Respiratory Failure Expert Witnesses
Respiratory failure 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 respiratory failure. The respiratory failure expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Medical Management, Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Pulmonology, and Pediatrics.
Cidney Scott Hulett, MD, MPH
Little Rock, Arkansas
Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
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Interventional Pulmonology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis, septic shock, respiratory failure, ECMO, central line, intubation, chest tube, bronchoscopy, EBUS, lung biopsy, critical care echocardiography, neurocritical care
Akash Desai, MD, FACEP
Desai Medical Inc
San Diego, California
Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine
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Trauma, Cardiac Arrest, Myocardial Infarction, Electrocardiography, Diabetic, Torsion, Respiratory Failure, Intubation, Shock, Sepsis, CVC, Biliary, Block, Abscess, EMTALA, Airway, Narcotic Prescription, Seizure, Overdose, Stroke
Board certified emergency medicine physician in active clinical practice in California. The inaugural Director of Emergency Ultrasound at the University of California, San Diego East Campus, performing quality assurance, case review, and teaching for point-of-care ultrasound applications performed hospital-wide. Completed residency training at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and fellowship training in Advanced Clinical Bedside Ultrasound at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Experience as faculty instructor at national meetings for the American College of Emergency Physicians and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Published author on topics including health care power of attorney and point-of-care emergency ultrasound. Editor of the 2022 American Board of Emergency Medicine EM Model which outlines the official standards-of-training for emergency medicine residencies across the United States. Former Chair and Vice Chair of the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association...
Clarisse J Glen, MD
Sacramento, California
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
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Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Septic Shock, Cardiac Arrest, Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Embolism, Airway management, TB, Lung Cancer, Ventilators, Aspiration pneumonia, Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, REM Behavior Disorder, Sleep Deprivation, Daytime sleepiness, Drowsy driving
Dr. Glen is a quadruple board-certified physician specializing in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and has over 15 years of experience caring for adult patients. She has focused on her three subspecialties over the past 10 years.
She has expertise in a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including intubation, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, and the placement of central, arterial lines and chest tubes and is skilled at interpreting chest imaging, pulmonary function tests (PFTs), point-of-care ultrasound and sleep studies, among other areas. In her Sleep practice, she manages patients suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness due to a diversity of sleep disorders.
She is passionate about excellence and is committed to delivering, and empowering others to deliver a high standard of medical care. She has served on her hospital's Quality Committee, contributing to the evaluation and enhancement of physician care standards, and is currently...
Steven W Kohler, MD, FAAEM
Lodestar Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC
San Diego, California
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Medicine, Stroke, Sepsis, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Dysrhythmias, Pulmonary Embolus, Respiratory Failure, Advanced Airway Management, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergencies, DKA, Closed Head Injury, COVID-19, Procedural Sedation, ED/Hospital Operations, Medical Education
Dr. Kohler is a residency trained, board certified emergency physician currently in his 26th year of clinical practice at a high volume, high acuity tertiary care medical center in San Diego, CA. He was appointed and has served as both Assistant Chief and Chief of his emergency department as well as serving as the hospital Emergency Management Chair and ED delegate to the hospital Bioethics Committee. After many years of reviewing cases for the Emergency Department, Hospital Peer Review and Quality Improvement committees, he was appointed as founding core faculty to establish an Emergency Medicine Residency Program at his medical center. Among other duties, he was tasked with creating the Quality Improvement, Patient Satisfaction and Risk Management curricula for the residency program, which included a novel collaboration with University of San Diego School of Law to integrate medical malpractice didactics between emergency medicine residents and law students. He is listed as an exp...
Pramod Krishnamurthy, MD
Praxis Med Experts
Fremont, California
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
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Pulmonary, Pulmonary Critical Care, Interventional Pulmonology, Critical Care, Sepsis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pneumonia, Complicated Chest Infections, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Emphysema, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure, Severe Infections, Covid-19, Pulmonary Edema, Embolism
Pramod Krishnamurthy, MD, MPH is board-certified in Pulmonology Critical Care and Interventional Pulmonology and is an Associate Medical Director at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in the Bay Area, California. Dr. Krishnamurthy has a busy outpatient pulmonology practice and in addition practices critical care medicine at El Camino Hospital and Sutter Eden Medical Center. He has clinical privileges at four Bay Area hospitals ( El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Sutter Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Washington Hospital in Fremont, and San Ramon Regional Hospital). His special interests include lung nodules, lung cancer, COPD, advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy, critical care medicine including sepsis and respiratory failure.
