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Sepsis Expert Witnesses

Sepsis 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 sepsis. The sepsis expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Aquatics Safety, Aviation & Aerospace, Bariatric Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Child Abuse, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Correctional Healthcare, Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Surgery, Dermatology, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, and Family Medicine.

Vince Faridani, MD, FACP, SFHM

Hospitalist Expert Witness
10+ Years Experience
Active Clinical Practice

Mark Winther, MD

Bd Certified – Emergency Med
Asst. Professor – Columbia
Prior Department Chair

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Robert Belfer, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Birmingham, Alabama

Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Appendicitis, Cardiac arrest, Sepsis, Testicular torsion, Meningitis, Child abuse, Trauma, Fractures, Pneumonia, Respiratory arrest, Cardiorespiratory arrest, Volvulus

Dr. Belfer is a Board-Certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine clinician with over 30 years of experience in caring for ill and injured children in tertiary care Pediatric Emergency departments. He is a frequent speaker both regionally and nationally in the field of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; topics include: "Life-Threatening Infections", "Septic-Appearing Infant", "Non-Traumatic Surgical Emergencies", "Upper Airway Emergencies", "Sepsis", "Pediatric Resuscitation", "Pediatric Status Epilepticus and Febrile Seizures", "Evaluation of the Febrile Infant", "Pediatric Rashes", "Orthopedic Emergencies" and "Pediatric Appendicitis". Dr. Belfer is the HOST of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast [www.chop.edu/pempodcast] which currently has over 50,000 downloads from national and international listeners.

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Brian R. Pisula, MD, FAAEM

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Brian Pisula MD LLC

Alabama

Emergency Medicine - Care/assessment of prisoners, sepsis, heart attack/MI, trauma, airway, pulmonary embolism, stroke, meningitis, pneumonia, fractures, dislocation, ectopic pregnancy, testicular torsion, aortic dissection, allergic reaction, PA/NP standard of care, spinal abscess, transfer, subarachnoid hemorrhage, psychiatric emergencies

Dr. Pisula is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with over 20,000 hours of clinical practice and experience evaluating and managing more than 40,000 patients in the emergency department setting. He currently practices full time in southern Georgia, with clinical responsibilities split between a regional medical center and a small community hospital, providing care in both high-acuity and resource-limited environments. Dr. Pisula has extensive experience as a medical expert witness and has completed reviews in over 180 medical-legal cases since 2022. He has worked with both plaintiff and defense counsel and has provided testimony at deposition and trial. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has been recognized for excellence in patient care, including receipt of the 2024 Excellence in Care Award from SGMC Health. Dr. Pisula is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Mercer University with over 6,000 hours of teaching experience involv...

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Nadia Tereshchenko, MS, MD

Jasper, Alabama

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Gun Shot Wound, EMS, Paramedic, Appendicitis, ER, ED, Urgent Care, Cardiac, Heart Attack, Stroke, Sepsis, Motor Vehicle Accident, EMT, Trauma, Fracture, Injury, Pneumonia, Dissection, Embolism, Seizure

Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician with extensive experience working in Emergency Departments of various size and degree of specialization (Rural to Urban, Community to Tertiary) including specialized trauma, stroke and cardiac centers, nationwide. Prior experience as a Paramedic in a busy and high acuity 911 system. EMS Liaison Physician. Developed systems and guidelines for hypothermia and STEMI care with extensive knowledge of guidelines dictating appropriate care. Expertise in Health Care Improvement, Health Policy, Telemedicine, and Patient Decision Making. Actively licensed in CA, CO, OK, WY, PA, NE, NM, TX, ND, ID, FL, AL, MO, LA, IL, TN and MN.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Alabama

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Standard of care, airway, cardiac arrest, Narrative report, sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction, asthma, COPD, Causation, Failure to diagnose, Pain and suffering, Trauma, Heart attack, Pulmonary embolism, Aortic dissection, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Cauda equine, Stroke, Pneumonia

I am board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. I’ve been practicing emergency medicine full time at one of the busiest emergency departments in the country for over ten years. I am co-chair of the Quality Improvement Committee, in which capacity I review systems and cases in a process to ensure patient safety. I also teach residents and medical students in my role as faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. You need an expert who can communicate effectively; that’s honest, prompt and efficient at a reasonable cost. I pride myself on these qualities, which I bring to case review, report writing and testimony. I write and speak convincingly on my area of expertise- without a bloated retainer. Give me a call, I’m always willing to discuss a case with no obligation.

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Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert (Adult & Pediatrics)

Ajani Medical Consulting PLLC

Alabama

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Airway management, resuscitation, trauma, myocardial infarct, criminal defense, heart attack, stroke, pediatrics, child abuse/neglect, obstetrics, sepsis, septic shock, pulmonary embolism, delay in diagnosis, wrongful death, vascular access, sedation, elderly care, medication error, nursing home

Dr. Abdallah Ajani is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician currently practicing in Texas. He has experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys in medical malpractice and criminal cases throughout the United States. He can provide services involving affidavit of merit, chart review, written report, deposition, trial testimony, and cross-examination preparation. Dr. Ajani makes an intentional effort to provide my opinion in clear and understandable terms with the goal of educating the judge and jury about the medical basis for the facts of the case, as they relate to negligence, causation and damages. As a clinician, Dr. Ajani attended medical school at Boston University and completed a residency program in Emergency Medicine in 2016. Since then, he has worked as a staff physician and instructor at large academic institutions as well as small community hospitals. He has an active state license TX in good standing. Contact by email: abdallah.ajani.md@gmail.c...

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Ken Zafren, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FAWM

Anchorage, Alaska

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medicine, including Resuscitation, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Stroke, TIA, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Epidural Abscess, Sepsis, Aneurysm, Appendicitis, Trauma, Spinal Injuries. Environmental Medicine, including Hypothermia, Frostbite, High Altitude, Heat Stroke

EXPERIENCED EXPERT WITNESS Board Certified - American Board of Emergency Medicine. Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and attending physician - Stanford University Hospital (Level I Trauma Center). Staff physician, Alaska Native Medical Center (Level II Trauma Center) Former Emergency Programs Medical (EMS) Director, State of Alaska. American College of Emergency Physicians Award: Hero of Emergency Medicine Available for consultation, chart review, and testimony for plaintiff or defense.

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Ramzi Asfour, MD

Board-Certified Top Infectious Disease Specialist

Praxis Infectious Diseases

Arizona

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - COVID-19, nursing homes, long term care, sepsis, necrotizing fasciitis, infections, surgical site infections, infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, consulting, insurance, case review, medical malpractice, standards of care, bacterial or viral infections, outbreak management, MoCA

Ramzi Asfour, MD, is board-certified in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Volunteer) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). In addition to his 20+ years of extensive private practice, Dr. Asfour has privileges at five California hospitals (Alameda County Medical Center, Alameda Hospital, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Sutter Eden Medical Center, and Mammoth Hospital). Dr. Asfour has worked for the World Health Organization in Geneva in the HIV / AIDS department, developing training programs for doctors in HIV. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Asfour also advises hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools, and businesses on infection control, including outbreak control and COVID-19, and antimicrobial stewardship. Dr. Asfour has experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys to provide clear, independent opinions on matters involving: Medical malpractice, standards of care, sepsis,...

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Paul E Stander, MD, MBA, FACP

Award winning Geriatrician, past Chief Med Officer

Stander Forensic Services, LLC

Paradise Valley, Arizona

Geriatrics, Hospital Administration - Fractures, Pressure Ulcers, Decison Making Capacity, Nursing Homes, Falls, Hospice Care, Bedsores, Medication Errors, Standard of Care, Policies and Procedures, Dementia, Elder Abuse, Long Term Care, Negligence, Urinary Tract Infections, Patient Safety, Pneumonia, Sepsis, Dysphagia, Cognitive Capacity

I am an Award - winning Geriatrician as a recent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arizona Geriatric Society for over 40 years of clinical care, education and administration in the field of Geriatric Medicine. As the current Service Chief for Geriatrics and Extended Care at the Phoenix VA, I oversee a large department that provides diverse services to elderly patients including: outpatient geriatric primary care, dementia evaluation and management, and functional status assessment; Community Living Center for post-acute, long-term care and hospice; inpatient and outpatient Palliative Care; Home-Based Primary Care; coordination of care for patients in community nursing homes. I also serve on Medical Advisory Panel for the VA National Pharmacy Benefits Management Service, which is a multidisciplinary team that sets the formulary as well as policies and procedures for medication use across the VA Healthcare System. I have a current appointment as Clinical Profe...

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Paul M. McHale, M.D.

Integrity Medical Expert Witness Services

Tempe, Arizona

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Airway management, cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, trauma care, stroke care, hyperbaric medicine, psychiatric emergencies, Emergency Medical Services, Air Medical, ED management, MD & APP Education, EMTALA, Detox, Emergency department logistics, telehealth, triage, sepsis

I am a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician, with over 20 years of experience. After attending University of Minnesota, he completed residency at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ. To this day, he continues to actively care for patients across a broad spectrum of ED’s, from a Level 1 Trauma Center with comprehensive Stroke & Cardiac care, to stand alone Emergency Departments & smaller hospitals that have far fewer available resources. Prior experience in case reviews and depositions, including both plaintiff & defense. Attended SEAK’s How to Start, Build & Run a Successful Expert Witness Practice & SEAK’s How to Excel as an Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice Cases. My initial interest in this career came after my own personal deposition, in which my lawyer remarked "you should look into being an expert witness". Expert Medical Witness work is an important part of my career, and one I expect to continue to grow. However, I am still an active physician and plan to ...

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Joshua Verson, MD

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Scottsdale, Arizona

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, EMTALA, Airway, Procedural Sedation, Sepsis, Stroke, Trauma Care, Myocardial Infarction, Chest Pain, Shortness of breath, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pulmonary Embolism, Emergency Ultrasound, Medical Education, Altered Mental Status, Miscarriage, Cardiac Arrest, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Intracranial Hemorrhage

I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician with active clinical practice at a Level I trauma center, multiple community hospitals, Native American healthcare systems and free standing emergency rooms. I also hold the position of Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Creighton University School of Medicine, where I provide bedside teaching. I have taught medical students and trainees, developing expertise in conveying complex clinical concepts in a clear and accessible manner. I developed my interest in medical expert witness work through a longstanding interest in the intersection of medicine and law, particularly as it pertains to the legal and ethical dimensions of healthcare delivery. As an expert witness, I am dedicated to providing comprehensive, objective, and evidence-based case reviews. I welcome the opportunity to assist in the objective evaluation of your case.

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Albert Fiorello, MD, RDMS, FAAEM, FACEP

Sonora Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC

Tucson, Arizona

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Emergency Ultrasound

Dr. Fiorello is a residency trained, board certified, practicing emergency physician. He has been an attending physician since 1998 in the emergency department of a high-volume, academic, Level 1 trauma center. He has also worked for 4 years for the Indian Health Service in a small rural hospital ED. He is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona, where he is the Emergency Medicine Residency Director. He has years of experience reviewing cases as an outside consultant for the state medical board and his hospital’s quality and peer review committees. He is a registered diagnostic medical sonographer and former director of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound. He has lectured in Emergency Medicine on the local, regional, and national level and has authored many abstracts, scientific articles, and book chapters in the field of Emergency Medicine and medical education.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Arizona

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Matthew W Wright, MD, FACP

Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) Expert Witness

Canyon State Medicolegal Consulting, LLC

Scottsdale, Arizona

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine, Adult Hospital Medicine, Hospital Inpatient, Infections, Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Sepsis, Falls, Strokes, Bedsores, AMA Discharges, Potassium, Locum Tenens, Medication Errors, Medication Reconciliation, Inappropriate Discharges, Consultation Errors

Matthew W. Wright, MD, FACP, is a board-certified internist and Fellow of the American College of Physicians with more than 20 years of clinical experience in hospital medicine. He is the Managing Member of Sonoran Hospital Medicine, PLC, through which he maintains an active locum tenens hospitalist practice at facilities in Arizona and Montana. Dr. Wright earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was initially certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 2004 and recertified with a Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine in 2015. He currently holds an active ABIM certification in Internal Medicine. In 2016, he was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP). Dr. Wright ser...

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Kari Jerge, MD, FACS

Arizona

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, EMS, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Abdominal Pain, Sepsis, Shock, Gallbladder Surgery, Appendix Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Pre-Hospital Trauma Care, Burn Injury, Surgical Complications, Chart R

Kari F Jerge, MD, FACS is a general surgeon passionate about providing timely, objective expert opinions on medical malpractice cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. She is known for a particular gift for translating complex surgical disease processes and surgical decisions into language understandable by legal teams and juries. She has achieved dual Board Certified in General Surgery and Trauma/Surgical Critical Care. Dr Jerge has additional subject matter expertise elective and emergent general surgery, surgical critical care (ICU medicine), and trauma surgery. Her background includes extensive experience in pre-hospital care of trauma patients including care provided by Fire and EMS services before patient reaches hospital. She has been in independent practice for over 10 years in a variety of settings including rural, private, and large academic practices. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the premier professional society of surgeons. She is also a me...

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Kurt Kaczander, DO

Emergency Medicine

Independent

Arizona

Emergency Medicine - Medical chart review and analysis, Negligence, Sepsis, pulmonary embolism, appendicitis, Medical Malpractice, Stroke, Aortic Aneurysm / Dissection, Torsion, procedural errors, EMTALA, Difficult intubation, Overdose, Incarcerated Hernia, Hemorrhage, Trauma, Myocardial infarction / STEMI, spinal cord compression, Meningitis, pain

People matter - this includes not only patients themselves, but the physicians and caregivers who provide their care. ‘Ars Medicinae’ - The Art of Medicine - Particularly Emergency Medicine - is a high stakes, high pressure, routinely scrutinized endeavor, with accusations and inquiries being commonplace. Vastly experienced, Board Certified Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians with over 19 years of full time experience as an attending in the emergency department. I have seen tens of thousands of patients in various environments such as Urban Level 1 trauma teaching centers, small and mid sized rural departments, Indian reservations, and multiple free standing Emergency Departments throughout the country. I’m clinically active full time, and depending upon the facility, also help teach students and residents in the ED clinical setting. I’m interested and more than qualified to objectively evaluate cases - for the Plaintiff or defense - pertaining to the Emergency D...

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Eric Van Moorlehem, MD, FACEP

Renowned Emergency Medicine Specialist

Scottsdale, Arizona

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, ER, Emergency Room Malpractice, Emergency Department Standard of Care, ER Negligence, Trauma Care, Acute Care Expert, ER Treatment Delay, Critical Care, Stroke Misdiagnosis, Heart Attack, Sepsis, Emergency Room Wrongful Death, Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism, Meningitis, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Eric Van Moorlehem, M.D., is a Physician Executive, board-certified in Emergency Medicine, with 24 years of clinical experience and executive-level leadership. Dr. Van Moorlehem most recently retired as the Executive Vice President and Regional Chief Clinical Officer of the West and Central divisions for Envision Healthcare, a large national multispecialty medical group. His role was responsible for $500M in gross revenues, 110 clinical practices, over 2,500 clinicians, serving 2.5 million annual patient visits in 11 states. Hospital clients included large national, regional, and local health systems, including: UHS Hospitals, Tenet Healthcare, Adventist Health, Lifepoint Health, Banner Health, HonorHealth, Trinity Health, HSHS, Henry Ford, U. of Chicago. Dr. Van Moorlehem possesses a unique background of business experience drawing from his diverse leadership positions ranging from his recent post as EVP/CCO; Integrated Health Ventures board membership (Envision-UHS joint ven...

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Marc Zosky, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician

Gilbert, Arizona

Emergency Medicine - Emergency medicine management, Medical Screening Exam (MSE), EMTALA, Airway, Procedural sedation, Sepsis, Stroke, Trauma care, Myocardial infarction (heart attack), Chest pain, Medical capacity, triage, discharge instructions

I am a board certified emergency medicine physician, and actively practice at a level I trauma center, as well as a smaller community hospital. Additionally, I am an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, and actively teach in their simulation and innovation center. Teaching medical students for over nine years has given me extensive experience in teaching complex concepts in easy to understand terms. I became interested in medical expert witness work while sitting on my hospital's medical staff quality committee, which reviews the quality and safety of patient care. Medicine is an imperfect science, and the care delivered to patient's can be incredibly nuanced, and sometimes there will be poor outcomes. You will find that I am meticulous and honest in my review of each case, with prompt and dependable turnaround times I look forward to working with you.

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Taylor McAuliff, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician - ABEM, core faculty

Scottsdale, Arizona

Emergency Medicine - GMEC, Graduate medical eduation, Resident Oversight, Resident curriculum development, Lecture development, research review, Medical Student education, Sepsis, EMTALA, Inter-Facility Transfer, Myocardial infarction, standard of care, Airway Management, Stroke

I am an ABEM board-certified Emergency Medicine physician in active full-time clinical practice, serving as Core Faculty for a high-volume Emergency Medicine Residency program. In this capacity, I am responsible for the direct supervision and clinical education of residents, which requires an expert-level mastery of the national Standard of Care and current evidence-based protocols. My practice is based in Goodyear, Arizona, where I manage high-acuity patients in a community setting that necessitates frequent coordination of inter-facility transfers and specialty consultations. I possess deep expertise in EMTALA compliance and the logistical complexities of stabilizing and transferring patients when on-site specialty services are limited. I am available for objective medical-legal case review, merit analysis, and expert testimony for both defense and plaintiff counsel. I provide authoritative insights into whether a physician properly navigated clinical and facility-based limitati...

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Damon M DellAglio, MD, FACEP

Boarded in Toxicology & Emergency Medicine

Dell'Aglio Medical Consulting, PC

Phoenix, Arizona

Emergency Medicine, Toxicology - Pharmacology, family law, product liability, sepsis, trauma, overdose, poisoning, antidotes, personal injury, resuscitation, drug abuse, drug withdrawal, alcohol impairment, drug testing, medical director, dram shop, post-mortem, healthcare administration, personal injury, drug impairment

I am a clinically practicing medical doctor who is board certified in both emergency medicine and medical toxicology. I have been an expert witness for several years, with deposition and trial testimony experience, serving both as an emergency medicine and medical toxicology expert. My toxicology and emergency medicine expertise has been of service to clients within multiple areas of law, including medical malpractice, product liability (medication delivery systems, etc.), dram shop, personal injury, traffic incidents with drug/ alcohol impairment questions, criminal law (review of substance use/ toxicology testing), family law (custody cases whereby parties require toxicology expert review of urine drug tests, etc.), civil tort (questions of drug/ alcohol use being integral to the case), and wrongful death (individual who died in legal custody and drug use/ exposure is in question) to name a few. In many of the medical malpractice cases, my combination of dual specialty knowled...

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

Arizona

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Standard of Care, Causation, Delay in Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, ED Operations, ED Throughput, Triage (ESI), Boarding, Documentation, Hospital Policy, Transitions of Care, Disposition Decisions, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection, Airway Management, Procedural Complications, APP Supervision

Dr. Kelley Pratt is a board-certified emergency physician with over 20 years of clinical, administrative, and academic experience. He serves as Emergency Department Medical Director and Medical Staff President at a high-performing community hospital with a strong track record of national recognition, CMS quality ratings, and patient experience awards. Dr. Pratt completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of Arizona, where he served as Chief Resident, and earned his MD from the University of Washington. He is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is an active member of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He holds faculty appointments at two medical schools, where he teaches clinical reasoning and emergency care. In addition to active clinical practice, Dr. Pratt provides leadership in hospital quality and patient safety, offering a dual perspective that integrates frontline emergency care with systems-level oversight. His experie...

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Timothy Jones, MD, FACEP

ER Expert | Board Certified | Trial-Tested

Arkansas

Emergency Medicine, Aviation & Aerospace - Sepsis, Stroke, Trauma, Airway, Syncope, Pulmonary Embolism, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Arrest, Aortic Dissection, Standard of Care, Failure to diagnose, Delayed diagnosis, Wrongful death, Emergency triage, Medical Malpractice, Appendicitis, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Anaphylaxis, TIA, Pneumonia

Dr. Jones is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and active full-time clinician with nearly 30 years of clinical experience. He provides clear, objective, and well-supported expert analysis in medical malpractice matters and is skilled at translating complex medical issues into concise, understandable opinions for non-medical audiences such as attorneys, judges, and juries. Dr. Jones offers expert consultation in emergency medicine, aerospace medicine and operational medicine. His emergency medicine expertise includes case merit review, standard of care analysis, causation, medical chart review, deposition preparation, and trial testimony. His operational expertise includes military medicine, aviation-related medical issues, human performance under stress, fatigue physiology, operational risk assessment, trauma, and decision-making in remote and high-risk environments. A residency-trained emergency physician and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, D...

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DAVID MARK SPIRO

Board Certified, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Spiro Consulting

Little Rock, Arkansas

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics - Antimicrobials, Research, Depression, Child abuse, Obesity, Antibiotics, Migraine, Suicide, Child maltreatment, Orthopedics, Intussusception, Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Sepsis, Sedation, Clinical Pathways, Migraine, Trauma, Head Injury, Meningitis

I am a board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physician with over three decades of experience providing and overseeing care in high-acuity settings, including major children’s hospitals, Level 1 trauma centers, and community emergency departments. I currently serve as Section Chief and Endowed Chair of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. My practice focuses on the management of critically ill and injured children, with expertise in pediatric trauma, airway emergencies, sepsis, child maltreatment, and complex medical presentations. I have served in key leadership roles—including Medical Director, Research Director, and Interim Section Chief—responsible for clinical operations, peer review, and quality improvement initiatives. I bring particular strength in evaluating standard of care within the realities of emergency medicine, including the constraints and decision-making ...

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Cidney Scott Hulett, MD, MPH

Critical Care Medicine

Little Rock, Arkansas

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Interventional Pulmonology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis, septic shock, respiratory failure, ECMO, central line, intubation, chest tube, bronchoscopy, EBUS, lung biopsy, echocardiography, SWAT tactical, rigid bronchosocpy, airway stent, tracheostomy, thoracentesis, pleural effusion, LTAC

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Brett Halloran, MD, SFHM

Hospitalist, Medical Billing, Medical Necessity

Napa, California

Hospitalist, Medical Billing - Wernicke Encephalopathy, Stroke, Hospital Transfers, Heart attack, Falls, Delirium, Pulmonary embolism, Alcohol withdrawal, Hospital transfers, Pneumonia, Medication side effects, UTI, Renal failure, Medical Billing, Medical Necessity , Abdominal pain, Bed sores, C Diff, Sepsis

Nationally recognized and awarded for contributions to the field of hospital medicine. Extensive experience in medical necessity as a physician advisor. Dr. Halloran is board certified in internal medicine and in active practice as a hospitalist in Northern California at a referral center hospital with high severity of illness. He listens to patients and specializes in complex, challenging cases. He also serves as regional medical director for utilization management. Dr. Halloran is an expert in medical billing and medical necessity. He has served as UM medical director and physician advisor for a large regional health care entity. In that capacity, he has reviewed thousands of charts for medical necessity. In addition to more than 15 years of clinical experience at the bedside as a hospitalist and many years as medical director, Dr. Halloran has 10+ years of experience as an expert. Dr Halloran has served as an expert in hundreds of cases, with particular expertise in commun...

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Emily Venne, BSN, RN, CEN

Experienced Emergency RN, Legal Nurse Consultant

Critical Insight Nurse Consulting, LLC.

Rancho Cucamonga, California

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Travel Nursing, Pediatric Emergency, Emergency Intubation, Trauma, Triage, Cardiac Arrest, DKA, Sepsis, GSW, STEMI Chest pain, respiratory arrest, Stroke/ TNK, Emergency Nurse, coronary artery disease, COVID, Medical Record Review, Medication Errors, Legal Nurse Consultant, Critical Care Medicine, wrongful death

Emily Venne has been an emergency nurse for over 14 years. She has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University and received her Associates Degree in Nursing from Chaffey College. Emily completed the legal nurse consult certificate program through California State Long Beach. She currently holds certifications in basic life support (BLS), advanced life support (ACLS), pediatric advanced life support (PALS), and is a certified emergency nurse (CEN). She was a nominee of the Extraordinary Nurse of the Year Award in 2025. Meticulous and detail oriented she is an expert in both adult and pediatric emergency nursing. She is a seasoned nursing professional with excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Emily has also worked as an emergency travel nurse. This experience has given her a unique perspective of different clinical settings in various cities and states. Emily possesses a deep understanding of emergency care protocols, documentation standa...

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

California

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Nathalie Quan, BSN, RN, CPAN

Board Certified Post-Anesthesia Nurse

Oakland, California

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Recovery Room, Pediatric Recovery Room, PACU, Pre-op, Pediatric PACU, Trauma, ER, Stroke, STEMI, EMTALA, Burn, Triage, Sepsis, Emergency Nursing, Anesthesia, Emergency Department

I am a board-certified post-anesthesia care nurse with over 16 years of clinical experience spanning emergency medicine and peri-operative services, including both pre- and post-operative care. I bring a meticulous, detail-oriented approach to reviewing cases involving the nursing standard of care, regulatory compliance, and policies and procedures. I thoroughly evaluate case merit through careful analysis of clinical documentation, treatment timelines, and adherence to established practice guidelines. I have served as a charge nurse in both Emergency and PACU settings, leading the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols that measurably improved patient outcomes. Direct experience in hospital policy development, including the creation of standardized protocols for sepsis management, cardiac emergencies, and post-operative care. Please reach out for additional information.

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Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert (Adult & Pediatrics)

Ajani Medical Consulting PLLC

California

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Hilal S Abu-Zahra, MD

Loma Linda, California

Pediatrics, Hospitalist - Pediatric Hospitalist, outpatient general pediatrics, Newborn care, jaundice, kernicterus, Newborn resuscitation, Inpatient pediatrics, respiratory distress, viral infections, sepsis, pneumonia, obesity

Dr. Abu-Zahra has 8+ years of experience as a practicing pediatric hospitalist in the Inland Empire in both community and academic hospital settings. Dr. Abu-Zahra provides consultation for chart reviews, expert witness depositions, and testimony. Dr. Abu-Zahra is double board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in general pediatrics and pediatric hospitalist medicine and is a fellow of the American Association of Pediatrics (FAAP). Dr. Abu-Zahra graduated from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at University of Maryland in Baltimore. He works in an academic children's hospital and a community hospital with newborn nursery, inpatient pediatrics and ER consults. Furthermore, Dr. Abu-Zahra works full time as a hospitalist in a tertiary care academic center and half time as an outpatient pediatrician in a clinic affiliated with a family residency program. Dr. Abu-Zahra is the former chair of pediatrics at two of the community hospitals. H...

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Charles G Volk, MD

Pulmonary & Intensive Care - Former Military

San Diego Pulmonary

San Diego, California

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Military Medicine, Asthma, Ventilator Expert, Sepsis, Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema, Procedural Standards, Pulmonary Embolism, Shock, Angiostrongylus, Invasive Lines, Transplant, Vasopressors, Mycobacteria, Respiratory Failure, Critical Care, Chest Tubes, Bronchiectasis, ICU Management, Bronchoscopy

Board-certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, I currently serve as the Head of Pulmonary Services, where I oversee clinical operations and specialized respiratory care. My background includes significant experience within the military medical system, having served as a medical expert in two high-stakes cases focused on military medicine and highly specialized pulmonary disease. Now practicing as a pulmonary intensivist, I leverage my clinical leadership and prior experience with complex medicolegal reviews to provide authoritative, evidence-based analysis for expert witness consultations.

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Grace Lozinski, MD

HealthAdvise

Newport Beach, California

Internal Medicine, Hospitalist - Pulmonary Diseases, asthma, inhalational disorders, DVT, lung infections, COPD, COVID, Aspiration Pneumonia Disability, Cardiovascular Disease, Chest Pain, Ischemic Heart Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Pacemaker, Sepsis, Stroke, Anticoagulation, Blood Thinner, GI Bleed

Dr. Grace Lozinski, MD is an internist in Newport Beach, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). In her 24 years of experience, Dr. Lozinski has specialized in treating patients with Chronic Kidney disease, high cholesterol, Ischemic Heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Lozinski served as Chief Quality Officer for a nationally ranked health care system in Southern California for five years. She provided clinical leadership over quality and optimization of clinical services. She has expertise in hospital operations and key initiatives such as patient safety, transitions of care, mortality reduction, readmission reduction and organizational process improvement. Education &Training Medical School New York Medical College class of 2000 Residency UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center Internal Medicine 2000-2003 Certification & Licensure CA State Medical License 2002-2025 American Board of Internal Medicine Profes...

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Faraaz Bhatti, MD, FRCEM, DFMS, LLM, MBA

Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician

Thousand Oaks, California

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Medical Expert, Emergency Department Standards of Care, Medical Malpractice Expert, Clinical Negligence, Board-Certified Emergency Physician, Healthcare Litigation, Sepsis, Delayed Diagnosis, Injury Law, Medical Records Review

Faraaz Bhatti, MD, FRCEM, DFMS, LLM, MBA. Dual-Trained Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician | Emergency Department Medical Director | Expert Witness in Emergency Medicine and Healthcare Litigation. Dr. Faraaz Bhatti is a distinguished Emergency Medicine physician, dual-trained in both the United Kingdom and the United States, with extensive experience across clinical practice, leadership, and medical education. Dr. Bhatti is board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) in the UK, having completed Emergency Medicine training in both countries. His unique training and broad experience position him as a leading expert in Emergency Medicine, forensic aspects of medicine, and healthcare systems. Dr. Bhatti graduated from medical school in 2010 at the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, University of Malta. Over the course of his career, he has successfully completed two residencies, further refinin...

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Nancy Nielsen, BSN, RN

Nancy Nielsen RN Consulting

Morgan Hill, California

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting - NICU Nurse Expert, Neonatal Nursing, Premature Baby, Newborn/Infant Nurse, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Birth Asphyxia, Medication Errors, High-Risk Deliveries, Ventilators, Inhaled Nitric Oxide, NEC, IV Complications, Sepsis, NRP, Central Lines, Medical Record Review, Standards of Care

Nancy Nielsen has 39+ years of expertise as a neonatal nurse in large, academic Level III and IV Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), She has decades of experience attending high-risk neonatal deliveries, resuscitation, and post-delivery stabilization. Nancy has thorough knowledge and expertise in caring for various diagnoses including but not limited to abdominal wall defects, prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEF), cardiac defects, metabolic abnormalities, meconium aspiration, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), hydrocephalus, chronic lung disease (CLD), exchange transfusions, genetic abnormalities, hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis, IV complications, electrolyte imbalances, hemolytic abnormalities and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). Nurse Nielsen provides expert care for critically-ill neonates requiring advanced modes of ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide therapy (iNO), arterial blood pressure monitori...

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BRETT W. LORBER

Emergency Medicine Expert | Standard of Care

Los Alamitos, California

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine Expert Witness, Emergency Department Standard of Care, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnosie, Emergency Room Malpractice, Chest Pain, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Stroke, Triage Error, Delay in Treatment, Diagnostic Error, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Airway Management, Lactic Acidosis

Brett W. Lorber, MD, MPH is a board-certified and actively practicing emergency physician and Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate hospital in Torrance, California. He has more than 20 years of clinical experience practicing in high-volume emergency departments and provides independent medical-legal consultation regarding emergency department standard of care, missed or delayed diagnosis, and time-sensitive emergency conditions including myocardial infarction, stroke, sepsis, and pulmonary embolism. Dr. Lorber reviews cases involving emergency department evaluation, triage decisions, diagnostic workups, and clinical management. He is available for case review, deposition, and trial testimony for plaintiff or defense matters. Rapid initial case review available. Dr. Lorber is experienced in clearly explaining complex emergency medicine concepts to attorneys, judges, and juries.

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Jillian Becktel, RN, CEN

Certified Emergency Nurse

Integrity Legal Nurse Consulting Inc

Rancho Cucamonga, California

Emergency Medicine - Triage, Pediatics, STEMI, Ventilated patients, Stroke, Preceptor, Critical patients, Customer Service, IV skills, Certified Emergency Nurse, Ultrasound IV Certified, TNK/TPA, Cardiac/Respiratory Arrest, NG/OG insertion, Medical Record Review, COVID, Sepsis, Wrongful death, Medication Errors

Jillian Becktel is an experienced Certified Emergency Room Registered Nurse with 15 years of hands-on clinical expertise in a fast-paced and high-stakes environment. She graduated from Everest College with an Associate's of Science in Nursing degree. Jillian completed the legal nurse consulting certificate program through California State University Long Beach. She is skilled in acute patient assessment, critical care interventions, and interdisciplinary collaboration, with a strong foundation in medical standards and healthcare protocols. She has been recognized for clinical leadership, adaptability, and commitment to maintaining best practices in emergency nursing. She is now leveraging this extensive clinical background to transition into Legal Nurse Consulting, offering informed medical insights for legal cases involving healthcare issues, medical malpractice, and personal injury. She is committed to bridging the gap between medicine and law with precision, integrity, and a pa...

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Joseph B. Marzouk, MD, FIDSA

Infectious Disease Specialist

Oakland, California

Infectious Diseases - Infections in all medical Specialties, Sepsis, HIV, AIDS, hepatitis, food poisoning, pneumonia, orthopedic infections, meningitis, surgical infections, wound infections, urinary tract infections, endocarditis, abdominal infections, abscess, septic arthritis, infection control

Clinical Infectious Disease Specialist in active practice; Extensive experience in medico-legal review for both plaintiffs and defense; Board Certified in Infectious Disease; HIV Specialist; Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at two Northern California Hospitals; Chief of Infectious Disease at Summit Medical Center. See CV for further details.

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Shawn Kaku, MD

Critical Care Physician Expert Witness

San Ramon, California

Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Sepsis, Respiratory failure, Trauma, Stroke, Neuro, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), ICU, Anoxic Brain Injury, Mechanical Ventilation, Acute Respiratory Distress (ARDS), Shock, ICU procedure complication, ICU delay of care, Pulmonary Embolism, Multi-Organ Failure, Brain hemorrhage, Overdose, Infection, Airway management, Sedation

Shawn Kaku, MD, is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University Hospital Dr Kaku has over 10 years of clinical experience in Critical Care Medicine, and hold privileges at 3 hospitals systems in the California Bay Area (Kaiser Permanente, Sutter and Stanford). He has experience with medical and surgical patients, including traumatic and neurological injuries. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Kaku has held multiple leadership roles including ICU Director, Vice Chair of Medicine, and Chair of Medicine and has helped develop the ICU program at Sutter Eden as well as the Emergency Critical Care program at Stanford University

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Lauren Donnelly, D.O.

Emergency Medicine Physician

Encinitas, California

Emergency Medicine - Sepsis, Stroke, Heart Attack, Abdominal Pain, Cellulitis, Fracture, Emergency Stabilization, Cardiac Arrest & CPR, Pneumonia, Necrotizing Infections, Pulmonary Embolism, Head Injury, Resident Supervision, Vascular Emergencies, UTI, Meningitis, Back Pain, Drug Abuse, Overdose, Airway management

Dr. Lauren Donnelly is an actively practicing, board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with more than 14 years of experience in both community and academic settings. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency training at Hahnemann Hospital / Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Donnelly currently serves as the Assistant Program Director and Clerkship Director for the Emergency Medicine residency at Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium (MEC), a large community-based academic program training 36 emergency medicine residents. In these leadership roles, she is extensively involved in physician education, clinical supervision, competency assessment, and professional standards, providing her with deep expertise in emergency department operations, resident supervision, and standard-of-care expectations. She has been an active member of her hospital’s Ethics Committee for over five years, contributing to ins...

