinical experience includes primary care, hospital-based family medicine, emergency department coverage, and obstetric care within family medicine practice. This breadth of experience provides a strong foundation for evaluating medical decision-making and standard-of-care issues across a wide range of clinical environments.
Throughout his career, Dr. Rasmussen has held multiple leaders...
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Alexander Iteen, MD
Academic & Community Emergency Medicine Expert
San Marcos, California
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Airway Management, Intubation , Rapid Sequence Intubation , Trauma Resuscitation , Sepsis , Vascular Access , Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain , Procedural Complications , Shock , Emergency Procedures, Point of Care Ultrasound, Telehealth, Acute Care, Chest Tube , Defendant, Plantiff, Central Lines, Arterial Lines
Alexander Iteen, M.D. is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with active clinical practice in both a high-volume military tertiary care emergency department and a busy community hospital setting. Dr. Iteen is licensed in California and accepts cases nationwide from both defense and plaintiff attorneys seeking an expert in emergency medicine, emergency airway management, sepsis, vascular access, emergency department procedures, and trauma resuscitation. Dr. Iteen's goal is always to provide prompt, thorough case screening with well written reports grounded in peer-reviewed evidence, established clinical standards, and reproducible methodology.
While Dr. Iteen has provided standard of care analysis within the military health system for multiple cases brought to the US military's malpractice process including high risk chest pain, ectopic pregnancy, airway management, and sepsis. Additionally, Dr. Iteen participates in monthly case review meetings to ensure departmental q...
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Stephen D Chin, MD, FAAEM
Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine Expert
Burlingame, California
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine, Medical Malpractice, Risk Management, Documentation Analysis, Quality Assurance, Medical Education, Trauma, Child Abuse, Substance Abuse, Overdose
● Board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with over 30 years’ clinical experience.
● Over 10 years’ experience training Emergency Medicine physicians at a Level I Trauma Center.
● Quality Assurance Consultant for the Medical Board of California.
● Experience in Emergency Medicine Documentation Quality Assurance.
● Instructor for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review Course.
● Clinical and Administrative Urgent Care experience including Medication Assisted Treatment.
● Published author in physical child abuse research.
● Award-winning public speaker.
● Experienced in providing expert witness testimony at both deposition and trial.
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Zlatan Coralic, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
UCSF - Pharmacist/Pharmacology
San Francisco, California
Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical
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medication safety, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, dispensing, toxicity, anticoagulation, emergency medicine, drug patent, drug labeling, drug administration, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy operations, opioids, adverse drug events, critical care, intensive care unit, resuscitation, clinical trials, pharmacist expert, pharmacy malpractice
I am a full-time board-certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where I also serve as Volunteer Clinical Professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy and Dept. of Emergency Medicine. I provide bedside clinical care and didactic and experiential teaching to pharmacy and medical trainees.
With over 30 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals such as JAMA Internal Medicine, Stroke, and Annals of Emergency Medicine, I bring expertise in medication safety and efficacy. I am also an author or editor of several medical textbooks and chapters and a frequent national lecturer, having delivered more than 50 presentations.
As an expert witness, I have provided reviews, opinions, depositions, and testimony in over 40 state and federal cases. My current case mix is approximately 50% plaintiff / 50% defense.
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BRETT W. LORBER
Emergency Medicine Expert | Standard of Care
Los Alamitos, California
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine Expert Witness, Emergency Department Standard of Care, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnosie, Emergency Room Malpractice, Chest Pain, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Stroke, Triage Error, Delay in Treatment, Diagnostic Error, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Airway Management, Lactic Acidosis
Brett W. Lorber, MD, MPH is a board-certified and actively practicing emergency physician and Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate hospital in Torrance, California. He has more than 20 years of clinical experience practicing in high-volume emergency departments and provides independent medical-legal consultation regarding emergency department standard of care, missed or delayed diagnosis, and time-sensitive emergency conditions including myocardial infarction, stroke, sepsis, and pulmonary embolism.
Dr. Lorber reviews cases involving emergency department evaluation, triage decisions, diagnostic workups, and clinical management. He is available for case review, deposition, and trial testimony for plaintiff or defense matters. Rapid initial case review available.
Dr. Lorber is experienced in clearly explaining complex emergency medicine concepts to attorneys, judges, and juries.
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Kimberly McGranahan
Emergency & Nursing Admin Specialist
McGranahan Consulting
Riverside, California
Emergency Medicine, Nursing Administration
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Clinical Nurse Manager, Regulatory Guidelines, Nursing Standards of Care, Medication Safety, Fall Prevention/Management, Hospital Policy and Procedure, Triage, CMS Standards, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department Nurse, Emergency Room Nurse, Legal Nurse Consultant, ED Nurse Expert, COVID-19
Kimberly McGranahan has been an Emergency Department nurse for over 15 years, with extensive expertise in caring for patients of all ages and acuity levels. She has significant clinical experience managing Stroke, STEMI, trauma, psychiatric, and other complex emergency presentations. In addition to her bedside practice, Ms. McGranahan serves as a Clinical Nurse Manager and routinely conducts investigations involving potential breaches of policy, regulatory standards, and standards of care. She possesses comprehensive knowledge of Emergency Department regulatory requirements, including CMS and Joint Commission standards, nurse staffing ratios, and nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines.
Ms. McGranahan is meticulous and detail-oriented and provides comprehensive, objective analyses to support both plaintiff and defense cases. Utilizing her combined experience as a bedside nurse and clinical leader, she conducts thorough medical record reviews to assess case merit, develop...
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Claire M Young, BSN, RN, PHN, CEN
Emergency Nursing Expert Witness
Young Legal Nurse Consultant, LLC
Hemet, California
Emergency Medicine, Nurse
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Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room Nurse, Emergency Department, ED Nurse, ER Nurse, Pediatric ER Nursing, Legal Nurse Consultant, Trauma, Critical Care Transport, Emergency Department Standards of Care, ED Medical Records, Sepsis, Overdose, Hemorrhage, Stroke, STEMI, Triage CPR, standards of care, Falls, Medical Malpractice
Ms. Young is an actively practicing, hands-on bedside emergency department nurse, which ensures that her expert opinions are grounded in current clinical practice and aligned with contemporary standards of care. Claire Young brings 28 years of nursing experience, including more than 24 years in emergency nursing encompassing emergency department care, trauma, and critical care, and she continues to practice in the emergency department.
Ms. Young is a member of several professional organizations, including the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association, the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, the Society of Trauma Nurses, and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She has developed extensive experience in both adult and pediatric emergency nursing across a wide range of clinical settings, from small and large community hospitals to a Level II trauma center. Her background includes more than 10 years as a trauma team member at a Level II tra...
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Stephen C Morris, MD, MPH
Harvard/Yale-Trained UW Emergency Medicine Expert
California
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency medicine, EMS, medical device, medical education, critical care, surgical complication, acute coronary syndrome, motor vehicle accident, stroke, missed diagnosis, informed consent, disabilty, airway, hypoxia, trauma, workers compensation, treatment of minors, involuntary detainment, ACLS
I am board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians. Having completed my medical degree at University of Washington I completed my residency at Yale and my first job was as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) during which time I earned a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Currently I am an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health at the University of Washington and practice clinically at three hospitals, including our level 1 trauma hospital and our cancer and transplant hospital I have nearly two decades of experience practicing clinical emergency medicine in community, government and academic settings. Within these settings, I have cared for high volumes of trauma, pediatrics, geriatrics, oncology, psychiatry, substance abuse disorder, complicated cardiac patients including those with assist devices, and surgically complex patients.
Along with ...
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Marc Eckstein, MD, MPH
Professor of Emergency Medicine/EMS Expert
Los Angeles, California
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Paramedics, AED, Stroke, Cardiac Arrest, Dispatch, 911
Marc Eckstein, MD, MPH, is a nationally recognized leader with over 30 years of experience in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Dr. Eckstein is double board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. He has built an international reputation as a physician, leader, academician, innovator, and physician executive.
Dr. Eckstein has testified in dozens of cases for both defense and plaintiff, and he examines the merits of each case with full transparency to evaluate the strengths and weakness of the case.
Dr. Eckstein was the first attending to ever achieve the rank of Professor of Emergency Medicine and Clinical Scholar at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in the 35-year history of the USC Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Eckstein has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters, and lectures around the world on Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine, and disaster p...
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Jessica Oswald, MD MPH
Pain Management- UC San Diego Faculty
San Diego , California
Pain Management - Medicine, Pain Management - Medicine
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Pain Management, Emergency Medicine, overdose, buprenorphine, addiction, nerve blocks, epidural abscess, infection, acute pain, chronic pain, radiofrequency ablation, epidural steroid injections, spinal cord stimulation, facet joints, trauma, back pain, neck pain. headache, migraine
Dr. Jessica Oswald, MD, MPH is a nationally recognized, board-certified Pain Medicine physician and academic leader with extensive expertise in interventional pain management, medication management, and standards of care related to acute and chronic pain treatment.
She serves as an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she maintains an active clinical practice focused exclusively on pain medicine, including spine interventions, fluoroscopy-guided and ultrasound-guided procedures, neuromodulation, and complex pharmacologic management. Dr. Oswald is among a select group of physicians with advanced training across both Pain Medicine and Emergency Medicine, providing her with a uniquely broad perspective on patient evaluation, procedural decision-making, and complications across care settings.
Dr. Oswald has national leadership experience in pain policy and clinical standards. She serves in leadership roles with the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat...
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Carol A Ingalls, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN
Ingalls and Associates, LLC
REDLANDS, California
Emergency Medicine, Nurse
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Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department Nurse, Emergency Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting. ED Nurse, ER Nurse, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, MI, Covid-19, CPR, Ectopic, Psychiatric, 5150, Hemorrhage, Overdose, Sepsis, Shock, Stroke, STEMI, Transfers
Carol Ingalls has 39+ years of continuous experience and expertise in Emergency Nursing and remains clinically active at the bedside. She is a Certified in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing. Carol is a member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, Emergency Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the Bay Area Chapter of Northern California Legal Nurse Consultants. Nurse Ingalls has decades of experience in adult and pediatric emergency nursing in various settings including large community hospitals and Level 1 and 2 Trauma Centers/Academic institutions. She is well versed in current standards of care, policies, procedures and protocols related to nursing care in the ED. Carol also regularly functions as a preceptor/mentor for EMTs, paramedics, and nursing students in the clinical setting.
Carol has excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively interpret and convey complex issues. She is detail-o...
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Jared R. Greenholz, MD
Top-Rated Expert in Heart Attack & Trauma Care
Forest Knolls, California
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Physician, Emergency Medicine, ER, Medical Malpractice, Standards of Care, Trauma, Stroke, Airway Management, Central Line Placement, Heart Attack, Appendicitis, Epidural Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism, Medical Necessity, Head Trauma, Fractures, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Cardiac Resuscitation
Dr. Jared Greenholz, MD is an Emergency Medicine Doctor, who primarily practices in Oakland and Lakeport, California. He has been practicing for over 19 years and is board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Greenholz graduated from New York Medical College and is currently affiliated with Highland Hospital and Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
His specialties include:
Trauma, stroke, airway management, central line placement, myocardial infarction, heart attack, appendicitis, epidural abscess, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, testicular torsion, ectopic pregnancy, medical necessity, pediatric emergency, head trauma, emergency trauma, fractures, dislocations, rural emergency medicine, headaches, diabetic ketoacidosis, abdominal pain, medical malpractice, standard of care, and cardiac resuscitation.
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April Hernandez, BSN, RN, CEN
Emergency & Aesthetic Nursing/ 26 year Experience
Expert Nurse Consulting, Inc.
FONTANA, California
Emergency Medicine, Nurse
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Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse Expert, Medical Chronology, Wrongful Death, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, Trauma, Stroke, STEMI, Pediatric Emergency Nursing, COVID-19, Standards of Care, HIPPA, Sepsis, Medical Spa, NIHSS, Cosmetic, Aesthetic
Legal Nurse Consulting and Expert Witness Services:
- Experience in both Plaintiff and Defense cases
- Expert Verbal and Written Opinions on Standard of Care
- Declarations, Affidavits, Reports, Chronologies, Timelines, Medical Record Review
-Expert Witness testimony and deposition experience
With 26 years of high-acuity clinical experience, April Hernandez provides attorneys with the "insider intelligence" necessary to win complex medical-legal cases. As a Board-Certified Emergency Nurse and a graduate of the California State University Long Beach LNC program, Ms. Hernandez bridges the gap between voluminous medical records and actionable legal strategies.
Ms. Hernandez’s diverse background is her greatest asset to your firm. From the high-stakes environment of Emergency and Trauma care to the specialized world of Medical Aesthetics, she possesses the rare ability to identify breaches in standards of care that others miss. Whether serving the plaintiff or defense, April delivers ...
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Faraaz Bhatti, MD, FRCEM, DFMS, LLM, MBA
Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician
Thousand Oaks, California
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Medical Expert, Emergency Department Standards of Care, Medical Malpractice Expert, Clinical Negligence, Board-Certified Emergency Physician, Healthcare Litigation, Sepsis, Delayed Diagnosis, Injury Law, Medical Records Review
Faraaz Bhatti, MD, FRCEM, DFMS, LLM, MBA.
Dual-Trained Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician | Emergency Department Medical Director | Expert Witness in Emergency Medicine and Healthcare Litigation.
