Medication Error Expert Witnesses
Medication error 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 medication error. The medication error expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Addiction Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Medical Management, Nurse Practitioner, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pain Management - Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical, and Psychiatry.
Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP
UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center
Alabama
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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Airway management, resuscitation, trauma, myocardial infarct, criminal defense, heart attack, stroke, pediatrics, labor, obstetrics, sepsis, septic shock, pulmonary embolism, PE, psychiatric care, vascular access, sedation, elderly care, medication error, nursing home
Dr. Abdallah Ajani is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician currently practicing in Massachusetts. He has experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys in medical malpractice and criminal cases throughout the United States. He can provide services involving affidavit of merit, chart review, written report, deposition, trial testimony, and cross-examination preparation. Dr. Ajani makes an intentional effort to provide my opinion in clear and understandable terms with the goal of educating the judge and jury about the medical basis for the facts of the case, as they relate to negligence, causation and damages.
As a clinician, Dr. Ajani attended medical school at Boston University and completed a residency program in Emergency Medicine in 2016. Since then, he has worked as a staff physician and instructor at large academic institutions as well as small community hospitals. He has active state licenses in MA and TX in good standing.
Finally, Dr. Ajani has has e...
Tyler M Dunn, MD
Anesthesiologist/Pain Management Physician
TMD MD PLLC
Gilbert, Arizona
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine
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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
Amina Ghalyoun, PharmD, BCACP
Aletheia Consulting Services
Phoenix, Arizona
Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical
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forensic pharmacist, pharmacy standard of care, pharmacy negligence, medication error, drug misfill, hospital medmal
Broadly experienced, board certified clinical pharmacist. Extensive experience treating patients under scope and collaborative of practice agreements as a mid-level provider for the VA, academic, and urban community institutions. 4 years of high-volume retail experience. Licensed to practice in Illinois and Florida. Vast experience in medical necessity and quality. Substantial formulary review experience. Treating experience includes inpatient, outpatient, and telehealth. Peer Reviewer: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. Extensive public speaking experience.
Joseph J Barrows, MD
Joseph J. Barrows, MD Inc.
Newport Beach, California
Anesthesiology, Medical Management
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intubation, hematoma, informed consent, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, DVT, VTE, PE, capnography, brain damage, hypoxia, paralysis, narcotics, laryngospasm, ambulatory surgical center, ASC, medication error, propofol, central line, ventilation
Board-Certified Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice. 15+ years experience. Over 4,000 spinal surgical procedures performed. Anesthesiologist for U.S. Olympic and Red Bull athletes, the Los Angeles Kings, and U.S. Navy SEALs. Extensive teaching experience. 10+ years experience as Medical Director of an Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) with duties including peer review and performance enhancement. Experienced expert witness. First person in family to attend college - worked way through college working construction and bartending. Excellent verbal communication skills.
Salma S. Khan, M.D.
Salma S. Khan, M.D.
San Francisco, California
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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Jail, Suicide, Prison, Forensic, Malpractice, Medication error, IME
I am licensed in California and Texas
Matthew B Tash, MD
Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology Expert Witness
Tash Consulting LLC
Studio City, California
Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
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Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial Anesthesia, Obstetrical Anesthesia, Thoracic Anesthesia, Neuro Anesthesia, Critical Care, Trauma, Cardiac Arrest, Perioperative, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Recovery Room, Medication Error, Malpractice, Negligence, Anesthesia, Vascular Anesthesia, Robotics, Neonatal
Dr. Matthew Tash, MD is a board-certified Anesthesiologist, double boarded in both Pediatric Anesthesiology and Adult Anesthesiology. He treats patients of all ages from minutes-old through end-of-life. His primary expertise and niche is as a Pediatric Airway Expert AND as an expert in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest and Rapid Response in hospital settings.
He has worked for many years in a tertiary-care hospital performing in an inpatient and outpatient (ambulatory) setting. Dr. Tash’s expertise is in clinical anesthesiology of children and adults of all ages. His expertise is in preoperative histories, exams, and assessments including surgical candidacy and airway evaluation. He is an expert in intra-operative anesthetic management for most procedures. He has extensive practice in post-operative care. He has consulted for the Pediatric Head and Neck Surgical Department as well as performing in a role as a long-time consultant to the head of the Obstetrical Anesthesia Subdivision. Dr. Ta...
