Fiona O Azubuike, MD Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

20+ Years Double Boarded Emerg Med & Pediatrics

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: ABEM/ABP
  • Phone: (317) 296-5212
  • Cell: (646) 554-5594

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

Keywords/Search Terms:

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Resident run cases, Neonatology Newborn, Military Medical Experience, Pediatric Neurological Disorders, Mycardial Infarction, Stroke, Pediatric Fever, Head Trauma, Pulmonary Embolus, Trauma, Sepsis, Dialysis, Hand Injury, Cardiac Arrest, Pediatric Cardiac Arrest, I am also a US Army Veteran

Education:

MD, State University of NY Health Science CTR @ Brooklyn

Years in Practice:

20+

Additional Information

A rare dual specialist who brings over two decades of frontline and academic experience to complex medical-legal matters. Board-certified in Emergency Medicine (ABEM, 2009-present) and Pediatrics (ABP, 2002-present), qualified to opine on, and testify to standards of care across: 1. Adult & Trauma Emergency Medicine 2. Pediatric Emergency Medicine 3. General Pediatrics & Neonatology 4. US Military Veteran Medicine Career Highlights • Combat-tested clinician. As a U.S. Army Major deployed to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, cared for both adult and pediatric trauma under battlefield conditions, earning the Army Commendation Medal for clinical excellence. • Academic leader & protocol architect. At a major academic center, instituted pediatric cardiac-arrest protocols and trained nurses, residents, and attending physicians in their implementation, measurably improving resuscitation readiness. • Seasoned courtroom resource. Involved in peer-review panels, deposition testimony, and case consultations in both emergency medicine and pediatrics, translates complex physiology, charting practices, and causation analyses into clear, jury-friendly language. • Current clinical practice: active clinical teaching faculty at HCA Aventura and attending physician at Lenox Health Greenwich Village (NYC), maintaining contemporary familiarity with community and tertiary-care standards. Prior clinical practice: Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami Beach, FL), Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn, NY), Rochester Regional Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Rochester, NY).