Hospital Administration Expert Witnesses in Tennessee

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - COVID, overdose, anaphylaxis, appendicitis, fraud, hospital administration, mental health, aortic dissection, sexual assault, myocardial infarction, fractures, negligence, sepsis, wound care, trauma, cardiac arrest, brain hemorrhage, stroke, medical devices, aneurysm

Background: Dr. Kella is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who practices in the Washington D.C. area. In his twenty years of practice, he has worked both clinically and as a hospital executive in large hospital systems and has received awards for hospital safety and quality initiatives. He currently practices in the Washington, D.C. area and has been retained in high-profile civil and federal matters by firms across the country. Dr. Kella has both a clinical and executive background, with an MBA in hospital administration and 15 years of experience in hospital administrative and consulting roles. He is frequently retained for his expertise in corporate negligence matters. He is also a chief medical officer and experienced health tech expert retained for his experience with medical devices and products. Board-certified in Emergency Medicine, and highly experienced expert witness, having reviewed over 400 cases and having testified 15 times in the past 2 years. R...

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery - Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Critical Care, VATS, Lung Cancer, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Medical Devices, Hospital Administration

Current Positions: President Elect, Chief of Staff – Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Cardiothoracic Surgeon – Board Certified in Thoracic, Cardiovascular & General Surgery President & CEO – California Heart & Lung Surgery Center 2024 Top Doctors, LA Magazine & Angeleno Magazine Assistant Professor of Surgery – School of Medicine at California University of Science & Medicine Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery – Centinela Hospital Medical Center Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery – Southern California Hospital at Culver City I currently practice Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Los Angeles, CA. I am Board Certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery and General Surgery and licensed to practice in the states of California and New York. I am also an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Member of the Bylaws Committee at the School of Medicine at California University of Science and Medicine. I have a very busy practice, performing over 300 procedures per year among 6 hospitals ...

Johnson City, Tennessee

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Hospital Administration - Health Systems, NICU, Quality Improvement, Physician Staffing, NEC, HIE, Neonatal Sepsis, Extreme Prematurity, PPHN, System Failure, Neonatal Brain Injury

25 years' experience as a neonatologist, 20 years' experience in NICU Quality Improvement, 12 years' experience as NICU Medical Director, 3 years' experience as a health system Chief Quality Officer, 2 years' experience in expert witness consulting. AAPL Certified Physician Executive. Completed IHI CQO School.

Franklin, Tennessee

Mental Health, Hospital Administration - Mental Health, Partial Hospitalization, Residential Treatment, Eating Disorders, Psychiatric Hospitals

Dr. Bill Parsons has almost 40 years of experience in behavioral health care administration. He has operated residential treatment programs, psychiatric hospitals and partial hospital treatment. His most recent experience was at Acadia Healthcare where he served as CEO of Timberline Knolls, a 165-bed residential treatment program for women with eating disorders and complex mental health and substance abuse issues in Chicago, IL. Also for Acadia, In 2015 he completed a one -year assignment to open a new 120 bed (now completing addition for a 200 bed) psychiatric hospital in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. As a joint venture between Acadia Healthcare and Southcoast Health, he was successful in partnering with Southcoast to open the new hospital and transition staff and patients from their 30-bed inpatient unit located at St. Luke’s hospital to the new facility. He was responsible for hiring the management team, recruiting physicians, developing the operating plan and preparing the hos...