Hospitalist Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of hospitalist expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on hospitalist and related issues. Hospitalist 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 hospitalist expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Sepsis, Hospitalist, Stroke, Pneumonia, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Embolism, Diabetes, Respiratory Failure, Falls, Primary Care, Hypertension, Medication Errors, COPD, and Failure To Diagnose.
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J. Jordan Romano, DO
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Two Decades at Top Ivy League Hospitals: Dartmouth & Harvard/Mass General
Tufts Medical Center (Current Faculty/Staff Member)
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Omar S Darwish, MS, DO
Hospitalist Medicine - University Physician
The University of California, Irvine
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Sepsis, Stroke, decubitus ulcer, aspiration pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, unusual diseases, postoperative surgical complications, atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation, IME, medical claims, fall, infection, bleeding
Dr. Omar S. Darwish is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a full-time practicing Hospitalist at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California. He received his residency training in internal medicine at St. Mary Medical Center and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He has also completed a one-year chief year in Internal Medicine at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California.
Dr. Darwish is available for expert witness consultations to both defense and plaintiff attorneys. He has provided expert review on more than 100 cases that have involved sepsis, unexpected fall in the hospital, unexpected death, stroke, development of sacral decubitus ulcers, cases of medical claims of medical necessity, and many others. He has also worked as a medical consultant in reviewing Veteran Disability Claims.
Dr. Darwish has been the acting coordinator of the Morbidity and Mortality Conferences for the Department of Medicine since 2013. Therefore, as p...
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Mark Lazarus, MD, FACP
Hospitalist, Nursing Homes
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Board Certified Internal Medicine, Clinical Instructor, Hospital Medicine, SNFs, Nursing Homes, Long-term Care, Hospitalist, Internist, Inpatient Medicine, Primary Care, PCP, DVT, PE, Decubitus Ulcers
Expert in peer review—Assistant Medical Director, Morbidity/Mortality Chair, Professional Performance Review, IM Peer Review, Utilization Review, and Medicine Supervisory Committee. Involved in 100+ malpractice cases, 70% plaintiff and 30% defense.
Experienced Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician with over 10 years of clinical and teaching experience. Graduated from Rush University Medical School in the top 50% of his graduating class with board scores in the top national quartile. Hospitalist clinical instructor at Scripps for 10 years and staff physician with San Diego SNF Hospitalists (servicing various local nursing homes) for 6 years. Currently a hospitalist at Boulder Community Hospital.
Available for internal medicine, nursing home, and hospitalist case reviews. Quick responses—texts, calls, and emails returned within 1 hour. CV, fee schedule, attorney references, and redacted medical reports available on request.
847.830.3636
Lazarus.M.A@gmail.com
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Dalton E Diamond, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Sand Mountain Hospitalists, LLC
Guntersville, Alabama
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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Military Medicine
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Jared L. Tepper, MD
Board-Certified Hospitalist OB/GYN Expert Witness
Alabama
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hospitalist
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Birth Injury, Birth Trauma, Cerebral Palsy, Fetal Monitoring, Fetal Tracing, EFM, HIE, VBAC, Uterine Rupture, Preterm Birth, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Premature Birth, C/S, Preeclampsia, Miscarriage, Shoulder Dystocia, Vacuum Delivery, Cesarean Section, Perineal Laceration, Ectopic Pregnancy
Board-certified OB/GYN attending physician in active clinical practice as an OB/GYN Hospitalist at Holy Redeemer Hospital in the Philadelphia suburbs. Personally performs approximately 200 deliveries per year, as well as inpatient gynecologic consults and emergency surgeries. Leader of the Obstetrics Quality group and member of the Obstetrics Risk group. Trained at Pennsylvania Hospital in the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Won awards in residency for teaching, surgical excellence, and research. Peer-reviewed author. Has undergone expert witness training with SEAK.
Also working at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as an OB/GYN Hospitalist at the Special Delivery Unit. Holds a teaching position as a Clinical assistant professor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Maintains an active medical license in Pennsylvania. Board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2021. Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology....
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Terry L Lester, MD
Internal Medicine Hospitalist & Medical Director
Doctor2Reivew.com
Alaska
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Utilization Status Review & Coding Documentation Integrity (CDI), Clinical Validation Denials, Life Expectancy, Fraud & Abuse, Medical Malpractice Standard of Care, Insurance Payor/Payee Disputes
Board-certified in Internal Medicine with over 25 years of combined clinical and administrative experience, I currently serve as a practicing hospitalist and the System Medical Director of Physician Advisory Services for Christus Health. I lead Physician Advisory Services including Utilization Review, Care Management, and Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) across a 30-hospital system, with daily oversight of admission status determinations, medical necessity reviews, DRG coding validations, and Payor-Provider disputes.
My background includes extensive leadership roles as Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director in multiple healthcare systems across New Mexico, Alaska, Ohio, and Indiana. Through my consulting firm, Doctor2Review, I provide expert witness services in medical malpractice, life expectancy estimation, clinical validation audits, fraud and abuse investigations, and regulatory compliance. I have testified in court and delivered detailed written reports supported by ...
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Matthew W Wright, MD, FACP
Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) Expert Witness
Canyon State Medicolegal Consulting, LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Medicine, Adult Hospital Medicine, Hospital Inpatient, Infections, Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Sepsis, Falls, Strokes, Bedsores, AMA Discharges, Potassium, Locum Tenens, Medication Errors, Medication Reconciliation, Inappropriate Discharges, Consultation Errors
Matthew W. Wright, MD, FACP, is a board-certified internist and Fellow of the American College of Physicians with more than 20 years of clinical experience in hospital medicine. He is the Managing Member of Sonoran Hospital Medicine, PLC, through which he maintains an active locum tenens hospitalist practice at facilities in Arizona and Montana.
Dr. Wright earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was initially certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 2004 and recertified with a Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine in 2015. He currently holds an active ABIM certification in Internal Medicine. In 2016, he was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP).
Dr. Wright ser...
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Stephanie L Kokseng, MD
Z & Z Healthcare, LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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telemedicine, Geriatrics, internal medicine
I am board certified in internal medicine based in Phoenix, AZ and practice as a hospitalist. I have private practice and locum tenens experience. I am licensed in FL, AZ, TN, MO and NC.
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Ezekiel Volkert, MD
Board-Certified Hospitalist & IM Specialist
Castro Valley, California
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Hospitalist Expert, Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Hypertension, Sepsis, Diarrhea, Geriatrics, Failure to Diagnose, Dementia, Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Kidney Disease, Anemia, Perioperative Evaluation, Acute Inpatient care, Chronic Disease Management, Hospital Negligence, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis
Dr. Ezekiel Volkert is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and a practicing Hospitalist in the East Bay. Dr. Volkert attended medical school at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. As an internal medicine physician, Dr. Volkert has expertise in both primary care and care for hospitalized patients.
Specialty Focus: Hypertension, Heart Disease, Stroke, Falls, Dementia, Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Kidney Disease, Anemia, and Perioperative Evaluation.
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Rebecca M Lekim, DO, QME
Hospital based Internal Medicine Physician
SAN RAMON, California
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Atrial fibrillation, Syncope, NSTEMI, Delirium, Diabetes/DKA, GI bleed Pancreatitis, Inpatient Death, Failure to diagnose, Readmission, Perioperative, Acute kidney injury hyponatremia, Respiratory failure COPD Asthma, Sepsis, Stroke, Congestive Heart Failure, DVT/PE, Alcohol withdrawal, Hyperkalemia, Discharge Planning
I am a board-certified internal medicine physician and hospitalist based in the East Bay, California, with over a decade of post-graduate clinical experience. I completed my residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in 2018 and currently practice at a high-acuity stroke and trauma center, caring for medically complex patients including ICU step-down–level cases.
I am a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (Internal Medicine) and serve as a Medical Consultant and Expert Reviewer for the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, conducting independent standards-of-care and medical record reviews. My work involves detailed analysis of complex medical timelines, causation, and clinical decision-making.
In addition to clinical practice, I have been involved in multiple hospital administrative committees. I currently serve as Chair of the Medical Records Committee and have participated extensively in peer review, quality improvement, and internal medicine quality oversight initiat...
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Omar S Darwish, MS, DO
Hospitalist Medicine - University Physician
The University of California, Irvine
Orange, California
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Sepsis, Stroke, decubitus ulcer, aspiration pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, unusual diseases, postoperative surgical complications, atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation, IME, medical claims, fall, infection, bleeding
Dr. Omar S. Darwish is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a full-time practicing Hospitalist at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California. He received his residency training in internal medicine at St. Mary Medical Center and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He has also completed a one-year chief year in Internal Medicine at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California.
Dr. Darwish is available for expert witness consultations to both defense and plaintiff attorneys. He has provided expert review on more than 100 cases that have involved sepsis, unexpected fall in the hospital, unexpected death, stroke, development of sacral decubitus ulcers, cases of medical claims of medical necessity, and many others. He has also worked as a medical consultant in reviewing Veteran Disability Claims.
Dr. Darwish has been the acting coordinator of the Morbidity and Mortality Conferences for the Department of Medicine since 2013. Therefore, as p...
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Thomas Baird McIlraith, MD, SFHM, CLHM
Baird Medical Consulting
Davis, California
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospitalist, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Infections, Pneumonia, Electrolyte abnormalities, Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Sepsis, Shock, Falls, Stroke, Medical Necessity, InterQual, Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG)
Dr. McIlraith received his BS, and MD from the University of Wisconsin; and completed Internal Medicine Residency at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in 1999. In 2000, he was made the head of the hospitalist division in the South Sacramento Kaiser Permanente. He became the Chairman of Hospital Medicine at Mercy Medical Group in 2004. In the subsequent 12 years he grew the department from 12 to 84 hospitalists. He was elected to the MMG board of directors in 2009, and served as Treasurer from 2011 through 2016. He has served as the Chairman of Medicine at Mercy General Hospital since 2020.
Dr. McIlraith has been providing expert opinion services to defense and plaintiff clients since 2011.
He has served on the The Doctors Company Hospital Medicine Advisory Board.
Dr. McIlraith joined NAIP (now SHM) as a charter member in 1998 and has been active ever since. He was in the inaugural FHM class in 2009, the inaugural SFHM class in 2010, and the inaugural CLHM...
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Ayesha Murtuza, MD
Internal Medicine Physician/Hospital Medicine
San Ramon , California
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Primary Care, Critical Care medicine, Pulmonology, Infectious disease, cardiology, Traumatic Brain injury, Cardiovascular Care, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Obesity, Geriatics, Perioperative, Sepsis, Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Care
I have near 10 years of post graduate experience in different patient care settings amongst various roles as board certified internal medicine physician. I have completed my residency training at University of California, San Diego and I am currently a hospitalist in the East Bay Area, California. From the acute inpatient setting to end of life care, I am a qualified expert to provide consultation. I have experience in treating hospitalized patients in the acute care setting. I work in a high acuity stroke and trauma center, having specific experience in caring for patients with stroke, trauma, infectious diseases, heart failure, sepsis, etc. In addition to direct patient care, I have been involved in quality review committees, assessing physicians and certain clinical scenarios. I have experience in reviewing records and peer review, evaluating for opportunities for improvement in medical decision making while serving on the Quality Review Committee. I have been active in the ethic...