Fellowships:
-Pulmonary Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
July 2009 – June 2011
-Critical Care Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
July 2007 – June 2008
-Interventional Pulmonology
Hen...
Peter A Meaney
Pediatric Critical Care Expert Witness, 22+ Years
Menlo Park, California
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist
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Sepsis, Multi-Organ Failure, Respiratory Failure, Stroke, Cardiac Arrest, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), Cardiac Surgery, Shock, Septic Shock, Pediatric Critical Care, Trauma, Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Post-Operative Care
I am a double board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care physician with over 22 years of clinical experience, including 16 years at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and 6 years at Stanford University. Throughout my career, I have held numerous clinical leadership positions, including overseeing pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and spearheading quality improvement initiatives aimed at optimizing patient outcomes.
My expertise spans a wide range of critical pediatric conditions, such as respiratory failure, sepsis, multi-organ failure, cardiac arrest, and trauma. I have in-depth experience managing complex cases requiring advanced interventions like ECMO, CRRT, and mechanical ventilation. My work in both leading academic medical centers has equipped me with a deep understanding of pediatric critical care protocols and the standard of care in high-stakes medical environments.
As an expert medical witness, I have provided testimony in cases involving med...
Aisha Shaheen, MD, MHA
AWS Surgical, Inc.
Rolling Hills Estates, California
Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Surgery
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Surgical Critical Care, ICU Medicine, Shock, Sepsis, Resuscitation, Cardiac arrest, Emergency airway, Intubation, Respiratory failure, COVID, Pneumonia, Pulmonary embolism (PE), Central line, Procedural complications, Infections, Tele-ICU, Medical records review
Dual board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care by the American Board of Surgery with additional certification obtained in Bariatrics Surgery. In active clinical practice focusing on Surgical Critical Care and ICU Medicine. Experienced as an ICU Medical Director as well as with quality improvement metrics and clinical optimization. I take care of general Medical and Surgical Critical Care patients in a variety of settings including academic, community, rural and tele-ICU. Able to provide objective expert opinions on medical malpractice cases. CV available upon request.
Jeffrey S. Schwartz, MD
Colorado Pulmonary Associates
Denver, Colorado
Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine
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Occupational lung disease, pulmonary embolism, respiratory failure, sepsis
Larry S. Wasser, M.D.
Experienced, passionate and highly effective
Associated Pulmonologists of Western CT
BROOKFIELD, Connecticut
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
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Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine, Medical Malpractice, Urgent Care, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Asthma, COPD, Respiratory failure, Lung Cancer, Interstitial lung disease, Asbestosis, Post-operative management, Covid-19, Occupational lung disease, Mold
I am board-certified by the ABIM, in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care and am a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, as well a member of the American Thoracic Society. I am formerly an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
I have 30 years of clinical experience specializing in Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Cancer, Asbestosis, Occupational Lung Disease, Respiratory failure, Sepsis, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Postoperative management, COVID-related pulmonary disease, Mold and environmental exposures
I have been "hands-on", providing direct pulmonary patient care since 1986 and have had the opportunity to work in both an urban and rural settings, allowing me to gain an expansive clinical expertise.
I am currently licensed in CT, NY, FL, PA, IN, OH, GA, CA, MI, NJ, VA, WI.
I attended the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City and did all of my re...
Santa J. Bartholomew, M.D., FAAP, FCCM
PME Consulting, LLC
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
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Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), TBI, Child Abuse, Munchausen (MSP), Respiratory Failure, Burn Care, Sepsis, Shock, Post-Op Care, Congenital Heart Disease, COVID, Meningitis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), Craniofacial Disorders, Cardiac Arrest, ECMO, Pediatric Asthma, Poisoning
Dr. Santa J. Bartholomew (formerly Santa J. Johnston, M.D.) is an award-winning Pediatrician with more than 30 years of clinical experience, and is a distinguished medical educator serving as a Professor of Pediatrics at two esteemed medical universities. She is double-boarded by the American Board of Pediatrics in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care medicine.