Dr. Faraaz Bhatti is a distinguished Emergency Medicine physician, dual-trained in both the United Kingdom and the United States, with extensive experience across clinical practice, leadership, and medical education. Dr. Bhatti is board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) in the UK, having completed Emergency Medicine training in both countries. His unique training and broad experience position him as a leading expert in Emergency Medicine, forensic aspects of medicine, and healthcare systems.
Dr. Bhatti graduated from medical school in 2010 at the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, University of Malta. Over the course of his career, he has successfully completed two residencies, further refinin...
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Steven W Kohler, MD, FAAEM
Lodestar Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC
San Diego, California
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Stroke, Sepsis, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Dysrhythmias, Pulmonary Embolus, Respiratory Failure, Advanced Airway Management, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergencies, DKA, Closed Head Injury, COVID-19, Procedural Sedation, ED/Hospital Operations, Medical Education
Dr. Kohler is a residency trained, board certified emergency physician with a nearly 30 year of clinical practice at a high volume, high acuity tertiary care medical centers in Tucson AZ, and San Diego, CA. He was appointed and has served as both Assistant Chief and Chief of his emergency department as well as serving as the hospital Emergency Management Chair and ED delegate to the hospital Bioethics Committee. After many years of reviewing cases for the Emergency Department, Hospital Peer Review and Quality Improvement committees, he was appointed as founding core faculty to establish an Emergency Medicine Residency Program at his medical center. Among other duties, he was tasked with creating the Quality Improvement, Patient Satisfaction and Risk Management curricula for the residency program, which included a novel collaboration with University of San Diego School of Law to integrate medical malpractice didactics between emergency medicine residents and law students. He is liste...
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David Joel Witt, MD, FIDSA, CIC
Infectious Disease & Emergency Med Expert
San Rafael, California
Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine
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Internal Medicine, Tropical Medicine, Infection Control, Clinical, COVID-19, Vaccines, Transplant, MRSA, Fungal infection, Emergency medicine, ER, Sepsis, meningitis, Epidemiologist, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Osteomyelitis, infection
Dr. Witt is an Infectious Disease Specialist and the former regional hospital epidemiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. He attended medical school at the University of Michigan and residency and fellowship at The Boston City Hospital in Boston, MA. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He has been board-certified in Emergency Medicine and is board-certified in Tropical Medicine and Infection Control. He has also been board-certified in Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases. He has been on the faculty of the Schools of Medicine and Nursing at the University of California at San Francisco.
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Ken Zafren, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FAWM
California
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Medicine, including Resuscitation, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Stroke, TIA, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Epidural Abscess, Sepsis, Aneurysm, Appendicitis, Trauma, Spinal Injuries. Environmental Medicine, including Hypothermia, Frostbite, High Altitude, Heat Stroke
EXPERIENCED EXPERT WITNESS
Board Certified - American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and attending physician - Stanford University Hospital (Level I Trauma Center).
Staff physician, Alaska Native Medical Center (Level II Trauma Center)
Former Emergency Programs Medical (EMS) Director, State of Alaska.
American College of Emergency Physicians Award: Hero of Emergency Medicine
Available for consultation, chart review, and testimony for plaintiff or defense.
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Dimi Maffia, PharmD, BCCCP
PharmD Consultation, Inc
San Diego, California
Pharmacology- Clinical, Pharmacist
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Toxicology, Pharmacist Standard of Care (Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics), Adverse Drug Events, Drug-Drug Interactions, Medication Safety and Errors, Pharmacogenomics, Anticoagulation, Antiarrhythmics, Antibiotic Stewardship, Medication-Related Surgical Complications, Opioid Safety
I am currently employed as an Acute Care Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at the VA San Diego Health Care System, with clinical pharmacy experience spanning six distinct healthcare systems. I earned my Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific in 2014 and have been a licensed pharmacist in California for the past 11 years. My postgraduate training includes a two-year pharmacy residency at the VA San Diego Health Care System. During my first year, I focused on pharmacy practice in both ambulatory care and inpatient hospital settings, including hospice and long-term care. In my second year, I specialized in critical care pharmacy. I am a Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) and have held clinical pharmacist roles specializing in emergency medicine, internal medicine, and critical care. Additionally, I have contributed to clinical research, collaborating on phase 2, 3, and 4 clinical trials, as well as performing retrospective chart reviews in healthcare...
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Victor Adan, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
Buena Vista, Colorado
Emergency Medicine
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Abdominal Pain, Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Chest Pain, Emergency Medicine, Family Physicians in Emergency Medicine, Heart Attack, Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, Rural Emergency Medicine, Shortness of Breath, Stroke, Torsion, Trauma
I am a practicing emergency physician with over 28 years of clinical experience, including over 17 years of emergency department medical director experience. I am currently a full-time emergency physician at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida, Colorado. I am licensed as a physician to practice medicine in Colorado, North Carolina, and Georgia.
I graduated magna cum laude from Berry College in 1988 with a bachelor’s of science degree in biology and chemistry. I attended the Medical College of Georgia, graduating with a doctorate in medicine in 1993. I completed a three-year residency in family medicine at The Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia, in 1996, and a one-year fellowship in rural emergency medicine with the University of Tennessee Department of Family Medicine-Memphis in Covington, Tennessee, in 1999. I am board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine since 1996, and by the American Board of Physician Specialties Board of Certification in Emer...
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Noah T Kaufman, MD
ER MD | 20+ Yrs | Expert Witness | Objective Voice
Kaufman Medical Group, Inc.
Denver, Colorado
Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist
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Sepsis, heart attack, stroke, trauma, standard of care, CHF, negligence, medical malpractice, causation, emergency medicine, abuse, chart review, trial testimony, prison, wrongful death, nursing home, testimony, medical legal review, Abscess, Pain and Suffering
Dr. Kaufman is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and has provided opinion and deposition on numerous difficult cases for both sides. He remains in the minority of physicians his age who have never personally been sued for medical malpractice.
Dr. Kaufman is a frequent on-air Medical Expert for the Denver NBC and CBS affiliates (see video at www.kaufmanmedicalgroup.com).
As a Peer Review committee member and 15 year hardened Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Dr. Kaufman has deep experience providing care at many different types of emergency medical practices and all different volumes and levels of acuity.
Dr. Kaufman has experience teaching Emergency Medicine residents and medical school students. He has also written numerous published articles on physician networks/blogs. Letters of referral from attorneys available on request. Dr. Kaufman is punctual and thorough and has numerous attorney testimonials and repeat consultations and is the go-to expert for several large...
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Andrew Perugini, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacist - Hartford Healthcare
Watertown, Connecticut
Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical
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Clinical Pharmacist, Toxicology, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Overdose, Opioid Overdose, Adverse Drug Events, Anticoagulation, Medication Error, Pharmacist Medical Malpractice, Drug Interaction, Pharmacokinetics, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Oncology, Intensive Care Unit, Alcohol
Dr. Perugini is a pharmacist with 14 years of experience. He initially started his career in retail pharmacy and eventually moved to the hospital setting as a clinical pharmacist. He is an adjust assistant professor at several pharmacy schools in his state. He has worked his way up to the position of Pharmacy Supervisor/Clinical Coordinator at his practice site. He is a member of several system-wide committees to help establish new protocols or therapies and to investigate medication error events and ways to reduce future errors. His knowledge is extensive, encompassing a wide range of areas, including infectious disease, emergency medicine, critical care, anticoagulation, neurology, oncology, cardiology, extravasation and more. As mentioned before, he serves as the clinical coordinator at his hospital, ensuring that any new clinical initiatives are properly executed at his practice site. This includes providing education and participating in committees to discuss ways to improve pa...
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David Silver, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician -EMS Medical Director
Silver Emergency Experts LLC
Connecticut
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Negligence, Quality of Care, Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Airway Emergencies, Psychiatric Emergencies, Prehospital Care
Dr. Silver obtained his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007. Upon graduation, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, widely renown as one of the finest emergency medicine programs in the United States. Dr. Silver's extensive clinical experience encompasses diverse emergency settings, including trauma centers, urban and rural hospitals and urgent cares, equipping him with an unparalleled understanding of the challenges and standards of care within the field.
Dr. Silver is board-certified in emergency medicine and maintains active licensure in the State of New York. As an expert witness, Dr. Silver brings a meticulous and analytical approach to evaluating medical cases, diligently examining the records and applying his experience and knowledge to assess standards of care, adherence to protocols, and identifying potential issues. Dr. Silver's impartial and articulate expert opinions have become instrumental in aiding law firms to und...
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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP
Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician
Florida
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Standard of Care, Emergency Department Errors, Medical Error Analysis, Causation Analysis, Diagnostic Error, Delayed Diagnosis, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Chest Pain, STEMI, Cardiac Care, Trauma, Communication Failures, Documentation Review, Chart Interpretation, Resident Supervision, M&M Case Analysis, Patient Safety
Dr. Robert Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, medical-legal consultant, and expert witness with 17 years of high-acuity practice at major academic hospitals. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University and practices at Level I and Level II trauma centers in Chicago.
Dr. Turelli has completed more than 50 expert witness depositions, including complex, multi-system, and high-visibility litigation. His areas of expertise include emergency department standards of care, diagnostic error, documentation practices, acute cardiac care (including STEMI systems and door-to-balloon pathways), sepsis, stroke, trauma, resident supervision, communication breakdowns, and systems failures affecting emergency care delivery.
He completed a two-year Administrative Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Northwestern University, where he focused on patient safety, ED operations, quality improvement, and system-level evaluation of...
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David Silver, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician -EMS Medical Director
Silver Emergency Experts LLC
Florida
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Negligence, Quality of Care, Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Airway Emergencies, Psychiatric Emergencies, Prehospital Care
Dr. Silver obtained his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007. Upon graduation, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, widely renown as one of the finest emergency medicine programs in the United States. Dr. Silver's extensive clinical experience encompasses diverse emergency settings, including trauma centers, urban and rural hospitals and urgent cares, equipping him with an unparalleled understanding of the challenges and standards of care within the field.
Dr. Silver is board-certified in emergency medicine and maintains active licensure in the State of New York. As an expert witness, Dr. Silver brings a meticulous and analytical approach to evaluating medical cases, diligently examining the records and applying his experience and knowledge to assess standards of care, adherence to protocols, and identifying potential issues. Dr. Silver's impartial and articulate expert opinions have become instrumental in aiding law firms to und...
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Andrew Schmidt, DO, MPH
Drowning Expert - Emergency Medicine Physician
Surf Emergency Resources, LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Aquatics Safety, Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Drowning, Submersion, Lifeguarding, EMS, Wilderness Medicine, Water Safety, drowning resuscitation
I am an academic emergency physician in Florida with a focus in pre-hospital medicine. My primary areas of research and teaching are drowning resuscitation, drowning physiology, and water safety. I have an extensive background in open water lifesaving and teach nationally and internationally on drowning prevention, drowning resuscitation, and lifeguarding; additionally I have been involved in numerous national and international guideline publications. I have published numerous papers and book chapters on these topics and collaborate with an international network of drowning researchers. Within the hospital, my interests are critical care and trauma. I have been providing expert witness services specific to drowning physiology, resuscitation, and water safety since 2018.
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Dr. Erin Rose, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC
Erin Rose & Associates, Inc.
Naples, Florida
Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
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surgical site infections, critical care, trauma, stroke, cardiac arrest, nurse practitioner, acute care, medication errors, legal consulting, urgent care, cardiovascular, sepsis, record tampering, spinal injuries, sexual assault, abuse and neglect, ICU, personal injury, nurse, standard of care
Dr. Rose is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner experienced in critical care and emergency medicine. She has her doctorate degree and a subspecialty in cardiovascular. Her experience includes over 19 years of emergency, intensive care, flight nursing, and trauma (Level I & II). In addition to her clinical experience, she also holds an academic appointment as a professor at the University of South Alabama instructing both master's and doctorate courses.
Dr. Rose has occupied the role of testifying expert and legal consultant on many cases with both plaintiff & defense including medical malpractice, mass tort, personal injury, worker’s compensation, product liability, and criminal cases across the United States.
Legal consulting services include but are not limited to: screening cases for merit, medical record assessment, and case analysis, researching and qualifying the validity of studies relied upon by all parties, interviewing plaintiff and defense clients/key witnesses/experts,...
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Kayur V Patel, MD, MRO, FACP, FAAPL, FACHE, FACEP
Naples, Florida
Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration
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Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism, Hospital Administration, ED Medical Director, Hospital Negligence, Central Line Placement, Heart Attack, Appendicitis, Sepsis, Aneurysm, Blood Clots, Pneumonia, Emergency Medicine, Thoracic Aortic Dissection (TAD), Hospital Standard of Care, CMO, Systemic Failure, CVA, TPA Window, Medical Expert Witness
Emergency Medicine • Chief Medical Officer • Healthcare Leadership
Clinically active Emergency Medicine physician with dual training in Emergency and Internal Medicine, and a distinguished track record in executive leadership roles. I bring deep expertise in both frontline care and healthcare system oversight, with a focused interest in identifying and analyzing the root causes of systemic medical errors to improve quality and patient safety.