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Amir Aljilani, MD
Extensive inpatient hospital & SNF experience
Los Angeles, California
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital, Skilled Nursing Facility, SNF, Wound, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Internist, Rehab, Rehabilitation, Falls, Acute Rehab Unit, ARU, IRF, nursing home, nursing facility, IM, Inpatient, Outpatient, ulcer, pressure injury
Dr. Amir Aljilani, M.D.
Expert Witness in Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Care
Dr. Amir Aljilani is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with extensive experience providing expert medical testimony and case review for both plaintiff and defense counsel in cases involving inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facility (SNF) care, and acute rehabilitation unit (ARU) care.
Dr. Aljilani serves as a Lead Hospitalist for Care Transitions in the largest hospitalist group at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he has practiced since 2013. He also serves as the Assistant Medical Director of the Enhanced Care Program at Cedars Sinai, which is the hospitals associated SNF program. He also directs medical care at multiple skilled nursing facilities, including serving as Medical Director at SharonCare Skilled Nursing Facility and as a Quality Improvement Council member at Culver West Health Center and Kennedy Care Center.
With leadership roles spanning hospital...
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Andre Kumar, MD, MEd
Board-Certified Hospitalist at Stanford University
Stanford, California
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Anticoagulation, Prophylaxis, Inpatient, Diagnosis, Management, Procedure, Restraints, Pressure Wound, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Low Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Heart Failure, Infections, Pneumonia, Systems, Nursing
I am a board-certified internal medicine physician and academic hospitalist at Stanford University with national expertise in adult inpatient standards of care, diagnostic reasoning, and hospital systems. I have been practicing hospital medicine at Stanford for a decade, where I have several leadership roles related to teaching junior physicians and medical students. I currently serve as the Director of Clinical Reasoning at Stanford University School of Medicine. As a faculty member with a Master's in Education who has received over 25 teaching awards over my career, I aim to provide clear communication of complex medical issues to legal teams, clients, and juries. I have greater than 5 years experience reviewing medical negligence cases involving hospitalized adults for both plaintiffs and defenses. I am a recognized expert in clinical decision-making and failure to recognize or treat scenarios among hospitalized adults seen in urgent care, emergency department, acute care, and cr...
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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert
California
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine
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Tele-ICU, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Pulmonary Embolism, Resuscitation, DNR, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death, LTACH, Hospitalist, COPD, End of life, Ethics, life support, Pleural effusion, Obstructive sleep apnea
Dr. David H. Kupferberg is a triple board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with more than 25 years of active clinical practice. He holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and maintains active medical licenses in more than 25 states — making him available as an expert in virtually any jurisdiction.
His clinical background spans high-acuity ICU care at major academic and community hospitals, consultative pulmonary medicine, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) management, and Tele-ICU remote monitoring across multiple national health systems. This breadth gives him direct, current familiarity with standard-of-care obligations across diverse care settings — bedside, LTACH, and remote — a combination few experts can offer.
Dr. Kupferberg holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, providing rigorous analytical grounding for causation analysis, outcomes assessme...
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Grace Lozinski, MD
HealthAdvise
Newport Beach, California
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Pulmonary Diseases, asthma, inhalational disorders, DVT, lung infections, COPD, COVID, Aspiration Pneumonia Disability, Cardiovascular Disease, Chest Pain, Ischemic Heart Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Pacemaker, Sepsis, Stroke, Anticoagulation, Blood Thinner, GI Bleed
Dr. Grace Lozinski, MD is an internist in Newport Beach, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). In her 24 years of experience, Dr. Lozinski has specialized in treating patients with Chronic Kidney disease, high cholesterol, Ischemic Heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Lozinski served as Chief Quality Officer for a nationally ranked health care system in Southern California for five years. She provided clinical leadership over quality and optimization of clinical services. She has expertise in hospital operations and key initiatives such as patient safety, transitions of care, mortality reduction, readmission reduction and organizational process improvement.
Education &Training
Medical School
New York Medical College class of 2000
Residency
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Internal Medicine 2000-2003
Certification & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2002-2025
American Board of Internal Medicine
Profes...
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Sharon Orrange, MD, MHS
Clinical Prof USC -Internal Med Expert- 20+ years
Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California
Beverly Hills , California
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Hospitalist Expert Witness, Primary Care Expert Witness, Women's Health Expert Witness, Plaintiff and Defense Expert Witness-Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine Expert Witness, Standard of Care-Internal Medicine, Failure to Diagnose Expert, Expert Witness for Delayed Diagnosis, Expert in Complex Medical Cases
Dr. Sharon Orrange is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a board-certified internal medicine physician with over 20 years of full-time clinical practice in Southern California. With more than 15 years of medical-legal consulting experience, Dr. Orrange has served as an expert witness in over two dozen cases, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, including work on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice. Her areas of expertise include internal medicine, hospitalist medicine, obesity medicine, and women’s health. She is also a certified menopause provider and holds additional certification from the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Dr. Orrange earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of California, San Diego, her Master of Health Sciences from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, and her MD from the University of Southern California. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at UC San Diego Me...
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MISTY J RYDELSKI, MD
HOSPITAL QUALITY, RISK MANAGEMENT MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Orange County, California
Internal Medicine, Hospital Administration
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MEDICAL OPERATIONS, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, MEDICARE COMPETENCE, IPA OVERSIGHT, CREDENTIALING, HOSPITAL MEDICINE, STANDARD OF CARE, HOSPITALIST, APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES, FRAUD WASTE ABUSE, CHAIR PEER REVIEW, UTILIZATION DIRECTOR, HEALTH PLAN DIRECTOR, HOSPITAL QUALITY, MODEL CONTRACTS, DATA ANALYTICS, RISK MANAGEMENT
General specialities: Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Health Plan Administration, Health System Administration, Office Based Solo Practice and Group Practice
Keywords: Operations Medical Director, Risk Mitigation, Medical Malpractice Hospital and Office-Based Medicine, Quality Performance, Hospital Acquired Conditions, Standard of Care, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Good Clinical Practice, Patient Management, High Reliability Organizations, Billing and Claims Review, Strategic Planning, Business Intelligence.
Dr. Rydelski is a Board Certified Internal Medicine physician with 20 years experience in Medical Malpractice Peer Review for Hospitals, Malpractice Evaluation and Risk Mitigation for a Malpractice Company, Hospital Peer Review Committee and Statewide Health Plan Peer Review. Her career includes extensive experience as a Health Plan Operations Medical Director, Subject Matter Expert for Fraud, Waste , Abuse, Utilization Management Medical Director, and Hospital Physicia...
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Nicholas Schmidt
Internal Medicine - Scripps Health
san diego, California
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
I am a board-certified internal medicine physician currently employed by the Scripps Healthcare system in San Diego, CA. I currently practice as a hospitalist. I completed my undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins University, followed by a master's degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg school of public health with a degree in cancer and reproductive biology. I then worked in healthcare consulting and biosecurity. I then turned to medicine and completed my medical education at Loma Linda University and ultimately completing an Internal Medicine residency at Scripps Clinic and Scripps Green Hospital. During these years, I completed research largely in musculoskeletal and regenerative medicine. I now practice as a full-time hospitalist within the Scripps Healthcare system.
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Emory S Winship VIII, DO
Internal Medicine Hospitalist
San Diego, California
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Navy Veteran -Physician, Aerospace Medicine, Internal Medicine Hospitalist, Internal Medicine Primary Care
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Roberto Contreras II, MD, CLCP
California Life Care Planning Association
Seal Beach, California
Life Care Planning, Internal Medicine
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medical billing, life care planner, hospitalist, medical devices, medical management, medical coding, legal medicine, legal nurse consulting, nurse practitioner, obstetrics and gynecology, addiction medicine, family medicine, general practice, gynecology, consultative examinations
The California Life Care Planning Association was created by experts in the field of Life Care Planning, with more than 30 years of experience working in the health care industry. All of our professionals are Certified Life Care Planners, as well as active medical practitioners dedicated to assessing lifetime cost of care for individuals with catastrophic injuries/illness. What sets us apart from many other Life Care Planning organizations and individuals is that all of our Life Care Planners have active direct experience with patient care. We hold ourselves to a higher standard and hold all of our affiliates to that same higher standard. Whether it be plaintiff, defense , or any other client, our methodology is transparent and consistent.
Given the healthcare backgrounds of our founders, all Life Care Plans and services are overseen by a Physician. Similar to a hospital setting, many of our services go through "rounding" with senior partners and physicians to make sure we are keep...
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Brett Halloran, MD, SFHM
Hospitalist, Medical Billing, Medical Necessity
Napa, California
Hospitalist, Medical Billing
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Wernicke Encephalopathy, Stroke, Hospital Transfers, Heart attack, Falls, Delirium, Pulmonary embolism, Alcohol withdrawal, Hospital transfers, Pneumonia, Medication side effects, UTI, Renal failure, Medical Billing, Medical Necessity , Abdominal pain, Bed sores, C Diff, Sepsis
Nationally recognized and awarded for contributions to the field of hospital medicine. Extensive experience in medical necessity as a physician advisor.
Dr. Halloran is board certified in internal medicine and in active practice as a hospitalist in Northern California at a referral center hospital with high severity of illness. He listens to patients and specializes in complex, challenging cases. He also serves as regional medical director for utilization management.
Dr. Halloran is an expert in medical billing and medical necessity. He has served as UM medical director and physician advisor for a large regional health care entity. In that capacity, he has reviewed thousands of charts for medical necessity.
In addition to more than 15 years of clinical experience at the bedside as a hospitalist and many years as medical director, Dr. Halloran has 10+ years of experience as an expert. Dr Halloran has served as an expert in hundreds of cases, with particular expertise in commun...
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Naomi E Lawrence-Reid, MD
Board-certified Pediatrician | Newborn Hospitalist
Doctoring Differently®
San Diego, California
Pediatrics, Child Abuse
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Pediatrician, Pediatrics, Child Abuse, Children, Newborn, Neonate, Neonatal, Nursery, Telemedicine, Emergency, Urgent care, Infant, Teen, Hospitalist, Child Injury, Developmental Delay
Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid is a board-certified pediatrician and Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics with more than 15 years of post-graduate clinical experience across academic and community hospital settings in California.
