Doctor- PA/NP Supervision-Insurance Claims

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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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 inter-professional collaboration, emergency medicine pitfalls, and physician assistant education. Dr. Zheng currently serves as Medical Director of Quality at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, where she oversees compliance, patient relations, infection prevention, credentialing and privileging, patient safety, and risk management. She chairs the Peer Review Committee and Quality Council. Previously, Dr. Zheng served as an emergency medicine consultant for the VA Office of Inspector General, where she authored and contributed to numerous federal oversight reports addressing quality-of-care concerns within the Veterans Health Administration. Her work included investigations involving emergency response failures, clinician competency and supervision, nursing home abuse and neglect, inappropriate hospital discharges, and access-to-care deficiencies. One such report contributed to a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision requiring the VA to reimburse veterans approximately $53 million for emergency medical claims. Having worked on the investigative side of litigation and oversight, where timely expert consultant deliverables are critical, Dr. Zheng is committed to being responsive, reliable, and readily available to counsel. Dr. Zheng has received multiple teaching and professional honors, including the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Rising Star Award for excellence in public speaking and the VA Inspector General Values Award for professionalism, integrity, and service. Dr. Zheng is available to provide expert opinions regarding standards of care in emergency departments and urgent care settings, with expertise in NP/PA supervision and health insurance claims. She offers case review, written reports, deposition support, and trial testimony for both plaintiff and defense counsel. Known for her clarity and approachability, she is skilled at explaining complex medical issues to attorneys, and lay audiences. Please contact Dr. Zheng at 858-299-5266 To discuss a case.