Senior Academic & Military Anesthesia Expert

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  • Company: CJK Solutions, LLC
  • Phone: (240) 426-7438

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

Military Health, Prison/Correctional Health, Credentials/Privileging, Hyperbaric/Diving, Aviation Medicine, Hospital Management, Healthcare Quality, Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Regional Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Critical Care, Healthcare Leadership, Global Health, Trauma, Resuscitation, Blood Transfusion, TRICARE

Education:

B.S., U.S. Naval Academy; M.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Residency, Walter Reed/National Capital Consortium; Fellowship, Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital

Years in Practice:

20+

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

3

Additional Information

Dr. Kucik retired from the U.S. Navy after 31.5 years of military experience to be hired as a Full Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine with the University of Washington School of Medicine. A Harvard-trained anesthesia intensivist, he previously served as a trauma instructor at the University of Southern California/Los Angeles County Medical Center, as an aviation and diving medicine specialist with several government entities, as the Specialty Leader (group lead of over 180 members worldwide) of Navy Anesthesiology, and in multiple Chief Medical Officer (CMO) tours, including as the first Congressionally-mandated oversight CMO of Guantanamo detention operations, requiring a Top Secret/Sensitive Comparted Information clearance. He continues to consult for the Military Commissions Defense Organization; for NATO Medical Evaluations; and on various industry, government, and medical malpractice cases. He is a Certified Joint Commission Professional and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality.