Obstetric Anesthesia Expert Witnesses

Obstetric anesthesia 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 obstetric anesthesia. The obstetric anesthesia expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Nurse Anesthetist, Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine, and Pediatric Anesthesiology.

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Dan M. Drzymalski, MD, D.ABA, CHCQM

Award-winning Harvard grad, Tufts anesthesiologist

Tufts Medical Center

Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - Birth injury, Amniotic fluid embolism, Blood patch, Cesarean section, Nerve injury from epidural, Failed spinal anesthesia, Sugammadex, Epidural labor, Tubal ligation, Local anesthesia toxicity, Pregnancy, Intubation, Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Pulmonary embolism, Heparin, Maternal cardiac arrest, Anesthesia, Awareness, Eye injury
My name is Dan M. Drzymalski, M.D. and I am an expert witness in anesthesiology. I graduated with an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and I am a full-time anesthesiologist at an academic hospital, Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. My titles include Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia at Tufts Medical Center and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Tufts University School of Medicine. I am also serving as Co-Chair of the Moderate Sedation Committee at Tufts Medical Center. My clinical practice has included a wide range of anesthesia experiences, including, but not limited to, obstetric anesthesia, epidural analgesia, spinal anesthesia, amniotic fluid embolism management, pulmonary embolism management, blood patch, cesarean delivery, cerclage, tubal ligation, training for local anesthetic toxicity, maternal cardiac arrest, anesthesia for gastrointestinal procedures (colonoscopy, endoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, etc.), monitored anesthesia care, an...
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Divya Chander, MD, PhD

D. Chander LLC

San Francisco, California
Anesthesiology - difficult airway, intubation, brain injury / brain damage, hypoxia, hypotension, residual paralysis, narcotics, oversedation, aspiration, PACU, neurosurgical anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, awareness under anesthesia, brain monitoring, ENT anesthesia, Intraoperative visual loss, drug errors
Dr. Chander is a board certified anesthesiologist and neuroscientist (PhD). She served on the Stanford Anesthesiology faculty for 8 years. At Stanford, her areas of expertise and teaching included general surgery, neurosurgical, ENT/head & neck, orthopedic, and obstetric anesthesia. She has extensive experience with propofol sedation and total IV anesthesia, +/- brain monitoring, and difficult airway. She has trained residents in the OR, on labor & delivery, and through didactic teaching. Over the past several years, Dr. Chander continues to practice anesthesia at several Bay Area hospitals (including a level 1 trauma center). Dr. Chander has also co-founded 2 companies in the healthcare space, in neuro-ICU diagnostics, and creating a platform for integration for public health data. She served on a NASA task force for COVID19, and a global pandemic resilience task force, which she co-chaired and directed. In 2020, she was appointed a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council. Dr. Chan...
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Patrick T Laughlin, MD

Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Management

USAP Colorado

Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Anesthesiology - Regional Anesthesia, Acute Pain Management, Obstetric Anesthesia, Trauma Anesthesia, Thoracic Anesthesia, Anticoagulation, Neuraxial anesthesia, Epidural hematoma , Epidural abscess, Paresthesia, Neuropraxia, Nerve Injury, Nerve damage, Infection nerve block, Heart attack, Dental injury , Postop blindness, Hypotension, Stroke, Numbness
I am a fellowship trained expert in regional anesthesiology & acute pain management from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, currently working in Denver, Colorado. My areas of expertise include orthopedics, spine, genitourinary, labor & delivery, and trauma surgical cases, as well as acute pain management for a variety of different patient populations. I have worked with peer review committees, am the chairman of several different orthopedic surgical programs, and am currently the head of trauma anesthesia at AdventHealth Littleton. Along with a committee of other fellowship trained regional anesthesiologists, I organize two different sets of block workshops every year to bring my partners up to date on current updates in regional anesthesiology and current standards of care for the aforementioned surgical specialties. We, as said committee, are dedicated to ensuring that our entire group practices the most up to date, safe, and effective anesthesia techniques for...
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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

