Sudden Death Expert Witnesses
Sudden death 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 sudden death. The sudden death expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Cardiovascular Disease, Electrophysiology, Forensic Medicine, Forensic Pathology, Interventional Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and Pediatrics.
Arash Bereliani, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.C.
UCLA School of Medicine and Cedars Sinai Hospital Medical Center
Beverly Hills, California
Cardiovascular Disease
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Heart attack, Myocardial infarction, Aortic aneurysm, Heart failure, arrhythmia, Preventive Cardiology, Cardiology, high blood pressure, HTN, stroke, CVA, embolism, Atrial fibrillation, sudden death
Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine
Attending Cardiologist, Cedars-Sinai Hospital Medical Center
Member, Center of Excellence, Cedars-Sinai Hospital Medical Center
Medical Director, Beverly Hills Institute of Cardiology and Preventive Medicine
BOOK AUTHOR: "Heart Attack, Will It Happen To Me?", Published in 2019, Celebrity Press.
Fellow, American College of Cardiology,
Member, American Heart Association
Member, American Society of Preventive Cardiology,
Member, American College of Physicians
Member, American Medical Association.
Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Anthony C Chang, MD, MBA, MPH, MS
Seasoned witness/ pediatric cardiac intensive care
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Irvine , California
Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Surgery, Sudden Death, Cardiac Intensive Care, Heart Failure, Postoperative Care, Pulmonary Hypertension, Adult with Congenital Heart Disease, Public Health, Sports Medicine, Artificial Intelligence
Seasoned expert witness with over 200 cases over period of 35 years. Training and attending services at the three top pediatric heart programs. Editor of textbooks Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care and Heart Failure in Children and Young Adults with expertise in congenital heart disease and perioperative care as well as cardiomyopathy and sudden death in pediatric patients. Background in artificial intelligence in medicine.
Othon J. Mena, M.D.
Thousand Oaks, California
Forensic Pathology, Forensic Medicine
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Forensic pathologist, medical examiner, coroner, board certified, pathology, forensic medicine, autopsy, postmortem exam, wrongful death, sudden death, manner of death, cause of death, toxicology, medical record review, death certification, death investigation, medicolegal, injury, injurie
Certified by American Board of Pathology in Forensic, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology,
California medical license,
Experienced in criminal and civil testimony,
Have performed more than 6,000 postmortem exams
Jeremy M. Archer, MD, MS
Pediatric Cardiologist - Experienced Expert
Gainesville, Florida
Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics
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Aortic Stenosis, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, HLHS, Tetralogy of Fallot, Transposition, Truncus Arteriosus, AV Canal, Double Outlet Right Ventricle, DORV, Myocarditis, Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Death, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pectus Excavatum, POTS, Echocardiogram, Echo, Electrocardiogram, EKG, ECG
Award-winning, double board-certified Pediatric Cardiologist with rich clinical experience. Faculty and leadership positions at top-ten pediatric heart centers. Well-published writer, editor, and national public speaker with outstanding communication skills and over 25 years teaching experience. Pediatric cardiology editor for a leading clinical reference (Dynamed), and past reviewer for multiple scientific journals. Educated at Princeton University (summa cum laude) and the University of Florida (MD and Master’s in Health Outcomes). Special expertise in preoperative and postoperative congenital heart disease care, fetal echocardiography, sports cardiology and sudden death, pulmonary hypertension, dysautonomia, POTS and chest wall abnormalities. Consults as an expert witness for plaintiff's and defense counsel and independent organizations.
John F Norris, M.D.
Cardiac Rhythm Expert Consulting
Clearwater, Florida
Cardiovascular Disease, Electrophysiology
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Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke, Sudden Death, Coumadin, Eliquis, Pradaxa, Warfarin, Xarelto, Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Pacemakers, Defibrillators, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Dr. Norris is a multiply board certified cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist who trained under Douglas P. Zipes, MD, at Indiana University School of Medicine. He has practiced cardiac electrophysiology for more than 20 years in Clearwater, FL and has specialized in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention. Dr. Norris has lectured extensively in Florida and as far away as Macedonia on the utilization of catheter ablation, device therapy and newer medications for the management of atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Norris is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society and spends most of his time in clinical practice as the head of Pinellas Arrhythmia Associates, PA. He has been extensively involved in the American Heart Association “Get With the Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation” initiative and offers complete medical-legal consulting services including comprehensive medical summary reporting, standard of care reporting and expert witness...
Asif Masood, MD, M.Sc
Pediatric Cardiology/General Pediatric MD Consult
MD Experts and Consultants LLC
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics
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Echocardiogram, Echo, Electrocardiogram, EKG, ECG, Fetal echo, Adult Congenital, AV Canal, Septal defect, Aortic stenosis, Hypoplastic left heart, HLHS, Tetralogy of Fallot, Transposition, Truncus Arteriosus, Double outlet RV, DORV, Myocarditis, Cardiac arrest, Sudden death
I am board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology and 11 years experience working with top Pediatric Cardiac programs in the area. I have active medical license in 23 states. I have several publications on various topics and have presented at several forums on numerous occasions. I hold senior faculty position at two renowned institutions and very actively teach at all levels. I have a M.Sc. in Clinical Research. I actively manage complicated patients and like to be informed of current literature and developments. Before Cardiology I also have several years of working and teaching experience as an outpatient/inpatient pediatrician. Residency at LSU Shreveport and Fellowship at Rush University Chicago. I like to see my patients active and work with them for sports participation in congenital/acquired heart disease. Consult as an expert for plaintiff and defendant and other organizations.
Timothy J. McDermott, MD
Osage Beach Cardiology,LTD
Linn Creek, Missouri
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
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Chest pain, angina, coronary artery, heart failure, heart attack, vascular medicine, claudication, stent, atherectomy, pacemaker, ICD, sudden death, nuclear cardiology, atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrest, PTCA, Angioplasty, echocardiography, shortness of breath, arrhythmias
* Dr. McDermott is an experienced Interventional and general cardiologist with over 25 yrs clinical practice in Interventional cardiology, endovascular medicine and critical limb ischemia, general cardiology, echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, pacemaker implantation, implantable defibrillators (ICD) including biventricular devices, and leadless pacemakers. Dr. McDermott has particular interests in the management of complex and high risk patients with a wide spectrum of cardiovascular disease.
* He is committed to ongoing education in these areas of interest.
* Dr. McDermott has board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular disease, subspecialty Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac pacing, and physician interpretation vascular ultrasound.
* Dr. McDermott is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention.
He is currently licensed in Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, ...
David L Fairbrother, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Expert Witness
Greenville, North Carolina
Pediatric Cardiology, Electrophysiology
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Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Surgery, Sudden Death, Cardiac Intensive Care, Heart Failure, Postoperative Care, Adult with Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Pacemaker, Defibrillator, Syncope, Electrophysiology, Cardiomyopathy, POTS
Attending in both private practice and academic medicine. Additional fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology with expertise in arrhythmias, syncope, device management, and sudden death. Significant experience with pediatric cardiology, congenital heart disease, perioperative care, and cardiomyopathy.