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End Of Life Expert Witnesses

End of life 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 end of life. The end of life expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Surgery, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospital Administration, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine, and Wound Care.

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

California

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home

I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.

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Sonja Rosen, MD, FACP, AGSF

Cedars-Sinai

Beverly Hills, California

Geriatrics, Internal Medicine - Gerontology, Elder abuse, life expectancy, falls, functional decline, medical malpractice, standard of care, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, accidents, neglect, hospice, palliative care, goals of care, end of life

I have 20 years experience as an expert witness. I am a Professor of Medicine and have extensive experience as a medical director, chief and clinician and can opine on standard of care in hospital, nursing home, assisted living facilities, and ambulatory care setting, as well as life expectancy, functional decline, elder abuse and neglect. I am a subject matter expert in geriatric syndromes including but not limited to dementia, delirium, falls and injury prevention, polypharmacy, functional decline, goals of care. I am triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Care Medicine.

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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert

California

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine - Tele-ICU, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Pulmonary Embolism, Resuscitation, DNR, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death, LTACH, Hospitalist, COPD, End of life, Ethics, life support, Pleural effusion, Obstructive sleep apnea

Dr. David H. Kupferberg is a triple board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with more than 25 years of active clinical practice. He holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and maintains active medical licenses in more than 25 states — making him available as an expert in virtually any jurisdiction. His clinical background spans high-acuity ICU care at major academic and community hospitals, consultative pulmonary medicine, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) management, and Tele-ICU remote monitoring across multiple national health systems. This breadth gives him direct, current familiarity with standard-of-care obligations across diverse care settings — bedside, LTACH, and remote — a combination few experts can offer. Dr. Kupferberg holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, providing rigorous analytical grounding for causation analysis, outcomes assessme...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

District Of Columbia

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Vince Faridani, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM

Melbourne, Florida

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospitalist, Sepsis, Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, Stroke, Renal Failure, GI Bleed, Deep Vein Thrombosis [DVT], Coronary Artery Disease, Coronavirus [COVID], Sacral/Decubitus wound, Bedsores, Hospice, Falls, End of life, Inpatient Mortality, Medication errors, Delirium

Dr. Faridani is a U.S. trained, board-certified, internal medicine physician. He has been in clinical medicine for over 10+ years and practices as a Hospitalist. Throughout Dr. Faridani practice he has authored over 2 dozen case reports that have been accepted, recognized, and presented at state and national conferences. Moreover, as a testimony to Dr. Faridani success in medicine he has been recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Physician and Society of Hospital Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Faridani is certified in wound care/hyperbaric management. He has served in a vast array of leadership roles. Dr. Faridani ensures all cases will be swiftly and thoroughly reviewed without delay. CV and References upon request. Please contact via email/text/phone. Expect return response in 1 hour or less.

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Florida

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Georgia

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Vince Faridani, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM

Illinois

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Louisiana

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Enaruna Tychus, MD

Board-Certified Internist – Fmr Chief of Medicine

GETMED COMPANIES

EDGEWATER, Maryland

Internal Medicine - Primary care, chronic care, Healthcare Leadership, Quality Metrics, Diabetes, End of life, wrongful deaths, Patient Safety, Hospital Administration, kidney and heart disease, Nursing home, Concierge Medicine, Healthcare Consulting, Health Systems Improvement, malpractice, Patient Experience, Culturally Sensitive care, Elder care

Dr. Ena Tychus is a board-certified internal medicine physician with over 15 years of clinical and leadership experience. She is a former Chief of Medicine at Kaiser Permanente in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, where she led a large multispecialty team and oversaw quality, safety, and performance metrics for one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems. Her expertise spans patient safety, standard of care, medical error prevention, quality metrics (including HEDIS measures), clinical documentation, and hospital administration. She has extensive experience with cases involving delayed or missed diagnoses, medication management, infection control, hospital policies, and physician performance. Dr. Tychus has been recognized as a Top Doctor multiple times and has received accolades for her leadership in improving patient outcomes and staff development. She has trained and mentored physicians, nurses, and healthcare leaders, and continues to lecture on physician well-being, medical e...