Andrew Perugini, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacist - Hartford Healthcare
Watertown, Connecticut
Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical
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Clinical Pharmacist, Toxicology, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Overdose, Opioid Overdose, Adverse Drug Events, Anticoagulation, Medication Error, Pharmacist Medical Malpractice, Drug Interaction, Pharmacokinetics, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Oncology, Intensive Care Unit, Alcohol
Dr. Perugini is a pharmacist with 12 years of experience. He initially started his career in retail pharmacy and eventually moved to the hospital setting as a clinical pharmacist. He is an adjust assistant professor at several pharmacy schools in his state. He has worked his way up to the position of Pharmacy Supervisor/Clinical Coordinator at his practice site. He is a member of several system-wide committees to help establish new protocols or therapies and to investigate medication error events and ways to reduce future errors. His knowledge is extensive, encompassing a wide range of areas, including infectious disease, emergency medicine, critical care, anticoagulation, neurology, oncology, cardiology, extravasation and more. As mentioned before, he serves as the clinical coordinator at his hospital, ensuring that any new clinical initiatives are properly executed at his practice site. This includes providing education and participating in committees to discuss ways to improve pa...
Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP
UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center
Florida
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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Airway management, resuscitation, trauma, myocardial infarct, criminal defense, heart attack, stroke, pediatrics, labor, obstetrics, sepsis, septic shock, pulmonary embolism, PE, psychiatric care, vascular access, sedation, elderly care, medication error, nursing home
Dr. Abdallah Ajani is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician currently practicing in Massachusetts. He has experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys in medical malpractice and criminal cases throughout the United States. He can provide services involving affidavit of merit, chart review, written report, deposition, trial testimony, and cross-examination preparation. Dr. Ajani makes an intentional effort to provide my opinion in clear and understandable terms with the goal of educating the judge and jury about the medical basis for the facts of the case, as they relate to negligence, causation and damages.
As a clinician, Dr. Ajani attended medical school at Boston University and completed a residency program in Emergency Medicine in 2016. Since then, he has worked as a staff physician and instructor at large academic institutions as well as small community hospitals. He has active state licenses in MA and TX in good standing.
Finally, Dr. Ajani has has e...
Usama Khalid, MD FACEP AEMUS FPD
Emergency Physician - Emergency Ultrasonography
Clear Medical Experts
Atlanta, Georgia
Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound
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Airway management, Resuscitation, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Blood clots, Emergency Obstetrics, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, POCUS, Medication Error, Testicular torsion, Aneurysm, Ovarian torsion, Delayed diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, Aortic Dissection, Appendicitis, Negligence, ER utilization
Dr. Khalid is a board-certified Emergency Medicine (EM) Physician with fellowship training and certification in Emergency Ultrasound. Currently practicing in Georgia, has more than 8 years of experience working in a myriad of clinical settings. These range from busy urban trauma centers, Veterans Affairs hospitals, and prestigious academic institutions to community and suburban settings. He spent many years as a highly awarded educator at Emory University School of Medicine, mentoring a multitude of medical students, residents and young physicians from all specialties. He continues to serve as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Khalid has spoken at multiple national conferences on various topics in Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS), in addition to contributing as an author on medical books relating to EM and POCUS. He has also served as the Emergency Ultrasound Director at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, creating and perfecting systems for POCUS integration among c...
Oguchi Andrew Nwosu, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine with Obstetrics, stellar reviews
Emory University School of Medicine
Marietta, Georgia
Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology
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primary care, family medicine, obstetrics, inpatient, outpatient, medical malpractice, failure to diagnose, heart attack, stroke, myocardial infarction, cancer, medication error, decubitus ulcer, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, missed diagnosis, hospitalist, negligence, chest pain, APPs, neonate
Dr. Nwosu is an associate professor of family medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He currently serves as chief of service for family medicine at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta. He does full spectrum inpatient and outpatient family medicine including obstetrics and also serves as a collaborating physician and was the former lead physician for Georgia for CVS Minute Clinics. In that position, he supervises nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the urgent care setting. He has lectured locally, nationally and internationally on his areas of interest and been reviewing medical malpractice cases since 2014 During that time he has been involved in about ninety cases, been deposed 12 times and partaken in trial testimony. He has received numerous awards (see CV) and in his expert witness work consistently receives rave reviews and deep appreciation from attorneys he has worked with.
