Experienced, Practicing Emergency Physician

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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I have over 20 years of experience working as an Emergency Physician. I have worked at multiple different St. David's hospitals in the Austin, Texas area over that time. This includes time working at a Level II Trauma Center ER, a busy Community-Hospital ER, and Freestanding Emergency Rooms. I have skills diagnosing and treating a wide range of emergent and non-emergent conditions, including chest pain, headache, abdominal pain, gynecological complaints, lacerations, infections, sepsis, trauma, and more. I am BLS, ACLS, and PALS certified. I've taught the Pediatric Advanced Life Support class to nurses and other medical providers in the past. I have been ATLS certified as well. I served as Quality Assurance (QA) Director of the ER at St. David's Round Rock Medical Center for 3 years. In this role, I reviewed Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner charts for peer review. I also reviewed physician charts for quality assurance and peer review, including case reviews, morbidity and mortality, and 72-hour returns. I have been Adjunct Faculty at Texas A&M College of Medicine for many years. My role has been to teach medical students rotating through the ER on their Emergency Medicine clerkships. I have taught students how to think through patient cases systematically, including formulating a differential diagnosis and interpreting data carefully. I am also a "Learning Community Leader" at the medical school serving as a mentor while teaching skills in physical diagnosis and working through clinical cases.