ER Expert | Failure to Diagnose | Trauma

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Dr. Eliot Blum is an experienced Emergency Medicine expert witness with over 300 case reviews and extensive deposition and trial testimony. He specializes in failure-to-diagnose cases and provides clear, objective, evidence-based opinions for both plaintiffs and defendants. He is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and an Assistant Professor at Emory University, practicing at Grady Memorial Hospital - one of the largest Level 1 trauma and burn centers in the southeast. He manages high-acuity trauma, neurologic and cardiovascular emergencies, and is actively involved in teaching emergency medicine to residents and medical students. Dr. Blum has expertise in correctional healthcare, prehospital and EMS medicine (including prior flight physician and medical director roles), and tactical/SWAT medical operations. He also has specialized experience evaluating conscious pain and suffering in trauma and wrongful-death cases, as well as pediatric injury and bruising assessment in child-protection matters. Key Expertise: • Failure to diagnose • Trauma & high-acuity emergency care • Conscious pain & suffering • Correctional healthcare & medical clearance • EMS, fire, and prehospital medicine • Tactical/SWAT medicine • Substance use disorders, overdose, MAT • Pediatric injury / bruising evaluation • Standards of care (physicians, APPs, nurses, EMS) • Motor vehicle accidents / insurance related issues Dr. Blum accepts cases nationwide and is known for concise communication, thorough analysis, and professional integrity.