Hemorrhagic Shock Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - Acute respiratory failure, Sepsis, Critical Care, Cardiogenic shock, Thoracic imaging, Mechanical ventilation, Septic shock, ICU Medicine, Mixed / undifferentiated shock, ARDS, Airway management, Failure to rescue, Ventilator acquired pneumonia, Pulmonary embolism, Delayed intubation, Hemorrhagic shock, Pulmonary nodules

I am a board-certified physician in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine with experience as a retained expert in medical-legal matters. I have an active clinical practice in both critical care and pulmonary medicine. My practice includes managing a wide range of critically ill patients with medical, surgical, cardiovascular, and neurologic pathologies in a closed ICU at a community hospital in San Diego, California. I have extensive knowledge in the diagnosis and management of airway emergencies, acute respiratory failure / ARDS, ventilator management, shock, pulmonary embolism, and ICU procedures and complications. I also have experience in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), serving as a key decision-maker in determining candidacy and timing of cannulation for both veno-venous (VV) and veno-arterial (VA) ECMO in patients with severe respiratory failure or circulatory collapse. I am experienced in the evaluation of hospital-acquired complication...

Elkhorn, Nebraska

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Delayed diagnosis, General Surgery, Trauma, Traumatic injury, Critical care, Surgical Critical care, Acute Care Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, Damage control surgery, Hemorrhagic shock, Blunt/Penetrating trauma, Surgical Decision Making, Falls/Geriatric trauma, Failure to rescue, Motor vehicle collision injuries, Infection

Dr. Charity Evans is a nationally recognized trauma, emergency general surgery, and critical care surgeon with extensive experience in the management of critically ill and injured patients. She is double board-certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Evans is a Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), where she practices full-time at a high-volume American College of Surgeons verified Level I adult and Level 2 pediatric academic trauma center, providing expert care for patients with blunt and penetrating trauma, surgical emergencies, and complex critical illness. Dr. Evans brings a distinctive combination of frontline clinical expertise, health system leadership, and academic experience to her work as an expert witness. Her areas of specialization include trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care, with particular expertis...