District Of Columbia
Anesthesiology - General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Airway management, Difficult airway, Nerve block / injury, Standard of care, Acute pain, Recovery room, Awareness, Ultrasound, Aspiration, Medical malpractice, Monitored Anesthesia Care - MA, Conscious sedation, Epidural, Spinal, Obstetric anesthesia, Oversedation, Oxygen desaturation, Hypoxia
Board-certified anesthesiologist and expert witness specializing in medical malpractice case review involving perioperative care, airway management, and sedation-related complications and perioperative events. Active in full-time clinical practice across Maryland and Washington, D.C., with ongoing involvement in standard of care analysis, causation, and anesthetic decision-making across diverse surgical and procedural settings. With more than 15 years of clinical experience, he practices across general anesthesiology, including ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and perioperative pain management. His experience includes both solo practice and medical direction models, with extensive involvement in supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists. In addition to clinical practice, he served as Interim Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia at a community hospital in Baltimore, MD, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communicates complex anesthesia issu...
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Alex Zajac, MD

Pediatric/Adult Anesthesiology Expert Witness

A to Z Expert Witness Services, LLC

Wellington, Florida
Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology - General Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Neonatal Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Hypoxic Brain Injury, Cardiac Arrest, Difficult Airway, Lost Airway, Hypoxia, Spine Surgery, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Sedation, Medication Errors, Nerve Injury, Positioning
Award-winning dual board-certified anesthesiologist and pediatric anesthesiologist who trained at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Licensed in the state of Florida and works full-time as an anesthesiologist/pediatric anesthesiologist at St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach International Surgery Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Extensive experience with medical direction; supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified anesthesiologist assistants as well as solo practice. Multiple publications and grand rounds presentations. Dr. Zajac serves as a medical expert witness in the fields of anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology. Dr. Zajac can opine on standard of care and medical malpractice for either plaintiff or defense counsel and is adept in providing his expert opinion on events that occur during the perioperative time period. Unblemished record and highly responsive to emails and phone cal...
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Gabriel J Mullins, CRNA

Board Certified CRNA, Business Owner

Clearwater, Florida
Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiology - Anesthesia, Awareness, Obstetric Anesthesia, Aspiration, Extubation, Post anesthesia care unit PACU, Airway Management, Airway Trauma, Needle Placement, Anesthesia Machine, Hypoxia, Medication Error, Falls, Dosing, Intubation, Epidural, Malignant Hyperthermia, Surgical Positioning, Tube Placement, CRNA
EDUCATION & BACKGROUND Master of Science in Anesthesia – University of Michigan. Clinical training at Hurley Medical Center, including cardiothoracic, obstetric, pediatric, and trauma rotations. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Extensive experience providing anesthesia in hospital, outpatient, and office settings. Independent CRNA practice managing complex cases and high-acuity patients. Comfortable with emergency response, advanced airway management, and rapid-sequence induction. TEACHING & LEADERSHIP Former guest lecturer at the University of Michigan on anesthesia monitoring and safety topics. Experienced public speaker skilled in explaining technical concepts clearly to professional and lay audiences. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Founder of Anesthetize.ai, an evidence-based anesthesia reference platform designed for clinicians and students. Integrates authoritative anesthesia sources into accessible AI-driven education and case analysis. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Board-certified Nurse Anesth...
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Ryan J Vealey, MD, FASA

General / Neurosurgical Anesthesiology Consultant

Naperville, Illinois
Anesthesiology - Neuroanesthesia, Ambulatory anesthesia, Preoperative assessment, General anesthesia, Airway management, Obstetric anesthesia, Medication errors, Spinal and epidural anesthesia, Positioning injuries, Documentation, Dental injury, Neurosurgery, Spine, Nerve injury, Neuromonitoring
Dr. Ryan Vealey is a board-certified anesthesiologist with fellowship subspecialty training in neurosurgical anesthesiology. Dr. Vealey completed a Bachelors of Science Degree at Villanova University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. He completed both a general anesthesiology residency and neuroanesthesia fellowship training at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Vealey is currently Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at a large community hospital in suburban Chicago and Director of the Neurosurgery/Spine Anesthesia section. He holds several leadership positions within the hospital and physician group setting, including those dedicated to ensuring high quality care and case review. Dr. Vealey remains a full-time clinical anesthesiologist in a predominantly physician-only practice. Specialty expertise in all facets of anesthesia concerning neurological surgerie...
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Robert J Zimmanck, MD, FASA