Kanika M Sims, MD, MPH
Hospital Medicine Expert -Active Clinical Practice
Morehouse School of Medicine
Decatur, Georgia
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Medical Malpractice, Medical Documentation, Hospital Medicine, Medical Negligence, Patient Safety, Diagnostic Errors, Inpatient Care, Standard of Care, Evidence Based Medicine, Peer Review, Academic Medicine, Expert Witness, Chart Review, Medication Error, Healthcare Disparity, Health Equity
I am a board-certified Internal Medicine Physician practicing as a Hospitalist with extensive experience managing patients in a variety of hospital settings, ranging from 200-bed community hospitals to 900+ bed academic medical centers. I currently practice at Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest Level 1 Trauma Center in the Southeast. My clinical practice focuses on diagnosing and managing diverse and acute inpatient emergencies, including strokes, seizures, myocardial infarctions, sepsis, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, pneumonia, syncope, and bacteremia.
Additionally, I frequently handle complex conditions such as acute heart failure, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, hypertensive emergencies, gastrointestinal bleeding, diabetic ketoacidosis, acute kidney injury, and pulmonary embolism. My expertise extends to managing severe electrolyte abnormalities, liver failure, hepatic encephalopathy, delirium, acute mental status changes, sacral decubitus ulcers, and ...
Usama Khalid, MD FACEP AEMUS FPD
Emergency Physician - Emergency Ultrasonography
Clear Medical Experts
Illinois
Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound
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Airway management, Resuscitation, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Blood clots, Emergency Obstetrics, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, POCUS, Medication Error, Testicular torsion, Aneurysm, Ovarian torsion, Delayed diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, Aortic Dissection, Appendicitis, Negligence, ER utilization
Dr. Khalid is a board-certified Emergency Medicine (EM) Physician with fellowship training and certification in Emergency Ultrasound. Currently practicing in Georgia, has more than 8 years of experience working in a myriad of clinical settings. These range from busy urban trauma centers, Veterans Affairs hospitals, and prestigious academic institutions to community and suburban settings. He spent many years as a highly awarded educator at Emory University School of Medicine, mentoring a multitude of medical students, residents and young physicians from all specialties. He continues to serve as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Khalid has spoken at multiple national conferences on various topics in Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS), in addition to contributing as an author on medical books relating to EM and POCUS. He has also served as the Emergency Ultrasound Director at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, creating and perfecting systems for POCUS integration among c...
Kushal R Patel, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Hanover Park, Illinois
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, outpatient medicine, primary care, electronic health records, healthcare informatics, urgent care, telemedicine, cardiology, oncology, intensive care, neurology, nephrology, medication error, pulmonology, gastroenterology
Dr. Patel is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He has practiced clinical medicine in diverse settings: private groups, hospital-employed, large academic institutions, smaller community hospitals, and teaching programs. Furthermore, he serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews (JPCRR), an open-access, peer-reviewed medical journal; and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles.
In addition to his clinical and academic roles, Dr. Patel is an EPIC-certified physician informatics lead and develops IT solutions to improve patient care, and health outcomes as well as to reduce errors. He provides expert clinician input in developing solutions for a multitude of quality improvement and healthcare initiatives. Dr. Patel’s diverse experiences in healthcare delivery, quality improvement, healthcare informatics, and medical education make him well-equi...
Susan A Abookire, BSEE, MD, MPH
Boston, Massachusetts
Medical Management, Internal Medicine
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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...
Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP
UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center
Wrentham, Massachusetts
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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Airway management, resuscitation, trauma, myocardial infarct, criminal defense, heart attack, stroke, pediatrics, labor, obstetrics, sepsis, septic shock, pulmonary embolism, PE, psychiatric care, vascular access, sedation, elderly care, medication error, nursing home
Dr. Abdallah Ajani is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician currently practicing in Massachusetts. He has experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys in medical malpractice and criminal cases throughout the United States. He can provide services involving affidavit of merit, chart review, written report, deposition, trial testimony, and cross-examination preparation. Dr. Ajani makes an intentional effort to provide my opinion in clear and understandable terms with the goal of educating the judge and jury about the medical basis for the facts of the case, as they relate to negligence, causation and damages.
As a clinician, Dr. Ajani attended medical school at Boston University and completed a residency program in Emergency Medicine in 2016. Since then, he has worked as a staff physician and instructor at large academic institutions as well as small community hospitals. He has active state licenses in MA and TX in good standing.
Finally, Dr. Ajani has has e...