Her primary specialty has been Pediatric Critical Care medicine since 1990, and Dr. Bartholomew has practiced for decades in nearly every conceivable setting from state-of-the-art quaternary care centers, to large academic centers and level I trauma centers with very busy Pediatric Emergency Departments and Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). She has worked in many small and medium-sized community hospitals throughout the nation including Alaska, and has traveled around the world to serve patients in remote areas.
Practice roles have consisted of Pediatric Intensivist, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Emergency C...
Nugma Chadha, MD, FACP, SFHM
Orlando , Florida
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Sepsis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Congestive Heart Failure, Cellulitis, Wound, Sacral Wound, Bed Sores, Falls, Stroke, Renal Failure, GI Bleed, Hospice, Palliative, Seizures, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Respiratory Failure, COVID, Diabetes
Dr. Chadha is a board-certified, internal medicine physician. She has been in practice for your 10+ years as a hospitalist.
Dr. Chadha has worked in a variety of different hospital settings from 800-bed-hospital to 150-bed-hospital.
Moreover, Dr. Chadha is recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Physicians and Senior Fellow by the Society of Hospital Medicine because of her professional credibility, dedication to patients, scholarly activity and leadership.
Additionally, Dr. Chadha has served in multiple leadership roles and has been on a vast array of committees.
Dr. Chadha will expediate case reviews and follow up without delay.
CV upon request.
Please email at [email protected]
Vince Faridani, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM
Melbourne, Florida
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospitalist, Sepsis, Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, Stroke, Renal Failure, GI Bleed, Deep Vein Thrombosis [DVT], Coronary Artery Disease, Coronavirus [COVID], Sacral/Decubitus wound, Bedsores, Hospice, Falls, End of life, Life Care Planning, Trauma
Dr. Faridani is a U.S. trained, board-certified, internal medicine physician. He has been in clinical medicine for over 10+ years and practices as a Hospitalist.
Throughout Dr. Faridani practice he has published over 2 dozen case reports that have been accepted, recognized, and presented at state and national conferences.
Moreover, as a testimony to Dr. Faridani success in medicine he has been recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Physician and Society of Hospital Medicine.
Additionally, Dr. Faridani is certified in wound care/hyperbaric management. He has served in a vast array of leadership roles.
Dr. Faridani ensures all cases will be swiftly and thoroughly reviewed without delay.
CV and References upon request.
Please contact via email/text/phone.
Expect return response in 1 hour or less.
Nugma Chadha, MD, FACP, SFHM
Georgia
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Sepsis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Congestive Heart Failure, Cellulitis, Wound, Sacral Wound, Bed Sores, Falls, Stroke, Renal Failure, GI Bleed, Hospice, Palliative, Seizures, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Respiratory Failure, COVID, Diabetes
Dr. Chadha is a board-certified, internal medicine physician. She has been in practice for your 10+ years as a hospitalist.
Dr. Chadha has worked in a variety of different hospital settings from 800-bed-hospital to 150-bed-hospital.
Moreover, Dr. Chadha is recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Physicians and Senior Fellow by the Society of Hospital Medicine because of her professional credibility, dedication to patients, scholarly activity and leadership.
Additionally, Dr. Chadha has served in multiple leadership roles and has been on a vast array of committees.
Dr. Chadha will expediate case reviews and follow up without delay.
CV upon request.
Please email at [email protected]
Matt Nobari, MD
Associate Professor of Pulmonary/Critical Care Med
Pro PCCM Consulting LLC
Maywood , Illinois
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
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Sepsis, ARDS, Respiratory Failure, ARDS, Pulmonary Embolism, Asbestosis, Asthma, COPD, Emphysema, EBUS, Robotic Bronchoscopy, Medical Education, Hypoxia, Acute renal failure, Cardiac Failure, Wheezing, Smoke injury, Occupational lung injury, DVT, Tracheostomy
Matthew Nobari, MD, is a clinician educator, researcher, and board-certified pulmonologist & intensivist. He provides care to patients with a variety of diseases including, but not limited to, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary hypertension, asthma, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, sepsis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). He is committed to providing comprehensive care to all of his patients.
