Mary Ellen Bouve, BSN, RN, CCRN-N Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

NICU Neonatal Infant Nurse Expert (0-6 months)

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Boston Children's Hospital
  • Phone: (774) 284-0244
  • Cell: (774) 284-0244

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Nurse and Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

NICU Nurse Expert, Neonatal Nurse Expert, Infant Nurse Expert, Newborn Nurse, Prematurity, Birth Injury, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Injury), NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis), BPD, Pre-Op and Post-op Care, Sepsis, Tracheostomies, Ventilators, Central Lines, IV complications, Surgery, Therapeutic Hypothermia, Hypoglycemia

Education:

Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, Framingham State University; Chamberlain University ; Associate's of Science in Nursing, Massachusetts Bay College

Years in Practice:

25

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

10

Additional Information

18 years as a Neonatal ICU (NICU) nurse in a Level IV NICU (birth to 8 months) at a Harvard Medical teaching hospital. Actively at the bedside. Neonatal critical care certification. Experience with most newborn and infant medical and surgical diagnoses, including (but not limited to): birth injury, prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), therapeutic hypothermia, chronic lung disease (CLD), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), IV infiltration/extravasation, hypoglycemia, seizures, wound care, abdominal wall defects, esophageal atresia, cardiac defects, neurologic disorders, metabolic disorders, rare genetic disorders, and multi system failure. Routinely care for patients on multiple modes of ventilation, and/or with tracheostomies, chest tubes, gastric tubes, and central lines. Post-anesthesia care (PACU). Discharge planning and education. NRP and PALS certification. Deposition and Trial experience as a NICU nurse expert. Cell #774.284.0244.