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- Company: Rappaport Anesthesia, LLC
- Phone: (720) 841-1746
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Anesthesiology and Cardiothoracic SurgeryKeywords/Search Terms:
TEE transesophageal, Resuscitation, Regional Nerve Block, Hypotension, Embolus, Cardiothoracic, Mass Transfusion, Hemodynamic Instability, Respiratory, Trauma, Vascular, Cardiovascular, Narcotic OD, Arrhythmia, Cath lab, Hemorrhage, Allergy, High risk, VTac VFib PEA Asystole, CPREducation:
Cardiothoracic Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh; Anesthesiology Residency, University of Pittsburgh; MD, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NYYears in Practice:
17.5Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
2Additional Information
Approaches only via legal representation please. Approaching 19 years of routine to highest degree of difficulty anesthesia care spanning: adult general, regional (nerve blocks,) trauma, cardiac, thoracic, major vascular, and acutely ill patient demographics. (No pediatrics or obstetrics.) Both solo, hands on and care-team (CRNA and AA supervision.) Excellent experience in the Cardio-thoracic space, given my fellowship training which included obtaining both "Testamur" and Diplomate status for TEE (transesophageal echo) certification with the NBE (National Board of Echocardiography.) Further sub-specialized exposure includes interventional cardiology settings: EP (electrophysiology,) ablation of SVT, VT, Atrial fibrillation, Atrial flutter; Structural Heart - TAVR (trans-catheter aortic valve replacement,) Mitral Clip and Watchman LAAo - Left Atrial Appendage occlusion) device placement. Nearing 30 cases of expert consultation with 1 High profile case (Paramedics in the Elijah McClain case in Colorado,) 3 trial appearances, 6 depositions, dozens of real time consultation, editing/drafting written statements. Accepting both plaintiffs and defense cases, nation-wide.