Dr. Nobari is actively involved in the teaching and mentorship of medical students, residents and fellows at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola University Medical Center. Prior to joining Loyola, Dr. Nobari was Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of California San Diego where he was clinical faculty of the year (2021), interim director of Interventional Pulmonary (2018-2020), and received the White Ribbon Award for Lung Cancer Care. While at UCSD, he served as a mentor for biomedical engineering students. He also...
Matthew Weeks, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
geneva, Illinois
Emergency Medicine
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stroke, ems, trauma, sepsis, pediatrics, respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, gi bleed, emergency, paramedics
I am a board certified emergency medicine physician, and since finishing my residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, have been practicing for 8 years. I currently hold licenses in 6 states, and have benefitted greatly from practicing in a wide array of environments. I was both medical and EMS director of a critical access hospital in Arizona for 4 years, where I regularly reviewed and critiqued cases and documentation within the hospital, as well as for surrounding hospitals and EMS. I have practiced in almost every setting, from level 1 trauma centers, to small remote locations with access to few resources.
In my current role reviewing sepsis cases for a large hospital system, I take pride in providing accurate review and analysis, always in a timely manner
You may contact me via email/phone call/text at any time. Will respond in less than an hour
Thank you for your interest. I look forward to future endeavors related to emergency medicine cases
Gabriel J Hauser, MD, MBA, FCCM, FAAP
Pediatric Critical Care Physician - Georgetown
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Rockville, Maryland
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
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sepsis, cardiac arrest, resuscitation, pediatrics, critical care, pneumonia, respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, newborn, brain injury, infection, respiratory distress, stridor, heart failure, meningitis, child abuse, bronchiolitis, asthma, shock, airway obstruction
I am a practicing pediatric intensive care physician. I also practice pediatric sedation. I have practiced pediatric intensive care since 1989. I am professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine. In the past I have held the positions of Chief Medical Officer of St. Christopher Hospital for Children, Director of the Pediatric ICU Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services and Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, and in these roles I have dealt with the Standard of Care for pediatricians and pediatric specialists.
I am board certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and am a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and College of Critical Care Medicine.
I have been serving as expert witness for over 25 years.
My areas of expertise are acute, emergency and critical care pediatrics and pediatric sedation.
Ali Tabatabai, MD
Critical Care for Medical and Surgical Diseases
Baltimore, Maryland
Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Surgery
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Shock, Resuscitation, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Trauma Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care, Cardiac Surgical Critical Care, Physician Education, Resident Education, Resident Supervision, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), COVID 19, Documentation, Billing/Coding
I am certified in Internal Medicine, Neurocritical Care, and Medical Critical Care by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
My training includes successful completion of a residency in Internal Medicine, a fellowship in Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, and a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine.
I am an adjunct associate professor at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. I am Medical Director of the Medical Group at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center.
My current clinical practice focuses on Medical, Surgical, and Cardiac Surgical Critical Care patients. I also have expertise regarding Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support and Trauma Critical Care patients. I have taken care of critical care patients at a variety of academic ICU, community ICU, and tele-ICU settings.
Paola Vietoris, RN, BSN
DUNKIRK, Maryland
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
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Pediatric Critical Care, Sedation, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure, Sepsis, child abuse, Liver, Kidney, Pancreatic and Intestinal Transplantation, Peds Gastroenterology, Peds Hematology/Oncology, Seizures, Procedural Sedation, Pre-op and post-op surgical care
I am a full-time practicing RN with over 30 years' experience working in a pediatric ICU at a major medical institution in Washington, DC. My work primarily is with critically ill newborns and young adults. Skills and experience include caring for patients in multisystem organ failure, respiratory distress, respiratory failure, liver, small bowel, pancreatic and kidney transplant, neurological, pre-op and post-op surgical care, and neurosurgical diseases, infectious diseases, non-accidental trauma (NAT) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Consistent focus on evidence-based nursing care as well as other nursing standards.