Her clinical expertise spans the full pediatric age range — from premature newborns through adolescence. Areas of specialty include: Neonatal & Newborn Medicine, Prematurity, hyperbilirubinemia, birth injury, hypoglycemia, prenatal substance exposure, respiratory distress syndrome, newborn screening abnormalities, Infectious disease, gastrointestinal, respiratory, allergic, and dermatologic conditions; sepsis; dehydration; routine preventive care, child Abuse & Neglect, Diagnosis, reporting obligations, and standard of care in civil and criminal matters.
Dr. Lawrence-Reid has served on hospital quality improvement committees with direct responsibility for adverse event review and patient safety initiatives, giving her firsthand familiarity with institut...
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Ashim B. Hajra
Hospital Medicine Medical-Legal Consultant
Hajra Med-Legal Consulting, LLC
Oakland, California
Hospitalist
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hospital medicine, Internal Medicine, Failure to Diagnose, Medication Errors, Litigation, hospitalist, Standard of Care, Escalation of Care, Medical Malpractice, inpatient care, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Escalate Care, Causation Analysis, Acute Care Medicine, Delayed Diagnosis, Inappropriate Treatment, Retrospective Case Review
Board-certified Internal Medicine physician with 15 years of continuous experience practicing Hospital Medicine in acute-care inpatient settings. I am actively practicing as a hospitalist and remain current on contemporary inpatient standards of care, diagnostic guidelines, and evidence-based clinical decision-making.
I provide medical-legal consulting for attorneys evaluating inpatient hospital medicine cases. My work focuses on retrospective review of medical records to assess standards of care, diagnostic decision-making, treatment appropriateness, escalation of care, and medical causation. This includes analysis of complex hospital courses, evolving clinical presentations, delays in diagnosis, and failures or appropriateness of escalation.
My consulting work is grounded in real-world inpatient practice and reflects how medical decisions are made in hospital environments, including multidisciplinary communication, handoffs, and time-sensitive clinical judgment under uncertainty...
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Joshua A. Ronen, MD, FACP
BC IM Hospitalist & Physician Advisor
Pasadena, California
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Medicine Physician /Hospitalist, Internal Med, Atrial Fib/Flutter, Renal Failure, Transient Ischemic Attack, CVA, COPD, Pneumonia, Respiratory Failure, UGIB, LGIB, Acute Cholecystitis/Appendicitis, Choledocholithiasis, Obstructive jaundice & uropathy, Complicated/uncomplicated UTI, Cellulitis/NSTI, AFIB, Sepsis, CHF, DM HTN
I am an internal medicine physician presently based out of Southern California that specializes in the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients.
I started my attending career as a clinical hospitalist at UCSF Medical Center, where I also served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine with the adjoining School of Medicine. My duties included resident and medical student education which I sought out voluntarily. Since my career began, at least 50% of my schedule has been composed of nocturnal medicine coverage. Since my career transitioned to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena CA, I took more a direct care hospitalist role (not directly affiliated with their internal medicine residency). At this larger community medical center, my clinical responsibilities initially included swing shift and night shift triage and admission of patients from the emergency department. At present, 100% of my schedule is now as a rounding direct care hospitalist physician, taking care of a ...
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Hilal S Abu-Zahra, MD
Loma Linda, California
Pediatrics, Hospitalist
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Pediatric Hospitalist, outpatient general pediatrics, Newborn care, jaundice, kernicterus, Newborn resuscitation, Inpatient pediatrics, respiratory distress, viral infections, sepsis, pneumonia, obesity
Dr. Abu-Zahra has 8+ years of experience as a practicing pediatric hospitalist in the Inland Empire in both community and academic hospital settings. Dr. Abu-Zahra provides consultation for chart reviews, expert witness depositions, and testimony. Dr. Abu-Zahra is double board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in general pediatrics and pediatric hospitalist medicine and is a fellow of the American Association of Pediatrics (FAAP). Dr. Abu-Zahra graduated from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at University of Maryland in Baltimore. He works in an academic children's hospital and a community hospital with newborn nursery, inpatient pediatrics and ER consults. Furthermore, Dr. Abu-Zahra works full time as a hospitalist in a tertiary care academic center and half time as an outpatient pediatrician in a clinic affiliated with a family residency program.
Dr. Abu-Zahra is the former chair of pediatrics at two of the community hospitals. H...
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Thomas W Miller, MD
Hospital Medicine Physician
Innovel Health Initiatives, LLC
Longmont, Colorado
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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hospitalist, internist, perioperative, diagnosis, consultant, informed consent, advance directive, CPR, administrative, communication, community, DNR
Dr. Miller has over 25 years as a practicing hospitalist, including 11 years as medical director overseeing teams as large as 80 hospitalists. His practice experience is in hospitals ranging from 50 to over 500 beds. He has extensive experience in leading quality improvement, detailed and objective evaluation of physicians’ performance as well as developing standards of practice and communication between hospitalists, specialists and non-physician staff. He also has facility with verbal presentations ranging from physicians to laypersons and is happy to provide reviews in either defense or plaintiff cases.
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Noah T Kaufman, MD
ER MD | 20+ Yrs | Expert Witness | Objective Voice
Kaufman Medical Group, Inc.
Denver, Colorado
Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist
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Sepsis, heart attack, stroke, trauma, standard of care, CHF, negligence, medical malpractice, causation, emergency medicine, abuse, chart review, trial testimony, prison, wrongful death, nursing home, testimony, medical legal review, Abscess, Pain and Suffering
Dr. Kaufman is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and has provided opinion and deposition on numerous difficult cases for both sides. He remains in the minority of physicians his age who have never personally been sued for medical malpractice.
Dr. Kaufman is a frequent on-air Medical Expert for the Denver NBC and CBS affiliates (see video at www.kaufmanmedicalgroup.com).
As a Peer Review committee member and 15 year hardened Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Dr. Kaufman has deep experience providing care at many different types of emergency medical practices and all different volumes and levels of acuity.
Dr. Kaufman has experience teaching Emergency Medicine residents and medical school students. He has also written numerous published articles on physician networks/blogs. Letters of referral from attorneys available on request. Dr. Kaufman is punctual and thorough and has numerous attorney testimonials and repeat consultations and is the go-to expert for several large...
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Philip Fung, MD
Academic IM Hospitalist & Clinical Ethicist
Centennial, Colorado
Hospitalist, Hospice and Palliative Care
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Clinical ethics, Medical ethics, Hospital medicine, Internal Medicine, Palliative medicine, Hospice, End of life care, Power of attorney, Surrogate decision making, MOST, POLST, MOLST, Advance Directives, CPR directive, organ procurement, organ donation, Medicolegal, Organizational ethics, bioethics
Practicing high quality adult hospital medicine and inpatient palliative and hospice medicine in high-volume academic urban teaching hospitals since 2010, including the care of incarcerated adult patients.
Medical Director of Colorado Works for International Physicians - pre-residency clinical training program for international medical graduates seeking to do primary care residency in the United States.
Board certified through ABIM in Internal Medicine since 2009.
Founding member the Division of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Denver Health and Hospital Authority.
Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Pending dissertation in Healthcare Ethics on moral formation of physicians
Performing clinical ethics consultations in academic hospitals since 2011, covering a range of topics including but not limited to capacity/competency, informed consent, withdrawal of life sustaining treatment and end-of-life-care (including medical aid in dying-MA...
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Mark Lazarus, MD, FACP
Superior, Colorado
Hospitalist, Nursing Homes
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Board Certified Internal Medicine, Clinical Instructor, Hospital Medicine, SNFs, Nursing Homes, Long-term Care, Hospitalist, Internist, Inpatient Medicine, Primary Care, PCP, DVT, PE, Decubitus Ulcers
Expert in peer review—Assistant Medical Director, Morbidity/Mortality Chair, Professional Performance Review, IM Peer Review, Utilization Review, and Medicine Supervisory Committee. Involved in 100+ malpractice cases, 70% plaintiff and 30% defense.
Experienced Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician with over 10 years of clinical and teaching experience. Graduated from Rush University Medical School in the top 50% of his graduating class with board scores in the top national quartile. Hospitalist clinical instructor at Scripps for 10 years and staff physician with San Diego SNF Hospitalists (servicing various local nursing homes) for 6 years. Currently a hospitalist at Boulder Community Hospital.
Available for internal medicine, nursing home, and hospitalist case reviews. Quick responses—texts, calls, and emails returned within 1 hour. CV, fee schedule, attorney references, and redacted medical reports available on request.
847.830.3636
Lazarus.M.A@gmail.com
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Mark Berenson, MD
Hospital & Emergency Medicine
Thoughtful Health Care, P-LLC
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Hospitalist, Substance Abuse
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House Call Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Addiction, Pain Management, Alcoholism, Cannabis, Opioids/Suboxone, Hospice, Hospital Medicine, Post Surgical Medical Consultation, Pre-op medical consultation, IV Hydration Therapy, IV Vitamin Therapy, behavioral health, Clinical Pharmacology, Telemedicine
Board certified in Family Medicine.
Over two decades of experience in Hospital and Emergency Medicine.
Owner and Medical Director of a House Call Medical Practice in New Orleans since 2012.
In house medical consultant for The St. Charles Surgical Hospital and Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans.
Expertise in Addiction Medicine including opioid dependence, alcoholism and other drugs of abuse.
Expertise in Clinical Pharmacology, IV Hydration, IV Vitamin Therapy and Integrative Medicine.
Expertise in Telemedicine and Outpatient Acute Care.
Expertise in Geriatric Medicine, End-of-Life and Hospice Care.
Current Adjunct Instructor for the Department of Family & Community Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine.
Former Medical Director of Gold Leaf Medical Cannabis Dispensary.
Former instructor of Inpatient Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital at The University of California, San Francisco.
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Luke C Williams, MD
Expert: Emergency, Hospitalist, Outpatient.
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine
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STEMI, SEPSIS, STROKE, CARDIAC ARREST, SEPTIC SHOCK, CRITICAL CARE, Hypertension, Aneurysm, blood clot, pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection, cancer, spinal abscess, chest pain, heart attack, EMTALA, primary care, hospitalist, emergency
Dr. Luke Williams, MD is a board-certified internal medicine physician with over a decade of experience in emergency medicine, hospitalist care, and outpatient primary care. He brings a comprehensive understanding of acute and chronic medical conditions across a wide range of clinical settings. Dr. Williams currently leads a medical practice focused on preventive health and personalized care for both men and women. In addition, he is still active in the emergency department; currently working at Baypines Veterans Affairs ER in St. Petersburg, FL.
His background includes extensive experience in high-acuity environments, complex diagnostic decision-making, and coordination of inpatient and outpatient treatment plans.
Dr. Williams also serves as a medical expert witness for the State of Florida, providing objective, evidence-based evaluations in cases involving standard of care, emergency treatment protocols, delayed diagnoses, medication errors, and medical negligence. He is known ...
