Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/NICU RN Expert Witness

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39 years of experience in the field of Neonatology/Newborn Care of which the past 29 years as a Board-Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, primarily functioning in the maximum level of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (Level IV). Actively working in NICU. Areas of expertise include EPI (Extremely Premature Infant), brain injury (therapeutic hypothermia/total body cooling), infants with respiratory failure, ECMO (heart/lung bypass), congenital heart defects, high risk neonatal deliveries, meconium aspiration of the newborn, care of medically complicated infants (infants with tracheostomies and feeding tubes), pediatric cardio-thoracic surgical infants, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN), routine newborn care and neonatal resuscitation. Services provided: *Review medical records and provide expert witness verbal or written report *Identify standards of care and deviations from those standards *Analysis of opposition expert's depositions *Aid in the identification of other appropriate expert witnesses *Depositions *Trial Testimony Practice Areas: *Plaintiff or Defense *Hospitals *Insurance Companies Educational Responsibilities: *Education of staff nurses, NNP students, medical students, medical residents and corpsman *Preceptor for newly hired Neonatal Nurse Practitioners *Present multiple lectures to include teleconferences for Neonatal Outreach Program *NRP instructor for annual renewal/initial certifications for staff and physicians *Developed/revised unit policies, procedures and standards of care *Developed/maintain staff annual competencies Certifications: *Board certified as a Registered Nurse and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner *Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor *PICC Inserter *PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support *BLS - Basic Life Support