Perioperative Medicine Expert Witnesses

Bethesda, Maryland

Anesthesiology - Anesthesia, Anesthesiology, Preoperative Evaluation, Postoperative Complications, General Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Anesthesia Monitoring, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Regional Anesthesia, Ambulatory Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine, Patient Safety, Airway Management, Standards of Care

Board-certified anesthesiologist with more than 13 years of attending physician experience in both academic and private practice settings. My clinical practice includes general anesthesiology, regional anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, ambulatory surgery, and comprehensive perioperative medicine. I currently practice in a high-volume community and ambulatory setting while maintaining broad experience caring for medically complex adult surgical patients across multiple specialties. Prior to entering private practice, I served as academic faculty in anesthesiology, where I was actively involved in resident and medical student education, simulation-based training, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives. I directed an American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) MOCA® simulation program, developed simulation curricula, and instructed physicians in crisis resource management, perioperative decision-making, airway management, regional anesthesia, and management of anesthetic compl...

Boston, Massachusetts

Anesthesiology - Anesthesia, Orthopedic anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, General surgery, Neuraxial anesthesia, Gynecology, Urology, Preoperative assessment, Perioperative medicine, Postoperative anesthetic care, Operating Room, Difficult airway, Airway Management, Positioning, Nerve Injury, Ambulatory anesthesia

Board-Certified Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice. Current practice includes providing anesthesia to all types of patients, from straightforward to complex cases, as well as preoperative assessment, perioperative medicine, and postoperative anesthetic care. Great verbal communication skills. Focused on providing an objective, thorough, and detail-oriented review of materials with careful analysis of the findings in order to help attorneys make decisions about how they wish to proceed with their cases.

Brookline, Massachusetts

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - General Anesthesia, Surgery complications, Critical Care, ICU, Difficult Airway, ACLS, Shock, Sepsis, Resuscitation, Perioperative medicine, PACU, Orthopedic anesthesia, General Surgery, Endoscopy, Airway Management, Spinal Anesthesia, Informed Consent, Central Line, Cardiac Arrest

Dr. Ilan Mizrahi is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified anesthesiologist and critical care physician. He teaches at Harvard Medical School and practices at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is recognized as a "Top Doctor" by Boston Magazine and Castle Connolly. Dr. Mizrahi specializes in the full spectrum of anesthesia care—from preoperative clearance to operative management and postoperative recovery. He has extensive experience evaluating whether the standard of care was met during anesthesia and in managing complications that arise in the recovery room, hospital ward, or ICU. In addition to his operating room practice, Dr. Mizrahi is a senior physician in the ICU, caring for critically ill surgical and medical patients. He provides expert insight into the care of hospitalized patients during emergencies such as cardiac arrest, code-blue events, CPR, and emergency intubation. He has particular expertise in “failure-to-rescue” cases involving delays in recognizing or resp...

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...

Buffalo, New York

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Perioperative Medicine, Stroke, Seizure, Sepsis, Physician Advisor, Pneumonia, COPD, Asthma, Shock, Respiratory Failure, Renal Failure, Congestive Heart Failure, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Atrial fibrillation, Pulmonary Embolism, DVT, Liver Failure, Electrolyte-Acid-Base abnormality, GI Bleed, Spinal Cord Injury

Award winning Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist Physician, Associate Chief Medical Officer (Hospital Administration) at a Level 1 Trauma Academic Medical Center. Extensive leadership experience as the Director of 45 FTE Hospitalist Group and the Associate Chief of Internal Medicine. Director of Physician Advisor program, perform utilization review, medical necessity determination, denial appeals, well versed with MCG and Interqual criteria. Hospital Administration pertaining to quality reviews, mortality reviews, policy reviews, credentialing and performance review of medical dental staff. President Elect of Medical Dental Staff. Committee Involvement: Medical Executive Committee, Credentialing Committee, P&T (Pharmacy & Therapeutics) Committee, Utilization Review Committee, Patient Safety Indicator (PSI QAPI) Committee, Quality Steering Committee, Leadership Council, Chiefs of Service. Graduated with Prelim General Surgery Residency at Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland Ho...