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Irene Rahman-Garcia, MD, FACP
Expert witness internal medicine trained
Irene Rahman-Garcia, MD, PA
Vero Beach, Florida
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Cardiology, Pulmonary, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Injury or Trauma, General surgery, Infectious disease, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Orthopedics, Geriatric medicine, Hematology/oncology, Critical care, Telemedicine
Irene Rahman-Garcia, MD, FACP is board-certified in Internal Medicine with extensive experience in acute and chronic care management. During her tenure as a hospitalist at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Vero Beach, FL, she received multiple awards recognizing her excellence in patient care and experience.
Most recently, she served as Associate Director for Hospital Medicine and Co-Medical Director for Cleveland Clinic’s Hospital Care at Home program, leading initiatives that expanded access to care, streamlined patient services, and enhanced quality and safety across all five Cleveland Clinic hospitals in Florida.
Her years of caring for acutely ill patients deepened her understanding of the limitations of traditional healthcare — insights that inspired her transition into concierge medicine in Vero Beach, where she is able to provide personalized, relationship-based care.
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Mohamad Saad, MD, MBA, CPE, DipABLM, ABIM, ICF-ACC
Expert in IM, PCP,ED, ICU,SNF,NH, Surgery cases
Land O Lakes, FL, Florida
Hospitalist, Hospital Administration
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Elderly abuse in Nursing homes, ED, ICU, Acute rehabilitation, Disability, Documentation expert, Surgical adverse outcomes, Failure to rescue, Institutional liability, Gross negligence, Deviation from Standards of care, GME, Residency program director, Board‑Certified Internal Medicine, Failure to treat & transition, SNF, Fraud
Dr. Mohamad Saad is a double board‑certified Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine physician with more than 15 years of clinical and academic experience. He has trained hundreds of resident physicians and faculty on standards of care, clinical decision‑making, and patient safety.
He has authored more than 200 lectures, served as CME Director for faculty development, Team Based Learning for residents' IM board training, and is the recipient of multiple teaching and patient‑care awards, including the Distinguished Program Director Award. He currently serves as the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director.
Dr. Saad holds an MBA with a specialization in Healthcare Management, including coursework in healthcare law, and is a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) through the American Association for Physician Leadership.
He has held multiple senior leadership roles, including Chairman of Medicine, Chief of the Hospital Medicine Department, and Associate Chief Medical Officer. Th...
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J. Jordan Romano, DO
Florida
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Two Decades at Top Ivy League Hospitals: Dartmouth & Harvard/Mass General
Tufts Medical Center (Current Faculty/Staff Member)
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Brenda Jacobsen, DO, FACOI, FACEP
ED to Inpatient Transition
Jacobsen Medical PA
Pensacola, Florida
Hospitalist, Emergency Medicine
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Rural Medicine, Underserved, ACLS, ATLS, PALS, Residents, RN Supervision, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, DVT, Asthma, Airway Management, Heart Failure/CHF, Hospital Medicine, Standard of Care, Sepsis/Septic Shock, ED to Inpatient Transition
I am a former RN who wanted to learn more and be able to do more for her patients. I subsequently went back to college for my medical education.
I did my residency through the Cleveland Clinic Healthcare System. I am dually board certified in Internal Medicine (AOBIM) and Emergency Medicine (AOBEM). I am a Fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Internists (FACOI) and a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP).
I have extensive experience traveling and I have worked in a variety of locations including many rural and underserved areas as well as in community hospitals and tertiary centers. I have extensive experience with the healthcare system as it relates to doctors, PAs, NPs and nurses - across a wide variety of levels of care in the ED and in the hospital.
Licensed in Alabama, Florida, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wyoming (Guam would need to be reactivated).
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Dina Oster, MD
Hospitalist and Primary Care Physician
TRINITY, Florida
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Primary Care, Diabetes, Dementia, Standard of Care, Cancer screening, Preoperative medicine, Follow up, Medical consultation, Falls, Obesity, Transitions of care, Geriatrics, Sleep Apnea
Board-certified Internal Medicine Physician with over 25 years of experience across different clinical settings, most recently in outpatient primary care, telehealth, and acute care hospital including the ICU and inpatient psychiatric unit. Have also worked in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. Experienced with many types of insurance plans and patients across a wide range of demographics. Currently working as a hospitalist in community hospitals of varying size as well as large tertiary care academic institutions while also doing utilization management. My concurrent experience in both inpatient and outpatient care settings has highlighted how easily unresolved medical issues can be overlooked during care transitions, leaving patients vulnerable to a delay in diagnosis or treatment.
I enjoy finding ways to make complex medical information understandable to others, a skill that patients, caregivers and other healthcare workers have found very helpful.
I have extensive ...
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Vince Faridani, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM
Melbourne, Florida
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospitalist, Sepsis, Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, Stroke, Renal Failure, GI Bleed, Deep Vein Thrombosis [DVT], Coronary Artery Disease, Coronavirus [COVID], Sacral/Decubitus wound, Bedsores, Hospice, Falls, End of life, Inpatient Mortality, Medication errors, Delirium
Dr. Faridani is a U.S. trained, board-certified, internal medicine physician. He has been in clinical medicine for over 10+ years and practices as a Hospitalist.
Throughout Dr. Faridani practice he has authored over 2 dozen case reports that have been accepted, recognized, and presented at state and national conferences.
Moreover, as a testimony to Dr. Faridani success in medicine he has been recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Physician and Society of Hospital Medicine.
Additionally, Dr. Faridani is certified in wound care/hyperbaric management. He has served in a vast array of leadership roles.
Dr. Faridani ensures all cases will be swiftly and thoroughly reviewed without delay.
CV and References upon request.
Please contact via email/text/phone.
Expect return response in 1 hour or less.
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Roberto A Palou, MD/JD
Nursing home & Hospitalist Expert MD/JD ABFM, ACLM
Tampa, Florida
Family Medicine, Hospitalist
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Nursing home care, Fall injuries, failure to monitor, medical, Skilled nursing facility (SNF), Geriatric care, failure to diagnose, hospital, Assisted living facility (ALF), sepsis, hospital discharge, inpatient, Pressure ulcers, Infections in nursing homes, transition of care, med ma, Pressure injuries, polypharmacy, post acute care
Board-certified Family Physician and MD/JD with active clinical practice in hospital medicine and nursing home settings, including skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and assisted living facilities (ALF). Experience includes management of medically complex geriatric patients, pressure injuries, falls, infections, sepsis, polypharmacy, and transitions of care. Provides medical-legal case review, expert reports, and standard of care analysis involving nursing homes, post-acute care, and hospital-based complications.
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Ankush K Bansal, MD, DCM, FACP, FACPM, SFHM, DipABLM, MCFLC
Experienced Hospitalist/Internal Medicine Expert
Loxahatchee, Florida
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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internal medicine, hospitalist, cost, evidence, EBM, hospital medicine, rural, suburban, community, academic, chest pain, infection, fall, telemedicine, lifestyle, prevention, diet, climate change
Licensed in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming (all 50 states plus DC & USVI)
Past experience in expert witness work with defense and plaintiff since 2014. Federal and local cases. Experience with deposition, court testimony, affidavits, expert reports. No known Frye/Daubert challenges. Expert reviewer for 2 state boards of medicine as well.
Academic/University/Faculty experience (Clinical Associate Professor) and private practice work, including locum tenens experi...
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JOSEPH A RODRIGUEZ, MD
Family Medicine, Outpatient & Inpatient
JOSEPH A RODRIGUEZ, MD, PA
PLANTATION, Florida
Family Medicine, Hospitalist
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Hospitalist, Outpatient/Ambulatory Medicine, urgent care medicine, addiction medicine, geriatrics, internal medicine, Indian Health Service medicine, Medicare Advantage practitioner
IVY LEAGUE and TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER-HOUSTON-trained, Board-Certified, American Board of Family Medicine (recertified 2015) Broward County Government: Rape and Child Crisis Center, nonCPT Medical Director; Addiction and Recovery Center, Assistant Medical Director; Jessie Trice Federally qualified Comm Health System-Clinic Physician.
BLS and ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) certified, Recent Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hospital Staff member: Cleveland Clinic Florida-Weston (17 years; until 5/25/2018), Memorial Regional, Memorial Regional, Memorial Pembroke and HCA Westside Regional hospitals, Native fluency in English and Spanish (spoken and written), French (can converse and read); Medical Expert to Florida Board of Medicine.
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Nugma Chadha, MD, FACP, SFHM
Orlando , Florida
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Sepsis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Congestive Heart Failure, Cellulitis, Wound, Sacral Wound, Bed Sores, Falls, Stroke, Renal Failure, GI Bleed, Hospice, Palliative, Seizures, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Respiratory Failure, COVID, Diabetes
Dr. Chadha is a board-certified, internal medicine physician. She has been in practice for your 10+ years as a hospitalist.
Dr. Chadha has worked in a variety of different hospital settings from 800-bed-hospital to 150-bed-hospital.
Moreover, Dr. Chadha is recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Physicians and Senior Fellow by the Society of Hospital Medicine because of her professional credibility, dedication to patients, scholarly activity and leadership.
Additionally, Dr. Chadha has served in multiple leadership roles and has been on a vast array of committees.
Dr. Chadha will expediate case reviews and follow up without delay.
CV upon request.
Please email at Chadhanug@yahoo.com
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ALLEN R. DENNIS, MD, JD, MPH
Expert Empathetic Medical Clinician
Heal one Services
Austell , Georgia
Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine
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Opiod Overdose and Abuse, Hospitalist, Opiates, Independent Medical Exam, Medication Errors, Nursing home failure, Cancer Screening, Missed Diagnosis, Internal Medicine, Heart Disease, Chronic Lung Disease, Drug Detoxification, Preventive Medicine, Elder Abuse, Wrongful Death
He is board certified in the two specialties of Internal Medicine and General Preventive Medicine/Public Health . He has owned a private practice and is currently active as a Hospitalist. Dr. Dennis is licensed and treating patients in Georgia, Texas and Indiana. He has also received special training and waiver from Dept. of Health and Human Services for Opiod addiction treatment.
Dr. Dennis received medical education through Harvard medical school and the Mayo Clinic. He adheres to high ethical standards and will render objective and evidence based opinions. Dr. Dennis is easily accessible with great bedside manners and communication abilities.
His legal training makes him uniquely qualified to understand legalese and medical terminology. His exceptional teaching and communication skills enable him to translate both into lay terms easily understood by most. Dr. Dennis has performed chart and utilization reviews for large organizations.