I am a licensed registered nurse (RN) with an unrestricted nursing license in 35 states and the District of Columbia.
My extensive experience enables me to provide expert witness services to attorneys and other legal professionals.
Available for consultation, case evaluation, deposition and testimony.
William T McGee, MD, MHA
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine
Fiskdale, Massachusetts
Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist
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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...
Eric Kort, MS, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, Michigan State Faculty
Belmont, Michigan
Pediatric Hospitalist
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Kawasaki Disease, Sepsis, Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, RSV, Respiratory Failure, Asthma, Bowel obstruction, Refeeding syndrome, Hyperbilirubinemia, Kernicterus, Infectious Disease, Hypotension, Altered Mental Status, Ingestions
I am a practicing Pediatric Hospitalist and experienced expert in pediatric acute care with a robust background in clinical and research domains. I am a clinical assistant professor of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University, and a practicing Pediatric Hospitalist at Corewell Health/Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, a quaternary referral center in Michigan. I am board-certified in Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics, and also certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support and the Neonatal Resuscitation Program. I am the former chair of the Medical Staff Performance Committee at my institution, responsible for provider quality assurance and case review, and the former chair of my hospital system's Institutional Review Board.
Jeffrey Alan Balke, MD
Academic hospitalist with decades of experience.
University of Minnesota Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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anticoagulation, respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, postoperative complications, aspiration pneumonia, missed diagnosis, delay in diagnosis, bleeding while on anticoagulation
Professional Background and Expert Witness Services
Dr. Jeff Balke, MD
I am board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practice full time as a teaching physician and staff hospitalist at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and have an academic appointment at the University of Minnesota Medical School. My curriculum vitae is available upon request and provides information regarding my education, training and experience. I trained at the University of Minnesota (1989-1993), where I served as Chief Resident.
My career spans 32 years since completion of my residency training in Internal Medicine including an appointed Chief Residency. I have had full and unrestricted admitting and attending privileges and employment in small community critical access and regional medical centers in addition to large tertiary and teaching hospitals. I have worked in many different hospitals and systems and skilled nursing facilities of all types since I began my career as...
Mark R Caryl, DO
Hospitalist- Internal Medicine Expert
Syracuse, New York
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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IME experience, medication overdose, sepsis, aspiration, diabetic ketoacidosis, polypharmacy, decubitus ulcers, respiratory failure, renal failure, pancreatitis, catheter associated UTI, central line associated blood stream infection, stroke, congestive heart failure, Post-COVID conditions
Board certified, internal medicine trained hospitalist. I have worked for 13 years as a full-time hospitalist in a comprehensive stroke center which is affiliated with a University Hospital. I have experience as an expert medical witness and have provided deposition as an expert witness in the past. Other experiences I have that may be pertinent to legal cases include performing independent medical examinations and peer reviews. I participate in activities with the American College of Physicians and the Society of Hospital Medicine. Attorney recommendations available upon request.
Dinesh John, MD, MMM, FACP
Jamesville, New York
Hospitalist, Medical Management
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hospital negligence, hospital liability, sepsis, infection, internal medicine, medication errors, pneumonia, hypertension, stroke, medical necessity, diabetes, cardiac arrest, chest pain, congestive heart failure, pulmonary embolism, PE, patient handoff, respiratory failure, pressure sores, falls
Award-winning, Board-certified hospitalist in active clinical practice. Former Chief Quality Officer and Assistant Vice-President of Quality at SUNY-Upstate University Healthcare System, with responsibility for overall quality of care and patient safety for a large healthcare organization serving over 1.8 million people in Upstate New York. Former Medical Staff President of an academic tertiary care hospital. SUNY Faculty. Experienced public speaker.
Holds a Master of Medical Management (MMM) degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Certified Physician Advisor (CHCQM-PHYADV), and Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). Have taken multiple SEAK courses on expert witness practice management.
