Skilled Nursing Facilities Expert Witnesses

Menlo Park, California

Assisted Living, Geriatrics - Geriatric Care, Registered Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator, RCFE Administrator, wound care, falls with injuries, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, Life Plan Senior Communities

I have worked for 8 years with a variety of attorneys on both sides plaintiff and defense. Cases were to review allegations made against administrators, skilled nursing facilities, or staff . I have testified in court and been deposed. Geriatric Care, Registered Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator for over 20 years, RCFE Administrator for 13 years, wound care, falls with injuries, work in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities totaling over 28 years. Executive Director for a Life Plan Senior Communities which had 3 level

Oak Park, Illinois

Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care - nursing home, hospice, internal medicine, elder abuse, geriatric care, Opioids , assisted living, palliative care, advanced directives, skilled nursing facilities , Medical Marijuana, dementia, wound care, elder LGBT rights, cannabis, home care, long term care facilities, medical ethics, falls, mental competency

I am physician with 20 years' experience. Triple board certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, and hospice and palliative care. I also have expertise in cannabis medicine. I taught geriatric fellows at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center for over a decade. I was also the medical director of a veteran's hospital SNF unit. At the VA, I was also chair of the "falls committee." In addition, I worked as a hospice and palliative care physician for a decade. I was a medical director at a geriatric value-based care clinic. I have experience in a variety of different healthcare system including academic medicine, VA healthcare systems, hospices, and value-based care healthcare, I have worked in many different settings including nursing homes, assisted living centers, clinics, home care, in-patient hospices, and hospitals. Expertise includes elder abuse, medical ethics, nursing home/assisted living care, dementia care, mental competency, elder LGBT rights, e...

Las Vegas, Nevada

Wound Care, Emergency Medicine - Wound Care, Diabetic Ulcers, Arterial Ulcers, Venous Stasis Ulcers, Bed Sores, Pressure Ulcers, Decubitus Ulcers, Lymphedema, Burns, Calciphylaxis, Hyperbaric Medicine, Osteomyelitis, Radiation Tissue Injury, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health

I am an experienced medical expert, board certified in both Wound Care and Emergency Medicine. Since 2006, I have practice Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine exclusively in numerous clinical settings. I have been the medical director of an outpatient hospital wound center, and a long term acute care hospital. I have practiced in multiple skilled nursing facilities, and founded a private practice wound center in Redding, CA. I have experience in both plaintiff and defense representation.

Houston, Texas

Wound Care, Long Term Care - Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Sores, Bedsores, Decubitus Ulcers, DME Medical Necessity, DME Billing, Medical Necessity, Fraud, Medicare B, HCPCS Billing and Coding, DMERC Appeals, Workers Comp, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Nursing Homes, Healthcare Compliance, Utilization Review, ALJ Hearings, Standard of Care, Healthcare Fraud, LCD

Bryan W. Smith, DPT, MBA, brings a rare combination of clinical training, wound care program leadership, and deep regulatory/reimbursement expertise to matters involving DME and wound care medical necessity, reimbursement compliance, and workers' compensation case review. After earning his Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Texas Woman's University, Bryan began his career providing direct patient care in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, and hospice settings before transitioning to a national wound care and DME provider serving over 4,600 long-term care facilities and hospice agencies nationwide, where he spent over a decade in roles of increasing responsibility — from Clinical Wound Specialist to Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement leadership. During this time, Bryan pursued and earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Temple University — driven by a passion for continued learning and a desire to deepen his clinical and critical thinking ...