Hospice Medicine Expert Witnesses

Fort Collins, Colorado

Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospice Medicine, End-of-life decision making, Goals of care documentation, Capacity assessments, Medical ethics, Palliative care, Functional decline, DNR/DNI decisions, Geriatrics, Terminal agitation and sedation, Medical decision-making capacity, Goals of care, Standard of care in terminal illness

I am a board-certified family physician and practicing hospice medical director with over 15 years of clinical experience in outpatient care and end-of-life settings. I maintain an active clinical practice and hold an unrestricted medical license. I provide expert medical opinions on standard of care, causation, and medical decision-making capacity in hospice and palliative care settings, as well as primary care. I work directly with attorneys representing plaintiffs or defendants in cases involving: • Delayed or missed hospice or palliative care referrals • Inappropriate or premature withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments during end-of-life transitions • Failure to assess or document decision-making capacity • Poor interdisciplinary communication within hospice and palliative teams • Missed diagnoses or delayed treatment in primary care • System-level care coordination failures in hospice or palliative care transitions My reviews address both individual clinician conduct and b...

Syosset, New York

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Addiction Medicine - hospice medicine, palliative medicine, occupational medicine, medical ethics

Dr. Aleksander Shalshin is an accomplished Pulmonary Critical Care physician with a distinguished career spanning clinical practice, administrative leadership, and public service. With extensive expertise in managing complex respiratory and critical illnesses, Dr. Shalshin also possesses a deep commitment to patient comfort and dignity, demonstrated by his experience in Palliative Care, Hospice Medicine and Bioethics. Dr. Shalshin is board-certified in Addiction Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Palliative and Hospice Medicine, and Pulmonary Medicine. In administrative capacities, Dr. Shalshin has held significant leadership roles, including Director of Medicine at Syosset Hospital, Chief of Pulmonary Medicine, Plainview Hospital, Northwell Health and Deputy Director of Correctional Health Services for the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where he played a pivotal role in overseeing healthcare operations and improving patient outcomes wit...