Hospital Negligence Expert Witnesses

Hospital negligence 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 hospital negligence. The hospital negligence expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Medical Devices, Medical Management, Neurological Surgery, and Spine Surgery & Spine Care.

Timothy Hawkins, FACHE

Experienced direct facility negligence expert

Hospital Experts

Cape Coral , Florida
Medical Management, Medical Devices - Hospital Administration, Hospital Liability, Joint Commission Standards, IRB, Medical Devices, daVinci Robot Credentialing, Operating Room, Informed Consent, Negligent Credentialing, Patient Safety, Environment of Care, Hospital Negligence, Sexual assault and abuse, Policies and procedures
Mr. Hawkins is an accomplished Hospital Executive with experience in hospital departmental operations and regional healthcare systems. He held the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer. He is Board Certified in Healthcare Administration, and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Kayur V Patel, MD, MRO, FACP, FAAPL, FACHE, FACEP

Conyers, Georgia
Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism, Hospital Administration, ED Medical Director, Hospital Negligence, Central Line Placement, Heart Attack, Appendicitis, Sepsis, Aneurysm, Blood Clots, Pneumonia, Emergency Medicine, Thoracic Aortic Dissection (TAD), Hospital Standard of Care
Practicing Emergency Department Physician. Trained in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine. Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. Highly experienced physician executive, with over 30 years of practical experience. Former Chief Medical Officer of a 278-bed Community Hospital in Terre Haute, former Medical Director for Emergency Medicine and Occupational Health, and current Chief Medical Officer of Proactive MD, which operates clinics for large employers. Frequent speaker on the subject of quality in healthcare. Extensive chart review experience focused on quality and adverse events. Special clinical interest in Pulmonary Embolism and Thrombolytics in an Acute Stroke. Serve as consultant to KEPRO, the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for more than 30 states. Primary responsibility is to review medical records to see whether they meet the Standard of Care. Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Physician Executives, and American College...

Susan A Abookire, BSEE, MD, MPH

Boston, Massachusetts
Medical Management, Internal Medicine - Hospital Liability, Hospital Negligence, Hospital Administration, Peer Review, Delayed Diagnosis, Missed Diagnosis, EMTALA, Sepsis, Falls, Sexual Assault, Infection Prevention, Credentialing, Privileging, Anticoagulation, Wrong Site Surgery, Medication Error, Safe Discharge
Award winning and highly experienced patient safety physician executive. 20+ years of Hospital and Health System Administration Experience including Chief Quality Officer for 1,900 bed and 4,000 physician healthcare system. Founder and Former President of Society of Physician Quality Officers. Co-Founder and Senior Advisor: Harvard Medical School Quality and Patient Safety Fellowship. 20+ Years’ experience overseeing quality, patient safety, and developing procedures, policies, clinical guidelines and protocols. National and international teaching experience. Harvard educate and trained. Harvard Faculty. Past Vice-President, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Error. Extensive experience in developing programs for hospital quality, patient safety, and peer review and addressing issues such as Joint Commission Standards, Regulatory Quality Requirements, DNV Standards, Credentialing and Privileging, Medical Ethics, Infection Prevent...

Thomas Bojko, MD, MS, JD, FCLM

Senior executive with strong testifying experience

Hospital Experts

Port Monmouth, New Jersey
Hospital Administration, Medical Management - Hospital Administration, Hospital Negligence, Joint Commission Standards, Negligent Credentialing, Physician Contracting, Informed Consent, Standards of Care, Patient Transfer, Patient Safety, Pediatric Critical Care, Birth Injury, Hyperbilirubinemia, Sexual Assault, Negligent discharge
Thomas Bojko, MD, MS, JD, FCLM has spent over two decades in healthcare where he has held executive leadership positions in both hospital and medical administration. He is an expert in hospital operations, policies and procedures. Dr. Bojko has made many contributions to the administrative, clinical and educational aspects of healthcare and has received numerous awards and recognition for his efforts. He gained national prominence serving as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Critical Care Executive Committee and as a member of the NACHRI (National Association of Children’s Hospitals) Board of Trustees. In addition, he has authored numerous articles, policy statements and editorials in peer-reviewed journals. He also participated in authoring the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy on Hyperbilirubinemia.

Dinesh John, MD, MMM, FACP

Jamesville, New York
Hospitalist, Medical Management - hospital negligence, hospital liability, sepsis, infection, internal medicine, medication errors, pneumonia, hypertension, stroke, medical necessity, diabetes, cardiac arrest, chest pain, congestive heart failure, pulmonary embolism, PE, patient handoff, respiratory failure, pressure sores, falls
Award-winning, Board-certified hospitalist in active clinical practice. Former Chief Quality Officer and Assistant Vice-President of Quality at SUNY-Upstate University Healthcare System, with responsibility for overall quality of care and patient safety for a large healthcare organization serving over 1.8 million people in Upstate New York. Former Medical Staff President of an academic tertiary care hospital. SUNY Faculty. Experienced public speaker. Holds a Master of Medical Management (MMM) degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Certified Physician Advisor (CHCQM-PHYADV), and Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). Have taken multiple SEAK courses on expert witness practice management.

Steven C Zielinski, MD CM FRCSC ABNS Board Certified

Actively Operating Spine Surgeon Expert Witness

Texas Spine and Neurosurgery

Waco, Texas
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Neurological Surgery - Lumbar surgery, Cervical Spine surgery, Neck and Back Trauma, Work Comp, Complex Spine Surgery, Minimally invasive surgery, Polymer Spine Fusion, Artificial Discs, Personal injury, Motor vehicle injury, Work injury, Medical malpractice, Medical Defense, Hospital Negligence, Military injury
Introduction I’m Steve Zielinski, neurosurgeon and founder of Texas Spine & Neurosurgery Oklahoma Spine and Neurosurgery and American Spine and Neurosurgery. I actively practice medicine and do spine surgery weekly. EDUCATION: In 1995, I graduated from McGill University Medical School at age 23. Following internship and residency at McGill, I completed a cerebrovascular fellowship at Stanford University, graduating in 2002. PRACTICE: My 30th anniversary as a practicing physician is coming up in 2025. I practiced in California, then Colorado, and now in Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona. I founded Texas Spine and Neurosurgery in 2010 and Oklahoma Spine and Neurosurgery in 2023. HOW I CAN HELP YOU: - At the Outset of a Matter: objective evaluation of case strengths and weakness, establishment of standard of care, identification of defendant errors and omissions, realistic assessment of plaintiff’s contributory and noncontributory actions, guidance regarding which parties to name. ...