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Patient Safety Expert Witnesses

Patient safety 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 patient safety. The patient safety expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Aviation & Aerospace, Bariatric Surgery, Breast Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Education & Schools, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospital Administration, and Hospitalist.

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Garrett Blumberg, MD, FACEP

Complimentary Case Discussion Upon Request

Arizona

Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound - Stroke Trauma STEMI, AAA Aortic Dissection, Communication, Appendicitis, Lidocaine Toxicity, MI, Sepsis Meningitis Pneumonia UTI, Patient Safety, Pulmonary Embolism, Ectopic, Agitation Sedation, Opioid Overdose, Procedural, Epidural Abscess, Airway Management, Cardiac Arrest, Hemorrhage, Nerve Block, Mesenteric Ischemia, Fracture

Garrett Blumberg, MD, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with 9+ years of experience. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), reflecting his commitment to excellence in emergency care. He hold a board-certified Focused Practice Designation in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography (AEMUS). Dr. Blumberg earned his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed both Emergency Medicine residency and Ultrasound fellowship at UT Southwestern, where he served as the Academic Chief Resident. His clinical experience spans Level I Trauma, Stroke, and STEMI centers as well as resource-limited critical access hospitals—providing a deep understanding of variable standards, workflows, and resource constraints in emergency care. Dr. Blumberg is a published author of peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters on emergency topics including agitation management, atrial fibrillation, and soft tissue infections such as necr...

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Paul E Stander, MD, MBA, FACP

Award winning Geriatrician, past Chief Med Officer

Stander Forensic Services, LLC

Paradise Valley, Arizona

Geriatrics, Hospital Administration - Fractures, Pressure Ulcers, Decison Making Capacity, Nursing Homes, Falls, Hospice Care, Bedsores, Medication Errors, Standard of Care, Policies and Procedures, Dementia, Elder Abuse, Long Term Care, Negligence, Urinary Tract Infections, Patient Safety, Pneumonia, Sepsis, Dysphagia, Cognitive Capacity

I am an Award - winning Geriatrician as a recent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arizona Geriatric Society for over 40 years of clinical care, education and administration in the field of Geriatric Medicine. As the current Service Chief for Geriatrics and Extended Care at the Phoenix VA, I oversee a large department that provides diverse services to elderly patients including: outpatient geriatric primary care, dementia evaluation and management, and functional status assessment; Community Living Center for post-acute, long-term care and hospice; inpatient and outpatient Palliative Care; Home-Based Primary Care; coordination of care for patients in community nursing homes. I also serve on Medical Advisory Panel for the VA National Pharmacy Benefits Management Service, which is a multidisciplinary team that sets the formulary as well as policies and procedures for medication use across the VA Healthcare System. I have a current appointment as Clinical Profe...

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Joseph Domingo

RN Expert Witness – Acute, Long-term & Operations

Santa Clarita, California

Nurse, Nursing Home Administration - Acute Care, Long-Term Care, Critical Care, Quality Analytics, Case Management, California Title 22 Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Safety, QAPI, Discharge Planning, Informatics, Documentation Review, Clinical Operations, Policy and Procedure, Chart Audit, Standards of Care, Adverse Event, Medication Error, Falls, Elder Abuse

Clinical Experiences: - Acute Critical Care / Intensive Care Nursing - Clinical Education - Case Management - Clinical Informatics and Technology Leadership Experience: - Director of Clinical Operations for a Multi-Site Long-Term Care Organization - Congregate-Living Facility Administrator - Director of Nursing - Charge Nurse Registered Nurse and Director of Clinical Operations for a non‑profit, multi‑site long‑term care organization, overseeing clinical quality, regulatory compliance, patient safety, and interdisciplinary operations across multiple facilities. Broad experience in acute care, critical care (ICU/DOU), long‑term care, and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) operations. Former Director of Nursing with deep expertise in CMS and California Title 22 regulations, QAPI, patient safety, adverse event review, and clinical workflow optimization. Background includes hospital case management, discharge planning, medication management, pressure injury evaluation, falls analysis, an...

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Jennifer D Doran, MSN, RN, CCRN

Nursing Administration, Critical Care Medicine

Aliso Viejo, California

Nursing Administration, Nurse - Critical Care, Adult ICU, Nursing Administration, Patient Safety, Cardiac ICU, Hospital Nursing Care, Manager of ICU, Medication Safety, Nurse

Registered Nurse with 19+ years of experience in California, specializing in hospital administration and cardiovascular intensive care (CVICU). Certified in Critical Care Nursing with honors and recognition. Experience includes roles as Bedside Nurse, Patient Care Supervisor, and Patient Care Manager. Served 8 years as CVICU Patient Care Manager, overseeing patient safety, clinical operations, and staff development. Collaborated with Risk Management to review medical records, investigate incidents, and analyze complex patient care cases.

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Alexis Chaudron, EdD, MSN, MHA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FACHE

Surgery & Operating Room Legal Nurse Expert

AEC Consulting LLC

Calabasas, California

Legal Nurse Consulting, Orthopedic Surgery - Operating Room Nurse, Circulator Nurse, Scrub Nurse, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, ENT Surgery, Plastic Surgery, DaVinci Robotic Surgery, GYN Surgery, Urological Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, SPD, Pre-Op, PACU/Recovery, Surgery Center, GI, Nursing Leadership, Patient Safety, Management

Alexis Chaudron is the owner of AEC Consulting LLC, an independent consulting practice through which she provides healthcare expertise honed through almost 20 years of healthcare experience. Ms. Chaudron has provided expert witness services for medical legal cases. She has analyzed medical charts, depositions, declarations and other related documents to ascertain if the nursing standard of care has been met. Ms. Chaudron has provided depositions and expert testimony as needed depending on case requirements. She has worked for both plaintiffs and defense in medical malpractice, negligence, and wrongful termination cases. Ms. Chaudron has a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health Studies from the Johns Hopkins University and a Master's of Healthcare Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She continued to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master’s of Science in Nursing from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing after working for years in h...

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Paul Sayegh, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA

Double Board-Certified Pre-op & PACU Nurse Expert

Sayegh PeriAnesthesia Consulting, LLC

San Francisco , California

Nurse - PACU, Recovery Room, Pre-op, Perioperative, IV, Surgery, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Ear Nose & Throat (ENT), Surgical Oncology, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Pulmonary (bronchoscopy), Transgender Care, Surgical Wound, Surgical Dressings, Pain, Patient safety, Medication Administration, Plastic Surgery, Nurse

I’m a Double Board-Certified (CPAN, CAPA) PeriAnesthesia Nurse with over 20 years of hands-on clinical experience, with expertise in perioperative nursing, from pre-op assessment and preparation to PACU and Phase II recovery. My background includes a foundation in Medical/Surgical ICU and critical care, giving me a well-rounded perspective on patient safety, clinical protocols, and acute care management. In recent years, I’ve transitioned my clinical insight into the legal field, providing Legal Nurse Consulting and Expert Witness services to support attorneys and legal teams on cases involving healthcare delivery, standards of care, and medical outcomes. I bring clarity and credibility to complex medical issues by bridging my practical experience with the needs of legal professionals. My specialties include PACU protocols, perioperative workflows, airway and pain management, and comprehensive patient education throughout the surgical continuum. I’m passionate about patient advoca...