Anesthesia Expert Witness | Plaintiff & Defense

Illinois
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Patient Safety, Informed Consent, Airway Management, Risk Management, Pre-op assessment, Postop care, Nerve damage, Pain Management, MAC, Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Pediatric anesthesia, Quality improvement, Surgical Home, Standard of care, Legal Consultant, CRNA supervision
Robert J. Zimmanck, MD, FASA Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Medicolegal Consultant Dr. Robert Zimmanck is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists with over a decade of clinical practice and healthcare leadership. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings deep specialty knowledge across anesthesia standards of care, perioperative risk assessment, and patient safety systems to his medicolegal practice. Dr. Zimmanck served as Chair of Anesthesia Patient Safety and Quality Committees for a prominent Midwest anesthesia group, where he led the development of institutional safety protocols and quality improvement initiatives. As Medical Director at a Wisconsin hospital, he designed the region's first Anesthesia Perioperative Surgical Home — a model integrating coordinated perioperative care across surgical disciplines. He currently serves on his hospital's mortality review committee, as Region 1 Director for the Wisconsi...
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Josh D Weber, MD, ABA

Anesthesiologist Expert Witness | Harvard-trained

Weber Medical Consulting, LLC

Fairway, Kansas
Anesthesiology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Airway management, Perioperative monitoring, Regional anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Difficult airway, MAC sedation, Peripheral nerve blocks, Labor epidural, Failed intubation, Procedural sedation, Epidural anesthesia, Cesarean section anesthesia, Hypoxic / Anoxic injury, General anesthesia, Spinal anesthesia, Harvard, MGH
Josh Weber, MD, ABA is a Harvard-trained, board-certified anesthesiologist with 19+ years of clinical experience providing anesthesia care in high-volume community hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. He offers independent, evidence-based expert witness services in matters involving anesthesiology standards of care, perioperative patient safety, and anesthesia-related complications. Dr. Weber’s clinical expertise includes general anesthesia, advanced airway management, difficult and failed intubation, obstetric anesthesia, epidural and spinal anesthesia techniques, peripheral nerve blocks, procedural and MAC sedation, invasive line placement, and perioperative monitoring. He has served in multiple physician leadership roles, including obstetric anesthesia liaison, executive committee member of a private anesthesia group, and clinical instructor in obstetric anesthesia for an academic anesthesiology training program. He provides medical record review, early case screening, wri...
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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

Silver Spring, Maryland
Anesthesiology - General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Airway management, Difficult airway, Nerve block / injury, Standard of care, Acute pain, Recovery room, Awareness, Ultrasound, Aspiration, Medical malpractice, Monitored Anesthesia Care - MA, Conscious sedation, Epidural, Spinal, Obstetric anesthesia, Oversedation, Oxygen desaturation, Hypoxia
Board-certified anesthesiologist and expert witness specializing in medical malpractice case review involving perioperative care, airway management, and sedation-related complications and perioperative events. Active in full-time clinical practice across Maryland and Washington, D.C., with ongoing involvement in standard of care analysis, causation, and anesthetic decision-making across diverse surgical and procedural settings. With more than 15 years of clinical experience, he practices across general anesthesiology, including ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and perioperative pain management. His experience includes both solo practice and medical direction models, with extensive involvement in supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists. In addition to clinical practice, he served as Interim Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia at a community hospital in Baltimore, MD, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communicates complex anesthesia issu...
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JOHN A SEITZ, MD

Ivy League trained NYC based anesthesiology expert

New York, New York
Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - obstetric anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, nerve block, regional anesthesia, outpatient anesthesiology, preoperative evaluation, postoperative care, general anesthesia, office based anesthesia, peripheral nerve injury, hypoxia, intubation, airway management, critical care, intensive care, monitoring
Dr. John Seitz is a New York City based anesthesiologist with over 17 years of experience as an actively practicing anesthesiologist in Manhattan. Dr Seitz received his bachelors degree at The University of Pennsylvania in Chemical Engineering with a minor in psychology. He did his anesthesiology training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He continued his career in New York and was an attending anesthesiologist at the world renowned Lenox Hill Hospital for 16 years on the upper east side of Manhattan. Dr Seitz is known for his, dilligence, focus, and high level communication skills and ability to quickly develop a rapport with his patients. His background in engineering, physics and psychology allows him to maintain a unique perspective on perioperative anesthesia care. Dr Seitz has a winning record of finding pertinent details during his chart review that others gloss over. Dr. Seitz is frequently asked why the other experts hired for the case were unable to...
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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