Linda Siegel, MD
New York, New York
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care
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Pediatrics, sepsis, respiratory failure, ARDS, multi-organ system failure, pediatric sedation, cardiac arrest
I am a practicing pediatric intensivist with 27 years experience. I am currently an assistant professor of Pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York. I am board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Palliative Medicine. I have extensive experience in caring for infants and children with all forms of critical illness including respiratory failure, ARDS, multi-organ system failure, septic shock, congenital heart disease, trauma, renal failure, and liver failure. I have cared for children after bone marrow transplant as well as liver and kidney transplants and children on ECMO. I have experience in chart review and with depositions. I will give you an honest opinion about the validity of your case.
Ashvin Tadakamalla, MD, MBA
AKT, PLLC
Buffalo, New York
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Perioperative Medicine, Stroke, Seizure, Sepsis, COVID, Pneumonia, COPD, Asthma, Shock, Respiratory Failure, Renal Failure, Congestive Heart Failure, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Atrial fibrillation, Pulmonary Embolism, DVT, Hepatic Failure, Electrolyte-Acid-Base abnormality, GI Bleed, Cauda Equina
Award winning Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist Physician, Associate Medical Director 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. Graduated with Prelim General Surgery Residency at Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital (affiliated with Wayne State University, Michigan), Categorical Internal Medicine residency from Mc Laren Hospital, Michigan State University at Flint, Michigan and MBA with a certificate in Health Sector Management from Duke University.
Recognized multiple times as Program Director of the Month and my team was awarded Program of the Month on multiple occasions.
Received an award from Department of Psychiatry, University at Buffalo for Outstanding Service in providing medical consultative support to psychiatrists.
Michael Tunik, MD
Pediatric Emergency Med Physician NYU Faculty
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NY, New York
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Trauma, Pediatric Research, Professor NYU SOM, Child Abuse, EMS for Children, Pediatric Resuscitation, Research Design, Statistics, Pediatric: Poisoning, Sepsis, Shock, Respiratory Failure, Critical Asthma, Neonatal Sepsis
Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Grossman SOM
Attending Physician, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center
Research Director for NYU Grossman SOM, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Board Certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
35 years of Clinical Experience as Attending Physician at NYU / Bellevue
Bellevue Hospital Center - Level 1 Trauma Center, Re implantation Center, Stroke Center, Spinal Cord Injury Center, Cardiac Center. Pediatric Emergency Care Center, Pediatric Critical Care Center
Research and Expertise in Pediatric EMS care, Pediatric Cardiac and Respiratory Arrest, Pediatric Neurological Emergencies, Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies.
Published > 90 articles, 5 textbook chapters, and Co Editor of 5 EMS resource texts for EMS prehospital care of children.
I have reviewed over 23 cases as an Expert in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. I have consulted for both Plaintiff and Defense. I have te...
Alan C. Heffner, MD, FCCM
Charlotte, North Carolina
Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine
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Critical care, Infection, Sepsis, Shock, Toxic shock, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Hemorrhage, Cardiac arrest, Airway, Intubation, Respiratory failure, Pulmonary embolus (PE), Brain injury, Brain death, Stroke, Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), Central line, Procedure complication
Board certified adult critical care and emergency medicine physician with active clinical practice. ICU Medical Director, Co-Director of Adult Critical Care and Medical Director of ECMO Services. Professor and Faculty in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, and Fellow in the American Academy of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM). Extensive experience in hospital clinical leadership, quality review and improvement, and clinical care optimization. Authorship in UpToDate and leading emergency medicine and critical care journals and textbooks. Guideline writer and reviewer. Numerous teaching awards as Instructor and Speaker. Healthcare system sepsis leader and awardee of the 2015 Sepsis Heroes Award. Experience as an expert medical reviewer since 2010. Special areas of expertise: severe infection, sepsis, shock, pulmonary embolus (PE), cardiac arrest, cardiovascular emergencies, ECMO, respiratory failure, emergency airway management and intubation, and proced...
Karen L Lefler, MSN/Ed, ARNP, NNP-BC, LNC
ACP Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC
Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Nurse Practitioner
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Newborn, HIE, brain inury, Birth Injury, bowel perforation, central line, Prematurity, low birth weight, umbilical catheter, PICC, sepsis, hypoglycemia, bilirubin, resuscitation, chest tube, intubation, arterial line, body cooling, home birth, respiratory failure
38 years of experience in the field of Neonatology/Newborn Care of which the past 29 years as a Board-Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, primarily functioning in the maximum level of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (Level IV).