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Rishi Bhargava, MD FAAP FACEP

Rolling Hills Estates, California

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics, Airway management, Appendicitis, Trauma, Transport Medicine, Sedation, Febrile illness, Sepsis, Asthma, Newborn Care, Allergic Reaction, Tele-medicine, Meningitis, Dehydration, Abdominal pain, Fractures, Head Injury, Chest pain, Pain management, Resident Supervision

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Julie E. Myers, RN, PHN, FNP-BC

Nurse and Nurse Practitioner in Infectious Disease

CaNPA Solutions

San Diego, California

Nurse, Nurse Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, MRSA, MDRO, bacteremia, sepsis, endocarditis, fungal disease, UTI, pneumonia, orthopedic infections, hardware associated infections, wound infection, abdominal infection, epidural abscess

Actively working in the hospital setting focused on infectious diseases for the last 10 years with a strong understanding of internal medicine and ICU medicine. Nearly 20 years of experience as both a RN and nurse practitioner working both inpatient and outpatient with complex cardiovascular disease patients in pursuit of medical, interventional, and surgical care. I am well versed in explaining what is happening in the body and can give understandable analogies to patients and their families. I can explain these processes to you as a medical record consultant and provide an opinion regarding causation of injury or death with comprehensive medical record analysis or as an expert witness. I also can help you with the case review and prepare you for deposition.

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Eric T. Ory, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician - Expert Witness

Eric T. Ory, M.D. Medical Consulting, LLC

California

Emergency Medicine - Standard of Care, Medical Causation, Triage Protocols, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, EMTALA, Improper Discharge, Failure to Admit, Clinical Decision Making, Chart Review for Merit, Board Certified EM, Myocardial Infarction, Trauma Resuscitation, Pediatric Emergencies, Sepsis, Airway Management, Pulmonary Embolism, EMS Care

Board-Certified Emergency Physician with over 26 years of active clinical experience and more than 100,000 patient encounters in high-acuity emergency department settings. I provide independent medicolegal consulting and expert witness services for both plaintiff and defense counsel in medical malpractice and personal injury matters. My expertise focuses on Emergency Department standards of care, including evaluation, triage, diagnostic decision-making, disposition, and communication in time-sensitive clinical scenarios. I have extensive experience managing undifferentiated patients in fast-paced environments, including community hospitals, critical access facilities, and high-volume emergency departments. Common case areas include missed or delayed diagnosis (e.g., myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, stroke, sepsis, and aortic dissection), improper discharge or failure to admit, triage-related issues, and medical causation in trauma and acute illness. I also provide analys...

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

California

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Akash Desai, MD, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS

UCSD Emergency Medicine & Ultrasound Faculty

University of California, San Diego

San Diego, California

Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine - 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, holding the academic appointment of Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Subspecialty expertise in point-of-care ultrasound and procedural emergency medicine. Serves as Fellowship Director of Advanced Emergency Ultrasonography at UCSD, leading a competitive post-residency fellowship that trains board-eligible and board-certified emergency medicine physicians in advanced diagnostic and procedural point-of-care ultrasound techniques. Also serves as the inaugural Director of Emergency Ultrasound at UCSD East Campus Medical Center, where responsibilities include hospital-wide quality assurance, case review, credentialing oversight, and ultrasound education across clinical departments. Completed residency training at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and fellowship training in Advance...

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Claire M Young, BSN, RN, PHN, CEN

Emergency Nursing Expert Witness

Young Legal Nurse Consultant, LLC

Hemet, California

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room Nurse, Emergency Department, ED Nurse, ER Nurse, Pediatric ER Nursing, Legal Nurse Consultant, Trauma, Critical Care Transport, Emergency Department Standards of Care, ED Medical Records, Sepsis, Overdose, Hemorrhage, Stroke, STEMI, Triage CPR, standards of care, Falls, Medical Malpractice

Ms. Young is an actively practicing, hands-on bedside emergency department nurse, which ensures that her expert opinions are grounded in current clinical practice and aligned with contemporary standards of care. Claire Young brings 28 years of nursing experience, including more than 24 years in emergency nursing encompassing emergency department care, trauma, and critical care, and she continues to practice in the emergency department. Ms. Young is a member of several professional organizations, including the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association, the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, the Society of Trauma Nurses, and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She has developed extensive experience in both adult and pediatric emergency nursing across a wide range of clinical settings, from small and large community hospitals to a Level II trauma center. Her background includes more than 10 years as a trauma team member at a Level II tra...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

California

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation, Critical Care, Expertise, Expert Witness, Legal Expert, Standard of Care, Malpractice Expert, Hospital Medicine, LTAC, Nursing Home

I have served as an expert witness in dozens of medical legal cases including depositions, case reviews and expert testimony. My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.

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Kari Jerge, MD, FACS

San Diego, California

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Frederick J Skilton, M.D.

Emergency Medicine

San Diego, California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Stroke and TIA, Myocardial Infarction and Heart Attack, Aortic Dissection, Sepsis, Airway Management, Appendicitis, Trauma, COPD and Asthma, Fractures, Mental Health, Addiction, Socioeconomic, Abdominal Pain, Headache, Subarachnoid Hemorrage, Brain Bleed, Blood Clots, Injury, Pain and Suffering, Failure to Diagnose

I am a board certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience in many different areas of clinical practice, from Level 1 Tertiary Academic Emergency Departments to small community hospitals. Through mentoring, SEAK training, experience, and research I have developed a strong understanding to the intricacies of the medical-legal system, and the long-term commitment and persistence required to be an effective medical expert. I began my medical career in 2014 as a US Navy Physician, serving as Flight Surgeon and medical department head with a Marine Corps squadron. During deployment overseas, with over 2500 Navy and Marine personnel, I served as sole Flight Surgeon, ensuring our Marine and Navy pilots maintained flight and combat readiness. Working in mainly medically austere environments, my duties included care for acute and emergent conditions, mass casualty operations, coordinating MedEvac transport, and medical support for real-world combat missions, for which I ...

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Abhi Kas, MD

Expert Medical Director Skilled Nursing Facilities

California

Internal Medicine, Geriatrics - Falls, Wound Care, Stroke, Dementia, Sepsis, COPD, Pain, Physical Therapy, DVT, Blood Clot, Hospice, Rehabilitation, Geriatrics, Sepsis, Congestive Health Failure, Kidney Injury, Myocardial Infarction, Palliative Care, Pressure Sore, Edema

Highlights: - Medical Director - >85% of time dedicated to clinical duties - Trial/testimony experience - Evidence based approach to the latest standards of care - Confident, consistent, thorough Dr. Abhi Kasinadhuni is a highly qualified expert witness specializing in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), long-term care, and post-acute rehabilitation. As the current Medical Director of a 130-bed rehabilitation facility and multiple SNF/post-acute care centers in Pennsylvania, he brings over a decade of hands-on experience in internal medicine, hospital medicine, and geriatric care. Board-certified in Internal Medicine with fellowship training in Vascular Medicine, Dr. Kasinadhuni has served as a physician at facilities including The Belvedere (Chester, PA), Aventura at Prospect (Prospect Park, PA), and others, overseeing patient care for complex conditions common in long-term settings. His expertise spans critical areas in SNF and long-term care litigation, including: Geriatric and...

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Ariel Cohen, DO

Leira Physician Services

California

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Airway, Appendicitis, Asthma, Car Accidents, Febrile Illness / Fever, Fractures, Elder Neglect, Vascular access, Resuscitation, Sepsis, Simulation, Stroke, Wounds, Psychiatric Emergencies (Suicide), Sedation, Trauma, Ultrasound, Non-accidental trauma (child abuse), Newborn Care, Video laryngoscopy (Intubation)

I am dual board certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine. I have 10 years of clinical experience and have worked in most emergency department settings including Academic/Level 1 trauma centers, community hospitals, rural critical access hospitals and hybrid settings. I also have administrative experience. A few highlights from my CV include the following: -Expert for public defenders in criminal cases for the indigent -Peer reviewer for state boards -Medical consultant for state medical board -Consultant for Children's Advocacy Center (investigates child abuse, neglect, homicide) -Peer reviewer for private company -Peer review committee member at academic center -Pediatric child abuse liaison at academic center -Interim Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Quality Director In addition to chart review, I am an experienced writer and have authored a book chapter, case studies and research articles.

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April Hernandez, BSN, RN, CEN

Emergency & Aesthetic Nursing/ 26 year Experience

Expert Nurse Consulting, Inc.

FONTANA, California

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse Expert, Medical Chronology, Wrongful Death, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, Trauma, Stroke, STEMI, Pediatric Emergency Nursing, COVID-19, Standards of Care, HIPPA, Sepsis, Medical Spa, NIHSS, Cosmetic, Aesthetic

Legal Nurse Consulting and Expert Witness Services: - Experience in both Plaintiff and Defense cases - Expert Verbal and Written Opinions on Standard of Care - Declarations, Affidavits, Reports, Chronologies, Timelines, Medical Record Review -Expert Witness testimony and deposition experience With 26 years of high-acuity clinical experience, April Hernandez provides attorneys with the "insider intelligence" necessary to win complex medical-legal cases. As a Board-Certified Emergency Nurse and a graduate of the California State University Long Beach LNC program, Ms. Hernandez bridges the gap between voluminous medical records and actionable legal strategies. Ms. Hernandez’s diverse background is her greatest asset to your firm. From the high-stakes environment of Emergency and Trauma care to the specialized world of Medical Aesthetics, she possesses the rare ability to identify breaches in standards of care that others miss. Whether serving the plaintiff or defense, April delivers ...

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Christopher Lee Taicher, MD

Harvard Emergency Medicine Witness Expert

Christopher Taicher MD PC

Ventura, California

Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine - Sepsis, MI, Respiratory failure, Intubation, Pediatric, Stroke, Heart attack, Pneumonia, Hypoxia, Intracranial hemorrhage , Cancer, Abdominal pain, Airway, Trauma, Shock, Emergency, Appendicitis, Aspiration, ECG, Septic shock

Christopher Taicher, MD, is a Harvard-trained, board-certified emergency medicine physician who provides expert witness services, medical-legal chart review, and standard-of-care analysis in emergency and acute care matters. He completed emergency medicine residency nearly a decade ago through the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, after receiving an internal medicine degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. He earned his MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. Taicher has practiced across an unusually broad spectrum of hospital environments, from elite academic centers to high-volume community emergency departments and teaching hospitals. His attending experience includes Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Southern California Hospital Medical Center, and Ventura County Medical Cente...

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Kathryn Maxwell, MD

Family Medicine Board Certified, Urgent Care

San Diego, California

Urgent Care Medicine, Family Medicine - Family Medicine, Telehealth, Urgent Care, Heart Attack MI, Stroke, Head Injury, Back Pain, Chest Pain, Pulmonary Embolism PE, Abdominal Pain, Intestinal GI Bleed, Wounds, Infections, Sepsis, Cancer, Prescription Medications, Anticoagulation Monitoring, Physician Extenders, Physician Assistant Supervision, Nurse Practitioner Educator

Award-winning Family Medicine Urgent Care physician. Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Active clinician for 20 years in community medicine. Treats patients of all ages, pediatric to geriatric. Routinely supervises physician assistants and nurse practitioners by discussing cases and reviewing charts. Significant teaching experience as clinical educator of nurse practitioner students for eight years, also teaches UCSD School of Medicine students. Ongoing telemedicine work. Medical group Peer Review Committee member. Over a dozen reports and testifying experience for the Medical Board of California and medicolegal cases. Family Medicine, Urgent Care, Virtual Care, PA and NP supervision. Call Dr. Maxwell at 858 395 9854 to discuss your case.

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Amy M. Zheng, MD, M.Phil., CHSE

Doctor- PA/NP Supervision-Insurance Claims

Amy Zheng Consulting

San Diego, California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - claims, Nurse Practitioner, CPR, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism, Head Injury, Stroke, Aneurysm, Appendicitis, abdominal pain, Trauma, aortic dissection, Covid, Cauda Equina, epidural abscess, supervision, pneumonia, sepsis, insurance, Physician Assistant

Since 2003, Dr. Zheng has practiced across a broad range of clinical environments, including academic medical centers, the Veterans Health Administration, community hospitals, and rural critical access hospitals. She is a board-certified emergency and urgent care physician who remains clinically active. Dr. Zheng has served as an expert witness in matters involving medical malpractice, health insurance reimbursement, and physician assistant and nurse practitioner supervision, and has provided deposition and trial testimony. Dr. Zheng is professor at three universities, including Medical Director of the Point Loma Nazarene University Physician Assistant Program. Since 2013, she has directed one of the largest teamwork exercises in the country, involving more than 350 students and faculty annually across three health professional schools. Her work has been recognized by the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. She has presented nationally on ...

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Thomas Baird McIlraith, MD, SFHM, CLHM

Baird Medical Consulting

Davis, California

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospitalist, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Infections, Pneumonia, Electrolyte abnormalities, Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Sepsis, Shock, Falls, Stroke, Medical Necessity, InterQual, Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG)

Dr. McIlraith received his BS, and MD from the University of Wisconsin; and completed Internal Medicine Residency at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in 1999. In 2000, he was made the head of the hospitalist division in the South Sacramento Kaiser Permanente. He became the Chairman of Hospital Medicine at Mercy Medical Group in 2004. In the subsequent 12 years he grew the department from 12 to 84 hospitalists. He was elected to the MMG board of directors in 2009, and served as Treasurer from 2011 through 2016. He has served as the Chairman of Medicine at Mercy General Hospital since 2020. Dr. McIlraith has been providing expert opinion services to defense and plaintiff clients since 2011. He has served on the The Doctors Company Hospital Medicine Advisory Board. Dr. McIlraith joined NAIP (now SHM) as a charter member in 1998 and has been active ever since. He was in the inaugural FHM class in 2009, the inaugural SFHM class in 2010, and the inaugural CLHM...

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Peter A Meaney

Pediatric Critical Care – Deterioration & ICU Care

Cadence Health Strategies

Menlo Park, California

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist - 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

Pediatric Critical Care Expert – Failure to Recognize Deterioration, Escalation, and ICU Management I am a double board-certified pediatric and pediatric critical care physician with over 22 years of clinical experience, including 16 years at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and 8 years at Stanford University. My medicolegal work focuses on cases involving clinical deterioration, delayed recognition, and failures in escalation of care in hospitalized children. I help attorneys evaluate: - Whether deterioration should have been recognized earlier - Whether escalation to ICU, subspecialty care, or higher-level monitoring was appropriate and timely - Whether management in the PICU met the standard of care - Whether adverse outcomes were preventable I have extensive experience managing critically ill children with: - Respiratory failure and progressive decompensation - Sepsis and septic shock - Post-operative deterioration - Cardiac arrest and resuscitation - Neurologic ...

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David Joel Witt, MD, FIDSA, CIC

Infectious Disease & Emergency Med Expert

San Rafael, California

Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine - Internal Medicine, Tropical Medicine, Infection Control, Clinical, COVID-19, Vaccines, Transplant, MRSA, Fungal infection, Emergency medicine, ER, Sepsis, meningitis, Epidemiologist, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Osteomyelitis, infection

Dr. Witt is an Infectious Disease Specialist and the former regional hospital epidemiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. He attended medical school at the University of Michigan and residency and fellowship at The Boston City Hospital in Boston, MA. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He has been board-certified in Emergency Medicine and is board-certified in Tropical Medicine and Infection Control. He has also been board-certified in Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases. He has been on the faculty of the Schools of Medicine and Nursing at the University of California at San Francisco.

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Andres Romero, MD

Double Board-Certified Infectious Disease MD

Redwood city , California

Infectious Diseases, Hospital Administration - Standard of care, Sepsis, Hospital-Acquired infection, Surgical site infection, Post-operative infection, Endocarditis, Bacteremia, Osteomyelitis, Spine/Joint Infection, Device/Port infection, Infection prevention, Wound management, Nursing home infection, Antibiotic complications, Food poisoning, Meningitis, Immunocompromised

Dr. Andres Romero is a double-board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, with an active California medical license. He completed Internal Medicine residency training at Yale–New Haven Hospital and Infectious Diseases fellowship training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, with focused experience in immunocompromised patients. He maintains an active clinical practice across hospital, outpatient, wound care, and post-acute settings, caring for patients with complex infectious diseases. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Romero serves as Chief Health Officer at a full-service acute care hospital. He has leadership experience in infection prevention and control, antimicrobial stewardship, peer review, patient safety, quality improvement, regulatory readiness, and evidence-based policy implementation. He works closely with the hospital, Emergency Department, and Intensive Care Unit teams on infection-related protocols, standards of care, and effor...

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Dustin H Lugod, RN, BSN

Emergency Medicine and PACU Registered Nurse

San Marcos, California

Nurse, Emergency Medical Services - Emergency, Trauma, Trauma Nurse, PACU, CPR, Recovery, general surgery, Perioperative, Massive Transfusion Protocol, medical record review, medication errors, robotics, sepsis, GSW, triage, emergency intubation, STEMI, ambulatory surgery, Critical Care Medicine, nursing

Dustin has more than 17 years of experience in the field of nursing, including bedside nursing in the Intensive Care Unit, Code Team, Rapid Response Team, Emergency Department, Trauma Activation & Resuscitation, Highly Infectious Disease Training, and Perioperative Services. His experience includes leadership roles as he has served as relief charge nurse for the departments mentioned and was an Advanced Clinician in the Emergency Department for Sharp Healthcare, providing mentorship, preceptorship and training to both newly hired staff and current staff to specialty roles. Dustin has also instructed in departmental continued educational programs annually since 2015. In addition to his diverse nursing experience, his qualifications are highlighted by a detailed understanding of electronic medical records and chart auditing. Dustin served as a unit-based EPIC SuperUser for Long Beach Memorial’s Go-Live Implementation in 2008 and Sharp Healthcare’s Go-Live implementation in 2024.

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Kim M Pimentel, RN, BSN, MICN

Nurse Expert Witness in Emergency Medicine

Nurse 911 Corp

Los Angeles, California

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - prehospital care, behavioral health, 5150, suicide prevention, crisis prevention, stroke fallouts, falls, ER Nurse UCLA, sepsis, ER overcrowding, triage errors, mental health, restraints, behavioral detainment, Safety injury prevention, misdiagnosis, triage in crisis, breach in standard of care, duty of care, psychosocial

As a current charge nurse, clinical nurse, triage nurse, and Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) at a Level I Trauma Center, I bring over 23 years of emergency nursing experience, with advanced expertise in triage precision, stroke activation, psychiatric crisis management, and maintaining safety during emergency department overcrowding. I provide comprehensive care coordination from EMS field communication to hospital-based critical decision-making. I am a recognized expert in the triage process, with advanced proficiency in applying the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) to determine clinical urgency and anticipate resource needs. I have extensive experience identifying and preventing triage errors, particularly in high-volume settings where subtle but life-threatening presentations—such as early stroke, sepsis, or myocardial infarction—may be overlooked. I provide expert insight into common pitfalls in triage, including under-triaging of time-sensitive conditions, failure to recogniz...

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Rebecca M Lekim, DO, QME

Hospital based Internal Medicine Physician

SAN RAMON, California

Internal Medicine, Hospitalist - Atrial fibrillation, Syncope, NSTEMI, Delirium, Diabetes/DKA, GI bleed Pancreatitis, Inpatient Death, Failure to diagnose, Readmission, Perioperative, Acute kidney injury hyponatremia, Respiratory failure COPD Asthma, Sepsis, Stroke, Congestive Heart Failure, DVT/PE, Alcohol withdrawal, Hyperkalemia, Discharge Planning

I am a board-certified internal medicine physician and hospitalist based in the East Bay, California, with over a decade of post-graduate clinical experience. I completed my residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in 2018 and currently practice at a high-acuity stroke and trauma center, caring for medically complex patients including ICU step-down–level cases. I am a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (Internal Medicine) and serve as a Medical Consultant and Expert Reviewer for the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, conducting independent standards-of-care and medical record reviews. My work involves detailed analysis of complex medical timelines, causation, and clinical decision-making. In addition to clinical practice, I have been involved in multiple hospital administrative committees. I currently serve as Chair of the Medical Records Committee and have participated extensively in peer review, quality improvement, and internal medicine quality oversight initiat...

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Bobbak Vahid, MD

Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Specialist

San Ramon, California

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Respiratory, Expert, ARDS, Pulmonologist, ICU physician, Asthma, Sepsis, lung disease, Bronchoscopy, ICU, Wrongful Death, Pulmonary malpractice

Bobbak Vahid, MD, is board-certified in pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, and Internal Medicine and is an attending teaching physician at Highland Hospital, Oakland California. In addition to his 20+ years of extensive private practice, Dr. Vahid has privileges at five California hospitals (Alameda County Medical Center, Alameda Hospital, San Leandro Hospital, Saint Rose Hospital, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, California Pacific Medical Center, Marin General Hospital, Delta Hospital, Sutter Mills-Peninsula Hospital, Sutter Eden Medical Center, and Sutter Santa Rosa Hospital). Dr. Vahid also has been an adjunctive associate professor at Touro University lecturing courses in respiratory diseases. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Vahid has been ICU director, Respiratory director, Chief of Medicine, Quality Review Committee Chair, and member of the medical executive committee for several hospitals for 6 years & has advised hospitals during the COVID-19 epidemic. He a...

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Hussna Wakily, MD

Award Winning, Harvard Trained, General Surgeon

Oceanside, California

General Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery - Colon Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Breast Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, Emergency Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Mesh surgery, Intestinal Obstruction, Adhesions, Gallbladder surgery, Bile Ducts, Perforations, Colonoscopy complications, delay in diagnosis, Sepsis, hernia surgery

Expert witness for general surgery with over 14 years of clinical experience. Fellowship trained at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery in Boston, MA. Consecutive Top Doctor Award winner from 2019-2025 for General. Voted Exceptional Women in Medicine 2023. Castle Connolly Award winner for 2019-2025, General Surgery. Currently serving as editor for the Surgical Endoscopy Journal and Journal of Surgical Research. Current hernia committee member for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). She is the Robotic Chairman at Scripps Encinitas Hospital. Experienced medical expert. Dr. Wakily offers accurate and thorough expert medical chart reviews and testimony for defense and plaintiff attorneys. Board certified, clinically active surgeon specializing in Acute Care/Emergency General Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery and all aspects r...

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Andre Kumar, MD, MEd

Board-Certified Hospitalist at Stanford University

Stanford, California

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Anticoagulation, Prophylaxis, Inpatient, Diagnosis, Management, Procedure, Restraints, Pressure Wound, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Low Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Heart Failure, Infections, Pneumonia, Systems, Nursing

I am a board-certified internal medicine physician and academic hospitalist at Stanford University with national expertise in adult inpatient standards of care, diagnostic reasoning, and hospital systems. I have been practicing hospital medicine at Stanford for a decade, where I have several leadership roles related to teaching junior physicians and medical students. I currently serve as the Director of Clinical Reasoning at Stanford University School of Medicine. As a faculty member with a Master's in Education who has received over 25 teaching awards over my career, I aim to provide clear communication of complex medical issues to legal teams, clients, and juries. I have greater than 5 years experience reviewing medical negligence cases involving hospitalized adults for both plaintiffs and defenses. I am a recognized expert in clinical decision-making and failure to recognize or treat scenarios among hospitalized adults seen in urgent care, emergency department, acute care, and cr...

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Alexa Gozali, DO

Dermatology and Complex Care Expert Witness

Valencia, California

Dermatology, Family Medicine - Missed diagnosis, delayed diagnosis, Failure to diagnose, Failure to biopsy, failure to refer, skin cancer, melanoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Skin lesion misdiagnosis, Cryotherapy burn, Laser injury, Burn injury, Skin infections, Sepsis, Primary Care, Nursing home, Long term care, Elder neglect, Wound care, skin lesion

Dr. Alexa Gozali is a board-certified physician practicing full-time medical dermatology, with current board certification in family medicine. Her dual training gives her a distinctive ability to evaluate dermatologic standard of care across outpatient specialty, primary care, urgent care, emergency, and long-term care settings — including cases where skin disease was missed, mismanaged, or inadequately escalated within SNF and nursing home environments. Dr. Gozali is retained in cases where dermatologic findings intersect with broader failures in clinical judgment, care coordination, documentation, and follow-up — settings where a dermatologist alone, or a primary care physician alone, cannot fully address the standard of care at issue. Her full-time dermatology practice keeps her current in diagnostic and procedural standards, while her family medicine board certification allows her to evaluate how dermatologic conditions should have been recognized, escalated, and managed across ...

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Joshua A. Ronen, MD, FACP

BC IM Hospitalist & Physician Advisor

Pasadena, California

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine Physician /Hospitalist, Internal Med, Atrial Fib/Flutter, Renal Failure, Transient Ischemic Attack, CVA, COPD, Pneumonia, Respiratory Failure, UGIB, LGIB, Acute Cholecystitis/Appendicitis, Choledocholithiasis, Obstructive jaundice & uropathy, Complicated/uncomplicated UTI, Cellulitis/NSTI, AFIB, Sepsis, CHF, DM HTN

I am an internal medicine physician presently based out of Southern California that specializes in the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. I started my attending career as a clinical hospitalist at UCSF Medical Center, where I also served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine with the adjoining School of Medicine. My duties included resident and medical student education which I sought out voluntarily. Since my career began, at least 50% of my schedule has been composed of nocturnal medicine coverage. Since my career transitioned to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena CA, I took more a direct care hospitalist role (not directly affiliated with their internal medicine residency). At this larger community medical center, my clinical responsibilities initially included swing shift and night shift triage and admission of patients from the emergency department. At present, 100% of my schedule is now as a rounding direct care hospitalist physician, taking care of a ...

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Daniel Z. Uslan, MD, MBA

Los Angeles, California

Infectious Diseases - Infection Control, Infection Prevention, Clostridium Difficile, Meningitis, Sepsis, Surgical Infection, Bacteria, Osteomyelitis, Pneumonia, Abdominal Infections, Endocarditis, Hospital Infections

Dr. Uslan is a board-certified infectious disease specialist and serves as chief of infection prevention at a major academic teaching hospital. Dr. Uslan has extensive experience with diagnosis, management, and treatment of a wide range of infectious diseases including pneumonia, urinary tract infections, meningitis, endocarditis, and osteomyelitis. He received his medical degree from the University of Southern California and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Uslan has a particular interest in hospital infections, infections due to multi-drug resistant organisms, prevention of infections/infection control, and appropriate antibiotic use.

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Zafia Anklesaria, MD

Medical Director: Pulmonary and Critical Care

Los angeles, California

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Intensive Care, Inhalation lung disease, Pulmonary nodules, Interstitial Lung Disease, ARDS, Pulmonary embolism, Sepsis, Occupational lung disease, Lung Cancer, pleural effusion, Pulmonary hypertension, ICU delay in Care, ICU procedure complication, Tracheostomy, Mechanical ventilation, Hospital Acquired infections, Pressure wound

I am a board certified seasoned Pulmonologist and Intensivist, currently in full time active clinical practice. My current position which I have held for 7 years, is as the medical director of the intensive care unit and pulmonary services at a busy downtown Los Angeles community hospital. I have extensive experience in all fields of critical care medicine including cardiac and neurological critical care. I also have vast experience and knowledge regarding the treatment and prevention of pulmonary embolism, management of sepsis, mechanical ventilation, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, interstitial lung disease, and obstructive lung diseases. At my hospital I am a respected educator of residents, and I am a leading member of our peer review committees, quality and safety committees, resuscitation committees, venous thromboembolism treatment and prevention committees and I am chairwoman of our hospital bylaws committee. I am a clear communicator and pride myself on being fair and ...

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Shaun D Carstairs, MD DFACMT FACEP

Experienced emergency physician and toxicologist

San Diego, California

Emergency Medicine, Toxicology - toxicology, poisoning, overdose, drug abuse, drug withdrawal, alcohol, urine drug screen, marijuana, fentanyl, opioids, addiction, methamphetamine, medication errors, heart attack, stroke, trauma, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, snake bites, sepsis

- Triple board-certified in emergency medicine, medical toxicology, and addiction medicine, actively practicing in all 3 specialties - Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology (DFACMT) and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP) - Bachelor of Science (BS) with honor from the California Institute Of Technology - Medical degree (MD) from the Uniformed Services University, the nation’s military medical school - Retired US Navy Captain with over 25 years of active duty service - Prior chief medical officer for the US Marine Corps’ 1st Marine Division - Prior residency program director and core faculty for a large emergency medicine residency program - Professor of Military & Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University - More than 50 peer-reviewed publications, textbook chapters, and national/international presentations in the fields of medical toxicology and emergency medicine - Lecturer for the American College of Medical Tox...

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Cheryl R. Mead, DNP, MSN, BSN, ADN, RN, CEN, CPEN

Certified Emergency Nurse- Adult & Pediatrics

Mead Legal Nurse Consulting, APNC

Riverside, California

Nurse, Emergency Medicine - Pediatric Emergency Nursing, Emergency Department Nurse, Emergency Nurse, Failure to Rescue, Expert Witness, ED Nurse, ER Nurse, Medical Record Review, Medication Errors, MI (Myocardial Infarction), CPR, Code Blue, Psychiatric, 5150, Overdose, Sepsis, Stroke, STEMI, Ectopic, Hemorrhage

Cheryl Mead, DNP, MSN, BSN, ADN, RN, CEN, CPEN, Cheryl Mead is a Registered Nurse with more than 21 years of nursing experience, specializing in Emergency Nursing remaining actively engaged in direct patient care at the bedside. She is board certified in Emergency Nursing (CEN) and is a dedicated member of both the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and the American Nurses Association (ANA). Throughout her career, Cheryl has gained extensive experience caring for both adult and pediatric patients in a variety of emergency care settings, including a Level I Trauma Center and academic healthcare institutions. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of nurses and regularly serves as a preceptor and clinical mentor, supporting nursing students as they develop their clinical judgment, professional confidence, and bedside skills. In addition to her clinical practice, Cheryl is deeply committed to nursing education and leadership. She serves as an Assistant Professor of ...

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David Grundy, MD

Emergency Physician - Experienced & Compelling

Grundy MD Consulting

San Carlos, California

Emergency Medicine - Myocardial infarction, Stroke, Trauma, Motor vehicle accident, Aortic dissection, Pulmonary embolism, Ectopic pregnancy, Thromboembolism, Brain bleeds, Spinal cord injury, Pneumonia, Sepsis , Brain bleeds, Fracture, Meningitis/encephalitis , Testicular torsion, Bowel perforation/ischemia, Arrhythmia

I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician with over 20 years of experience in clinical emergency medicine, forensic medicine, and peer review. I specialize in providing medical-legal consultation and expert testimony in medical malpractice, personal injury, negligence, standard of care, causation, and wrongful death cases to attorneys nationwide. My approach is efficient, affordable, and focused on adding significant case value, often yielding up to a 20X return on investment for my clients. I earned a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology from Cornell University in 1992 and a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1998. I completed my emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, one of the nation's leading training programs. Board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, I continuously engage in professional development and education to stay current with medical advancements and guide...

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Alexander Iteen, MD

Academic & Community Emergency Medicine Expert

San Marcos, California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Airway Management, Intubation , Rapid Sequence Intubation , Trauma Resuscitation , Sepsis , Vascular Access , Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain , Procedural Complications , Shock , Emergency Procedures, Point of Care Ultrasound, Telehealth, Acute Care, Chest Tube , Defendant, Plantiff, Central Lines, Arterial Lines

Alexander Iteen, M.D. is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with active clinical practice in both a high-volume military tertiary care emergency department and a busy community hospital setting. Dr. Iteen is licensed in California and accepts cases nationwide from both defense and plaintiff attorneys seeking an expert in emergency medicine, emergency airway management, sepsis, vascular access, emergency department procedures, and trauma resuscitation. Dr. Iteen's goal is always to provide prompt, thorough case screening with well written reports grounded in peer-reviewed evidence, established clinical standards, and reproducible methodology. While Dr. Iteen has provided standard of care analysis within the military health system for multiple cases brought to the US military's malpractice process including high risk chest pain, ectopic pregnancy, airway management, and sepsis. Additionally, Dr. Iteen participates in monthly case review meetings to ensure departmental q...

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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Trauma, Stroke, Heart Attack, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Aeromedical transfer, EMS, Airway management, Torsion (ovarian/testicular), Ectopic Pregnancy, Rural Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Colon Perforation, Wrongful Death, Delayed Diagnosis, Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims Denial

Dual Board-Certified in Emergency Medicine & Family Medicine: This unique combination qualifies me to serve as a "same specialty" expert witness in states with such requirements, particularly for cases evaluating the standard of care for Family Physicians in emergency or urgent care settings. Extensive Clinical Practice: Over 20 years of continuous practice treating more than 20,000 patients in the full spectrum of clinical environments, from 2-bed rural facilities to high-volume Level 1 Trauma Centers. I maintain an active practice in a busy, urban hospital Emergency Department. Proven Medical & Quality Assurance Leadership: Held key leadership roles including Medical Director, Quality Assurance Director, and National Clinical Steering Chair for a large national urgent care corporation. Served as Chair of a Health System Peer Review Committee and as a longstanding member of a Level 1 Trauma Center's Credentials Committee. Specialized Endoscopy Expertise: 20 years of ongoing expe...

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Carol A Ingalls, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN

Ingalls and Associates, LLC

REDLANDS, California

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department Nurse, Emergency Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting. ED Nurse, ER Nurse, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, MI, Covid-19, CPR, Ectopic, Psychiatric, 5150, Hemorrhage, Overdose, Sepsis, Shock, Stroke, STEMI, Transfers

Carol Ingalls has 39+ years of continuous experience and expertise in Emergency Nursing and remains clinically active at the bedside. She is a Certified in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing. Carol is a member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, Emergency Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the Bay Area Chapter of Northern California Legal Nurse Consultants. Nurse Ingalls has decades of experience in adult and pediatric emergency nursing in various settings including large community hospitals and Level 1 and 2 Trauma Centers/Academic institutions. She is well versed in current standards of care, policies, procedures and protocols related to nursing care in the ED. Carol also regularly functions as a preceptor/mentor for EMTs, paramedics, and nursing students in the clinical setting. Carol has excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively interpret and convey complex issues. She is detail-o...

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Amanda Jordan, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

California

Emergency Medicine - trauma, assault, toxicology, stroke, MI, fracture, concussion, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, appendicitis, sepsis, pneumonia, motor vehicle collision, DKA, abdominal pain, medical necessity

I am a full-time clinical practitioner of emergency medicine, am board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and am a fellow of the American College of Emergency Practitioners. I have been in practice for over 17 years and have extensive experience at multiple practice levels, including level 1 trauma centers, teaching facilities, critical access emergency rooms, and free-standing emergency rooms. I am ACLS and PALS certified. I have actively taught and supervised medical students, residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants throughout my 17 years of clinical and teaching practice. I graduated cum laude with a degree in Zoology from University of Texas, attended medical school at University of Texas Medical Branch and was a chief resident of the emergency medicine program at University of Texas Southwestern. Teaching Experience • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix • Clinic...

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Ramzi Asfour, MD

Board-Certified Top Infectious Disease Specialist

Praxis Infectious Diseases

California

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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert

California

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine - Tele-ICU, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Pulmonary Embolism, Resuscitation, DNR, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death, LTACH, Hospitalist, COPD, End of life, Ethics, life support, Pleural effusion, Obstructive sleep apnea

Dr. David H. Kupferberg is a triple board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with more than 25 years of active clinical practice. He holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and maintains active medical licenses in more than 25 states — making him available as an expert in virtually any jurisdiction. His clinical background spans high-acuity ICU care at major academic and community hospitals, consultative pulmonary medicine, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) management, and Tele-ICU remote monitoring across multiple national health systems. This breadth gives him direct, current familiarity with standard-of-care obligations across diverse care settings — bedside, LTACH, and remote — a combination few experts can offer. Dr. Kupferberg holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, providing rigorous analytical grounding for causation analysis, outcomes assessme...

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Ken Zafren, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FAWM

California

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Ross Levin, MD

Emergency Medicine Expert, Trusted & Experienced

Santa Barbara, California

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Trauma, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Fracture, Pneumonia, Appendicitis, Ischemia, Torsion, AAA, Hemorrhage, Meningitis, Dissection, EMS, Burn, Dislocation, Injury, Shock

Dr. Ross Levin is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with over a decade of full-time clinical experience across high-volume trauma centers, community hospitals, and rural emergency departments. He provides expert witness services for both plaintiff and defense attorneys, offering timely, objective, and clearly written opinions grounded in active, real-world emergency medicine practice. Dr. Levin regularly manages high-acuity cases including trauma, cardiac arrest, stroke, sepsis, STEMI, and airway emergencies. He is well-versed in the clinical realities of limited-resource settings and has extensive experience supervising physician assistants and nurse practitioners, ensuring appropriate oversight and scope-of-practice compliance. He is a trusted expert for the California Medical Board and California Department of Justice, where he reviews allegations of substandard care and provides formal expert opinions in regulatory and legal matters. His medical-legal work is know...