Former Chief Medical Officer of a 278-bed hospital
Medical Director – Emergency Medicine & Occupational Health
Consultant to KEPRO (QIO for over 30 states) – Standard of Care Evaluations
Frequent CME Speaker on “The Anatomy of Systemic Errors”
Fellow of American College of Physicians (FACP)
Fellow of American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP)
Fellow of American Association for Physician Leadership (FAAPL)
Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)
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Victor Gomez, MD, MSc, MA, MBA
Cruise Ship & Maritime Medicine Expert Witness
Miami, Florida
Maritime, Emergency Medicine
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Cruise Ship Medicine, Maritime Medicine, Shipboard Medical Care, Cruise Ship Doctor, Cruise Ship Medical Negligence, Cruise Ship Medical Malpractice, Standards of Care, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Remote Medical Care, Evacuation, Aeromedical Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Fitness for Duty Evaluations, Telemedicine
Maritime & Cruise Ship Medical Expertise
Dr. Victor Gomez has over a decade of experience delivering medical and occupational health services aboard major international cruise lines including Azamara, Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises, and The Apollo Group. He served as Senior Medical Officer managing passenger and crew medical emergencies and is well versed in the cruise ship medical standard of care governing shipboard diagnosis, treatment, documentation, and medical evacuation decisions.
His responsibilities included triage, emergency response, medical documentation, outbreak management, and regulatory compliance within onboard medical centers. Dr. Gomez also directed occupational health programs for multinational crews including fitness for duty assessments, health surveillance, and return to work protocols aligned with maritime medical standards.
Through his consultancy VGMO Colombia SAS, Dr. Gomez advises offshore platforms and maritime operations on health system readiness, occupa...
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Mark Berenson, MD
Hospital & Emergency Medicine
Thoughtful Health Care, P-LLC
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Hospitalist, Substance Abuse
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House Call Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Addiction, Pain Management, Alcoholism, Cannabis, Opioids/Suboxone, Hospice, Hospital Medicine, Post Surgical Medical Consultation, Pre-op medical consultation, IV Hydration Therapy, IV Vitamin Therapy, behavioral health, Clinical Pharmacology, Telemedicine
Board certified in Family Medicine.
Over two decades of experience in Hospital and Emergency Medicine.
Owner and Medical Director of a House Call Medical Practice in New Orleans since 2012.
In house medical consultant for The St. Charles Surgical Hospital and Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans.
Expertise in Addiction Medicine including opioid dependence, alcoholism and other drugs of abuse.
Expertise in Clinical Pharmacology, IV Hydration, IV Vitamin Therapy and Integrative Medicine.
Expertise in Telemedicine and Outpatient Acute Care.
Expertise in Geriatric Medicine, End-of-Life and Hospice Care.
Current Adjunct Instructor for the Department of Family & Community Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine.
Former Medical Director of Gold Leaf Medical Cannabis Dispensary.
Former instructor of Inpatient Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital at The University of California, San Francisco.
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Kerollos Shaker, MD, FACEP
Expert Toxicologist/ER Doc/Clinical Asst Professor
SHAKER EMERGENCY SPECIALISTS PLLC
Florida
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Toxicology
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Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Accidental overdose, Myocardial Infarction, Airway, Blood Clots, Snake Bites, Occupational Exposure, Addiction, Nursing Home, Antivenom, Workplace Exposure, Cannabinoids, Drugs of Abuse, Forensic Toxicology, Urine Drug Screens, Postmortem Death Analysis, Dram Shop
Dr. Kerollos Shaker is a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Toxicologist in Houston, Texas. He graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed residency in Emergency Medicine and fellowship in Medical Toxicology. Currently practicing as an ER Doctor and Toxicologist Consultant. He is also a Laboratory Director with experience in high-complexity labs. ATLS, ACLS, PALS certified. Medical Licenses in Texas and Florida. Also an Affiliate Clinical Assistant Professor with College of Medicine.
Email: kshakertox@gmail.com - Available for reviews in both Emergency Medicine/ER and Toxicology.
Toxicology Review:
-Forensic toxicology, postmortem interpretation of results,
-Exposures including Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbon Monoxide
-Acute overdoses in any setting,
-interpretation of drug testing (hair, oral, urine, blood, vitreous fluid),
-Delta-8-THC, Delta-9-THC, marijuana, cannabinoids,
-PeTH testing blood alcohol testing, ethyl glucuronide ...
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Jeffrey Nicholson, PA-C, PhD, M.Ed, MPAS, DFAAPA)
Experienced PA, NP, RN, MD Experts Provided Stat
PA Experts Network
Cape Coral, Florida
Physician Assistant, General Practice
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Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Urgent Care, Occupational Medicine, Pain Management, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurology, Nurse Practitioner, Expert Witness Referrals, PA, NP, RN, nurse, sitter, nursing home, long term care, assisted living, memory care, EMT, CRNA
Contact Jeffrey Nicholson, PA-C, PhD for ALL ALLIED HEALTH AND MD EXPERTS. We specialize in physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and allied health (therapists, EMTs, , etc). We now also have physicians available in all specialties. Dr. Nicholson wil help you personally and coordinate an expert from his NETWORK OF QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED EXPERTS, usually within 48 hours. Dr. Nicholson has been a standard of care expert for 15 years and has been a practicing PA for 30 years, is a national speaker, former PA Program Director, and is a respected leader in his profession, with advanced degrees from Harvard University, Boston College and the University of Wisconsin.
Current CV Highlights:
Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of Physician Assistants;
President, American Academy of Physician Assistants in Legal Medicine;
Membership Commission, AAPA;
Delegate, Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants;
Board of Directors, Hillside Health Care International Mission Clinic;
Adju...
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Antonino Insana, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician – Standard of Care
Florida
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Headache, Back Pain, Sepsis, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, TIA, Septic Shock, Trauma, Syncope, Altered Mental Status, Confusion, Weakness, Dizziness, MI, CVA, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection
I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician with 15 years of active clinical practice in a hospital-based emergency department. My clinical work involves the evaluation and management of acutely ill and injured patients across the full spectrum of emergency presentations, including undifferentiated complaints, medical emergencies, and trauma. I have extensive experience working with emergency medicine residents and explaining my thought processes regarding standard of care in clinical practice.
My experience includes the assessment and management of common emergency department presentations such as chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, altered mental status, sepsis, stroke evaluation, and trauma. I routinely make time-sensitive diagnostic and treatment decisions based on available clinical information, established standards of care, and institutional resources.
In my medical-legal consulting work, I will provide objective, evidence-based opinions regarding emerg...
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John R Williams, PA-C
Third Opinion MD, LLC
Clayton, Georgia
Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Physician Assistant, Orthopedic Physician Assistant, Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine Assistant, Preventative Care, medical malpractice, personal injury, prescribing errors, standard of care, failure to diagnose, abuse
Highly qualified, board certified Physician Assistant with a diverse background that includes clinical experience in Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics and Internal Medicine. I will be an asset to your team with over 10 years of experience in direct patient care in several different locations: hospital, surgical and office settings. I am currently licensed to practice as a Physician Assistant in the state of Georgia. I am actively practicing full-time in a busy Emergency Room at a local hospital. I have worked in large and small hospitals. I am available for comprehensive chart/medical records review, case disposition analysis, defining standards of care, production of reports, participation in court/trial testimonies and screening for case merit (failure to diagnose, medical malpractice, personal injury, prescribing errors, abuse and deviations from standard of care).
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W Clark Connell, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician
Thomasville, Georgia
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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emergency medicine, trauma, ATLS, medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, EMTALA, sepsis, stroke, heart attack, myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, policies and protocols, ectopic pregnancy, testicular torsion, seizures, burns, pediatrics, ovarian torsion, fractures, urgent care director
Board certified emergency medicine physician with over 20 years of clinical experience. Currently practicing full time in Georgia. Prior experience as an expert witness. Extensive knowledge in medical staff leadership as a medical director, chief of emergency services, medical executive committee member, hospital board member, and former chief-of-staff. Additional training in medical staff rules, regulations, and bylaws as well as EMTALA compliance. Knowledgeable in the application of hospital policies and procedures. Currently overseeing approximately 25 physicians and 20 midlevel providers at three emergency department locations and two urgent care locations. Experience includes both adult and pediatric patients, emergency department and urgent care patients, and work in a designated trauma center facility.
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Jonathan D de Olano, MD, MAT
Medical Toxicologist & Emerg Med
Atlanta, Georgia
Emergency Medical Toxicology, Toxicology
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Intoxication, Drug reaction, Adverse drug event, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Mold, DUI, Emergency medicine, EKG reading, Sepsis, Cardiac arrest, Opioids heroin fentanyl, Environmental toxins, Chemical exposure, Hyperthermia, Medication error, Pharmacology, Drug testing interpretation
Dr. Jonathan de Olano, MD, MAT, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and medical toxicology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. His current clinical roles include serving as an emergency medicine attending physician at Grady Hospital and the VA Hospital in Atlanta, as well as a medical toxicologist at the Georgia Poison Center. He is dual board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) in both emergency medicine and medical toxicology. With extensive clinical experience, academic contributions, and dual board certifications, he is well-positioned to provide expert consultation and testimony in legal cases requiring specialized medical knowledge.
Dr. de Olano obtained his Bachelor of Arts at Georgetown University, followed by a Master of Arts in Teaching at American University in Washington, DC. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Emory University School of Medicine and subsequently completed his residency in emergency medici...
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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP
Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician
Georgia
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Standard of Care, Emergency Department Errors, Medical Error Analysis, Causation Analysis, Diagnostic Error, Delayed Diagnosis, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Chest Pain, STEMI, Cardiac Care, Trauma, Communication Failures, Documentation Review, Chart Interpretation, Resident Supervision, M&M Case Analysis, Patient Safety
Dr. Robert Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, medical-legal consultant, and expert witness with 17 years of high-acuity practice at major academic hospitals. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University and practices at Level I and Level II trauma centers in Chicago.
Dr. Turelli has completed more than 50 expert witness depositions, including complex, multi-system, and high-visibility litigation. His areas of expertise include emergency department standards of care, diagnostic error, documentation practices, acute cardiac care (including STEMI systems and door-to-balloon pathways), sepsis, stroke, trauma, resident supervision, communication breakdowns, and systems failures affecting emergency care delivery.
He completed a two-year Administrative Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Northwestern University, where he focused on patient safety, ED operations, quality improvement, and system-level evaluation of...
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Patrick Filkins, PharmD, BCPS, DABAT
Clinical Toxicology & Pharmacology Expert Witness
Filkins Toxicology Consulting LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Toxicology, Pharmacology- Clinical
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Emergency Medicine, Pharmacokinetics, Alcohol Intoxication, Drugs of Abuse, Opioids, Fentanyl, Envenomation, Poisoning, Overdose, DUI, Kratom, Mushrooms, Hospital Pharmacy, Antidotes, Heavy Metals, Pesticides, Urine Drug Screen, Drug Testing, Blood Testing, Withdrawal
Patrick Filkins, PharmD, BCPS, DABAT obtained a BS in Biochemistry at SUNY Old Westbury and a Doctorate of Pharmacy at the University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy and Physician Assistant studies. Following pharmacy school he completed residency at Grady Memorial Health System in Atlanta, Georgia and subsequently a clinical toxicology fellowship at the Georgia Poison Center. He is currently board-certified in toxicology (DABAT) and pharmacotherapy (BCPS). He is a practicing clinical toxicologist at the Georgia Poison Center, emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at Grady Memorial Health System, and an adjunct instructor of emergency medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine. He also serves on the board of directors for the American Board of Applied Toxicology (ABAT). He has multiple publications in the field of toxicology. His research interests include toxic alcohols, acetaminophen toxicity, snake envenomation, and the management of opi...
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Ramzy H Rimawi, MD
Emory
Atlanta, Georgia
Infectious Diseases, Critical Care Medicine
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Internal Medicine, Medical errors, Hospital Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Since 2011, I am American board certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Critical Care Medicine. Since 2014, I’ve worked as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and have authored dozens of manuscripts and given hundreds of lectures in the fields of IM, ID, and critical care. I have been a speaker at international congresses. I’m extremely well qualified in topics including sepsis, COVID-19, wound and postoperative/surgical infections, antibiotics, endocarditis, bacteremia, MRSA, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, spine infections, device-related infections, nursing home infections, ECMO, mechanical ventilation, advanced airway, life support, vasopressors, seizures, and trauma. Regardless of whether it is for the plaintiff or defendant, I am not biased and review cases equally for breaches in standard of care, negligence and/or deviations fro...
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Mark Baker, MD, FACEP, FAMIA
Kailua, Hawaii
Emergency Medicine, Health Informatics
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Emergency Medicine, Health Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Medical Records, Electronic Health Records, EHR, EMR, Alert Fatigue, Clinical Documentation, Quality Improvement
Dr. Baker is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Clinical Informatics. Clinical practice includes more than 30 years of emergency medicine. He was in the first group of physicians to become board certified in clinical informatics. He is on faculty at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and teaches a graduate level course in Health Informatics. He Is the Medical Informatics Director at his primary hospital and a past Chief-of-Staff. He coordinates the emergency department informatics committee for a four-hospital system and assisted with the Epic implementation for all four hospitals. He is licensed in Hawaii and California. He trained at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center and worked in California prior to moving to Hawaii. He has recent informatics training through Oregon Health and Science University.
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David Talford, PA-C, MPAS
Meridian, Idaho
Physician Assistant, Dermatology
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Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Skin Cancer (Melanoma - Squamous Cell), University Clinical Faculty, Educator, Paramedic, Infection (Bacterial - Viral Fungal), Sepsis, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Embolism, Nurse Practitioner, NP PA
Mr. Talford, PA-C, MPAS is an experienced physician assistant clinician, PA educator & teacher. Expert opinion on standard of care is offered across the general spectrum of physician assistant practice. Areas of focus include, urgent care/emergency medicine, dermatology, cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology and assists with referral when a particular disorder is outside scope of expertise. He provides chart review, analysis and testimony. As a published co-author in an international textbook on medical education; his work had been presented internationally and nationally on several occasions.