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Garrett Blumberg, MD, FACEP

Complimentary Case Discussion Upon Request

Temecula, California

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Geni A Bennetts, MD MA FAAP FACMQ CHCQM CPE

Hospital, Managed Care, Compliance, HIPAA Expert

Resolve Healthcare Consulting

Napa, California

Medical Management, Risk Management - Medical Quality/Risk Management, Hospital and Medical Management, Hospital Compliance, Medical Compliance, HIPAA, Grievance and Appeals, Managed Care, Joint Commission, CMS, Utilization Review, Patient Safety, Hospital Governance

Dr. Geni Bennetts is an experienced physician executive in healthcare and a Certified Physician Executive. She has served as a hospital subspecialist and as Chair of that division. Additionally, she has chaired hospital care management and managed care compliance, as well as serving as the chair of hospital risk management. Dr. Bennetts is the founder and principal of Resolve Healthcare Consulting. She also held the roles of Vice Chair, Chair of the Asset/Liability Committee, and then Chair of a Bank Board, the last position being held for five years. She has been an examiner for the California Department of Managed Health Care and has reviewed over 40 health plans for Quality, Utilization, Grievance and Appeals, and Access and Availability. She has consulted for a number of health plans and has held positions in health plans, hospitals, and IPAs as consulting interim CMOs, Medical Directors, and Advisors. For the past 15 years, Dr. Bennetts has consulted in the following areas o...

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Saira Dar, MD, MBA, MEHP, ABAARM

Board-Certified MD with Admin Expertise in Care

Expedient Medicolegal

Carmichael, California

Family Medicine, Nursing Home Administration - Standard of Care, Patient Safety, Polypharmacy, Chronic Disease Management, Traumatic Injury, Whole Person Impairment, Disability, Elder Care, Long Term Care, Geriatric Care, Opioid Use Disorder, Misdiagnosis, Informed Consent, Treatment Protocols

Dr. Saira Dar, MD, MBA, MEHP, ABAARM is a board-certified physician and educator with nearly 20 years of experience, specializing in family medicine, integrative medicine, and functional medicine. Based in Los Angeles, Dr. Dar is dedicated to providing personalized, patient-centered care for adults, children, and geriatric populations, with a focus on chronic disease management, anti-aging, genomics, and nutrition. Her approach to care emphasizes lifestyle medicine and preventive health, integrating these principles to enhance patient outcomes and quality of life. Dr. Dar currently serves as the Program Director for a Family Medicine Residency Program, where she imparts her extensive clinical knowledge and high standards of care to future healthcare providers. Previously, she held a directorship at a high-volume clinic managing approximately 5,000 patients per month, a role that refined her expertise in patient flow management, clinical supervision, and the implementation of qualit...

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Mark A Smith, MD, MBA, FACS, FACHE, CPHQ

Mark A. Smith, MD Healthcare Consulting

Palm Springs, California

Medical Management, Vascular Surgery - Physician Credentialing, Physician Peer Review, Negligent Credentialing, Negligent Peer Review, Patient Safety, Healthcare Quality, Performance Improvement, Fair/Judicial hearings, Medical Staff Affairs, Conflicts of Interest, Physician Integration and Alignment, Physician conduct

Dr. Smith is an independent senior healthcare consultant and a practicing vascular surgeon as a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He has provided expert medical testimony in cases involving medical staff affairs, peer review and credentialing/privileging. He previously served as the Chief Medical Officer with Morrisey Associates Inc/ Morcare LLC for six years and for The Hardenbergh Group0 for 2 years.. He brings 40+ years of clinical practice and hospital management experiences to his work with physicians and hospitals across the United States. He is Board Certified in Vascular Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a member of the American College of Physician Executives, the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society. Dr. Smith has an expertise in system quality and performance improvement, peer review, ongoing and focused pro...

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Safa Sharabi, MD

Plastic Surgeon-Risk & Patient Safety Experience

Sharabi Plastic Surgery

Santa Monica, California

Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery - cosmetic surgery, abdominoplasty, eyelid surgery, BRCA mutation, DIEP flap, reconstructive surgery, liposuction, breast implants, top surgery, TRAM flap, open wounds, patient safety, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, transgender surgery, asymmetry, breast reconstruction, blepharoplasty, breast cancer, gender affirming surgery, wound vac

I am a board-certified plastic surgeon, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, with 10 years of post-training full-time clinical experience. I completed an integrated residency in Plastic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in 2016, followed by fellowship training in microsurgery and complex reconstruction at MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2017. After completing training, I was employed as a plastic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente for nine years. During this time, I served as Assistant Physician Director of Risk and Patient Safety at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center. In this role, I participated in peer review, adverse event investigations, root cause analyses, and system-level quality improvement initiatives within a large integrated healthcare system. This experience provided direct insight into institutional standards, documentation practices, risk mitigation strategies, and how healthcare organizations evaluate potential liability. I now own a solo pri...

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Laura Evans, MS, RN, Doctoral Candidate

Registered Nurse - Expert in Healthcare Regulation

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Hospital Administration, Nursing Administration - Joint Commission Surveyor (Retired), Healthcare Accreditation, Medication Sterile Compounding, Critical Care Nursing, Environment of Care, Patient Safety, High Level Disinfection, Adverse Event Investigations, Ambulatory Surgery, Sterile Instrument Reprocessing, Patient Blood Management

Ms. Evans served as a healthcare accreditation surveyor for The Joint Commission (TJC), and Associate Director in Standards Development and Interpretation for Joint Commission International (JCI), with over 10 years experience with The Joint Commission Enterprise. Ms. Evans also served as a healthcare compliance inspector for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment prior to joining TJC. In these positions, Ms. Evans conducted compliance surveys of hospitals seeking accreditation; investigation of complaints and adverse events; led multidisciplinary teams of surveyors for all types of hospitals including academic medical centers, community hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient centers; served as project director for standards manual revisions and development of new accreditation standards; led accreditation project teams of internal and external subject matter experts; and acted as an accreditation standards interpretation ...

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Alexandra Espinel, MD, FACS, FAAP

Board Certified Complex Pediatric Otolaryngologist

Washington, District Of Columbia

Pediatric Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology - pediatric airway mangement, obstructive sleep apnea, tracheostomy, laryngoscopy, tonsillectomy, tonsillectomy hemorrhage, adenoidectomy, otitis media, tympanostomy tubes, airway foreign body, congenital neck masses, sinusitis, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss, patient safety, medical education, standard of care

Alexandra Espinel, MD is a board certified pediatric otolaryngologist with specialized board certification in complex pediatric otolaryngology. She has over 10 years of experience in a high volume surgical practice at a Top 5 national pediatric hospital. She is an expert in surgical safety protocols, airway reconstruction, and tracheostomy management. Dr. Espinel is experienced in clinical risk review and medical education, with a proven ability to distill complex surgical outcomes for non-medical audiences. Prior consultant work experience as expert external reviewer for a major university health system & as device safety and clinical development expert for medical device company. She is a full-time academic pediatric otolaryngologist with faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics performing over 1000 procedures annually. Her administrative roles include working to ensure the hospital meets the highest national standards for surgical safety by wor...

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Diego M Garcia, MD, Ms, aFAsMA

Awarded Aerospace Medicine & Human Factors Expert

SmartFlight

Ormond Beach, Florida

Aviation & Aerospace, Human Factors - Aviation, Pilots, Flight Crew, Cabin Crew, FAA Aeromedical Certification, HIMS, Accident Investigation, Survivability, Injury Causation, Human Factors & Aerospace Safety, HSEQ, Airlines, Patient Safety, Medical Error, NTSB, Aerospace Medicine, Flight Surgeon, Occupational Medicine, Medical Device Usability, Medical Technolog

Award-winning physician-scientist, aerospace medicine specialist, and human factors expert with over 15 years of experience supporting safety, human performance, and operational resilience in aviation, aerospace, healthcare, and other high-consequence environments. Extensive expertise in accident investigation, human performance analysis, survivability, safety systems, operational risk management, and human-systems integration. Recipient of the 2024 Aerospace Medical Association John Paul Stapp Award, recognizing contributions to aerospace medicine and human performance research related to accident investigation and injuries caused by vibration, impact, and ejection forces. Professional experience includes multidisciplinary aviation accident and incident investigations involving human factors, aeromedical causation, survivability, organizational safety, and operational performance. Contributed to over 30 aviation accident and incident investigations, including major accidents, whi...