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Steven W Kohler, MD, FAAEM

Lodestar Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC

San Diego, California

Emergency Medicine - 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 with a nearly 30 year of clinical practice at a high volume, high acuity tertiary care medical centers in Tucson AZ, and 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 liste...

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Rohit Sharma, MD, FACS

Trauma, Acute Care, and General Surgery Expert

Santa Barbara, California

Trauma Surgery, Critical Care Surgery - Surgical Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, General Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sepsis, Shock, Emergency General Surgery, Hemorrhage, Peritonitis, Surgical Complications, Gallbladder Surgery, Appendix Surgery, Colon and Rectum Surgery, Bowel Obstruction, Laparoscopic Surgery

Dr. Rohit Sharma, MD, FACS is dual board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care with additional subspecialty certification in Neurocritical Care. He is the Trauma Medical Director at the only American College of Surgeons verified Level-1 Trauma Center between the LA and Bay areas. He has held numerous hospital leadership positions, and has extensive experience in Trauma Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement. He is full time General Surgery Residency Teaching Faculty, is well-published, and is active in clinical research on a wide range of General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, and Critical Care topics. He is passionate about providing his patients with the highest standards of care, and brings these same rigorous standards to malpractice case review for both plaintiffs and defendants. He has extensive experience and expertise in Trauma Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, and General Surgery. CV and references availabl...

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Andrew Wittenberg, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician Expert

Long Beach, California

Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Pregnancy/Ectopic, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, PE, Aneurysm, Pneumonia, Appendicitis, Intubation, Ischemia, Testicular Torsion, Ovarian Torsion, Airway Management, Fracture, Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Dr. Wittenberg is a board-certified emergency physician with 20+ years of clinical experience. In addition to current practice, he is an oral board examiner for ABEM (The American Board of Emergency Medicine) and the Chair of Quality for his hospital board. He served as the department chair and medical director for 10 years. Dr. Wittenberg graduated from Temple University Medical School and completed his residency at Los Angeles County - USC Hospital. He currently works in Southern California at a 90,000 visit per year ER and also has experience at a single-coverage community hospital ER with a census of 30,000 visits per year. Dr. Wittenberg has been recognized for excellence in teaching with awards from two residency programs. Dr. Wittenberg provides case reviews and expert testimony for both plaintiff and defense. He has reviewed over 100 cases and provided testimony at deposition and trial.

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Michelle Zhang, MD

Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician

San Diego, California

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - Acute respiratory failure, Sepsis, Critical Care, Cardiogenic shock, Thoracic imaging, Mechanical ventilation, Septic shock, ICU Medicine, Mixed / undifferentiated shock, ARDS, Airway management, Failure to rescue, Ventilator acquired pneumonia, Pulmonary embolism, Delayed intubation, Hemorrhagic shock, Pulmonary nodules

I am a board-certified physician in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine with experience as a retained expert in medical-legal matters. I have an active clinical practice in both critical care and pulmonary medicine. My practice includes managing a wide range of critically ill patients with medical, surgical, cardiovascular, and neurologic pathologies in a closed ICU at a community hospital in San Diego, California. I have extensive knowledge in the diagnosis and management of airway emergencies, acute respiratory failure / ARDS, ventilator management, shock, pulmonary embolism, and ICU procedures and complications. I also have experience in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), serving as a key decision-maker in determining candidacy and timing of cannulation for both veno-venous (VV) and veno-arterial (VA) ECMO in patients with severe respiratory failure or circulatory collapse. I am experienced in the evaluation of hospital-acquired complication...

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Ayesha Murtuza, MD

Internal Medicine Physician/Hospital Medicine

San Ramon , California

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Primary Care, Critical Care medicine, Pulmonology, Infectious disease, cardiology, Traumatic Brain injury, Cardiovascular Care, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Obesity, Geriatics, Perioperative, Sepsis, Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Care

I have near 10 years of post graduate experience in different patient care settings amongst various roles as board certified internal medicine physician. I have completed my residency training at University of California, San Diego and I am currently a hospitalist in the East Bay Area, California. From the acute inpatient setting to end of life care, I am a qualified expert to provide consultation. I have experience in treating hospitalized patients in the acute care setting. I work in a high acuity stroke and trauma center, having specific experience in caring for patients with stroke, trauma, infectious diseases, heart failure, sepsis, etc. In addition to direct patient care, I have been involved in quality review committees, assessing physicians and certain clinical scenarios. I have experience in reviewing records and peer review, evaluating for opportunities for improvement in medical decision making while serving on the Quality Review Committee. I have been active in the ethic...

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Chris Burke, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Airway Management, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Heart Attack, Stroke, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Ectopic Pregnancy, Critical Care, Torsion (ovarian, testicular), Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims, Aortic Aneurysm

I am Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). My current clinical practice is a high volume community hospital in a major metropolitan area. ED volume >80k patients per year. I am recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Well versed in the standard of care in Emergency Medicine as a full time practicing physician. Experience with credentials committee at community hospitals. I also hold a clinical faculty position at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University. Trusted to provide impartial and comprehensive evaluations based on the facts of the case. I assist plaintiff and defense medical malpractice attorneys establish the standard of care, and identify breaches in compliance. Experienced in preparing strategies in defense of litigation for health system attorneys, as well as reviewing third party claims and independent QA reviews. I offer a complimentary introductory video call at your conveni...

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Kurt Kaczander, DO

Emergency Medicine

Independent

California

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Mike Farag, DO

Mountain Center, California

Emergency Medicine - Aneurysm, Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Intubation, Allergic Reaction, Appendicitis, Sedation, DKA, Dissection, Ectopic Pregnancy, Foreign Body, Fracture, Cardiac, Renal Gastrointestinal, Obstetric Emergency, Psychiatric Emergency, Hemorrhage, Sepsis, Torsion, Stroke

Additional search/index terms: Heart Failure, Infection, Intracranial, Ischemia, Myocardial Infarction/Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism, COVID 19, Accident and Central Line. Dr. Mike Farag is: - Trained at a Level 1 trauma hospital in Charleston WV. - Board-certified in Emergency Medicine. - Practicing as a Full-Time EM physician in a high volume ER. - Licensed in the state of California. - A teaching Physician who trains ER/IM/FP residents and medical students. - Residency trained in bedside ultrasound. - Director of the scribe program in a community hospital ED training scribes on accurate documentations and appropriate and thorough charting. - Works at a stroke and vascular Medical Center. Dr. Mike Farag has: - Oversight/supervision of Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner mid-level providers. - Provided medical care for numerous VIPs and famous individuals and their family members. - Completed a SEAK expert-witness training course. - Been certified in ACLS, PA...

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Ezekiel Volkert, MD

Board-Certified Hospitalist & IM Specialist

Castro Valley, California

Internal Medicine, Hospitalist - Hospitalist Expert, Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Hypertension, Sepsis, Diarrhea, Geriatrics, Failure to Diagnose, Dementia, Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Kidney Disease, Anemia, Perioperative Evaluation, Acute Inpatient care, Chronic Disease Management, Hospital Negligence, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis

Dr. Ezekiel Volkert is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and a practicing Hospitalist in the East Bay. Dr. Volkert attended medical school at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. As an internal medicine physician, Dr. Volkert has expertise in both primary care and care for hospitalized patients. Specialty Focus: Hypertension, Heart Disease, Stroke, Falls, Dementia, Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Kidney Disease, Anemia, and Perioperative Evaluation.

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Stacie Benedek

Board Certified Infection Preventionist (CIC), RN

Stacie Benedek Healthcare Consulting

La Jolla, California

Infectious Diseases, Nurse - infection, hospital associated infection (HAI), bloodstream infection (CLABSI), urinary tract infection (CAUTI), Surgical site infection (SSI), standard of care, sepsis, nursing SOC, MDRO (MRSA C. diff etc.), outbreaks, pneumonia (VAP), regulatory (TJC/CMS) compliance, PPE compliance, prosthetic joint infection, merit review

I am a Board-Certified Infection Preventionist (CIC) and Registered Nurse (RN) with over 22 years of clinical and leadership experience at Scripps Healthcare in San Diego, CA. I offer a dual-perspective, combining deep bedside mastery in high-acuity environments (ICU, CVICU, and PACU) with over a decade of administrative oversight in Epidemiology and Infection Prevention. As a California BRN Continuing Education Provider and a former molecular research professional at the Salk Institute, I am uniquely skilled at translating complex clinical data into clear, evidence-based narratives for legal counsel and juries. I specialize in identifying breaches in the Nursing Standard of Care, specifically regarding Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Never Events, and systemic failures in regulatory compliance (CMS/Joint Commission). I find the details others miss. Core Qualifications & Capabilities: • Merit Review & Case Screening: Rapid determination of clinical breach of duty vs. unavo...

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Pramod Krishnamurthy, MD

Top Interventional Pulmonology Specialist

Fremont, California

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine - 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...

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Amanda Williams, MSN, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-N, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, C-NNIC, C-ONQS

Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist - Nurse Expert

North Hollywood, California

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - HIE, Sepsis, Jaundice, ROP, birth injury, Neonatal Nursing, NICU, Level IV, Level III, Neonatal Skin & Wound Care, IVH

I am a nationally certified neonatal nurse and Clinical Nurse Specialist with over 16 years of hands-on experience in Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). I have cared for critically ill preterm and term infants with a wide range of complex conditions, including respiratory failure, sepsis, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), congenital anomalies, and surgical emergencies. I currently practice at a large, academic medical center in Los Angeles, where I serve as a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). In this role, I provide clinical oversight, mentor staff, lead quality improvement initiatives, and develop unit-based protocols rooted in evidence-based practice. I am actively involved in interdisciplinary collaboration and regularly educate bedside nurses, providers, and respiratory therapists on neonatal resuscitation, pathophysiology, and high-risk neonatal care. My formal education includes a Post Master's Certificate as a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, fr...

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Omar S Darwish, MS, DO

Hospitalist Medicine - University Physician

The University of California, Irvine

Orange, California

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Sepsis, Stroke, decubitus ulcer, aspiration pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, unusual diseases, postoperative surgical complications, atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation, IME, medical claims, fall, infection, bleeding

Dr. Omar S. Darwish is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a full-time practicing Hospitalist at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California. He received his residency training in internal medicine at St. Mary Medical Center and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He has also completed a one-year chief year in Internal Medicine at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California. Dr. Darwish is available for expert witness consultations to both defense and plaintiff attorneys. He has provided expert review on more than 100 cases that have involved sepsis, unexpected fall in the hospital, unexpected death, stroke, development of sacral decubitus ulcers, cases of medical claims of medical necessity, and many others. He has also worked as a medical consultant in reviewing Veteran Disability Claims. Dr. Darwish has been the acting coordinator of the Morbidity and Mortality Conferences for the Department of Medicine since 2013. Therefore, as p...

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Jay Goldberg, MD

Emergency Medicine/ Urgent Care Physician

Petaluma, California

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmia, stroke, cellulitis, testicular torsion, nursing homes, falls, sepsis, lacerations, work injuries, head injuries, fractures, pulmonary embolism, ischemia, pneumonia

I spent over 25 years practicing Emergency Medicine and have recently transitioned into Urgent Care. During my time in the ED I spent 10+ years as the QA director and liaison to the hospital QA committee. I have also worked as a legal consultant for many years reviewing medical malpractice claims, writing COMs and other documents, and consulting with attorneys regarding specific cases and their emergency care. I am currently Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and spend time in my current clinic teaching other providers and residents procedures and other acute care issues.

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Carli McGee, MD, FAAP

Pediatrician in Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine

University of Colorado

Denver, Colorado

Pediatrics, Urgent Care Medicine - Pediatric Emergency, telehealth, pneumonia, respiratory infection, gastrointestinal illness, head and neck infection, headache, fracture, skin/soft tissue infection, musculoskeletal infection, sepsis, diabetic emergency, cancer, head and neck injury, motor vehicle accident, appendicitis, sedation

Dr. McGee is a pediatrician who has spent the last 12 years working in the Pediatric Urgent Care and Pediatric Emergency settings. She has experience in the diagnosis and urgent/emergent management of common pediatric conditions including respiratory illnesses, gastrointestinal illnesses, head and neck infections, headaches, fractures, skin/soft tissue infections, musculoskeletal infections, sepsis, diabetic emergencies, new cancer diagnoses, head and neck injuries, appendicitis, and many others. She is experienced in multiple procedures including: procedural sedation, laceration repair, splinting, lumbar puncture, foreign body removal, incision and drainage, non-invasive airway management, and reduction of simple joint dislocations. She has worked in large academic institutions as well as in small satellite locations with limited resources.

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Jeffrey S. Schwartz, MD

Colorado Pulmonary Associates

Denver, Colorado

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - Occupational lung disease, pulmonary embolism, respiratory failure, sepsis

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Noah T Kaufman, MD

ER MD | 20+ Yrs | Expert Witness | Objective Voice

Kaufman Medical Group, Inc.

Denver, Colorado

Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist - Sepsis, heart attack, stroke, trauma, standard of care, CHF, negligence, medical malpractice, causation, emergency medicine, abuse, chart review, trial testimony, prison, wrongful death, nursing home, testimony, medical legal review, Abscess, Pain and Suffering

Dr. Kaufman is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and has provided opinion and deposition on numerous difficult cases for both sides. He remains in the minority of physicians his age who have never personally been sued for medical malpractice. Dr. Kaufman is a frequent on-air Medical Expert for the Denver NBC and CBS affiliates (see video at www.kaufmanmedicalgroup.com). As a Peer Review committee member and 15 year hardened Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Dr. Kaufman has deep experience providing care at many different types of emergency medical practices and all different volumes and levels of acuity. Dr. Kaufman has experience teaching Emergency Medicine residents and medical school students. He has also written numerous published articles on physician networks/blogs. Letters of referral from attorneys available on request. Dr. Kaufman is punctual and thorough and has numerous attorney testimonials and repeat consultations and is the go-to expert for several large...

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Timothy Vo, MD

Emergency Medicine | Complimentary case discussion

Denver, Colorado

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Standard of care, Sepsis, Stroke, Trauma, Sedation, Case review, Transfer, Failure to diagnose, Failure to treat, Embolism, MI, General emergency medicine, General urgent care medicine, Medical malpractice, Mold

Board-certified in Emergency Medicine. Residency trained at the combined Denver Health Medical Center/University of Colorado program, one of the oldest and most highly regarded Emergency Medicine residency programs in the country, where I was awarded Best Resident Teacher. I have been in the continuous practice of full-time clinical medicine since 2014, former clinical faculty at the University of Colorado. Published several peer-reviewed articles in the medical literature, on topics such as anticoagulation and venous thromboembolism, subdural hematoma, and meningoencephalitis. Experience in hospitals of trauma designation 1-4, freestanding ERs, and urgent care. Currently employed full time in clinical practice. Clear communicator and can confidently translate medical reasoning into lay terms. Awarded for my teaching ability; if I can teach a student, I can teach a jury. Letters of referral from attorneys and sample of work product happily provided upon request. I offer a n...

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Kathi L Waite, RN, MS, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, CLNC

Trusted Med Mal & Wrongful Death Expert Witness

K. Waite Legal Nurse Consulting

Littleton , Colorado

Critical Care Surgery, Critical Care Medicine - Critical care, brain, spine, stroke, sepsis, wrongful death, falls, med records review, vascular, neurosurgery, post-op care, trauma, Cardiac Cath, pressure injury, abdominal, pain, overdose, respiratory, PACU, IR

Forty (45) five years of professional experience in critical care nursing that includes 17 years of leadership and management responsibility in a variety of specialties, including Surgical/Trauma ICU, Burn Trauma ICU, MICU/CCU, CVICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Neuro ICU – affiliated with major university teaching and research hospitals. During my tenure as a nurse manager, I was entrusted with significant responsibilities. These included program development, strategic planning, fiscal resources and budget allocation, personnel management, and care-delivery outcomes for the Neurosurgical ICU. I successfully fulfilled these duties for a decade, demonstrating my leadership and management skills. Since establishing my legal nurse consulting business in 2017, I have been actively involved in reviewing and providing expert opinions on a wide range of cases. This includes both plaintiff and defense cases spanning 15 states. Clinical Experience Clinical Charge nurse in an 18-bed ICU, level 3...

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John Ferguson, MD, MPH, FCCP

Board certified medical director ICU and Pulmonary

Critical Care and Pulmonary Consultants

Arvada, Colorado

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Critical care, Infectious disease, Pulmonary hypertension, Pulmonary embolism, Neurocritical care, Sleep medicine, Lung cancer, Bronchoscopy, ICU, Sepsis, ARDS, Pneumonia

Board certified pulmonary, critical care, neurocritical care, and internal medicine community physician. Medical director of mixed surgical/trauma ICU at level 2 trauma center and neurocritical care unit. Medical director of pulmonary medicine department and former medical director of sleep medicine with expertise in each of these fields. Former associate clinical professor at Rocky Vista University, having trained many medical students and nurse practitioners. Former certified principal investigator for Rocky Mountain Center for Clinical Research. Former membership chair and member at large of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

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Michele Alba, MD

Loveland, Colorado

Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Newborn, Cancer Screening, Cesarean, Childbirth, Chronic Pain, Diabetes, Drug Interaction, Failure to Diagnose/Refer, Fetal Heart Monitoring, Hospital Infections, Hypertension, Hemorrhage, Pre-Eclampsia, Sepsis, Shoulder Dystocia, Uterine Rupture, VBAC

As a board-certified family medicine physician with fellowship training in high-risk maternal child health, Dr. Alba practices full-scope family medicine with surgical obstetrics in Northern Colorado. She currently serves as faculty physician at one of the nation's top family medicine residency training programs with over 5 years of clinical experience. While her expertise includes primary care, addiction medicine, and women's health, Dr. Alba's breadth of knowledge spans inpatient and outpatient geriatric, adult, pediatric and obstetric medicine. She oversees medical students, residents, midwives, and mid-level providers. She is passionate about patient safety and quality improvement and holds leadership roles on both Family Medicine and Obstetrics Safety Net Boards at her current institution. Dr. Alba is known for her curious mindset, thoughtful analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities both written and verbal. She is able to translate complex information into tang...

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David Silver, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician -EMS Medical Director

Silver Emergency Experts LLC

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...

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Ronen Elefant, MD, MBA, MSEng

Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Critical Care

West Hartford, Connecticut

Trauma Surgery, General Surgery - Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, General Surgery, Critical Care, Appendicitis, Spleen Trauma, Bowel Surgery, Hernia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Abdominal Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Sepsis, Surgical complications

Ronen Elefant, MD, MBA, MSEng is an Acute Care Surgeon in active practice for over 10 years. As the Trauma Medical Director and Chief of Acute Care Surgery he brings expertise in Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Elefant trained at the prestigious Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore and is double board certified by the American Board of Surgery in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Prior to his medical career he studied mathematics and physics, and obtained a Master’s degree from Columbia University in Biomedical Engineering. This training in seemingly diverse fields allows Dr. Elefant to synthesize information in his expert opinion work and convey the complex medical information in a simple, easy to understand manner. Additionally, Dr. Elefant is actively involved i...

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Connecticut

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Delaware

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

District Of Columbia

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John P Lieberman, MD, CPHQ, MSL

Infectious Diseases Expert

Expert Infectious Diseases Consulting Services

Washington, District Of Columbia

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - Sepsis, Postoperative Infection, Nursing Homes, Hospital Acquired Infections, Medical Device Associated Infections, COVID-19, C. Diff, Bacteremia, MRSA, VRE, Diabetic Infections, Hospital Acquired Pneumonia, Meningitis, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Spinal Infections, Catheter Related Infections, ICU, Pressure Ulcer, Septic Shock, UTI

*Over 20 years practicing Infectious Diseases; experience as a clinician, a leader, educator and small business owner *Routine management of a diverse and complex patient population *Double Board Certified ** Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases ** *Educator-oversaw bedside clinical teaching rounds of medical students and residents, as well as provided didactic lectures *Medical Director of Infection Control and Prevention-led evidence based efforts to reduce incidence of hospital acquired infections *Chair of antibiotic stewardship committees-collaborated with hospital pharmacies, administration and medical staff on best practices for appropriate use of antimicrobials *Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality from the National Association on Healthcare Quality-committed to improving healthcare quality and safety *Masters in Legal Studies

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Nugma Chadha, MD, FACP, SFHM

Orlando , Florida

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - 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 Chadhanug@yahoo.com

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Kent C Sasse, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS

Bariatric and General Surgery Expert

Nevada Surgical, University of Nevada School of Medicine

Florida

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery - Bariatric Surgery Program Director, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Hernia, Mesh, Obesity, Diabetes, Surgical Devices, Endoscopy, Endoscopic Dilation, Endoscopic stent, Gastric Balloon, Cancer Surgery, Wound Management, Sepsis, Colostomy, Hiatal hernia, Fundoplication

Thought leader and 20+ years service as Medical Director of a Nationally Accredited Bariatric Center; Performed over 10,000 Bariatric Surgical procedures; Highly experienced expert case reviewer and witness with over 100 case reviews for Nevada State Medical Board and US Air Force; over 25 depositions and trials, Author of the books Outpatient Weight Loss Surgery and The type 2 Diabetes Cure, Inventor and patent holder of bariatric surgical device. Experienced surgeon in areas of bariatric surgery, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, duodenal switch, reoperative surgery, revisional surgery, hiatal hernia, wound care, biologics, colorectal surgery, pelvic floor and incontinence treatment, sacral neuromodulation, advanced endoscopy, Barrett's esophagus, hernia and mesh, endoscopic stenting, leaks, and solving complications. Top of class AOA medical school graduate from the University of California San Francisco, published research scientist, award-winning teacher and surgeon. San...

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Brian Harris, MD

Pediatric Associates

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Pediatrics - General Pediatrics, Infants, Children, Adolescents, Pediatric Standard of Care, Evidence Based Medicine, Attention Deficit Disorder, Asthma, Infectious Diseases, Puberty, Billing and Coding, Meningitis, Sepsis, Immunizations, Vaccines, Behavior Issues, Newborns, Child Abuse and Neglect

Dr. Harris is a board certified pediatrician who earned his medical degree from the University of Florida and completed his pediatric internship and residency at Stanford University. With over 30 years of experience in general primary care pediatrics, he has served as the medical director for Altamonte Pediatric Associates. Currently, Dr. Harris holds the position of Clinical Lead Physician, overseeing a team of doctors and nurse practitioners across three offices. Throughout his career, Dr. Harris has been dedicated to mentoring medical students and pediatric residents. His leadership extends beyond clinical practice; he has served as president of the Central Florida Pediatric Society and was the Founding Chairman of the Pediatric Section of Adventhealth Altamonte Hospital, contributing significantly to the establishment of a level 2 NICU for specialized care to newborns. A proponent of evidence-based medicine, Dr. Harris is well-versed in the pediatric standard of care within the...

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Gregory R Semon, DO, FACS, FACOS

Triple Board Certified Surgeon / Assoc Professor

Florida

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Critical Care Surgery, Chest Wall Injury, Rib Fractures, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Small Bowel, Colon, Gallbladder, Appendix, Hernia, Shock, Hemorrhage, Coagulopathy, Sepsis, Infections, Complications, Quality, Neurocritical Care

Dr. Gregory Semon is a distinguished surgeon who currently serves as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. He practices general surgery, trauma surgery, critical care, and burn surgery at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH, which is a Level 1 Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Semon hold three board certifications in General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Neurocritical Care. He additionally holds a certificate in Acute Care Surgery from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. He completed his surgical training at Ohio University/Kettering Health Network in Dayton, OH and his surgical critical care and acute care surgery fellowships at Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando, FL. In addition to his clinical and academic duties, Dr. Semon holds multiple administrative roles, including serving as Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Miami Valley Hospital. He also wor...

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Gregory Risk, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Gregory Risk, MD, PC

Ormond Beach, Florida

Emergency Medicine - Appendicitis, Airway Management, Aortic dissection, Aortic Aneurysm, Cauda Equina, COVID, Central Line Placement, Epidural Abscess, Ectopic Pregnancy, Head trauma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Myocardial Infarction, Testicular torsion, Pediatrics, Trauma, Sepsis, Stroke

Actively practicing Emergency physician with 30 years of experience, as well as Medical Director for five Emergency Departments, and Regional Medical Director for large group seeing over 250,000 patients annually. 15 years of medical malpractice review for both plaintiff and defense. Over 150 cases reviewed, with approximately 30 depositions and trial testimony given. Served on national committees as well as state Board of Directors and Past President of state specialty college. Extensive military service with multiple overseas deployments. Extensive teaching experience as Assistant Clinical Professor at Medical school and Emergency Medicine residency. Advanced Cardiac Life Support/ACLS Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support/ATLS Instructor, Basic Life Support/BLS Instructor. Expert witness who will give straightforward review and analysis of strengths and weaknesses for each case. Specialize in deposition and trial preparation for clients. Extensive references available. I look ...

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David Rice, MD

ICU Medical Director | ECMO & Sepsis Expert

North Florida Critical Care Consulting, PLLC

St. Petersburg, Florida

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine - Critical Care, Intensive Care, ICU, Pulmonary Medicine, Medical Director, Standard of Care, ECMO, Sepsis, septic shock, mechanical ventilation, respiratory failure, ARDS, hospital policy, peer review, quality assurance, medical governance, Multi-organ failure

Dr. David A. Rice is a Board-Certified Intensivist and current ICU Medical Director, a role he has held for over six years combined with over eleven years of clinical experience. As a recognized leader in Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Rice specializes in the clinical management of high-acuity patients and the administrative oversight of complex ICU programs. He has pioneered regional clinical initiatives, including the development and management of a high-volume ECMO program with over 100 successful cases. His expertise includes: Clinical Standards: Sepsis bundle implementation, mechanical ventilation, and multi-organ failure. Advanced Life Support: ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) program leadership and complications. Medical Governance: Hospital policy compliance, mortality ratio optimization, and standard of care protocols. Medical-Legal Consulting: Merit reviews, expert witness testimony, and regulatory diligence for both plaintiff and defense counsel. Dr. Rice is...

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Armand Golchin, MD

Critical Care Medicine Expert

Spenta Solutions Inc

West Palm Beach, Florida

Critical Care Medicine - Cardiac surgery, Sepsis, Respiratory failure, Intubation, ARDS, Stroke, Pneumonia, Resuscitation, Invasive line, Pulmonary embolism, Mechanical ventilator, Shock, Bleeding, Misdiagnoses, Delay in care, Fall, Myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, Post operative care, aspiration

Dedicated and experienced Internal Medicine, Intensivist and Cardiac Intensivist. Board certified physician in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Critical Care ECHO. Extensive training and expertise in managing medical cases from general medicine to complex cardiac surgery patients including transplant and mechanical circulatory support. Proven track record of excellence in tele-health, clinical care, research, and academic teaching.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Florida

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Kayur V Patel, MD, MRO, FACP, FAAPL, FACHE, FACEP

Naples, Florida

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism, Hospital Administration, ED Medical Director, Hospital Negligence, Central Line Placement, Heart Attack, Appendicitis, Sepsis, Aneurysm, Blood Clots, Pneumonia, Emergency Medicine, Thoracic Aortic Dissection (TAD), Hospital Standard of Care, CMO, Systemic Failure, CVA, TPA Window, Medical Expert Witness

Emergency Medicine • Chief Medical Officer • Healthcare Leadership Clinically active Emergency Medicine physician with dual training in Emergency and Internal Medicine, and a distinguished track record in executive leadership roles. I bring deep expertise in both frontline care and healthcare system oversight, with a focused interest in identifying and analyzing the root causes of systemic medical errors to improve quality and patient safety. Former Chief Medical Officer of a 278-bed hospital Medical Director – Emergency Medicine & Occupational Health Consultant to KEPRO (QIO for over 30 states) – Standard of Care Evaluations Frequent CME Speaker on “The Anatomy of Systemic Errors” Fellow of American College of Physicians (FACP) Fellow of American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP) Fellow of American Association for Physician Leadership (FAAPL) Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)

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Ari Frenkel, MD MPH

Infectious Disease Expert Witness (FL TX AL)

Boca Raton, Florida

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - Sepsis, delayed antibiotics, delayed diagnosis, Epidural abscess, Endocarditis, Bacteremia, MRSA, C. DIFF, Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, Healthcare associated infection, CLABSI, Meningitis, Failure to diagnose, Necrotizing, Septic shock, Prosthetic device infection, Failure to act on test result, Failure to follow up, Surgical

Board-certified Infectious Disease expert witness with over 17 years of combined clinical and leadership experience with a focus on infectious disease management and standard of care. Expertise includes failure to diagnose infection, sepsis management, delayed antibiotic therapy, and hospital-acquired infections. Readily available to be retained for case review, deposition, and trial testimony as an infectious disease expert witness in cases involving sepsis, failure to diagnose, delayed treatment, and infection-related complications. I evaluate deviation from the standard of care and causation in complex infectious disease cases. Case focus includes: - Failure or delay in diagnosis of infection and sepsis - Delayed or inappropriate antibiotic therapy (standard of care) - Hospital-acquired infections: CLABSI, MRSA, C. difficile - Failure to obtain an infectious disease consult - Bacteremia, endocarditis, osteomyelitis - Epidural abscess and meningitis mismanagement - Device/prost...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Florida

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Amanda Jordan, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Florida

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Ralph D Martello, MD

Pediatric and AI Expert Witness

Martello Consulting

Clearwater, Florida

Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics - Pediatric expert witness, pediatric hospitalist expert, hospital medicine consultant, neonatal expert, child injury, pediatric standard of care, pediatric litigation, pediatric negligence, hospital negligence, wrongful death, pediatric testimony, Pediatric AI , sepsis, birth injury, meningitis, newborn injury, AI medicine expert

Ralph Martello, MD Pediatric Medical Expert Witness in Hospital Medicine NPI: 1447544952 | Email: rdmgator11@gmail.com Key Qualifications: • Dual Board-Certified: General Pediatrics & Pediatric Hospital Medicine • Faculty, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital & University of South Florida • 10+ Years of Clinical Experience in Inpatient Pediatric Care Dr. Ralph Martello is double board-certified in pediatric hospital medicine and general pediatrics with over a decade of clinical experience in pediatric hospital medicine. He is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Florida and a practicing Clinical Instructor at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. His expertise includes inpatient pediatric care, newborn medicine, special care nurseries, and supervising medical trainees. Dr. Martello has served in various academic and clinical roles, including Clinical Assistant Professor at multiple universities, and as Associate Program Di...

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Brian R. Pisula, MD, FAAEM

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Brian Pisula MD LLC

Florida

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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

Florida

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Lori A Mollmann

Medical/Surgical ICU Nurse Expert

Mollmann Medical Consulting

Tampa, Florida

Nurse, Critical Care Surgery - Nurse, Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Legal Nurse Consultant, Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, Neurovascular Assessments, Medication Errors, Sepsis, Standards of Care, Post Operative Care, Ventilator, Personal Injury, IV Medication, Wound Care, Evidence Based

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Florida

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Standard of Care, Emergency Department Errors, Medical Error Analysis, Causation Analysis, Diagnostic Error, Delayed Diagnosis, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Chest Pain, STEMI, Cardiac Care, Trauma, Communication Failures, Documentation Review, Chart Interpretation, Resident Supervision, M&M Case Analysis, Patient Safety

Dr. Robert Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, medical-legal consultant, and expert witness with 17 years of high-acuity practice at major academic hospitals. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University and practices at Level I and Level II trauma centers in Chicago. Dr. Turelli has completed more than 50 expert witness depositions, including complex, multi-system, and high-visibility litigation. His areas of expertise include emergency department standards of care, diagnostic error, documentation practices, acute cardiac care (including STEMI systems and door-to-balloon pathways), sepsis, stroke, trauma, resident supervision, communication breakdowns, and systems failures affecting emergency care delivery. He completed a two-year Administrative Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Northwestern University, where he focused on patient safety, ED operations, quality improvement, and system-level evaluation of...

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Santa J. Bartholomew, M.D., FAAP, FCCM

PME Consulting, LLC

Green Cove Springs, Florida

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - 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...

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Timothy G Carroll, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Critical Care, Hospitalist and ER

Pensacola, Florida

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Pediatric Transport, Pediatric Trauma, Pediatric Sedation, Pediatric Cardiac Care, sepsis, cardiac arrest, resuscitation, ECMO

My name is Timothy Carroll and I I have extensive clinical experience in Pediatric hospital medicine, Pediatric emergency medicine and Pediatric critical care. I am focused on education as a professor of pediatrics and quality improvement. I was heavily involved in intra-collegiate debate and took 2nd in the country in the 1996 CEDA national debate championships. I attended medical school at the University of Kansas in Kansas City, KS and trained in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, TX. I am board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care. I have extensive clinical experience in Pediatric hospital medicine, Pediatric emergency medicine and Pediatric critical care. I practiced pediatric emergency medicine for 4 years at Children’s Medical Center Dallas which is the busiest pediatric ER in the country. I have been practicing pediatric critical care and hospital medicine for over 15 years at tertiary and qu...

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Fiona O Azubuike, MD

20+ Years Double Boarded Emerg Med & Pediatrics

ABEM/ABP

Miami Beach, Florida

Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Resident run cases, Neonatology Newborn, Military Medical Experience, Pediatric Neurological Disorders, Mycardial Infarction, Stroke, Pediatric Fever, Head Trauma, Pulmonary Embolus, Trauma, Sepsis, Dialysis, Hand Injury, Cardiac Arrest, Pediatric Cardiac Arrest, I am also a US Army Veteran

A rare dual specialist who brings over two decades of frontline and academic experience to complex medical-legal matters. Board-certified in Emergency Medicine (ABEM, 2009-present) and Pediatrics (ABP, 2002-present), qualified to opine on, and testify to standards of care across: 1. Adult & Trauma Emergency Medicine 2. Pediatric Emergency Medicine 3. General Pediatrics & Neonatology 4. US Military Veteran Medicine Career Highlights • Combat-tested clinician. As a U.S. Army Major deployed to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, cared for both adult and pediatric trauma under battlefield conditions, earning the Army Commendation Medal for clinical excellence. • Academic leader & protocol architect. At a major academic center, instituted pediatric cardiac-arrest protocols and trained nurses, residents, and attending physicians in their implementation, measurably improving resuscitation readiness. • Seasoned courtroom resource. Involved in peer-review panels, deposition testimony, and case...

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Osiris T Johnson

Emergency Medicine Physician - Board Certified

Florida

Emergency Medicine - Stroke, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Standard of Care, Rural & Urban Medicine, Myocardial Infarction/Heart Attack, Appendicitis, Failure to Diagnose, Causation Analysis, Sepsis, Airway Management, Medical Malpractice, Differential Diagnosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Medical Record Review, Aortic Dissection, Triage/Delay in Care, EMTALA

Phone Number: 813-470-0577 Email: osiris@johnsonmedlegal.com Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician | MD, Georgetown University I am an ABEM Board-Certified Emergency Physician in my 5th year of active clinical practice, offering objective medical-legal consultation and expert testimony. I earned my medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and I completed my Emergency Medicine Residency at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, a high-volume Level II Trauma Center in South Florida. Currently, I serve as an attending physician at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, the only designated trauma center in Southeast Texas. My professional experience spans the most litigious and high-acuity regions of both Florida and Texas, including clinical work in Houston, Corpus Christi, McAllen, and the greater Miami/South Florida area. This extensive background allows me to provide authoritative analysis on the standard of care in major metropolitan areas, regional trau...

