Life Support Expert Witnesses

Life support 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 life support. The life support expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nurse, Pain Management - Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Telemedicine.

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Tyler M Dunn, MD

Anesthesiologist/Pain Management Physician

TMD MD PLLC

Gilbert, Arizona
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine - Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Life Care Planning, Chronic Pain, Life Support, Nerve Blocks, Airway Management, Disability, Narcotics, Cardiac Arrest, Hypoxic Brain Injury, Nerve Injury, Medication Error, Drug Interactions
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Jeremy Laney, MD

Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Disease - Liver transplant, Cardiac Surgery, Pain management, Airway management, Sedation, Awareness under anesthesia, Echocardiography, Epidural, Intubation, ECMO, Heart Transplant, General Surgery, Life Support, Ventilaltion, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Lung Transplant, Surgery, ACLS, Ventilator
Board-certified, fellowship-trained anesthesiologist at Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California (USC). Received my Medical Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2016. Completed my residency in Anesthesiology at Los Angeles County + USC program. Completed fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Keck Medical Center of USC. Currently working full-time at Keck Medical Center of USC as a full time clinician and assistant professor. This is a high-volume surgical center with complex cases and requires teaching fellows, residents and medical students in anesthesiology. Well-educated on current literature in my field. Board certified in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (heart imaging). Provide anesthesia services for many types of surgical cases but specialize in cardiac and liver transplant. Ample clinical experience in other surgical cases (including outpatient). Expert witness experience since 2021 to clients all ...
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

California
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Andrea N Abrams, MSN, RN, CCRN, PHN

Critical Care Nurse Expert

Abrams Nurse Expert Consulting

Menifee, California
Nurse, Critical Care Medicine - Critical Care, Trauma, Surgical, Recovery Room, Adult, Pulmonary, PACU, Nursing Education, Post-Anesthesia, ICU, Informatics, Discharge, Stroke, Documentation, Anesthesia, Life Support, Head Trauma, Brain Bleed, Cardiac Arrest, Neurology
I am a highly experienced critical care nurse with more than 10 years of practice at a Level 1 trauma center, where I have provided care to critically ill and medically complex patients in high-acuity, fast-paced environments. My clinical background includes extensive experience in Neuro-ICU and Post-Anesthesia Care, with a focus on managing neurologically compromised patients, post-surgical recovery, and rapid clinical deterioration. I hold a master's degree in nursing and am currently completing my PhD, reflecting my commitment to advancing clinical knowledge, evidence-based practice, and healthcare outcomes. I have maintained national certification in critical care since 2017, demonstrating continued expertise and adherence to the highest standards of nursing practice. Throughout my career, I have served in multiple roles that support both bedside care and hospital-wide clinical operations, including critical care nurse, rapid response nurse, house supervisor, charge nurse, and...
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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert

California
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine - Tele-ICU, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Pulmonary Embolism, Resuscitation, DNR, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death, LTACH, Hospitalist, COPD, End of life, Ethics, life support, Pleural effusion, Obstructive sleep apnea
Dr. David H. Kupferberg is a triple board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with more than 25 years of active clinical practice. He holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and maintains active medical licenses in more than 25 states — making him available as an expert in virtually any jurisdiction. His clinical background spans high-acuity ICU care at major academic and community hospitals, consultative pulmonary medicine, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) management, and Tele-ICU remote monitoring across multiple national health systems. This breadth gives him direct, current familiarity with standard-of-care obligations across diverse care settings — bedside, LTACH, and remote — a combination few experts can offer. Dr. Kupferberg holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, providing rigorous analytical grounding for causation analysis, outcomes assessme...
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

District Of Columbia
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Florida
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Georgia
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Louisiana
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

New Jersey
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

New York
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

North Carolina
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Chandar R Abboy, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician

Chandar Abboy MD PLLC

Charlotte, North Carolina
Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, Sepsis, Septic Shock, ICU care, Mechanical Ventilation, Lung masses and nodules, ARDS, Pneumonia, COPD, Asthma, Life Support, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, sleep disorders, Pulmonary Embolism, Lung Cancer
Triple boarded in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine. I finished my undergraduate education at the University of California, Irvine with Bachelor of Science and Minor in History. My other trainings was at Madras Medical College, Chennai, India for medical school. I did Internal Medicine residency was at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. I completed Pulmonary/Critical care fellowship at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola, NY. I had been in private practice for greater than 9 years seeing patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. I am currently doing predominantly critical care work and regularly involved with patient care. Current active medical licenses in North and South Carolina, California, Georgia, Indiana, New Mexico, Mississippi, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Vermont, Nevada, Nebraska, Montana, Delaware, Oregon, Wyoming, Iowa, West Virginia and Georgia. Currently residing in Charlotte, NC.
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Beachwood, Ohio
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert

Niles, Ohio
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine - Tele-ICU, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Pulmonary Embolism, Resuscitation, DNR, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death, LTACH, Hospitalist, COPD, End of life, Ethics, life support, Pleural effusion, Obstructive sleep apnea
Dr. David H. Kupferberg is a triple board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with more than 25 years of active clinical practice. He holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and maintains active medical licenses in more than 25 states — making him available as an expert in virtually any jurisdiction. His clinical background spans high-acuity ICU care at major academic and community hospitals, consultative pulmonary medicine, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) management, and Tele-ICU remote monitoring across multiple national health systems. This breadth gives him direct, current familiarity with standard-of-care obligations across diverse care settings — bedside, LTACH, and remote — a combination few experts can offer. Dr. Kupferberg holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, providing rigorous analytical grounding for causation analysis, outcomes assessme...
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Pennsylvania
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Tennessee
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.
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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Texas
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home
I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.