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Kanika Sims, MD, MPH
Expert Witness | Hospital Medicine, 20+ Years
Morehouse School of Medicine
Decatur, Georgia
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Medical Malpractice, Hospital Medicine, Standards of Care, Diagnostic Error, Failure to Diagnose, Sepsis, Stroke, Pulmonary embolism, Heart Failure, Patient Safety, Medication Error, Acute Care, Life Care Plan Review, DVT, Causation Analysis, Med Record Review, Pressure Ulcer, Hospital Acquired Infection, Delayed Diagnosis, Code Blue
Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician and Associate Professor with 20+ years of continuous inpatient clinical practice across both large academic medical centers and mid-sized community hospitals (200-400 beds). Active academic hospitalist currently providing attending-level care and supervision at a major academic institution in Atlanta, Georgia.
Available for independent medical record review, causation analysis, standard of care opinions, written reports, deposition, and trial testimony. Experienced in cases involving hospital medicine, diagnostic error, patient safety, clinical documentation, medication error, and attending physician oversight across varied inpatient settings.
As an experienced hospitalist, I provide a systems-level view of inpatient care that complements specialist opinions. This perspective frequently identifies documentation gaps, coordination failures, and deviations from the standard of care that specialty-specific reviewers may overlook. My role re...
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Nugma Chadha, MD, FACP, SFHM
Georgia
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Sepsis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Congestive Heart Failure, Cellulitis, Wound, Sacral Wound, Bed Sores, Falls, Stroke, Renal Failure, GI Bleed, Hospice, Palliative, Seizures, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Respiratory Failure, COVID, Diabetes
Dr. Chadha is a board-certified, internal medicine physician. She has been in practice for your 10+ years as a hospitalist.
Dr. Chadha has worked in a variety of different hospital settings from 800-bed-hospital to 150-bed-hospital.
Moreover, Dr. Chadha is recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Physicians and Senior Fellow by the Society of Hospital Medicine because of her professional credibility, dedication to patients, scholarly activity and leadership.
Additionally, Dr. Chadha has served in multiple leadership roles and has been on a vast array of committees.
Dr. Chadha will expediate case reviews and follow up without delay.
CV upon request.
Please email at Chadhanug@yahoo.com
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Ned Okarter, MD MPH
APEX MEDICINE, INC
Mableton, Georgia
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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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...
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Richard M. Goldstein, MD
Northside Hospitalist Service
Atlanta, Georgia
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Pneumonia, Pulmonary Embolism, Hypertension, Diabetes, Dementia, Delirium, Primary Care, Stroke, Coronary Artery Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Pancreatitis, Renal Failure, Preoperative and Postoperative Medical Management
I am a full time Hospitalist at a large metropolitan hospital in Atlanta Georgia for the last 23 years. I am a board certified internist with extensive experience in primary care and geriatrics.
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Dominique J. Crain, M.D., DABFM, FAAFP
Active Board Certified Family Medicine Hospitalist
Dominique Crain Locums and Medical Legal Consulting
Alpharetta, Georgia
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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Sepsis, NSTEMI/STEMI/Heart Disease, Primary/Urgent Care, Infections/Bacteremia, Misdiagnosis/Failure of Escalation, Pneumonia, COPD/Emphysema/Asthma, Diabetes/DKA, Hyper/hypotension, Heart failure, Appendicitis, Electrolyte abnormalities, Falls/syncope, Respiratory Failure, Pulmonary Embolism/DVT, Kidney injury, GI bleed/anemia
I am a clinically active board certified Family Medicine physician with a primary practice in hospital medicine as a hospitalist. I graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama in 2017. I completed my internship and residency training at University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency program in 2020 with prior experiences in medical student education. I am the founder and CEO of Dominique Crain Locums Medical Legal Consulting LLC; formerly named Dominique Crain Locums LLC, a physician owned travel medicine business providing services to multiple facilities nationwide. I have prior experiences in providing primary and urgent care services in multiple facilities and states. I am licensed in over a dozen states nationwide (specifics in my curriculum vitae). My active certifications include: Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Advanced Trauma Life Support. I have knowledge and skillset...
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Titilola Britto, MD MAS MBA FACP
Hospital Medicine Standards of Care and Operations
Alpharetta, Georgia
Hospitalist, Medical Management
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Acute Care, Consultation errors, GI Bleed, Polypharmacy in Elderly adults, Acute kidney failure, Delay in Diagnosis, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Anticoagulation, Diabetes, Hospital acquired Infections, Sepsis, Aspiration Pneumonia, Diagnostic Error, Medication Error, Standard of care, Code Blue, Endocarditis, Pneumonia, Stroke
HOSPITAL MEDICINE CLINICIAN AND LEADER WHO BREAKS DOWN COMPLEX CONCEPTS INTO PLAIN LANGUAGE
Dr Titilola Britto is a Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist Expert Witness who is board certified in internal medicine and has extensive clinical, leadership and operations experience in hospital medicine. Dr Britto is known for her ability to break down complex medical concepts into plain language. In addition to her expertise as a clinician, Dr. Britto has a fund of knowledge regarding the operation of Hospitalist practices, how patients transition through departments in hospitals, how gaps occur and areas of concern regarding safety and quality.
Dr Britto's leadership roles have included medical director of a hospitalist program, chief of medicine, hospital chief medical officer, as well as health system leader of hospital medicine (16 hospitals) and hospital based specialties (28 hospitals). In these roles, Dr Britto was responsible for clinical excellence, patient safety, reducing variat...
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Terry L Lester, MD
Internal Medicine Hospitalist & Medical Director
Doctor2Reivew.com
Hawaii
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Utilization Status Review & Coding Documentation Integrity (CDI), Clinical Validation Denials, Life Expectancy, Fraud & Abuse, Medical Malpractice Standard of Care, Insurance Payor/Payee Disputes
Board-certified in Internal Medicine with over 25 years of combined clinical and administrative experience, I currently serve as a practicing hospitalist and the System Medical Director of Physician Advisory Services for Christus Health. I lead Physician Advisory Services including Utilization Review, Care Management, and Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) across a 30-hospital system, with daily oversight of admission status determinations, medical necessity reviews, DRG coding validations, and Payor-Provider disputes.
My background includes extensive leadership roles as Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director in multiple healthcare systems across New Mexico, Alaska, Ohio, and Indiana. Through my consulting firm, Doctor2Review, I provide expert witness services in medical malpractice, life expectancy estimation, clinical validation audits, fraud and abuse investigations, and regulatory compliance. I have testified in court and delivered detailed written reports supported by ...
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Vince Faridani, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM
Illinois
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospitalist, Sepsis, Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, Stroke, Renal Failure, GI Bleed, Deep Vein Thrombosis [DVT], Coronary Artery Disease, Coronavirus [COVID], Sacral/Decubitus wound, Bedsores, Hospice, Falls, End of life, Inpatient Mortality, Medication errors, Delirium
Dr. Faridani is a U.S. trained, board-certified, internal medicine physician. He has been in clinical medicine for over 10+ years and practices as a Hospitalist.
Throughout Dr. Faridani practice he has authored over 2 dozen case reports that have been accepted, recognized, and presented at state and national conferences.
Moreover, as a testimony to Dr. Faridani success in medicine he has been recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Physician and Society of Hospital Medicine.
Additionally, Dr. Faridani is certified in wound care/hyperbaric management. He has served in a vast array of leadership roles.
Dr. Faridani ensures all cases will be swiftly and thoroughly reviewed without delay.
CV and References upon request.
Please contact via email/text/phone.
Expect return response in 1 hour or less.
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John H Gong, MD
LG Healthcare LLC
Kildeer, Illinois
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Outpatient Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Nursing Home Medicine, Nursing Home Medical Director, Hospice Medical Director, Utilization Review, Geriatrics, Family Medicine Residency, Medical Education
I have 30 years of experience as a practicing internist and hospitalist. I have 10 years of experience in academic medicine when I was clinical faculty teaching family practice residency physicians in both outpatient internal medicine and inpatient hospital medicine. I won the Gold Apple Teaching award almost every year I was clinical faculty even though I'm an internist teaching in a family practice residency program. I'm an expert in the clinical scope of expertise of outpatient internal medicine, family medicine, and hospital medicine. I also have extensive experience in nursing home medicine and hospice care as I have been medical director for 4 skilled nursing facilities and 2 hospice agencies. I also have experience with hospital utilization review as a medical advisor for Centegra Health Systems. I left my teaching position over 10 years ago to establish a hospitalist programs in 2 different hospital settings. I am now in private practice with both an outpatient practice...
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Jacob Kaiser
Internal Medicine Hospitalist
Wheaton, Illinois
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Licensed in Illinois and California. Highly responsive and excellent communicator. Competitive rates.
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Omer Yusaf, MD
Board‑Certified Hospitalist
Woodridge, Illinois
Hospitalist
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Hospital Medicine, Hospitalist, Inpatient Care, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Stroke, DVT/PE, Medication Errors, Failure to Diagnose, Discharge Planning, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Acute Kidney Injury, Anticoagulation, Documentation, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement
I am a board‑certified Hospital Medicine physician with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of acute medical conditions in the inpatient setting. My clinical practice includes the evaluation and treatment of sepsis, stroke, heart failure, pneumonia, acute kidney injury, anticoagulation management, and complex medical admissions. I have managed thousands of hospitalized patients and am highly familiar with standards of care, clinical pathways, and hospital policies governing inpatient medicine.
My expertise includes medical decision‑making, failure‑to‑diagnose allegations, delayed treatment, medication errors, fall risk assessment, discharge planning, readmission prevention, and interdisciplinary communication. I have significant experience with EMR documentation standards, patient safety initiatives, and quality improvement processes.
I am skilled in reviewing medical records, identifying deviations from standard of care, and providing clear, objective, and well‑s...
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Kushal Patel, MD
Hospitalist and Informatics Expert
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Hanover Park, Illinois
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, outpatient medicine, primary care, electronic health records, healthcare informatics, urgent care, telemedicine, cardiology, oncology, intensive care, neurology, nephrology, medication error, pulmonology, gastroenterology
Dr. Patel is a dual board-certified physician (Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics). He is a practicing hospitalist as well as an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He has practiced clinical medicine in diverse settings: private groups, hospital-employed, large academic institutions, smaller community hospitals, and teaching programs. Furthermore, he serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews (JPCRR), an open-access, peer-reviewed medical journal; and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles.
In addition to his clinical and academic roles, as a Chief Medical Information Officer of a multi-state system, Dr. Patel is an expert in health information technology, EHR systems, healthcare workflows, and is able to provide credible analysis of any breach in Standard of Care pertaining to utilization of EHR by providers.
Dr. Patel's diverse background as a clinical practitioner, academician, an...
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Terry L Lester, MD
Internal Medicine Hospitalist & Medical Director
Doctor2Reivew.com
Indiana
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Utilization Status Review & Coding Documentation Integrity (CDI), Clinical Validation Denials, Life Expectancy, Fraud & Abuse, Medical Malpractice Standard of Care, Insurance Payor/Payee Disputes
Board-certified in Internal Medicine with over 25 years of combined clinical and administrative experience, I currently serve as a practicing hospitalist and the System Medical Director of Physician Advisory Services for Christus Health. I lead Physician Advisory Services including Utilization Review, Care Management, and Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) across a 30-hospital system, with daily oversight of admission status determinations, medical necessity reviews, DRG coding validations, and Payor-Provider disputes.