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David L Pick, MD FAAFP FABMS

URGENT CARE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE

Weston, Florida

Urgent Care Medicine, Family Medicine - Urgent Care Standard of Care, Urgent Care Malpractice, Nurse Practitioner Supervision, Physician Assistant Supervision, Wrongful Death, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Headaches, Fractures, Orthopedic injuries, Foreign Bodies, Infections, Pediatrics, urgent care medicine, sepsis, appendicitis, torsion

Dr. Pick received his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr.Pick is board certified in Family Medicine and is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.In addition he is board certified in Urgent Care Medicine and is a fellow of the American Board of Medical Specialties. Dr. Pick completed his residency at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital where he was Chief Resident.He has over 10 years experience as an expert in Urgent Care and Ambulatory Care. He conducts peer review for the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine- JUCM. Dr. Pick has practiced urgent care medicine for over 30 years as both an attending physician and Medical Director. He is a founding member of the Board of Certification in Urgent Care Medicine and a founding board member of the Urgent Care College of Physicians. Dr.Pick is in full time active Urgent Care practice where he supervises and mentors Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. D...

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Kevin Taylor, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician/ Medical Director

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Stroke, Sepsis, Ectopic pregnancy, Ischemia, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Myocardial infarction, Delay of care, Aortic Dissection, Fracture, Appendicitis, Urgent Care, Torsion, EMTALA, Failure to diagnose, Trauma, Dislocation, Hemorrhage, Meningitis, Dislocation

Kevin L Taylor MD I have extensive experience in the specialty of emergency medicine and hospital governance. I have been in full time clinical practice since 2009 and have been continuously board certified throughout my career. I have been clinical faculty of emergency medicine at 3 hospital systems since 2010 including Associate Clinical Faculty since 2020 at Florida Atlantic University Emergency Medicine Residency program. In these roles I have trained new physicians on the practice of emergency medicine. I have been the Medical Director for a two-hospital system in South Florida for almost 5 years which includes oversight of two emergency departments and a pediatric emergency department. In that role I was responsible for direct operational oversight of 30+ full time and part time emergency physicians, pediatricians, and advanced practice providers. These two facilities saw over 60,000 patient visits per year. Within this role I served as Chair of Emergency Medicine ...

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Anthony G Stanley, MD

North Miami, Florida

Urgent Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - trauma, stroke, heart attack, myocardial infarction, MI, pulmonary embolism, PE, sepsis, appendicitis, airway management, internal medicine, head injury, concussion, epidural abscess, foreign body removal, chest pain, wound care, infections, abdominal pain, testicular torsion

Emergency Medicine Physician in active clinical practice. 30+ years of clinical experience in both Emergency Room and Urgent Care settings. Holder of 2 US Medical Device Patents, specializing in performance safety in foreign body removal, measuring wound site damage, and suturing.

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Marc J Farraye, MD, FAAEM

FarrayEMed Emergency Medicine Services, P.A.

St Augustine, Florida

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - MI, ACS, chest pain, head injury, fracture, appendicitis, stroke, TIA, SAH, SDH, infection, necrotic, sepsis, trauma, aortic dissection, epidural abscess, mesenteric ischemia, pulmonary embolism, meningitis, airway

Emergency Medicine (EM) Specialty Residency training at Shands-Jacksonville (FL) 'Level I' Trauma Center; Undergraduate education Dartmouth College; Medical school Georgetown University; Former US Naval 'Flight Surgeon'; American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) Board-certified continuously since 2003; Clinical practice at multiple community-based hospitals of varying sizes in Florida, Georgia, and Virginia > 18 yrs; maintain active full-time practice of Emergency Medicine; Extensive expert experience with both Plaintiff and Defense aspects of medicolegal litigation; References available on request

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David Silver, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician -EMS Medical Director

Silver Emergency Experts LLC

Florida

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Vu H Tran, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician, Academic Faculty

Vu Huy Tran, MD PA

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound - Trauma, Critical Care, Sepsis, Brain Injury, Cardiac Arrest, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Heart Attack, Stroke, Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Head Injuries, Fractures and dislocations, Seizures, Abdominal Pain, Appendicitis, Aortic Dissection, Drug Overdose, Failure to Diagnose

As a board-certified emergency medicine physician with extensive clinical experience, I bring a unique blend of medical expertise and specialized training in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Having completed a fellowship in POCUS, I have a deep understanding of this essential diagnostic tool, enabling me to provide precise, real-time assessments in critical situations. In addition to my clinical practice, I serve as an educator, teaching emergency medicine residents and medical students the latest techniques in emergency care and ultrasound diagnostics. My academic involvement ensures that I remain at the forefront of emergency medicine and point of care ultrasound innovations, always up-to-date with the latest protocols and advancements in emergency medicine, trauma, and critical care. I offer expert medical consultations and case reviews for attorneys, providing detailed insights into a wide range of emergency conditions. Whether for personal injury, medical malpractice, or oth...

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Vince Faridani, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM

Melbourne, Florida

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - 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, Inpatient Mortality, Medication errors, Delirium

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 authored 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.

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Terrell E. J. Swanson, MD, FAWM

Experienced ER expert, full-time clinical practice

Swanson Emergency Medical Services

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Emergency Medicine - Stroke, Heart Attack, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Sepsis, Appendicitis, Spinal Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Aortic Dissection, Bougie, Ischemic Bowel, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Pneumonia, Infections, Freestanding ER, Testicular Torsion, Hypothermia, Dive Medicine, Heat Stroke, High Altitude Illness

Board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician in full-time active clinical practice. Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial, and has reviewed over 100 legal cases as a consulting expert. Clinical experience includes trauma centers, academic institutions, community settings, freestanding EDs, and rural hospitals. Experienced teacher of Emergency Medicine resident physicians. Co-inventor of a novel endotracheal device (RSI Prime, LLC; patent pending) that incorporates an adapted carbon dioxide detector with a modified bougie (an adjunct for difficult airways). Serves as an initial medical malpractice case reviewer for TeamHealth, the largest national physician staffing agency in the United States, since 2024. In early 2026, was named the case reviewer supervisor (Associate Director of Litigation Support), responsible for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of case reviewers, as well as quality control of case reviews. Additionally, fellowship-trained by the Academy o...

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Luke C Williams, MD

Expert: Emergency, Hospitalist, Outpatient.

Saint Petersburg, Florida

Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine - STEMI, SEPSIS, STROKE, CARDIAC ARREST, SEPTIC SHOCK, CRITICAL CARE, Hypertension, Aneurysm, blood clot, pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection, cancer, spinal abscess, chest pain, heart attack, EMTALA, primary care, hospitalist, emergency

Dr. Luke Williams, MD is a board-certified internal medicine physician with over a decade of experience in emergency medicine, hospitalist care, and outpatient primary care. He brings a comprehensive understanding of acute and chronic medical conditions across a wide range of clinical settings. Dr. Williams currently leads a medical practice focused on preventive health and personalized care for both men and women. In addition, he is still active in the emergency department; currently working at Baypines Veterans Affairs ER in St. Petersburg, FL. His background includes extensive experience in high-acuity environments, complex diagnostic decision-making, and coordination of inpatient and outpatient treatment plans. Dr. Williams also serves as a medical expert witness for the State of Florida, providing objective, evidence-based evaluations in cases involving standard of care, emergency treatment protocols, delayed diagnoses, medication errors, and medical negligence. He is known ...

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Antonino Insana, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician – Standard of Care

Florida

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Headache, Back Pain, Sepsis, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, TIA, Septic Shock, Trauma, Syncope, Altered Mental Status, Confusion, Weakness, Dizziness, MI, CVA, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection

I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician with 15 years of active clinical practice in a hospital-based emergency department. My clinical work involves the evaluation and management of acutely ill and injured patients across the full spectrum of emergency presentations, including undifferentiated complaints, medical emergencies, and trauma. I have extensive experience working with emergency medicine residents and explaining my thought processes regarding standard of care in clinical practice. My experience includes the assessment and management of common emergency department presentations such as chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, altered mental status, sepsis, stroke evaluation, and trauma. I routinely make time-sensitive diagnostic and treatment decisions based on available clinical information, established standards of care, and institutional resources. In my medical-legal consulting work, I will provide objective, evidence-based opinions regarding emerg...

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James R. Hocker, MD

Newborn Injury Causation Expert

Yulee, Florida

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - Brain injury causation - fetus/newborn, Encephalopathy - Newborn, prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, birth trauma, birth injuries, birth defects, sepsis, hypoglycemia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, bilirubin encephalopathy, newborn resuscitation

-Board certified neonatologist who has practiced for 35 years in both private and academic practices. -Has worked in all levels of care from normal newborn nurseries to Level IV NICUs -Experience as a Medical Director of a Level IV NICU for 18 years -On faculty at University of Illinois College of Medicine for 28 years -Has worked with Advanced Practice Nurses, Residents and medical students at the bedside and in the classroom -Over 10 years of experience as Medical Expert Witness for both plaintiff and defense -Multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals

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Brian E Ackerman, MD

Boca Raton, Florida

Emergency Medicine - Excited Delirium, Overdose, Ketamine, Bowel Obstruction, Perforation, Sepsis, Stroke, Ischemic Bowel, Torsion, Heart Attack, Compartment Syndrome, Open Fracture, Ectopic Pregnancy, Covid, Head Injury, Suicide, Psychiatric Clearance, Medical Clearance, Pulmonary Embolism, Dissection

I am an actively practicing full-time Emergency Medicine Physician since completing my residency in 2012. I have worked in a number of high acuity community emergency departments since getting board certified, and currently work primarily at Delray Medical Center, a top Florida hospital (recipient of the Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award, 2007-2020). I have extensive experience working at a hospital that serves multiple roles in my community including functioning as a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Nationally Ranked Heart Center, Psychiatric-Hold Receiving Facility. In addition to the above clinical work, I am also an affiliate assistant professor for the FAU Emergency Medicine Residency Program. I have received teaching awards for my involvement in the program, and am involved in the clinical competency committee, helping to determine if residents have developed the skills and knowledge to advance in their training. Lastly, I am...

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

Florida

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Renata S. Moon, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist- Top US Trained-Wash U StL

Impact Pediatrics

Venice , Florida

Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics - Seizures, Hip Dysplasia, Newborn resuscitation, Bronchiolitis, Jaundice, Parental Rights, Child Abuse, Autism, Pediatric Hospitalist, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Dehydration, Munchausen by proxy, Fever, Kawasaki, Respiratory distress, Asthma, Pediatrician, Meningitis, Vaccines

I am an actively practicing pediatrician and pediatric hospitalist with 30 years of experience in caring for children. Top US medical school- Washington University in St. Louis educated and trained. Double board certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial. Extensive teaching experience with medical students, interns and residents most recently as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine. I also practice general pediatrics and care for children in outpatient clinics. Many of my colleagues shifted to either inpatient or outpatient clinical care when pediatric hospitalist programs were created. Since I have worked in both of these patient care settings, I have extensive expertise related to standards of care in each type of location as well as with the transitions that occur between hospital and home. I am willing to evaluate medical care for pediatric patients ages birth to approximately 20 years of ...

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Heather L Hinshelwood, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- Afghanistan veteran

Florida

Emergency Medicine - military medicine, sepsis, stroke, trauma, pediatric EM, emergency orthopedic care, geriatric emergency medicine, airway emergencies, critical care medicine, addiction medicine, covid, criminal cases, trained VA disability evaluator, PACT ACT, federal cases, injury pattern review, pain and suffering evaluations

Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Licensed in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Served as a medical officer in the United States Navy, achieving the rank of Commander. Awarded 3 Navy Achievement Medals. Experienced in all settings: from the sands of Afghanistan, the beaches of Okinawa, academic medical centers, all the way to the rural South. Fluent in English and Spanish with formal training in medical Spanish. Well versed in critical care for the spectrum of life: precipitous deliveries, pediatric medicine, trauma, geriatric emergency medicine. Expert in airway emergencies with proficient use of a variety of modalities. Extensive experience in the transfer of patients: both at accepting facilities and rural facilities with limited resources. PADI Rescue Diver. Trained VA disability evaluator. Experienced in both state and federal courts as well as criminal and civil cases. Extensive end of l...

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Paul Louis, MD

Experienced ER expert, full-time clinical practice

Medical Legal Consults

Miami, Florida

Emergency Medicine - Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack/MI, Stroke, Epidural Abscess, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism/PE, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Medical Necessity, Sepsis, Head trauma, EMTALA, Rape, Pyelonephritis, Veteran disability evaluator, PACT ACT, allergic reaction, suicide, psychosis

Dr. Louis is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He is a full-time practitioner of emergency medicine at a community emergency department. He has had experience in a range of practice settings from urgent care facilities and free-standing emergency rooms to trauma centers. His patient population ranges from infants to elderly nursing home patients. He has experience diagnosing and treating multiple serious conditions and also has extensive experience working locum tenens in rural/critical access hospitals. In his career, he has supervised medical students, residents, PAs, and ARNPs. He is also a trained veteran disability evaluator. In his 23 years of practice, he has seen over 100,000 patients. Website: https://medicallegalconsults.com Email: DrLouis@medicallegalconsults.com Phone: (561) 445-6674 Undergraduate Degree: University of Florida, Magna Cum Laude, in Neurobiological Sciences Medical Degree: University of Miami. He is lic...

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Roberto A Palou, MD/JD

Nursing home & Hospitalist Expert MD/JD ABFM, ACLM

Tampa, Florida

Family Medicine, Hospitalist - Nursing home care, Fall injuries, failure to monitor, medical, Skilled nursing facility (SNF), Geriatric care, failure to diagnose, hospital, Assisted living facility (ALF), sepsis, hospital discharge, inpatient, Pressure ulcers, Infections in nursing homes, transition of care, med ma, Pressure injuries, polypharmacy, post acute care

Board-certified Family Physician and MD/JD with active clinical practice in hospital medicine and nursing home settings, including skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and assisted living facilities (ALF). Experience includes management of medically complex geriatric patients, pressure injuries, falls, infections, sepsis, polypharmacy, and transitions of care. Provides medical-legal case review, expert reports, and standard of care analysis involving nursing homes, post-acute care, and hospital-based complications.

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Jared Friedman, MD

Pediatric/Pediatric Emergency and ALL Peds Cases

Miami, Florida

Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Child, Toddler, Newborn, Teen, Adol, Pediatric, Emergency, ER, Trauma, Surgery, Abuse, Neglect, Sepsis, Respiratory, URI, Asthma, Pneumonia, Meningitis, Fever, Allergy

*PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN - Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital - Memorial Healthcare System - Hollywood, Florida *CLINICAL AFFILIATE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PEDIATRICS- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine - Florida Atlantic University (FAU) *CORE CLINICAL FACULTY - Pediatric/Pediatric ER Educator, Mentor, and Lecturer for Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Residents - Joe DiMaggio Children Hospital - Memorial Healthcare System - Hollywood, Florida *MEDIAL DIRECTOR - Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) in South Florida *ON-LINE MEDICAL CONTROL/MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD - Hatzalah - Not-for-Profit Community-Based State-Certified EMT/Paramedic Organization in South Florida *STARDOC - EXCLUSIVE PEDIATRIC CONCIERGE HOME SERVICES *EXPERT MEDICAL WITNESS IN EVERYTHING PEDIATRICS/PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE RELATED *AUTHOR AND PRESENTER: Numerous Book Chapters, Journal and Magazine Articles, Podium and Poster Presentations, and CME Courses! *PEDIATRICS -...

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Dr. Erin Rose, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC

Erin Rose & Associates, Inc.

Naples, Florida

Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - surgical site infections, critical care, trauma, stroke, cardiac arrest, nurse practitioner, acute care, medication errors, legal consulting, urgent care, cardiovascular, sepsis, record tampering, spinal injuries, sexual assault, abuse and neglect, ICU, personal injury, nurse, standard of care

Dr. Rose is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner experienced in critical care and emergency medicine. She has her doctorate degree and a subspecialty in cardiovascular. Her experience includes over 19 years of emergency, intensive care, flight nursing, and trauma (Level I & II). In addition to her clinical experience, she also holds an academic appointment as a professor at the University of South Alabama instructing both master's and doctorate courses. Dr. Rose has occupied the role of testifying expert and legal consultant on many cases with both plaintiff & defense including medical malpractice, mass tort, personal injury, worker’s compensation, product liability, and criminal cases across the United States. Legal consulting services include but are not limited to: screening cases for merit, medical record assessment, and case analysis, researching and qualifying the validity of studies relied upon by all parties, interviewing plaintiff and defense clients/key witnesses/experts,...

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Kay Coulter, RN, CRNI, VA-BC

IV Therapy / Vascular Access - Legal Nurse Expert

Infusion Knowledge, Inc.

Clearwater, Florida

Legal Nurse Consulting, Phlebotomy - IV, Intravenous, IV Medication, Peripheral Venipuncture, Phenergan, Extravasation, Infiltration, CRBSI, CRPS, Compartment Syndrome, PICC Midline Injury, Iron Infusion, IV Injury, Blood Draw, Apheresis, Blood Collection, Phlebotomy, IV Nerve Damage, Chemotherapy Infusion, Sepsis

Kay Coulter, CRNI, VA-BC provides legal case review and expert opinion for IV therapy / infusion-related malpractice issues; and has been doing so for over 25 years during which time she has consulted on over 150 cases. Her company, Infusion Knowledge, Inc., also represents several other highly qualified, IV certified, legal nurse consultants. Please go to our website www.infusionknowledge.com for more information. We will provide a thorough, honest opinion using current IV therapy references and INS Standards of Practice for any case (plaintiff or defense). Our experts are proficient IV therapy clinicians who have experience in the outpatient, home care, and acute care settings; accessing implanted venous ports, placing PICC lines, midlines and peripheral IV catheters. Additional clinical activities include phlebotomy / venipuncture for blood collection / lab draws, blood donation, blood transfusions, apheresis / plasma donation, IV medication administration, iron infusion, on...

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W Clark Connell, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Thomasville, Georgia

Emergency Medicine, Medical Management - emergency medicine, trauma, ATLS, medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, EMTALA, sepsis, stroke, heart attack, myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, policies and protocols, ectopic pregnancy, testicular torsion, seizures, burns, pediatrics, ovarian torsion, fractures, urgent care director

Board certified emergency medicine physician with over 20 years of clinical experience. Currently practicing full time in Georgia. Prior experience as an expert witness. Extensive knowledge in medical staff leadership as a medical director, chief of emergency services, medical executive committee member, hospital board member, and former chief-of-staff. Additional training in medical staff rules, regulations, and bylaws as well as EMTALA compliance. Knowledgeable in the application of hospital policies and procedures. Currently overseeing approximately 25 physicians and 20 midlevel providers at three emergency department locations and two urgent care locations. Experience includes both adult and pediatric patients, emergency department and urgent care patients, and work in a designated trauma center facility.

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Heather L Hinshelwood, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- Afghanistan veteran

Georgia

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Usama Khalid, MD FACEP AEMUS FPD

Emergency Medicine Academic Faculty - Emory

Clear Medical Experts

Atlanta, Georgia

Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound - Airway management, Resuscitation, Trauma, Heart Attach, Stroke, Blood clots, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Emergency Ultrasound, Medication Error, Testicular torsion, Aneurysm, Ovarian torsion, Delayed diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, Aortic Dissection, Appendicitis, Negligence, ER utilization

Dr. Khalid is a board-certified Emergency Medicine (EM) Physician with fellowship training and certification in Emergency Ultrasound. Currently practicing in Georgia, he has more than 8 years of experience working in a myriad of clinical settings. These range from busy urban trauma centers, Veterans Affairs hospitals, and prestigious academic institutions to community and suburban settings. He spent many years as an educator at Emory University School of Medicine, mentoring a multitude of medical students, residents and physicians from all specialties. He continues to serve as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Khalid has spoken at multiple national conferences on various topics in Emergency Ultrasound, in addition to contributing as an author on medical books relating to EM and ultrasound. He has also served as the Emergency Ultrasound Director at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, building systems for Emergency Ultrasound integration among clinical staff and provid...

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Craig M Patterson, MD

Expert in Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine

Pendelluft LLC

Atlanta, Georgia

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - airway management, cardiopulmonary arrest, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, sepsis, COPD, medical ethics, shock, pneumonia, standard of care

I am a double board-certified physician in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. I have 15 years of clinical experience working in large, high acuity inpatient and outpatient practice settings in the Southeastern United States. I've served in leadership and educational roles within multiple large health systems and I'm an active member of two national societies within my medical specialties. I have been providing highly professional medical expert witness services for more than 5 years and I'm an active member of the Seak, Inc. expert witness community. I am happy to provide my complete Curriculum Vitae upon request. I am especially committed to the ideal of making complicated medical cases easier to understand.

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Titilola Britto, MD MAS MBA FACP

Hospital Medicine Standards of Care and Operations

Alpharetta, Georgia

Hospitalist, Medical Management - Acute Care, Consultation errors, GI Bleed, Polypharmacy in Elderly adults, Acute kidney failure, Delay in Diagnosis, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Anticoagulation, Diabetes, Hospital acquired Infections, Sepsis, Aspiration Pneumonia, Diagnostic Error, Medication Error, Standard of care, Code Blue, Endocarditis, Pneumonia, Stroke

HOSPITAL MEDICINE CLINICIAN AND LEADER WHO BREAKS DOWN COMPLEX CONCEPTS INTO PLAIN LANGUAGE Dr Titilola Britto is a Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist Expert Witness who is board certified in internal medicine and has extensive clinical, leadership and operations experience in hospital medicine. Dr Britto is known for her ability to break down complex medical concepts into plain language. In addition to her expertise as a clinician, Dr. Britto has a fund of knowledge regarding the operation of Hospitalist practices, how patients transition through departments in hospitals, how gaps occur and areas of concern regarding safety and quality. Dr Britto's leadership roles have included medical director of a hospitalist program, chief of medicine, hospital chief medical officer, as well as health system leader of hospital medicine (16 hospitals) and hospital based specialties (28 hospitals). In these roles, Dr Britto was responsible for clinical excellence, patient safety, reducing variat...

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Georgia

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Kanika Sims, MD, MPH

Expert Witness | Hospital Medicine, 20+ Years

Morehouse School of Medicine

Decatur, Georgia

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Medical Malpractice, Hospital Medicine, Standards of Care, Diagnostic Error, Failure to Diagnose, Sepsis, Pulmonary embolism, Patient Safety, Medication Error, Failure to Rescue, Deposition Preparation, DVT, Causation Analysis, Med Record Review, Pressure Ulcer, Hospital Acquired Infection, Resident Supervision, Code Blue

Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician and Associate Professor with 20+ years of continuous inpatient clinical practice across both large academic medical centers and mid-sized community hospitals (200-400 beds). Active academic hospitalist currently providing attending-level care and supervision at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, the largest Level 1 Trauma Center in the Southeast and a nationally recognized safety-net academic medical center. Available to both plaintiff and defense counsel for independent medical record review, pre-suit case merit evaluation, causation analysis, standard of care opinions, written reports, deposition and trial testimony, and deposition preparation consulting. Experienced in cases involving hospital medicine, diagnostic error, patient safety, clinical documentation, medication error, and attending physician oversight across varied inpatient settings. As an experienced hospitalist, I provide a systems-level view of inpatient care t...

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Dominique J. Crain, M.D., DABFM, FAAFP

Active Board Certified Family Medicine Hospitalist

Dominique Crain Locums and Medical Legal Consulting

Alpharetta, Georgia

Hospitalist, Family Medicine - Sepsis, NSTEMI/STEMI/Heart Disease, Primary/Urgent Care, Infections/Bacteremia, Misdiagnosis/Failure of Escalation, Pneumonia, COPD/Emphysema/Asthma, Diabetes/DKA, Hyper/hypotension, Heart failure, Appendicitis, Electrolyte abnormalities, Falls/syncope, Respiratory Failure, Pulmonary Embolism/DVT, Kidney injury, GI bleed/anemia

I am a clinically active board certified Family Medicine physician with a primary practice in hospital medicine as a hospitalist. I graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama in 2017. I completed my internship and residency training at University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency program in 2020 with prior experiences in medical student education. I am the founder and CEO of Dominique Crain Locums Medical Legal Consulting LLC; formerly named Dominique Crain Locums LLC, a physician owned travel medicine business providing services to multiple facilities nationwide. I have prior experiences in providing primary and urgent care services in multiple facilities and states. I am licensed in over a dozen states nationwide (specifics in my curriculum vitae). My active certifications include: Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Advanced Trauma Life Support. I have knowledge and skillset...

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Paul Louis, MD

Experienced ER expert, full-time clinical practice

Medical Legal Consults

Georgia

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Jonathan D de Olano, MD, MAT

Medical Toxicologist & Emerg Med

Atlanta, Georgia

Emergency Medical Toxicology, Toxicology - Intoxication, Drug reaction, Adverse drug event, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Mold, DUI, Emergency medicine, EKG reading, Sepsis, Cardiac arrest, Opioids heroin fentanyl, Environmental toxins, Chemical exposure, Hyperthermia, Medication error, Pharmacology, Drug testing interpretation

Dr. Jonathan de Olano, MD, MAT, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and medical toxicology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. His current clinical roles include serving as an emergency medicine attending physician at Grady Hospital and the VA Hospital in Atlanta, as well as a medical toxicologist at the Georgia Poison Center. He is dual board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) in both emergency medicine and medical toxicology. With extensive clinical experience, academic contributions, and dual board certifications, he is well-positioned to provide expert consultation and testimony in legal cases requiring specialized medical knowledge. Dr. de Olano obtained his Bachelor of Arts at Georgetown University, followed by a Master of Arts in Teaching at American University in Washington, DC. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Emory University School of Medicine and subsequently completed his residency in emergency medici...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Georgia

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Bruce C Friedman, MD

Nationally & International Expert Burns/ICU Care

Augusta, Georgia

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Burns, Necrotizing Fasciitis, TENS, Hyperbaric Medicine, Sepsis, Shock, Critical Care Infectious disease, Critical Care Nutrition and Critical Care Pain Management, Acute Lung Injury, Internal medicine, Critical Care Hematology, Critical Care Renal Disease

Certificate in Nutrition Support Certificate in Hyperbaric Medicine Fellow Critical Care Medicine Fellow American College of Chest Physicians Professor of Medicine, Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Surgery Augusta University Medical Center (Teaching Fellows) Critical Care and Co-Director JM Still Burn Center Over 150 Peer-reviewed Publications (Includes NEJM, Lancet) Principal Investigator in 90 Clinical Trials Patent Law Case Participation and Experience

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Brian R. Pisula, MD, FAAEM

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Brian Pisula MD LLC

Valdosta, Georgia

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Cynthia J. McDonald, MSPAS. PA-C

Urgent, Primary & Pediatric Care Expert PA

Peachtree City, Georgia

Physician Assistant, Urgent Care Medicine - Physician Assistant, Urgent Care Standard, Polypharmacy, Diagnostic Work-Up, asthma management, Referral protocol, Primary care, Sepsis, wound repair, escalation of care, mental health, black box warning, pulmonary embolism, intermediate care, Medication safety, Sepsis, ectopic pregnancy

Cynthia McDonald is a nationally board-certified Physician Assistant with over twenty years of broad clinical experience spanning urgent care, primary care and pediatrics. Detail-oriented, she practices with an emphasis on creating an excellent rapport with patients and families, while providing a comprehensive approach to patient care. She provides medical-legal consulting and expert-witness services focused on standards of care in clinical evaluation, diagnostic work-up, treatment, and referral decisions. Her expertise includes failure-to-diagnose and delayed-diagnosis cases, recognition and escalation of potentially life-threatening conditions such as sepsis, and the determination of when outpatient versus higher-level care is appropriate. Ms. McDonald has extensive experience reviewing medical records and formulating clear, evidence-based opinions for malpractice and personal-injury matters. In addition to her clinical work, Ms. McDonald has served as a lecturer for physicia...

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Brian E Ackerman, MD

Georgia

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Georgia

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Shirish Amrutia, MD, FCCP

Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Medicine Specialist

Northside Hospital Atlanta

Marietta, Georgia

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine - Respiratory Failure, Multi organ failure, ARDS, Mechanical Ventilator, Sepsis, Shock state, Pulmonary Embolism, Lung Cancer, Lung Nodule, Asthma, COPD, ILD, Occupational Lung Disease, OSA, Narcolepsy, Hypersomnia, Standard of Care, ICU management, Airway Management, CPAP BiPaP

Dr. Shirish Amrutia, MD, FCCP, is a quadruple board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine with over 15 years of clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings in the Atlanta area. He manages complex respiratory and critical illness, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, and respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. His practice also includes chronic pulmonary diseases such as COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary embolism, lung nodules, and lung cancer, as well as sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and narcolepsy. Dr. Amrutia serves as Medical Director of a hospital sleep laboratory and participates in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine oversight committees. He teaches physician assistants, respiratory therapists, and nursing staff, and delivers ongoing clinical education on pulmonary and critical care topics. In lega...

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Nugma Chadha, MD, FACP, SFHM

Georgia

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Eliot Blum, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

ER Expert | Failure to Diagnose | Trauma

Atlanta, Georgia

Emergency Medicine, Correctional Healthcare - Intubation, Sepsis, MI / Myocardial Infarction, Aortic Dissection, Stroke, PE / Pulmonary Embolism, Necrotizing fasciitis, Police, Cauda Equina, Bruising, Missed / Delayed Diagnosis, Standard of Care, Overdose / Toxicology, Gun Shot / GSW, EMS / Emergency Medical Services, Gross Negligence, Misdiagnosis, MVA / Motor Vehicle, Airway

Dr. Eliot Blum is an experienced Emergency Medicine expert witness with over 300 case reviews and extensive deposition and trial testimony. He specializes in failure-to-diagnose cases and provides clear, objective, evidence-based opinions for both plaintiffs and defendants. He is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and an Assistant Professor at Emory University, practicing at Grady Memorial Hospital - one of the largest Level 1 trauma and burn centers in the southeast. He manages high-acuity trauma, neurologic and cardiovascular emergencies, and is actively involved in teaching emergency medicine to residents and medical students. Dr. Blum has expertise in correctional healthcare, prehospital and EMS medicine (including prior flight physician and medical director roles), and tactical/SWAT medical operations. He also has specialized experience evaluating conscious pain and suffering in trauma and wrongful-death cases, as well as pediatric injury and bruising assessment i...

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Curtis J Coley II, MD, F.C.C.P.

US Fellowship Trained, Board Certified Pulm/CC

Atlanta, Georgia

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - Sepsis, Shock States, Pulmonary Embolus, Hemorrhage, ARDS, COVID-19, Asthma, COPD, Respiratory Failure, Airway Management, Hypercarbia, Hypoxia, Intubation, Process Improvement, RCA, Aspiration, Code Blue

I am a board-certified physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine with over 19 years of clinical practice. I have more than a decade of experience providing expert medical-legal reviews, offering clear, evidence-based analysis and testimony. Having practiced within multiple health systems nationwide, I recognize how regional variations in care may influence outcomes. My leadership roles across various institutions have further deepened my insight into hospital operations, quality metrics, and systems-based care. Key leadership positions include: Medical Director of Critical Care Medicine, Piedmont Atlanta & Piedmont Fayette Chairman of Internal Medicine, Piedmont Atlanta Chairman, Sepsis Taskforce, Piedmont Healthcare Member, multiple Medical Executive Committees I have extensive experience with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), quality improvement, and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems — all of which are central to understanding provider behavior, compliance, a...

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Chris Burke, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Idaho

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David Talford, PA-C, MPAS

Meridian, Idaho

Physician Assistant, Dermatology - Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Skin Cancer (Melanoma - Squamous Cell), University Clinical Faculty, Educator, Paramedic, Infection (Bacterial - Viral Fungal), Sepsis, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Embolism, Nurse Practitioner, NP PA

Mr. Talford, PA-C, MPAS is an experienced physician assistant clinician, PA educator & teacher. Expert opinion on standard of care is offered across the general spectrum of physician assistant practice. Areas of focus include, urgent care/emergency medicine, dermatology, cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology and assists with referral when a particular disorder is outside scope of expertise. He provides chart review, analysis and testimony. As a published co-author in an international textbook on medical education; his work had been presented internationally and nationally on several occasions. Mr. Talford, graduated Alpha ETA from the Des Moines University Physician Assistant Program, and brings well apportioned perspective and insight into physician assistant & nurse practitioner (Advanced Practice Provider) standard of care. A nationally certified, Idaho licensed physician assistant to include 15 years’ experience of university appointment graduate level physician assistan...

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Illinois

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Heather L Hinshelwood, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- Afghanistan veteran

Illinois

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Vince Faridani, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM

Illinois

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Tadd P Schroeder, BSN, RN, TNS, CCRN

Sepsis Coordinator, Pt Safety Trauma/Surgical ICU

Chatham, Illinois

Trauma Surgery, Emergency Medicine - Patient Safety, Charge Nurse, Code Team, Nurse manager, Firefighter, EMT, Auto Extrication, ICU, Emergency Department, Organ Recovery / Transplant, Thermal/Burn Injuries, Crush Injuries, Compartment Syndrome, Surgical Site Infections, Central Line Infections, Pressure Injuries, TBI, Stroke, Sepsis

Sepsis Nurse Navigator for 500 Bed Level 1 Trauma Center responsible for coordinating the identification and management of septic patients in the Emergency Department, conducting active and retrospective case reviews, and providing feedback to nursing and physicians to optimize clinical outcomes. Experience with the review and evaluation of patient safety events to ensure standard of care. Extensive experience caring for critically ill patients as bedside RN¸ Rapid Response Nurse/Code Team Leader, Organ Transplant Recovery Coordinator, ICU Trauma/Burn Nurse Manager. I have served for 27 years as a volunteer firefighter and EMT, and worked 16 years in the aviation industry. These experiences allow me real world understanding and practical knowledge of what is required to be a competent healthcare provider in today's society.

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Ronald Himmelman, MD

Glencoe, Illinois

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Toxicology - Stroke, sepsis, myocardial infarction, infections, trauma, medication side effects, drug testing, alcohol issues, intoxication, prison and jail medicine

I am Board-Certified in Internal Medicine as well, yet have exclusively practiced Emergency Medicine for the past 35 years, first in a county hospital setting, followed by working in a few private hospitals, where I practice presently. I am Board -Certified in Emergency Medicine since 1988 and have been recertified every 10 years since then, with the latest coming just two months ago. In addition, I have been Board-Certified in Medical Toxicology.

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Ankur Dhawan, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician,Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine, Delnor Hospital

geneva, Illinois

Emergency Medicine - Emergency, car accident, appendicitis, nursing home neglect, cause of death, asthma, surgery, cancer, sepsis, child abuse, kids , work accident, abdominal aortic dissection, heart attack, aortic dissection, stroke, elder abuse, pulmonary embolism, trauma, carotid dissection

I am a practicing ER physician with decades of clinical experience. I have also been vice chair of emergency department at Northwestern Medicine, Delnor Hospital. I will only take a case that I know I can defend, and my quality of work speaks for itself. I am loyal, honest and believe in clarity in one's work. I have been involved in various quality care projects and am highly regarded at my place of work, recently receiving physician of the year award.

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Omer Yusaf, MD

Board‑Certified Hospitalist

Woodridge, Illinois

Hospitalist - Hospital Medicine, Hospitalist, Inpatient Care, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Stroke, DVT/PE, Medication Errors, Failure to Diagnose, Discharge Planning, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Acute Kidney Injury, Anticoagulation, Documentation, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

I am a board‑certified Hospital Medicine physician with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of acute medical conditions in the inpatient setting. My clinical practice includes the evaluation and treatment of sepsis, stroke, heart failure, pneumonia, acute kidney injury, anticoagulation management, and complex medical admissions. I have managed thousands of hospitalized patients and am highly familiar with standards of care, clinical pathways, and hospital policies governing inpatient medicine. My expertise includes medical decision‑making, failure‑to‑diagnose allegations, delayed treatment, medication errors, fall risk assessment, discharge planning, readmission prevention, and interdisciplinary communication. I have significant experience with EMR documentation standards, patient safety initiatives, and quality improvement processes. I am skilled in reviewing medical records, identifying deviations from standard of care, and providing clear, objective, and well‑s...

