Anesthesiology Expert Witnesses in Illinois

Anesthesiology - Regional anesthesia, airway management, difficult intubation, hypotension, positioning, nerve injury, recovery room, nerve blocks, hypoxia, sedation, propofol, postoperative care, code, obstructive sleep apnea, fire

Dr. Omeed Khodaparast is a board-certified anesthesiologist in Dallas, Texas. With over 17 years of experience, Dr. Khodaparast is an expert in multiple facets of general anesthesia. His proficiency extends to advanced techniques such as ultrasound regional anesthesia, including peripheral nerve blocks for acute pain management, as well as propofol sedation and total IV anesthesia. In addition to his clinical devotion, Dr. Khodaparast holds pivotal leadership positions as the medical director and anesthesia chairman at a prestigious community hospital in Dallas. His influence further as an esteemed expert panelist for the Texas Medical Board, where he demonstrates his commitment to clinical standards and best practices. Recognized for his integrity and comprehensive knowledge, Dr. Khodaparast offers his services for both plaintiff and defense cases.

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Acute Pain, Regional, Airway injuries, Difficult Airways, Critical Care, ACLS, BLS, Codes, Trauma Emergencies, Drug errors, Narcotics, Neuromuscular Blockers, Propofol Pharma, Invasive-catheters, OR fires, Simulation, Position/Nerve injuries, Sedation, Recall, Vents

I am a Board-Certified fully practicing Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Since this is a teaching hospital, training residents helps me keep up-to-date and stay current in knowledge and practice evidence-based medicine. I have over 20 years of clinical experience and have won many teaching awards like "Golden Apple Award" or "Red Sash Award" and "Educational Excellence Award" presented to me by residents, students, and the College of Medicine. Last year I became a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA). The FASA designation is the "highest acknowledgment that recognizes years of dedication to exceptional education, leadership and commitment to the specialty" as per American Society of Anesthesiologists website. I am also Critical Care Fellowship trained at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Foundation and was Critical Care Board Certified and practiced Critical Care Medicine 2006 to about 2016. UAMS provides care...

Anesthesiology - Patient Safety, Trauma, Coagulopathy, BioEngineering, Cardiovascular, Monitoring, CBRN, Airway, Disasters, Quality, Hemorrhage, Massive Transfusion, Technology, Risk and Crisis Management, Temperature and Hypothermia Reduction, Resuscitation, Non-OR Anesthesia, Risk Reduction

Experienced expert witness in both plaintiff and defense work. Licensed in FL, NJ, CT, and PA. Clinical Professor at 2 medical schools until January 2024: University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University. Senior Attending Anesthesiologist at Hartford Hospital, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and the University of Connecticut Health Center. Pediatric, cardiovascular, trauma anesthesia expert. Board Certified in Anesthesiology from the American Board of Anesthesiology (lifetime certification) and also from the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. Masters in biomedical engineering; MBA; Certified Physician Executive; Certified Corporate Director; Author, Educator, Inventor, and Disaster preparedness expert. Able to cross multiple domains and explain complex topics in plain language to a layman. Two books, 67 chapters, articles, editorials, and other publications. A well-known speaker at national and international professional meetings. He has presented and ...

Deer Park, Illinois

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Interventional Pain Management, AI, MSK, Musculoskeletal, CRPS, PTSD, Ketamine, Regenerative Medicine, Personal Injuries, Workers Compensation, Car Accidents, Augmented AI, Artificial Intelligence, Spine, Back Pain, Neck, Opioid

Jay Joshi, MD®, also known as "Dr. J™", is a nationally recognized double board certified Anesthesiologist and fellowship trained Interventional Spine and Pain Management physician who has distinguished himself via his solid reputation, education, experience, and leadership roles. He is considered a National “Key Opinion Leader” in pain management and he has presented to a variety of audiences, both large and small, over 700 times. Internationally, he has worked in the Department of Substance Abuse at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. He has been featured on major TV networks, Radio, Print, and the Internet. Dr. Joshi is a US born physician who was accepted into medical school at the age of 16 via an accelerated honors BS/MD program with multiple scholarships. He completed an Internal Medicine internship at Northwestern and residency and fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital, one of the busiest interventional training programs in the country. Clinically, he ha...

