Mortality Review Expert Witnesses

Punta Gorda, Florida

Correctional Healthcare, Jails & Prisons - Correctional Medicine, Correctional healthcare, in custody death, Jail Medicine, deliberate indifference, emergency response, withdrawal management, inmate healthcare, suicide jail, access to care, Prison Medicine, Eighth Amendment, detox, suicide prison, mortality review, corectional, jail, Prison, emergency response, jail healthcare

Dr. Emil A. Dameff, M.D., CCHP is a correctional healthcare physician and former Florida Department of Corrections Regional Medical Executive Director and Wexford Corporate Medical Affairs Director with more than 30 years of clinical, administrative, and leadership experience across jails, prisons, juvenile facilities, correctional hospitals, hospitals, and inpatient behavioral-health settings. Since 2004, he has provided expert witness review, consultation, report preparation, and testimony support in correctional healthcare matters.. His expert work has been carried out alongside a primary career in direct patient care, correctional healthcare leadership, and systems-of-care oversight, giving him a practical, real-world foundation for evaluating how care is actually delivered, monitored, escalated, documented, and governed in custodial environments. Dr. Dameff has served in on-site, regional, and corporate-level correctional healthcare leadership roles, including senior positions...

Chicago, Illinois

Correctional Healthcare, Jails & Prisons - Correctional healthcare, Jail, Prison, Inmate, Institutional healthcare, Medical neglect, Deliberate indifference, Wrongful death, Medical malpractice, Standard of care, Accreditation, Mortality review, 1983, Quality improvement, ICE, Juvenile detention, Incarceration, Detention, NCCHC, Class action

Dr. Brent Gibson, a board-certified physician executive, is the founding principal of Avocet Health Partners, a health services consulting firm specializing in improving healthcare delivery for vulnerable populations, particularly those in correctional environments like jails and prisons. An Army veteran with over 20 years of senior leadership experience across government, private, and nonprofit sectors, Dr. Gibson has authored or co-authored 120 professional publications and presentations. He is an Approved Assessor for Healthcare Providers with the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC), an ISQua-recognized accreditation body based in Dubai, where he conducts assessments of healthcare organizations toward continual improvement of patient care and organizational governance. He serves as the pro bono Chief Medical Officer for Social Purpose Corrections (SPC), the nation's first nonprofit full-service corrections corporation, where his medical expertise guides the develo...