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Usama Khalid, MD FACEP AEMUS FPD

Emergency Medicine Academic Faculty - Emory

Clear Medical Experts

Illinois

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Alissa Gorelick, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician - Rural Medicine

Northbrook, Illinois

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Rural Medicine, Sepsis, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Airway Management, Central Line Placement, Aortic Dissection, Appendicitis, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Head Trauma, Pediatric Emergencies

Accomplished board-certified Emergency Medicine physician leader with over 15 years of clinical and administrative experience. Medical malpractice and claims review for a large corporate medical group including standard of care analysis, collaboration with counsel and physician litigation support. Current practice ranging from rural emergency departments to level 1 trauma center. Seasoned medical director and clinical consultant with in-depth experience in risk management, medical administration, and advisory roles. Developed and implemented peer review programs, physician coaching and evidence-based medicine protocols. Expert in clinical quality and patient care. Licensure and Certifications: American Board of Emergency Medicine Advanced Cardiac Life Support Pediatric Advanced Life Support Advanced Trauma Life Support

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Chicago, Illinois

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Kurt Kaczander, DO

Emergency Medicine

Independent

Illinois

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Gregg E Davis, MD, MBA

Nursing Home Physican Expert - 30 years

Gregg Davis MD MBA Ltd.

Princeton, Illinois

Family Medicine, Nursing Homes - Nursing home falls, nursing home death, nursing home abuse, nursing home decubitus ulcers, pneumonia, nursing home fractures, skin ulcers, sepsis, pressure ulcers, aspiration, geriatrics, dehydration, dementia, cellulitis, office practice, hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, urinary infection

I am a practicing, board-certified family physician with thirty-nine years of clinical experience caring for patients in offices, hospitals, emergency rooms, and nursing homes. My experience includes serving thirty years as the medical director at three skilled care and one assisted care nursing facility. I have provided direct care to thousands of patients at five skilled care facilities and one assisted care nursing faculty. Additionally, I have had more than 150,000 out-patient and 50,000 inpatient encounters. I can provide expert consultation if your firm needs an experienced family physician to review a case, give a certificate of merit, and testify. In addition, I provide service to plaintiff firms, defense firms, and insurance companies.

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David G Stilley, MD MBA FACEP

Senior Emergency Medicine Physician

AeroMedical Equipment and Services Inc.

Clive, Iowa

Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine - Wound Infection, Anaphylaxis, Suicide, Electrolyte imbalance, Pulmonary Embolism, Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack, Stroke, Motor Vehicle Collision Injury, Laceration, Sepsis, CNS Infection, COVID, Influenza, Pneumonia, Ambulance Care Issues, Aircraft Incidents, DOT exam Issues, Pancreatitis, Pneumothorax

Dr. David Stilley has practiced emergency and urgent care medicine in Des Moines since 1988. During those years he served as Emergency Department medical director at Broadlawns Polk County Hospital and Mercy Des Moines (now MercyOne Des Moines). These positions required recruitment, training, and supervision of teams of physicians and mid-level practitioners serving in high volume, high acuity environments. In 2007 he co-founded and led DoctorsNow Walk-in Care, at the time the first privately owned Urgent Care clinics in Central Iowa. He continues to provide coverage in Emergency departments. Dr. Stilley is licensed in Iowa and Missouri. He is a native of Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended medical school at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Over the years Dr. Stilley has provided expert advice regarding cases involving both Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and Urgent Care. This has included case review for insurance companies prior to litigation, as we...

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Nima Sarani, MD

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Kansas City, Kansas

Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound - Sepsis, Infection, Diagnosis, Myocardial Infarction, Cerebral Vascular Accidents, Shock, Neurological emergencies, Trauma, Cardiovascular emergencies, Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock, Critical Care, Ultrasound, Stroke, Biomarkers

Board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine with over a decade of experience practicing in both community and academic emergency departments. My clinical expertise includes high-acuity emergency care and resuscitation of critically ill patients, sepsis recognition and management, neurological and cardiovascular emergencies, trauma, and the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to support timely diagnosis and clinical decision-making. Since 2020, I have served as Director of Sepsis Quality Improvement, leading institutional initiatives focused on improving sepsis recognition, treatment, and outcomes. In this role, I routinely perform detailed retrospective case reviews and root-cause analyses, evaluating adherence to emergency medicine standards of care and evidence-based sepsis management. This work has strengthened my expertise in identifying early clinical indicators of infection and sepsis, and in assessing the timeliness and appr...

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Kyle B Walsh, MD, MS

Neurocritical Care, Emergency Medicine, Stroke

Villa Hills, Kentucky

Emergency Medicine, Neurocritical Care - Emergency Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Stroke, Brain Hemorrhage, Brain Trauma, Intensive Care, Airway Management, Mechanical Ventilation, Anoxic Brain Injury, Pulmonary emboli, Heart Attack, Lacerations, Overdose, ARDS, Spine Injury, Trauma, Sepsis, Seizures, Central/Arterial Lines, Abdominal Pain

I am Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Neurocritical Care. In addition to active practice in these fields, I also specialize in acute stroke treatment as a member of an academic institutional stroke team. I have extensive research experience, serving an investigator for multiple studies, including currently being Principal Investigator for a multimillion dollar research grant related to stroke. My broad clinical training and experience, with active clinical practice at both an academic tertiary medical center and a community hospital, have provided a strong foundation to review a wide range of cases, as described in the keywords above; this includes all patients presenting to the emergency department or intensive care unit along with additional subspecialty expertise in emergent and critical neurological conditions. Please do not hestitate to contact me regarding any inquiries or additional questions.

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Gregory Risk, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Gregory Risk, MD, PC

Louisiana

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Dennis M Thompson, II

Emergency Medicine - Current in Clinical Practice

Alexandria, Louisiana

Emergency Medicine - Acute Coronary Syndrome, Failure to Diagnose, Trauma, Rural Emergency Medicine, Standards of Care, Back injuries, Stroke, Appendicitis, Testicular Torsion, Ovarian Torsion, APP Supervision, Hemorrhage, Sepsis, Wrongful death, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary Embolism, Bowel Obstruction

I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician through the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) with a strong clinical background that began as a registered nurse prior to medical school. My experience spans over a decade in acute care, including trauma and community emergency settings, and I bring a balanced perspective to case review—grounded in both frontline experience and evidence-based standards. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and Associate Degree in Nursing from Louisiana Tech University. I began my healthcare career as a registered nurse, which provided me with foundational insight into patient care and hospital operations from both the bedside and systems-level perspective. I later attended medical school at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, where I also completed my internship and residency in Emergency Medicine. Following training, I began practice at a Level II trauma center, managing high-acuity patien...

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Tracey G Mahfouz, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner/Registered Nurse Emergency Med

Med Pro Plus Inc

Pineville, Louisiana

Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Heart Attack, MI, CVA, Stroke, Fracture, Acute Appendicitis, Head Injury, Pneumonia, Ectopic Pregnancy, Torsion-Ovarian/Testicular, Sepsis, Kidney Injury, Pulmonary Embolism, Falls, Pediatrics, Diverticulitis, Laceration, Kidney Stone

With 25 years of experience in the nursing profession, I have the skills, knowledge and background to provide quality expert witness services. I am an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse actively working in Emergency Medicine in both the Emergency Department and Urgent Care settings. I first began my nursing career as a Registered Nurse in 2000, and for 17 years, I worked predominantly in the Emergency Department with contract work in the Intensive Care and Post-Anesthesia Care Units in Central Louisiana and in San Antonio, Texas. I obtained my MSN in 2017 and became a Family Nurse Practitioner certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. The entirety of my employment since that time has been in a 39 bed ER that averages 150 patients per day. I also work in an Urgent Care clinic on a part-time basis. My clinical experience, coupled with my love of research and problem-solving, makes me both equipped and appetent to exceed the expectations required of an expert witness.

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Rebecca A Hutchings, MD

Pediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine Expert Witn

Children's Hospital of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - trauma, appendicitis, sepsis, febrile seizures, EMTALA violations, hospital system errors, orthopedic injuries, special needs children, chronically ill children, resident and student supervision, stroke, heart attack, precipitous deliveries, newborn care, general pediatrics, meningitis, DKA

Dr. Rebecca Hutchings is board certified in Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and Pediatrics (ABP), and has been in full time post residency clinical practice for over 17 years. Dr. Hutchings got her undergraduate degree at Columbia University, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a major in Biology and a minor in Spanish Language and Literature. She then went on to earn her medical degree at New York University School of Medicine. She completed her Emergency Medicine training with Louisiana State University School of Medicine at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, and then completed a residency in Pediatrics at the Tulane School of Medicine. Dr. Hutchings began her career as the director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Ochsner Hospital and then took an academic position at Tulane Medical Center. She currently works in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans (a level II trauma center), supervising students and residents from both Louisiana State Univers...

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Brian R. Pisula, MD, FAAEM

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Brian Pisula MD LLC

Louisiana

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Louisiana

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Michael J Hebert, M.S., PA-C

Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care PA!

M.J. Hebert Enterprises, LLC

Pineville, Louisiana

Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine PA, Urgent Care, APP, MLP, Mid-level Provider, Heart Atttack, CVA, Stroke, Heart Attack, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Kidney Stone, Sepsis, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pneumonia, laceration, fracture, dehydration, acute kidney injury, appendicitis

A 20 year Army Veteran, I have worked as a Physician Assistant in both Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care for 25+ years. I am a proud 1997 Summa Cum Laude graduate of the U.S. Army PA Program where I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. I later obtained my Master of Science Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona. I am a retired Major from the Louisiana Army National Guard and have deployed overseas on two occasions. I last served as Deputy State Surgeon in charge of medical readiness for Louisiana troops. I currently split my time between working in a fast-paced emergency department and a high-acuity urgent care clinic in the central Louisiana area.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Louisiana

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Timothy Jones, MD, FACEP

ER Expert | Board Certified | Trial-Tested

Louisiana

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Duska J. Thurston, MD, FAAP

Bangor, Maine

Pediatrics, Child Abuse - child abuse, neglect, Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), Münchausen Syndrome (MSP), sports medicine, concussion, TBI, brain injury, medical clearance, return to play, newborn hearing, Cytomegalovirus (CMV) hearing loss, vaccines, child safety, burns, sepsis, meningitis, diabetes

I am a board certified pediatrician with 30 years of experience in both ambulatory and hospital pediatrics. I am experienced in child abuse and neglect as well as pediatric head trauma. I have additional expertise in newborn care, neonatal resuscitation, circumcision and birth injuries. I have been a Neonatal Advanced Life Support instructor for over 10 years and an instructor in Pediatric Advanced Life Support for 20 years. I received the "Special Achievement Award" for distinguished service and dedication to the mission and goals of the academy from the American Academy of Pediatrics due to my work in child safety. Lastly, I am an experienced medical educator with multiple teaching awards. I am available for medical case review, written reports, deposition and testimony as well as pediatric life care planning.

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Dennis P McKenna, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Maine

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Failure to Diagnose, Standard of Care, Trauma, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Spinal Abscess, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Aortic Dissection, Subarachnoid Hemorrhagez, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Pneumonia, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Asthma, Anaphylactic Shock, Suicide, Ischemic Bowel, EMTALA

Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician | Hospital Executive | Medical–Legal Expert Dr. Dennis P. McKenna is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Full Professor at a medical college, former President and Chief Executive Officer of a multi-hospital health system, and retired U.S. Navy Medical Corps Captain. He brings more than 25 years of frontline clinical experience and senior executive leadership to the review, analysis, and testimony of medical malpractice matters involving emergency care, hospital systems, and physician decision-making. His clinical practice has included serving in multiple community hospitals, operational deployments as a battalion surgeon with the US Marines, and over 20 years as an attending physician at an academic Level I trauma center. Dr. McKenna offers attorneys a rare combination of clinical practice, academic authority, hospital administrative expertise, and military operational leadership, providing immediate credibility in cases in...

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Rishi Ramkissoon, MD

Augusta, Maine

Hospitalist, Family Medicine - Rural, Geriatric, Inpatient, Emergency Medicine, Intensive care unit, Anatomy, Injury, Hospice, Critical Access Hospital, Critical Care, Sepsis, Stroke, Infection, DVT, Falls, Shock, Congestive heart failure, Heart disease, Diabetes, Decubitus Ulcers / Wound

Dr. Ramkissoon is Board Certified in Family Medicine, clinically practicing as a Hospitalist, with an open ICU and Emergency Department privileges at a Critical Access Hospital in Coastal Maine. He received his residency training at Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine. Prior to that he had completed fields of study in Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Sports Injury Management and Osteopathy, served as Faculty at Centennial College in Toronto and maintained an outpatient clinical practice. He currently serves on various inpatient committees, including Peer Review and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees. Dr. Ramkissoon is available for consultation to both Plaintiff and Defence attorneys.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Maine

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Mark A Goldstein, MD

Emergency Medicine – Diagnosis & Triage Expert

Timonium , Maryland

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - missed diagnosis , Delayed Diagnosis , Trauma , Failure to admit , Medical Staff Leadership, Triage Errors , EMTALA violations , Chest Pain/Acute Coronary Syndrome , Stroke/TIA , Sepsis , Head Injury , Emergency Dept Throughput , Patient Flow , Observation Medicine, Hospital Administration, Department Operations , Hospital Policy

I am a Board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with over 16 years of clinical experience and current leadership roles across multiple emergency departments in Maryland. I have extensive experience in evaluating emergency care, with a focus on cases involving missed or delayed diagnosis, triage decision-making, and improper discharge or disposition. I regularly review cases involving chest pain and myocardial infarction, stroke and neurologic emergencies, sepsis, trauma evaluation, and other high-risk emergency presentations. I served as Medical Director for two free-standing emergency departments within the University of Maryland Medical System. Previously served as Director of Emergency Medicine at Carroll Hospital and as Systems Director for Emergency Medicine at LifeBridge Health, with medical directorship at Sinai Hospital, a large urban academic center. I currently serve as Director of Medical Education for the Emergency Departments at Sinai of Baltimore and Northwest Hos...

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Ali Tabatabai, MD

Critical Care - Medical and Surgical Patients

Stevensville, Maryland

Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Surgery - 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), Administration, 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 Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health System. 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.

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Eric J. Kraut, MD, FACS

General Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care

Eric J Kraut MD LLC

Owings Mills, Maryland

Trauma Surgery, General Surgery - General Surgery, Trauma, Critical Care, abdominal surgery, hernias, laparoscopy, endoscopy, bleeding, sepsis, injuries, intestinal surgery, cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, diverticulitis, wounds, perforations, falls, motor vehicles crash, penetrating injuries

I have been in practice for 28 years. I am an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University and I am board certified in general surgery and critical care. I have held many administrative positions which involved review of medical care. These include chief of surgery, trauma medical director, medical director of ambulatory surgery center, medical director and founder of a breast cancer center as well as educator of residents and students. I have had a broad experience in my career including both academic and private practices and levels 1, 2 and 3 trauma centers. I have maintained a broad range of skills. My career has included vascular, thoracic, oncologic, advanced laparoscopic and open procedures.

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Phillip D Magidson, MD, MPH

Triple Boarded Geriatric Emergency Medicine Expert

Baltimore, Maryland

Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics - Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Older adults, Falls, Delirium, Trauma, Infections, Capacity, Sepsis, Dementia, Pain Management, End of life care, Wound Care, Syncope, Functional decline, Pneumonia, Atrial fibrillation, Weakness, Urinary tract infection, Polypharmacy, EMTALA

I am a triple boarded emergency medicine physician, internist and geriatrician with extensive expertise in providing patient care at the bedside as well as administrative, educational, research and leadership experience in the academic emergency medicine, internal medicine, geriatrics and geriatric emergency medicine fields. I serve as an associate clinical director and director of geriatric emergency medicine of a busy, urban, Department of Emergency Medicine and chair our department's internal peer review committee. In these roles, I have had the opportunity to lead numerous clinical case reviews with an eye toward safety and quality improvement. With dual academic appointments as Assistant Professor of both Emergency Medicine and Medicine, I participate in the education of a wide variety of health sciences trainees including medical students, resident physicians and fellows. As such, I have lectured locally, regional and nationally on matters in general emergency medicine an...

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Maryland

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Vipul M Kella, MD, MBA FACEP

Emergency and Hospital Administration Expert

Vipul Kella

Potomac, Maryland

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - COVID, overdose, anaphylaxis, appendicitis, fraud, hospital administration, mental health, aortic dissection, sexual assault, myocardial infarction, fractures, negligence, sepsis, wound care, trauma, cardiac arrest, brain hemorrhage, stroke, medical devices, aneurysm

Background: Dr. Kella is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who practices in the Washington, D.C. area. In his twenty years of practice, he has worked both clinically and as a hospital executive in large hospital systems and has received awards for hospital safety and quality initiatives. He currently practices in the Washington, D.C. area and has been retained in high-profile civil and federal matters by firms across the country. Dr. Kella has both a clinical and executive background, with an MBA in hospital administration and 15 years of experience in hospital administrative and consulting roles. He is frequently retained for his expertise in corporate negligence and complex hospital administrative matters. He is also a chief medical officer and an experienced health tech expert, and he has been retained for his experience with medical devices and products. Board-certified in Emergency Medicine, and a highly experienced expert witness, having reviewed over 400 ...

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Eric J Beauvois, MD

Five Eagles Consulting, LLC

Annapolis, Maryland

Emergency Medicine, Medical Management - Failure to diagnose, Failure to treat, Cancer, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary embolism, Aortic dissection, Appendicitis, Ectopic pregnancy, Trauma, Resuscitation, Sepsis, Ischemia, Diabetes, Shock, DVT, Acute coronary syndrome, Testicular torsion, Airway management, Intracranial hemorrhage

I am residency trained and board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. I am a full-time practitioner licensed in Maryland. With 20 years of clinical practice, I am an experienced clinician and medical group president and serve as the peer review coordinator for my group. I am experienced in litigation and provide credible, understandable testimony that educates the judge and jury about the facts in a case with relation to negligence, causation, and damages. I diligently review the medical records, identify relevant issues, and provide clear, consistent, and honest analysis of the matter including angles of rebuttal of opposing expert witnesses. I have a sincere and professional demeanor, keen attention to detail, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. I am prompt and professional, understand the importance of making deadlines, and am easily accessible via cell phone. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.

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Sausheen Taylor, MD, MBA

National Medical Director- Hospital Medicine

Bethesda, Maryland

Hospitalist, Medical Management - medical liability, atrial fibrillation, hospital liability, medical negligence, heart attack, medical malpractice, DVT/pulmonary embolism, hospital negligence, heart failure, hospital medicine, respiratory failure, clinical liability, stroke, skilled nursing home, sickle cell, sepsis, ICU, COPD, COVID, capacity

Board-certified internal medicine hospitalist and physician executive with over 13 years of clinical and leadership experience, specializing in hospital care, medical necessity determinations, and regulatory compliance. Currently serving as a National Medical Director for a fortune top 50 insurance company, where I conduct rigorous reviews of complex inpatient and outpatient cases, assess medical necessity, and ensure adherence to CMS guidelines and federal and state regulations. Clinical experience includes active hospital-based practice with US Acute Care Solutions and prior leadership as head of the Medicine Service Line at Mary Washington Healthcare System, where I provided multidisciplinary oversight and ensured consistent application of evidence-based clinical standards across specialties. I also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for Mary Washington Healthcare System, contributing to governance, quality, and patient safety initiatives. I am experienced in media engag...

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Paola Vietoris, RN, BSN

DUNKIRK, Maryland

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - 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 37 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.

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Gabriel J Hauser, MD, MBA, FCCM

Pediatric Critical Care Physician - Georgetown

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Rockville, Maryland

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - 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 at 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 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.

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Mohammad E AbuHishmeh, MD, FCCP, MBAc

Pulmonary & Critical Care Expert - UMass Chan

Shifa Health

East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - ARDS, Respiratory failure, Mechanical ventilation, Mechanical ventilation, ICU care, Critical care medicine, Sepsis, Shock, Brain Death, Intubation, Airway management, Pulmonary embolism, COPD exacerbation, Asthma exacerbation, Pneumonia, Hospital-acquired infection, Delirium ICU, Sedation, Weaning ventilation, Medical malpractice ICU

I am a board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine physician, Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), Assistant Professor of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School–Baystate, Program Director of the Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, and Director of the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program at Baystate Medical Center. I maintain an active clinical practice in pulmonary medicine and critical care, caring for critically ill patients in the ICU and patients with complex pulmonary diseases in both inpatient and outpatient settings. My areas of expertise include respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, ARDS, sepsis, shock, pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis, pleural disease, pulmonary nodules, and hospital-based medicine. Since 2021, I have led pulmonary and critical care simulation and procedural training for fellows and have served as chair of our ICU Sedation and Liberation Committee, helping develop and implem...

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David A Meguerdichian, MD

Beth Israel Lahey Health; UMass Chan Medical School

Natick, Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Orthopedic Injuries, Difficult Airway, Emergency Procedures, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Procedural Sedation, Medical Simulation, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Clinical Operations

Dr. David Meguerdichian is a board certified emergency medicine physician and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is an attending physician in the Beth Israel Lahey Health system practicing full-time in both academic and community hospitals. Dr. Meguerdichian is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Boston Medical Center where he served as chief resident in his final year. He subsequently practiced for 16 years as an attending physician at the academic and community sites for Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and served as an assistant professor teaching pre-clinical and clinical medical students at Harvard Medical School. Through his years in practice, Dr. Meguerdichian has educated hundreds of students and resident physicians. In his current role as the assistant medical director of the Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation, he has focused on the use of ...

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William T McGee, MD, MHA

Clear defensible case analysis of clinical care

University of Massachusetts School of Medicine

Fiskdale, Massachusetts

Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist - 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...

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Jared Bane, LNHA, MBA, CDP

Experienced Nursing Home Administrator

Expert Consulting Services

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Nursing Homes, Nursing Home Administration - Nursing Home, Nursing Homes, Dementia, Abuse, Pressure Wounds, Bed Sores, Neglect, Nursing Home Staffing, Wrongful Death, Fall and Fall Prevention, Failure to Prevent Accidents, Safety Hazards, COVID 19, Infection Control, Wound Care, Nutrition, Dehydration, Sepsis, Affidavits of Merit

Jared Bane, Founder and Principal at ECS stands as a distinguished healthcare expert and third-generation Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. With a rich heritage in healthcare administration spanning over 15 years, Jared has honed his skills in strategic leadership and operational excellence within the industry. As an award winning and seasoned healthcare professional, Jared possesses a deep understanding of regulatory compliance and a steadfast commitment to person-centered care outcomes. Throughout his career, he has led successful organizational restructuring efforts, yielding tangible improvements in performance key metrics and service delivery. Jared's legacy as a third-generation Licensed Nursing Home Administrator underscores his innate understanding of the industry's nuances and challenges. His ability to cultivate high-performing leadership teams aligned with the company's vision and values ensures sustained success and growth in the ever-evolving healthcare landscape. ...

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Ilan Mizrahi, MD

Top Anesthesiologist, Award-Winning Teacher

Massachusetts General Hospital

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...

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Richard A Parker, MD

Hospital Corporate Negligence

Care Dimensions hospice

Newton Highlands, Massachusetts

Hospital Administration, Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospital Corporate Negligence, Hospital Liability, Hospital administration, Hospice care, Hospice fraud, healthcare fraud, Credentialing, Policies and procedures, Mental Health, Covid, sepsis, hemorrhage, medical billing, qui tam, medical necessity, DNR, end of life, hospital advertising

Highly experienced hospital corporate negligence, hospital credentialing and hospice expert witness. Reviewed over 800 cases and testified in 57 trials and depositions over 25 years. Trained at Dartmouth and Brown medical schools. Previous Assistant Professor appointment at Harvard Medical School. Practiced internal medicine for 24 years. Served as medical director and chief medical officer for Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization for 15 years in Boston. Former chief of medical services at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA and New England Deaconess Psychiatric unit. Former editor for Journal of the American Medical Association. Served as chief medical officer for Arcadia -- a data aggregation and analytics company providing population health services to large healthcare organizations. Currently practice in hospice for Care Dimensions hospice in Lincoln and Danvers, Mass. Experienced speaker and presenter.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Massachusetts

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Sunny Jain, MD

Frontline Hospitalist & IM Expert

SecondOpinion.org

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Altered Mental Status, Documentation, Hospital Medicine, Acute Care, Inpatient Care, Standard of Care, Medical Malpractice, Failure to Diagnose, Failure to Treat, Clinical Deterioration, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Aspiration, Stroke Complications, Medication Management, Discharge Planning, Readmission, Failure to Escalate, Causation

Board-certified Internal Medicine physician and frontline hospitalist with 12 years of active inpatient experience. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. Available for plaintiff and defense case reviews involving hospitalist standard of care, acute care decision-making, clinical deterioration, sepsis, respiratory failure, aspiration pneumonia, stroke complications, altered mental status, discharge safety, medication management, documentation, causation, and damages. Dr. Sunny Jain actively practices as a hospitalist at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster, Massachusetts. He reviews cases from the perspective of a current inpatient physician who makes real-time decisions about admission, monitoring, escalation of care, transfer, discharge, medication management, consultant involvement, and response to evolving clinical data. His medical-legal work focuses on whether the care provided was clinically reasonable under the circumstances, wh...

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Matthew Moll, MD, MPH

Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, emphysema, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, ARDS, deep venous thromobosis, pulmonary embolism, sepsis, mechanical ventilation, cough, shortness of breath, shock, covid, RADS, inhalational irritant exposures

Dr. Moll is an academic pulmonary and intensive care unit physician (board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonology, and critical care) and faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and the VA Boston Healthcare System. In addition to general pulmonary medicine, he has extensive expertise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma (including RADS), as he leads a laboratory investigating these diseases. He is an attending on the pulmonary consult service at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the medical intensive care unit at the VA. He enjoys taking care of patients and supervising medical students, residents, and fellows. Dr Moll received his medical degree from Penn State and a Master of Public Health in Quantitative Methods from the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Boston University Medical Center, his clinical fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2019. He has published o...

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Charles G Murphy, MD

CGM PEM Consulting, PLLC

Boston, Massachusetts

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Abdominal Pain, Appendicitis, Community Hospital ER, Emergency Trauma, Fractures, Head Trauma, Pediatric Urgent Care, Pediatrics, Sepsis, Torsion, Trauma, Urgent Care Pediatrics, Wound Care

I have been practicing Pediatric Emergency Medicine since 2006. I have had the opportunity to work in a range of hospital settings - from a local academic community hospital to a quaternary Children's Hospital. I am currently practicing at Tufts Medical Center/Tufts Children's Hospital in Boston, MA. Beyond my clinical work - my current responsibilities include medical education on the resident, medical student and physician assistant levels. I have testified in court and pride myself on my meticulous review of cases as well as an accurate, honest assessment of the case with regards to the standard of care.

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Benjamin A. White, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Falmouth, Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine - Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Appendicitis, Allergic Reaction, Emergency Procedures, Foreign Bodies, Trauma, Fracture

Benjamin A. White, MD is a board-certified emergency physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also currently serves as the Director of the Center for Emergency Medicine Innovation, and the Director of ED Observation. He also serves as the Director of Patient Experience for Mass General Brigham (MGB) Emergency Medicine. He previously served as Director of Clinical Operations at MGH, and chair of the ED Operations Committee, a group charged with overseeing the systems, processes and procedures that support optimal and efficient patient care in the MGH ED. He recently served as Co-Chair of the ED Operations Management Committee of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and as Co-Chair of the ED Operations Interest Group of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). He serves on multiple committees charged with developing and vetting national gui...

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Ellana Stinson, MD, MPH, MBA

Award Winning Emergency Medicine Physician

Ellana Stinson, MD, Professional Corporation

Boston, Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine, Public Health - sepsis, neurologic emergencies, acute respiratory failure, emergency OB complications, health disparities, risk management, administration, airway management, mental health emergency, stroke, chest pain, neurologic emergency, locums, rural medicine, urgent care, hospital policies, standard of care, electronic medical records, COVID

Trusted medical expertise. Unmatched courtroom clarity. Dr. Ellana Stinson, MD, MPH, MBA, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with extensive clinical, academic, and leadership experience. She is currently in active practice at a Level 1 trauma center and has provided care across a diverse range of settings—from urban hospitals and rural emergency departments to standalone emergency care centers and community health clinics. Her testimony reflects a frontline understanding of medical decision-making under pressure, standard of care evaluations, and systems-level healthcare operations. Dr. Stinson earned her Doctor of Medicine from Meharry Medical College, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, followed by a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Master of Business A...

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Julie Shapiro, MD FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert

South Shore Health

Hull, Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Abdominal pain, Resuscitation, Chest pain, Emergency Medicine, Airway Management, Myocardial infarction, Stroke, Seizure, Sepsis

Dr. Shapiro is a seasoned emergency physician with over 20 years of experience at a large community level 2 trauma center serving the Boston suburbs. Her extensive background makes her an expert in the standard of care for emergency medicine, encompassing trauma patient care, mass casualty response, airway management, resuscitation, and other critical aspects of emergency medicine.

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Susan E Chang, MD

Hospitalist, Sleep Medicine - Harvard faculty

Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts

Sleep Medicine, Hospitalist - polysomnogram, internal medicine, sleep apnea, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, sleep study, licensing exams, CPAP, insomnia, delirium, parasomnia, trainee supervision, medication side effects, sleep deprivation, handoff, standard of care, NP and PA supervision, inpatient, medication reconciliation, restless legs syndrome

Dr. Chang completed medical school at Columbia University followed by residency and fellowship at two of the core teaching hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical school. Since completion of training she has held faculty position at Harvard Medical School for over 10 years. Current clinical practice consists of approximately 60% hospital medicine and 40% sleep medicine; she is board certified in both fields. Within sleep medicine Dr. Chang proficient in the interpretation of polysomnograms and home sleep apnea tests as well as outpatient and telehealth management of sleep disorders. She also teaches within the Mass General Brigham Sleep Medicine Fellowship. Her internal medicine/hospitalist work currently includes both direct care and supervisory roles. She has worked both as a nocturnist and a daytime hospitalist. Dr. Chang has substantial experience in teaching at all levels: medical students, residents, and fellows as well as advanced practice providers (nurse practitioner...

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Ashley Butland, MD

Certified Hospitalist & Internal Medicine Expert

ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts

Internal Medicine - Primary Care, medical negligence, internal medicine, Hospitalist, Diabetes, Sepsis, Stroke, pulmonary embolism, Adult Medicine, Infections, Hypertension, Failure to Diagnose, hospitalized, Dementia, Pneumonia, Perioperative Evaluation, Acute Inpatient care, Hospital Negligence, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis

Dr. Ashley Butland is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician actively practicing as a Hospitalist in Massachusetts. She attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine and subsequently completed an Internal Medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia. Dr. Butland is passionate about providing compassionate and high-quality patient care. She is an active member of the Quality Improvement committee with extensive case-review experience; she is also working to build and grow an in-house Physician Advisor program. Her work in these roles has helped to build her well-rounded expertise in care of the hospitalized patient.

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Dennis P McKenna, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Massachusetts

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Mary Ellen Bouve, BSN, RN, CCRN-N

NICU Neonatal Nurse Expert (Infants 0-8 months)

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Nurse, Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - NICU Nurse Expert, Neonatal Nurse Expert, Infant Nurse Expert, Newborn Nurse, Prematurity, Birth Injury, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Injury), NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis), BPD, Pre-Op and Post-op Care, Sepsis, Tracheostomies, Ventilators, Central Lines, IV complications, Surgery, Therapeutic Hypothermia, Hypoglycemia

19 years as a Neonatal ICU (NICU) nurse expert in a Level IV NICU (birth to 8 months) at a Harvard Medical teaching hospital. Actively at the bedside. Neonatal critical care certification. Experience with most newborn and infant medical and surgical diagnoses, including (but not limited to): birth injury, prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), therapeutic hypothermia, chronic lung disease (CLD), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), IV infiltration/extravasation, hypoglycemia, seizures, wound care, abdominal wall defects, esophageal atresia, cardiac defects, neurologic disorders, metabolic disorders, rare genetic disorders, and multi system failure. Routinely care for patients on multiple modes of ventilation and/or with tracheostomies, chest tubes, gastric tubes, and central lines. Post-anesthesia care (PACU). Discharge planning and education. NRP and PALS certification. Deposition and Trial experience as a NICU nurse expert witness. Ce...

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Jeffrey M Rothschild, MD, MPH

Hospitalist / Inpatient Internal Medicine, Harvard

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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...

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Debra F Hillier, MD, MS-HPEd

Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Winchester, Massachusetts

Pediatrics, Hospitalist - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatric Urgent Care, Sleep Apnea, Complex Care Pediatrics, Pediatric Intermediate Care, Asthma, CPAP, BiPAP, Procedural Sedation, Hypoxemia, Feeding Disorders, Congenital Syndromes, Metabolic Disorders, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Sepsis, Pediatric Overdoses, Transport

Dr. Debra Hillier is a board certified pediatric and pediatric hospital medicine physician. She brings over 20 years of clinical experience in an incredibly broad range of care areas, including pediatric hospital medicine, pediatric intermediate and critical care, pediatric emergency medicine, and pediatric procedural sedation. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at a world-renowned medical institution. Dr. Hillier has extensive clinical experience both in a top-tier children’s quaternary care center as well as pediatric community hospital sites. Dr. Hillier brings unique expertise to consulting work given her master’s degree in medical education, with specific interests in medical curriculum development, simulation and procedural competency. She has won numerous teaching awards for her work with pediatric residents and medical students. She has been an invited guest speaker for peer faculty development within the realms of medical education and pediatric interme...

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Michael W. Donnino, MD

Critical Care & Emergency Physician- Harvard Prof.

Westwood, Massachusetts

Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - cardiac arrest, ACLS, shock, sepsis, thiamine, respiratory failure, ARDS, pulmonary embolism, PE, central line , intubation, CPR, cardiopulmonary arrest, sudden death, organ failure, resuscitation , pancreatitis

Michael Donnino, MD trained in internal medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care resulting in board certification in all three areas. He is currently attending physician of emergency medicine and critical care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA) and Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is a well-established expert and known internationally in emergency and critical care having published over 300 manuscripts in this area and leading two large research groups. He has been the senior author on the American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines as well as first or senior author on a variety of position papers. Dr. Donnino holds an active medical license in over 20+ states owing to telemedical work. He has served as an expert witness for a variety of hospital-based cases over the past 7-8 years. He provides timely and comprehensive consultation.

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Akram Alashari, MD, FACS, CPE

Saginaw, Michigan

General Surgery, Critical Care Surgery - Trauma surgery, Personal Injury, Traumatic Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Critical Care, Intensive Care, Motor vehicle collision, Abdominal surgery, Surgical complications, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sepsis, Shock, Spinal Cord Injury, Abdominal pain, Gallbladder, Appendix, Intestines, Colon, Wounds

Dual board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care. Active clinical practice with a decade of experience. Fellowship-trained trauma surgeon. Trauma Medical Director and Department of Surgery Chair of ACS-verified Level II Trauma Center. Active clinical practice includes elective general surgery, emergency general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care. Associate Professor of Surgery - Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. Course Director for Advanced Trauma Life Support. Experienced healthcare speaker with presentations at national medical conferences. Active clinical practice includes the following: -Elective general surgery (examples: gallbladder removal, hernia repair) -Emergency general surgery (examples: appendicitis, bowel perforation, bowel obstruction, internal bleeding) -Trauma surgery (examples: motor vehicle collisions, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, falls) -Critical care (examples: head injury, respiratory failure, need for intensive care)

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Michigan

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Michael Boczar, D.O. FACEP

University of Michigan

Clarkston, Michigan

Emergency Medicine - Credentialing, Quality, Patient Safety, Strangulation including Erotic Asphyxiation, EMS, Sepsis, Myocardial Infarction, Testicular Torsion, Pneumonia, MCOLES Training (Michigan Coalition of Law Enforcement Standards)

Board Certified (ABEM) Emergency Physician with over 30 years of post-graduate clinical experience working in a Level I Trauma Center. Transitioned out of the clinical arena in January 2025 but continues to maintain Board Certification in Emergency Medicine. Expert witness (for both plaintiff and defendant) in strangulation/erotic asphyxiation, credentialing and medical malpractice cases. Has completed MCOLES (Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards) training. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of Michigan, for twenty years. Oral Board Examiner (ABEM) for eight years. Credentialing Chair for thirteen years, as well as Quality Assurance Chair for fifteen years at Hurley Hospital, Flint, Michigan. Current Physician Advisor for Utilization Review, Hurley Hospital, reviewing over 1,000 cases per year. Authored medical education book chapters , as well as numerous journal articles. Previous Medical Director for a commun...