Naperville, Illinois

Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Cardiac Arrest, Airway ETT LMA, Awareness, Difficult intubation, Code Blue, Procedural complication, Drug error, Respiratory hypoxia, Regional block, Spinal epidural, PACU post anesthesia care, Nerve injury, Positioning, Central arterial, Swan PA catheter, Transesophageal echo TEE, ECMO, Transplant, Cardiopulmonary bypass, Sedation

Board certified in anesthesiology (Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL) and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology (NYU Langone Health in New York, NY), with advanced qualifications in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (Diplomate, National Board of Echocardiography). Full-time clinical anesthesiologist practicing in an all-physician practice. Specialty expertise in cardiac, thoracic, vascular and cardiac electrophysiological surgical cases, including those involving cardiopulmonary bypass, invasive line placement and mechanical circulatory support. Maintains robust practice involving all other aspects of anesthesia care (general, pediatric, regional and ambulatory, endoscopic, obstetrical, orthopedic, and neurosurgical cases). Extensive background in airway management, peripheral nerve blocks, surgical positioning concerns and invasive line/monitor placement.

Illinois

Anesthesiology - anesthesiologist, cardiac anesthesia, TEE, perioperative, hemodynamics, trauma anesthesia, difficult airway, PACU, respiratory arrest, opioid events, neuroanesthesia, vascular anesthesia, OB anesthesia, Wrongful death, locum tenens, contract dispute, credentialing, peer review, hospital administration, standard of care

Dr. Miguel Rodriguez is a Board-Certified Cardiac Anesthesiologist and current hospital Credentials Chair, Immediate Past Chief of Staff, Perioperative Director, and Medical Director of Anesthesia with over fifteen years of high-acuity clinical experience. He is actively practicing while concurrently managing complex perioperative operations, policy development, and medical governance. This provides a unique, dual-perspective expertise combining active, on-the-ground patient care with executive-level oversight of credentialing, peer review, and systemic standards of care. Dr. Rodriguez routinely provides anesthesia for high-acuity cases, including cardiac surgery, Level I trauma, neurosurgery, vascular procedures, obstetrics, and ambulatory surgery. His core clinical expertise covers the most frequently litigated areas of anesthesia: difficult airway management, hemodynamic crisis response, PACU respiratory complications, and postoperative opioid/sedation events. In his executive ...

Naperville, Illinois

Anesthesiology - General anesthesia,Pediatric anesthesia,Regional anesthesia,Obstetrical anesthesia,Spinal and epidural anesthesia,Ambulatory anesthesia,Office-based anesthesia,Airway management,Failed intubation,Positioning injuries,Medication errors,Operating room fires,Preoperative assessment and testing,

Board certified anesthesiologist with more than 25 years of experience in practice. Since completing residency training at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals I have provided anesthesia care in a large suburban hospital, three ambulatory surgery centers as well as the office setting. My experience includes, but is not limited to, general, pediatric, obstetrical, ambulatory, vascular, neuro, and endoscopy anesthesia. I also have extensive experience in regional anesthesia including spinal, epidural and ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks.

Naperville, Illinois

Anesthesiology - Cardiac, Cardiac Anesthesia, Invasive Monitoring, TEE, Thoracic, Obstetric, Ultrasound, EMR, Department Chair, Surgery Center, Ambulatory, Intraoperative Monitoring, Cardiac Arrest, Difficult Intubation, Difficult Airway, Regional, Neuro, Neuroanesthesia, Off-site, General Anesthesia

Previous Chair of the Department of Anesthesia, Central Dupage Hospital, Northwestern Medicine - Extensive experience with chart review for medical errors and poor outcomes. Fellowship trained Cardiac Anesthesiologist 14 years of practice at the same Top Ranked Hospital, no adverse events, no judgments or court on my record. Practiced Cardiac Anesthesiology in a Top Rated Hospital for 14yrs. Have been using EMR (Epic) for over 10 years, developed a clear understanding of how to interpret data in an electronic chart and its nuances. Currently practicing: Cardiac, Thoracic, Neurosurgical, Orthopedic with Regional, Oncological, Obstetric, Ambulatory and General Anesthesia. Over 20 years experience with ultrasound for regional anesthesia and invasive line placement. Currently practicing as locum tenens Anesthesiologist in various hospitals, giving me even more exposure to hospital systems and methods of practice.

