Professor of Emergency Medicine/EMS Expert

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Marc Eckstein, MD, MPH, is a nationally recognized leader with over 30 years of experience in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Dr. Eckstein is double board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. He has built an international reputation as a physician, leader, academician, innovator, and physician executive. Dr. Eckstein has testified in dozens of cases for both defense and plaintiff, and he examines the merits of each case with full transparency to evaluate the strengths and weakness of the case. Dr. Eckstein was the first attending to ever achieve the rank of Professor of Emergency Medicine and Clinical Scholar at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in the 35-year history of the USC Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Eckstein has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters, and lectures around the world on Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine, and disaster preparedness topics. He served as the Chief of the EMS Division within the Department of Emergency Medicine at USC and was the founder and Director of the ACGME-accredited EMS Fellowship. Dr. Eckstein served as the Medical Director and Commander of the Los Angeles Fire Department EMS Bureau, where he oversaw the EMS and 911 medical dispatch operations of the second busiest EMS system in the nation. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the EMS Achievement Award from the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Medicine (CAL-ACEP); the EMS Medical Director of the Year Award from the National Metropolitan EMS Medical Directors Consortium; the Meritorious Service Award for Exceptional Leadership and Contributions in EMS from the California State EMS Authority; the EMS Innovator Award by the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS); the Clinical Excellence in EMS Award from the California State EMS Authority; the Healthcare Leadership Award from the Los Angeles Business Journal; the Community Service Leadership Award from Firehouse Expo, and was one of only 50 Emergency Physicians recognized in a book honoring the 50th anniversary of the specialty of Emergency Medicine.