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Michigan

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Robert Kelman

Emergency Medicine Expert

Farmington Hills, Michigan

Emergency Medicine - Myocardial Infarction, Cerebrovascular Accident, Respiratory Distress, Abdominal Pain, Trauma, Pediatric Emergencies, Fractures and Sprains, Sepsis, Life Care Planning

Dr. Kelman is a residency trained and Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician for over 30 years. Throughout these years, he has experience with the entire spectrum of serious presentations, from trauma to sepsis, MI, strokes, respiratory distress, and cardiac arrest. Whether young or old, male or female, dealing with all types of presentations. He is a Founding Member and Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, with active licenses in Michigan, New York, and Florida. Experience with expert testimony in court, including sexual assault case as well as child custody case. He is the recipient of the 2019 Physician Excellence Award at Ascension Macomb Hospital. He also has 30 years of Occupational Medicine Experience.

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Joel L. Goldberg, MD, FACEP

Clinical Assistant Professor

Goldberg Medical Consulting

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Emergency Medicine, Occupational Medicine - Stroke, Pneumonia, Congestive Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Obstetrical Emergencies, Foreign Bodies, Orthopedic Injuries, Gynecologic Emergencies, Trauma, Cellulitis, Cardiac Arrest, Pneumothorax, Pericardial Tamponade, Death, Hypoxia, Brain Damage, Hypoxic Encephalopathy, Fractures

Board Certified Emergency Physician (ABEM), Veteran of the United States Air Force, Rank of Major, Full time active clinical practice, Faculty of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Member of Michigan State Medical Society, Former Medical Director of EMS, Franklin County, North Carolina,

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Mohammad A Hussain, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency Medicine

dearborn, Michigan

Emergency Medicine, Child Abuse - stroke, trauma, heart attack, sepsis, intubate, critical care, diagnosis, chest pain, airway, emergency, ultrasound, sedation, procedure, pulmonary embolism, clot, orthopedic

Emergency Medicine physician actively practicing in high-volume emergency departments in the United States. Experienced in the evaluation and management of a broad spectrum of acute medical, surgical, and traumatic conditions, including cardiac emergencies, stroke, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, orthopedic injuries, and critical illness. Extensive procedural experience including endotracheal intubation, procedural sedation, central venous catheter placement, chest tube thoracostomy, laceration repair, fracture and dislocation reduction, point-of-care ultrasound (including FAST examinations), and emergency resuscitation. Regularly responsible for rapid triage, diagnosis, stabilization, and disposition decisions in high-acuity settings. Familiar with current Emergency Medicine standards of care, clinical protocols, documentation practices, and risk stratification in both community and high-acuity emergency department environments. Experience working with diverse patient populati...

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David E Weissman, MD

Internal Medicine Physician - 25 Years Experience

Royal Oak, Michigan

Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, Primary Care Physician, Internist, Adult Primary Care, Outpatient Medicine, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Sepsis, Cancer Diagnosis, Medication Management, Adverse Drug Events, Preventive Medicine, Chest Pain, Standard of Care, Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Causation

Dr. David Weissman brings a uniquely analytical perspective to his medical-legal consulting, beginning his academic career with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan. This foundational training in complex, evidence-based problem-solving has informed his 25-year career as a board-certified internal medicine physician in a busy outpatient primary care setting. For the past 11 years, he has operated a concierge medical practice, providing comprehensive and detailed primary care for adults. Dr. Weissman's background includes a significant commitment to medical education. He formerly served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine (until 2014), where he taught and mentored 3rd and 4th-year medical students. He also has prior experience teaching internal medicine residents at what is now Corewell Health University Hospital–Royal Oak (formerly William Beaumont Hospital), underscoring his long-standing role as a...

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Kurt Kaczander, DO

Emergency Medicine

Independent

Laingsburg, Michigan

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Usama Khalid, MD FACEP AEMUS FPD

Emergency Medicine Academic Faculty - Emory

Clear Medical Experts

Michigan

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Jerry A Evans, MD, MMM, FACEP

Experienced Board Certified Emergency Physician

Evans Medical Consulting

Nunica, Michigan

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - STEMI, Disaster Preparedness, Stroke, Pneumonia, Sepsis, Trauma, Seizure, Influenza, Menningitis, Head Injury, Emergency Preparedness

Board certified, residency trained emergency physician with 34 years of experience in a Level 2 trauma center, primary stroke center, as well as a critical access hospital caring for adult and pediatric patients. I have served as chair of emergency medicine, chief of staff, medical records committee chair, medical director of the Medical Control Authority, and Regional Medical Director for disaster preparedness. I served on the Michigan State Trauma Advisory Council and spent 15 years doing case reviews, depositions and court testimony prior to taking on the responsibility as chief of staff. I am now ready to resume my role in case review.

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Stephanie Gallagher, MD, FAAP

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Board Certified

Gallagher Medical Consulting, PLLC

Northville, Michigan

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics - Neonatology, NICU, ELBW, Critical care, Jaundice, Hyoglycemia, Sepsis, Congenital infections, Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, Developmental delay, Neonatal resuscitation, Prematurity, Pulmonary hypertension, Meconium aspiration, Birth injury, Newborn nursery, Necrotizing enterocolitis, NRP, Exchange transfusions, Pneumothorax

Stephanie Gallagher, MD, FAAP is an Attending Neonatologist with over 13 years experience in urban academic and community level Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) since graduating medical school. Dr. Gallagher is double board certified in General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She currently practices in a semi-academic level III NICU and level II special care nursery where she oversees and teaches medical students, residents, and neonatal nurse practitioners. Dr. Gallagher attends high risk and extremely preterm deliveries, manages complex patients, performs NICU-specific procedures, and provides prenatal consultations. She also rounds on well, less complex, newborns in the nursery. Dr. Gallagher received her bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Detroit Mercy, College of Science and Engineering. Her medical degree was obtained from Wayne State University, one month of which was spent in a Law & Medicine elective. Dr. Gallagher completed her residency ...

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Sheffey N Massey, DO FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- 30 yrs experience

HealthPartners Medical Group

Lake City, Minnesota

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services - Board Certified Emergency Medicine, Sepsis , Trauma, Pediatric Emergency , EMS and transport medicine, Stroke , Cardiac resuscitation , Rural emergency Medicine , Critical care , Surgical emergencies, Airway management , Emergency Obstetric , Toxicology , Orthopedic emergencies, Emergency preparedness

• Highly experienced in the evaluation and care of complex trauma, medical and pediatric emergency medicine patients. • Serviced as Department Chair, Medical Director, Credential committee chair, and Utilization review liaison in Hospital system with over 50,000 emergency visits per year. Reviewed hundreds of patient charts for quality, medical management and sentinel events. Counseled multiple physicians on process improvement and quality care issues. Trauma site review physician in Wisconsin with over 50 trauma state variations. • Over 30years of emergency medicine practice includes diverse experience in urban and rural facilities, all levels of trauma care from level I to small level IV facilities. • Directly involved in developing comprehensive stroke center, cardiac center and trauma system in Western Wisconsin. • Heavily invested in continuing education of ED staff, ED residents, APC and Medical students from area colleges. • EMS medical direction, real world training in ...

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Matthew K. Turner, MD, CCDS

Clinical Validation & DRG

TCD Consulting, LLC

Roseville, Minnesota

Hospitalist, Medical Coding - clinical validation, DRG validation, inpatient versus observation, hospital reimbursement, physician advisor, CDI, diagnosis denial, documentation adequacy, utilization management, auditor denials, AKI, malnutrition, acute respiratory failure, encephalopathy, sepsis, CDI query compliance, level of care, DRG reassignment

Matthew K. Turner, MD, CCDS is a board-certified internal medicine physician, actively practicing hospitalist, and physician advisor who serves as system medical director for clinical documentation integrity (CDI) in a large integrated health system. His work centers on clinical validation, DRG validation, documentation adequacy, level-of-care determinations, and payer or auditor disputes involving hospital reimbursement. Since 2020, Dr. Turner’s work has included both CDI and utilization management physician-level review. In his CDI leadership roles, he has performed more than 500 physician-level clinical validation reviews involving provider-disputed queries, escalations, and prospective query appropriateness consultations; reviewed more than 100 auditor-initiated diagnosis denials since 2022 in which denial of a specific diagnosis typically resulted in DRG reassignment and reduced reimbursement; and prepared written clinical justifications and participated in peer-to-peer discus...

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Karen Mollner, DMSc, MPAS, MS, PA-C

Emergency Medicine PA-C, DMSc, MS toxicology

Hugo, Minnesota

Emergency Medicine, Toxicology - emergency, wrongful death, fentanyl, trauma, marijuana, toxicology, criminal, sepsis, medication, alcohol, malpractice, dissection, occupational, narcotics, physician assistant, cardiac, insurance

Over 22 years experience in Emergency Medicine and Toxicology. Affiliate Member American College of Medical Toxicology with masters degree in forensic toxicology. Doctorate of Medical Science with focus in emergency management. Over 8 years experience as expert witness including medicolegal, emergency medicine, toxicology, occupational, insurance companies, wrongful death, criminal. Website www.thealcoholpro.com

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Rosalind Hammond, MD

Award-Winning, Ivy League trained Hospitalist

Champion Medical Consultants

Jackson, Mississippi

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Critical Care medicine, Dementia and encephalopathy, Traumatic brain injury, Pressure ulcers, Pulmonary embolism, Hematology/ Oncology, Sepsis, Cardiology, Stroke, endocrine disorders, Renal failure, GI bleed, CHF, Pulmonology, Afib, Nephrology, Diabetes and complications, Pancreatitis, Hypertension, Liver failure and cirrhosis

Award-Winning, Ivy League educated, Cleveland Clinic trained hospitalist. Experience in working in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice agencies. Dual trained in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Mississippi

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Jessica J Fink, RN, BSN, CMSRN

Certified Medical-Surgical RN - Expert Witness

Medical Perspective LLC

Herculaneum, Missouri

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - Medical-Surgical, General Surgery, Falls, Medical Record Review, Nursing Standard of Care, Chronologies, Nursing Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Hospital Nursing Care, Assisted Living, Patient Safety, Sepsis, IV Complications, Legal Nurse Consulting, Medication Safety, Pressure Ulcer Prevention

I am a Legal Nurse Consultant and Nurse Expert Witness with more than 17 years of experience caring for patients with diverse medical conditions. Throughout my career, I have cultivated extensive expertise across various nursing domains, ensuring I remain well-informed about current policies, procedures, and best practices. My knowledge encompasses clinical skills, standards of care, and the most recent evidence-based practices that contribute to optimal patient outcomes. I hold a Board Certification in Medical-Surgical Nursing, reflecting my commitment to maintaining high standards of professional competence. In my current position, I deliver patient care and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to formulate individualized care plans that address each patient's specific needs. In my direct patient care responsibilities, I serve as a clinical instructor and preceptor, mentoring new graduates, nursing students, and newly hired staff. I am employed at St. Clare Hospital in Fen...

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Patricia A Penkoske, MD

Washington University School of Medicine

St. Louis, Missouri

Critical Care Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery - pediatric cardiac surgery, pediatric critical care, trauma, burns, sepsis, shock, peripheral vascular disease, aortic aneurysms, surgical infections, surgical complications, ecmo, ventricular assist devices, transplantation, surgical ethics, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis

After completing Washington University School of Medicine, and training in general, cardiothoracic, and pediatric cardiac surgery, I embarked upon an academic career in cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery, and critical care. I am the author of many peer reviewed journal articles and abstracts and have presented at national and international meetings. I have participated in teaching and research in the medical school environment. My expert witness experience has been in the fields of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, both adult and pediatric, and also in the area of critical care.

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Raymond Wright, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness and IME provider

Treasure State Occupational Health, Livingston Health Care

Bozeman, Montana

Emergency Medicine, Legal Medicine - Trauma, Wound Care, Sepsis, Infectious Disease, Acute Cardiac Care, Stroke and CVA, Respiratory Emergency, Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Emergency Orthopedic Care, Acute Behavioral Health Crisis, Expert Witness, Cardiology, Independent Medical Examination, Standard of Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Pulmonology, Medication

Raymond Wright, MD, FACEP Board Certified in Emergency Medicine Professional Profile: Dr. Wright is an emergency physician, with over 25 years of experience in a variety of clinical settings, from high-volume, level 1 and 2 trauma centers, to rural critical access facilities. He can provide expert analysis and testimony for plaintiff and defense in medicolegal cases, criminal cases, and for medical records and peer review. He has the proven ability to communicate and translate complex medical concepts clearly to give understandable context to cases. Dr. Wright can also help to define and apply Standards of Care in specific clinical situations. Areas of Expertise: • Trauma and wound care • Sepsis and infectious disease • Acute cardiac care • Acute stroke management • Traumatic Brain Injury • Respiratory emergencies • Toxicology • Clinical pharmacology • Emergency orthopedic care • Acute behavioral health crisis management Relevant Experience: • Over 25 years in clinical emerge...

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Keely Buesing, MD, FACS

Professor of Surgery | Gen Surg, Trauma & ICU

KLB Witness Services, LLC

Omaha, Nebraska

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Trauma Surgery, Trauma Surgeon, Surgical Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery, Emergency Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, ICU, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Abdominal Surgery, Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy, Robotic Surgery, Bowel Perforation, Hernia, Hemorrhage, Gunshot Wound, Blunt Trauma, Motor Vehicle Accident, Hernia Mesh

Dr. Keely Buesing is a nationally recognized general, trauma and critical care surgeon with extensive experience in the care of critically ill and injured patients. She is double board-certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Buesing is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and practices full-time at a Level I academic trauma center, where she provides expert care for critically ill and injured patients, including those with blunt and penetrating trauma, surgical emergencies, and complex abdominal conditions. Dr. Buesing brings an exceptional combination of clinical expertise, academic leadership, and legal insight to her role as an expert witness. Her areas of specialization include trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care, with particular focus on complications related to cholecystectomy, appendectomy, bowel obstruction and perforation, hernia repair (including m...

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Leslie F Crawford Koenig

Ketamine - Emergency Physician

Elkhorn, Nebraska

Emergency Medicine - Ketamine Clinics, Military medicine, Integrative Medicine, sepsis, Airway emergencies, Failure to Diagnose, Pregnancy, Pulmonary Embolism, Ectopic, Stroke, Testicular Torsion, Ovarian Torsion, Myocardial Infarction, ketamine, sedation

Emergency Medicine board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM.) Founder of Waybridge Ketamine Clinics, member of American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists & Practitioners (ASKP3). Integrative Medicine Fellowship trained. Served as Medical Officer in US Navy Medical Corps with USMC combat tour achieving rank of Lieutenant Commander. Active clinical practice and experience treating adults and children spanning a Level 1 trauma center, mid-sized community emergency departments and rural, critical access emergency departments in multiple states. Currently practicing in a community setting treating a population of over 800k and 27k. Experienced educator, author, and public speaker. Proficient in Spanish. Highly educated having completed her medical education at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, residency at the Naval Medical Hospital San Diego (NMCSD), and ongoing fellowship at University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center of Integrative M...

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William Fisher

Board certified, Practicing ICU and Pulmonary MD

Henderson, Nevada

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Mechanical Ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, ECMO, pulmonary embolism, Sepsis, obstructive sleep apnea, ARDS, end-of-life decision making, airway management

Board-certified physician in Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Internal Medicine with over ten years of active clinical practice. Currently completing a Juris Doctor at UNLV Boyd School of Law with a concentration in health law. Available for expert review, case consultation, and testimony in pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine, and internal medicine matters. Actively practicing as an attending physician at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco with prior ICU experience across the San Diego area. Clinical peer reviewer for Maximus Federal Services, performing independent clinical audits for federal healthcare programs, synthesizing complex medical records to determine adherence to national standards of care and medical necessity CERTIFICATION S Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016 — Currently Active Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018 — Currently Active Critical Care Medicine, American B...

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Amanda Jordan, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Henderson, Nevada

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Ariel Cohen, DO

Leira Physician Services

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Kent C Sasse, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS

Bariatric and General Surgery Expert

Nevada Surgical, University of Nevada School of Medicine

Reno, Nevada

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Ramzi Asfour, MD

Board-Certified Top Infectious Disease Specialist

Praxis Infectious Diseases

Henderson, Nevada

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

New Hampshire

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Antonino Insana, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician – Standard of Care

Mullica HIll, New Jersey

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PETER LEE, DO FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

MONTVILLE, New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - ACLS-cardiac, sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction, appendicits, MI/STEMI, torsion, asthma/copd, allergic reaction, CHF, trauma, pulm. embolism, aortic dissection, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cauda equina, epidural abscess, GI perforation/obstruction, ischemic bowel, compartment syndrome, telemedicine

1) Board Certified EM physician- residency trained (chief resident) 2) EM physician with 10+ years experience 3) National Coach/Speaker- Patient Experience and Physician/APP bed side manner 4) Speaker/Coordinator - Physician Recruitment 5) Physician Representative- Workplace Violence/De-Escalation/Human trafficking 6) Clinical Assistant Professor 7) Speaker - Asian Community Health Initiatives 8) Multiple Honors/Awards with Magazine/TV appearances 9) Former Director Telemedicine for healthcare system Emergency line 10) Former Vice Chairman Trauma Center ED 11) Former ED scribe and Semi Professional Soccer player

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David Silver, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician -EMS Medical Director

Silver Emergency Experts LLC

New Jersey

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Robert Husney, MD

Award Winning Expert in Infectious Diseases

Robert Husney MD PC

New Jersey

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - HIV care, Pneumonia, cellulitis, Sepsis, septic shock, Decubitus ulcers, vancomycin toxicity, necrotizing fasciitis, meningitis, abdominal abscess, hospital-acquired infections, fungal infections, delayed diagnosis of infection, bacterial infections, MRSA, Lyme disease, Septic arthritis, IME, STD's , Surgical site infections

Clinical Assistant Attending at Mount Sinai School of Medicine Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Member, Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Recognized as a Super Doctor in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 2024 , 2025 and 2026 Recognized as a 2016, 2017 and 2018 Super Doctor, in the Rising Star Edition Recognized as 'Top Physician' by Consumer Research Council of America Listed in Best in New York Magazine in 2025 for excellence in Medicine Fully Licensed in NY and NJ Dual board-certified Infectious Disease expert witness with experience in both plaintiff and defense litigation, including trial testimony. Trusted by multiple law firms, with references available upon request. Recognized for providing clear, objective, and thoroughly supported expert opinions with timely turnaround.

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Sharad Patel, MD

Critical Care/Nephrology MD - Decision Expert

Cooper University hospital

Camden, New Jersey

Critical Care Medicine, Nephrology - Neurocritical care, Internal Medicine, Echocardiography, Diagnostic Error, Dialysis, Clinical Decision Making, Cardiac Arrest, Procedural complications, Ventilator Management, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Sepsis, Post Surgical Care, Acute Kidney Injury, Pulmonary Embolism

Dr. Sharad Patel, MD Medical Expert Witness & Practicing Physician Reliable 7-Day Turnaround on Case Reviews Dr. Sharad Patel is a board-certified physician and medical expert witness with credentials in five medical specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Neurocritical Care, and Advanced Echocardiography. With over 15 years of clinical experience at respected institutions including UCLA and Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Patel provides comprehensive medical expertise for legal cases nationwide. Currently serving as Assistant Professor at Cooper-Rowan University and formerly Critical Care Ultrasound Director at Cooper University Hospital, he maintains active clinical practice alongside academic responsibilities. Dr. Patel's multi-specialty background enables thorough analysis of complex cases involving multiple organ systems and hospital care. Professional Services Geographic Availability: Accepting cases nationwide with willingness to travel for depositions Reli...

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Robert Cole, MD

Critical Care Physician- Director

Mullica Hill, New Jersey

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Sepsis, Septic Shock, ARDS, Respiratory Failure, Pulmonary Embolus, Acute Myocardial Ischemia, Cardiogenic Shock, COVID, Influenza, Kidney Failure, Critical Care, ICU

Dr. Robert Cole is a board-certified Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine physician with extensive clinical, academic, and leadership experience. He served as Chair of the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Inspira Medical Center and is currently Director of Critical Care for Community Clinical Sites at Cooper University Hospital of Rowan University and the medical director for NJ Palliative Care and Siren Medical Spa. In addition, he previously served as Medical Director of Inspira’s Specialized Care Transport Unit. Dr. Cole completed his Internal Medicine residency and Critical Care fellowship at Cooper University Hospital, where he also served as Chief Resident and Chief Fellow. He earned his M.D. from Ross University School of Medicine, with additional training at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, and holds a B.S. in Biology from Clemson University. He is dual board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine and Critical Care) and...

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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

New Jersey

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

New Jersey

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Victoria Nicholls, MS, PA-C, CAQ-EM, MPLC

Emergency Med/Urgent Care Expert Witness, PA-C

Levo Medical Consulting, LLC

Hammonton, New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - physician assistant, emergency medicine, urgent care medicine, physician associate, advanced care provider, PA, PA-C, critical care, failure to diagnose, standard of care, medical chronologies, delay in diagnosis, myocardial infarction, sepsis, airway management, stroke, medication error, pediatrics

Victoria Nicholls, PA-C received both her Bachelors of Science in Biology and Masters of Science in Physician Assistant degrees from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. Over the following 13 years, Ms. Nicholls has practiced nearly exclusively in the fields of Emergency and Urgent Care Medicine. Aside from her clinical work, Ms. Nicholls was an Adjunct Professor, Clinical Instructor and Guest Lecturer for Philadelphia University’s Physician Assistant Program (now Thomas Jefferson University’s Physician Assistant Program). In 2021, Ms. Nicholls and her business partner founded Levo Medical Consulting, LLC, more information can be found at https://levomedconsulting.com/services/. Ms. Nicholls is licensed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Emergency Medicine through the NCCPA. She is also a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Society of Emergency Me...

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Erik Blutinger, MD, MSc, FACEP

Critical Care Insight, Public Health Perspective

South Orange, New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Public Health - stroke, myocardial infarction, sepsis, spinal cord injury, meningitis, thromboembolism, appendicitis, cardiac arrythmia, bowel obstruction, intracranial hemorrhage, airway management, urgent care, cardiac arrest, traumatic injury, telemedicine, resuscitation, standard of care, advocacy, consultant

Dr. Erik Blutinger is board-certified, assistant professor of emergency physician, recognized for his expertise and extensive experience in clinical practice, leadership, global healthcare initiatives, and hospital administration. He graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University before earning his MD from George Washington University. During medical school, Dr. Blutinger pursued an advanced Master's degree overseas in the United Kingdom (London), complementing his clinical acumen with specialized training in health policy, planning, and financing. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Dr. Blutinger's career has been marked by rapid advancement, notably appointed medical director in several roles for a large academic health system including utilization management / care management and community paramedicine. Beyond his clinical responsibilities, he is passionate ...

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Richard Snepar, MD, FACP, FIDSA

East Brunswick, New Jersey

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - COVID-19, sepsis, endocarditis, bacteremia, bacterial infections, virus, MRSA, urinary tract infections, surgical infections, sexually transmitted infections, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, spine infections, device-related infections, nursing home infections

I am a board-certified infectious disease physician and internist. I am active in a busy clinical practice in New Jersey. I am an attending at three hospitals and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. I have been doing expert medical reviews for over 10 years. I am comfortable evaluating the merits of a case both for plaintiff and defense. I am comfortable with deposition and trial testimony. Clinically I consult and manage infectious diseases in outpatients and hospitalized patients including the emergency room and ICU. I also consult and manage patients in long-term care facilities and nursing homes. These reviews have included but are not limited to: COVID-19, sepsis, septic shock, endocarditis, bacteremia, bacterial infections including MRSA, diabetic foot infections, urinary tract infections, surgical infections and complications of surgery, viral infections, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, spine infections, prostheti...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

New Jersey

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Marcin A Jankowski, DO, MBA, CPE, FACS, FACOS, CHSE, CPHQ, CHCQM-PHYADV

Experienced Surgery Complication Expert & Surgeon

Mays Landing, New Jersey

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Personal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Abdominal Surgery, Critical Care, Colon Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Sports Injury, Sepsis, Brain Death, Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Venous Thrombus, Pre-hospital Care, Burn Injury, Standard of Care, Surgical Complications, Trauma, Hospital Quality Safety, Policy review, Medical

I currently serve as the Vice Chair for Surgical Quality, Patient Safety and Performance Improvement for the Department of Surgery. Over the years, I have served as Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (and Trauma Program Medical Director) at two different Trauma Centers. I have significant clinical and administrative leadership experience and have lead numerous peer and quality group review committees and group case reviews. I have significant experience in reviewing and evaluating surgical cases for complications, errors, appropriate management and care as well as serving as an expert witness in numerous medical-legal cases. I have a breadth of experience in graduate and undergraduate medical education and have also obtained an Executive Healthcare MBA degree. I am considered to be a content expert in Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery and Healthcare Quality. I have also served on numerous national board of surgery examiner's committees and have participated a...

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Gregory G Lovallo, MD, FACS

Robotic minimally invasive and general urologist

Summit Health

Glen Ridge, New Jersey

Urology & Urological Surgery, Sexual Health - Urology, Surgery, Robotics, Sexual Medicine, Nephrectomy, Prostatectomy, Cystectomy, Kidney Stones, Ureteroscopy, Laser, Lithotripsy, BPH, Aquablation, TURP, Urethra, Cystoscopy, Stricture, Hematuria, Pyelonephritis, Sepsis

Dr. Gregory Lovallo is a practicing Urologist in New Jersey since 2007, specializing in minimally invasive and robotic urologic surgery for disorders of the prostate, kidneys, and bladder. As an early member of New Jersey Urology, now one of the largest Urology group in the country, Dr. Lovallo is recognized as one of the premier robotic surgeons in the state. Dr. Lovallo has co-authored multiple articles and abstracts in peer-reviewed publications. As the son of educators, Dr. Lovallo takes great pride in teaching Medical students and residents, as well as other practicing urologists. He has proctored numerous robotic surgeons and prepared instructional videos illustrating novel surgical techniques. He has presented and lectured at Society meetings locally, nationally, and abroad. Prior to his career in Medicine, Dr. Lovallo attended Villanova University, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Lovallo went on to receive his Medical Degree from Rutgers...

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Christopher W Bader, DO

Point Pleasant, New Jersey

Hospitalist, Family Medicine - Sepsis, Shock, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke), Pressure Ulcers (Bedsores), Medication Errors, Adverse Reactions, Aspiration Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Intracranial Bleeds, Hypoglycemia, GI Bleed, CPR, Osteopathic Manipulation

Dr. Bader has been Board Certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) since 2009. His scope of practice has been focused on inpatient hospital (hospitalist) medicine since 2011. In addition to his work as a hospitalist he is also core faculty and director of inpatient medicine for the Family Medicine residency program at Ocean University Medical Center and teaches residents and medical students. Dr. Bader is also director of osteopathic education for the residency program and teaches residents and students osteopathic principles and practices, including osteopathic manipulation. Dr. Bader holds academic appointments at two medical schools. His areas of expertise include: -Medical management of acute care hospitalizations in adults -Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions in adults requiring hospital-level care -Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions with osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) in an inpatient or outp...

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Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert (Adult & Pediatrics)

Ajani Medical Consulting PLLC

New Mexico

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Kurt Dischner, MD, FACEP

Extensive Emergency Med & leadership experience

Northport , New York

Emergency Medicine - Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, Critical Care, Stroke, Sepsis, Foreign Bodies, Fractures, Infections, Cardiac Arrest, Appendicitis, Airway Management, Urgent Care, PA & NP Supervision, Abdominal Pain, Adult and Pediatric Cases

I am a residency trained, board certified Emergency Medicine attending physician at a suburban emergency department. As the Associate Director of Emergency Services I assist with the management and leadership of the emergency department in addition to seeing patients. My duties include facilitating departmental policies & procedures, performance improvement and quality measures in the ED. I am published in the field of Emergency Medicine. I have prior experience performing medical expert consulting on case reviews with other law firms, medical consulting with a large consulting group and have court room experience.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

New Rochelle, New York

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

New York

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

New York

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Robert Husney, MD

Award Winning Expert in Infectious Diseases

Robert Husney MD PC

Brooklyn, New York

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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

New York

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Linda Siegel, MD

Pediatric critical care medicine expert

New York, New York

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care - Pediatrics, sepsis, respiratory failure, ARDS, multi-organ system failure, pediatric sedation, cardiac arrest, ICU procedures

I am a practicing pediatric intensivist with 25+ 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.

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Christopher W Bader, DO

New York

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Mark R Caryl, DO

Hospitalist- Internal Medicine Expert

Syracuse, New York

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - 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 14 years as a full-time hospitalist in a comprehensive stroke center which is affiliated with Upstate University Hospital. My work has included precepting residents and medical students. I have experience as an expert medical witness and have provided deposition and court testimony 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.

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Sharlene Rojas, RN, BSN, MPH, NYSAFE, TNCC, CEN, CCRN, LNCC

Expert Witness: Emergency & Critical Care Nursing

Altrium Consulting Services

Yonkers, New York

Legal Nurse Consulting, Emergency Medicine - Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse, Chart Review Analysis, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, Critical Care, ICU, CCU, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Care, Emergency Nursing, Emergency Department Standards, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, Triage, Trauma, Sepsis, ACLS, PALS, TNCC

Sharlene Rojas brings over a quarter-century of nursing experience as the founder and chief executive officer of Altrium Consulting Services, LLC. Coupled with her background as a professional liability investigator, she brings an invaluable skill set allowing the firm to offer a myriad of services to both plaintiff and defense attorneys, as well as hospitals and other healthcare organizations, including: • Expert witness testimony (emergency nursing, trauma, acute cardiac, and critical care) • Chart Review – Organize, summarize, and decipher the medical record (written or electronic), including chronologies, discrepancies, etc. • Case Analysis – Standard of care, potential proximate cause, hospital policies, screening cases for merit, etc. • Research and summarization of the relevant medical literature • Preparation for deposition and/or trial – research, exhibits, documents • Independent/Defense Medical Examination Her experience as a professional liability investigator for char...

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Yoram A. Puius, MD, PhD, FAST

Infectious Diseases Expert - Full Professor

Bronx, New York

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - Surgical infections, Orthopedic infections, Endocarditis, Pneumonia, Necrotizing fasciitis, Osteomyelitis, Diabetic foot infections, Meningitis, Urinary tract infections, Fungal infections, Pneumonia, Clostridium difficile, Transplant infections, Intensive Care Unit infections, Oncology infections, Sepsis

I am a board-certified adult Infectious Diseases physician and internist, as well as a full Professor of Medicine at a major medical school. In my busy clinical practice I treat complex bacterial, fungal, and viral infections in the inpatient and outpatient settings. I have special expertise in infections in transplant recipients and other immunocompromised hosts. I am also an experienced educator, teaching trainees on rounds and frequently lecturing in the hospital and at other institutions. I am the recipient of a number of professional honors, I have an extensive publication record, and am an editorial board member for leading journals in infectious diseases and transplantation. I am an experienced medical expert witness and have been reviewing cases since 2010 for both defense and plaintiffs. I have worked with more than 50 different law firms in CT, GA, IA, IN, IL, ME, MI, NJ, NM, NY, and PA, and had multiple repeat clients. My broad expertise in infectious diseases has ...

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Natasha Shapiro, MD

Neonatologist Attending, Level 3 NICU

Rego Park, New York

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics - Neonatology, Neonatologist, NICU, Periviable, Newborn, Resuscitation, NRP, Simulation, Director, Education, HIE, Prematurity, Baby, NEC, Formula, Breastfeeding, Sepsis, Intubation, Hypothermia, Seizures

Natasha Shapiro, MD is a board-certified neonatologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College. She serves as an attending physician in the Division of Neonatology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, where she has practiced since 2016, and since 2024 has been the Director of the Newborn Simulation and Education Program. Dr. Shapiro earned her B.A. from Columbia University and her M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital, followed by a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center and a Simulation Education fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is double board-certified in General Pediatrics (2013) and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (2018). Her clinical expertise spans neonatal intensive care, resuscitation, perinatal counseling, breastfeeding education, and healthcare quality improvement. She has spearheaded several innovative programs, including t...

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David Silver, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician -EMS Medical Director

Silver Emergency Experts LLC

Roslyn, New York

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Dinesh John, MD, MMM, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV

Hospitalist Expert Witness- SUNY Faculty

Jamesville, New York

Hospitalist, Medical Management - 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, informed consent, patient handoff, respiratory failure, pressure sores, falls

Award-winning, Board-certified hospitalist in active clinical practice with expert witness trial testimony experience. 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. Holds a Master of Medical Management (MMM) degree from Carnegie Mellon University, Certified Physician Advisor (CHCQM-PHYADV), and Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM).

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Lars-Kristofer N Peterson, MD

Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Physician

Amherst, New York

Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - Neurocritical Care, Airway management, Shock, Sepsis, ECMO, Status asthmaticus, Patient safety, Medication safety, Clinical ethics, Brain death, Rapid response teams, Code response teams, Cardiac resuscitation, Medical critical care

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson, MD HEC-C FAAEM FACEP, graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2010, completed his emergency medicine (EM) residency (University of Rochester) in 2013, completed a critical care medicine (CCM) fellowship (University of Rochester) in 2015, and has been a practicing academic emergency medicine and critical care attending physician since. He is board-certified in EM, CCM, and neurocritical care. Additionally, he has earned the healthcare ethics consultant-certified (HEC-C) credential from the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Dr. Peterson is an award winning educator. Peers, learners, patients, and their families recognize Dr. Peterson for his compassionate and clear explanations of complex medical topics. This compassion and clarity translate well to preparing and delivering material targeted to audiences without medical training. Dr. Peterson attends to complex, critically ill patients in emergency m...

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Kim M Pimentel, RN, BSN, MICN

Nurse Expert Witness in Emergency Medicine

Nurse 911 Corp

New York

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Michael Tunik, MD

Pediatric Emergency Med Physician NYU Grossman SOM

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

NY, New York

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics - 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 32 cases as an Expert in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. I have consulted for both Plaintiff and Defense. I have te...

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Zachary Blankenship

Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Expert

New York, New York

Emergency Medicine, Medical Management - emergency medicine, board-certified emergency physician, trauma, acute care, medical malpractice, standard of care, toxicology, substance abuse, overdose, emergency room, sepsis, stroke, cardiac arrest, intubation, emergency procedures, chart review, medical documentation, medical expert witness, simulation, clinical decision-making

Board-certified emergency medicine physician with 10 years of clinical experience in high-acuity urban trauma centers. Extensive expertise in trauma, acute care, toxicology, and the standard of care in emergency settings. Experienced in medical chart review, clinical decision-making analysis, and medical documentation evaluation. Knowledgeable in EMR systems and digital documentation analysis. Currently serve as Clinical Education Director for medical simulation at a large academic hospital, overseeing interdepartmental training and education in critical care, procedural skills, and patient safety. Active in medical education and clinical faculty development. Hold a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree and residency training in emergency medicine. Licensed to practice medicine in New York. Skilled communicator comfortable with depositions and courtroom testimony. Available for plaintiff or defense cases nationwide.

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Robert W. Irwin, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Services

Troy, New York

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - Pulmonary, respiratory therapy, critical care, Intensive care, Sleep medicine, Lung cancer diagnosis, Pulmonary embolism, Pneumonia, sepsis, Aspiration

Over 60 testimonies- trial and depositions. All aspects of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Both plaintiff and defense. 5 federal case testimonies. Clinical experience - Pulmonary and Critical Care Services providing in patient and out patient diagnosis and care in Albany, Troy and Saratoga NY.

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Mark Winther, MD, FACEP

Emergency Physician and ER Administrator

New York Physicians Medical Legal Consulting, LLC.