Mr. Talford, graduated Alpha ETA from the Des Moines University Physician Assistant Program, and brings well apportioned perspective and insight into physician assistant & nurse practitioner (Advanced Practice Provider) standard of care. A nationally certified, Idaho licensed physician assistant to include 15 years’ experience of university appointment graduate level physician assistan...
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Gina V Marra, RN, LCSW, CLCP
Emergency Medicine RN + LCSW + CLCP
Chicago, Illinois
Nurse, Social Work
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emergency department, emergency medicine, emergency, trauma, social work, therapist, psychiatry, catastrophic injury, restraint use, 215 mental health evaluation, LCSW, mental health, traumatic brain injury, Life Care Plan, triage, discharge, personal injury, life care plan, addiction, abuse
Gina Marra is a registered nurse, licensed clinical social worker, legal nurse consultant, and life care planning professional with clinical experience in emergency nursing, psychiatric and behavioral health care, neurologic injury, traumatic brain injury, and medically complex patients. She continues to practice at the bedside in the emergency department, giving her current, firsthand knowledge of emergency nursing standards, triage, assessment, patient safety, discharge practices, documentation, and interdisciplinary care.
Gina has experience evaluating cases involving emergency care, nursing standards of care, patient deterioration, discharge safety, communication, documentation, and care coordination. She has reviewed matters for both plaintiff and defense, completed complex expert reports, assessed cases for merit, and provided deposition testimony. She has also attended Independent Medical Examinations related to mental health issues and nursing scopes and standards.
Her com...
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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP
Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician
Chicago, Illinois
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Standard of Care, Emergency Department Errors, Medical Error Analysis, Causation Analysis, Diagnostic Error, Delayed Diagnosis, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Chest Pain, STEMI, Cardiac Care, Trauma, Communication Failures, Documentation Review, Chart Interpretation, Resident Supervision, M&M Case Analysis, Patient Safety
Dr. Robert Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, medical-legal consultant, and expert witness with 17 years of high-acuity practice at major academic hospitals. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University and practices at Level I and Level II trauma centers in Chicago.
Dr. Turelli has completed more than 50 expert witness depositions, including complex, multi-system, and high-visibility litigation. His areas of expertise include emergency department standards of care, diagnostic error, documentation practices, acute cardiac care (including STEMI systems and door-to-balloon pathways), sepsis, stroke, trauma, resident supervision, communication breakdowns, and systems failures affecting emergency care delivery.
He completed a two-year Administrative Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Northwestern University, where he focused on patient safety, ED operations, quality improvement, and system-level evaluation of...
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Kushal Patel, MD
Hospitalist and Informatics Expert
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Hanover Park, Illinois
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, outpatient medicine, primary care, electronic health records, healthcare informatics, urgent care, telemedicine, cardiology, oncology, intensive care, neurology, nephrology, medication error, pulmonology, gastroenterology
Dr. Patel is a dual board-certified physician (Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics). He is a practicing hospitalist as well as an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He has practiced clinical medicine in diverse settings: private groups, hospital-employed, large academic institutions, smaller community hospitals, and teaching programs. Furthermore, he serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews (JPCRR), an open-access, peer-reviewed medical journal; and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles.
In addition to his clinical and academic roles, as a Chief Medical Information Officer of a multi-state system, Dr. Patel is an expert in health information technology, EHR systems, healthcare workflows, and is able to provide credible analysis of any breach in Standard of Care pertaining to utilization of EHR by providers.
Dr. Patel's diverse background as a clinical practitioner, academician, an...
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Ronak Dana Hendry, M.D.
ABEM certified EM physician, Wash U trained
Glencoe, Illinois
Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Failure to Diagnose / Delay in Treatment, 5 Pediatric Emergency Medicine, ED Documentation & Informed Consent, EMTALA Compliance, Triage Decisions & ESI Scoring, Trauma & Critical Care, ACS Sepsis Stroke PE, Midlevel & Resident Supervision, Airway Management, Medication Errors
ABEM board-certified Emergency Physician with 15+ years active practice. Leadership experience as Assistant Medical Director. Residency trained at Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Expert review: failure to diagnose, diagnostic error, triage & ESI scoring, standard of care, chest pain/ACS, stroke/TIA, sepsis, PE, aortic dissection, acute abdomen, pediatric emergencies, trauma, airway management, discharge decisions, telemedicine, EMTALA, medication errors, resident & midlevel supervision. Published triage researcher (ACEP). EP Monthly author. Active teaching faculty. Plaintiff & defense. National availability.
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Charles S Rasmussen, D.O.
Award-Winning Family Medicine Physician
Kansas
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Family Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics, Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Newborn Care
Dr. Charlie Rasmussen, DO
Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician | Expert Witness
Dr. Charlie Rasmussen is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with 18 years of clinical experience providing comprehensive medical care across outpatient, hospital, emergency, and obstetric settings. He currently serves as the owner and practicing physician at Table Rock Family Medicine & Obstetrics in Branson, Missouri, where he provides full-spectrum family medicine including prenatal care and labor management.
Dr. Rasmussen is licensed to practice medicine in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Colorado. His clinical experience includes primary care, hospital-based family medicine, emergency department coverage, and obstetric care within family medicine practice. This breadth of experience provides a strong foundation for evaluating medical decision-making and standard-of-care issues across a wide range of clinical environments.
Throughout his career, Dr. Rasmussen has held multiple leaders...
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Amanda Mallory Spillman, DMSc, PA-C
Orthopedic Physician Assistant Expert Witness
White Coat Medical Legal Consulting
Walton, Kentucky
Orthopedic Surgery, Physician Assistant
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Physician Assistant, Merit Review, PA Standard of Care, Medical Cost Projection, IME Report Writing, Audit Trail, Orthopedics, Spine Surgery, Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, Auto Accident, Slip and Fall, Spine Injury, EMR, Causation, Triage, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice
Amanda is an Orthopedic PA with over 19 years of clinical practice experience in orthopedics including orthopedic urgent care and spine surgery and emergency medicine. She received her Doctor of Medical Science from A.T. Still University in 2024 and her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Kentucky in 2007. She obtained her Certification in Medical Legal Consulting from the University of Tennessee in 2024.
In addition to clinical practice, she serves as Adjunct Faculty for South College's Doctor of Medical Science program and lectures for Thrive AP's Orthopedic Upskilling program. Amanda also serves as a Director at Large for the Academy of Physician Assistants in Legal Medicine (APALM) and serves on the Judicial Affairs Commission for the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA). She also participates in orthopedic medical missions in Nicaragua assisting with total joints and spine surgery.
Amanda has served as an expert witness in ...
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Kyle B Walsh, MD, MS
Neurocritical Care, Emergency Medicine, Stroke
Villa Hills, Kentucky
Emergency Medicine, Neurocritical Care
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Emergency Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Stroke, Brain Hemorrhage, Brain Trauma, Intensive Care, Airway Management, Mechanical Ventilation, Anoxic Brain Injury, Pulmonary emboli, Heart Attack, Lacerations, Overdose, ARDS, Spine Injury, Trauma, Sepsis, Seizures, Central/Arterial Lines, Abdominal Pain
I am Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Neurocritical Care. In addition to active practice in these fields, I also specialize in acute stroke treatment as a member of an academic institutional stroke team. I have extensive research experience, serving an investigator for multiple studies, including currently being Principal Investigator for a multimillion dollar research grant related to stroke.
My broad clinical training and experience, with active clinical practice at both an academic tertiary medical center and a community hospital, have provided a strong foundation to review a wide range of cases, as described in the keywords above; this includes all patients presenting to the emergency department or intensive care unit along with additional subspecialty expertise in emergent and critical neurological conditions.
Please do not hestitate to contact me regarding any inquiries or additional questions.
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Jill Baldwin, RN, MSN, APRN
Nurse Practitioner - 27 yrs. of experience
NP Legal Solutions, LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Family Practice/Primary Care, Immediate Care Centers, Community Health Centers, Nurse Practitioner owned and operated practices
Ms. Baldwin is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 27 years of experience as an NP and 32 years of experience as an RN. Her areas of expertise as a nurse practitioner include both ER and family practice. She has been deposed on a number of cases including chest pain, sepsis, missed incidental findings, and administration. Generally, her case breakdown is 50/50 or 60/40 (plaintiff). She has reviewed over 75 cases and splits her professional time 70/30 (clinical). She has been deposed 20 times and had been to trial.
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Dennis M Thompson, II
Emergency Medicine - Current in Clinical Practice
Alexandria, Louisiana
Emergency Medicine
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Acute Coronary Syndrome, Failure to Diagnose, Trauma, Rural Emergency Medicine, Standards of Care, Back injuries, Stroke, Appendicitis, Testicular Torsion, Ovarian Torsion, APP Supervision, Hemorrhage, Sepsis, Wrongful death, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary Embolism, Bowel Obstruction
I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician through the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) with a strong clinical background that began as a registered nurse prior to medical school. My experience spans over a decade in acute care, including trauma and community emergency settings, and I bring a balanced perspective to case review—grounded in both frontline experience and evidence-based standards.
I earned my Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and Associate Degree in Nursing from Louisiana Tech University. I began my healthcare career as a registered nurse, which provided me with foundational insight into patient care and hospital operations from both the bedside and systems-level perspective. I later attended medical school at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, where I also completed my internship and residency in Emergency Medicine.
Following training, I began practice at a Level II trauma center, managing high-acuity patien...
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Ashley Saucier, MD, MHA, FACEP, FAAP
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Legal Expert
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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child abuse, pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric surgery, emergency medicine, child neglect, pediatric hospital medicine, pediatric ear nose and throat, pediatric orthopedics, pediatric dermatology, pediatric allergy, pediatric infectious disease
My name is Ashley Saucier and I hold active board certifications in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
I have over 15 years experience working as a pediatric emergency medicine physician, treating over 50,000 patients and working at 2 different pediatric trauma centers over that time. I have worked at pediatric academic centers throughout my career, teaching over 100 residents in the fields of emergency medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine. I have extensive experience in pediatric emergency medicine and pediatric trauma. My expertise includes, but is not limited to pediatric trauma, abuse, injuries, common childhood illnesses, seizures, and chronic diseases.
A typical shift involves treating between 15-25 patients, depending on acuity and presenting problem. Pediatric Emergency Medicine specialists are required to be proficient in all all pediatric subspecialties, trauma, pediatric surgical presentations, and general pediatrics. Medical presentations may in...
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Tracey G Mahfouz, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner/Registered Nurse Emergency Med
Med Pro Plus Inc
Pineville, Louisiana
Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Heart Attack, MI, CVA, Stroke, Fracture, Acute Appendicitis, Head Injury, Pneumonia, Ectopic Pregnancy, Torsion-Ovarian/Testicular, Sepsis, Kidney Injury, Pulmonary Embolism, Falls, Pediatrics, Diverticulitis, Laceration, Kidney Stone
With 25 years of experience in the nursing profession, I have the skills, knowledge and background to provide quality expert witness services. I am an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse actively working in Emergency Medicine in both the Emergency Department and Urgent Care settings. I first began my nursing career as a Registered Nurse in 2000, and for 17 years, I worked predominantly in the Emergency Department with contract work in the Intensive Care and Post-Anesthesia Care Units in Central Louisiana and in San Antonio, Texas. I obtained my MSN in 2017 and became a Family Nurse Practitioner certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. The entirety of my employment since that time has been in a 39 bed ER that averages 150 patients per day. I also work in an Urgent Care clinic on a part-time basis. My clinical experience, coupled with my love of research and problem-solving, makes me both equipped and appetent to exceed the expectations required of an expert witness.
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Rishi Ramkissoon, MD
Augusta, Maine
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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Rural, Geriatric, Inpatient, Emergency Medicine, Intensive care unit, Anatomy, Injury, Hospice, Critical Access Hospital, Critical Care, Sepsis, Stroke, Infection, DVT, Falls, Shock, Congestive heart failure, Heart disease, Diabetes, Decubitus Ulcers / Wound
Dr. Ramkissoon is Board Certified in Family Medicine, clinically practicing as a Hospitalist, with an open ICU and Emergency Department privileges at a Critical Access Hospital in Coastal Maine. He received his residency training at Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine. Prior to that he had completed fields of study in Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Sports Injury Management and Osteopathy, served as Faculty at Centennial College in Toronto and maintained an outpatient clinical practice. He currently serves on various inpatient committees, including Peer Review and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees. Dr. Ramkissoon is available for consultation to both Plaintiff and Defence attorneys.
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Tom-meka Archinard, MD, MBA, FACEP
CMO/DIO-Emergency Physician Exec/QI/Safety/GME
Stat Medical Care and Consulting P.C.
Bethesda, Maryland
Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration
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Telemedicine, Hospital Operations, Post Acute Care, Quality and Process Improvement, Patient Safety, Emergency Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, Resident Supervision, Advance Practice Provider Supervision, APP supervision, DIO, System failure
Physician Executive | Emergency Medicine | Hospital Operations | Regulatory & Compliance
| Graduate Medical Education | Telehealth & Post-Acute Care
I am a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and senior healthcare executive with
extensive experience in acute clinical care, hospital operations, regulatory compliance,
graduate medical education oversight, quality and patient safety, and post-acute care
delivery. I have practiced in high-acuity emergency departments and have held system-level
leadership roles with direct responsibility for clinical operations, regulatory readiness,
physician performance, and institutional compliance.
