Picu Expert Witnesses

Washington, District Of Columbia

Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics - Pharmaceutical research, Meningitis, Inpatient Pediatrics, Seizure, Generic/Biosimilar, Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Viral infections, Hyperbilirubinemia, NICU, Neonatal Fever Evaluation, Intentional overdose, Respiratory Failure, Biologics, Kawasaki, Child Abuse, Pediatric Intermediate Care, Failure to Thrive, Medically complex patient, PICU

Dr. Wager is a Northwestern-trained, board-certified pediatrician and academic physician specializing in the care of acutely ill and medically complex hospitalized children. She practices pediatric hospital medicine at Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital and previously served as an attending physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, both nationally recognized children's hospitals. In addition to her extensive experience in pediatric hospital medicine, she has years of attending-level experience caring for critically ill infants and children in neonatal and pediatric intensive care settings, providing expertise across the full spectrum of pediatric inpatient care. With a faculty appointment at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Wager is deeply committed to medical education and the advancement of evidence-based pediatric care. She holds a master's degree in chemistry and has authored multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications, experienc...

Dallas, Texas

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist - Peds, Pediatric, Pediatric ICU/Peds Critical Care, PICU / Peds ICU, TBI, Traumatic brain injury, Respiratory failure, Diabetic ketoacidosis/DKA, Bronchiolitis, Status asthmaticus, Septic Shock, Cardiac arrest, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation/CPR, Meningitis/encephalitis, Renal Failure/Dialysis, ECMO, Child abuse

I am an active, board-certified Pediatric Intensivist and Associate Professor with over a decade of clinical experience caring for critically ill children. In my daily practice as a pediatric critical care physician, I manage high-stakes clinical scenarios including pediatric trauma, shock, respiratory failure, and complex multisystem disorders. My background includes serving as a Pediatric ICU Division Director and being recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM), roles that have deeply grounded my understanding of both clinical medicine and institutional leadership. In addition to my medical training, I hold a Master of Public Health (MPH), which allows me to approach case reviews with a clear, systems-level perspective on patient safety and standard-of-care protocols. Because I am a published researcher and an active journal reviewer for publications like Pediatrics, I am highly comfortable analyzing medical literature and evaluating eviden...