Academic hospitalist with decades of experience.

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Professional Background and Expert Witness Services Dr. Jeff Balke, MD I am board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practice full time as a teaching physician and staff hospitalist at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and have an academic appointment at the University of Minnesota Medical School. My curriculum vitae is available upon request and provides information regarding my education, training and experience. I trained at the University of Minnesota (1989-1993), where I served as Chief Resident. My career spans 32 years since completion of my residency training in Internal Medicine including an appointed Chief Residency. I have had full and unrestricted admitting and attending privileges and employment in small community critical access and regional medical centers in addition to large tertiary and teaching hospitals. I have worked in many different hospitals and systems and skilled nursing facilities of all types since I began my career as a consulting and attending physician. I am now in a teaching capacity and as an attending physician at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since 1995, I have extensively participated in the following: -Peer review processes -Physician support and disciplinary proceedings -Healthcare quality improvement programs -Medical-legal case reviews -Expert witness testimony and depositions Regarding my expert witness experience: -Provide thorough, objective analysis for both plaintiff and defense cases -Specialize in evaluating negligence allegations and adverse medical outcomes -Strong track record in depositions and trial testimony -Deliver comprehensive, independently written expert reports -Excel at analyzing complex medical situations -Skilled at identifying core issues and addressing specific allegations My professional approach is one which provides the following: -Clear, detailed analyses -Objective evaluations -Thorough documentation -Effective communication -Timely responsiveness and great follow through and easily and quickly accessible Services include initial case review through trial testimony. Complimentary one-hour initial consultation available for attorneys and insurance representatives. In summary, I am writing to express my interest in serving as an expert witness consultant for your medical malpractice cases. As a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with extensive experience as a primary care clinic physician and for the past 12 years as a full-time hospitalist at large tertiary referral teaching hospitals and most recently on the medical school faculty at the University of Minnesota Medical School, I offer comprehensive case review services and expert testimony for matters involving hospital-based care, medical decision-making, and standard of care assessments. I have been providing these services for both plaintiff and defense parties for > 25 years throughout Minnesota and 6 other states around the country. Contact Information: Jeff Balke, MD University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine Email: vegebones@gmail.com Phone: 612-868-2923 (call or text)