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Pat Leung, MD PharmD MPH

Physician/Pharmacist Expert

Medical Physicians Group PLLC

Jacksonville , Florida

Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine - Accident, death, malpractice, correctional medicine, prison, jail, pharmacy, pharmacist, wrongful death, negligence, occupational medicine, COVID vaccine, medical medication error, patient safety, work related injury, preventive medicine, pharmacotherapy

Dr. Leung possesses double doctorates as he has a Medical Doctorate (M.D.) and a Pharmacy Doctorate (Pharm.D.) graduae Summa Cum Laude and ranked #1 in his PharmD class throughout the whole curriculum. Dr. Leung is experienced at finding medical errors as he has been working for over 15 years in finding and preventing medical errors. He is currently working at Medical Physicians Group PLLC where he works at urgent care and outpatient clinics and sees telemedicine patients. He previously worked as a Senior Medical Physician for the Northeast Florida State Hospital, and as a Correctional Medicine Physician at the Baker County Jail which housed inmates from the Georgia and Florida Marshals and ICE patients as well. He also worked in occupational medicine and emergency medicine at the federal facility for two years. As a pharmacist, Dr. Leung was a pharmacist-in-charge for an HIV pharmacy. He has worked in multiple settings as a pharmacist including hospital pharmacy, CVS, Walgree...

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Florida

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Standard of Care, Emergency Department Errors, Medical Error Analysis, Causation Analysis, Diagnostic Error, Delayed Diagnosis, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Chest Pain, STEMI, Cardiac Care, Trauma, Communication Failures, Documentation Review, Chart Interpretation, Resident Supervision, M&M Case Analysis, Patient Safety

Dr. Robert Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, medical-legal consultant, and expert witness with 17 years of high-acuity practice at major academic hospitals. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University and practices at Level I and Level II trauma centers in Chicago. Dr. Turelli has completed more than 50 expert witness depositions, including complex, multi-system, and high-visibility litigation. His areas of expertise include emergency department standards of care, diagnostic error, documentation practices, acute cardiac care (including STEMI systems and door-to-balloon pathways), sepsis, stroke, trauma, resident supervision, communication breakdowns, and systems failures affecting emergency care delivery. He completed a two-year Administrative Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Northwestern University, where he focused on patient safety, ED operations, quality improvement, and system-level evaluation of...

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Timothy Hawkins, FACHE

Experienced direct facility negligence expert

Hospital Experts

Cape Coral , Florida

Medical Management, Medical Devices - Hospital Administration, Hospital Liability, Joint Commission Standards, IRB, Medical Devices, daVinci Robot Credentialing, Operating Room, Informed Consent, Negligent Credentialing, Patient Safety, Environment of Care, Hospital Negligence, Sexual assault and abuse, Policies and procedures

Mr. Hawkins is an accomplished Hospital Executive with experience in hospital departmental operations and regional healthcare systems. He held the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer. He is Board Certified in Healthcare Administration, and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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Patrick J Regan, DO

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

General Surgery - General/Acute Care Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, Peer Review Chairman, Quality Committee Chairman, Standards of Care, Causation, Patient Safety, Operating Room Safety Standards, Operating Room Policies and Procedures, Sham Peer Review, Fraud, External Peer Review, Federal/State cases

The Medical Expert Witness that you don't need a dictionary to understand! Dr. Patrick J. Regan has more than 30 years of experience in General Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Trauma Surgery and the Medico-Legal realm. Dr Regan trained at the World Renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr Regan has built programs and is in active surgical practice. Dr Regan is actively teaching and holds academic appointments. He is Board Certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery. In addition to his academic appointments, Dr Regan supervises other healthcare practitioners and is experienced in their scope of practice. Dr Regan also consults with the Prosecution Services Unit of the Florida Board of Medicine. He has extensive experience in the areas of Peer Review, External Peer Review, Sham Peer Review, Bad Faith Peer Review and medical staff quality issues having served both as a member and as Chairman of various hospitals Peer Review Committees and Quality Committees. Dr Regan al...

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Joseph (Jay) H McIsaac, III, MD, MS, MBA, CPE, FASA

Anesthesiology--Academic and Private Practice

McIsaac Consulting, LLC

Port St. Lucie, Florida

Anesthesiology - Patient Safety, Trauma, Coagulopathy, BioEngineering, Cardiovascular, Monitoring, CBRN, Airway, Disasters, Quality, Hemorrhage, Massive Transfusion, Technology, Risk and Crisis Management, Temperature and Hypothermia Reduction, Resuscitation, Non-OR Anesthesia, Risk Reduction

Experienced expert witness in both plaintiff and defense work. Licensed in FL, NJ, CT, and PA. Clinical Professor at 2 medical schools until January 2024: University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University. Senior Attending Anesthesiologist at Hartford Hospital, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and the University of Connecticut Health Center. Pediatric, cardiovascular, trauma anesthesia expert. Board Certified in Anesthesiology from the American Board of Anesthesiology (lifetime certification) and also from the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. Masters in biomedical engineering; MBA; Certified Physician Executive; Certified Corporate Director; Author, Educator, Inventor, and Disaster preparedness expert. Able to cross multiple domains and explain complex topics in plain language to a layman. Two books, 67 chapters, articles, editorials, and other publications. A well-known speaker at national and international professional meetings. He has presented and ...

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Georgia

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Kanika Sims, MD, MPH

Expert Witness | Hospital Medicine, 20+ Years

Morehouse School of Medicine

Decatur, Georgia

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Medical Malpractice, Hospital Medicine, Standards of Care, Diagnostic Error, Failure to Diagnose, Sepsis, Stroke, Pulmonary embolism, Heart Failure, Patient Safety, Medication Error, Acute Care, Life Care Plan Review, DVT, Causation Analysis, Med Record Review, Pressure Ulcer, Hospital Acquired Infection, Delayed Diagnosis, Code Blue

Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician and Associate Professor with 20+ years of continuous inpatient clinical practice across both large academic medical centers and mid-sized community hospitals (200-400 beds). Active academic hospitalist currently providing attending-level care and supervision at a major academic institution in Atlanta, Georgia. Available for independent medical record review, causation analysis, standard of care opinions, written reports, deposition, and trial testimony. Experienced in cases involving hospital medicine, diagnostic error, patient safety, clinical documentation, medication error, and attending physician oversight across varied inpatient settings. As an experienced hospitalist, I provide a systems-level view of inpatient care that complements specialist opinions. This perspective frequently identifies documentation gaps, coordination failures, and deviations from the standard of care that specialty-specific reviewers may overlook. My role re...

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Cheickna Diarra, MD, FACS

Unity Point Medical Center

Atlanta , Georgia

General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery - Minimally invasive surgery, general surgery, robotic surgery, gallbladder surgery complications, bariatric surgery, colon and rectal surgery, acute care surgery, upper and lower endoscopy, complex hernia surgery, bile duct injury, bowel injury, Medical error prevention, Patient safety, Trauma Surgery

Dr. Diarra is a fellow of the American Board of Surgery. He is a very experienced medical chart reviewer and expert witness. He has extensive experience in medical error prevention, patient safety and litigation for medical negligence. He testifies for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. He is skilled in minimally invasive general surgery techniques, acute care surgery and trauma surgery. He completed an additional fellowship training in bariatric, advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and maintains a full time practice working as a minimally invasive general surgeon, trauma surgeon and robotic surgeon at Unity Point Medical Center. His passion involves advocating for advances in minimally advanced laparoscopic techniques to improve the lives of patients after surgery. Dr. Diarra works in a very efficient and effective manner and is easily accessible. Expert professional opinions expressed by Dr. Diarra are based on his own personal capacity and do not necessarily re...

