Tap Block Expert Witnesses
Tap block 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 tap block. The tap block expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology and Obstetrical Anesthesiology.
Maria Sheikh, MD, MPH
Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women
Houston, Texas
Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
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obstetric anesthesia, hysterectomy, deep sedation, spinal headache, regional anesthesiology, peripheral nerve blocks, neuraxial anesthesia, TAP block, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, failed intubation, central line complications, spinal, epidural, placenta accreta, egg retrievals, ultrasound
Dr. Maria Sheikh is a fellowship-trained obstetric anesthesiologist who specializes in the care of patients with high-risk pregnancies and those undergoing major and minor obstetric and gynecologic procedures (Cesarean section, cerclage, hysterectomy, hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, egg retrieval, etc). She is skilled in placing labor epidurals, spinals, and regional blocks for pain management, and invasive lines for monitoring high-risk patients.
Dr. Sheikh is a passionate educator. She won Best Teacher of the Year in Obstetric Anesthesia two years in a row during her appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Columbia University. She also has extensive training in point-of-care ultrasound and has served as faculty instructor at several ultrasound workshops organized by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. In addition, she has traveled internationally to teach modern obste...