My background includes extensive leadership roles as Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director in multiple healthcare systems across New Mexico, Alaska, Ohio, and Indiana. Through my consulting firm, Doctor2Review, I provide expert witness services in medical malpractice, life expectancy estimation, clinical validation audits, fraud and abuse investigations, and regulatory compliance. I have testified in court and delivered detailed written reports supported by ...
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Teela Crecelius
IM Physician MBA, Academic Medical Center
Whitestown, Indiana
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Teela Crecelius, MD, MBA
Internal Medicine Physician | Medical-Legal Consultant | Expert Witness
Dr. Crecelius is a board-certified internal medicine physician with over 8 years of clinical experience and a strong foundation in evidence-based medicine, complex case management, and health system operations. She holds an active medical license in Indiana and maintains a focus on accuracy, objectivity, and clarity in every case review.
In addition to her medical training, Dr. Crecelius earned an MBA, equipping her with a comprehensive understanding of healthcare delivery systems, utilization review, payer-provider dynamics, and cost-containment strategies. This dual background allows her to assess medical claims, standards of care, and healthcare documentation with both clinical and operational insight.
Dr. Crecelius has served on a formal peer review panel and brings direct experience evaluating quality of care concerns and adverse outcomes. She is developing her expert witness pra...
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Robert Zukas, DO
Experienced Family Medicine Physician
Zukas Medical Consulting
Noblesville, Indiana
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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Transitions of care, Use and interpretation of clinical practice guidelines, Supervision of APPs, Polypharmacy, Escalation of care, Medication side effects, Nocturnist, Systems-based care processes, Standard of Care, Available Nationwide
Board-certified Family Medicine physician with experience in inpatient hospital medicine, nocturnist coverage, outpatient primary care, and medical education. Clinical practice has included community hospitals, residency training programs, and integrated health systems.
AREAS RELEVANT TO EXPERT WITNESS WORK
Standards of care in family medicine and hospital medicine
Inpatient and outpatient physician clinical decision-making
Hospitalist and nocturnist care
Supervision of advanced practice providers
Escalation of care decision-making, including timing and appropriateness of consultation, transfer, higher level of monitoring, or higher acuity care settings
Use and interpretation of clinical practice guidelines, including guideline strength, level of evidence, applicability to individual patients, and impact on treatment standards
Transitions of care, including handoffs, discharge planning, follow-up coordination, and cross-provider communication
Impact of medical techn...
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Dipinpreet K Rai, MD
Hospitalist Medicine Expert Witness
JA Medical consultants
Leawood, Kansas
Family Medicine, Hospitalist
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Standards of care, Hospital acquired infections, Medication errors, Telemedicine, Documentation errors, Anticoagulation - venous thromboembolism, Ethics in healthcare, Discharge planning, Diabetes Management and weight loss treatments/medications
Dr. Dipinpreet Rai is a distinguished family medicine physician with over 20 years of experience, specializing in hospital medicine and comprehensive family care within academic settings. She is committed to delivering holistic and evidence-based care for hospitalized patients, with a broad expertise in managing both acute and chronic medical conditions. Dr. Rai is proficient in diagnosing and treating a wide array of illnesses, ranging from common ailments to complex cases requiring specialized attention.
Dr. Rai is renowned for her compassionate, patient-centered approach, which prioritizes personalized care and effective treatment plans. Her exemplary communication skills and collaborative ethos enable her to work seamlessly with multidisciplinary teams, optimizing patient outcomes and advancing health education. Her steadfast dedication to enhancing healthcare delivery in hospital environments has established her as a valued medical expert and a trusted advocate for her patient...
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Andrew Dow, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner & Acute Care NP
Prairieville, Louisiana
Nurse Practitioner, Hospitalist
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Family Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Hospital Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Palliative Care, Acute / in-patient rehab, Concierge Medicine, Direct care model, Testosterone Therapy, Integrative Medicine, Health Optimization and Wellness, Longevity Medicine, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Wellness
Andrew Dow is duel board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. He has strong background in internal medicine, as well as both functional and integrative medicine. A Georgia native for 32 years, Andrew earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgia College & State University. Early in his career, as a registered nurse, he received additional certifications in emergency medicine, critical care, and air medical transport. He quickly became the youngest helicopter Life Flight Registered Nurse in Georgia’s program history at just 24 years old.
Following nearly a decade of emergency medicine, critical care, and Life Flight, Andrew pursued graduate studies at Georgia College and State University and Emory University in Atlanta; where he completed his Family Nurse Practitioner masters degree and completed his Acute Care Nurse Practitioner post-master’s degree. He went on to work as a nurse practitioner at Emory University, specializing in neu...
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Louis S. Strauss, MD
Family Medicine Hospitalist and Outpatient
New Orleans, Louisiana
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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inpatient, outpatient, Academic, Residents, Nurse Practitioners , Collaborative agreements, primary care, PCP, Family Practice, supervision, hospital, clinic
• Board-certified family medicine physician in active practice for over 17 years
• Faculty for Family Medicine Residency Program in New Orleans
• Active practice in both Inpatient and Outpatient Medicine
• Deposition and courtroom experience
• Academic and clinical faculty appointments in medical school and residency programs
• Clinical supervision of nurse practitioners and physician assistants
• Broad experience in many practice settings from small rural hospitals covering the ICU to large regional health centers.
• Practice includes coverage of newborn nursery, and hospital based SNF/Rehab.
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Rishi Ramkissoon, MD
Augusta, Maine
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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Rural, Geriatric, Inpatient, Emergency Medicine, Intensive care unit, Anatomy, Injury, Hospice, Critical Access Hospital, Critical Care, Sepsis, Stroke, Infection, DVT, Falls, Shock, Congestive heart failure, Heart disease, Diabetes, Decubitus Ulcers / Wound
Dr. Ramkissoon is Board Certified in Family Medicine, clinically practicing as a Hospitalist, with an open ICU and Emergency Department privileges at a Critical Access Hospital in Coastal Maine. He received his residency training at Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine. Prior to that he had completed fields of study in Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Sports Injury Management and Osteopathy, served as Faculty at Centennial College in Toronto and maintained an outpatient clinical practice. He currently serves on various inpatient committees, including Peer Review and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees. Dr. Ramkissoon is available for consultation to both Plaintiff and Defence attorneys.
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Benjamin J Kurth, MD, FACP
Hospitalist - Former Navy Internist
Kensington, Maryland
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Heart Failure (CHF), Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Altered Mental Status, Pneumonia, Cellulitis, Diabetes, Hypertension, Electrolyte derangements, Cancer, Respiratory failure, Fractures (hip), Pain management, COPD, Cirrhosis, Renal failure, C. diff, Subdural hematoma, Vascular disease, Dementia
Dr. Benjamin Kurth, M.D., F.A.C.P, is board certified in Internal Medicine, and currently employed as an Academic Hospitalist at Medstar Washington Hospital Center. He has reviewed over 15 cases for the Veterans Health Administration to determine if standard of care had been met.
After completing Internal Medicine residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, he became an Academic Hospitalist at the same institution. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Marines 6th Regiment in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and was deployed to Helmand, Afghanistan for 9 months, as the Task Force Southwest Surgeon. During this tour, he served as the lead medical advisor to Brigadier General David Odom, additionally he gained firsthand experience in battlefield and trauma medicine while caring for over 19 casualties.
Upon return to the US, he became a staff internist at the Naval Medical Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina performing both primary care and Hospital ...
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Sausheen Taylor, MD, MBA
National Medical Director- Hospital Medicine
Bethesda, Maryland
Hospitalist, Medical Management
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medical liability, atrial fibrillation, hospital liability, medical negligence, heart attack, medical malpractice, DVT/pulmonary embolism, hospital negligence, heart failure, hospital medicine, respiratory failure, clinical liability, stroke, skilled nursing home, sickle cell, sepsis, ICU, COPD, COVID, capacity
Board-certified internal medicine hospitalist and physician executive with over 13 years of clinical and leadership experience, specializing in hospital care, medical necessity determinations, and regulatory compliance. Currently serving as a National Medical Director for a fortune top 50 insurance company, where I conduct rigorous reviews of complex inpatient and outpatient cases, assess medical necessity, and ensure adherence to CMS guidelines and federal and state regulations. Clinical experience includes active hospital-based practice with US Acute Care Solutions and prior leadership as head of the Medicine Service Line at Mary Washington Healthcare System, where I provided multidisciplinary oversight and ensured consistent application of evidence-based clinical standards across specialties. I also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for Mary Washington Healthcare System, contributing to governance, quality, and patient safety initiatives. I am experienced in media engag...
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Teah Abashidze, MD, FACP
Hospitalist Internal Medicine
TABA Medical Expert, LLC
Bethesda , Maryland
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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anticoagulation, GI Bleed, Sepsis Protocols, Delay in diagnosis, tumor lysis, Diagnostic Delay, Medication reconciliation, Sepsis Bundle Compliance, Standard of Care, Hospital Acquired Infection, acute kidney injury, postoperative complications, aspiration pneumonia, endocarditis, Chemotherapy complications
Board‑certified Internal Medicine physician (ABIM), Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), and experienced hospitalist with over 20 years of practice across Level I trauma and tertiary academic medical center, suburban and community hospitals, and large research institution.
Trained at the Cleveland Clinic Health System, where I served as Chief Resident, I currently practice as a hospitalist within the Johns Hopkins Health System and at the NIH Clinical Center / National Cancer Institute (NCI). In this role, my focus is on inpatient internal‑medicine care, supporting the medical management of hospitalized oncology patients undergoing cancer treatment. I provide comprehensive hospitalist oversight by reviewing each case in depth, managing medical comorbidities, anticipating and preventing treatment‑related complications, recognizing clinical deterioration early, and escalating care when appropriate. I coordinate timely involvement of the necessary multidisciplinary t...
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Elizabeth A Moore, MD, FACOG
OBGYN Expert Witness
Hybrid Health Logistics
Brewster, Massachusetts
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hospitalist
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Surgical/Device complications, Fetal Demise, Maternal Morbidity, Mortality, OB/GYN Laparoscopy, Labor, Delivery, Hospitalist, Birth Injury, VBAC, Cerebral Palsy, Sheehan’s syndrome, Cesarean, Hysterectomy, Ectopic, Pelvic Mass, High risk pregnancy, Peer Review, Post Partum Hemorrhage, Standard of Care
Highly experienced OBGYN in the Boston area. Available for consultation and expert witness services. 30+ years of total OBGYN practice.