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Chicago, Illinois

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Tadd P Schroeder, BSN, RN, TNS, CCRN

Sepsis Coordinator, Pt Safety Trauma/Surgical ICU

Chatham, Illinois

Trauma Surgery, Emergency Medicine - Patient Safety, Charge Nurse, Code Team, Nurse manager, Firefighter, EMT, Auto Extrication, ICU, Emergency Department, Organ Recovery / Transplant, Thermal/Burn Injuries, Crush Injuries, Compartment Syndrome, Surgical Site Infections, Central Line Infections, Pressure Injuries, TBI, Stroke, Sepsis

Sepsis Nurse Navigator for 500 Bed Level 1 Trauma Center responsible for coordinating the identification and management of septic patients in the Emergency Department, conducting active and retrospective case reviews, and providing feedback to nursing and physicians to optimize clinical outcomes. Experience with the review and evaluation of patient safety events to ensure standard of care. Extensive experience caring for critically ill patients as bedside RN¸ Rapid Response Nurse/Code Team Leader, Organ Transplant Recovery Coordinator, ICU Trauma/Burn Nurse Manager. I have served for 27 years as a volunteer firefighter and EMT, and worked 16 years in the aviation industry. These experiences allow me real world understanding and practical knowledge of what is required to be a competent healthcare provider in today's society.

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Omer Yusaf, MD

Board‑Certified Hospitalist

Woodridge, Illinois

Hospitalist - Hospital Medicine, Hospitalist, Inpatient Care, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Stroke, DVT/PE, Medication Errors, Failure to Diagnose, Discharge Planning, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Acute Kidney Injury, Anticoagulation, Documentation, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

I am a board‑certified Hospital Medicine physician with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of acute medical conditions in the inpatient setting. My clinical practice includes the evaluation and treatment of sepsis, stroke, heart failure, pneumonia, acute kidney injury, anticoagulation management, and complex medical admissions. I have managed thousands of hospitalized patients and am highly familiar with standards of care, clinical pathways, and hospital policies governing inpatient medicine. My expertise includes medical decision‑making, failure‑to‑diagnose allegations, delayed treatment, medication errors, fall risk assessment, discharge planning, readmission prevention, and interdisciplinary communication. I have significant experience with EMR documentation standards, patient safety initiatives, and quality improvement processes. I am skilled in reviewing medical records, identifying deviations from standard of care, and providing clear, objective, and well‑s...

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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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Tom-meka Archinard, MD, MBA, FACEP

CMO/DIO-Emergency Physician Exec/QI/Safety/GME

Stat Medical Care and Consulting P.C.

Bethesda, Maryland

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Telemedicine, Hospital Operations, Post Acute Care, Quality and Process Improvement, Patient Safety, Emergency Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, Resident Supervision, Advance Practice Provider Supervision, APP supervision, DIO, System failure

Physician Executive | Emergency Medicine | Hospital Operations | Regulatory & Compliance | Graduate Medical Education | Telehealth & Post-Acute Care I am a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and senior healthcare executive with extensive experience in acute clinical care, hospital operations, regulatory compliance, graduate medical education oversight, quality and patient safety, and post-acute care delivery. I have practiced in high-acuity emergency departments and have held system-level leadership roles with direct responsibility for clinical operations, regulatory readiness, physician performance, and institutional compliance. My background uniquely integrates front-line emergency medicine with executive oversight of hospital systems, allowing me to provide clear, defensible expert opinions in matters involving standard of care, emergency department operations, resident supervision, EMTALA, regulatory compliance, hospital policies, and systems-based failures. I routin...

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Enaruna Tychus, MD

Board-Certified Internist – Fmr Chief of Medicine

GETMED COMPANIES

EDGEWATER, Maryland

Internal Medicine - Primary care, chronic care, Healthcare Leadership, Quality Metrics, Diabetes, End of life, wrongful deaths, Patient Safety, Hospital Administration, kidney and heart disease, Nursing home, Concierge Medicine, Healthcare Consulting, Health Systems Improvement, malpractice, Patient Experience, Culturally Sensitive care, Elder care

Dr. Ena Tychus is a board-certified internal medicine physician with over 15 years of clinical and leadership experience. She is a former Chief of Medicine at Kaiser Permanente in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, where she led a large multispecialty team and oversaw quality, safety, and performance metrics for one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems. Her expertise spans patient safety, standard of care, medical error prevention, quality metrics (including HEDIS measures), clinical documentation, and hospital administration. She has extensive experience with cases involving delayed or missed diagnoses, medication management, infection control, hospital policies, and physician performance. Dr. Tychus has been recognized as a Top Doctor multiple times and has received accolades for her leadership in improving patient outcomes and staff development. She has trained and mentored physicians, nurses, and healthcare leaders, and continues to lecture on physician well-being, medical e...

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Jeffrey M Rothschild, MD, MPH

Hospitalist / Inpatient Internal Medicine, Harvard

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Newton, Massachusetts

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Inpatient Internal Medicine, DVT / PE, Perioperative Consultation, Sepsis, Shock, Stroke, Hemorrhage, Cardiovascular Disease, Procedural Complications, Quality of Care, Falls, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed diagnosis, Falls, Heart failure, Myocardial infarction

Jeffrey Rothschild MD, MPH is board certified in internal medicine and formerly in critical care medicine. Following fellowship training, he spent 15 years in critical care medicine (intensivist). This was followed by 25 years of experience in inpatient internal medicine (hospitalist), in both academic medical centers and community hospitals, until 2024. Dr. Rothschild is currently a faculty member of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School where he currently teaches Harvard medical students. Dr. Rothschild has a deep background in health services research with a focus on patient safety, medical errors and information technology and is widely published (kindly see CV for details). Dr. Rothschild has led a broad range of quality improvement projects including the introduction of a new and expansive rapid response team system (over 900 beds), new technology adoption and innovative monitoring devices to detect early inpatient det...

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Patricia J Bartzak, DNP, RN, CMSRN, TCRN, CNRN, NPD-BC

Staff Nurse - Direct Patient Care

Clinical Nurse

Natick, Massachusetts

Nurse - Medical-Surgical Nursing, Trauma, Infectious Disease, Clinical Nursing Care, Critical Care Nursing, Wound Care, Patient Safety, Patient Falls

Skilled hospital nurse clinician with 23 years of direct nursing care of patients with infectious diseases and trauma patients, including injuries and diseases related to neurologic, cardiac, renal, renal transplant, spinal, orthopedic and acute and chronic pain and oncologic diagnoses. Reviewed more than 85 cases in 9 years, written several reports, and been deposed about 20 times in person and video, both plaintiff and defense. Currently working as a staff nurse in a hospital designated as a level 1 trauma center. Direct care experience with complex airways, cervical instability, multi-drain management, epidural abscesses, orthopedic hardware infections, invasive monitoring, complex wounds, pain management and surgical interventions from multiple services: orthopedics, neurology, general surgery, thoracic, infectious disease and gastrointestinal medicine. Co-chaired the American Nurse's Association (ANA) Scope & Standards of Practice, the nursing standards that guides nu...

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Lee Ann Baldini

Hospital Case Manager & Care Coordination Expert

Expert Consulting Services

Salem, Massachusetts

Hospital Administration, Life Care Planning - Certified Case Manager, CCM, Hospital Case Management, Care Coordination, Utilization Review, Discharge Planning, Post-Acute Care, Resource Utilization, Transition Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Safety, Readmission Reduction, Patient Outcome, Skilled Nursing Facility Transitions

With over 40 years of nursing experience and more than 25 years in case management leadership, Lee Ann Baldini brings an exceptional depth of knowledge in coordinating and optimizing patient care transitions. As Director of Case Management at a major medical center, she oversees comprehensive case management services, ensuring compliance, efficient resource use, and quality outcomes across campuses. Her strategic approach to discharge planning and interdisciplinary collaboration has resulted in reduced readmission rates, improved patient satisfaction, and streamlined transitions to post-acute care. Lee Ann's expertise as a Certified Case Manager (CCM) and extensive background in clinical nursing make her a highly qualified expert witness for cases related to care coordination, discharge planning, and hospital utilization management. Case Work Includes: · Case Management Operations and Policy Implementation · Hospital Utilization Review and Resource Allocation · Discharge Plannin...