My background uniquely integrates front-line emergency medicine with executive oversight
of hospital systems, allowing me to provide clear, defensible expert opinions in matters
involving standard of care, emergency department operations, resident supervision,
EMTALA, regulatory compliance, hospital policies, and systems-based failures. I routin...
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Joshua C Feblowitz, MD, MS
ER Physician | Sepsis, Stroke, ED Systems
Joshua Feblowitz Medical Consulting LLC
FREDERICK, Maryland
Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration
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emergency medicine, emergency operations, clinical leadership, emergency ultrasound, trauma, Critical Care, billing and documentation, Resuscitation, Telemedicine, EHR and Workflow Optimization, Healthcare Leadership, Physician Credentialing and Recruitment, Clinical Protocol Devel, hospital administration
Dr. Joshua Feblowitz is an accomplished emergency medicine physician and clinical leader, bringing a wealth of experience to his role as Associate Medical Director and Vice Chair of a high-acuity emergency department that handles approximately 70,000 visits annually. With advanced training from Harvard Medical School and the Mass General Brigham Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Dr. Feblowitz is highly skilled in resuscitation, trauma evaluation, and the management of complex urgent and emergent medical conditions. His clinical acumen is complemented by a strong focus on emergency department operations and patient-centered care delivery.
In his current leadership role, Dr. Feblowitz oversees the operational and clinical functions of a dynamic emergency department team, including more than 40 emergency physicians and advanced practice providers. He is deeply engaged in recruiting and onboarding new providers, ensuring seamless integration into a fast-paced environment...
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Ronald N. Rosen, MD, CMD
Experienced Nursing Home and Geriatric Physician
Expert Consulting Services
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Family Medicine, Geriatrics
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Nursing Home, geriatrics, family medicine, medical director, palliative care, Nursing Home Management, Family Practice, Skilled Rehab, Urban Search and Rescue, Medical Team Management, Hospice Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing Home Oversight, Medical Director, Clinical Oversight, Wound Specialist
Dr. Ronald N. Rosen stands as a distinguished expert witness in the fields of family medicine, geriatrics, and nursing home administration. With a career spanning over 45 years, Dr. Rosen has practiced family medicine and geriatrics in addition to holding leadership roles in various healthcare settings. His tenure as the Medical Team Manager for FEMA's Massachusetts Task Force 1, coupled with his role as a Medical Director for the Brudnick Center for Living showcases his ability to navigate complex healthcare scenarios. Dr. Rosen's dual qualifications in family medicine and geriatrics, coupled with his role as a Certified Medical Director, position him as an invaluable expert witness capable of providing comprehensive insights into standards of care, geriatric medicine, and the management of nursing homes.
Notable Accomplishments:
Over 45 years of active practice in family medicine and geriatrics.
Served as the Medical Team Manager for FEMA's Massachusetts Task Force 1, specializi...
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Julie Shapiro, MD FACEP
Emergency Medicine Expert
South Shore Health
Hull, Massachusetts
Emergency Medicine
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Trauma, Abdominal pain, Resuscitation, Chest pain, Emergency Medicine, Airway Management, Myocardial infarction, Stroke, Seizure, Sepsis
Dr. Shapiro is a seasoned emergency physician with over 20 years of experience at a large community level 2 trauma center serving the Boston suburbs. Her extensive background makes her an expert in the standard of care for emergency medicine, encompassing trauma patient care, mass casualty response, airway management, resuscitation, and other critical aspects of emergency medicine.
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CHRISTOPHER R CANNELL, DMSc, MPAS, MPLC, PA-C, DFAAPA, CAQ
Emergency/UC Medicine, Orthopedics, Hospitalist
The APC Consultant, LLC
Pembroke, Massachusetts
Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, Urgent Care, Hospital Medicine, personal injury, expert testimony, medical review, merit review
Dr. Cannell has been practicing as a Physician Assistant/Associate for 22 years with the last 22 in Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, UC, Hospital Medicine and Orthopedics. Currently serves as the President of The Academy of Physician Associates in Legal Medicine (https://apalm.net/). He has received a certification as a medical professional legal consultant from Auburn University. He has served as an adjunct clinical instructor in Emergency Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine since 2015 and is also on faculty at Northeastern University. He has been a community Emergency Medicine PA Educator since 2007. He has spent the last 8 years also serving as a legal consultant/expert witness on both the plaintiff and defense sides in addition to full-time clinical duties. Dr. Cannell has been a lead PA in the Emergency Department and Co-Chief of APCs all within South Shore Health System, Senior Leader at South Shore Health, consultant with MedPro Group, and national speaker on medical ...
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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP
Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician
Michigan
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Standard of Care, Emergency Department Errors, Medical Error Analysis, Causation Analysis, Diagnostic Error, Delayed Diagnosis, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Chest Pain, STEMI, Cardiac Care, Trauma, Communication Failures, Documentation Review, Chart Interpretation, Resident Supervision, M&M Case Analysis, Patient Safety
Dr. Robert Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, medical-legal consultant, and expert witness with 17 years of high-acuity practice at major academic hospitals. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University and practices at Level I and Level II trauma centers in Chicago.
Dr. Turelli has completed more than 50 expert witness depositions, including complex, multi-system, and high-visibility litigation. His areas of expertise include emergency department standards of care, diagnostic error, documentation practices, acute cardiac care (including STEMI systems and door-to-balloon pathways), sepsis, stroke, trauma, resident supervision, communication breakdowns, and systems failures affecting emergency care delivery.
He completed a two-year Administrative Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Northwestern University, where he focused on patient safety, ED operations, quality improvement, and system-level evaluation of...
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Daniel L Overbeek, MD
Toxicology / Addiction / Emergency Harvard Trained
J.S. Held
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Emergency Medical Toxicology, Toxicology
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Kratom, Dram Shop & Alcohol Services, Drug Testing, Alcohol, Intoxication, Vaping, Overdose, Drugs, Methanol, Emergency Medicine, Urine Drug Screen, Fentanyl, Dram Shop, Toxic Tort, Marijuana, Mitragynine, Addiction, Ethanol, Substance Abuse, Addiction Medicine
"Good to hear from you! You were honestly one of my favorite experts to work with - not just on that case, but thus far in my career. " - Partner at National Law Firm
Dr. Daniel Overbeek is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Overbeek was trained at the Harvard Medical Toxicology Fellowship after completing the University of Michigan Emergency Medicine residency in Ann Arbor, MI. He is also published on a variety of medical toxicology topics, including drug testing, alcohol and methanol, kratom / mitragynine, cannabis, vaping and electronic cigarettes.
At J.S. Held, Dr. Overbeek provides medical toxicology and human health risk consulting services to attorneys, corporations, and public entities. His work includes medical record review, exposure and dose reconstruction, adverse event analysis, regulatory and safety evaluation, expert report preparation, deposition support, and trial testimony in high stakes matters.
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Dominic A Borgialli, DO, MPH
University of Michigan
Haslett, Michigan
Emergency Medicine, Addiction Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Head Injury, PECARN, Trauma, Child Abuse, Opiate Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Suboxone, Addiction Medicine
I am a board certified (ABEM) emergency physician with over 22 years of post-graduate clinical experience working full-time in a Level I Trauma Center. I work half of my clinical time in our high acuity Pediatric Emergency Department. Academically, I train PA's, medical students, residents and fellows from multiple disciplines. I have been active in our specialty as an urgent care director, Board examiner (ABEM), and high-level clinical researcher. Prior to medical school I worked as an epidemiologist which gives me the skill set to critically assess the literature and apply it to legal cases. I have over 10 years of experience as an expert witness and completed SEAK expert witness training courses. I am board certified (AOA) in addiction medicine and work clinically as the medical director at two addiction clinics. I have extensive experience with the treatment of opiate use disorder as well as all other addictions. I have served as an expert for both defense and plaintiff ...
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Sheffey N Massey, DO FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician- 30 yrs experience
HealthPartners Medical Group
Lake City, Minnesota
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Board Certified Emergency Medicine, Sepsis , Trauma, Pediatric Emergency , EMS and transport medicine, Stroke , Cardiac resuscitation , Rural emergency Medicine , Critical care , Surgical emergencies, Airway management , Emergency Obstetric , Toxicology , Orthopedic emergencies, Emergency preparedness
• Highly experienced in the evaluation and care of complex trauma, medical and pediatric
emergency medicine patients.
• Serviced as Department Chair, Medical Director, Credential committee chair, and Utilization review liaison in Hospital system with over 50,000 emergency visits per year. Reviewed hundreds of patient charts for quality, medical management and sentinel events. Counseled multiple physicians on process improvement and quality care issues. Trauma site review physician in Wisconsin with over 50 trauma state variations.
• Over 30years of emergency medicine practice includes diverse experience in urban and rural facilities,
all levels of trauma care from level I to small level IV facilities.
• Directly involved in developing comprehensive stroke center, cardiac center and trauma system in Western Wisconsin.
• Heavily invested in continuing education of ED staff, ED residents, APC and Medical students from
area colleges.
• EMS medical direction, real world training in ...
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Sonny Saggar, MB BS (MD)
Emergency Medicine & Clinical Systems Forensics
Hive MedicoLegal
Saint Louis, Missouri
Emergency Preparedness, Urgent Care Medicine
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Emergency Med, Urgent Care, Std of Care, Clinical Workflows, EHR Audit Trails, Medical Triage, Clinical Document Governance, Trauma Mngmnt, EMR Systems, Sepsis Malpractice, Stroke Diagnosis, Pulmonary Embolism, EMR Audit Trail Forensics, Medical Director Liab, Urgent Care Systems Arch, Clinical Systems Fail, Emotional Stblty Index
Dr. Sonny Saggar is an emergency medicine physician and healthcare systems consultant with over 31 years of clinical and operational leadership experience across the United Kingdom and the United States. He trained at Oxford University and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, obtaining his MB BS degree in 1995.
Dr. Saggar serves as a retained expert witness and forensic consultant for litigation involving clinical standard of care, Electronic Health Record (EHR/EMR) audit trails, healthcare billing compliance, and sentencing mitigation. His unique background combines deep clinical expertise (as an ER Physician, Hospital CEO, and Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor) with systems architecture, AI document governance, and independent legal research.
His consulting practice, Hive MedicoLegal, specializes in analyzing systems-level healthcare failures, medical documentation audits, and EMR audit trails to map clinical workflow breakdowns in malpractice and regulatory ...
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Charles S Rasmussen, D.O.
Award-Winning Family Medicine Physician
Branson, Missouri
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Family Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics, Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Newborn Care
Dr. Charlie Rasmussen, DO
Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician | Expert Witness
Dr. Charlie Rasmussen is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with 18 years of clinical experience providing comprehensive medical care across outpatient, hospital, emergency, and obstetric settings. He currently serves as the owner and practicing physician at Table Rock Family Medicine & Obstetrics in Branson, Missouri, where he provides full-spectrum family medicine including prenatal care and labor management.
Dr. Rasmussen is licensed to practice medicine in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Colorado. His clinical experience includes primary care, hospital-based family medicine, emergency department coverage, and obstetric care within family medicine practice. This breadth of experience provides a strong foundation for evaluating medical decision-making and standard-of-care issues across a wide range of clinical environments.
Throughout his career, Dr. Rasmussen has held multiple leaders...
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Caitlin Bonney, MD, FACEP
Correctional Addiction Medicine Toxicologist
Nevada
Emergency Medical Toxicology, Addiction Medicine
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carceral medicine, correctional medicine, emergency medicine, opioid use disorder, overdose, intoxication, detoxification, withdrawal, substance use disorder, drug of abuse, fentanyl, alcohol, jail and prison medicine, marijuana, cannabis, hyperactive/excited delirium, buprenorphine, methadone, drug-facilitated sexual assault
Dr. Caitlin Bonney, MD, FACEP, brings over 11 years of experience as a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Medical Toxicologist, and Addiction Medicine specialist with extensive experience providing and leading substance use disorder care in carceral settings. She currently serves as the Medical Director of Addiction Medicine for a large metropolitan detention center, where she oversees a comprehensive jail-based addiction treatment program serving hundreds of incarcerated individuals.
Dr. Bonney’s work in correctional health focuses on the clinical, operational, and regulatory aspects of delivering evidence-based addiction care in jails and prisons. Her experience includes program development and scale-up, including development of an opioid treatment program (OTP or “methadone clinic”); intake screening and withdrawal management protocols; implementation and oversight of medications for opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine and methadone; coordination with custo...
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Michael A. Ruzek, DO, CPE, FACEP
Chief Quality Officer of Regional Health System
New Jersey
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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Quality of care, Patient Safety, Risk Management, Internal Medicine, Peer Review, Emergency Medicine, Accidents, EMTALA, Standard of Care, Malpractice, Medical decision making, Liability, Sentinel Events, Regulatory Compliance, Clinical governance, Patient safety protocol, Medical necessity, Informed consent, Negligence, Compliance
Dr. Ruzek s a board-certified emergency physician and experienced medical expert witness with extensive leadership experience in healthcare quality, patient safety, and clinical operations. He currently serves as Chief Quality Officer for a regional health system in North Carolina, where he oversees enterprise-wide quality improvement initiatives, regulatory compliance, peer review, risk reduction, and patient safety strategy.