Illinois

Anesthesiology, Nurse Anesthetist - Anesthesia Awareness, Aspiration, Bariatric Surgery, Burn Surgery, Fire, Forensic Timeline Analysis, Gender Affirming Surgery, Hypoxia, Insider Knowledge, Lasers, Medical Direction/Supervision, Overdose, Pre & Post Surgery, Positioning Injury, Robotic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Urologic Surgery

KNOWLEDGE, IMPARTIALITY, OBJECTIVITY, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND ETHICAL STANDARDS CRNA Expert Consultation Services is a consulting and testifying expert witness service specializing in the standards of care of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)/Nurse Anesthesiologist. A graduate level education with forty plus years of healthcare experience allows the expert to explain the issues and facts relevant to your case and through testimony assist the court with understanding complex technical or scientific issues. 1) 23 years as a board-certified CRNA active in all anesthesia areas, specializing in burn anesthesia. 2) 19 years of intensive care unit (ICU) critical care RN experience (CCRN certification). 3) Adjunct faculty member for two schools of nurse anesthesia. 4) Lecturer for anesthesia conference companies with national and international destinations. 5) Licenses ( Alphabetical Order): Arizona; Arkansas; California; Florida; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Texas; 5...

Naperville, Illinois

Anesthesiology - Neuroanesthesia, Ambulatory anesthesia, Preoperative assessment, General anesthesia, Airway management, Obstetric anesthesia, Medication errors, Spinal and epidural anesthesia, Positioning injuries, Documentation, Dental injury, Neurosurgery, Spine, Nerve injury, Neuromonitoring

Dr. Ryan Vealey is a board-certified anesthesiologist with fellowship subspecialty training in neurosurgical anesthesiology. Dr. Vealey completed a Bachelors of Science Degree at Villanova University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. He completed both a general anesthesiology residency and neuroanesthesia fellowship training at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Vealey is currently Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at a large community hospital in suburban Chicago and Director of the Neurosurgery/Spine Anesthesia section. He holds several leadership positions within the hospital and physician group setting, including those dedicated to ensuring high quality care and case review. Dr. Vealey remains a full-time clinical anesthesiologist in a predominantly physician-only practice. Specialty expertise in all facets of anesthesia concerning neurological surgerie...

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.

Illinois

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Patient Safety, Informed Consent, Airway Management, Risk Management, Pre-op assessment, Postop care, Nerve damage, Pain Management, MAC, Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Pediatric anesthesia, Quality improvement, Surgical Home, Standard of care, Legal Consultant, CRNA supervision

Robert J. Zimmanck, MD, FASA Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Medicolegal Consultant Dr. Robert Zimmanck is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists with over a decade of clinical practice and healthcare leadership. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings deep specialty knowledge across anesthesia standards of care, perioperative risk assessment, and patient safety systems to his medicolegal practice. Dr. Zimmanck served as Chair of Anesthesia Patient Safety and Quality Committees for a prominent Midwest anesthesia group, where he led the development of institutional safety protocols and quality improvement initiatives. As Medical Director at a Wisconsin hospital, he designed the region's first Anesthesia Perioperative Surgical Home — a model integrating coordinated perioperative care across surgical disciplines. He currently serves on his hospital's mortality review committee, as Region 1 Director for the Wisconsi...

Illinois

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS, Peripheral nerve stimulation, RSD, Radiofrequency, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, MILD, Causalgia, Urine Drug, Hematoma, Neuropathic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Disability, DEA, Independent Medical Examination (IME), Epidural Injections, Budapest Criteria, Opioid Abuse and Overdose

Dr. Adam J. Carinci, MD, JD, MBA is a board-certified Pain Management physician with an active, full-time clinical practice specializing in interventional spine procedures. He evaluates standard of care, causation, and damages in medical malpractice, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases nationwide. His clinical expertise includes epidural steroid injections, facet interventions, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and the comprehensive management of acute and chronic spinal pain conditions. Dr. Carinci is frequently retained in matters involving procedural complications, nerve injury, failure to diagnose or appropriately treat spinal pathology, and issues related to informed consent, documentation, and clinical decision-making. He brings additional expertise in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and opioid prescribing and monitoring. Dr. Carinci serves as Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the ...