Prison Medicine Expert Witnesses

PACIFIC GROVE, California

Correctional Healthcare, Family Medicine - family medicine, correctional healthcare, correctional cedicine, standard of care, standards, Jail medicine, prison medicine, indifference, physician, malpractice, doctor

Dr. Posson has worked as a private primary care physician for over 30 years and in the correctional medicine setting for 12 years. Dr. Posson has familiarity with the community standard of care, and the standards for healthcare delivery in prisons and jails as developed by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Dr. Posson has experience in medical peer review, supervision, and professional practice evaluation of primary care physicians. Dr. Posson is Board Certified in Family Medicine with a subspecialty of Correctional Medicine. Dr. Posson is a Certified Correctional Health Care Professional by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.

Los Angeles, California

General Practice - Jail Medicine, Prison Medicine, Covid consultant, Coconsent decree in corrections

25 years of experience as a Medical director of Jails in Rockland County, New York, Westchester County, New York, Ventura County, California and the president of the oldest Correctional Health Care Organization in the U.S.- WACHSA I am currently representing the California Prison System as a expert witness in all there Covid litigation. I am the Medical and Mental Health expert for a federal consent decree involving the Philadelphia Department of Prisons I help represent, as a expert witness, all the jails in southern California and the Oklahoma City area. I am the CEO/CMO of Correctional Health Management, specializing in police lock-ups and small jails. I have worked with the ACLU of Illinois in a consent decree involving the Illinois Department of Corrections I have testified at trial and been deposed in civil, criminal and Deliberate Indifference cases across the U.S.

Napa, California

Correctional Healthcare, Family Medicine - Prison Medicine, Prison Hospice, Chronic Disease in Prisons, Inmate Access to Care, Deliberate Indifference, Cruel/Unusual Punishment in Prisons, Mental Health in Jails, Prison Standard of Care Violations, Formulary Complaints, Delayed Diagnosis/Treatment in Jails, Inmate Medical Care

David M. Mathis, MD, has been Board Certified in Family Medicine for 30+ years. Designated a Certified Correctional Health Care Professional-Physician by the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare ("NCCHC"), he has also achieved Advanced Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine. He spent 20+ years in prison medicine, most recently as a Physician and Surgeon at the California Medical Facility (CMF), a state prison for inmates with medium to high acuity. He coordinated the transfer of inpatients to CMF, as well as hospice-ready patients from other California prisons. Dr. Mathis was the medical director of Eastern Correctional Institution (ECI), Maryland's largest prison (3500 inmates), for 4+ years. During his 24+ years in solo private practice in Virginia, he treated patients throughout their lifespan, both in the office and in the hospital. He taught medical students from George Washington University School of Medicine and the University of Virginia Medical Sch...

Corona, California

Correctional Healthcare, Family Medicine - Jail Healthcare, Substance Abuse, Prison Health, Prison Medicine, Quality Management, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference, Jail Medicine, Wound Care, Opioid Use Disorder, Certified Correctional Health Professional, National Commission on Correctional Health Care, NCCHC, CCHP, Active Family Practice

Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician; Independent Medical-Legal Consultant Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician with extensive executive-level leadership experience in correctional health systems, utilization management, medical quality assurance, peer review, credentialing, and regulatory compliance. Provides institutional oversight for medical operations, quality of care, utilization management, and provider performance review. Provides independent, medical-legal consulting focused on standards-of-care analysis, institutional liability, delayed diagnosis, utilization management failures, medical neglect, and regulatory compliance. MEDICAL-LEGAL CONSULTING EXPERTISE INCLUDES: -Institutional standard-of-care analysis -Correctional health & custodial medicine liability -Medical neglect & delayed diagnosis -Utilization management failures -Peer review & provider performance evaluation -Credentialing & privileging standards -Regulatory compliance & quality assurance -Medical...

YORBA LINDA, California

Family Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Correctional Medicine, Prison Medicine, Jail Medicine, Primary Care, Urgent Care, Family Medicine

I am a primary care physician Board Certified in Family Medicine since 2008. I have worked in community outpatient centers as well as served a medical director in an urgent care facility. Since 2017, I have served as an attending physician for California Correctional Healthcare Services who provide medical care to inmates housed within the California Department of Corrections. Along with taking care of typical primary care issues, I also manage patients needing care for complicated diabetes, congestive heart failure, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hepatitis C with liver cirrhosis, different cancers, end of life care, substance abuse disorders, acute prison related trauma and a myriad of other health related issues. As a Medication Assistance Treatment (MAT) provider, I obtained my X waiver through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certified to manage opioid dependent patients within a multidisciplinary program including prescribing Suboxone. As par...

Punta Gorda, Florida

Correctional Healthcare, Jails & Prisons - Correctional Medicine, Corrections, Prison, Jail, Deliberate indifference, chronic disease management in prison, Consent decree in corrections, inmate healthcare, Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional, Experienced Physician, Prison Medicine, Cruel/Unusual Punishment in Prisons, ACA, NCCHC

Dr. Emil A. Dameff, M.D., CCHP – Correctional Medicine Expert Witness & Consultant With over 32 years of experience in correctional healthcare, I serve as a trusted expert witness in litigation involving inmate medical care, jail and prison healthcare systems, and correctional medical negligence. My expertise spans the full spectrum of correctional medicine, including direct patient care in jail and prison settings, inpatient management in secure facilities, and administrative oversight of statewide and national correctional healthcare programs. I launched my career as a Staff Physician and Co-Clinical Coordinator at the North Florida Reception Center under the Florida Department of Corrections. Since then, I have served in high-level roles including On-Site Medical Director, Regional Medical Executive, and Corporate Medical Affairs Director. These roles have involved policy development, health system oversight, peer review, and compliance with standards set by the NCCHC, ACA, CMA, ...