Primary Care - Physical Exams - Trauma Cases
Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Trauma-Informed Practices, LLC
- Phone: (203) 233-4526
- Website: www.sadie-elisseou.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Internal Medicine and Behavioral and Social SciencesKeywords/Search Terms:
Internal medicine, primary care, malpractice, medical errors, delayed diagnosis, screening, trauma-informed, trauma, assault, abuse, neglect, maltreatment, violence, victim, survivor, physical examEducation:
BA, Brown University; MD, Brown University; Residency, Yale School of Medicine; Chief Residency, Yale School of MedicineAdditional Information
Board-certified Internal Medicine physician, practicing primary care in the VA Healthcare System. Earned B.A. and M.D. at Brown University. Completed residency and chief residency at Yale School of Medicine. Teaches at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine. Highly qualified expert witness for malpractice cases. Work with attorneys to interview clients who report mistreatment by their doctor, understand scope of injuries, and help build a trauma-informed legal practice. Subject matter expert in trauma-informed care, an evidence-based framework for supporting trauma survivors that has been adopted by the legal field (see Law360 publications). Dr. Elisseou's curriculum on trauma-informed physical examination--a framework for how clinicians should conduct exams to enhance patient safety--is now being taught at medical schools and healthcare institutions across the country.