Guilderland, New York

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - Sepsis, septic shock, alcohol related injuries, telemedicine, nurse practitioner and physician assistant supervision, decubitus ulcers, COVID-19, heart attack, TIA, stroke, airway management, necrotizing fasciitis, appendicitis, testicular torsion, ectopic pregnancy, pulmonary embolism, suicide

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. Experienced Clinician and Expert Witness, Prior Department Chair and Hospital Medical Director, ED Director, Urgent Care Medical Director. Experience in over 80 cases Emergency Medicine Residency Trained; Columbia Medical School Faculty Developed physician assistant and nurse practitioner emergency medicine fellowship. ATLS, ACLS, BLS, and PALS certified X-License DEA Certification Trained EMT, EMS Medical Director Experience in Level II Trauma Center & Stroke Center, rural and critical access hospitals and urgent care centers. Interests: Sepsis/Septic Shock, necrotizing fasciitis, alcohol related injuries, Heart attack/MI care, resuscitation, airway management, telemedicine, quality oversite and training of physician assistants (PA-C), and nurse practitioners (NP) in emergency care. Skilled in utilization of video laryngoscopy for emergency airway management Completed multiple SEAK expert witness training courses. *Responsive and Easily...

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Pang Lam, MD

Critical Care & Neuro ICU Expert

Cold Spring, New York

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Neurocritical Care, Sepsis, Delayed Diagnosis, Obesity & Metabolic Risk Factors in Critical Illness, Failure to Rescue, Inpatient Triage Errors, ICU Malpractice, Hospital Negligence, Failure to Escalate Care, Stroke, Systems & Communication Failures, Acute Respiratory Failure, Brain Injury, Anoxic Brain Injury

Actively practicing board-certified intensivist and core faculty member providing independent medical record review and expert consultation regarding critical care and neurocritical care standards of care. Experienced in evaluating complex malpractice matters involving life-threatening illness, neurologic emergencies, hospital escalation pathways, and management of critically ill patients. Currently managing high-acuity ICU populations across multiple hospital systems, providing current real-world perspective on contemporary protocols, monitoring expectations, and decision-making environments. Serves as core faculty involved in physician education, clinical oversight, and development of trainees, reinforcing familiarity with accepted standards, guideline interpretation, and documentation expectations. Clinical experience includes management of a high volume of critically ill patients with diverse pathology and acuity, providing extensive exposure to complex decision-making, escala...

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Dennis P McKenna, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Selkirk, New York

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Ashvin Tadakamalla, MD, MBA

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Physician Advisor

AKT, PLLC

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...

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Dhruv Patel, MD

Critical Care & Infectious Diseases, Transplant

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

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David Esses, MD

EM Chair: 35+ Yrs Exp, Quality/Peer Review Expert

Scarsdale, New York

Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine - EM chair, Internal med, Quality, Peer review, Just culture, Epic ASAP, EHR, Informatics, Standard of care, EMTALA, Operations, Triage, Sepsis, Cardiac, Stroke, Trauma, Misdiagnosis, Clinical governance, Academic, Risk management

Dual-Boarded Clinical Authority & Academic Leadership Dual-boarded in Emergency and Internal Medicine, I provide 37 years of clinical perspective at the intersection of acute stabilization and chronic disease management. As Professor Emeritus and Former Department Chair at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, I offer a high-level forensic analysis of the Standard of Care rooted in four decades of frontline experience and academic leadership. Core Forensic Expertise: Time-Sensitive Diagnoses I specialize in the merit review and forensic analysis of high-acuity medical-legal matters, including: Diagnostic Accuracy: Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Aortic Dissection, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Stroke (CVA), and Intracranial Hemorrhage. Emergency Department Systems: Triage errors, EMTALA compliance, and inter-facility transfer protocols. Corporate & Administrative Negligence: Quality Improvement, Peer Review, Just Culture, and Clinical Governance/Operations. The "Digital Stand...

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Timberly E. Booker, MD

Experienced Expert Witness EM Physician

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Charlotte , North Carolina

Emergency Medicine, Nursing Homes - Aortic Dissection, Aortic Aneurysms, Appendicitis, Ectopic pregnancy, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Sepsis, Intracranial bleeds, Pulmonary Emboli, Testicular Torsion, Pneumonia, Fractures, EMTALA, Cardiac Arrest, Triage, Trauma, pregnancy emergencies

Dr. Booker is a board certified Emergency Medicine physician and has been practicing medicine for 18 years. She has worked in Level 1 trauma hospitals, free standing Emergency Rooms, suburban and urban community hospitals and post acute care in Skilled Nursing Facilities . Dr. Booker can be utilized to provide expert witness services to attorneys representing plaintiff or defendant. She is licensed in North Carolina and Illinois and, if called, can present an honest and unbiased opinion on Emergency Medicine Medical Malpractice and Negligence cases. Dr. Booker is a seasoned professional with extensive experience, having worked on numerous expert witness medical cases. Licensed in both North Carolina and Illinois.

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Chandar R Abboy, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician

Chandar Abboy MD PLLC

Charlotte, North Carolina

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, Sepsis, Septic Shock, ICU care, Mechanical Ventilation, Lung masses and nodules, ARDS, Pneumonia, COPD, Asthma, Life Support, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, sleep disorders, Pulmonary Embolism, Lung Cancer

Triple boarded in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine. I finished my undergraduate education at the University of California, Irvine with Bachelor of Science and Minor in History. My other trainings was at Madras Medical College, Chennai, India for medical school. I did Internal Medicine residency was at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. I completed Pulmonary/Critical care fellowship at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola, NY. I had been in private practice for greater than 9 years seeing patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. I am currently doing predominantly critical care work and regularly involved with patient care. Current active medical licenses in North and South Carolina, California, Georgia, Indiana, New Mexico, Mississippi, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Vermont, Nevada, Nebraska, Montana, Delaware, Oregon, Wyoming, Iowa, West Virginia and Georgia. Currently residing in Charlotte, NC.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

North Carolina

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Pahresah Roomiany, MS, MD, FACP

Hospital Medicine Expert | Standard of Care

Duke University Health System

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Internal Medicine, Hospitalist - point of care ultrasound, resident supervision, inpatient care, failure to rescue, ICU triage, APP supervision, sepsis, escalation of care, medical malpractice, clinical deterioration, internal medicine, hospital medicine, respiratory failure, delayed diagnosis, shock, heart failure, acute kidney injury, failure to diagnose

Dr. Pahresah L. Roomiany is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and practicing academic hospitalist who provides independent, evidence-based expert witness services in adult inpatient internal medicine and hospital medicine matters nationwide. She maintains active inpatient clinical practice and regularly manages complex hospitalized adult patients. Her areas of expertise include hospital medicine standard of care, inpatient internal medicine standard of care, failure to diagnose, delay in diagnosis or treatment, clinical deterioration, escalation of care, sepsis management, chest pain and cardiovascular risk assessment, anticoagulation management, thromboembolic disease, electrolyte and metabolic emergencies, medication-related adverse events, and hospital-based systems issues affecting patient outcomes. Dr. Roomiany serves as Vice Chair of Peer Review at Duke Regional Hospital, where she participates in structured evaluation of physician performance and formal assessme...

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Igor Melnychuk, MD, CLT

Wound Care & Infectious Disease Expert

Chief, Wound Care Department, Charles George VAMC

Asheville, North Carolina

Wound Care, Infectious Diseases - Sepsis, septic shock, surgical infections, prosthetic joint infections, necrotizing fasciitis, COVID-19, lymphedema, osteomyelitis, pressure ulcer, bedsore, decubitus, diabetic foot ulcer, leg amputation, retained wound dressings, wound vac, burns, nursing homes, assisted living, cause of death

I am actively practicing Wound Care and Infectious Diseases and have nearly two decades of experience in both areas. I have worked in various practice settings and am knowledgeable about corresponding standards of care. I provide expertise and have testified in both Wound Care and Infectious Disease-related cases. I teach medical and nursing students and perform peer reviews for wound care, infectious disease, and hospital epidemiology journals. Besides being Board Certified in Infectious Diseases and CMET-certified in Wound Care, I am also Board Certified in Internal Medicine. In addition, I hold certifications in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Lymphedema Therapy. I ranked in the top 10% of doctors in training nationally and have stayed current with general medical topics throughout my career as a subspecialist. In 2022, I received a national award for Outstanding Contributions to Wound Care. I am also an NPIAP group member for the development of the 2025 edition of "Prevention and ...

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Karen D Serrano

Karen D. Serrano, MD Emergency Medicine Physician

University of North Carolina Department of Emergency Medicine

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Emergency Medicine - Sexual assault, Stroke, Necrotizing fasciitis, Angioedema, Orthopedic injuries, Critical care, Sepsis, Pulmonary embolism, Intubation, Head trauma, Trauma, Cardiovascular disease, Aortic dissection, Ectopic pregnancy, Myocardial infarction, Meningitis, Anaphylaxis, Seizures, Failure to diagnose

Dr. Karen Serrano, MD, is a board-certified, actively practicing emergency medicine physician with 15 years clinical experience in a broad range of practice settings. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospital, a Level 1 trauma and tertiary care referral center in Chapel Hill, NC. Her experience spans high-acuity academic centers as well as community and rural hospitals, giving her a broad perspective on emergency care in diverse medical settings. She is an experienced educator, playing a vital role in training emergency medicine residents and medical students. Her areas of expertise include emergency medicine malpractice, failure to diagnose, treatment delays, trauma and critical care, toxicology, cardiovascular disease/myocardial infarction, stroke, and sepsis. She also has specialized knowledge in sexual assault evaluations and forensic medicine. Dr. Serrano is a published author in Tintinalli’s Emergency Medi...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

North Carolina

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Randolph J. Cordle, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Adult EM

Randolph Cordle Consulting

North Carolina

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Diagnostic Delay, Appendicitis, Abuse, Sepsis, Resuscitation, Airway, Fever Evaluation, Procedures, Meningitis, Stroke, Fracture, Wounds, Urgent Care Medicine, Cruise Ship, Policy and Procedure, Trauma/Accidents, Aeromedical Transport, Emergency Medical Systems, Hospital/Department Negligence, Neonatal Presentations

I have practiced Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine for decades. I have also worked in Urgent Care and in maritime medicine. I am triple board-certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and General Pediatrics, and have over 26 years of clinical and administrative experience. I love to teach and have served as a Professor in both Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine for many years. I also have experience as a Cruise Ship (Senior Physician) and can speak to the standards of care in these areas. I continue to teach on a wide variety of emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine topics. A few highlights from my CV include experience as a US ARMY Flight Surgeon, Division Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical Director of three emergency departments, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Creator and Director, QA Director of Pediatric Division, QI Director Level One Adult and Pediatric Emergency Departments, Pediatric Trauma L...

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Charles D Graham, D.O.

Expertise in hospital and ICU medicine

Charles Graham

Granite Falls, North Carolina

Hospitalist, Critical Care Medicine - ICU/critical care, Inpatient/hospital medicine, Sepsis, Falls, Care delays, Medication errors, Negligence, Procedural complications, Admissions, Misdiagnoses, Wrongful death, Disability, Avoidable injury, Standards of Care, Communication failure, Informed consent

Experienced hospitalist/intensivist with a passion for patient care

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Karen L Lefler, MSN/Ed, APRN, NNP-BC

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/NICU RN Expert Witness

ACP Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC

Sneads Ferry, North Carolina

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Nurse Practitioner - 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

40 years of experience in the field of Neonatology/Newborn Care of which the past 30 years as a Board-Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, primarily functioning in the maximum level of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (Level IV). Actively working in NICU. Areas of expertise include EPI (Extremely Premature Infant), brain injury (therapeutic hypothermia/total body cooling), infants with respiratory failure, ECMO (heart/lung bypass), congenital heart defects, high risk neonatal deliveries, meconium aspiration of the newborn, care of medically complicated infants (infants with tracheostomies and feeding tubes), pediatric cardio-thoracic surgical infants, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN), routine newborn care and neonatal resuscitation. Services provided: *Review medical records and provide expert witness verbal or written report *Identify standards of care and deviations from those standards *Analysis of opposition expert's depositions *Aid in the identificati...

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Donald Wickline, MD, FACEP

Emergency Physician Expert Witness

DW MD Consulting, PLLC

Greensboro, North Carolina

Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Cardiac Emergencies, Neurologic Emergencies/Stroke, Sepsis, Airway Emergencies, COVID-19, Orthopedic Emergencies, Toxicology

-Board certified Emergency Physician (American Board of Emergency Medicine) with over a decade of experience in a variety of clinical settings (Urban, Community, Academic, Rural) -Extensive experience in peer review/risk management/QA -Excels in patient communication and has taught extensively on the value of connecting with patients -Licensed in North Carolina, Ohio and Texas but available nationwide -Previous expert witness training/courtroom experience

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Ajay Kohli, MD, JD, FAAEM

Emergency Medicine Physician - Duke Faculty

Durham, North Carolina

Emergency Medicine - MI, heart attack, myocardial infarction, stroke, sepsis, cellulitis, infection, abdominal pain, chest pain, appendicitis, necrotizing fasciitis, shortness of breath, cardiac arrest, small bowel obstruction, kidney stone, airway, airway management, central line

I am currently practicing as a board-certified emergency medicine physician at Duke University Hospital, where I have serve as a faculty and have worked for 9 years, as well as the Durham VA Hospital. I completed my residency training at Emory Healthcare/Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA and am an experienced educator, having taught medical students, PA students, nursing students and resident physicians. I am also a former attorney and previously worked as a corporate lawyer at a large international firm in New York City and currently teach various medicolegal topics. I have served as an expert reviewer for numerous medical malpractice cases.

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Michael J Craig, MD MPH SFHM

Hospitalist Expert Witness | 15+ Years Experience

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Core hospital medicine, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, UTI, sepsis, care transitions, patient safety, quality improvement, medical record review, DVT prophylaxis, stroke, inpatient hypertension, hospital-at-home, inpatient telemedicine, cardiac telemetry, syncope

- MD & MPH, Tulane University - Princeton University Graduate - Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine (SFHM) - Associate Professor, UNC School of Medicine - Associate Medical Director, UNC Health Hospital‑at‑Home Program (acute‑level care in the home) - Founding President, NC Triangle Society of Hospital Medicine - Former National District 4 Chair, Society of Hospital Medicine - Completed SEAK's 'How to Excel as an Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice Cases' and 'How to Be an Effective Expert Witness at Deposition and Trial' courses - Regional and national conference speaker - Extensive clinical leadership experience. - Published quality improvement research in hospital medicine - Practicing clinical hospitalist - Experienced physician advisor - Active expert witness practice serving both plaintiff and defense attorneys nationwide Specialized Areas of Expertise: - Hospital medicine standard of care assessment - Hospital-acquired complications - Inpatient blood pressure man...

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Zachary Ginsberg, MD, MPP, FACEP

Duke University Hospital

Durham, North Carolina

Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Surgery - ICU, Intensive Care, Central Line, Intubation, Airway, Sedation, Resuscitation, Sepsis, Shock, ICU Delirium, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Stroke, Appendicitis, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Aneurysm

Faculty at Duke University Hospital with dual appointment in Trauma and Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. Actively practicing physician who works shifts in both the intensive care unit (ICU) and the emergency department. Able to provide a review of the Emergency Department and ICU components of a case given combination of training, board certification and clinical practice. One of only a small number of physicians who is Board Certified in both Emergency Medicine and Surgical Critical Care Medicine. This provides a review of both components of care in a single expert for a more efficient review of a case. Educated at Brown and Harvard. Completed top Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center). Winner of several awards during training/education and as faculty. Certified Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor. Regularly publishes.

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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert

Niles, Ohio

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Gregory R Semon, DO, FACS, FACOS

Triple Board Certified Surgeon / Assoc Professor

Oakwood, Ohio

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Ohio

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Vincent C Marsh, MD, FACEP, Maj ANG

Board certified Clinical Prof of Emergency Med

Marsh Emergency LLC

Springboro, Ohio

Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - Geriatric, Respiratory Distress, Cardiac Arrest, Sepsis, Allergic reaction, drowning, environmental medicine, trauma, Stroke, hemorrhage, seizures, urologic emergencies, heart attack, cardiac emergencies, infection, medication error, blood transfusion, surgical emergency, myocarditis, pulmonary

Highly trained academic / clinical board certified emergency medicine physician well versed in critical care, rural medicine and ultrasound application. Academic faculty at Wright State University where he prepares the next generation of EM physicians through bedside teaching, medical lecturing, and scholarly research. Dr. Marsh also serves within the Air National Guard as a Critical Care Air Transport ( CCAT) Physician. He is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and is actively practicing Emergency Medicine throughout Ohio and also internationally with the Cleveland Clinic.

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Beachwood, Ohio

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Kurt Kaczander, DO

Emergency Medicine

Independent

Ohio

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John R. Corker, MD

Emergency Med, Critical Care, Health Policy

John Corker MD Consulting

Cincinnati, Ohio

Emergency Medicine - Medical Resuscitation, Respiratory Distress, Airway Management, Sepsis, Shock, Allergic Reactions, Adverse Medication Side Effects, Traumatic Injuries, Blood Transfusion, Stroke, Seizures, Neurocognitive Emergencies, Pre-Operative Surgical Emergencies, Heart Attack, Unstable Cardiac Dysrhythmias

Highly trained in the global and critical medical care of both routine and very sick patients. Board certified in Emergency Medicine, having completed residency training in the busiest ER in the United States. Fellowship-trained in Health Policy, having lived and worked on Capitol Hill. Actively practicing Emergency Medicine in Ohio, licensed to practice in Ohio and Texas, while simultaneously involved in the training of medical students and resident physicians. Extensive experience in public speaking, broadcast and print journalism, and leadership in organized medicine.

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Timothy Jones, MD, FACEP

ER Expert | Board Certified | Trial-Tested

Oklahoma

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Kurtis A Mayz, JD MD MBA RP FAAP FCLM FAAP FACEP

Emergency Medicine & Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - airway, emergency, child abuse, trauma, resucitation, appendicitis, torsion, fracture, meningitis, sepsis, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, seizure, malpractice, fever, abdominal pain, discharge, CPR, drowning

Dr. Mayz is the former Chair of Emergency Medicine at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois, Chair of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Saint Francis Children’s Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at Oklahoma State University. He is board certified in both emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine. He has worked in several emergency and pediatric emergency departments around the country, encompassing a variety of different practice settings. His experience includes both administrative and clinical practice. In addition to his work as a practicing clinician, Dr. Mayz has served on multiple ACEP committees most recently on bylaws and medical legal and is the President of the Oklahoma College of Emergency Physicians. He is also actively involved in risk and claims management with United States Acute Care Solutions. Dr. Mayz is a Registered Parliamentarian and a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians and i...

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Gregg J. Eichman, DO

Hospitalist - Family Medicine Residency Faculty

Edmond, Oklahoma

Hospitalist, Hospice and Palliative Care - Adult Hospitalist, Falls, Decubitus Ulcer, Medical Error, Failure to Diagnose, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Anticoagulation, Medication Errors, Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia, Stroke, Sepsis, Bedsores, Infections, Heart Disease, Resident Supervision, End of life, Overdose

Dr. Eichman is a practicing physician educator and medical-legal consultant. He is available for malpractice case merit reviews, expert witness reports, depositions and trial testimony Board Certified in Family Medicine Board Certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program, SSM St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Hospitalist/Faculty, Family Medicine Residency Program, SSM St. St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Chair, Continuing Professional Development & Continuing Medical Education Committee, SSM St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Medical University of the Americas, Charleston, Nevis, West Indies, Professor of Family Medicine Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, "Outstanding Educator Award" recipient Kansas City University of Medicine a...

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Ernest B Foster, II, MD, PhD

Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

Newcastle, Oklahoma

Emergency Medicine - Stroke, Sepsis, Cardiac arrest, Pulmonary embolism, fracture reduction, fracture, cardiopulmonary arrest, code, coding, neurologic deficits, CPR, ATLS, trauma, MVC, arthrocentesis, chest tube, central venous line, lumbar puncture, central line, intubation

I obtained my PhD in human physiology from Auburn University in 2008. While there I performed and published research regarding control and regulation of growth hormone and IGF-1 as well as regulation of the HPA axis. I obtained my medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2012 and subsequently completed Emergency Medicine residency there in 2015. I am Board Certified with the American Board of Emergency Medicine as of 2018. I have been a practicing emergency medicine attending physician since 2012. I am employed by a physician group in Norman, Oklahoma and am a member of the core faculty for the Emergency Medicine residency program affiliated with Oklahoma State University. I serve as the Research Director for the residency program. I opened a private medical spa in 2017 that I own and oversee that performs noninvasive cosmetic procedures, hormone replacement, medical weight loss, etc.

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Roger P Barton, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Critical Care Physician (PICU)

Covenant Children's Hospital - Lubbock, Texas

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Pediatric Trauma, sepsis, septic shock, ECMO, Pediatrics, respiratory failure, Pediatric Transport, pneumonia, pulmonary hypertension, multiorgan failure, renal failure, CPR, mechanical ventilation

I have practiced for over 30 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 Pediatric Medicine. 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 25 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 ad...

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Thomas A Rafalski, MD

Hospitalist/Internal Medicine

Samaritan Health Services

Yachats, Oregon

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - 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 over 38 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 23 years. I practice at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital, the critical access hospital in Newport, on the Oregon coast. I recently served as chief of staff. There we manage a wide array of diagnoses, often in a resource limited setting--such as 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 14 years for several legal groups in Oregon and Washington, along with many cases nationwide. I have experience in deposition testimony and report wri...

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Eric T. Ory, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician - Expert Witness

Eric T. Ory, M.D. Medical Consulting, LLC

Bend, Oregon

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Kristen A Harris, FNP

Active Clinical Practice

Advanced Practice Medical Legal Consulting

Portland, Oregon

Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care Medicine - Family Medicine, Sepsis, Stroke, MI, heart attack, Infection, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism (PE), Medication Error, falls, urgent care, failure to refer, cancer, torsion, abscess, appendicitis, pneumonia, drug toxicity, aortic dissection, EMTALA

Board certified family nurse practitioner (FNP) in active clinical practice. Extensive emergency room experience as well as outpatient clinical experience in family practice, pediatrics, urgent care and telemedicine. Highly experienced expert witness. Licensed in Oregon, Washington and Florida

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Chris Burke, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Oregon

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

Oregon

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Andy S Barnett, MD

Emergency Medicine - Double Boarded EM/FM

Portland, Oregon

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Emily Wolowski

Long Term Care and Critical Care knowledge in one

Med Legal Pro

Springbrook TWP, Pennsylvania

Nursing Homes, Long Term Care - Skilled Nursing Facility, Long Term Care, Geriatrics, residential care facility, patient falls, dementia, restraints, group home, risk management, policies and procedures, antipsychotics, side effects, compliance, sepsis, pressure sores, bed sores, wound care, pressure ulcers, ulcers

Registered Nurse with over a decade of clinical experience and an estimated 8,200 direct patient encounters spanning cardiovascular intensive care, perioperative and post-anesthesia care at a Magnet-designated teaching hospital, and post-acute rehabilitation and long-term care. Progressively advanced from staff nurse to Director of Nursing, with demonstrated expertise in nursing leadership, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, infection control, and interdisciplinary care coordination.

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Abhi Kas, MD

Expert Medical Director Skilled Nursing Facilities

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

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Meghan A Shayhorn, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician

Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Emergency Medicine - Stroke, MI, Sepsis, Heart attack

I am a board certified emergency medicine physician. I have been in practice for 17 years. I have working in a variety of hospital settings, inner city, suburban and rural. I currently work in the emergency department at a teaching hospital in Philadelphia, PA. I spend most of my time working clinically in the emergency department, but also teach medical students, PA students, and emergency medicine residents. I have active, unrestricted medical licenses in PA, TX, OK and MA.

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Shuja Hassan, MD

Nursing Home and Medical Care of Elderly expert

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania

Geriatrics, Long Term Care - nursing homes, assisted living, falls, fractures, pressure ulcers, bed sores, wound care, dehydration, delirium, pneumonia, sepsis, aspiration, functional decline, neglect, dementia, infection, elder abuse, urinary tract infection, UTI, restraints

Award-winning geriatrician in active clinical practice. Fellowship trained. Sees patients in the office, hospital, and nursing home. 26 years of nursing home experience with 18 years as a Medical Director. Extensive teaching experience. Pitt faculty. Former two-time President of Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society-Western Division.

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Jane J Keating, MD

Academic Surgeon: Trauma/Critical Care/Gen Surg

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Trauma Surgery, Critical Care Surgery - Trauma Surgery, Resuscitation, Prehopsital medicine, Acute Care Surgery, General surgery, Sepsis, Shock, Transfusion, Critical care, Emergency surgery

I am an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery, serving as Associate Trauma Program Medical Director and Trauma Performance Improvement Director. In these roles I lead multidisciplinary teams, oversee quality and performance initiatives, and mentor residents and fellows working in high-stakes clinical environments. Over more than a decade in academic trauma and critical care, I’ve built a reputation for disciplined leadership, calm in crisis, and a deep commitment to patient outcomes and trainee development. I have a deep commitment to academics, and I regularly speak on trauma systems, decision-making under pressure, and physician wellness. Alongside my clinical and academic responsibilities, I also provide medico-legal consulting and expert witness services in trauma and critical care, translating real-world expertise into clear, objective insights for attorneys and organizations.

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Theo Leriotis, DO, FACEP

Experienced Board Certified Clinical EM Physician

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Emergency Medicine - Trauma, MI, Cardiac Emergency, Pulmonary Embolism, Appendiciits, Stroke, Sepsis, Airway Management, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Aneurysm, Subarachnoid, Failure to Diagnose, Standard of Care, Mass Gathering, Crowd Medicine, Event Medicine, Media Consulting, EPIC, Patient Safety

I am an experienced board-certified emergency physician with deep understanding of complex emergency medical and trauma care, patient safety and mass gathering medicine. I specialize in standard of care, causation, negligence, medical malpractice and personal injury cases. I am involved in both plaintiff and defense cases. With a distinguished career spanning over a decade, I serve as a clinical professor, and as a EPIC physician builder. Giving me the ability to combine clinical excellence with a focus on education deep understanding of medical-legal nuances, making me a trusted resource for litigation support, case review, and expert testimony. Recognized as a Philadelphia Top Doctor in Emergency Medicine. I continue to engage in professional development and education to delver well researched opinions. Prompt responses and timely review of all matters.

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Shannon M Foster, MD FACS

General Surgery and Trauma Surgery

SMF Coverage & Solutions, LLC

READING, Pennsylvania

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Trauma surgery, general surgery of bowel, appendix, obstruction, gallbladder and biliary, wounds, hernia, colon, abdomen, soft tissue infection, shock, critical illness, sepsis, surgical critical Care, organ failure, surgical ethics, credentialing, quality, standards, team dynamics in healthcare

Shannon Marie Foster MD FACS is an active acute care surgeon - performing trauma, critical care, and emergency general surgery in daily practice and certified by the American Board of Surgery in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. She is a leader in the surgical community and holds multiple positions in the professional organizations responsible for setting the standards of care. Heavily involved in policy creation, surgical quality and performance review - she is highly skilled at not only reviewing complex cases, but providing education regarding best practice to patients, learners and those without primary medical backgrounds. Dr. Foster has invested time and effort to better understand the many aspects of the business of medicine, intentionally working and consulting in varying practice types from rural to urban, community to academic, small to large hospitals and across systems to ensure an understanding of the complex aspects of care delivery in a variety of h...

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Jesse Raiten, MD, FCCM

Critical Care & Anesthesiology- Full Professor

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Critical Care Anesthesiology, Cardiac Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care, Airway Injury, Intubation, Thoracic Anesthesia, Respiratory Failure, Extubation, Medication Errors, Cardiac Arrest, Shock, Heart failure, Delirium, Sedation, ECMO and Impella, Sepsis, DVT, Critical Care Surgery

I have reviewed medical-legal cases from the OR and ICU for approximately a decade, for both the Plaintiff and Defense. I have been deposed and testified at trial multiple times. I have also served as an expert in drug patent cases, and cases involving defamation. I am a Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. I hold triple board certification (anesthesiology, critical care, echocardiography), I have advanced training in patient safety from Harvard, and I am the Patient Safety and Quality Officer for Anesthesia and Critical Care. I am highly experienced at analyzing patient injuries in the intra-operative and post-operative periods and determining their causes. My clinical work is divided between the OR and Heart Vascular ICU. I have extensive experience with patients undergoing routine outpatient surgery, as well as critically ill patients in the OR and ICU suffering from heart failure, respiratory failure, kidney failure and...

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Amy J Sloane, MD, MHS, FAAP

Neonatologist/Assistant Professor

Nemours Children's Health at Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - neonatal, sepsis, NICU, newborn, infection, obstetrics, prematurity, premature, HIE, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis

Amy J. Sloane, MD, MHS, FAAP is an Attending Neonatologist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Nemours Children’s Health at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She also serves as the Associate Program Director for the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Training Program. Dr. Sloane is board-certified in both General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Dr. Sloane provides clinical care in both academic and community Level III neonatal intensive care units. Her clinical responsibilities include attending high-risk deliveries, managing critically ill neonates, providing complex perinatal consultations, and caring for newborns in the well-baby nursery. Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of neonatal care from delivery room resuscitation through ongoing intensive care and discharge planning. In her role as Fellowship Associate Program Director, Dr. Sloane has extensive experience in teaching and supervising medical students, pediatric residents, and neonatal-pe...

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Christopher W Bader, DO

Pennsylvania

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Pennsylvania

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Phillip D Magidson, MD, MPH

Triple Boarded Geriatric Emergency Medicine Expert

Pennsylvania

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Doron Schneider, MD, MBA

Chief Safety/Quality Officer

Dresher, Pennsylvania

Internal Medicine, Hospitalist - Primary Care, Transitions of Care, Hospital Care, Medication Errors, Readmissions, Causality, Missed / Delayed Diagnosis, Standards of Care, Heart Attack, Falls, Pressure Ulcers, Cancer, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Acute Kidney Injury, Hypertension, Stroke, Atrial Fibrillation, Diabetes, DVT

Dr. Schneider is a board certified practicing internist with over 25 years experience as a hospitalist and a primary care physician. He has served as a health system Chief Safety and Quality Officer, VP for Population Health for a population health company, Deputy Program Director for an internal medicine residency and Deputy Editor of a major clinical journal focusing on diabetes. Dr. Schneider has been recognized as being a Philadelphia Top Doc each year from 2018-2024. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Schneider has extensive experience in medico-legal defense work and has opined on dozens of cases ranging from falls, pressure ulcers, delayed diagnosis of cancer, sepsis, DVTs and beyond.

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Sameer Sinha, MD

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

State College, Pennsylvania

Emergency Medicine - Sepsis, Stroke, Trauma, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Cauda Equina Syndrome, Appendicitis, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Testicular Torsion, Ovarian Torsion, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Aortic Dissection, Airway, Procedural Sedation, Appendicitis , Meningitis, Fracture, Ectopic Pregnancy

Board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of acute medical and traumatic conditions in emergency department settings. He has practiced in high-volume community and hospital-based emergency departments and has held leadership roles in clinical operations and quality improvement. Former clinical instructor working with residents and medical students. In addition to clinical practice, has participated in peer review as well as multidisciplinary committee work focused on quality assurance, risk reduction, and systems-based emergency care improvement.

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Stephen M Sandelich, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine/General Pediatrics

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Substance Abuse Disorders, Emergency, Critical Care, General Pediatrics, Sedation, Mental Health Emergencies, Airway Emergencies, Resuscitation, Pain, Respiratory Emergencies, Cardiology, Sepsis, Poisoning, Nutrition, Orthopedics, Dehydration, Asthma, Shock, Allergy

Dr. Stephen M. Sandelich, a distinguished pediatric emergency medicine physician, currently serves as an Attending Physician at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and holds an Assistant Professorship in Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. With a robust educational background, Dr. Sandelich obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and completed his residency in Pediatrics at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children. Dr. Sandelich's clinical and research expertise encompasses a wide range of pediatric emergencies, including but not limited to substance abuse disorders, mental health crises, and the development of emergency department-based interventions. His certifications include BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ATLS, ensuring his comprehensive preparedness for emergency medical situations. Throughout his career, Dr. Sandelich has demonstra...

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Jennifer Repanshek, MD

Emergency Medicine MD - Medical Expert Witness

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Emergency Medicine - Emergency, Trauma, Toxicology, Respiratory distress, Cardiac, Standard of care, Stroke, Procedural education, Airway management, Wound management, Sepsis, Critical care, Social Media, Education, Procedures, Central venous access, Traumatic injury, Substance use, Drug use, Mental health

I am a board-certified emergency Medicine physician with over 15 years of clinical experience at a high acuity academic Level 1 trauma center as well as multiple community emergency departments in the Philadelphia region. I graduated from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and went on to complete an Emergency Medicine residency at Temple Hospital. I then worked as faculty at Temple Hospital with a focus on resident education, airway and procedural management, and medical simulation. I currently continue to work there as an adjunct professor while also working at several Philadelphia-area community hospitals. I have extensive experience with pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients, am published in several Emergency Medicine textbooks and journals, and routinely speak at national medical conferences.

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Pennsylvania

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Rhode Island

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Andrew Nathanson, MD, FACEP, FAWM

Emergency Medicine & Water Sports Injuries

Bristol, Rhode Island

Emergency Medicine, Aquatics Safety - Intubation, MI, Heart Attack, Stroke, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Epidural abscess, Aortic dissection, DVT, Pulmonary Embolism, Ischemia, Frostbite, Fracture, Ectopic Pregnancy, head trauma, emergency trauma, Intracranial Hemorrhage. Wilderness medicine, Drowning, Sailing injuries, Surfing injury

I am a Board Certified in Emergency Medicine since 1994. I am a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, working full-time clinically at 2 at hospitals for the last 30 years. One, a busy urban academic trauma center, the other a community hospital. I attended Ivy league College and am professor at an Ivy league medical school. Over my career I have been: Director of Quality Assurance, Chair of Morbidity and Mortality conference, served on the BOD, led a Medical School course, served on Peer-Review committees for insurance companies, taught hundreds of Emergency Medicine Residents, and been recipient of numerous teaching and research awards. I have been a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Medicine since 1997. I lecture nationally on Error Reduction in emergency medicine, and internationally on Wilderness Medicine topics and have been a Fellow in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) since 2013 . I am the author of over a dozen peer-reviewed publications, a book, and ...

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Heather L Hinshelwood, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- Afghanistan veteran

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

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Cody Hoover, DO, FAAEM, MBA

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness and Case Review

Lexington, South Carolina

Emergency Medicine, Telemedicine - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department, Sepsis, Heart Attack, Sickle Cell, Board Certified, Telemedicine, Hypertension, Airway Management, Central Line Placement, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cancer, Pediatric Emergencies, Trauma, Pulmonary Embolism, Cauda Equina, CT Scan, MRI, Evidence Based Medicine

Dr. Hoover is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine physician. He grew up in western Pennsylvania, where he attended the Pennsylvania State University for his undergraduate degree and then the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for his medical degree. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine from the Augusta University Medical Center at the Medical College of Georgia and then went on to earn his Master of Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Health Care Management from the University of Arizona. He is a veteran of the United States Army who left the service honorably in 2023 as a Major. He is currently employed at a busy community teaching hospital in West Columbia, SC that is a Level III Trauma Center and sees nearly 100,000 patients per year. He also has expertise in telemedicine where he has seen over 20,000 patients. He is licensed to practice medicine in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

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Gregory Risk, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Gregory Risk, MD, PC

South Carolina

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Kelsey Ridgeway, BSN, RN, CEN

Emergency Nursing Expert

Kelsey Ridgeway Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC

Greenville, South Carolina

Nurse - Triage, Cardiac Arrest, Trauma, Stroke, Heart Attack, Respiratory Distress, Respiratory Arrest, Sepsis, Obstetric Emergencies, Behavioral Health Emergencies, Drug Overdoses, Anaphylaxis, Acute Coronary Syndrome, STEMI, Pediatric Emergencies, Gastrointestinal Emergencies, Seizure, Airway, Spinal Emergencies, Emergency Severity Index ESI

Kelsey Ridgeway is a board-certified emergency nurse with a decade of experience in the emergency setting, including work at community hospitals, a Level 1 trauma center, a comprehensive stroke center, and a primary PCI/chest pain center. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Carolina-Upstate in 2016, where she received the Academic Excellence Award and won first place at the USC Upstate Research Symposium for her article on family-witnessed resuscitation. Since graduation, Kelsey has practiced in both teaching and community hospital settings. She has been board-certified in emergency nursing since 2020 and holds certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), and CPI Crisis Intervention. She also serves as a TNCC instructor, teaching both didactic content and practical skills. She is...