Usama Khalid, MD FACEP AEMUS FPD
Emergency Physician - Emergency Ultrasonography
Clear Medical Experts
Michigan
Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound
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Airway management, Resuscitation, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Blood clots, Emergency Obstetrics, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, POCUS, Medication Error, Testicular torsion, Aneurysm, Ovarian torsion, Delayed diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, Aortic Dissection, Appendicitis, Negligence, ER utilization
Dr. Khalid is a board-certified Emergency Medicine (EM) Physician with fellowship training and certification in Emergency Ultrasound. Currently practicing in Georgia, has more than 8 years of experience working in a myriad of clinical settings. These range from busy urban trauma centers, Veterans Affairs hospitals, and prestigious academic institutions to community and suburban settings. He spent many years as a highly awarded educator at Emory University School of Medicine, mentoring a multitude of medical students, residents and young physicians from all specialties. He continues to serve as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Khalid has spoken at multiple national conferences on various topics in Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS), in addition to contributing as an author on medical books relating to EM and POCUS. He has also served as the Emergency Ultrasound Director at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, creating and perfecting systems for POCUS integration among c...
Victoria Nicholls, MS, PA-C, CAQ-EM, MPLC
Levo Medical Consulting, LLC
Hammonton, New Jersey
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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physician assistant, emergency medicine, urgent care medicine, physician associate, advanced care provider, PA, PA-C, critical care, failure to diagnose, standard of care, medical chronologies, delay in diagnosis, myocardial infarction, sepsis, airway management, stroke, medication error, pediatrics
Victoria Nicholls, PA-C received both her Bachelors of Science in Biology and Masters of Science in Physician Assistant degrees from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ.
Over the following 12 years, Ms. Nicholls has practiced nearly exclusively in the fields of Emergency and Urgent Care Medicine. Aside from her clinical work, Ms. Nicholls was an Adjunct Professor, Clinical Instructor and Guest Lecturer for Philadelphia University’s Physician Assistant Program (now Thomas Jefferson University’s Physician Assistant Program). In 2021, Ms. Nicholls and her business partner founded Levo Medical Consulting, LLC, more information can be found at https://levomedconsulting.com/services/.
Ms. Nicholls is licensed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Emergency Medicine through the NCCPA. She is also a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Society of Emergency Me...
Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP
UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center
Ohio
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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Airway management, resuscitation, trauma, myocardial infarct, criminal defense, heart attack, stroke, pediatrics, labor, obstetrics, sepsis, septic shock, pulmonary embolism, PE, psychiatric care, vascular access, sedation, elderly care, medication error, nursing home
Dr. Abdallah Ajani is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician currently practicing in Massachusetts. He has experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys in medical malpractice and criminal cases throughout the United States. He can provide services involving affidavit of merit, chart review, written report, deposition, trial testimony, and cross-examination preparation. Dr. Ajani makes an intentional effort to provide my opinion in clear and understandable terms with the goal of educating the judge and jury about the medical basis for the facts of the case, as they relate to negligence, causation and damages.
As a clinician, Dr. Ajani attended medical school at Boston University and completed a residency program in Emergency Medicine in 2016. Since then, he has worked as a staff physician and instructor at large academic institutions as well as small community hospitals. He has active state licenses in MA and TX in good standing.
Finally, Dr. Ajani has has e...
Vincent C Marsh, MD, FACEP, Maj ANG
Board certified Clinical Prof of Emergency Med
Marsh Emergency LLC
Springboro, Ohio
Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
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Geriatric, Respiratory Distress, Cardiac Arrest, Sepsis, Allergic reaction, drowning, environmental medicine, trauma, Stroke, hemorrhage, seizures, urologic emergencies, heart attack, cardiac emergencies, infection, medication error, blood transfusion, surgical emergency, myocarditis, pulmonary
Highly trained academic / clinical board certified emergency medicine physician well versed in critical care, rural medicine and ultrasound application. Academic faculty at Wright State University where he prepares the next generation of EM physicians through bedside teaching, medical lecturing, and scholarly research. Dr. Marsh also serves within the Air National Guard as a Critical Care Air Transport ( CCAT) Physician. He is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and is actively practicing Emergency Medicine throughout Ohio and also internationally with the Cleveland Clinic.
Kristen A Harris, FNP
Advanced Practice Medical Legal Consulting
Portland, Oregon
Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine
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Family Medicine, Sepsis, Stroke, MI, heart attack, Infection, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism (PE), Medication Error, falls, urgent care, failure to refer, cancer, torsion, abscess, appendicitis, pneumonia, drug toxicity, aortic dissection, EMTALA
Board certified family nurse practitioner (FNP) in active clinical practice.
Extensive emergency room experience as well as outpatient clinical experience in family practice, pediatrics, urgent care and telemedicine.
Highly experienced expert witness.
Licensed in Oregon, Washington, Montana and Florida
Salma S. Khan, M.D.
Salma S. Khan, M.D.
Texas
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
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Jail, Suicide, Prison, Forensic, Malpractice, Medication error, IME
I am licensed in California and Texas