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Dr. Shawn M. Stanghellini, RN, DNP, CCRN

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Bedside practicing nurse, medical record review, review of medical records, nursing standards of care, patient safety, patient falls, acute care nursing, medication administration, and nursing-related issues

Dr. Stanghellini RN has been a bedside practicing nurse since 1994. He also has experience as a charge nurse, nurse educator, and visiting scholar. He is available to review medical records for nursing standards of care.

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William T McGee, MD, MHA

Clear defensible case analysis of clinical care

University of Massachusetts School of Medicine

Fiskdale, Massachusetts

Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist - Patient Safety, Shock, Critical Care, Vascular access, Central venous catheterization, SEPSIS, Intensive Care, Respiratory Failure, Resuscitation, Infectious disease, Nosocomial Infection, Iatrogenic Complications, Post-operative infections, Pharmaceutical, device industry, complications and death

William T. McGee is a professor of Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesiology @ the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a specialist in critical care medicine with interests in hemodynamic physiology, trauma, brain injury, ARDS, vascular access (pulmonary artery catheterization), sepsis, and nosocomial pneumonia. Dr. McGee has published over 150 papers, chapters and abstracts and has been the principal investigator for clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of new treatments for severe sepsis, MRSA and pneumonia. Presently his primary focus is on functional hemodynamics, physiologic optimization and the safety of central venous access. Dr. McGee was the lead enroller and author on the paper that reported the outcome of linezolid versus vancomycin for the treatment of MRSA pneumonia. Early in his career he was a finalist for the Cecil Lehman Mayer Research Award from the American College of Chest Physicians for his work examining the utility of pulmonary artery cat...

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Linda L. Davis, RN, WCC

LTC/SNF Certified Wound RN & Clinical Leader

Expert Consulting Services

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Nursing Administration, Wound Care - Long-Term Care, Wound Management, Director of Nursing, Wound Care, Clinical Oversight, Regulatory Compliance, Palliative Care, End-of-Life Care, COVID-19 Nurse, Nursing Home Negligence, Patient Safety, Care Plan Development, Pressure Ulcer, Medication Management, Fall Prevention, Neglect, Abuse

Linda L. Davis, RN, WCC, is a seasoned registered nurse with over two decades of experience, specializing in wound care, long-term care (LTC), and skilled nursing facility (SNF) operations. She has held leadership roles such as Director of Nursing and Assistant Director of Nursing, where she managed clinical care for residents, ensured regulatory compliance, and led teams to achieve deficiency-free surveys. Her expertise in wound management is complemented by her certification as a Wound Care Specialist and her role as a wound care educator. Linda's clinical background includes managing complex patient cases involving pressure ulcer prevention, infection control, fall prevention, and end-of-life care. Her leadership in improving CMS ratings and maintaining quality standards has made her a respected figure in nursing home care and operations. Additionally, Linda has experience providing education on advanced wound care to both nursing and medical staff, further showcasing her commit...

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Kevin Qiwei Zhang, MD, PhD

Boston, Massachusetts

Hospitalist, Family Medicine - inpatient, critical care, consumer compliance, pharmaceutical, complain, unprofessional, death, injury, loss, consultation, expert witness, drug safety, adverse reaction, incompetence, outpatient, urgent care, patient safety, malpractice, medical device, case review

Board certified hospitalist and family medicine practitioner with full license in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin, I have had extensive clinical experience in inpatient, critical care, and outpatient practice in the tertiary academic medical centers and community hospitals in multiple states. I obtained PhD in Medical Oncology and Pharmacology at Indiana University School of Medicine with tremendous experience in pharmacology and pharmaceutical research, drug safety and adverse reaction research and management with more than 20 publications in top-notch medical journals. I have comprehensive experience in case review, peer review, and expert witness consultation.

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Michigan

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Michael Boczar, D.O. FACEP

University of Michigan

Clarkston, Michigan

Emergency Medicine - Credentialing, Quality, Patient Safety, Strangulation including Erotic Asphyxiation, EMS, Sepsis, Myocardial Infarction, Testicular Torsion, Pneumonia, MCOLES Training (Michigan Coalition of Law Enforcement Standards)

Board Certified (ABEM) Emergency Physician with over 30 years of post-graduate clinical experience working in a Level I Trauma Center. Transitioned out of the clinical arena in January 2025 but continues to maintain Board Certification in Emergency Medicine. Expert witness (for both plaintiff and defendant) in strangulation/erotic asphyxiation, credentialing and medical malpractice cases. Has completed MCOLES (Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards) training. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of Michigan, for twenty years. Oral Board Examiner (ABEM) for eight years. Credentialing Chair for thirteen years, as well as Quality Assurance Chair for fifteen years at Hurley Hospital, Flint, Michigan. Current Physician Advisor for Utilization Review, Hurley Hospital, reviewing over 1,000 cases per year. Authored medical education book chapters , as well as numerous journal articles. Previous Medical Director for a commun...

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Ketan Chopra, MD

Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine Expert Witness

Detroit, Michigan

Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine - Anesthesiology, Pain management, Regional anesthesia, chronic pain, interventional pain, epidural injections, nerve blocks, medical malpractice, perioperative medicine, anesthesia complications, spinal stimulation, patient safety, opioid management, multimodal analgesia, acute pain, sedation

Dr. Ketan Chopra is a highly trained anesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician, currently practicing at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, Michigan. He completed his chief residency in anesthesiology at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University and a fellowship in interventional pain medicine at the University of Michigan. With board certifications in both anesthesiology and pain medicine, Dr. Chopra specializes in managing complex pain conditions using state-of-the-art techniques, including regenerative medicine, spinal interventions, and neuromodulation. As a Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, he is committed to advancing the field through education, research, and mentorship. Dr. Chopra is actively involved in professional organizations, including the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and the American Society of Anesthesiology. He is a sought-after speaker at national conferences, addressing topics such as cervical spine interventi...

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Jessica J Fink, RN, BSN, CMSRN

Certified Medical-Surgical RN - Expert Witness

Medical Perspective LLC

Herculaneum, Missouri

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - Medical-Surgical, General Surgery, Falls, Medical Record Review, Nursing Standard of Care, Chronologies, Nursing Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Hospital Nursing Care, Assisted Living, Patient Safety, Sepsis, IV Complications, Legal Nurse Consulting, Medication Safety, Pressure Ulcer Prevention

I am a Legal Nurse Consultant and Nurse Expert Witness with more than 17 years of experience caring for patients with diverse medical conditions. Throughout my career, I have cultivated extensive expertise across various nursing domains, ensuring I remain well-informed about current policies, procedures, and best practices. My knowledge encompasses clinical skills, standards of care, and the most recent evidence-based practices that contribute to optimal patient outcomes. I hold a Board Certification in Medical-Surgical Nursing, reflecting my commitment to maintaining high standards of professional competence. In my current position, I deliver patient care and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to formulate individualized care plans that address each patient's specific needs. In my direct patient care responsibilities, I serve as a clinical instructor and preceptor, mentoring new graduates, nursing students, and newly hired staff. I am employed at St. Clare Hospital in Fen...

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Michael A. Ruzek, DO, CPE, FACEP

Chief Quality Officer of Regional Health System

New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Medical Management - Quality of care, Patient Safety, Risk Management, Internal Medicine, Peer Review, Emergency Medicine, Accidents, EMTALA, Standard of Care, Malpractice, Medical decision making, Liability, Sentinel Events, Regulatory Compliance, Clinical governance, Patient safety protocol, Medical necessity, Informed consent, Negligence, Compliance

Dr. Ruzek s a board-certified emergency physician and experienced medical expert witness with extensive leadership experience in healthcare quality, patient safety, and clinical operations. He currently serves as Chief Quality Officer for a regional health system in North Carolina, where he oversees enterprise-wide quality improvement initiatives, regulatory compliance, peer review, risk reduction, and patient safety strategy. In addition to active clinical practice in emergency medicine, Dr. Ruzek has provided medical-legal consulting and expert witness services involving emergency care, standard of care, patient safety, clinical documentation, causation analysis, systems-based failures, and quality-related healthcare litigation. His unique combination of frontline clinical experience and executive healthcare leadership provides attorneys with both detailed clinical insight and a broader systems-level understanding of healthcare delivery and medical decision-making. Dr. Ruzek is ...