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Brent S Jewett, MD

Trauma & Surgical Critical Care

RML Consulting LLC

Charleston, South Carolina

Trauma Surgery, Critical Care Surgery - Trauma Surgery, Emergency Surgery, General Surgery, Critical Care Surgery, Laparoscopy, Bowel Injury, Mechanism of Injury, Trauma Care, Cholecystectomy, Appendix Surgery, Surgical Error, Pre-hospital Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Gallbladder Surgery, Abdominal Pain, Surgical Complications, Sepsis

▪ Practice at Trident Medical Center ▪ Chairman of Surgery 2021 - Present ▪ Member of Medical Executive committee 2021 - Present ▪ Member of Credentialing committee 2021 - present ▪ Member of PPEC 2021 - present Board Certification General Surgery – 2015-Present Surgical Critical Care – 2016-Present ATLS instructor - Dec 2022 Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Advanced Cardiac Lift Support (ACLS) Basic Life Support (BLS) Fellow of the American College of Surgery - 2018 DaVinci Robotic Certification – 2014 Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) - 2014

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Randolph J. Cordle, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Adult EM

Randolph Cordle Consulting

Fort Mill, South Carolina

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

South Carolina

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Richard J Brue, DO, MS, FACP, FACOI

Hospitalist, Professor of Internal Medicine

Integrity Medical Legal Consulting LLC

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - hyperkalemia, electrolyte disorders, complex medical cases, hypertension, Hospital Medicine, pneumonia, sepsis, decubitus ulcer, cellulitis, hypotension, deep vein thrombosis DVT, Pulmonary embolism PE, fall, infection, hospital care coordination, atrial fibrillation, post op complications, congestive heart failure CHF, diabetes, stroke

Dr Richard J. Brue DO, MS, FACP, FACOI is a dually board-certified physician in Internal Medicine with a focused practice in Hospital Medicine and Addiction Medicine, with over sixteen years of experience delivering comprehensive inpatient care in community, regional, and tertiary hospital settings. A tenured Clinical Professor at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, he is recognized for his excellence in medical education, having earned multiple academic awards and authored peer-reviewed publications in leading journals. Dr. Brue has served in numerous hospital leadership roles where he has advanced clinical quality including chairing the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Pharmacy, and Nutrition Committees; contributing to hospital executive governance as a medical executive committee member; and co-founding an advisory group for a large hospitalist practice. He has spent years as the vice-chair of The Care Monitoring Committee reviewing medical cases enterprise w...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Tennessee

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Anthony R Flores, MD, MPH, PhD

Pediatric ID | Tenured Professor | Nationwide

Nashville, Tennessee

Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Public Health - Pediatric infectious disease, Sepsis, Neonatal sepsis, Meningitis, Standard of care, Pediatric malpractice, Failure to diagnose, Group A Streptococcus, Group B Streptococcus, MRSA, Necrotizing fasciitis, Toxic shock syndrome, Neonatal infection, Antimicrobial stewardship, Healthcare-associated infection, Vaccine injury

Anthony R. Flores, MD, MPH, PhD is a board-certified Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialist and tenured Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he also serves as Division Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. He holds triple advanced degrees — MD, MPH, and PhD — and brings more than 15 years of clinical, academic, and research experience to medical-legal consultation. Areas of Expertise Sepsis and septic shock · Neonatal and pediatric bacterial infections · Meningitis (bacterial and viral) · Group A Streptococcus (GAS) and Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections · Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA · Necrotizing fasciitis · Toxic shock syndrome · Antimicrobial prescribing and resistance · Healthcare-associated infections · Vaccine-related evaluation · Standards of care in pediatric infectious diseases Expert Witness Services Dr. Flores provides independent expert witness services for both plaintiff and defense counsel, including case merit evaluation, medical re...

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Shirin Mazumder, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, AAHIVS

Infectious Diseases Physician

Memphis, Tennessee

Infectious Diseases - Osteomyelitis, necrotizing fasciitis, cellulitis, surgical infections, blood stream infections, infections in immunocompromised hosts, COVID-19, urinary tract infections, transplant infectious disease, HIV, brain abscess, pneumonia, sepsis, staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, fungi

Dr. Mazumder holds active board certifications in infectious disease and internal medicine and is in active clinical practice for over a decade. She is a tenured associate professor of medicine at a large academic teaching hospital and also serves as the program director of the infectious disease fellowship training program. She received her medical degree from Rush Medical College, completed internal medicine residency at Rush and infectious disease fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Mazumder has extensive experience with a various infectious diseases including osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, diabetic foot ulcers, sepsis, COVID-19, pneumonia, HIV, surgical site infections, urinary tract infections, central nervous system infections, fungal infections, staphylococcal infections, blood stream infections, endocarditis, infectious due to multi-drug resistant organisms and infection control. She has published over 30 articles in various med...

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Heather L Hinshelwood, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- Afghanistan veteran

Tennessee

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Brian R. Pisula, MD, FAAEM

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Brian Pisula MD LLC

Tennessee

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Amy K Tavares, MBA, BSN, RN

Medical- Pulmonary ICU RN- Vanderbilt Hospital

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Nurse, Critical Care Medicine - Sepsis, ICU, Central Line, EHR- Documentation, Kidney Injury, Pneumonia, Infection Prevention, Wound Care, Cirrhosis, ARDS, Fall Prevention, Violent Patient, Pulmonary, GI Bleed, Withdrawal from Substance, drip management, MICU, IV, CHF

Amy Tavares, MBA, BSN, RN is an experienced ICU Nurse Expert Witness and Legal Nurse Consultant with a background in critical care nursing and complex patient management. With over 20 years of experience as a nurse in various settings, I have had the privilege of being an ICU RN for over 11 years now and previously was ICU Director but working bedside is where I am currently, maintaining up to date best practice, practicing the current protocols and working with patients who are critically ill every day. Currently working in a teaching hospital where I learn something new every shift and work within a team to provide excellent patient care. I have precepted young nurses over the years and help them understand the complexity of the ICU patient. I provide objective case review and expert analysis in matters involving ICU care, patient deterioration, standards of care, communication failures, documentation issues, critical events, pulmonary patients, cardiac, renal, sepsis, preventin...

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Robert R. Turelli, MD, MA, FACEP

Yale-Trained Emergency Medicine Physician

Texas

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Orlando Encarnacion, MD

Board Certified Emergency Medicine Expert

Austin, Texas

Emergency Medicine - EKG interpretation, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Standard of Care, Stroke, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Ectopic Pregnancy, Ovarian Torsion, Appendicitis, Missed Fracture, Missed Diagnosis, Delay in diagnosis, Failure to treat, Failure to consult, Failure to admit, EMTALA, Airway management, Trauma management, Subarachnoid

Actively practicing, Board-Certified emergency medicine physician. Completed residency at the University of Cincinnati, former faculty at University of Texas at Houston. Expertise in emergency department standard of care, acute care management, missed or delayed diagnosis, treatment delay or failure, cardiac, neurologic, obstetric and sepsis emergencies, fracture evaluation, trauma, and documentation review. Available for case review, non-testifying consulting, and expert testimony.

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Mobola Kukoyi, MD, MPH

Board-Certified ER Doctor for Expert Testimony

Houston, Texas

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Trauma, Cardiac emergencies, Respiratory emergencies, Stroke, Deposition , Motor vehicle accident, Pediatric Emergencies, Acute Care, Personal injury, Sepsis, High acuity, Resuscitation, Obstetrics, Occupational Medicine, Emergency Medical Services

Board-certified adult and pediatric emergency medicine physician with extensive clinical, educational, and public health expertise. Dr. Kukoyi brings years of front-line experience in high-stakes acute care environments, complemented by a robust background in medical education, program implementation, and global health. She maintains active practice in emergency medicine, serving as an attending physician in high-volume, fast-paced hospital settings. Expert Witness Qualifications - Offers expert testimony and consulting services in matters involving emergency department operations, standards of care in acute settings, trauma response, and emergency systems design. - Able to analyze and articulate clinical decisions, protocols, documentation, and institutional practices in a clear, compelling manner for legal proceedings. - Comfortable with a wide spectrum of emergency care scenarios including trauma, critical illness, acute diagnostics, procedural interventions, and systems-based ...

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Edward R Rensimer, MD

Infectious Diseases; Inpatient & Outpatient

Rensimer & Associates

Houston, Texas

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - Travel Medicine , UTI's, Mycobacterial Diseases, Soft Tissue Infections, Prosthetic Device Infxn, Malaria, Multi-Drug Resistant infections, Endocarditis, CNS Infxns, STDs, Osteomyelitis, Staphylococcal Infxns, Dental Infxns, Abdominal Infxns, Sepsis, MRSA, Pneumonia, Animal Bite Exposure/Infxns

ABIM Board-Certified: Internal Medicine ABIM Board-Certified: Infectious Diseases The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health The international Society of Travel Medicine: Certificate of Travel Health

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Amanda Jordan, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Texas

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Sohail Aslam, M.D.

Experienced, Practicing Emergency Physician

Austin, Texas

Emergency Medicine - General Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary Embolism, Motor Vehicle Accident, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Sedation, Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Overdose, Central Line Placement, Appendicitis, Testicular Torsion, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection, Ectopic Pregnancy, Diagnosis Failure, Fractures

I have over 20 years of experience working as an Emergency Physician. I have worked at multiple different St. David's hospitals in the Austin, Texas area over that time. This includes time working at a Level II Trauma Center ER, a busy Community-Hospital ER, and Freestanding Emergency Rooms. I have skills diagnosing and treating a wide range of emergent and non-emergent conditions, including chest pain, headache, abdominal pain, gynecological complaints, lacerations, infections, sepsis, trauma, and more. I am BLS, ACLS, and PALS certified. I've taught the Pediatric Advanced Life Support class to nurses and other medical providers in the past. I have been ATLS certified as well. I served as Quality Assurance (QA) Director of the ER at St. David's Round Rock Medical Center for 3 years. In this role, I reviewed Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner charts for peer review. I also reviewed physician charts for quality assurance and peer review, including case reviews, morbid...

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Adam Canion, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician - Full Time Practice

Canion Medical PLLC

Tyler, Texas

Emergency Medicine - Intubation, Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Stroke, Appendicitis, Epidural Abscess, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Medical Necessity, Pediatric Emergency, Head Trauma, Failure to diagnose, Sepsis, Trauma, Envenomation, Overdose, Malpractice

Full time clinical practitioner of emergency medicine, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Has significant clinical experience at level 1 trauma centers, level 2 trauma centers, as well as associated critical access hospitals and freestanding emergency rooms. Has treated more than 30,000 patients in the emergency department. Recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine as having expertise in pediatric, trauma, neurological, and cardiac resuscitation. Experience in chart review and standard of care evaluations. Undergraduate degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Health and Kinesiology. Expertise in resuscitation as well as life and limb saving emergency procedures. Serves on multiple clinical improvement committees including sepsis taskforce, national workforce committees and government relations committee. Experience in Children's Advocacy Center Medical Directorship and governor appointed Child Fatality Review Teams. Experience as c...

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Jonathan Wiesen, MD

Cleveland Clinic Pulm/ICU and Ethics expert

Texas

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Glenn Birnbaum, MD FACEP

Emergency Medicine - Failure to Diagnose Expert

Austin, Texas

Emergency Medicine - Failure to Diagnose, Pain and suffering, Trauma, Motor vehicle accident, Heart Attack, Myocardial Infarction, MI, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, PE, Aortic Aneurysm, Appendicitis, Ischemic Bowel, Stroke, TIA, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Infections

Hi, I’m Dr. Glenn Birnbaum, a residency-trained, board-certified Emergency Medicine Specialist and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In addition to over 30 years’ experience in clinical practice as an emergency physician, I have extensive additional experience as core faculty for an emergency medicine residency training program, leadership of several high-volume, high-acuity emergency departments, and leadership of a large regional Emergency Physician group. I specialize in Emergency Room Failure to Diagnose cases and have assisted attorneys in over 100 personal injury and medical malpractice cases, including frequent trial and deposition testimony in federal court and state courts nationwide. As an emergency medicine expert, I diligently review the facts of the matter at hand, identify all the relevant issues, and provide an extensive analysis of the matter. Hallmarks of my work as an expert include: clear, consistent, well-supported opinions, explanatio...

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KAMNA JAISWAL, MD

Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Expert

SOUTHLAKE, Texas

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - 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 ...

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Osiris T Johnson

Emergency Medicine Physician - Board Certified

Beaumont, Texas

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Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert (Adult & Pediatrics)

Ajani Medical Consulting PLLC

Sugar Land, Texas

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Timothy Jones, MD, FACEP

ER Expert | Board Certified | Trial-Tested

Dallas, Texas

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Eileen M. Toloza-Thompson, MD

Emergency Medicine - Medical Expert Witness

Kerrville, Texas

Emergency Medicine, Medical Management - Aortic Dissection, Appendicitis, Assault, Brain Hemorrhage, Cholecystitis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Ectopic Pregnancy, EMTALA, Fall, Geriatric, Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Strangulated Bowel, Stroke / TIA, Supervision, Testicular Torsion, Throughput, Triage (ESI)

Dr. Toloza-Thompson has been actively practicing as a residency-trained/Board-certified Emergency Medicine physician in Texas for 20+ years. She served as Medical Director of her community-hospital Emergency Department for almost 17 years and was responsible for developing policies, overseeing departmental operations, performing quality and utilization reviews, and providing leadership to staff physicians and supervision to Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants). She also served as her site's Quality Director for 18+ years and continues to be involved with medical record reviews for quality assurance and process improvement. She has been retained as a medical expert in five medical malpractice cases and five criminal law cases.

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Joshua L Houser, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Full-Spectrum Emergency Medicine Expert

Houser Emergency Services

Crawford , Texas

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Airway management, EMS, Trauma, Sepsis, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Stroke, Acute Coronary Syndrome

Dr. Joshua Houser, MD, FACEP, FAAEM is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience in high-acuity emergency care. He practices primarily in Level I and Level II trauma centers, high-volume urban and suburban emergency departments, and both academic and non-academic pediatric Emergency Departments. His clinical background also includes the entire gamut of Emergency care including single-coverage rural level IV Emergency Departments, and freestanding emergency centers, giving him a comprehensive understanding of standards of care across the full spectrum of emergency practice environments. Dr. Houser serves as Medical Director for multiple Emergency Departments, overseeing quality assurance, clinical operations, physician staffing models, performance metrics, and multidisciplinary teamwork. He advises other attending physicians, while supervising residents, and advanced practice providers, and has deep experience with documentation standards, airway manag...

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Paul Louis, MD

Experienced ER expert, full-time clinical practice

Medical Legal Consults

Texas

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Pippa Schnee, M.D.

Geriatrics, Elder Care, and Nursing Home Expert

Houston, Texas

Geriatrics, Family Medicine - nursing home expert, elder abuse expert, elder neglect expert, geriatric medicine, long-term care, assisted living, hospice, pressure ulcers, falls, sepsis, cognitive impairment, dementia, medication errors, DNR, medical malpractice, injury and death causation, nursing home neglect, advance directives, bedsores, independent medical exam

Pippa Schnee, M.D. is a board-certified family medicine physician with over a decade of experience in geriatric care. She has provided hands-on medical treatment and oversight for elderly patients in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospice settings, and currently serves as medical director for several hospice organizations in Texas. Dr. Schnee is available to assist attorneys with expert medical review and analysis in cases involving nursing home and assisted living care, geriatric injuries, elder neglect, capacity and consent, and end-of-life care. Her clinical practice has included direct care for patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple chronic conditions, and complex medical needs in long-term care environments. She offers unbiased, medically grounded evaluations of: Alleged nursing home neglect resulting in injury or death Pressure ulcers (bedsores) Falls and physical injuries Sepsis and delayed treatment Medication mismanagement Malnutrition or d...

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Ryan Turkington, MD

Emergency Medicine ER Expert - Active Practice

San Antonio, Texas

Emergency Medicine - Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Sepsis, Trauma, Appendicitis, Epidural Abscess, Heart Attack, Testicular Torsion, Ovarian Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Shock, Meningitis, Fracture, Airway Management, Sedation, Critical Care, Infection

• Emergency Medicine Physician with over 7 years of experience as an attending physician • Experience in multiple practice environments: level II and III trauma centers, community hospitals, large urban, suburban hospitals, and freestanding emergency departments • Active clinical practice • Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine Dr. Turkington is an emergency medicine physician currently located in Texas with over 7 years of experience as an attending physician. He completed his emergency medicine residency in Louisiana and obtained his medical degree from McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas. He has worked in numerous practice environments and has additional experience in teaching medical students and residents.

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Sajid Khan, MD

Emergency Medicine Dr 15+ years Published Author

Houston, Texas

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Stroke, Appendicitis, Sepsis, Aneurysm, Pulmonary Embolism, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pneumonia, Fractures, Status Epilepticus, Aortic Dissection, AAA, Head Bleed, Urgent Care, Nurse Practitioner, CVA, Compartment Syndrome

I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician and author of The Ultimate Emergency Medicine Guide, a comprehensive review book that is the highest-rated and most up-to-date text for Emergency Medicine physicians preparing to certify. I am a member of AOA (the only national medical honor society in the world), served as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMKC, and have worked in a variety of settings: from inner-city level 1 trauma centers serving 100,000 patients/year to 3-bed rural EDs. I’ve spent time as a Medical Director, Oral Boards examiner, and ACLS instructor. I am also currently serving as the medical director of an Urgent Care and Mens' Health Clinic which has given me significant experience hiring and training nurse practitioners and physician assistants'. I frequently review medical bills and offer expert advice on usual and customary charges for attorney offices. I am ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Suppor...

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Texas

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Jeffrey Lofgran, MD, FACP

Internal Medicine Hospitalist

Jeffrey Lofgran, MD PLLC

Highland, Utah

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - sepsis, COVID-19, pneumonia, blood clots, gastrointestinal bleeding, cirrhosis, hospital transfers, decubitus ulcers, diabetic ketoacidosis, falls, heart failure, heart attack, atrial fibrillation, urinary tract infection

I am a board-certified, actively practicing full-time internal medicine hospitalist physician and medical expert witness. I also have experience doing independent medical exams (IME). I am licensed to practice medicine in Utah. I am a recent Fellow of the American College of Physicians and am an active member of the American Medical Association and the Society of Hospital Medicine. I also have extensive teaching experience both formerly as an undergraduate teaching assistant as well as currently as an adjunct faculty member at two medical schools, frequently teaching medical students and/or residents on the inpatient wards and supervising their interactions and learning with patients. I have published multiple chapters in two different textbooks written for medical students and given several presentations as detailed in my CV. I enjoy talking with patients and teaching them about their diagnoses and treatment plans, as well as helping them to navigate the healthcare system. Making a...

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Darin M Vercillo, MD

Expert Hospitalist, Informatics and Insurance

Davis Hospitalists

CENTERVILLE, Utah

Hospitalist, Insurance - Cardiac, Sepsis, Billing, Observation, Overdose, Respiratory, Stroke, Pneumonia, Diabetes, Ketoacidosis, Kidney failure, COPD, Clotting disorders, Pulmonary Embolism, Infection, Trauma, Brain Bleed/Stroke, Medical Records, Observation, Insurance

Board certified in internal medicine (ABIM). 20 years of experience as a practicing hospitalist. Prior hospice care director. Expert reviewer and witness for numerous medical malpractice cases covering a range of clinical scenarios. Medical director of several hospitalist groups. Member or chair of Medical Executive, Utilization Management, Quality, Stroke, Cardiology, and Health Information committees. Medical department chair. Appointed by Governor to Utah State Controlled Substance Advisory Committee addressing regulatory and compliance matters. Leads physician advisory team conducting quality and care reviews for health systems nationwide. Educates providers on healthcare standards, quality of care, and best practices. Extensive public speaking experience producing effective depositions and courtroom testimony.

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Dennis P McKenna, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Vermont

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Paul Trinquero, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- Experienced

Riverside Regional Medical Center

Newport News, Virginia

Emergency Medicine, Medical Management - Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Motor Vehicle Accident, Fracture, Critical Care, Emergencies, Emergency, General Medicine, Pulmonary Embolism, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Pediatrics, Ultrasound, Evacuation, EMS, Injury, Minor emergencies, Psych

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP). Works full time in Emergency Medicine 15+ shifts per month. Emergency Physician at Riverside Regional Medical Center, a Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center (2021-Present). Operational Medical Director for Legacy EMS. USAF Vet- Prior Medical Director for the Emergency Department at USAF Hospital Langley (2021-2023). Extensive experience with Critical Care Air Transport (CCATT) and Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Team (TCCET). Deployed as Critical Care Evacuation Physician, Special Operations Task Force North & West Africa and Lead MEDEVAC Physician and Medical Advisor for Senior Leadership Summit for Special Operations Command Africa, Flintlock Exercise, Mauritania. Educational experience as Physician Assistant Rotation Coordinator, USAF Hospital Langley (2021-Present) as well as Instructor & Evaluator: Tactical Combat Casualty...

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Franco Musio, M.D., FACP, FASN, FISN, FACA

Dialysis; Acute Renal Failure; End Stage Renal Dis

Franco Musio. M.D. Medical Consulting Group, LLC.

OAKTON, Virginia

Nephrology, Internal Medicine - Sepsis, Renal Cell Cancer, glomerulonephritis, hyponatremia, chronic renal failure, vasculitis, rapidly progressive renal failure, Dialysis, anemia, atypical HUS, Hemodialysis, bleeding diathesis, acute kidney injury, hypertension, electrolyte disorders, end stage renal disease, Lupus, hyperkalemia

1. Clinical Staff/Chief Nephrology Clinic; Walter Reed Army Medical Center (1995-1998) 2. Decorated Physician; US Army; Lieutenant Colonel 3. Multiple previous academic appointments - currently Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine - Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus with ongoing teaching and supervisory responsibilities 4. Senior Partner; Nephrology Associates of Northern Virginia - full time clinical nephrology practice (1998-2021) 5. Currently Associate Chief Medical Correspondent WVGB 94.5 FM (Beaufort, SC) and world wide by internet application - multiple types of programming responsibilities 6 Multiple committee and medical staff roles at Inova Fairfax Hospital (Annandale, Virginia) to include Chief of Nephrology Division and Medical Director of the inpatient Hemodialysis Unit (1998-2021) 7. Medical Director of two DaVita Hemodialysis units (1998-2021) 8. Multiple medical society Fellowships, medical journal editorial board membership...

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Karla Lacayo, MD FACEP

Vienna, Virginia

Emergency Medicine - Heart Attack, Stroke, Sepsis, Airway Management, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, Ectopic Pregnancy, Ovarian Torsion, Testicular Torsion, Appendicitis, Orthopedic Injuries, Medical Necessity, EMTALA, Medical Malpractice, Risk Management

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP). 16 years of experience in Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Practices full-time in a mid-sized community hospital, and supervises physician extenders. Worked as the sole provider in free-standing Emergency Department. Expert in standard of care in Emergency Medicine. Can assist with case review, expert witness testimony, opinions on medical malpractice and negligence. Medical Director for the Emergency Department, Chief of Staff for the Hospital. Serves on Credentials Committee, Quality Committee, and Peer Review Committee. Graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College, completed medical school at Northwestern University, and Emergency Medicine Residency at George Washington University. Licensed in Virginia. Fluent in Spanish.

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Andrew Williams, MD

Experienced Emergency Medicine Expert

Virginia

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Russell Goldstein, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Specialist and Risk Expert

Falls Church, Virginia

Emergency Medicine - Sepsis, Stroke, Heart attack, Appendicitis, Fracture, Trauma, Infection, Pulmonary embolism

I am a board-certified full-time practicing emergency medicine physician. As the Assistant Medical Director and Director of Quality & Risk for my department, I review between 400-500 clinical cases per year. These are mostly related to unexpected patient outcomes, return visits requiring hospitalization following an ER discharge, staff member incident reports, or patient complaints. My analysis is used to determine follow-up actions including clinician education, systems improvements, and/or disciplinary measures. I am also an active member of the hospital multidisciplinary Clinical Performance Committee and the Trauma Peer Review Committee, both of which conduct in-depth analysis of patient cases. I have spearheaded efforts to improve clinical care in high-risk areas including stroke, heart attack, sepsis, and pediatric fever. I have received several recognitions including being named an Emergency Medicine ‘Top Doctor’ by Arlington Magazine in 2023 & 2025 and voted ‘Emergency...

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Stephen E Milam, Pharm.D.

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Expert Witness

Roanoke, Virginia

Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - Pharmacist Expert Witness, Pharmacy Expert Witness, Medication Error, Adverse Drug Event, Emergency Medicine Pharmacist, Critical Care Pharmacist, Toxicology, Drug Toxicity, Overdose, Opioid, Sepsis, Vasopressor, Pharmacokinetics, Medication Safety, Anticoagulation, Antimicrobial, Sedation, Drug Interaction, Pharmacy Malpractice

Stephen Milam, PharmD, BCEMP, BCCCP is a dual board-certified clinical pharmacy specialist with more than 15 years of specialized practice at the intersection of emergency medicine and critical care. He currently serves as Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, where he provides direct patient care in both the Emergency Department and ICU. Dr. Milam holds Board Certifications in both Critical Care Pharmacy (BCCCP) and Emergency Medicine Pharmacy (BCEMP) from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties — a combination held by very few pharmacists nationally. His clinical work encompasses the full spectrum of high-acuity pharmacotherapy including sepsis management, toxicology, anticoagulation, hemodynamic support, sedation and analgesia, antimicrobial stewardship, and emergency resuscitation. He currently serves on the Stroke and Sepsis Committees at his institution, and previously served on the Code Blue and Antimicrobia...

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Corey Heitz, MD

Salem, Virginia

After residency training at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC, Dr. Heitz earned board certification in EM and spent 10 years working in Level 1 Trauma centers in Ohio and Virginia prior to his current position at a busy, high-acuity community emergency department in Salem, Virginia. He has spent 13 years training medical students and residents in emergency medicine as well as other specialties, specifically performing high-fidelity simulated cases to prepare physicians for the care of critically ill and injured patients. During his time in academic medicine, he gained extensive public speaking experience.

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Michael Burbridge, DO, FAAP, SFHM

20+ years, Pediatric and Newborn Hospital Medicine

Glen Allen, Virginia

Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics - Neonatal - perinatal medicine, newborns, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), neonatal sepsis, resuscitation (NRP PALS), jaundice, hyperbilirubinemia, kernicterus, brain injury, asthma, respiratory failure, dehydration, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), standard of care, COVID, meningitis, sepsis, transition of care, vaccine

Experience: - Double board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and General Pediatrics - 20+ years experience in pediatrics, pediatric hospital medicine, newborn medicine, and NICU - 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: -...

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Jessica Keim-Malpass, PhD, PNP, RN

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; Faculty

Charlottesville, Virginia

Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Hematology Oncology - nurse, nurse practitioner, pediatric, hematology, oncology, critical care, pediatric critical care, sepsis, acute care, registered nurse, RN, pulmonary embolism, pediatric hospitalist, Pediatric, oncology, deep vein thrombosis, intensive care, artificial intelligence, chemotherapy, infection

Jessica Keim Malpass, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, is a pediatric hematology-oncology nurse practitioner, registered nurse, and nurse scientist. She was a registered nurse in adult oncology, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (pediatric critical care) and Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant (stem cell transplant). She currently works as a pediatric nurse practitioner and is a faculty member at a major academic health center. She collaborates closely with physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, APPs. She has additional expertise in artificial intelligence-based analytics and evolving regulatory and legal implications and cases related to post-operative complications, child maltreatment and/or abuse, non-accidental trauma, sexual assault and/or abuse. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Science Foundation, and numerous philanthropic organizations, including the Gordon and Betty ...

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Jeffrey Morgan

Emergency medicine physician

Moseley, Virginia

Emergency Medicine - Emergency medicine, Medical malpractice, Chest pain, Pulmonary embolism, Trauma, Emergency department, Missed diagnosis, Myocardial infarction, Aortic dissection, Traumatic injury, ER physician, Delay in diagnosis, Stroke, Abdominal pain, Death, Standard of care, Failure to diagnose, sepsis, Head injury, Disability

Jeffrey David Morgan, MD Board-Certified Emergency Physician | Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship-Trained Richmond, Virginia (502) 468-3872 | jeffrymorgan224@gmail.com Dr. Jeffrey David Morgan is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with over 10 years of experience in high-acuity emergency care. He maintains an active full-time clinical practice in a community emergency department and brings extensive leadership experience as a former Emergency Department Medical Director. Dr. Morgan provides independent, objective medical-legal consultation for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. His expertise includes emergency department standard of care, missed or delayed diagnosis, sepsis, trauma, point-of-care ultrasound, and emergency department systems and throughput issues. He is experienced in peer review, patient safety, and emergency department operations and provides clear, well-supported opinions grounded in current emergency medicine practice. Areas of Expert Witness Foc...

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Kristen A Harris, FNP

Active Clinical Practice

Advanced Practice Medical Legal Consulting

Washington

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Nate Wood, M.D.

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, & Administration

Mercer Island, Washington

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Standard of Care, Documentation, Negligent Discharge, Delayed Diagnosis, Airway Management, Pediatrics, Procedures, Pulmonary Embolism, APC Oversight, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Epidural Abscess, Aortic Dissection, Ectopic Pregnancy, Psychiatric, Sepsis, Torsion testicular & ovarian, Spinal Cord Injury, EMTALA, Wrongful Death

Dr. Wood is board-certified in Emergency Medicine physician with over 20 years of clinical experience in Emergency Medicine. He served six years as an Emergency Department Medical Director and seven years as an Urgent Care Medical Director, with leadership roles spanning quality improvement, risk management, documentation standards, and APC oversight. He also served as CEO of a physician-led emergency group staffing multiple departments within the Swedish Health System in Washington State. Dr. Wood specializes in emergency and urgent care malpractice claims, documentation analysis, and administrative standards of care. His real-world leadership and ongoing clinical practice provide a strong foundation for expert analysis and opinion on clinical, administrative, and APC oversight risk. He offers a full range of consulting services, including case screening and merit review, standard of care and causation analysis, chart and documentation review, literature support, expert report wri...

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Chris Burke, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Vancouver, Washington

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Niran S. Al-Agba, MD, FAAP

Child Abuse - Second Opinions

Second Opinion MD, LLC

Silverdale, Washington

Pediatrics, Child Abuse - Second Opinions, Medical Misdiagnosis, Trial Consultation, Physical and Sexual Assault, NAT, Abusive Head Trauma, Unexplained Fractures, Subdural Hemorrhage, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Child Neglect, Failure to Thrive, Sepsis, Pediatric Death, Murder, Non Accidental Trauma, Dependency Cases, Criminal Defense, Fraud, Cardiac Arrest

I review cases for plaintiffs and defendants in dependency, civil, criminal, and military matters. I perform second opinion reviews in cases where child abuse or neglect are alleged. I have been reviewing cases since 2019. I have testified at trial successfully on a multitude of topics and medical conditions. I am board-certified in Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. I own and operate a private rural pediatric clinic x 25 years. I see thousands of patients annually. I have extensive experience with urgent and emergent care of children, including accidental trauma vs. abusive injury, cases of bruising, unexplained fractures or head injuries, sepsis, metabolic disorders and other rare conditions which may be misdiagnosed as child abuse by parents, schools, and state agencies. I teach and supervise medical students and residents regularly. I graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine; the school ranked #1 in primary care for the...

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Kathryn J Horton, MD

Internal Medicine Hospitalist Expert Witness

Redmond, Washington

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - hospital medicine, hospitalist, internal medicine, internist, GI bleed, sepsis, stroke, gastrointestinal bleed, myocardial infarction, MI, pneumonia, COPD, infection, diabetes, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, antibiotics, electrolyte disorders, pancreatitis, anemia

I am a double board-certified Internal Medicine physician specializing in Hospital Medicine and Obesity Medicine. Since 2017, I've treated acutely-ill inpatients admitted to academic community hospitals in the greater Seattle area. I pride myself on providing evidence-based, cost-conscious and compassionate medical care for every patient I encounter. In additional to my clinical work, I'm also skilled at reviewing complex cases, defining standard of care, and providing clear, persuasive testimony as a medical expert. I'm available for timely case evaluations and expert reports for either Defense or Plaintiff counsel. My ideal client is an attorney desiring objective, evidence-based medicolegal consulting and straightforward, unbiased testimony. Internal Medicine Hospitalist Physician / University of Washington Clinical Faculty Residency: University of Washington Medical School: New York University College: Boston College

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Eric T. Ory, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician - Expert Witness

Eric T. Ory, M.D. Medical Consulting, LLC

Washington

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Kelley Pratt, MD

Emergency Medicine – Director, ED Ops & Policy

Ridgefield, Washington

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Gregory Risk, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician

Gregory Risk, MD, PC

West Virginia

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Ayman S Elbatanony, MD/DO/MBA

Board-Certified MD | Hospitalist & ER Expert

Sussex, Wisconsin

Hospitalist, Emergency Medicine - Hospitalist Medicine, Primary Care, Rural Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction , Sepsis, Stroke , Pulmonary Embolism, Medication Errors, Anticoagulation , Discharge Planning , Failure to Diagnose, Chest Pain , Critical Access Hospital, Standard of Care

Dr. Ayman Elbatanony, MD, MBA is a board-certified internal medicine physician with extensive experience in high-acuity and rural healthcare settings. He completed medical school in both Egypt and the United States, bringing a unique dual perspective to clinical practice. He has nearly four years of rural medicine experience, including emergency department and critical access hospital coverage, and two years as a dedicated hospitalist. His clinical background encompasses acute care, cardiology-focused medicine, and complex case management across emergency, inpatient, and outpatient environments. Dr. Elbatanony has been retained in a defense case, authoring a detailed, evidence-based expert report that was accepted in full by counsel. His reports are prepared to litigation standards—clear, scientifically rigorous, and defensible under cross-examination. While he has not yet testified at deposition or trial, he is known for being highly responsive, available, and able to translate co...

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Sheffey N Massey, DO FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician- 30 yrs experience

HealthPartners Medical Group

Wisconsin

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Srikar Karanam, DO

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Appleton, Wisconsin

Emergency Medicine, Correctional Healthcare - Correctional medicine, Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Stroke, Heart attack, Sepsis, Airway management, Rural Medicine, Cardiac Arrest, Critical care in emergency medicine, MI, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Testosteorne Replacement, Menopause Care, Peptide Therapy

Dr. Srikar Karanam, DO, is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience across diverse healthcare settings. A graduate of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Karanam has practiced in trauma centers, academic medical centers, certified stroke centers, rural hospitals, and community hospitals. He also served as a Medical Director in correctional healthcare, overseeing the delivery of care in multiple jail facilities. His background provides a comprehensive understanding of emergency medicine standards of care, acute resuscitation, acute stroke, trauma and cardiac management, and the unique challenges of correctional and resource-limited environments. Dr. Karanam offers expert witness services in matters involving emergency medicine, correctional healthcare, and hospital systems, bringing both clinical expertise and administrative leadership to case analysis and testimony.

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Jeremy Jaskunas, MD, FHM, FACP

Hospital Medicine Leader & Medical Expert

Shepherd Medical Experts

Verona , Wisconsin

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Medical malpractice, Pulmonary embolism PE, Handoffs, Standard of care, Hospital medicine, Medication errors, Stroke, Discharge, Medical emergencies, Delays in care, Respiratory failure, Heart attack, Sepsis, Heart disease, Medical errors, Heart failure, Shock, Falls, Overdose, Peer review

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, 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.