Anesthesiology Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of anesthesiology expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on anesthesiology and related issues. Anesthesiology expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these anesthesiology expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Intubation, General Anesthesia, Extubation, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Critical Care, Difficult Airway, Airway Management, Anesthesiology, Aspiration, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Critical Care Anesthesiology, Epidural, Heart Failure, Hypoxia, and Iv Infiltration.
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Omeed Khodaparast, MD FASA
Anesthesiology Medical Expert
Anesthesiology
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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.
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Victor L. Mandoff, MD, FASA
AWARD WINNING ANESTHESIOLOGY EXPERT WITNESS
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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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...
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Joseph (Jay) H McIsaac, III, MD, MS, MBA, CPE, FASA
Anesthesiology--Academic and Private Practice
McIsaac Consulting, LLC
Anesthesiology
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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 ...
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Jill M Krystofinski Mantell, DNAP, CRNA
Academic Clinical Research Board Certified
CRNA Expert Consultation Services LLC
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Nurse Anesthetist
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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;
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Don A Koenigsberg, DO
Expert-Interventional Pain Management
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Spine, Neck, back, lumbar, cervical, auto, pain, epidural, injection, RSD, nerve, injury
I was the Chairman of Anesthesiology at St Agnes Medical Center in Philadelphia for 14 years.They were a national leader in Burn Care.
I have extensive experience in interventional pain management. My practice now is very active and I see 80-100 patients a week most of which are not involved in litigation.
Certified by American Board of Independent Medical Examiners.
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Mark Prudente, CRNA
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiology
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Anesthesia, Airway management, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Endoscopy anesthesia, Level 1 Trauma, Orthopedic surgery, Spine surgery, General Anesthesia, Urologic anesthesia, Intubation
I am a highly skilled CRNA with over 6 years of clinical experience in anesthesia care across a wide variety of specialties, including trauma, neurosurgery, orthopedics, vascular, cardiac, and more. I have worked in diverse environments, from level 1 trauma centers to outpatient surgical settings, where I have developed expertise in providing general, spinal, and monitored anesthesia care (MAC) to a broad range of patients.
In addition to my hands-on clinical expertise, I possess strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, making me well-suited for expert witness work. I can provide testimony on anesthesia-related adverse events, standard of care in anesthesia practice, and clinical best practices.
I have worked in high-acuity environments, including trauma centers and academic hospitals, where I have been responsible for formulating and executing anesthesia plans for complex surgical cases. This experience also includes emergency airway management, cent...
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Taras Grosh, MD
UPenn Faculty | Anesthesiology, Pain, and Regional
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine
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Regional Anesthesiology, Nerve Injury, Pain Management, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Epidural Anesthesia, Spinal Anesthesia, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Ultrasound guided procedures, General Anesthesia, Sedation, Intubation, Extubation, Difficult Airway, Trauma, Positioning, IV infiltration, cryoablation
Dr. Grosh is the Fellowship Director and Chief of Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a board-certified Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and fellowship trained in Regional Anesthesiology Acute and Chronic Pain management. He is the Director of Orthopedic Anesthesiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center overseeing clinical care of orthopedic surgical patients. Additionally, he is Chair of the Procedural Sedation Committee and the co-chair of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center's Clinical Effectiveness Committee in which he oversees quality improvement and safety metrics for patients in the perioperative space.
Dr. Grosh is an expert in the field of regional anesthesiology, peripheral nerve blocks with local anesthetics and cryoablation, nerve injury, anesthesia for total joint replacement including knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist as well as trauma resusci...
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Zev N Kornfield, MD
Critical Care and Cardiac Anesthesiology
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine
Merion Station, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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Cardiac Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Cardiac Critical Care, Transesophageal Echo, Critical Care Anesthesiology, Surgical Critical Care, intubation, General Anesthesia, shock, difficult airway, cardiac arrest, Resucitation, heart failure, central line, pulmonary artery catheter
Dr. Kornfield is a board-certified, actively practicing Cardiac Anesthesiologist and Critical Care Physician at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia.
In his roles as Medical Director of the Heart and Vascular Intensive Care Unit and Co-lead of the Cardiac Surgery Performance Improvement Initiative at a large quaternary care teaching hospital of the University of Pennsylvania he oversees quality improvement and safety metrics for patients.
Dr. Kornfield is Ivy League Educated, completing his B.S. at Columbia University and his M.D. and Anesthesia Residency training at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kornfield completed double fellowship training in Critical Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Barnes Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St Louis. He is Triple board certified in Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Advanced Perioperative Echocardiography.
Dr. Kornfield is an expert...
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Veena Graff, MD
Anesthesiology & Pain Management
Thomas Jefferson University | Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine
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Opioid management, Billing, Medical Fraud, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Acute and Chronic Pain Management, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain syndromes, Regional Anesthesiology, Nerve Blocks, Epidurals, Spinals, Ultrasound & Fluoroscopic guided procedures, General Anesthesia, Airway, Intubation, Criminal
Dr. Graff is board-certified in both anesthesiology & pain medicine. She is currently an associate professor and serves as the vice chair of clinical operations at Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine, in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to this role, she was at the at the Ivy League institution, the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine from 2016 - 2025, where she served as the division chief and fellowship program director of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine and the perioperative pain management lead for the University of Pennsylvania Health System's Opioid Task Force, for all seven hospitals under the health system.
