Fever Expert Witnesses

Miami, Florida

Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Child, Toddler, Newborn, Teen, Adol, Pediatric, Emergency, ER, Trauma, Surgery, Abuse, Neglect, Sepsis, Respiratory, URI, Asthma, Pneumonia, Meningitis, Fever, Allergy

*PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN - Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital - Memorial Healthcare System - Hollywood, Florida *CLINICAL AFFILIATE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PEDIATRICS- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine - Florida Atlantic University (FAU) *CORE CLINICAL FACULTY - Pediatric/Pediatric ER Educator, Mentor, and Lecturer for Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Residents - Joe DiMaggio Children Hospital - Memorial Healthcare System - Hollywood, Florida *MEDIAL DIRECTOR - Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) in South Florida *ON-LINE MEDICAL CONTROL/MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD - Hatzalah - Not-for-Profit Community-Based State-Certified EMT/Paramedic Organization in South Florida *STARDOC - EXCLUSIVE PEDIATRIC CONCIERGE HOME SERVICES *EXPERT MEDICAL WITNESS IN EVERYTHING PEDIATRICS/PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE RELATED *AUTHOR AND PRESENTER: Numerous Book Chapters, Journal and Magazine Articles, Podium and Poster Presentations, and CME Courses! *PEDIATRICS -...

Venice , Florida

Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics - Seizures, Hip Dysplasia, Newborn resuscitation, Bronchiolitis, Jaundice, Parental Rights, Child Abuse, Autism, Pediatric Hospitalist, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Dehydration, Munchausen by proxy, Fever, Kawasaki, Respiratory distress, Asthma, Pediatrician, Meningitis, Vaccines

I am an actively practicing pediatrician and pediatric hospitalist with 30 years of experience in caring for children. Top US medical school- Washington University in St. Louis educated and trained. Double board certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial. Extensive teaching experience with medical students, interns and residents most recently as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine. I also practice general pediatrics and care for children in outpatient clinics. Many of my colleagues shifted to either inpatient or outpatient clinical care when pediatric hospitalist programs were created. Since I have worked in both of these patient care settings, I have extensive expertise related to standards of care in each type of location as well as with the transitions that occur between hospital and home. I am willing to evaluate medical care for pediatric patients ages birth to approximately 20 years of ...

Durham, North Carolina

Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Public Health - Lyme disease, COVID, malaria, typhoid, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, tick-borne diseases, parasites, measles, pertussis, fever, cytomegalovirus, infected animal bites, vaccines, travel medicine, epidemiology, institutional review board (IRB), worker's compensation, custody

• Triple-boarded specialist in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine • Fellowship trained at Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Harvard School of Public Health • COVID-19 experience, including case management, test interpretation, isolation and public health recommendations, personal and occupational protective measures, risk assessments for adults and children at risk of severe COVID-19, and return to work determinations for infected employees. • Clinical and academic expertise in vector-borne infectious diseases (e.g. infections carried by ticks and mosquitoes), zoonotic infections (transmitted from animals, e.g. rabies, bartonella, cat scratch and cat bite fever), and environmental infectious diseases. • Clinical and academic expertise in geographic and travel medicine, including clinical malaria and malaria prevention, travel vaccines, pre-travel counseling and risk assessments, post-travel evaluation, prevention and treat...

Cleveland, Ohio

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical Management - Child Abuse, Trauma, Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Abdominal Pain, Pneumonia, Respiratory Failure, Point of Care Ultrasound, POCUS, Heart Failure, Seizures, Meningitis, Fever, Neonatal Sepsis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hypoglycemia, Dehydration, Shock, Neglect

Dr. Gurkha is a dual-board certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician and POCUS Director at a Level 1 Pediatric Emergency Department, with over five years of attending-level practice and a three-year PEM fellowship at Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, MI). He holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Wright State University's Boonshoft School of Medicine. An award winning PEM physician with clinical and academic expertise that spans the full scope of pediatric emergency care, with specialized depth in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), pediatric critical illness, and emergency procedures. He is available for expert witness review in cases involving pediatric emergency standard of care, diagnostic imaging decisions, and POCUS utilization.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - airway, emergency, child abuse, trauma, resucitation, appendicitis, torsion, fracture, meningitis, sepsis, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, seizure, malpractice, fever, abdominal pain, discharge, CPR, drowning

Dr. Mayz is the former Chair of Emergency Medicine at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois, Chair of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Saint Francis Children’s Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at Oklahoma State University. He is board certified in both emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine. He has worked in several emergency and pediatric emergency departments around the country, encompassing a variety of different practice settings. His experience includes both administrative and clinical practice. In addition to his work as a practicing clinician, Dr. Mayz has served on multiple ACEP committees most recently on bylaws and medical legal and is the President of the Oklahoma College of Emergency Physicians. He is also actively involved in risk and claims management with United States Acute Care Solutions. Dr. Mayz is a Registered Parliamentarian and a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians and i...

Salt Lake City, Utah

Urgent Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - fracture management, back pain, hand injuries, syncope, misdiagnosis, infectious disease, thrombosis management, lacerations, splinting, delayed diagnosis, headache, abnormal vital signs, chest pain, Physician Assistant, EKG, abdominal pain, fever, stroke, anaphylaxis, urgent care

Jason Kidde is an ER fellowship-trained Physician Associate with 13 years of experience in urgent care and 6 years of experience in emergency medicine. He has managed tens of thousands of acute care presentations in high volume, high acuity settings including cases of high medical complexity. He manages a peer review group within his organization service line that reviews cases in which standard of care or diagnostic accuracy is questioned, particularly when a poor patient outcome has occurred. He applies structured clinical reasoning and maintains a strong commitment to evidence-based medicine in both practice and case review. Additionally, he has dedicated experience in acute injury, having been the principal clinician at Solitude Mountain Ski Resort which sees large volumes of dislocations, fractures, and emergency triage. Jason's combined experience in urgent care, emergency medicine, and peer review allows him to provide clear, objective analysis in matters involving stand...