In addition to active clinical practice in emergency medicine, Dr. Ruzek has provided medical-legal consulting and expert witness services involving emergency care, standard of care, patient safety, clinical documentation, causation analysis, systems-based failures, and quality-related healthcare litigation. His unique combination of frontline clinical experience and executive healthcare leadership provides attorneys with both detailed clinical insight and a broader systems-level understanding of healthcare delivery and medical decision-making.
Dr. Ruzek is ...
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Roy Alan Shubert, MD, MBA, FACEP
Moorestown, New Jersey
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine-Chairman, Medical Director, Emergency Department, Emergency Medicine, Administration, Airway Emergencies, Cardiovascular Emergencies, Pulmonary Emergencies, Neurologic Emergencies, Gastrointestinal Emergencies, Infectious Disease Emergencies, Operations, Quality&Safety, ABEM, FACEP
Award-winning, board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with 25 years of clinical experience teaching residents and medical students. Significant administrative experience as an active medical director and Chairman of Emergency Medicine in a busy health system.
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David Silver, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician -EMS Medical Director
Silver Emergency Experts LLC
New Jersey
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Negligence, Quality of Care, Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Airway Emergencies, Psychiatric Emergencies, Prehospital Care
Dr. Silver obtained his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007. Upon graduation, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, widely renown as one of the finest emergency medicine programs in the United States. Dr. Silver's extensive clinical experience encompasses diverse emergency settings, including trauma centers, urban and rural hospitals and urgent cares, equipping him with an unparalleled understanding of the challenges and standards of care within the field.
Dr. Silver is board-certified in emergency medicine and maintains active licensure in the State of New York. As an expert witness, Dr. Silver brings a meticulous and analytical approach to evaluating medical cases, diligently examining the records and applying his experience and knowledge to assess standards of care, adherence to protocols, and identifying potential issues. Dr. Silver's impartial and articulate expert opinions have become instrumental in aiding law firms to und...
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Edward M. Gosselin, MD FACEP
EMG Consulting & Contracting LLC
Bridgewater, New Jersey
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Physician, Doctor, ABEM Board Certified, Expert Witness Emergency Medicine, Media Consulting
Website:EdwardMGosselin.com
Dr, Edward M. Gosselin, MD FACEP is an American born and American residency trained Emergency Medicine physician. He is a Graduate of Pepperdine University (B.S. Malibu, CA) as well as Boston University School of Medicine 1990 who completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ: which is affiliated with Columbia University NY,NY.
He is both a diplomat of The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM Board Certified) as well as being a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
He has over 30 years of Emergency Medicine practice working in Large National, Regional, as well as smaller Private and Locum groups. He has been an Emergency Department director at 3 separate facilities.
In addition, he has experience as an Emergency Medicine Residency Instructor teaching 33 Emergency Medical residents at Newark Beth Israel, located in Newark, NJ.
In addition, he has administrati...
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Rosemary Montgomery, PA-C
Hammonton, New Jersey
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Physician Assistant, Physician Extender, Urgent Care, Acute Care, Trauma, Physician Associate, PA, Critical Care, Failure to Diagnose, APP, PA-C, Chronolgies, Standard of Care, Advanced Practice Provider, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department, Delay of Diagnosis
Rosie Montgomery, PA-C graduated from University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business in 2011 with a dual degree in Insurance and Risk Management and Marketing.
After working as a life insurance underwriter for multiple years, Ms. Montgomery obtained her Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Drexel University in 2017 and, presently, works as a Physician Assistant in the Emergency Department, ICU and Urgent Care settings.
Ms. Montgomery is licensed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Emergency Medicine through the NCCPA. She is also a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA), and The Academy of Physician Assistants in Legal Medicine (APALM).
Ms. Montgomery is also a certified Medical Professional Legal Consultant (MPLC), a certification obtained through Auburn University.
Ms. Mo...
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Eric Nazziola, MD, MBA, FACEP
Paramus, New Jersey
Emergency Medicine
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ER, Emergency Department, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Urgent Care, Fast Track, Emergency Physician, ABEM, FACEP
I have been practicing emergency medicine and urgent care medicine since 2001. I am a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In addition, I have over 10 years of administrative experience as an emergency department medical director in academic, private, urban, and community hospital settings in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In this capacity, I have extensive experience with quality and peer review, emergency department operations, postgraduate medical education, and customer service.
I have been performing medical expert reviews and depositions on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants since 2014.
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Antonino Insana, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician – Standard of Care
Mullica HIll, New Jersey
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Headache, Back Pain, Sepsis, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, TIA, Septic Shock, Trauma, Syncope, Altered Mental Status, Confusion, Weakness, Dizziness, MI, CVA, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection
I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician with 15 years of active clinical practice in a hospital-based emergency department. My clinical work involves the evaluation and management of acutely ill and injured patients across the full spectrum of emergency presentations, including undifferentiated complaints, medical emergencies, and trauma. I have extensive experience working with emergency medicine residents and explaining my thought processes regarding standard of care in clinical practice.
My experience includes the assessment and management of common emergency department presentations such as chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, altered mental status, sepsis, stroke evaluation, and trauma. I routinely make time-sensitive diagnostic and treatment decisions based on available clinical information, established standards of care, and institutional resources.
In my medical-legal consulting work, I will provide objective, evidence-based opinions regarding emerg...
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Nathaniel R. Evans, II, M.D., FACEP
Delanco , New Jersey
Occupational Medicine, Correctional Healthcare
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Addiction Medicine, Emergency Medicine, General Practice, Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Disability Evaluation, Jail Medicine, Dram Shop Litigation Issues
Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine) and the American Board of Addiction Medicine.
Previous positions include:
-Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rancocas Hospital, Willingboro, N.J.
-President and Medical Director, Burlington Medical Center, Wilingboro, N.J.
-Medical Director Burlington County (New Jersey) Department of Corrections
-Physician, Virtua at Work
-Medical Director, Concentra of Northeast Philadelphia
Provide litigation support in Correctional/Jail Medicine related cases.
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Victoria Nicholls, MS, PA-C, CAQ-EM, MPLC
Emergency Med/Urgent Care Expert Witness, PA-C
Levo Medical Consulting, LLC
Hammonton, New Jersey
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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physician assistant, emergency medicine, urgent care medicine, physician associate, advanced care provider, PA, PA-C, critical care, failure to diagnose, standard of care, medical chronologies, delay in diagnosis, myocardial infarction, sepsis, airway management, stroke, medication error, pediatrics
Victoria Nicholls, PA-C received both her Bachelors of Science in Biology and Masters of Science in Physician Assistant degrees from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ.
Over the following 13 years, Ms. Nicholls has practiced nearly exclusively in the fields of Emergency and Urgent Care Medicine. Aside from her clinical work, Ms. Nicholls was an Adjunct Professor, Clinical Instructor and Guest Lecturer for Philadelphia University’s Physician Assistant Program (now Thomas Jefferson University’s Physician Assistant Program). In 2021, Ms. Nicholls and her business partner founded Levo Medical Consulting, LLC, more information can be found at https://levomedconsulting.com/services/.
Ms. Nicholls is licensed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Emergency Medicine through the NCCPA. She is also a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Society of Emergency Me...
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Jordan J Cohen, MD
Chief of Emergency Medicine, Rural/Native Health
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Emergency Medicine, Addiction Medicine
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Board Certified Emergency Medicine, Board Certified Addiction Medicine, Rural Medicine, Leadership, Chief of Emergency Medicine, Indian Health Service
Dr. Cohen is a highly regarded board-certified physician specializing in Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine. With extensive clinical experience, he has dedicated much of his career to providing exceptional healthcare in underserved communities, particularly as a key healthcare provider at a native health facility on the Navajo reservation.
For the past three years, Dr. Cohen has served as the Chief of the Emergency Department at Fort Defiance Indian Hospital, where he has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a commitment to improving patient outcomes. His role involves monthly reviews of all 72-hour bounce backs, ensuring that the highest standards of care are upheld and contributing to root cause analysis for various cases within the hospital.
Dr. Cohen is actively involved in the continuous improvement of hospital policies and practices, having developed guidelines for best practices and protocols tailored specifically for the emergency department. His comprehensive u...
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Jessica Salamon, NP
Quadruple Boarded Nurse Practitioner
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine
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AGACNP, FNP, PMHNP, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry
I have practiced as a nurse practitioner since 2008 and hold four board certifications: Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, and Emergency Nurse Practitioner. I completed my initial training at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and subsequently earned post-master's certificates from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Massachusetts Boston and Amherst.
My clinical background is rooted in emergency medicine and urgent care in both rural and urban settings. I have held leadership roles within emergency departments since 2017, serving first as Lead Advanced Practice Provider and later as Deputy Chief of Emergency Medicine. In these capacities, I have built advanced practice programs in two emergency departments from the ground up, including the development and ongoing management of new graduate orientation programs.
I have particular expertise in nurse practitioner and physician assi...
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Caitlin Bonney, MD, FACEP
Correctional Addiction Medicine Toxicologist
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Emergency Medical Toxicology, Addiction Medicine
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carceral medicine, correctional medicine, emergency medicine, opioid use disorder, overdose, intoxication, detoxification, withdrawal, substance use disorder, drug of abuse, fentanyl, alcohol, jail and prison medicine, marijuana, cannabis, hyperactive/excited delirium, buprenorphine, methadone, drug-facilitated sexual assault
Dr. Caitlin Bonney, MD, FACEP, brings over 11 years of experience as a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Medical Toxicologist, and Addiction Medicine specialist with extensive experience providing and leading substance use disorder care in carceral settings. She currently serves as the Medical Director of Addiction Medicine for a large metropolitan detention center, where she oversees a comprehensive jail-based addiction treatment program serving hundreds of incarcerated individuals.
Dr. Bonney’s work in correctional health focuses on the clinical, operational, and regulatory aspects of delivering evidence-based addiction care in jails and prisons. Her experience includes program development and scale-up, including development of an opioid treatment program (OTP or “methadone clinic”); intake screening and withdrawal management protocols; implementation and oversight of medications for opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine and methadone; coordination with custo...
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Patrick Filkins, PharmD, BCPS, DABAT
Clinical Toxicology & Pharmacology Expert Witness
Filkins Toxicology Consulting LLC
New York
Toxicology, Pharmacology- Clinical
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Emergency Medicine, Pharmacokinetics, Alcohol Intoxication, Drugs of Abuse, Opioids, Fentanyl, Envenomation, Poisoning, Overdose, DUI, Kratom, Mushrooms, Hospital Pharmacy, Antidotes, Heavy Metals, Pesticides, Urine Drug Screen, Drug Testing, Blood Testing, Withdrawal
Patrick Filkins, PharmD, BCPS, DABAT obtained a BS in Biochemistry at SUNY Old Westbury and a Doctorate of Pharmacy at the University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy and Physician Assistant studies. Following pharmacy school he completed residency at Grady Memorial Health System in Atlanta, Georgia and subsequently a clinical toxicology fellowship at the Georgia Poison Center. He is currently board-certified in toxicology (DABAT) and pharmacotherapy (BCPS). He is a practicing clinical toxicologist at the Georgia Poison Center, emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at Grady Memorial Health System, and an adjunct instructor of emergency medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine. He also serves on the board of directors for the American Board of Applied Toxicology (ABAT). He has multiple publications in the field of toxicology. His research interests include toxic alcohols, acetaminophen toxicity, snake envenomation, and the management of opi...
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David Silver, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician -EMS Medical Director
Silver Emergency Experts LLC
Roslyn, New York
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Negligence, Quality of Care, Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Airway Emergencies, Psychiatric Emergencies, Prehospital Care
Dr. Silver obtained his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007. Upon graduation, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, widely renown as one of the finest emergency medicine programs in the United States. Dr. Silver's extensive clinical experience encompasses diverse emergency settings, including trauma centers, urban and rural hospitals and urgent cares, equipping him with an unparalleled understanding of the challenges and standards of care within the field.
Dr. Silver is board-certified in emergency medicine and maintains active licensure in the State of New York. As an expert witness, Dr. Silver brings a meticulous and analytical approach to evaluating medical cases, diligently examining the records and applying his experience and knowledge to assess standards of care, adherence to protocols, and identifying potential issues. Dr. Silver's impartial and articulate expert opinions have become instrumental in aiding law firms to und...
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Zachary Blankenship
Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Expert
New York, New York
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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emergency medicine, board-certified emergency physician, trauma, acute care, medical malpractice, standard of care, toxicology, substance abuse, overdose, emergency room, sepsis, stroke, cardiac arrest, intubation, emergency procedures, chart review, medical documentation, medical expert witness, simulation, clinical decision-making
Board-certified emergency medicine physician with 10 years of clinical experience in high-acuity urban trauma centers. Extensive expertise in trauma, acute care, toxicology, and the standard of care in emergency settings. Experienced in medical chart review, clinical decision-making analysis, and medical documentation evaluation. Knowledgeable in EMR systems and digital documentation analysis.
Currently serve as Clinical Education Director for medical simulation at a large academic hospital, overseeing interdepartmental training and education in critical care, procedural skills, and patient safety. Active in medical education and clinical faculty development.
Hold a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree and residency training in emergency medicine. Licensed to practice medicine in New York. Skilled communicator comfortable with depositions and courtroom testimony.
Available for plaintiff or defense cases nationwide.