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Thomas Bojko, MD, MS, JD, FCLM

Senior executive with strong testifying experience

Hospital Experts

Port Monmouth, New Jersey

Hospital Administration, Medical Management - Hospital Administration, Hospital Negligence, Joint Commission Standards, Negligent Credentialing, Physician Contracting, Informed Consent, Standards of Care, Patient Transfer, Patient Safety, Pediatric Critical Care, Birth Injury, Hyperbilirubinemia, Sexual Assault, Negligent discharge

Thomas Bojko, MD, MS, JD, FCLM has spent over two decades in healthcare where he has held executive leadership positions in both hospital and medical administration. He is an expert in hospital operations, policies and procedures. Dr. Bojko has made many contributions to the administrative, clinical and educational aspects of healthcare and has received numerous awards and recognition for his efforts. He gained national prominence serving as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Critical Care Executive Committee and as a member of the NACHRI (National Association of Children’s Hospitals) Board of Trustees. In addition, he has authored numerous articles, policy statements and editorials in peer-reviewed journals. He also participated in authoring the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy on Hyperbilirubinemia.

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Kavita Kasat, MD

NYC Neonatologist - HIE, Sepsis, Standard of Care

New York, New York

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - Birth Injury, Birth Asphyxia, Standard of Care, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Neonatal Resuscitation, Neonatal Sepsis, Prematurity, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Apgar Scores, Respiratory Failure, Central Line, Neonatologist

Dr. Kavita Kasat is a board-certified neonatologist with over 17 years of attending-level experience in high-acuity Level III and IV NICUs in New York City. She currently serves as the Director of Pediatric Quality & Patient Safety at Lenox Hill Hospital (Northwell Health) and is an Assistant Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine. Leadership & Systems Expertise: Hospital Safety Oversight: Oversees departmental quality programs, adverse event reviews, sentinel event reporting, and root cause analyses (RCA). Policy & Guideline Author: Authored numerous NICU and Maternal-Child Health guidelines, including protocols for resuscitation, sepsis evaluation, central line management, and phototherapy. Program Development: Created and directs Lenox Hill’s Neonatal-Perinatal Palliative Care Program. Medical Education: Serves as Director of Pediatric Education, organizing grand rounds and training for NPs and staff. A former Head Coordinator and Instructor for the Neonatal Resuscitatio...

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Dhruv Patel, MD

Critical Care & Infectious Diseases, Transplant

New York, New York

Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Diseases - Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Transplant Infectious Diseases, Transplant ICU, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, ICU, Intensivist, Surgical Critical Care, Tracheostomy, Percutaneous Tracheostomy, Sepsis, Liver transplant, Organ transplant, Infection Control, Parenteral Nutrition, Kidney Transplant, Intestinal Transplant

A triple board-certified physician in Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Internal Medicine, offering a rare dual-specialty perspective for complex medical-legal reviews. As an Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital New York, I possess extensive expertise in managing high-acuity ICU patients and maintain a vast experience in infectious diseases, specifically within immunocompromised and organ transplant populations. I serve as Director of Quality for the Institute for Critical Care Medicine, where I oversee quality of care delivery and hospital-wide standards of care. I am also a recognized expert in percutaneous tracheostomy, directing institutional training and protocol development for procedural safety

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Michelle Kars, MD, FAAP

Chief Anesthesiology - Pediatric Faculty

New York, New York

Pediatric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - Trauma Emergencies, Narcotics, Propopol, Recovery room PACU, Positioning, Regional Anesthesia nerve blocks, Difficult intubation, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Acute pain management, Nerve injury, Airway injuries, Hypotension, Laryngospasm Bronchospasm, Airway management, Drug errors, Patient Safety, Sedation, Hypoxia, Fire, Codes

Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology Medical Expert work for both Pediatric and Adult Patients- Triple board-certified in Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, and Pediatrics. Dr. Michelle Kars is the Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Kars has extensive experience in perioperative care for both pediatric and adult patients. She has led numerous clinical and operational initiatives, including launching a 24/7 pediatric acute pain service, developing the first ACGME-accredited pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwell, and overseeing the design and opening of a new state-of-the-art pediatric operating room complex. She has been a leader in patient safety and quality at her institution for over 10 years. A national and international speaker with over 100 presentations and 20 peer-revie...

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Lars-Kristofer N Peterson, MD

Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Physician

Amherst, New York

Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - Neurocritical Care, Airway management, Shock, Sepsis, ECMO, Status asthmaticus, Patient safety, Medication safety, Clinical ethics, Brain death, Rapid response teams, Code response teams, Cardiac resuscitation, Medical critical care

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson, MD HEC-C FAAEM FACEP, graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2010, completed his emergency medicine (EM) residency (University of Rochester) in 2013, completed a critical care medicine (CCM) fellowship (University of Rochester) in 2015, and has been a practicing academic emergency medicine and critical care attending physician since. He is board-certified in EM, CCM, and neurocritical care. Additionally, he has earned the healthcare ethics consultant-certified (HEC-C) credential from the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Dr. Peterson is an award winning educator. Peers, learners, patients, and their families recognize Dr. Peterson for his compassionate and clear explanations of complex medical topics. This compassion and clarity translate well to preparing and delivering material targeted to audiences without medical training. Dr. Peterson attends to complex, critically ill patients in emergency m...

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Hilary Gallin, MD, MBA

Harvard Trained, Board Certified Anesthesiologist

New York, New York

Anesthesiology, Obstetrical Anesthesiology - epidurals, airway management, failed intubation, aspiration, hypoxic injury, medication errors, procedural sedation, patient safety, systems failures, standard of care, neuraxial anesthesia, OB hemorrhage, anesthesia complications, adverse events, informed consent, cesarean delivery, maternal safety, Post dural puncture headache

Hilary Gallin, MD, MBA Obstetric & General Anesthesiology | Expert Witness Services Dr. Hilary Gallin is a Harvard-trained, board-certified anesthesiologist on faculty at a major academic medical center in New York City. She maintains an active clinical practice in both obstetric and general anesthesia, giving her broad expertise across a wide range of anesthesia-related litigation. She accepts plaintiff and defense cases equally and is available for record review, written opinions, and testimony nationwide. Dr. Gallin's obstetric anesthesia expertise covers the full scope of labor and delivery anesthesia care, including neuraxial complications, obstetric hemorrhage and emergency resuscitation, medication errors, and the standard of care in high-risk obstetric settings. Her general anesthesia practice extends her medicolegal reach to perioperative complications, airway management, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), and adverse events across surgical subspecialties, making her an eff...

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Cynthia Cross, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNSc

Nursing Practice Expert- All Inpatient Specialties

Franklinton, North Carolina

Nurse, Neurology - Critical Care, Stroke, Brain Injury, Spine Surgery, Neurologic Surgery, Medical-Surgical Conditions, Pharmacology, Patient Safety, Clinical Documentation, Care Planning, Scope of Nursing Practice

Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist with certification in Adult Critical Care practicing in a large health care system. Current practice includes providing direct patient care and being a neurologic expert for nursing staff and liaison for the medical team members. Ensure evidence based practice for neuroscience population and nursing practice within scope of licensure. Investigate patient safety risk with implementation of quality improvement as needed. Extensive experience with Stroke, Spine Surgery, Brain Surgery, Critical Care, Medical-Surgical & Ambulatory Care populations. Clinical focus and experience incorporating and ensuring standards of care, evidence based practice, scope of practice, quality improvement, electronic medical record documentation, patient safety, policy and guideline implementation, and expectations of interprofessional clinical practice. Experience as legal nursing expert for over 6 years.

