Heather L Hinshelwood, MD, FACEP Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Emergency Medicine Physician- Afghanistan veteran

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Additional States: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Tennessee
  • Phone: (407) 637-0455
  • Cell: (843) 779-5988

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Emergency Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

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

Education:

BS Exercise Physiology, Florida State University; Medical Doctorate, University of Florida; Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Florida, College of Medicine Jacksonville

Years in Practice:

20

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

3

Additional Information

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 life experience- well versed in pain and suffering.