Successful professional experience in the navigation of complex OBGYN medicolegal cases. Accomplished in detailed deposition work and communication strategies. Have reported and testified on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, including governmental agencies and insurance companies. Deposition and trial testimony experience in both live and virtual settings. Course author, coach and mentor for MooreExperts, instructing and coaching OBGYN practitioners in the development of their medical skills as consultants and medical expert witnesses. Advocated for over 700 physicians regarding by meeting and working with President George Bush Jr on the “Keep Our Doctors in Nevada program”. Most recent position is that of a supervisory floor attending for the Harvard OBGYN Residency program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA.
Specif...
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Kevin Qiwei Zhang, MD, PhD
Boston, Massachusetts
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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inpatient, critical care, consumer compliance, pharmaceutical, complain, unprofessional, death, injury, loss, consultation, expert witness, drug safety, adverse reaction, incompetence, outpatient, urgent care, patient safety, malpractice, medical device, case review
Board certified hospitalist and family medicine practitioner with full license in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin, I have had extensive clinical experience in inpatient, critical care, and outpatient practice in the tertiary academic medical centers and community hospitals in multiple states. I obtained PhD in Medical Oncology and Pharmacology at Indiana University School of Medicine with tremendous experience in pharmacology and pharmaceutical research, drug safety and adverse reaction research and management with more than 20 publications in top-notch medical journals. I have comprehensive experience in case review, peer review, and expert witness consultation.
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Ashley Butland, MD
Certified Hospitalist & Internal Medicine Expert
ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts
Internal Medicine
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Primary Care, medical negligence, internal medicine, Hospitalist, Diabetes, Sepsis, Stroke, pulmonary embolism, Adult Medicine, Infections, Hypertension, Failure to Diagnose, hospitalized, Dementia, Pneumonia, Perioperative Evaluation, Acute Inpatient care, Hospital Negligence, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis
Dr. Ashley Butland is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician actively practicing as a Hospitalist in Massachusetts. She attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine and subsequently completed an Internal Medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia.
Dr. Butland is passionate about providing compassionate and high-quality patient care. She is an active member of the Quality Improvement committee with extensive case-review experience; she is also working to build and grow an in-house Physician Advisor program. Her work in these roles has helped to build her well-rounded expertise in care of the hospitalized patient.
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Susan E Chang, MD
Hospitalist, Sleep Medicine - Harvard faculty
Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Sleep Medicine, Hospitalist
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polysomnogram, internal medicine, sleep apnea, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, sleep study, licensing exams, CPAP, insomnia, delirium, parasomnia, trainee supervision, medication side effects, sleep deprivation, handoff, standard of care, NP and PA supervision, inpatient, medication reconciliation, restless legs syndrome
Dr. Chang completed medical school at Columbia University followed by residency and fellowship at two of the core teaching hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical school. Since completion of training she has held faculty position at Harvard Medical School for over 10 years. Current clinical practice consists of approximately 60% hospital medicine and 40% sleep medicine; she is board certified in both fields.
Within sleep medicine Dr. Chang proficient in the interpretation of polysomnograms and home sleep apnea tests as well as outpatient and telehealth management of sleep disorders. She also teaches within the Mass General Brigham Sleep Medicine Fellowship. Her internal medicine/hospitalist work currently includes both direct care and supervisory roles. She has worked both as a nocturnist and a daytime hospitalist.
Dr. Chang has substantial experience in teaching at all levels: medical students, residents, and fellows as well as advanced practice providers (nurse practitioner...
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Mark Rohrer, MD, Master of Medical Science
Medical Doctor, Experienced Geriatrician
Expert Consulting Services
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Nursing Homes, Geriatrics
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Nursing Home, Standard of Care, Assisted Living, Memory Care Unit Specialist, Dementia Management, End-of-Life Care, Hospitalist Expert, Weight Loss, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Public Health, Clinical Teaching Expert, Health Policy Analyst, Medical Researcher, Nutrition
Dr. Mark B. Rohrer, MD – Expert Witness & Consultant
Professional Summary
Dr. Mark B. Rohrer is a board-certified internist and geriatrician offering expert consulting services for legal matters involving elder care, malpractice, and regulatory compliance. Through Expert Consulting Services, LLC, he provides comprehensive legal consulting, including case evaluations, medical record analysis, and expert testimony. Dr. Rohrer draws upon extensive clinical and leadership experience across hospitals, assisted living communities, and skilled nursing facilities.
Areas of Legal & Clinical Expertise
- Medical Malpractice & Wrongful Death: Expert case evaluation, record analysis, and testimony.
- Nursing Home & Assisted Living Standards: Facility operations, regulatory compliance, resident safety, medication management, and staffing adequacy.
- Geriatric & Internal Medicine: Acute and chronic disease management, dementia care, and fall prevention.
- Long-Term, Hospice & Palliative Car...
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Debra F Hillier, MD, MS-HPEd
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Winchester, Massachusetts
Pediatrics, Hospitalist
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatric Urgent Care, Sleep Apnea, Complex Care Pediatrics, Pediatric Intermediate Care, Asthma, CPAP, BiPAP, Procedural Sedation, Hypoxemia, Feeding Disorders, Congenital Syndromes, Metabolic Disorders, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Sepsis, Pediatric Overdoses, Transport
Dr. Debra Hillier is a board certified pediatric and pediatric hospital medicine physician. She brings over 20 years of clinical experience in an incredibly broad range of care areas, including pediatric hospital medicine, pediatric intermediate and critical care, pediatric emergency medicine, and pediatric procedural sedation. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at a world-renowned medical institution. Dr. Hillier has extensive clinical experience both in a top-tier children’s quaternary care center as well as pediatric community hospital sites.
Dr. Hillier brings unique expertise to consulting work given her master’s degree in medical education, with specific interests in medical curriculum development, simulation and procedural competency. She has won numerous teaching awards for her work with pediatric residents and medical students. She has been an invited guest speaker for peer faculty development within the realms of medical education and pediatric interme...
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William T McGee, MD, MHA
Clear defensible case analysis of clinical care
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine
Fiskdale, Massachusetts
Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist
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Patient Safety, Shock, Critical Care, Vascular access, Central venous catheterization, SEPSIS, Intensive Care, Respiratory Failure, Resuscitation, Infectious disease, Nosocomial Infection, Iatrogenic Complications, Post-operative infections, Pharmaceutical, device industry, complications and death
William T. McGee is a professor of Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesiology @ the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a specialist in critical care medicine with interests in hemodynamic physiology, trauma, brain injury, ARDS, vascular access (pulmonary artery catheterization), sepsis, and nosocomial pneumonia.
Dr. McGee has published over 150 papers, chapters and abstracts and has been the principal investigator for clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of new treatments for severe sepsis, MRSA and pneumonia. Presently his primary focus is on functional hemodynamics, physiologic optimization and the safety of central venous access.
Dr. McGee was the lead enroller and author on the paper that reported the outcome of linezolid versus vancomycin for the treatment of MRSA pneumonia. Early in his career he was a finalist for the Cecil Lehman Mayer Research Award from the American College of Chest Physicians for his work examining the utility of pulmonary artery cat...
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Jeffrey M Rothschild, MD, MPH
Hospitalist / Inpatient Internal Medicine, Harvard
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Newton, Massachusetts
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Inpatient Internal Medicine, DVT / PE, Perioperative Consultation, Sepsis, Shock, Stroke, Hemorrhage, Cardiovascular Disease, Procedural Complications, Quality of Care, Falls, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed diagnosis, Falls, Heart failure, Myocardial infarction
Jeffrey Rothschild MD, MPH is board certified in internal medicine and formerly in critical care medicine. Following fellowship training, he spent 15 years in critical care medicine (intensivist). This was followed by 25 years of experience in inpatient internal medicine (hospitalist), in both academic medical centers and community hospitals, until 2024. Dr. Rothschild is currently a faculty member of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School where he currently teaches Harvard medical students.
Dr. Rothschild has a deep background in health services research with a focus on patient safety, medical errors and information technology and is widely published (kindly see CV for details). Dr. Rothschild has led a broad range of quality improvement projects including the introduction of a new and expansive rapid response team system (over 900 beds), new technology adoption and innovative monitoring devices to detect early inpatient det...
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J. Jordan Romano, DO
Boston, Massachusetts
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Two Decades at Top Ivy League Hospitals: Dartmouth & Harvard/Mass General
Tufts Medical Center (Current Faculty/Staff Member)
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Sunny Jain, MD
Frontline Hospitalist & IM Expert
SecondOpinion.org
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Altered Mental Status, Documentation, Hospital Medicine, Acute Care, Inpatient Care, Standard of Care, Medical Malpractice, Failure to Diagnose, Failure to Treat, Clinical Deterioration, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Aspiration, Stroke Complications, Medication Management, Discharge Planning, Readmission, Failure to Escalate, Causation
Board-certified Internal Medicine physician and frontline hospitalist with 12 years of active inpatient experience. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. Available for plaintiff and defense case reviews involving hospitalist standard of care, acute care decision-making, clinical deterioration, sepsis, respiratory failure, aspiration pneumonia, stroke complications, altered mental status, discharge safety, medication management, documentation, causation, and damages.
Dr. Sunny Jain actively practices as a hospitalist at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster, Massachusetts. He reviews cases from the perspective of a current inpatient physician who makes real-time decisions about admission, monitoring, escalation of care, transfer, discharge, medication management, consultant involvement, and response to evolving clinical data.
His medical-legal work focuses on whether the care provided was clinically reasonable under the circumstances, wh...
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J. Jordan Romano, DO
Michigan
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Two Decades at Top Ivy League Hospitals: Dartmouth & Harvard/Mass General
Tufts Medical Center (Current Faculty/Staff Member)
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Matthew K. Turner, MD, CCDS
Clinical Validation & DRG
TCD Consulting, LLC
Roseville, Minnesota
Hospitalist, Medical Coding
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clinical validation, DRG validation, inpatient versus observation, hospital reimbursement, physician advisor, CDI, diagnosis denial, documentation adequacy, utilization management, auditor denials, AKI, malnutrition, acute respiratory failure, encephalopathy, sepsis, CDI query compliance, level of care, DRG reassignment
Matthew K. Turner, MD, CCDS is a board-certified internal medicine physician, actively practicing hospitalist, and physician advisor who serves as system medical director for clinical documentation integrity (CDI) in a large integrated health system. His work centers on clinical validation, DRG validation, documentation adequacy, level-of-care determinations, and payer or auditor disputes involving hospital reimbursement.
Since 2020, Dr. Turner’s work has included both CDI and utilization management physician-level review. In his CDI leadership roles, he has performed more than 500 physician-level clinical validation reviews involving provider-disputed queries, escalations, and prospective query appropriateness consultations; reviewed more than 100 auditor-initiated diagnosis denials since 2022 in which denial of a specific diagnosis typically resulted in DRG reassignment and reduced reimbursement; and prepared written clinical justifications and participated in peer-to-peer discus...
