Child Abuse - Second Opinions

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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I review cases for plaintiffs and defendants in dependency, civil, criminal, and military matters. I perform second opinion reviews in cases where child abuse or neglect are alleged. I have been reviewing cases since 2019. I have testified at trial successfully on a multitude of topics and medical conditions. I am board-certified in Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. I own and operate a private rural pediatric clinic x 25 years. I see thousands of patients annually. I have extensive experience with urgent and emergent care of children, including accidental trauma vs. abusive injury, including cases of bruising, unexplained fractures or head injuries, sepsis, metabolic disorders and other rare conditions which may be misdiagnosed as child abuse by parents, schools, and state agencies. I teach and supervise medical students and residents regularly. I graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine; the school ranked #1 in primary care for the past 25 years. I completed my residency training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Denver Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado, where child abuse was first described in detail as "battered child syndrome." I hold a dual adjunct faculty appointment as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle, Washington. I served on the Admissions Committee at the University of Washington School of Medicine for more than 20 years. I am Adjunct Faculty at the Northwest Family Medicine Residency Program in Bremerton, WA x 9 years.