Addiction Medicine Expert Witnesses in Illinois

Illinois

Emergency Medicine - military medicine, sepsis, stroke, trauma, pediatric EM, emergency orthopedic care, geriatric emergency medicine, airway emergencies, critical care medicine, addiction medicine, covid, criminal cases, trained VA disability evaluator, PACT ACT, federal cases, injury pattern review, pain and suffering evaluations

Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Licensed in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Served as a medical officer in the United States Navy, achieving the rank of Commander. Awarded 3 Navy Achievement Medals. Experienced in all settings: from the sands of Afghanistan, the beaches of Okinawa, academic medical centers, all the way to the rural South. Fluent in English and Spanish with formal training in medical Spanish. Well versed in critical care for the spectrum of life: precipitous deliveries, pediatric medicine, trauma, geriatric emergency medicine. Expert in airway emergencies with proficient use of a variety of modalities. Extensive experience in the transfer of patients: both at accepting facilities and rural facilities with limited resources. PADI Rescue Diver. Trained VA disability evaluator. Experienced in both state and federal courts as well as criminal and civil cases. Extensive end of l...

Chicago, Illinois

Anesthesiology, Addiction Medicine - Medical negligence, Health care fraud, Substandard care, Unprofessional conduct, Addiction Medicine, Practice of medicine, Sexual misconduct, Nursing scope of practice, Personnel injury, Independent medical examiner, Workers compensation, Medical malpractice, Plaintiff expert, Medico legal cases

Administrative and Billing Expertise: ● Medical Billing: Expertise in insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare billing. ● Value-Based Care: Implementing Medicare Advantage and other value-based care models. ● Practice Management: Credentialing, running a medical practice, practice administration. Advocacy and Community Involvement: ● Advocacy: Promoting patient rights, and healthcare policy reform. ● Public Health Relations: Engaging with public health initiatives and education.

Forest Park, Illinois

Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine - Hospital, liability, dual diagnosis, involuntary, psychosis, suicide, workers comp, fitness for duty, malingering, sexual contact, disability, diagnosis, psychotropic medication, detox, inpatient, guardianship, violence

I am a board-certified psychiatrist with 33 years experience working in psychiatric hospitals, chemical dependency treatment facilities, nursing homes, community mental health centers, and office-based private practice of adolescents and adults with a wide range of psychiatric illnesses and addiction issues. I am currently in active practice. I have a unique ability to perform completely private evaluations in security-sensitive circumstances. I am routinely contacted directly to arrange and coordinate independent evaluations, meet with clients without involving others, and can perform evaluations in anonymous locations when necessary. Reports are completed offline without involving any third party in the process (without answering services, recording devices, third party testing, EMR, secretarial/support staff or coordinators, transcriptionists, etc.) ensuring complete privacy throughout the IME process. Board Certified Psychiatrist Certified in Addiction Medicine Hospital Clin...