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- Additional States: Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Oregon
- Phone: (360) 857-8133
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care MedicineKeywords/Search Terms:
Stroke, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm, Epidural Abscess, Abdominal Emergencies, Airway Management, Ovarian and Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Point of Care Ultrasound, Procedural CompetencyEducation:
MD, University of Washington School of Medicine; BS Zoology, University of WyomingYears in Practice:
19Additional Information
Dr. Pratt is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, residency trained in emergency medicine at the University of Arizona where he served as chief resident and is an alumnus of the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Pratt has over 19 years of clinical, leadership, and teaching experience. He currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director, Medical Staff President-Elect and Quality Council Chair for a large community based multi-specialty Gold Plus Rated Primary Stroke Center, consistently recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, repeatedly receives multiple awards including the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, Critical Care Excellence Award, and Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, vastly exceeds the national average for patient satisfaction, and year over year receives a 5-star CMS Hospital Quality rating. Dr. Pratt serves on the following committees: • Quality and Patient Safety • Credentials Committee • Stroke Advisory Council and Process Improvement • Sepsis Committee • CHF Committee • PE Response Team Committee • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Steering Committee • Conduct Workgroup Committee • Vice Chair Clinical Collaboration and Process Improvement Dr. Pratt also holds academic teaching positions with two medical schools. Based on years of clinical and leadership experience, Dr. Pratt is well versed in the standards of care for both emergency medicine physicians and advanced practice providers and can provide objective expert opinion grounded in evidence-based medicine regarding elements of medical malpractice including negligence, causation, and loss.