North Carolina

Nursing Homes, Hospitalist - Nursing home, hospital medicine, causation, standard of care, perioperative medicine, wrongful death, critical care, wound care, pressure ulcers, medical insurance denials, clinical documentation, insurance denial appeals

I have over 7 years of case review experience including post-acute care (i.e., skilled nursing home, acute rehab, etc.), internal medicine, hospital medicine, medical malpractice, disability appeals, and state medical board standard of care reviews. I have experience with disability hearings, depositions, interrogatory reports, and writing medical summaries. I have a very flexible schedule and have most reviews completed in under one month. I have also been used as an expert witness in overturning insurance denials. I am board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and healthcare quality management with physician advisor subspecialty by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine (SFHM). I have over 13 years of clinical experience as a hospitalist physician in a variety of hospital environments. I am also frequently u...

Durham, North Carolina

Anesthesiology, Radiology - anesthesiology, airway management, echocardiography, point-of-care ultrasound, critical care, intensive care, aspiration, difficult airway, endoscopy, perioperative medicine, standard of care, medical malpractice, general anesthesia, sedation, vascular access, regional nerve blocks, cardiac anesthesia, ECMO, cardiac critical care

Dr. Bronshteyn holds six active board certifications spanning the following subspecialties: anesthesiology; critical care medicine; neurocritical care; advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE); critical care echocardiography (CCE); and comprehensive adult echocardiography. His clinical practice includes but is not limited to the following: perioperative anesthesiology; medical and surgical critical care; cardiothoracic critical care; advanced hemodynamic monitoring; airway management; mechanical ventilation; shock and resuscitation; echocardiography; and point-of-care ultrasound. A nationally recognized leader in diagnostic ultrasound and echocardiography, Dr. Bronshteyn has helped shape national standards for physician training, competency assessment, credentialing, and clinical use of point-of-care ultrasound. He served as Chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Ad Hoc Committee on Point-of-Care Ultrasound and subsequently as Editor-in-Chief ...

Xenia, Ohio

Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology - Perioperative Medicine, Preoperative Clearance, Regional Anesthesia, Acute Pain Management, Anesthesia Practice Management

Experienced anesthesiologist, board-certified in both Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology. Harvard-trained at The Massachusetts General Hospital, fellowship trained in Pediatric Anesthesiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The cornerstone of my high-volume practice is the continual progression of patient care based on evidence-based practices and careful analysis of outcomes. I began medico-legal consulting in 2022, providing quality services for both Pediatric and Adult Anesthesia cases. This was a progression from considerable experience with quality and risk management within my anesthesia group, the hospital, and the healthcare system. Since 2018 I have personally reviewed all surgical readmissions within 30 days of the surgery at my hospital, typically on the order of 30-40 charts per month. As the Medical Director of Anesthesia and Perioperative Services, I also evaluate all cases that are red flagged for quality/legal review, and spend substantial time on...

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Nursing Homes, Hospitalist - Nursing home, hospital medicine, causation, standard of care, perioperative medicine, wrongful death, critical care, wound care, pressure ulcers, medical insurance denials, clinical documentation, insurance denial appeals

I have over 7 years of case review experience including post-acute care (i.e., skilled nursing home, acute rehab, etc.), internal medicine, hospital medicine, medical malpractice, disability appeals, and state medical board standard of care reviews. I have experience with disability hearings, depositions, interrogatory reports, and writing medical summaries. I have a very flexible schedule and have most reviews completed in under one month. I have also been used as an expert witness in overturning insurance denials. I am board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and healthcare quality management with physician advisor subspecialty by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine (SFHM). I have over 13 years of clinical experience as a hospitalist physician in a variety of hospital environments. I am also frequently u...