Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, & Administration

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Dr. Wood is board-certified in Emergency Medicine physician with over 20 years of clinical experience in Emergency Medicine. He served six years as an Emergency Department Medical Director and seven years as an Urgent Care Medical Director, with leadership roles spanning quality improvement, risk management, documentation standards, and APC oversight. He also served as CEO of a physician-led emergency group staffing multiple departments within the Swedish Health System in Washington State. Dr. Wood specializes in emergency and urgent care malpractice claims, documentation analysis, and administrative standards of care. His real-world leadership and ongoing clinical practice provide a strong foundation for expert analysis and opinion on clinical, administrative, and APC oversight risk. He offers a full range of consulting services, including case screening and merit review, standard of care and causation analysis, chart and documentation review, literature support, expert report writing, deposition preparation, expert testimony, and case strategy consultation. Attorneys retain Dr. Wood for clear, timely, and well-reasoned expert opinions. His consulting reflects a deep understanding of emergency medicine, urgent care, and administrative operations—from single-provider urgent care settings to high-volume tertiary EDs. Board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and named a “Top Doctor” by Seattle Magazine, Dr. Wood remains clinically active in Washington State and can consult on cases nationwide.