Ischemic Bowel Expert Witnesses

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Emergency Medicine - Stroke, Heart Attack, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Sepsis, Appendicitis, Spinal Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Aortic Dissection, Bougie, Ischemic Bowel, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Pneumonia, Infections, Freestanding ER, Testicular Torsion, Hypothermia, Dive Medicine, Heat Stroke, High Altitude Illness

Board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician in full-time active clinical practice. Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial, and has reviewed over 100 legal cases as a consulting expert. Clinical experience includes trauma centers, academic institutions, community settings, freestanding EDs, and rural hospitals. Experienced teacher of Emergency Medicine resident physicians. Co-inventor of a novel endotracheal device (RSI Prime, LLC; patent pending) that incorporates an adapted carbon dioxide detector with a modified bougie (an adjunct for difficult airways). Serves as an initial medical malpractice case reviewer for TeamHealth, the largest national physician staffing agency in the United States, since 2024. In early 2026, was named the case reviewer supervisor (Associate Director of Litigation Support), responsible for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of case reviewers, as well as quality control of case reviews. Additionally, fellowship-trained by the Academy o...

Florida

Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, gastrointestinal endoscopy, internal medicine, colonoscopy, colorectal, esophagus, gallbladder, intestines, pancreas, colon cancer, GERD, colitis, perforations, ischemic bowel, GI bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s, mesenteric ischemia, IBD, Reflux

Board-Certified Gastroenterologist and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy specialist, Columbia and Cornell trained clinician, with an active Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology practice for the past 30+ years, on staff at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell College of Medicine. Experienced as a medico-legal consultant and expert witness for both plaintiff and defense.

Boca Raton, Florida

Emergency Medicine - Excited Delirium, Overdose, Ketamine, Bowel Obstruction, Perforation, Sepsis, Stroke, Ischemic Bowel, Torsion, Heart Attack, Compartment Syndrome, Open Fracture, Ectopic Pregnancy, Covid, Head Injury, Suicide, Psychiatric Clearance, Medical Clearance, Pulmonary Embolism, Dissection

I am an actively practicing full-time Emergency Medicine Physician since completing my residency in 2012. I have worked in a number of high acuity community emergency departments since getting board certified, and currently work primarily at Delray Medical Center, a top Florida hospital (recipient of the Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award, 2007-2020). I have extensive experience working at a hospital that serves multiple roles in my community including functioning as a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Nationally Ranked Heart Center, Psychiatric-Hold Receiving Facility. In addition to the above clinical work, I am also an affiliate assistant professor for the FAU Emergency Medicine Residency Program. I have received teaching awards for my involvement in the program, and am involved in the clinical competency committee, helping to determine if residents have developed the skills and knowledge to advance in their training. Lastly, I am...

Georgia

Emergency Medicine - Excited Delirium, Overdose, Ketamine, Bowel Obstruction, Perforation, Sepsis, Stroke, Ischemic Bowel, Torsion, Heart Attack, Compartment Syndrome, Open Fracture, Ectopic Pregnancy, Covid, Head Injury, Suicide, Psychiatric Clearance, Medical Clearance, Pulmonary Embolism, Dissection

I am an actively practicing full-time Emergency Medicine Physician since completing my residency in 2012. I have worked in a number of high acuity community emergency departments since getting board certified, and currently work primarily at Delray Medical Center, a top Florida hospital (recipient of the Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award, 2007-2020). I have extensive experience working at a hospital that serves multiple roles in my community including functioning as a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Nationally Ranked Heart Center, Psychiatric-Hold Receiving Facility. In addition to the above clinical work, I am also an affiliate assistant professor for the FAU Emergency Medicine Residency Program. I have received teaching awards for my involvement in the program, and am involved in the clinical competency committee, helping to determine if residents have developed the skills and knowledge to advance in their training. Lastly, I am...

Maine

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Failure to Diagnose, Standard of Care, Trauma, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Spinal Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Aortic Dissection, Subarachnoid Hemorrhagez, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Pneumonia, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Asthma, Anaphylactic Shock, Suicide, Ischemic Bowel, EMTALA

Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician | Hospital Executive | Medical–Legal Expert Dr. Dennis P. McKenna is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Full Professor at a medical college, former President and Chief Executive Officer of a multi-hospital health system, and retired U.S. Navy Medical Corps Captain. He brings more than 25 years of frontline clinical experience and senior executive leadership to the review, analysis, and testimony of medical malpractice matters involving emergency care, hospital systems, and physician decision-making. His clinical practice has included serving in multiple community hospitals, operational deployments as a battalion surgeon with the US Marines, and over 20 years as an attending physician at an academic Level I trauma center. Dr. McKenna offers attorneys a rare combination of clinical practice, academic authority, hospital administrative expertise, and military operational leadership, providing immediate credibility in cases in...

Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Failure to Diagnose, Standard of Care, Trauma, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Spinal Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Aortic Dissection, Subarachnoid Hemorrhagez, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Pneumonia, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Asthma, Anaphylactic Shock, Suicide, Ischemic Bowel, EMTALA

Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician | Hospital Executive | Medical–Legal Expert Dr. Dennis P. McKenna is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Full Professor at a medical college, former President and Chief Executive Officer of a multi-hospital health system, and retired U.S. Navy Medical Corps Captain. He brings more than 25 years of frontline clinical experience and senior executive leadership to the review, analysis, and testimony of medical malpractice matters involving emergency care, hospital systems, and physician decision-making. His clinical practice has included serving in multiple community hospitals, operational deployments as a battalion surgeon with the US Marines, and over 20 years as an attending physician at an academic Level I trauma center. Dr. McKenna offers attorneys a rare combination of clinical practice, academic authority, hospital administrative expertise, and military operational leadership, providing immediate credibility in cases in...