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Laura Berry White, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN, CWON

Salem, Massachusetts

Wound Care, Hospice and Palliative Care - pressure ulcers, pressure injuries, bed sores, decubitus ulcers, End of Life, unavoidable wound, delayed healing wounds, non-healing wounds, chronic wounds, venous ulcers, arterial ulcers, diabetic wounds, colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy/ileal conduit, ostomy, home care, assisted living, nursing home

I have been in the medical field for over 20 years, graduating in 2002 from high school with my nurse assistance license, and have worked my way up from a BSN, RN (med-surg floor, solid organ transplant unit, and wound-ostomy nurse in a hospital and clinic setting). Now I am a Family Nurse Practitioner, with 3+ years in primary care and an additional 7 years in the hospice and palliative care setting. I have balanced primary care with my wound and ostomy certification since 2010. I currently see patients primarily in hospice, in the home setting. Be that their house, assisted/independent living facility or skilled nursing facility. I have given lectures at local, regional and national conferences on topics related to hospice wound care and management of chronic wound symptoms; pain, odor, bleeding and drainage.

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Richard A Parker, MD

Hospital Corporate Negligence

Care Dimensions hospice

Newton Highlands, Massachusetts

Hospital Administration, Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospital Corporate Negligence, Hospital Liability, Hospital administration, Hospice care, Hospice fraud, healthcare fraud, Credentialing, Policies and procedures, Mental Health, Covid, sepsis, hemorrhage, medical billing, qui tam, medical necessity, DNR, end of life, hospital advertising

Highly experienced hospital corporate negligence, hospital credentialing and hospice expert witness. Reviewed over 800 cases and testified in 57 trials and depositions over 25 years. Trained at Dartmouth and Brown medical schools. Previous Assistant Professor appointment at Harvard Medical School. Practiced internal medicine for 24 years. Served as medical director and chief medical officer for Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization for 15 years in Boston. Former chief of medical services at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA and New England Deaconess Psychiatric unit. Former editor for Journal of the American Medical Association. Served as chief medical officer for Arcadia -- a data aggregation and analytics company providing population health services to large healthcare organizations. Currently practice in hospice for Care Dimensions hospice in Lincoln and Danvers, Mass. Experienced speaker and presenter.

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

New Jersey

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

New York

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

North Carolina

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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert

Niles, Ohio

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Beachwood, Ohio

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Gregg J. Eichman, DO

Hospitalist - Family Medicine Residency Faculty

Edmond, Oklahoma

Hospitalist, Hospice and Palliative Care - Adult Hospitalist, Falls, Decubitus Ulcer, Medical Error, Failure to Diagnose, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Anticoagulation, Medication Errors, Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia, Stroke, Sepsis, Bedsores, Infections, Heart Disease, Resident Supervision, End of life, Overdose

Dr. Eichman is a practicing physician educator and medical-legal consultant. He is available for malpractice case merit reviews, expert witness reports, depositions and trial testimony Board Certified in Family Medicine Board Certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program, SSM St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Hospitalist/Faculty, Family Medicine Residency Program, SSM St. St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Chair, Continuing Professional Development & Continuing Medical Education Committee, SSM St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Medical University of the Americas, Charleston, Nevis, West Indies, Professor of Family Medicine Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, "Outstanding Educator Award" recipient Kansas City University of Medicine a...

