Quality Of Care Expert Witnesses

Connecticut

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Negligence, Quality of Care, Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Airway Emergencies, Psychiatric Emergencies, Prehospital Care

Dr. Silver obtained his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007. Upon graduation, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, widely renown as one of the finest emergency medicine programs in the United States. Dr. Silver's extensive clinical experience encompasses diverse emergency settings, including trauma centers, urban and rural hospitals and urgent cares, equipping him with an unparalleled understanding of the challenges and standards of care within the field. Dr. Silver is board-certified in emergency medicine and maintains active licensure in the State of New York. ​As an expert witness, Dr. Silver brings a meticulous and analytical approach to evaluating medical cases, diligently examining the records and applying his experience and knowledge to assess standards of care, adherence to protocols, and identifying potential issues. Dr. Silver's impartial and articulate expert opinions have become instrumental in aiding law firms to und...

Florida

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Negligence, Quality of Care, Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Airway Emergencies, Psychiatric Emergencies, Prehospital Care

Dr. Silver obtained his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007. Upon graduation, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, widely renown as one of the finest emergency medicine programs in the United States. Dr. Silver's extensive clinical experience encompasses diverse emergency settings, including trauma centers, urban and rural hospitals and urgent cares, equipping him with an unparalleled understanding of the challenges and standards of care within the field. Dr. Silver is board-certified in emergency medicine and maintains active licensure in the State of New York. ​As an expert witness, Dr. Silver brings a meticulous and analytical approach to evaluating medical cases, diligently examining the records and applying his experience and knowledge to assess standards of care, adherence to protocols, and identifying potential issues. Dr. Silver's impartial and articulate expert opinions have become instrumental in aiding law firms to und...

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...

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 ...

New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Negligence, Quality of Care, Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Airway Emergencies, Psychiatric Emergencies, Prehospital Care

Dr. Silver obtained his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007. Upon graduation, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, widely renown as one of the finest emergency medicine programs in the United States. Dr. Silver's extensive clinical experience encompasses diverse emergency settings, including trauma centers, urban and rural hospitals and urgent cares, equipping him with an unparalleled understanding of the challenges and standards of care within the field. Dr. Silver is board-certified in emergency medicine and maintains active licensure in the State of New York. ​As an expert witness, Dr. Silver brings a meticulous and analytical approach to evaluating medical cases, diligently examining the records and applying his experience and knowledge to assess standards of care, adherence to protocols, and identifying potential issues. Dr. Silver's impartial and articulate expert opinions have become instrumental in aiding law firms to und...

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

Roslyn, New York

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Negligence, Quality of Care, Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Airway Emergencies, Psychiatric Emergencies, Prehospital Care

Dr. Silver obtained his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007. Upon graduation, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati, widely renown as one of the finest emergency medicine programs in the United States. Dr. Silver's extensive clinical experience encompasses diverse emergency settings, including trauma centers, urban and rural hospitals and urgent cares, equipping him with an unparalleled understanding of the challenges and standards of care within the field. Dr. Silver is board-certified in emergency medicine and maintains active licensure in the State of New York. ​As an expert witness, Dr. Silver brings a meticulous and analytical approach to evaluating medical cases, diligently examining the records and applying his experience and knowledge to assess standards of care, adherence to protocols, and identifying potential issues. Dr. Silver's impartial and articulate expert opinions have become instrumental in aiding law firms to und...

Durham, North Carolina

Hospitalist, Information Technology - Internal Medicine, Informatics, EHR, EMR, electronic medical records, electronic health records, patient portals, medical records, IT, board certified, Medical Director, Internist, negligence, injury, damages, causation, malpractice, quality of care, medication error, professor

Experienced expert witness for dozens of hospital medicine cases for over 12 years. Hands on experience for over 10 years as a hospitalist and medical faculty at Duke University Health System. Served as director of 30+ FTE academic and clinical hospital medicine program in Connecticut for over three years. Excellent communication skills from teaching Duke physicians and giving academic presentations and lectures. Duke University, University of Connecticut, and Tufts University educated physician board certified in both internal medicine (hospital medicine focused) and clinical informatics. Awarded Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Clark University. Recipient of Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine designation from the Society of Hospital Medicine and Scholars Award from Duke University. Received training from SEAK in expert witness testimony. Over 5 years of medical informatics experience as Associate Medical Informatics Officer at Duke Regional Hospital and Informatics Physic...

Fayetteville , North Carolina

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 ...