Dr. Graff supervises and teaches fellow physicians, resident physicians, medical students, and nurse anesthetists daily.
Dr. Graff also holds a faculty position and is a fellow within the national organization, American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) & Pain Medicine. She also holds a membership with the natio...
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Jason B Ochroch, MD
Physician Anesthesiologist - UPenn Faculty
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology
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Anesthesiology, general anesthesia, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), intubation, extubation, airway emergencies, difficult airways, acute pain medicine, acute on chronic pain, multimodal analgesia, opioid management, regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, epidural and spinal anesthesia, nerve catheters, IV infiltration
Dr. Jason Ochroch is a board-certified anesthesiologist with subspecialty fellowship training in regional and orthopedic anesthesia and acute pain medicine. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Associate Residency Program Director at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Maintains full clinical practice as an attending anesthesiologist and on the inpatient Acute Pain Medicine service
- Supervises and teaches medical students, resident physicians, and nurse anesthetists at a large tertiary academic medical center on a daily basis
- Extensive experience with regional anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks
- Expert in evidence-based best practice medicine, also having completed University of Pennsylvania’s Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics program
- Active researcher and first author with 10+ peer-reviewed publications, along with numerous national and local presentations
- Peer reviewer in several academic journals
- A...
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Asad Ali Usman, MD, MPH
Anesthesiology, Critical Care & MCS UPenn Faculty
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Surgery
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Intubation, ECMO, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Cardiac Critical Care, Anesthesiology, Echocardiography, Cardiac Arrest, Impella, IABP, Rescue TEE, Code, End of Life, Palliation, Medication Errors, Extubation, RVAD, LVAD, Dissection
Asad is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where he specializes in anesthesiology, cardiac anesthesia, critical care and mechanical circulatory support (MCS). He provides perioperative care for patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery, including valve repair and replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting, heart transplantation, and implantation of durable mechanical circulatory support devices including left and right ventricular assist devices (LVAD/RVAD).
His clinical and research focus centers on right heart failure diagnosis and management, temporary and durable MCS device selection and optimization, and perioperative hemodynamic monitoring. He has authored peer-reviewed publications on temporary right ventricular assist devices and has presented at national critical care and mechanical circulatory support conferences including SCCM a...
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Jesse Raiten, MD, FCCM
Critical Care & Anesthesiology- Full Professor
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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Critical Care Anesthesiology, Cardiac Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care, Airway Injury, Intubation, Thoracic Anesthesia, Respiratory Failure, Extubation, Medication Errors, Cardiac Arrest, Shock, Heart failure, Delirium, Sedation, ECMO and Impella, Sepsis, DVT, Critical Care Surgery
I have reviewed medical-legal cases from the OR and ICU for approximately a decade, for both the Plaintiff and Defense. I have been deposed and testified at trial multiple times. I have also served as an expert in drug patent cases, and cases involving defamation. I am a Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. I hold triple board certification (anesthesiology, critical care, echocardiography), I have advanced training in patient safety from Harvard, and I am the Patient Safety and Quality Officer for Anesthesia and Critical Care. I am highly experienced at analyzing patient injuries in the intra-operative and post-operative periods and determining their causes. My clinical work is divided between the OR and Heart Vascular ICU. I have extensive experience with patients undergoing routine outpatient surgery, as well as critically ill patients in the OR and ICU suffering from heart failure, respiratory failure, kidney failure and...
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Justin Black, MD
Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Airway & Sedation
Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology
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General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Airway management, Difficult airway, Nerve block / injury, Standard of care, Acute pain, Recovery room, Awareness, Ultrasound, Aspiration, Medical malpractice, Monitored Anesthesia Care - MA, Conscious sedation, Epidural, Spinal, Obstetric anesthesia, Oversedation, Oxygen desaturation, Hypoxia
Board-certified anesthesiologist and expert witness specializing in medical malpractice case review involving perioperative care, airway management, and sedation-related complications and perioperative events.
Active in full-time clinical practice across Maryland and Washington, D.C., with ongoing involvement in standard of care analysis, causation, and anesthetic decision-making across diverse surgical and procedural settings.
With more than 15 years of clinical experience, he practices across general anesthesiology, including ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and perioperative pain management. His experience includes both solo practice and medical direction models, with extensive involvement in supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists.
In addition to clinical practice, he served as Interim Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia at a community hospital in Baltimore, MD, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Philip S Kim, MD
Center for Interventional Pain Spine, LLC
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Expertise in pain management in medical and surgical interventions. Involved and active within medical and pain societies. Author and editor of various textbooks and papers. On consensus panel for intrathecal drug delivery and neurostimulation. Physician representative for controlled substance in DE
In process of getting masters in integrative and functional medicine. Certificate of advance fellowship with anti-aging and regenerative medicine society.
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Jeffrey A Martin, MD, M.M.Sc.
Academic Anesthesiologist
Pocono Anesthesiology Consultants
Greentown, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology
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cardiac-thoracic anesthesia, general anesthesiology, military, trauma, Scientific staff
Academic Anesthesiologist currently on Staff at a major New England Teaching Institution. Previous senior medical officer at NIH. Have held multiple position as Department Chief for several facilities including regional Medical Director. , Assistant Professor at USUHS, Bethesda,MD. Have served as a resource for case reviews and expert medical source for several Legal firms. Clinical research background with publications. Available to travel
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