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Eric Nazziola, MD, MBA, FACEP
New York
Emergency Medicine
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ER, Emergency Department, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Urgent Care, Fast Track, Emergency Physician, ABEM, FACEP
I have been practicing emergency medicine and urgent care medicine since 2001. I am a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In addition, I have over 10 years of administrative experience as an emergency department medical director in academic, private, urban, and community hospital settings in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In this capacity, I have extensive experience with quality and peer review, emergency department operations, postgraduate medical education, and customer service.
I have been performing medical expert reviews and depositions on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants since 2014.
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Edward M. Gosselin, MD FACEP
EMG Consulting & Contracting LLC
New York
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Physician, Doctor, ABEM Board Certified, Expert Witness Emergency Medicine, Media Consulting
Website:EdwardMGosselin.com
Dr, Edward M. Gosselin, MD FACEP is an American born and American residency trained Emergency Medicine physician. He is a Graduate of Pepperdine University (B.S. Malibu, CA) as well as Boston University School of Medicine 1990 who completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ: which is affiliated with Columbia University NY,NY.
He is both a diplomat of The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM Board Certified) as well as being a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
He has over 30 years of Emergency Medicine practice working in Large National, Regional, as well as smaller Private and Locum groups. He has been an Emergency Department director at 3 separate facilities.
In addition, he has experience as an Emergency Medicine Residency Instructor teaching 33 Emergency Medical residents at Newark Beth Israel, located in Newark, NJ.
In addition, he has administrati...
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Sharlene Rojas, RN, BSN, MPH, NYSAFE, TNCC, CEN, CCRN, LNCC
Expert Witness: Emergency & Critical Care Nursing
Altrium Consulting Services
Yonkers, New York
Legal Nurse Consulting, Emergency Medicine
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Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse, Chart Review Analysis, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, Critical Care, ICU, CCU, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Care, Emergency Nursing, Emergency Department Standards, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, Triage, Trauma, Sepsis, ACLS, PALS, TNCC
Sharlene Rojas brings over a quarter-century of nursing experience as the founder and chief executive officer of Altrium Consulting Services, LLC. Coupled with her background as a professional liability investigator, she brings an invaluable skill set allowing the firm to offer a myriad of services to both plaintiff and defense attorneys, as well as hospitals and other healthcare organizations, including:
• Expert witness testimony (emergency nursing, trauma, acute cardiac, and critical care)
• Chart Review – Organize, summarize, and decipher the medical record (written or electronic), including chronologies, discrepancies, etc.
• Case Analysis – Standard of care, potential proximate cause, hospital policies, screening cases for merit, etc.
• Research and summarization of the relevant medical literature
• Preparation for deposition and/or trial – research, exhibits, documents
• Independent/Defense Medical Examination
Her experience as a professional liability investigator for char...
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Michael Tunik, MD
Pediatric Emergency Med Physician NYU Grossman SOM
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NY, New York
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Trauma, Pediatric Research, Professor NYU SOM, Child Abuse, EMS for Children, Pediatric Resuscitation, Research Design, Statistics, Pediatric: Poisoning, Sepsis, Shock, Respiratory Failure, Critical Asthma, Neonatal Sepsis
Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Grossman SOM
Attending Physician, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center
Research Director for NYU Grossman SOM, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Board Certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
35 years of Clinical Experience as Attending Physician at NYU / Bellevue
Bellevue Hospital Center - Level 1 Trauma Center, Re implantation Center, Stroke Center, Spinal Cord Injury Center, Cardiac Center. Pediatric Emergency Care Center, Pediatric Critical Care Center
Research and Expertise in Pediatric EMS care, Pediatric Cardiac and Respiratory Arrest, Pediatric Neurological Emergencies, Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies.
Published > 90 articles, 5 textbook chapters, and Co Editor of 5 EMS resource texts for EMS prehospital care of children.
I have reviewed over 32 cases as an Expert in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. I have consulted for both Plaintiff and Defense. I have te...
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Matthew Bamber, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP, CCP
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist - Hospital
Sandhills Pharmacy Consultants
Whispering Pines, North Carolina
Pharmacology- Clinical, Pharmacist
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emergency medicine, pharmacology, toxicology, critical care, forensic chart review, geriatric pharmacy, medication errors, adverse drug reactions
I am a board-certified critical care pharmacist (BCCCP) with nearly 15 years of full-time clinical experience in emergency medicine and critical care. I currently practice as a full-time Emergency Medicine Pharmacist in a high-volume emergency department in North Carolina, providing direct bedside care to critically ill and injured patients.
My advanced training includes a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency and a PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy residency. Over my career, I have conducted numerous forensic medication chart reviews, assessed adverse drug events, and evaluated medication errors in complex emergency and critical care settings. I have led or contributed to more than 40 protocol, guideline, policy, and process improvement initiatives, and I regularly perform practice reviews for regulatory compliance and accreditation standards through both hospital and consulting roles.
In addition to my active clinical practice, I train pharmacy students and residents in real-time bedside ca...
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Donald Wickline, MD, FACEP
Emergency Physician Expert Witness
DW MD Consulting, PLLC
Greensboro, North Carolina
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Cardiac Emergencies, Neurologic Emergencies/Stroke, Sepsis, Airway Emergencies, COVID-19, Orthopedic Emergencies, Toxicology
-Board certified Emergency Physician (American Board of Emergency Medicine) with over a decade of experience in a variety of clinical settings (Urban, Community, Academic, Rural)
-Extensive experience in peer review/risk management/QA
-Excels in patient communication and has taught extensively on the value of connecting with patients
-Licensed in North Carolina, Ohio and Texas but available nationwide
-Previous expert witness training/courtroom experience
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Christopher J Nash, MD, EdM
Emergency Physician: Harvard-Trained, Duke Faculty
Durham, North Carolina
Emergency Medicine, Education & Schools
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emergency medicine, trauma, toxicology, airway, cardiac arrest, simulation, medical education, artificial intelligence, strangulation injuries, intimate partner violence, medical errors, resuscitation, clinical education, diagnostic errors, resident supervision, standard of care, acute care, patient safety
Dr. Christopher J. Nash, MD, EdM, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. He currently serves as the Simulation Director for the Duke Emergency Medicine residency program, where he designs and leads advanced training in resuscitation, airway management, trauma, and acute care.
Dr. Nash brings nearly a decade of frontline emergency medicine experience, including residency and faculty practice at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Duke University Hospital. He has managed thousands of high-acuity emergency cases, including trauma, toxicology, cardiac arrest, sepsis, and airway emergencies. His expertise extends to standard of care in the emergency department, decision-making under pressure, and supervision of resident physicians in complex cases.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Nash is nationally recognized for his work in medical education and simul...
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Michael A. Ruzek, DO, CPE, FACEP
Chief Quality Officer of Regional Health System
Fayetteville , North Carolina
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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Quality of care, Patient Safety, Risk Management, Internal Medicine, Peer Review, Emergency Medicine, Accidents, EMTALA, Standard of Care, Malpractice, Medical decision making, Liability, Sentinel Events, Regulatory Compliance, Clinical governance, Patient safety protocol, Medical necessity, Informed consent, Negligence, Compliance
Dr. Ruzek s a board-certified emergency physician and experienced medical expert witness with extensive leadership experience in healthcare quality, patient safety, and clinical operations. He currently serves as Chief Quality Officer for a regional health system in North Carolina, where he oversees enterprise-wide quality improvement initiatives, regulatory compliance, peer review, risk reduction, and patient safety strategy.
In addition to active clinical practice in emergency medicine, Dr. Ruzek has provided medical-legal consulting and expert witness services involving emergency care, standard of care, patient safety, clinical documentation, causation analysis, systems-based failures, and quality-related healthcare litigation. His unique combination of frontline clinical experience and executive healthcare leadership provides attorneys with both detailed clinical insight and a broader systems-level understanding of healthcare delivery and medical decision-making.
Dr. Ruzek is ...
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Kevin Joseph, MD, MBA, CPE, FACHE
Healthcare Executive: Hospital CEO, CMO, CCO
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hospital Administration, Medical Management
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Healthcare Administration, Safety, Quality, Reliability, Executive Leadership, Credentialing, Medical Staff, EMS, Performance Improvement, Emergency Medicine, Management, EMTALA, Peer Review
Dr. Kevin Joseph is a physician executive with experience in academic and community hospital settings as both a physician and a healthcare executive. His unique and diverse background combines operational and clinical experience with degrees in business and engineering to solve problems, develop efficient operations, and lead complex organizations.
Dr. Joseph currently serves as a Market Chief Clinical Officer of one of the largest healthcare systems in the country and has served as a system Chief Medical Officer where he created the Insitute for Safety, Reliability, and Performance Improvement. For more than 15 years, he has been intimately involved in safety, quality, physician credentialing, and hospital accreditation. Previously, he served as a senior vice-president of a system responsible for the operations and clinical outcomes of its three hospitals. This was preceded by a tenure as a hospital President & CEO, where he led the executive team in driving the hospital to top...
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Joshua C Feblowitz, MD, MS
ER Physician | Sepsis, Stroke, ED Systems
Joshua Feblowitz Medical Consulting LLC
Pennsylvania
Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration
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emergency medicine, emergency operations, clinical leadership, emergency ultrasound, trauma, Critical Care, billing and documentation, Resuscitation, Telemedicine, EHR and Workflow Optimization, Healthcare Leadership, Physician Credentialing and Recruitment, Clinical Protocol Devel, hospital administration
Dr. Joshua Feblowitz is an accomplished emergency medicine physician and clinical leader, bringing a wealth of experience to his role as Associate Medical Director and Vice Chair of a high-acuity emergency department that handles approximately 70,000 visits annually. With advanced training from Harvard Medical School and the Mass General Brigham Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Dr. Feblowitz is highly skilled in resuscitation, trauma evaluation, and the management of complex urgent and emergent medical conditions. His clinical acumen is complemented by a strong focus on emergency department operations and patient-centered care delivery.
In his current leadership role, Dr. Feblowitz oversees the operational and clinical functions of a dynamic emergency department team, including more than 40 emergency physicians and advanced practice providers. He is deeply engaged in recruiting and onboarding new providers, ensuring seamless integration into a fast-paced environment...
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Edward M. Gosselin, MD FACEP
EMG Consulting & Contracting LLC
Pennsylvania
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Physician, Doctor, ABEM Board Certified, Expert Witness Emergency Medicine, Media Consulting
Website:EdwardMGosselin.com
Dr, Edward M. Gosselin, MD FACEP is an American born and American residency trained Emergency Medicine physician. He is a Graduate of Pepperdine University (B.S. Malibu, CA) as well as Boston University School of Medicine 1990 who completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ: which is affiliated with Columbia University NY,NY.
He is both a diplomat of The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM Board Certified) as well as being a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
He has over 30 years of Emergency Medicine practice working in Large National, Regional, as well as smaller Private and Locum groups. He has been an Emergency Department director at 3 separate facilities.
In addition, he has experience as an Emergency Medicine Residency Instructor teaching 33 Emergency Medical residents at Newark Beth Israel, located in Newark, NJ.
In addition, he has administrati...
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W. Anthony Gerard, MD, FACEP, FAAFP
Highly Experienced Expert in EM, Urgent Care, FM
Palmyra, Pennsylvania
Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Urgent Care, Family Physicians in Emergency Medicine, Rural Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Workforce, Physician Credentialing, Criminal Defense Cases, Emergency Medicine Malpractice, Insurance Reviews, Peer Review
URGENT CARE, FAMILY MEDICINE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Full time clinician and assistant clinical professor. Prompt and professional expert on the standard of care for family medicine, urgent care and emergency medicine.
Reasonable rates, and expedited reviews when necessary: I'm always willing to discuss a case without obligation.
Published author on family physicians in emergency medicine; workforce and credentialing issues in EM. Full-time practice of EM, part time urgent care,
Family practice trained emergency physician; broad scope of practice that includes the initial management of most clinical conditions. Some Key terms for searching : sore throat, peritonsilar abscess, mastoiditis, allergic reaction, glacoma, eye injury, loss of vision, double vision, vertigo, cerebellar, anaphylaxis, airway management, failure to intubate, arrythmias, chest injury, trauma, pneumonia, pneumothorax, chest pain, heart disease, other myocardial diseases, pericardial tamponade, pulmonary ...
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Cody Hoover, DO, FAAEM, MBA
Emergency Medicine Expert Witness and Case Review
Lexington, South Carolina
Emergency Medicine, Telemedicine
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Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department, Sepsis, Heart Attack, Sickle Cell, Board Certified, Telemedicine, Hypertension, Airway Management, Central Line Placement, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cancer, Pediatric Emergencies, Trauma, Pulmonary Embolism, Cauda Equina, CT Scan, MRI, Evidence Based Medicine
Dr. Hoover is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine physician. He grew up in western Pennsylvania, where he attended the Pennsylvania State University for his undergraduate degree and then the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for his medical degree. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine from the Augusta University Medical Center at the Medical College of Georgia and then went on to earn his Master of Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Health Care Management from the University of Arizona. He is a veteran of the United States Army who left the service honorably in 2023 as a Major.
He is currently employed at a busy community teaching hospital in West Columbia, SC that is a Level III Trauma Center and sees nearly 100,000 patients per year. He also has expertise in telemedicine where he has seen over 20,000 patients.