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Andres Zirlinger, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Expert

Center Valley, Pennsylvania

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine - Asthma, COPD, Respiratory Failure, ARDS, Sepsis and Septic shock, Pulmonary embolism, Mechanical ventilation, Cardiac arrest, End of life, Medical decision making, Airway management, Pulmonary embolism, Interstitial lung disease, Severe infections, Pneumonia, Lung nodule, Lung masses, Lung cancer

Dr. Zirlinger brings over 12 years of clinical experience and board certifications in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine to his role as an expert witness. His comprehensive knowledge and ability to articulate complex medical concepts with clarity make him a reliable and authoritative voice in legal proceedings. With extensive experience managing diverse and challenging cases in acute and chronic care settings, Dr. Zirlinger provides objective, evidence-based assessments. He has earned numerous awards for excellence in medical education and serves as the Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialty Training, underscoring his commitment to maintaining the highest professional standards. Dr. Zirlinger is also bilingual in English and Spanish, allowing him to offer his expertise to a broader range of cases and clients. His professionalism, attention to detail, and proven ability to communicate effectively ensure precision and credibility in every ca...

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Asad Ali Usman, MD, MPH

Anesthesiology, Critical Care & MCS UPenn Faculty

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Surgery - Intubation, ECMO, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Cardiac Critical Care, Anesthesiology, Echocardiography, Cardiac Arrest, Impella, IABP, Rescue TEE, Code, End of Life, Palliation, Medication Errors, Extubation, RVAD, LVAD, Dissection

Asad is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where he specializes in anesthesiology, cardiac anesthesia, critical care and mechanical circulatory support (MCS). He provides perioperative care for patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery, including valve repair and replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting, heart transplantation, and implantation of durable mechanical circulatory support devices including left and right ventricular assist devices (LVAD/RVAD). His clinical and research focus centers on right heart failure diagnosis and management, temporary and durable MCS device selection and optimization, and perioperative hemodynamic monitoring. He has authored peer-reviewed publications on temporary right ventricular assist devices and has presented at national critical care and mechanical circulatory support conferences including SCCM a...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Pennsylvania

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Tennessee

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Sandra L Frellsen, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, HMDC

Experienced Hospice and Palliative Physician

Sandra Frellsen MD, PLLC

Austin, Texas

Hospice and Palliative Care, Internal Medicine - End of life, Serious illness, Chronic illness, End-of-life decision making, Goals of care documentation, Palliative Care, Palliative Medicine, Hospice, Medical decision-making, Clinical decision-making, Advanced Directives, Advance Directives, General Inpatient Hospice, GIP Hospice, Complex symptom management, Surrogate decision

I have been practicing as a Board-certified Internal Medicine physician since 2001 and as a Board-Certified Hospice and Palliative Medicine physician since 2008. I practiced hospital-based palliative medicine in an urban teaching hospital prior to transitioning to work as a community-based hospice physician. I have worked as a Hospice Medical Director since 2020 and have been involved in multiple quality improvement projects and audits. I oversee multiple physicians and nurse practitioners and make hospice visits in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and private residences. I continue to participate in Maintenance of Certification for my primary and secondary board certifications. I am also board certified as a Hospice Medical Director by the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. I am also the site director for the Dell Medical School Hospice a...

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Tiffany Richter, DO, HMDC

Hospice and Palliative Physician expert

Houston, Texas

Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospice, Palliative, LCD, Hospice eligibility, fraud, OIG, end-of-life, terminal, medicare, medicaid, compliance, CMS, hospice malpractice, medical record review, life expectancy determination, capacity, goals of care, standard of care, wrongful death

Dr. Tiffany Richter is a Hospice and Palliative Medicine & Family Medicine board certified physician with more than 17 years of experience in hospice and palliative care. Throughout her career, she has served in clinical, administrative, and executive leadership roles, including Hospice Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer, overseeing the delivery of care to thousands of patients across multiple states and diverse healthcare settings. Dr. Richter possesses extensive expertise in Medicare hospice eligibility, prognostication, hospice documentation, regulatory compliance, quality improvement and physician oversight. She has significant experience reviewing medical records, evaluating clinical decision-making, assessing hospice eligibility determinations, and interpreting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations and Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs). In addition to her clinical and leadership experience, Dr. Richter has participated in administrative and ...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Texas