New York
Anesthesiology - General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Airway management, Difficult airway, Nerve block / injury, Standard of care, Acute pain, Recovery room, Awareness, Ultrasound, Aspiration, Medical malpractice, Monitored Anesthesia Care - MA, Conscious sedation, Epidural, Spinal, Obstetric anesthesia, Oversedation, Oxygen desaturation, Hypoxia
Board-certified anesthesiologist and expert witness specializing in medical malpractice case review involving perioperative care, airway management, and sedation-related complications and perioperative events. Active in full-time clinical practice across Maryland and Washington, D.C., with ongoing involvement in standard of care analysis, causation, and anesthetic decision-making across diverse surgical and procedural settings. With more than 15 years of clinical experience, he practices across general anesthesiology, including ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and perioperative pain management. His experience includes both solo practice and medical direction models, with extensive involvement in supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists. In addition to clinical practice, he served as Interim Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia at a community hospital in Baltimore, MD, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communicates complex anesthesia issu...
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Robert J Zimmanck, MD, FASA

Anesthesia Expert Witness | Plaintiff & Defense

Ohio
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Patient Safety, Informed Consent, Airway Management, Risk Management, Pre-op assessment, Postop care, Nerve damage, Pain Management, MAC, Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Pediatric anesthesia, Quality improvement, Surgical Home, Standard of care, Legal Consultant, CRNA supervision
Robert J. Zimmanck, MD, FASA Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Medicolegal Consultant Dr. Robert Zimmanck is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists with over a decade of clinical practice and healthcare leadership. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings deep specialty knowledge across anesthesia standards of care, perioperative risk assessment, and patient safety systems to his medicolegal practice. Dr. Zimmanck served as Chair of Anesthesia Patient Safety and Quality Committees for a prominent Midwest anesthesia group, where he led the development of institutional safety protocols and quality improvement initiatives. As Medical Director at a Wisconsin hospital, he designed the region's first Anesthesia Perioperative Surgical Home — a model integrating coordinated perioperative care across surgical disciplines. He currently serves on his hospital's mortality review committee, as Region 1 Director for the Wisconsi...
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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology - General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Airway management, Difficult airway, Nerve block / injury, Standard of care, Acute pain, Recovery room, Awareness, Ultrasound, Aspiration, Medical malpractice, Monitored Anesthesia Care - MA, Conscious sedation, Epidural, Spinal, Obstetric anesthesia, Oversedation, Oxygen desaturation, Hypoxia
Board-certified anesthesiologist and expert witness specializing in medical malpractice case review involving perioperative care, airway management, and sedation-related complications and perioperative events. Active in full-time clinical practice across Maryland and Washington, D.C., with ongoing involvement in standard of care analysis, causation, and anesthetic decision-making across diverse surgical and procedural settings. With more than 15 years of clinical experience, he practices across general anesthesiology, including ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and perioperative pain management. His experience includes both solo practice and medical direction models, with extensive involvement in supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists. In addition to clinical practice, he served as Interim Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia at a community hospital in Baltimore, MD, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communicates complex anesthesia issu...
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Andrew Rice, DNP, CRNA, ACNP-BC, NSPM-C

CRNA: Educator, Practitioner, & Pain Management

Milan, Tennessee
Nurse Anesthetist, Pain Management - Medicine - Nurse Anesthesia Education, Title IX, Education, Pharmacology, DNP, CRNA Training, CRNA, Epidurals, Program Dismissals, Ablations, Airway Management, CRNA School, Nerve Blocks, SRNA, Regional Anesthesia, Nurse Anesthesiology, Obstetric Anesthesia, General Anesthesia
Doctorally prepared Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (DNP, CRNA) with extensive experience in clinical anesthesia, academic leadership, general anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and interventional pain management. Former nurse anesthesia Program Director and long-standing CRNA educator, with direct responsibility for curriculum development, faculty oversight, student evaluation, accreditation standards, and compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements. Completed formal Title IX training, with experience addressing academic conduct, professionalism, and policy-driven investigations within healthcare education. Clinically experienced in providing general anesthesia and obstetric anesthesia across hospital and surgical settings. Expertise includes anesthetic planning, airway management, pharmacology, regional anesthesia, perioperative patient safety, documentation standards, and CRNA scope of practice in both care-team and independent practice m...
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Mark Ettinger, MD