MONTVILLE, New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - ACLS-cardiac, sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction, appendicits, MI/STEMI, torsion, asthma/copd, allergic reaction, CHF, trauma, pulm. embolism, aortic dissection, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cauda equina, epidural abscess, GI perforation/obstruction, ischemic bowel, compartment syndrome, telemedicine

1) Board Certified EM physician- residency trained (chief resident) 2) EM physician with 10+ years experience 3) National Coach/Speaker- Patient Experience and Physician/APP bed side manner 4) Speaker/Coordinator - Physician Recruitment 5) Physician Representative- Workplace Violence/De-Escalation/Human trafficking 6) Clinical Assistant Professor 7) Speaker - Asian Community Health Initiatives 8) Multiple Honors/Awards with Magazine/TV appearances 9) Former Director Telemedicine for healthcare system Emergency line 10) Former Vice Chairman Trauma Center ED 11) Former ED scribe and Semi Professional Soccer player

Emerson, New Jersey

Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine - gastroenterology, GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, esophagus, GERD, acid reflux, intestines, bowels, colon cancer, internal medicine, complications of GI endoscopy, GI endoscopic perforations, ischemic bowel, GI bleeding, mesenteric ischemia, wrongful death, colon CA screening, upper GI endoscopy, fecal impaction, pseudo-obstruction

Dr. Finkel received his BA (summa cum laude) with distinction in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1973, 1st in his class, and president of his chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha. He did his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in NYC, and his Fellowship in Gastroenterology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, also in NYC, and the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital, Bronx NY, 1976-1978. Dr. Finkel is board certified in GI and IM, and was on the voluntary teaching faculty in Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from 1978 to 2024, and Assistant Clinical Professor of GI from 2004 to 2024. He has published in peer-reviewed journals, taught endoscopy to GI Fellows, and was in private practice from 1978 to February 2024. He remains actively licensed in NY State and NJ, and volunteers at the Bergen Volunteer Medica...

New York, New York

Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, gastrointestinal endoscopy, internal medicine, colonoscopy, colorectal, esophagus, gallbladder, intestines, pancreas, colon cancer, GERD, colitis, perforations, ischemic bowel, GI bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s, mesenteric ischemia, IBD, Reflux

Board-Certified Gastroenterologist and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy specialist, Columbia and Cornell trained clinician, with an active Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology practice for the past 30+ years, on staff at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell College of Medicine. Experienced as a medico-legal consultant and expert witness for both plaintiff and defense.

Selkirk, New York

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Failure to Diagnose, Standard of Care, Trauma, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Spinal Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Aortic Dissection, Subarachnoid Hemorrhagez, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Pneumonia, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Asthma, Anaphylactic Shock, Suicide, Ischemic Bowel, EMTALA

Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician | Hospital Executive | Medical–Legal Expert Dr. Dennis P. McKenna is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Full Professor at a medical college, former President and Chief Executive Officer of a multi-hospital health system, and retired U.S. Navy Medical Corps Captain. He brings more than 25 years of frontline clinical experience and senior executive leadership to the review, analysis, and testimony of medical malpractice matters involving emergency care, hospital systems, and physician decision-making. His clinical practice has included serving in multiple community hospitals, operational deployments as a battalion surgeon with the US Marines, and over 20 years as an attending physician at an academic Level I trauma center. Dr. McKenna offers attorneys a rare combination of clinical practice, academic authority, hospital administrative expertise, and military operational leadership, providing immediate credibility in cases in...

Austin, Texas

Emergency Medicine - Failure to Diagnose, Pain and suffering, Trauma, Motor vehicle accident, Heart Attack, Myocardial Infarction, MI, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, PE, Aortic Aneurysm, Appendicitis, Ischemic Bowel, Stroke, TIA, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Infections

Hi, I’m Dr. Glenn Birnbaum, a residency-trained, board-certified Emergency Medicine Specialist and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In addition to over 30 years’ experience in clinical practice as an emergency physician, I have extensive additional experience as core faculty for an emergency medicine residency training program, leadership of several high-volume, high-acuity emergency departments, and leadership of a large regional Emergency Physician group. I specialize in Emergency Room Failure to Diagnose cases and have assisted attorneys in over 100 personal injury and medical malpractice cases, including frequent trial and deposition testimony in federal court and state courts nationwide. As an emergency medicine expert, I diligently review the facts of the matter at hand, identify all the relevant issues, and provide an extensive analysis of the matter. Hallmarks of my work as an expert include: clear, consistent, well-supported opinions, explanatio...

Vermont

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Failure to Diagnose, Standard of Care, Trauma, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Spinal Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Aortic Dissection, Subarachnoid Hemorrhagez, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Pneumonia, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Asthma, Anaphylactic Shock, Suicide, Ischemic Bowel, EMTALA

Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician | Hospital Executive | Medical–Legal Expert Dr. Dennis P. McKenna is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Full Professor at a medical college, former President and Chief Executive Officer of a multi-hospital health system, and retired U.S. Navy Medical Corps Captain. He brings more than 25 years of frontline clinical experience and senior executive leadership to the review, analysis, and testimony of medical malpractice matters involving emergency care, hospital systems, and physician decision-making. His clinical practice has included serving in multiple community hospitals, operational deployments as a battalion surgeon with the US Marines, and over 20 years as an attending physician at an academic Level I trauma center. Dr. McKenna offers attorneys a rare combination of clinical practice, academic authority, hospital administrative expertise, and military operational leadership, providing immediate credibility in cases in...