Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Emergency MedicineKeywords/Search Terms:
health equity, bias, malpractice, negligence, emergency, acute, trauma, critical, resuscitation, administration, risk, diversity, delay, emtala, boarding, academic, fellowshipEducation:
BS, SUNY College of Old Westbury; MS, Pace University; MS, CUNY Brooklyn College; MD, Howard University College of MedicineYears in Practice:
5Additional Information
Board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience in high-volume, Level 1 urban trauma centers, community hospitals and virtual care environments. Recognized for clinical excellence, leadership in healthcare quality and equity, and a history of advancing national education and safety standards. Adept in standard of care analysis, deviation evaluation, and a strong foundation in academic medicine, case review, and system-based performance improvement. AREAS OF EXPERTISE • Emergency Department Standard of Care • Diagnostic Error & Delay • Medical Overuse & Unnecessary Testing • Failure to Diagnose/Monitor/Refer • Procedural Complications • EMTALA Compliance • Telemedicine & Virtual Care Malpractice • Health Equity & Racial Disparities in Medical Outcomes LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS • Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine • NY State Medical License #310750 • DEA Licensed • ACLS | BLS | PALS Certified CURRENT CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS • Attending Physician, Jacobi Medical Center – Emergency Medicine, Bronx, NY (2021–Present) • Attending Physician, Montefiore Medical Center – Emergency Medicine, Bronx, NY (2023–Present) • Attending Physician, NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln – Virtual ExpressCare (2022–Present) • Physician, CrowdRx – Event Medical Services, New York, NY (2024–Present) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE • Medical Overuse Coalition – Resident Physician, Quality Improvement (2019–2021) • Director of Equity, Office of Quality & Safety – NYC Health + Hospitals (2021–2023) • Teaching Fellowship – ACEP (2020–2021) • Social Emergency Medicine Curriculum Development and DEI Leadership • Simulation Training, Protocol Design – NYACEP and national medical organizations EDUCATION • Emergency Medicine Residency, Jacobi/Montefiore Medical Center – Chief Resident • MD, Howard University College of Medicine • MS, Educational Leadership – CUNY Brooklyn College • Additional graduate and post-bac training in secondary science education and natural sciences PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS • Peer-Reviewed: WestJEM, Acad Emerg Med, Am J Public Health • Author, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Blog Series on Equity in Performance Improvement • Panelist & Presenter: National EM & DEI Conferences • Simulation Research: Mass casualty, protest medicine, bias mitigation