Healthcare Administration Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Nursing Home Administration, Long Term Care - Wound Care, staffing analysis, nursing home, malpractice, Healthcare administration, Skilled Nursing Facility Management, CMS Survey Compliance, Patient Care Quality Improvement, Post-Acute Care Services, Dementia, Regulatory Compliance, Medicare, Healthcare Leadership, Nursing Home Expert

Robert D. Zitsman, LNHA, MBA, NHA, has over thirty-five years of experience in healthcare administration, focusing on promoting excellent, evidence-based patient care outcomes and creating positive experiences for patients, residents, families, and staff. His extensive career spans the continuum of care from critical care to long-term care, including inpatient acute rehab, post-acute rehab, dementia care, assisted living, and entry fee model continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Robert has consistently maintained substantial compliance with CMS surveys for over twenty years. Currently, Robert serves as the Administrator at Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai’s Continuing Care Center, a 75-bed skilled nursing facility. He has held numerous leadership positions, including Interim Administrator at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and Administrator at Escondido Post Acute Rehab, overseeing operations at facilities with up to 180 beds. His role at Life Care Services a...

Bristol, Connecticut

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical Management - Wrongful death, healthcare administration, policies, cardiovascular, surgery, perfusion

My name is Dr. Keith J. Pelletier PhD, MBA, MHS, CCP, LP. I have been working in the healthcare industry for about 15 years in both clinical and administration roles. I have developed and led educational and simulation programs to educate and train new employees and students. I was awarded the “Top 100 Healthcare Leaders” award for the work and research that I do in healthcare. I have written many articles in medical journals and contributed writing chapters for medical textbooks too. I have consulted many companies and organizations regarding a wide variety of healthcare fields, and I have also served as an Expert Witness for court cases as well. I also am an educator and have been involved in teaching for over 20 years, and I am a Professor at a university where I teach courses, develop courses, serve on dissertation committees, mentor students, and serve on the social media marketing committee. I am available to serve as a consultant or Expert Witness in such fields as healthcare...

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Hospital Administration, Medical Management - 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...

Memphis, Tennessee

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - Healthcare Administration

I have extensive experience in Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatric Hospital Medicine and am board certified in both Pediatric Critical Care and General Pediatrics. My residency and fellowship training were completed at Weill Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital. I have over 15 years of clinical experience and have served as Department Chair and Medical Director for 8 years. I am now Chief Medical Officer at Baptist Women’s and Children’s Hospital. I am highly experienced in caring for infants, children, and adolescents with all forms of critical illness including respiratory failure, ARDS, multi-system organ failure, sepsis, shock, and procedural sedation. I am highly experienced in pediatric case reviews serving on multiple hospital professional practice evaluation committees. I also hold a Physician Executive MBA with education, knowledge, and experience in health care law and administration. I am in good standing with Tennessee and Virginia medical boards, hold active licen...