Critical Care Medicine Expert Witnesses in Georgia

Critical Care Medicine - Critical Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, ICU, Intensivist, Septic shock, Shock, Cardiogenic Shock, ARDS, Acute respiratory failure, Hypertensive Emergency, post-operative patients, post-surgical patients, status epilepticus, multi-organ failure, stroke

Dr. Solenkova is a critical care physician experienced in different ICU and hospital settings. She received her residency training from Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach and critical care fellowship training from the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Solenkova is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Solenkova cares for patients in the medical ICU, coronary care unit, cardio-thoracic ICU, and surgical ICU. Her patients have various conditions that include but not limited to sepsis, septic shock, cardiogenic shock, acute respiratory failure, ARDS, pneumonia, intraabdominal infection, heart attack, stroke, brain bleed, status epilepticus, COPD exacerbation, acute kidney failure, and multi-organ failure. Dr. Solenkova also cares for patients using mechanical heart-lung support such as ECMO, Impella, IABP, post-cardiac surgery, post-abdominal surgery, post-vascular procedures, post-lung and heart transplants, and many others. She h...

Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Surgery, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) / ECLS, Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS), intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), physical therapy, ventricular assist device (LVAD), cardiothoracic surgery, ventilation

HIGHLIGHTS: --Full Time Clinically active --Tenured Associate Professor at high volume referral Tertiary Academic Medical Center --NIH Funded Researcher (>150 peer reviewed journal articles) --International Leader in ECMO/Critical Care --Authored Multiple Guidelines in ECMO/Critical Care --Previous ICU Medical Director --Section Head of Critical Care --Medical Director of ECMO --Expert Witness since 2014 --Authored multiple reports/depositions. Effective reports, honest/direct assessments, rapid turn around, repeat clients. Dr. Joseph E Tonna, MD, MS, FCCM, FACEP, FAAEM, is a clinically active attending physician with dual board certification in both Emergency Medicine and in Critical Care Medicine, and is a leading international expert in the use and management of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, and life support, with 150 peer reviewed publications on PubMed. He has particular expertise in emergency medicine, ECMO, mechanical circul...

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Respiratory, Expert, ARDS, Pulmonologist, ICU physician, Asthma, Sepsis, lung disease, Bronchoscopy, ICU, Wrongful Death, Pulmonary malpractice

Bobbak Vahid, MD, is board-certified in pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, and Internal Medicine and is an attending teaching physician at Highland Hospital, Oakland California. In addition to his 20+ years of extensive private practice, Dr. Vahid has privileges at five California hospitals (Alameda County Medical Center, Alameda Hospital, San Leandro Hospital, Saint Rose Hospital, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, California Pacific Medical Center, Marin General Hospital, Delta Hospital, Sutter Mills-Peninsula Hospital, Sutter Eden Medical Center, and Sutter Santa Rosa Hospital). Dr. Vahid also has been an adjunctive associate professor at Touro University lecturing courses in respiratory diseases. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Vahid has been ICU director, Respiratory director, Chief of Medicine, Quality Review Committee Chair, and member of the medical executive committee for several hospitals for 6 years & has advised hospitals during the COVID-19 epidemic. He a...

Atlanta, Georgia

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - airway management, cardiopulmonary arrest, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, sepsis, COPD, medical ethics, shock, pneumonia, standard of care

I am a double board-certified physician in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. I have 15 years of clinical experience working in large, high acuity inpatient and outpatient practice settings in the Southeastern United States. I've served in leadership and educational roles within multiple large health systems and I'm an active member of two national societies within my medical specialties. I have been providing highly professional medical expert witness services for more than 5 years and I'm an active member of the Seak, Inc. expert witness community. I am happy to provide my complete Curriculum Vitae upon request. I am especially committed to the ideal of making complicated medical cases easier to understand.

Atlanta, Georgia

Infectious Diseases, Critical Care Medicine - Internal Medicine, Medical errors, Hospital Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Emergency Medicine

Since 2011, I am American board certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Critical Care Medicine. Since 2014, I’ve worked as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and have authored dozens of manuscripts and given hundreds of lectures in the fields of IM, ID, and critical care. I have been a speaker at international congresses. I’m extremely well qualified in topics including sepsis, COVID-19, wound and postoperative/surgical infections, antibiotics, endocarditis, bacteremia, MRSA, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, spine infections, device-related infections, nursing home infections, ECMO, mechanical ventilation, advanced airway, life support, vasopressors, seizures, and trauma. Regardless of whether it is for the plaintiff or defendant, I am not biased and review cases equally for breaches in standard of care, negligence and/or deviations fro...

Georgia

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...

Mableton, Georgia

Internal Medicine, Hospitalist - Hospitalist, ICU (Intensive Care Unit), Critical Care medicine, Sickle cell patients, stroke patients, ventilator care, COVID, hospitalized patients, heart attack patients, cardiovascular disease, decubitus ulcer issues, opiate abuse, Pulmonary embolism, Wound Care

I am a board certified Internal Medicine physician who currently works as a Hospitalist in Atlanta, GA. A Hospitalist is a physician who works in the inpatient setting of a hospital. Therefore, when sick patients visit the ER and its determined that they need to stay hospitalized, I get the call to take care of them (in the medical floors or ICU). Due to my full time schedule being "5 ON, 5 OFF" (five days of inpatient work followed by five days OFF of work), this allows me time to take on medical expert cases. Previous to my time in Atlanta, I have worked full time in New York City and New Jersey. In addition, I have taken on Locums assignments in several other states and cities. In previous summers, I have participated in medical missionary trips over seas - such as Jamaica and Nigeria. When I'm home from saving the world (LOL), I spend time with my wonderful family. I have two daughters (ages 8 & 4) and a son (2). However, my greatest asset is my dear wife! Not only is she a wo...

Atlanta, Georgia

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - Sepsis, Shock States, Pulmonary Embolus, Hemorrhage, ARDS, COVID-19, Asthma, COPD, Respiratory Failure, Airway Management, Hypercarbia, Hypoxia, Intubation, EMR, Machine Learning, Process Improvement, Healthcare Disparities, RCA, Aspiration, Code Blue

I am a board-certified physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine with over 19 years of clinical practice. I have more than a decade of experience providing expert medical-legal reviews, offering clear, evidence-based analysis and testimony. Having practiced within multiple health systems nationwide, I recognize how regional variations in care may influence outcomes. My leadership roles across various institutions have further deepened my insight into hospital operations, quality metrics, and systems-based care. Key leadership positions include: Medical Director of Critical Care Medicine, Piedmont Atlanta & Piedmont Fayette Chairman of Internal Medicine, Piedmont Atlanta Chairman, Sepsis Taskforce, Piedmont Healthcare Member, multiple Medical Executive Committees I have extensive experience with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), quality improvement, and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems — all of which are central to understanding provider behavior, compliance, a...

Augusta, Georgia

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Burns, Necrotizing Fasciitis, TENS, Hyperbaric Medicine, Sepsis, Shock, Critical Care Infectious disease, Critical Care Nutrition and Critical Care Pain Management, Acute Lung Injury, Internal medicine, Critical Care Hematology, Critical Care Renal Disease

Certificate in Nutrition Support Certificate in Hyperbaric Medicine Fellow Critical Care Medicine Fellow American College of Chest Physicians Professor of Medicine, Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Surgery Augusta University Medical Center (Teaching Fellows) Critical Care and Co-Director JM Still Burn Center Over 150 Peer-reviewed Publications (Includes NEJM, Lancet) Principal Investigator in 90 Clinical Trials Patent Law Case Participation and Experience