Areas of expertise include EPI (Extremely Preterm Infants), brain injury (therapeutic hypothermia/body cooling), birth injury, infants with respiratory failure, congenital heart disease, neonatal resuscitation, pediatric/cardiothoracic surgical infants, ECMO (heart lung bypass) high-risk deliveries, routine newborn care, newborn developmental follow-up and neonatal transport
Roger P Barton, MD, FAAP
Acute and Intensive Care Pediatrics of Oklahoma, PLLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
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Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Cardiac Care, Pediatric Trauma, sepsis, septic shock, ECMO, Pediatrics, respiratory failure, Pediatric Transport
I have practiced for over 28 years in pediatric critical care medicine and have been medical director of Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis (Tulsa, OK) 20-bed tertiary care PICU from 1998 - 2021. I am currently the Director of Pediatric / Neonatal ECMO at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas and also work as a pediatric intensivist at El Paso Children's Hospital in El Paso, Texas.
I am board certified in both Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and General Pediatrics. I have significant experience in pediatric critical care, pediatric cardiovascular surgical intensive care, pediatric emergency medicine, and pediatric hospital medicine. I am also well versed in both VV and VA ECMO and have directed ECMO programs (10 annual average cases) for over 16 years. Working in Level 1 (tertiary) PICU's, I have extensive experience with high frequency ventilation (HFOV), inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
I have been a medical advisor fo...
Thomas A Rafalski, MD
Hospitalist/Internal Medicine
Samaritan Health Services
Yachats, Oregon
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Inpatient medicine, differential diagnosis, COPD, sepsis, COVID, renal failure, pneumonia, cellulitis, CHF, chest pain, respiratory failure, delirium, coma, stroke, hemorrhage, anemia, ICU, thromboembolism, shock, overdose
I have been in practice as a board certified internist in Western Oregon for 35 years. After 15 years of combined primary care, HIV/AIDS, and hospital medicine, I then founded and directed the first hospitalist program at Samaritan Albany (OR) General Hospital in 2003. Since then I have been a full-time hospitalist, including critical care medicine, for over 20 years. I am currently practicing full-time at the critical access hospital in Newport, on the Oregon coast. There we manage a wide array of diagnoses, often in a resource limited setting--especially during the challenges and limited patient transfer availability during COVID. I have been active in hospital committee work, including peer review, throughout my career. I have provided expert witness and review services for over 10 years for several legal groups in Oregon and Washington. I have experience in deposition testimony and report writing. I am skilled and experienced at making sense of complex medical cases.
I pursue l...
Jesse Raiten, MD, FCCM
Critical Care & Anesthesiology- Full Professor
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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Critical Care Anesthesiology, Cardiac Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care, Airway and Dental Injury, Intubation, Thoracic Anesthesia, Respiratory Failure, Extubation, Medication Errors, Cardiac Arrest, Shock, Heart failure, Delirium, Sedation, ECMO, Sepsis, DVT, Critical Care Surgery, Balloon Pump
I am a Full Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (NYU and Columbia trained), with additional training in healthcare safety and quality from Harvard Medical School. I have triple board certification (anesthesiology, critical care, echocardiography) and an active practice in the OR and ICU. I am the Director of Patient Safety and Quality for Anesthesiology and Critical Care at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. I have reviewed numerous medical-legal cases from the OR and ICU for years. I have published dozens of medical papers and am on the editorial boards for multiple medical journals.
KAMNA JAISWAL, MD
Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Expert
SOUTHLAKE, Texas
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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PEDS, PED CRITICAL CARE/NEONTAL/EMERGENCY MEDICINE, STROKE, CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT, ECMO, BRAIN INJURY, TRAUMA, PICC/CENTRAL LINES, RESPIRATORY FAILURE, CARDIAC ARREST/CODE, RENAL FAILURE/DIALYSIS, SEPSIS, ANTIBIOTICS, MENINGITIS, ORTHO, SCOLIOSIS, POSTOP CARE, APPENDICITIS, INTUBATION, CHEST TUBE
My name is Kamna Jaiswal. I am a pediatric critical care physician with over 14 years of experience. I have vast clinical experience with all types of critical and general pediatric conditions. I am board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care.