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Christopher J Nash, MD, EdM

Emergency Physician: Harvard-Trained, Duke Faculty

Durham, North Carolina

Emergency Medicine, Education & Schools - emergency medicine, trauma, toxicology, airway, cardiac arrest, simulation, medical education, artificial intelligence, strangulation injuries, intimate partner violence, medical errors, resuscitation, clinical education, diagnostic errors, resident supervision, standard of care, acute care, patient safety

Dr. Christopher J. Nash, MD, EdM, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. He currently serves as the Simulation Director for the Duke Emergency Medicine residency program, where he designs and leads advanced training in resuscitation, airway management, trauma, and acute care. Dr. Nash brings nearly a decade of frontline emergency medicine experience, including residency and faculty practice at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Duke University Hospital. He has managed thousands of high-acuity emergency cases, including trauma, toxicology, cardiac arrest, sepsis, and airway emergencies. His expertise extends to standard of care in the emergency department, decision-making under pressure, and supervision of resident physicians in complex cases. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Nash is nationally recognized for his work in medical education and simul...

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Michael A. Ruzek, DO, CPE, FACEP

Chief Quality Officer of Regional Health System

Fayetteville , North Carolina

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Robert J Zimmanck, MD, FASA

Anesthesia Expert Witness | Plaintiff & Defense

Ohio

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Levi D Vance, PA-C

Inpatient Psychiatry Physician Assistant

Medford, Oregon

Physician Assistant, Psychiatry - Inpatient psychiatry, Consult Liason, Suicide risk, Crisis care, Psychosis, Mood disorders, Substance use, Patient safety, Involuntary hold, Discharge planning, Medication management, Malpractice, Standard of care, Behavioral Health, Acute psychiatry, Psychiatric hold, Assessment, Telemedicine, Documentation, Hospital Safety

Levi D. Vance, PA-C – Psychiatric Expert Witness I am a board-certified Physician Assistant with over six years of experience in inpatient psychiatry at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Unit. My practice involves daily evaluation and management of patients with acute psychiatric conditions including psychosis, severe mood disorders, substance use disorders, and suicidal ideation requiring crisis stabilization. Courtroom Experience I regularly provide testimony in civil commitment hearings, which has familiarized me with legal proceedings, communicating psychiatric concepts to legal audiences, and responding to examination. Clinical Background My clinical work encompasses suicide risk assessment, psychiatric medication management, involuntary hold determinations, discharge planning for high-acuity patients, and crisis intervention. I treat patients across the full spectrum of acute psychiatric presentations and work within multidisciplinary teams to addr...

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Joelle R. Lauchner, DO

Internal Medicine Expert Witness – Complex Care

JRL Expert Consulting Services, LLC

Exton , Pennsylvania

Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine - Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Complex Care, Addiction, Obesity, Preventative, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Medication Errors, Polypharmacy, Fall Prevention, Care Coordination, Quality Improvment, Medical informatics, Epic EMR, Academic Medicine, Physician Leadership, Patient Safety, Pain Management, Unbiased

Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician | Complex Outpatient Care including Addiction, Obesity, Pain Management & Geriatrics Dr. Lauchner is a U.S.-trained, board-certified Internal Medicine physician with more than 10 years of experience in a busy primary care practice, providing care for patients with complex, multi-morbid medical conditions across the spectrum of outpatient medicine. She began serving as Associate Program Director for a large Internal Medicine residency program in 2023, where she supervises and teaches resident physicians how to provide compassionate and comprehensive care that is individualized for each patient. In this role, she also participates in morbidity and mortality and quality improvement case reviews. As the residency director of quality improvement education she is required to be objective and evidence-based in her assessment of medical care and outcomes. Dr. Lauchner's clinical expertise includes: Addiction medicine and controlled substance ...

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Theo Leriotis, DO, FACEP

Experienced Board Certified Clinical EM Physician

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Emergency Medicine - Trauma, MI, Cardiac Emergency, Pulmonary Embolism, Appendiciits, Stroke, Sepsis, Airway Management, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Aneurysm, Subarachnoid, Failure to Diagnose, Standard of Care, Mass Gathering, Crowd Medicine, Event Medicine, Media Consulting, EPIC, Patient Safety

I am an experienced board-certified emergency physician with deep understanding of complex emergency medical and trauma care, patient safety and mass gathering medicine. I specialize in standard of care, causation, negligence, medical malpractice and personal injury cases. I am involved in both plaintiff and defense cases. With a distinguished career spanning over a decade, I serve as a clinical professor, and as a EPIC physician builder. Giving me the ability to combine clinical excellence with a focus on education deep understanding of medical-legal nuances, making me a trusted resource for litigation support, case review, and expert testimony. Recognized as a Philadelphia Top Doctor in Emergency Medicine. I continue to engage in professional development and education to delver well researched opinions. Prompt responses and timely review of all matters.

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Janet Graham, MSN, CRNA

Anesthesiology Standards of Care Expert

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Lakeland, Tennessee

Anesthesiology, Nurse Anesthetist - Malpractice, Airway Management, Difficult or Failed Intubation, Medication Errors, Documentation, Hypoxia, MAC Anesthesia, Propofol, Sedation Complication, Ambulatory Anesthesia, Anesthesia Awareness, Informed Consent, Dental, Neuromuscular blockade, Endoscopy, Oral Surgery, Patient Safety, Office-Based, PACU Complication

CRNA expert specializing in anesthesia malpractice, including anesthesia awareness, office-based anesthesia complications, and failures in anesthetic delivery and monitoring. Provides clear, evidence-based opinions on standard of care, breach, and causation. Janet Graham, CRNA, is a full-time practicing anesthesia provider with 14 years of independent clinical anesthesia experience and over 20 years in critical care, beginning with a foundation in cardiovascular ICU nursing. Her anesthesia practice spans a wide range of hospital and outpatient environments, including Level I trauma centers, rural hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and office-based surgical settings across multiple states. Throughout her career, she has served as a clinical preceptor for student nurse anesthetists and has collaborated with a broad range of surgeons, patient populations, and anesthesia techniques. This breadth of experience has strengthened her adaptability, clinical judgment, and ability to man...

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Sophia C Bailey, MSN,BSN,RN,CNOR

Congenital Heart Surgery (Pediatric & Adults)

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Consultants

Houston, Texas

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Standards of care, Chart review, Ventricular assist devices, Root cause analysis, Patient safety, OR Nursing standards, Retained surgical items, Adult congenital surgery, Operating room safety, Pediatric ECMO, Wrong-site surgery, Chest tube management, Complex congenital surgery, Heart Transplants, Sentinel events

Registered nurse with more than 27 years nursing experience, including 19 years specializing in pediatric, neonatal and adult congenital heart surgery within the cardiac operating room (CVOR). Emphasis in practice has focuses on high acuity, high risk pediatric and adult cardiac cases, including complex congenital repairs and mechanical circulatory support. Ms. Bailey has extensive expertise in perioperative standards of care related to pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery, with particular emphasis on ECMO cannulation and management, intraoperative safety, surgical counts, and the prevention and identification of intentionally retained foreign objects (IRFOs). In addition, she has led and participated in patient safety investigations, near miss reviews, and root cause analyses (RCA), and has actively involved in the development, implementation, and reinforcement of perioperative policies and procedures. Ms. Bailey's work includes medical record review, timeline development, ...