Anesthesiologist- Very Experienced Expert Witness

Mark Ettinger, MD, PA

Roanoke, Texas
Anesthesiology - Regional Anesthesia, General anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, critical care, anesthesiology, epidural anesthesia, nerve blocks, spinal anesthesia
I am a board-certified anesthesiologist and senior partner in a large anestheesia practice in Dallas, Texas. I have vast experience as a medical expert witness, having reviewed over 150 cases, many of which have advanced to both the deposition and trail phases. I currently serve as the Vice-Chair of the Anesthesia Department at a large, Level 2 trauma hospital in Dallas. I perform over 1200 anesthetics per year and am experienced in all types of anesthesia. I am the primary anesthesiologist for the team physicians for both the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Stars. In this role, I am charged with routinely performing regional anesthesia and commonly am the treating anesthesiologist for high-level professional athletes. I am also the Chair of both the medical ethics and peer review committees at my hospital, and therefore have extensive experience evaluating the practice of other physicians and dealing with complex medical ethics issues. I also serve as the director of our Preoperative ...
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Justin Black, MD

Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation

Virginia
Anesthesiology - General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Airway management, Difficult airway, Nerve block / injury, Standard of care, Acute pain, Recovery room, Awareness, Ultrasound, Aspiration, Medical malpractice, Monitored Anesthesia Care - MA, Conscious sedation, Epidural, Spinal, Obstetric anesthesia, Oversedation, Oxygen desaturation, Hypoxia
Board-certified anesthesiologist and expert witness specializing in medical malpractice case review involving perioperative care, airway management, and sedation-related complications and perioperative events. Active in full-time clinical practice across Maryland and Washington, D.C., with ongoing involvement in standard of care analysis, causation, and anesthetic decision-making across diverse surgical and procedural settings. With more than 15 years of clinical experience, he practices across general anesthesiology, including ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and perioperative pain management. His experience includes both solo practice and medical direction models, with extensive involvement in supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists. In addition to clinical practice, he served as Interim Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia at a community hospital in Baltimore, MD, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communicates complex anesthesia issu...
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Corry J Kucik, MD, MA, DMCC, FASA, FCCP, FCCM, CJCP, CPHQ

Senior Academic & Military Anesthesia Expert

CJK Solutions, LLC

Seattle, Washington
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Military Health, Prison/Correctional Health, Credentials/Privileging, Hyperbaric/Diving, Aviation Medicine, Hospital Management, Healthcare Quality, Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Regional Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Critical Care, Healthcare Leadership, Global Health, Trauma, Resuscitation, Blood Transfusion, TRICARE
Dr. Kucik retired from the U.S. Navy after 31.5 years of military experience to be hired as a Full Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine with the University of Washington School of Medicine. A Harvard-trained anesthesia intensivist, he previously served as a trauma instructor at the University of Southern California/Los Angeles County Medical Center, as an aviation and diving medicine specialist with several government entities, as the Specialty Leader (group lead of over 180 members worldwide) of Navy Anesthesiology, and in multiple Chief Medical Officer (CMO) tours, including as the first Congressionally-mandated oversight CMO of Guantanamo detention operations, requiring a Top Secret/Sensitive Comparted Information clearance. He continues to consult for the Military Commissions Defense Organization; for NATO Medical Evaluations; and on various industry, government, and medical malpractice cases. He is a Certified Joint Commission Professional and a Certified Profession...
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Robert J Zimmanck, MD, FASA

Anesthesia Expert Witness | Plaintiff & Defense

Franklin, Wisconsin
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Patient Safety, Informed Consent, Airway Management, Risk Management, Pre-op assessment, Postop care, Nerve damage, Pain Management, MAC, Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Pediatric anesthesia, Quality improvement, Surgical Home, Standard of care, Legal Consultant, CRNA supervision
Robert J. Zimmanck, MD, FASA Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Medicolegal Consultant Dr. Robert Zimmanck is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists with over a decade of clinical practice and healthcare leadership. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings deep specialty knowledge across anesthesia standards of care, perioperative risk assessment, and patient safety systems to his medicolegal practice. Dr. Zimmanck served as Chair of Anesthesia Patient Safety and Quality Committees for a prominent Midwest anesthesia group, where he led the development of institutional safety protocols and quality improvement initiatives. As Medical Director at a Wisconsin hospital, he designed the region's first Anesthesia Perioperative Surgical Home — a model integrating coordinated perioperative care across surgical disciplines. He currently serves on his hospital's mortality review committee, as Region 1 Director for the Wisconsi...