He is licensed to practice medicine in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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Jenelle Lea, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, GFN-C, SANE-A,LNCC
ICU, ER, & Forensic - Legal Nurse & Expert Witness
SEAL Consulting, LLC
Charleston, Tennessee
Legal Nurse Consulting, Critical Care Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Forensics, Interpersonal Violence, Sexual Assault, ICU, Critical Care Transport, Ambulance Services, EMS
JENELLE LEA, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, GFN-C, SANE-A, LNCC
With more than 32 years of nursing experience, Jenelle Lea actively maintains clinical practice as an ICU nurse while providing legal nurse consulting services and expert witness testimony in ICU, emergency, and forensic cases. In 2020, she founded SEAL Consulting and continues to collaborate with both plaintiff and defense counsel on complex civil and criminal medical-legal matters.
Jenelle holds multiple national certifications, including Emergency Nursing (CEN), General Forensics (GFN-C), Sexual Assault Examiner (SANE-A), and Legal Nursing (LNCC). She has also completed advanced specialization certificates in forensics and legal nursing. Her clinical background spans Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Forensic Nursing, EMS, and Critical Care Transport.
Professionally, Jenelle has been a member of the American Association of Legal Nurses since 2022, serving in multiple roles throughout her membership. She is also a member of ...
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Gregory Finch, PA-C
Knoxville, Tennessee
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant, ER, PEM, PA, PA-C, PAC
I have being practicing emergency medicine as a physician assistant for 15+years, since 2011. I have always seen patient's of all ages, but most recently 2/3 of my shifts are specifically in a pediatric ER, while the other 1/3 are at a community hospital and level 1 trauma center. I pride myself on caring for wide range of acuities and keeping my knowledge up-to-date. I started doing medical case reviews the last 3 years and have done a total of 11 (5 plaintiff and 6 defendant). Between my experience and knowledge, I feel comfortable reviewing medical charts for all age ranges. I can ensure a quick turn around time and look forward to continuing to grow my case review career. I appreciate the opportunities!
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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP
Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician
Texas
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Standard of Care, Emergency Department Errors, Medical Error Analysis, Causation Analysis, Diagnostic Error, Delayed Diagnosis, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Chest Pain, STEMI, Cardiac Care, Trauma, Communication Failures, Documentation Review, Chart Interpretation, Resident Supervision, M&M Case Analysis, Patient Safety
Dr. Robert Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, medical-legal consultant, and expert witness with 17 years of high-acuity practice at major academic hospitals. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University and practices at Level I and Level II trauma centers in Chicago.
Dr. Turelli has completed more than 50 expert witness depositions, including complex, multi-system, and high-visibility litigation. His areas of expertise include emergency department standards of care, diagnostic error, documentation practices, acute cardiac care (including STEMI systems and door-to-balloon pathways), sepsis, stroke, trauma, resident supervision, communication breakdowns, and systems failures affecting emergency care delivery.
He completed a two-year Administrative Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Northwestern University, where he focused on patient safety, ED operations, quality improvement, and system-level evaluation of...
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Ryan C. Fowler, MD
RCF Consulting LLC
Houston, Texas
Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
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Family medicine, emergency medicine, sports medicine, concussion, hospice, hospitalist, palliative medicine
Dr. Fowler has over 20 years of experience as a practicing Physician. He was born and raised in West Virginia. After serving in the US Navy for 12 years, he and his family relocated to the Central Texas area.
He is Board Certified in Family Practice,and Integrative and Holistic Medicine and completed a Fellowship in Sports Medicine.
He is the founder and owner of Fowler Medical Group, and the sole owner of RCF Consulting, providing Medical Expert Witness services.
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Kerollos Shaker, MD, FACEP
Expert Toxicologist/ER Doc/Clinical Asst Professor
SHAKER EMERGENCY SPECIALISTS PLLC
Houston, Texas
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Toxicology
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Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Accidental overdose, Myocardial Infarction, Airway, Blood Clots, Snake Bites, Occupational Exposure, Addiction, Nursing Home, Antivenom, Workplace Exposure, Cannabinoids, Drugs of Abuse, Forensic Toxicology, Urine Drug Screens, Postmortem Death Analysis, Dram Shop
Dr. Kerollos Shaker is a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Toxicologist in Houston, Texas. He graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed residency in Emergency Medicine and fellowship in Medical Toxicology. Currently practicing as an ER Doctor and Toxicologist Consultant. He is also a Laboratory Director with experience in high-complexity labs. ATLS, ACLS, PALS certified. Medical Licenses in Texas and Florida. Also an Affiliate Clinical Assistant Professor with College of Medicine.
Email: kshakertox@gmail.com - Available for reviews in both Emergency Medicine/ER and Toxicology.
Toxicology Review:
-Forensic toxicology, postmortem interpretation of results,
-Exposures including Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbon Monoxide
-Acute overdoses in any setting,
-interpretation of drug testing (hair, oral, urine, blood, vitreous fluid),
-Delta-8-THC, Delta-9-THC, marijuana, cannabinoids,
-PeTH testing blood alcohol testing, ethyl glucuronide ...
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Joseph E Tonna, MD, MS, FCCM, FACEP, FAAEM
Salt Lake City, Utah
Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Surgery, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) / ECLS, Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS), intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), physical therapy, ventricular assist device (LVAD), cardiothoracic surgery, ventilation
HIGHLIGHTS:
--Full Time Clinically active
--Tenured Associate Professor at high volume referral Tertiary Academic Medical Center
--NIH Funded Researcher (>150 peer reviewed journal articles)
--International Leader in ECMO/Critical Care
--Authored Multiple Guidelines in ECMO/Critical Care
--Previous ICU Medical Director
--Section Head of Critical Care
--Medical Director of ECMO
--Expert Witness since 2014
--Authored multiple reports/depositions. Effective reports, honest/direct assessments, rapid turn around, repeat clients.
Dr. Joseph E Tonna, MD, MS, FCCM, FACEP, FAAEM, is a clinically active attending physician with dual board certification in both Emergency Medicine and in Critical Care Medicine, and is a leading international expert in the use and management of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, and life support, with 150 peer reviewed publications on PubMed.
He has particular expertise in emergency medicine, ECMO, mechanical circul...
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Matthew Bamber, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP, CCP
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist - Hospital
Sandhills Pharmacy Consultants
Virginia
Pharmacology- Clinical, Pharmacist
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emergency medicine, pharmacology, toxicology, critical care, forensic chart review, geriatric pharmacy, medication errors, adverse drug reactions
I am a board-certified critical care pharmacist (BCCCP) with nearly 15 years of full-time clinical experience in emergency medicine and critical care. I currently practice as a full-time Emergency Medicine Pharmacist in a high-volume emergency department in North Carolina, providing direct bedside care to critically ill and injured patients.
My advanced training includes a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency and a PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy residency. Over my career, I have conducted numerous forensic medication chart reviews, assessed adverse drug events, and evaluated medication errors in complex emergency and critical care settings. I have led or contributed to more than 40 protocol, guideline, policy, and process improvement initiatives, and I regularly perform practice reviews for regulatory compliance and accreditation standards through both hospital and consulting roles.
In addition to my active clinical practice, I train pharmacy students and residents in real-time bedside ca...
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Jeffrey Morgan
Emergency medicine physician
Moseley, Virginia
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency medicine, Medical malpractice, Chest pain, Pulmonary embolism, Trauma, Emergency department, Missed diagnosis, Myocardial infarction, Aortic dissection, Traumatic injury, ER physician, Delay in diagnosis, Stroke, Abdominal pain, Death, Standard of care, Failure to diagnose, sepsis, Head injury, Disability
Jeffrey David Morgan, MD
Board-Certified Emergency Physician | Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship-Trained
Richmond, Virginia
(502) 468-3872 | jeffrymorgan224@gmail.com
Dr. Jeffrey David Morgan is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with over 10 years of experience in high-acuity emergency care. He maintains an active full-time clinical practice in a community emergency department and brings extensive leadership experience as a former Emergency Department Medical Director.
Dr. Morgan provides independent, objective medical-legal consultation for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. His expertise includes emergency department standard of care, missed or delayed diagnosis, sepsis, trauma, point-of-care ultrasound, and emergency department systems and throughput issues.
He is experienced in peer review, patient safety, and emergency department operations and provides clear, well-supported opinions grounded in current emergency medicine practice.
Areas of Expert Witness Foc...
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Paul Trinquero, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician- Experienced
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, Virginia
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Motor Vehicle Accident, Fracture, Critical Care, Emergencies, Emergency, General Medicine, Pulmonary Embolism, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Pediatrics, Ultrasound, Evacuation, EMS, Injury, Minor emergencies, Psych
Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP). Works full time in Emergency Medicine 15+ shifts per month. Emergency Physician at Riverside Regional Medical Center, a Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center (2021-Present). Operational Medical Director for Legacy EMS. USAF Vet- Prior Medical Director for the Emergency Department at USAF Hospital Langley (2021-2023). Extensive experience with Critical Care Air Transport (CCATT) and Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Team (TCCET). Deployed as Critical Care Evacuation Physician, Special Operations Task Force North & West Africa and Lead MEDEVAC Physician and Medical Advisor for Senior Leadership Summit for Special Operations Command Africa, Flintlock Exercise, Mauritania. Educational experience as Physician Assistant Rotation Coordinator, USAF Hospital Langley (2021-Present) as well as Instructor & Evaluator: Tactical Combat Casualty...
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Stephen C Morris, MD, MPH
Harvard/Yale-Trained UW Emergency Medicine Expert
Mercer Island, Washington
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency medicine, EMS, medical device, medical education, critical care, surgical complication, acute coronary syndrome, motor vehicle accident, stroke, missed diagnosis, informed consent, disabilty, airway, hypoxia, trauma, workers compensation, treatment of minors, involuntary detainment, ACLS
I am board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians. Having completed my medical degree at University of Washington I completed my residency at Yale and my first job was as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) during which time I earned a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Currently I am an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health at the University of Washington and practice clinically at three hospitals, including our level 1 trauma hospital and our cancer and transplant hospital I have nearly two decades of experience practicing clinical emergency medicine in community, government and academic settings. Within these settings, I have cared for high volumes of trauma, pediatrics, geriatrics, oncology, psychiatry, substance abuse disorder, complicated cardiac patients including those with assist devices, and surgically complex patients.
Along with ...
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Ayman S Elbatanony, MD/DO/MBA
Board-Certified MD | Hospitalist & ER Expert
Sussex, Wisconsin
Hospitalist, Emergency Medicine
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Hospitalist Medicine, Primary Care, Rural Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction , Sepsis, Stroke , Pulmonary Embolism, Medication Errors, Anticoagulation , Discharge Planning , Failure to Diagnose, Chest Pain , Critical Access Hospital, Standard of Care
Dr. Ayman Elbatanony, MD, MBA is a board-certified internal medicine physician with extensive experience in high-acuity and rural healthcare settings. He completed medical school in both Egypt and the United States, bringing a unique dual perspective to clinical practice. He has nearly four years of rural medicine experience, including emergency department and critical access hospital coverage, and two years as a dedicated hospitalist. His clinical background encompasses acute care, cardiology-focused medicine, and complex case management across emergency, inpatient, and outpatient environments.
Dr. Elbatanony has been retained in a defense case, authoring a detailed, evidence-based expert report that was accepted in full by counsel. His reports are prepared to litigation standards—clear, scientifically rigorous, and defensible under cross-examination. While he has not yet testified at deposition or trial, he is known for being highly responsive, available, and able to translate co...
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Srikar Karanam, DO
Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
Appleton, Wisconsin
Emergency Medicine, Correctional Healthcare
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Correctional medicine, Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Stroke, Heart attack, Sepsis, Airway management, Rural Medicine, Cardiac Arrest, Critical care in emergency medicine, MI, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Testosteorne Replacement, Menopause Care, Peptide Therapy
Dr. Srikar Karanam, DO, is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience across diverse healthcare settings. A graduate of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Karanam has practiced in trauma centers, academic medical centers, certified stroke centers, rural hospitals, and community hospitals. He also served as a Medical Director in correctional healthcare, overseeing the delivery of care in multiple jail facilities. His background provides a comprehensive understanding of emergency medicine standards of care, acute resuscitation, acute stroke, trauma and cardiac management, and the unique challenges of correctional and resource-limited environments. Dr. Karanam offers expert witness services in matters involving emergency medicine, correctional healthcare, and hospital systems, bringing both clinical expertise and administrative leadership to case analysis and testimony.
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Sheffey N Massey, DO FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician- 30 yrs experience
HealthPartners Medical Group
Wisconsin
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Board Certified Emergency Medicine, Sepsis , Trauma, Pediatric Emergency , EMS and transport medicine, Stroke , Cardiac resuscitation , Rural emergency Medicine , Critical care , Surgical emergencies, Airway management , Emergency Obstetric , Toxicology , Orthopedic emergencies, Emergency preparedness
• Highly experienced in the evaluation and care of complex trauma, medical and pediatric
emergency medicine patients.
• Serviced as Department Chair, Medical Director, Credential committee chair, and Utilization review liaison in Hospital system with over 50,000 emergency visits per year. Reviewed hundreds of patient charts for quality, medical management and sentinel events. Counseled multiple physicians on process improvement and quality care issues. Trauma site review physician in Wisconsin with over 50 trauma state variations.
• Over 30years of emergency medicine practice includes diverse experience in urban and rural facilities,
all levels of trauma care from level I to small level IV facilities.
• Directly involved in developing comprehensive stroke center, cardiac center and trauma system in Western Wisconsin.
• Heavily invested in continuing education of ED staff, ED residents, APC and Medical students from
area colleges.
• EMS medical direction, real world training in ...