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SAIMA SIDDIQUI, MD

Family Medicine & Primary Care Expert Witness

SAN ANTONIO, Texas

Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care - Family Medicine, Medical Malpractice, Standard of Care, Causation Analysis, Medical Record Review, Failure to Diagnose, Failure to Treat, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Obesity Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Care, Medication Errors, Patient Safety, Clinical Documentation, Chart Review, Inpatient Medicine, Evidence-Based Medicine

Board-certified Family Medicine physician and medical expert witness with over 20 years of active clinical practice. Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP), Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine (DABOM), and Diplomate of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABHPM). Holds a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) from UT Health San Antonio. Currently Professor of Clinical Medicine at UTHSCSA Long School of Medicine. Clinical Expertise & Subspecialties Subspecialty expertise in three distinct areas: Hospital Medicine: Extensive inpatient experience including acute illness management, care transitions, discharge planning, coordination of consultants, and hospital-acquired complications. Familiar with hospitalist standards of care, rapid response protocols, and inpatient medication management — areas frequently at issue in hospital negligence litigation. Hospice & Palliative Care: Board-certified expertise in goals-of-care ...

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Texas

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Yannique Mack, RN, BSN, MBA

Award Winning Nurse Expert in Active Practice

Yannique Nurse Expert Consultant

Liberty Hill, Texas

Nurse, Critical Care Medicine - Stroke certified, PALS, ACLS, BLS, Medical record review, patient safety, safe patient handling, Falls, nursing policy, medication safety, process improvement, Lean Greenbelt, servant leader

Legal Nurse Consultant | Expert in Hospital Operations, Critical Care, and Compliance I am a highly experienced healthcare executive and bedside nurse with a B.S.N. and M.B.A., offering over 20 years of clinical and leadership experience across diverse hospital settings. My expertise includes hospital operations, Critical Care, Cardiac/Tele service lines, Surgical and Peri-operative Services, Emergency/Trauma Services, and compliance with Joint Commission, state, and federal regulations. I have successfully supervised over 172 FTEs and managed hospital budgets exceeding $200 million. I’ve led and maintained accreditation efforts, authored system-wide policies, and ensured regulatory compliance for more than a decade. I have extensive experience in areas critical to legal review including standards of care, hospital protocols, staffing, scope of practice, and patient safety. As a Legal Nurse Expert, I bring authoritative insight into hospital operations, clinical decision-making, ...

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Arvind Chandrakantan, MD, MBA, MS, FAAP, FAASM, FASA

Pediatric Anesthesiology- TCH faculty

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, Texas

Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology - Pediatric Anesthesia, Neonatal Anesthesia, PDNV, HCM, Healthcare IT, PONV, Pediatric Research, Patient Safety, PALS, CPR, Sleep Apnea, Opioids

Arvind Chandrakantan, MD, MBA, MS, FAAP, FAASM, FASA is a board certified Anesthesiologist, subspecialty board certified Pediatric Anesthesiologist, at Texas Children's Medical Center. Arvind currently holds the title of Professor of Anesthesiology. I have trained at some of the top children's hospitals in the country (Cincinnati, Miami, TCH, Dallas). I stay on top of current practice through educational and clinical initiatives. I am happy to provide an objective, structured analysis of any cases you bring to me. I don't have an inclination towards a particular side- I see my role is to provide you a fair assessment for the fee you pay to me.

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Ron Norris, DHA, CPPS, FACHE

Hospital Administration Expert Witness

Norris Healthcare Consulting

Rockwall, Texas

Hospital Administration, Safety - Hospital Administration, Healthcare Operations, Hospital Negligence, Patient Safety, CMS Conditions of Participation, Joint Commission Standards, EMTALA violations, Infection Control, Standard of Care, Hospital policies and procedures, Healthcare Regulatory Compliance, Staffing and Capacity management

Ron Norris, DHA, MBA, MHSM, FACHE, CPPS, is a hospital administration and healthcare operations executive with extensive experience in large academic medical centers and complex healthcare systems. He currently serves in a senior hospital operations leadership role at a major academic medical center in Dallas, Texas, where he is responsible for operational oversight across multiple service lines, including inpatient units, emergency services, and support departments. Dr. Norris has deep expertise in patient safety, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and hospital risk management. His work routinely involves oversight of CMS Conditions of Participation, Joint Commission standards, EMTALA compliance, infection prevention, and performance improvement initiatives. He has direct experience addressing adverse events, including hospital-acquired infections, sepsis, post-surgical complications, and patient safety incidents, as well as developing and enforcing hospital policies and ...

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Raymond S Joseph, M.D.

Regional Anesthesiologist

Seattle, Washington

Anesthesiology - General Anesthesia, Acute Pain Management, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Anesthetic Complications, Ambulatory Surgery, Nerve Blocks, Airway Management, Local Anesthetics, Spinals/Epidurals, Patient Safety

Board-Certified Anesthesiologist with more than 20 years of continuous clinical practice, specializing in perioperative care, regional anesthesia, local anesthetic pharmacology, continuous peripheral nerve blocks, and neuraxial techniques. Extensive experience supervising and delivering thousands of anesthetics in care teams involving CRNAs, residents, and fellows. Recognized leader in regional anesthesia education and current President of the Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship Directors Association. Experienced in clinical standards of care, training oversight, and the safe implementation of advanced regional anesthesia techniques.

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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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Nichole Lloyd, BSN, RN

Experienced & Specialized Registered Nurse

Janesville, Wisconsin

Nurse - Perioperative care, RN, Registered Nurse, Post-Operative Nursing, Pre-OP, Post-OP, PACU, Pre-Surgical Evaluations, Post-Anesthesia Recovery, Discharge Planning, ACLS, BLS, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, PALS, Patient Safety, Medication Safety, Critical Care, Cardiac Arrest, Acute Care, Personal Injury

Nichole Lloyd, BSN, RN, brings over 13 years of progressive experience in nursing, with a focus on perioperative care. Currently serving as a Pre-/Post-Op and PACU registered nurse at UW Health East Madison Hospital, she has consistently demonstrated her commitment to delivering excellent patient care. Nichole excels in patient education, risk assessment, and clinical leadership, ensuring patients and their families feel informed and supported throughout the surgical process. Her expertise extends across diverse perioperative settings, including pre-surgical evaluations, post-anesthesia recovery, and discharge planning. This comprehensive skill set equips Nichole with a deep understanding of medical standards and protocols, making her an invaluable resource in her role as a medical expert witness. Nichole’s dedication to the nursing profession is reflected in her leadership roles, including chairing the Nursing Recognition Council and serving on several shared governance councils a...

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Robert J Zimmanck, MD, FASA

Anesthesia Expert Witness | Plaintiff & Defense

Franklin, Wisconsin

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A. Keith Wesley, MD, FACEP, FAEMS

Emergency Medical Services Expert Witness

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical Services, EMT, Paramedic, Standard of Care, Prehospital, Inter-facility Transport, Ambulance, Cardiac Arrest, Airway Management, Choking, Spinal Injury Management, Excited Delirium, Patient Restraint, Refusal of Care, Failure to Transport, Patient Safety

* Residency trained and Board Certified in Emergency Medicine (Retired) * Board Certified in Emergency Medical Services * Minnesota State EMS Medical Director 2007 - 2010 * Wisconsin State EMS Medical Director 2006 - 2008 * Chair, National Council of State EMS Medical Directors 2006 - 2008 * EMS Physician Advisory Committee, Wisconsin DHFS 1993 - 2004 * Author of two ECG texts and Medical Advisor to two Emergency Medical Responder textbooks * Editorial Board member Journal of Emergency Medical Services 2007 - 2020 * Medical Director M Health Fairview EMS (St. Paul MN) 2008 - 2020 * Medical Director United Emergency Medical Response (WI) 2007 - Present * Medical Director Ashland Bayfield County (WI) 2006 - 2012 * Medical Director Eau Claire Fire Department (WI) 1994 - 2004 * Assistant Medical Director Janesville Fire Department (WI) 1989 - 1993 My experience in direct oversight of EMS agencies and development of state-wide policies and protocols attests to my ability to evaluate t...