Emergency Medicine, Rural Health and Tactical/EMS

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Board-certified Family Medicine physician and Certified Physician Life Care Planner with 20+ years in emergency, rural, and tactical medicine. Special focus: Catastrophic injuries, chronic illnesses, disabilities, trauma stabilization, and veteran/military cases. Skills: Evidence-based life care planning, cost projections, medico-legal consulting, interdisciplinary coordination (healthcare, legal, financial), and expert witness testimony. Military veteran with SDVOSB-certified practice. MD-Level Expertise • Board-certified in Family Medicine (ABFM) with rural medicine residency training • Emergency Department provider in trauma centers, cardiac specialty hospitals, and acute care facilities • Hospitalist care including ICU/CCU, post-cardiac surgical management, discharge planning, and coordination • Certified Physician Life Care Planner specializing in catastrophic injuries, chronic illnesses, complex disabilities, trauma sequelae, and long-term cost projections • Medico-legal consulting, impairment ratings, causation analysis, work capacity evaluations, and future medical needs • Medical Director roles in detention centers, rural clinics, and physician-owned practices (SDVOSB-certified) • Advanced certifications: ATLS Instructor, ACLS, PALS, ALSO, BLS, NRP RN-Level Expertise • Registered Nurse with extensive emergency department experience (triage, focused assessments, critical care) • Case management and discharge planning in acute settings, including coordination with specialists, RN case managers, and interdisciplinary teams • Critical care transport nursing (inter-hospital transfers, ventilator support, LVAD, balloon pump, high-acuity patients) EMS/Pre-Hospital Expertise • Former Paramedic and Flight Paramedic (ground and air, including international responses) • Tactical Emergency Medical training (TCCC, patrol medicine, mass casualty, environmental emergencies) • Program Director/Chief Flight Nurse for aeromedical transport program • EMS instructor (paramedic/EMT level, ACLS, CPR, tactical scenarios) • U.S. Navy Reserve Hospital Corpsman (HM2) with Marine Corps unit support • Military/tactical medicine instructor (Special Operations/Federal Law Enforcement courses) • Dive medicine and expedition medical escort services (Dive with a Doc) • Stem cell harvesting/processing experience • Volunteer care for indigent/homeless populations • Business leadership: Founded multiple physician practices and medical staffing entities