I am currently in clinical practice at Dallas/FortWorth, Tx where we take care of the sickest pediatric patients from newborn to 21 years of age with all forms of critical and non critical illnesses including respiratory failure, difficult airways, cardiac arrest, sepsis, septic shock, multi-organ system failure, congenital heart disease, trauma, renal failure, post operative care of the surgical, neurosurgical, trauma, orthopedic patients, pediatric stroke, oncology and hematology patients. I also have vast experience with ECMO,CRRT, Dialysis, emergency care in pediatrics.
I hold unrestricted license in states of Texas and in active practice. Ours is a teaching program and I am actively involved in the teaching of the ...
Michael Burbridge, DO, FAAP, SFHM
Glen Allen, Virginia
Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics
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Pediatric hospital medicine, newborns, child abuse, neonatal sepsis, resuscitation, jaundice, hyperbilirubinemia, kernicterus, neglect, asthma, respiratory failure, dehydration, protocols, guidelines, standard of care, COVID, meningitis, handoff, transition of care, vaccine
Experience:
- Double board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and General Pediatrics
- 20+ years experience
- Award winning teacher with experience explaining complex medical topics
- Associate Professor at multiple medical schools (George Washington University, University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine)
- Pediatric Peer Review Committee chairman
- Chief of pediatric medical staff, section chief, medical director, committee chair, site leader for several quality improvement projects
- Expert witness in many child abuse and neglect cases, including deposition and trial testimony
- Distinguished speaker at national society meetings and lecturer to attending physicians, residents, and medical students
- Active clinical practice at community and academic hospitals and previous partner in private practice
Education:
- Wake Forest University Brenner Children’s Hospital
- Nova Southeastern...
Michael S Schechter, MD, MPH
Children Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University
Midlothian, Virginia
Pediatric Pulmonology
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Cystic Fibrosis, asthma, respiratory failure, pneumonia, empyema, hemoptysis, ventilator, airway obstruction, bronchomalacia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, hypoxemia, aspiration, tracheostomy, interstitial lung disease, respiratory arrest, bronchiectasis, obstructive sleep apnea, ciliary dyskinesia
Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep, Children's Hospital of Richmond (CHOR) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU); Director of the VCU Cystic Fibrosis Center; Director of the CHOR Community Asthma Program; Past Chair of the Section of Pediatric Pulmonology of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); Associate Editor, AAP Handbook on Pediatric Pulmonology; Past Chair of the Pediatric Program Committee of the American Thoracic Society.
Active Clinical Researcher with over 100 publications https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=schechter+ms
Knowledgeable in all kinds of neonatal and pediatric respiratory disease.
Previous experience in general pediatrics
Jeremy Jaskunas, MD, FHM
Shepherd Medical Experts
Verona , Wisconsin
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Medical malpractice, Pulmonary embolism, Hospitalist, Standard of care, Hospital medicine, Medication errors, Stroke, Infection, Medical emergencies, Pain management, Respiratory failure, Heart attack, Sepsis, Heart disease, Medical errors, Heart failure, Shock, Falls, Overdose
Actively practicing Hospitalist with over 20 years of experience managing patients with complex, high-acuity medical conditions.
Detail oriented and thorough, possessing sound judgment and a knack for making the complex simple. Exceptional clinical and communication skills led to multiple leadership positions including Division Chief and Medical Director of Hospital Medicine at Meriter - Unity Point Health Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
Extensive experience in peer review and standard of care assessments.
Clinical experience spans the breadth of adult inpatient medicine including sepsis, congestive heart failure, medical emergencies, shock, respiratory failure, poly-pharmacy, and pulmonary embolism.
Regularly sought out by Today’s Hospitalist for comment on issues and dilemmas facing Hospital Medicine. Dr Jaskunas’ care was also highlighted in a New York Times article about a medical mystery that he helped solve.