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Jeffrey Alan Balke, MD
Academic hospitalist with decades of experience.
University of Minnesota Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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anticoagulation, respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, postoperative complications, aspiration pneumonia, missed diagnosis, delay in diagnosis, bleeding while on anticoagulation, nursing home neglect & abuse, compartment syndrome, TTP / MAHA, Hypercoagulability PE, Meningitis / CNS infections, Missed endocarditis
Professional Background and Expert Witness Services
Dr. Jeff Balke, MD
I am board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practice full time as a teaching physician and staff hospitalist at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and have an academic appointment at the University of Minnesota Medical School. My curriculum vitae is available upon request and provides information regarding my education, training and experience. I trained at the University of Minnesota (1989-1993), where I served as Chief Resident.
My career spans 32 years since completion of my residency training in Internal Medicine including an appointed Chief Residency. I have had full and unrestricted admitting and attending privileges and employment in small community critical access and regional medical centers in addition to large tertiary and teaching hospitals. I have worked in many different hospitals and systems and skilled nursing facilities of all types since I began my career as...
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Rosalind Hammond, MD
Award-Winning, Ivy League trained Hospitalist
Champion Medical Consultants
Jackson, Mississippi
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Critical Care medicine, Dementia and encephalopathy, Traumatic brain injury, Pressure ulcers, Pulmonary embolism, Hematology/ Oncology, Sepsis, Cardiology, Stroke, endocrine disorders, Renal failure, GI bleed, CHF, Pulmonology, Afib, Nephrology, Diabetes and complications, Pancreatitis, Hypertension, Liver failure and cirrhosis
Award-Winning, Ivy League educated, Cleveland Clinic trained hospitalist. Experience in working in
hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice agencies. Dual trained in Internal Medicine and
Pediatrics.
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Kathleen Evans, MD
HealthAdvise
Missoula, Missouri
Family Medicine, Hospitalist
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Internal Medicine, Women's Health, Men’s Health, Standard of Care, Cancer Diagnosis, Medical Records Review, Electronic Medical Records, Pediatrics, Adolescent Health Care, Diabetes, Failure to Diagnose, Primary Care, Urgent Care, Preventative Medicine, Cancer Screening, Chest Pain, Infections
Dr. Kathleen E. Evans graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and completed her residency also at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She is a experienced medical director, hospitalist with strong interests in patient safety and systems based solutions. She is a family medicine doctor in Missoula, Montana and is affiliated with MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital. She has been in practice for more than 32 years. Dr.Evans has expertise in treating stroke, chronic diabetes, and chronic high blood pressure.
Training
Medical School
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
Residency
University of Arizona College Medicine
Board Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine
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Dipinpreet K Rai, MD
Hospitalist Medicine Expert Witness
JA Medical consultants
Missouri
Family Medicine, Hospitalist
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Standards of care, Hospital acquired infections, Medication errors, Telemedicine, Documentation errors, Anticoagulation - venous thromboembolism, Ethics in healthcare, Discharge planning, Diabetes Management and weight loss treatments/medications
Dr. Dipinpreet Rai is a distinguished family medicine physician with over 20 years of experience, specializing in hospital medicine and comprehensive family care within academic settings. She is committed to delivering holistic and evidence-based care for hospitalized patients, with a broad expertise in managing both acute and chronic medical conditions. Dr. Rai is proficient in diagnosing and treating a wide array of illnesses, ranging from common ailments to complex cases requiring specialized attention.
Dr. Rai is renowned for her compassionate, patient-centered approach, which prioritizes personalized care and effective treatment plans. Her exemplary communication skills and collaborative ethos enable her to work seamlessly with multidisciplinary teams, optimizing patient outcomes and advancing health education. Her steadfast dedication to enhancing healthcare delivery in hospital environments has established her as a valued medical expert and a trusted advocate for her patient...
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Muhammad Mullick, MD
Internal Medicine Expert-Hospitalist Director
I-Medical LLC
Verona, New Jersey
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Hospitalist Expert Witness, Internal Medicine Expert Witness, Hospital Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Sepsis Delayed Treatment, PE Missed Diagnosis, Anticoagulation Errors, Medication Errors, Failure to Diagnose, Failure to Rescue, Patient Deterioration, Pressure Ulcers, Inpatient Standards, SNF Negligence, Rapid Response
I am a board certified Internal Medicine physician and Hospitalist Medical Director with more than a decade of continuous inpatient practice at a large tertiary academic medical center. My clinical work focuses on the management of complex hospitalized patients and the oversight of hospital quality, patient safety, and clinical decision making in the inpatient setting, including transplant and high acuity medical services.
I provide objective, evidence based expert opinions for plaintiff and defense counsel in matters involving medical malpractice, hospital negligence, and professional liability. My work frequently involves the evaluation of complex hospital records, multidisciplinary care environments, evolving clinical conditions, and time sensitive medical decision making in hospitalized patients.
Common case themes include delayed or missed diagnosis, failure to recognize or appropriately respond to clinical deterioration, failure to escalate care, failure to rescue events, se...
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ALLEN R. DENNIS, MD, JD, MPH
Expert Empathetic Medical Clinician
Heal one Services
New Jersey
Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine
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Opiod Overdose and Abuse, Hospitalist, Opiates, Independent Medical Exam, Medication Errors, Nursing home failure, Cancer Screening, Missed Diagnosis, Internal Medicine, Heart Disease, Chronic Lung Disease, Drug Detoxification, Preventive Medicine, Elder Abuse, Wrongful Death
He is board certified in the two specialties of Internal Medicine and General Preventive Medicine/Public Health . He has owned a private practice and is currently active as a Hospitalist. Dr. Dennis is licensed and treating patients in Georgia, Texas and Indiana. He has also received special training and waiver from Dept. of Health and Human Services for Opiod addiction treatment.
Dr. Dennis received medical education through Harvard medical school and the Mayo Clinic. He adheres to high ethical standards and will render objective and evidence based opinions. Dr. Dennis is easily accessible with great bedside manners and communication abilities.
His legal training makes him uniquely qualified to understand legalese and medical terminology. His exceptional teaching and communication skills enable him to translate both into lay terms easily understood by most. Dr. Dennis has performed chart and utilization reviews for large organizations.
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Christopher W Bader, DO
Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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Sepsis, Shock, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke), Pressure Ulcers (Bedsores), Medication Errors, Adverse Reactions, Aspiration Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Intracranial Bleeds, Hypoglycemia, GI Bleed, CPR, Osteopathic Manipulation
Dr. Bader has been Board Certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) since 2009. His scope of practice has been focused on inpatient hospital (hospitalist) medicine since 2011. In addition to his work as a hospitalist he is also core faculty and director of inpatient medicine for the Family Medicine residency program at Ocean University Medical Center and teaches residents and medical students. Dr. Bader is also director of osteopathic education for the residency program and teaches residents and students osteopathic principles and practices, including osteopathic manipulation. Dr. Bader holds academic appointments at two medical schools. His areas of expertise include:
-Medical management of acute care hospitalizations in adults
-Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions in adults requiring hospital-level care
-Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions with osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) in an inpatient or outp...
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Terry L Lester, MD
Internal Medicine Hospitalist & Medical Director
Doctor2Reivew.com
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Utilization Status Review & Coding Documentation Integrity (CDI), Clinical Validation Denials, Life Expectancy, Fraud & Abuse, Medical Malpractice Standard of Care, Insurance Payor/Payee Disputes
Board-certified in Internal Medicine with over 25 years of combined clinical and administrative experience, I currently serve as a practicing hospitalist and the System Medical Director of Physician Advisory Services for Christus Health. I lead Physician Advisory Services including Utilization Review, Care Management, and Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) across a 30-hospital system, with daily oversight of admission status determinations, medical necessity reviews, DRG coding validations, and Payor-Provider disputes.
My background includes extensive leadership roles as Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director in multiple healthcare systems across New Mexico, Alaska, Ohio, and Indiana. Through my consulting firm, Doctor2Review, I provide expert witness services in medical malpractice, life expectancy estimation, clinical validation audits, fraud and abuse investigations, and regulatory compliance. I have testified in court and delivered detailed written reports supported by ...
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Mathew Devine, D.O.
Award-Winning Family Medicine Physician
Mathew J. Devine D.O. PLLC
ROCHESTER, New York
Family Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Osteopathic Medicine, General Medicine, Residency and Nurse Practitioner Collaboration in Practice, Accountable Care Organization, Hospitalist, Telemedicine, Covid Care, Walk-In and Urgent Care, Medical Student
Dr. Devine is a board certified in Family Medicine Physician. Dr. Devine is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). He is practicing part-time as a Primary Care Physician (PCP) at Unity hospital in Rochester, New York. In addition to treating patients he serves as a Regional Dean for LECOM. He collaborates with Nurse Practitioners , Physician Assistants, Medical Residents, medical, PA and NP Residents. He also supervises osteopathic and allopathic residents and medical students. He has served as a Medical Director at a large urban outpatient clinic. He has practiced in Urgent Care as well as in the Hospital setting. He earned an DO from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency in Rochester, New York. Dr. Devine has experience in cases involving cardiovascular and pulmonary emergencies, prevention and cancer screening, anticoagulation ...
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Christopher W Bader, DO
New York
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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Sepsis, Shock, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke), Pressure Ulcers (Bedsores), Medication Errors, Adverse Reactions, Aspiration Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Intracranial Bleeds, Hypoglycemia, GI Bleed, CPR, Osteopathic Manipulation
Dr. Bader has been Board Certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) since 2009. His scope of practice has been focused on inpatient hospital (hospitalist) medicine since 2011. In addition to his work as a hospitalist he is also core faculty and director of inpatient medicine for the Family Medicine residency program at Ocean University Medical Center and teaches residents and medical students. Dr. Bader is also director of osteopathic education for the residency program and teaches residents and students osteopathic principles and practices, including osteopathic manipulation. Dr. Bader holds academic appointments at two medical schools. His areas of expertise include:
-Medical management of acute care hospitalizations in adults
-Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions in adults requiring hospital-level care
-Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions with osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) in an inpatient or outp...
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Mark R Caryl, DO
Hospitalist- Internal Medicine Expert
Syracuse, New York
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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IME experience, medication overdose, sepsis, aspiration, diabetic ketoacidosis, polypharmacy, decubitus ulcers, respiratory failure, renal failure, pancreatitis, catheter associated UTI, central line associated blood stream infection, stroke, congestive heart failure, Post-COVID conditions
Board certified, internal medicine trained hospitalist. I have worked for 14 years as a full-time hospitalist in a comprehensive stroke center which is affiliated with Upstate University Hospital. My work has included precepting residents and medical students. I have experience as an expert medical witness and have provided deposition and court testimony as an expert witness in the past. Other experiences I have that may be pertinent to legal cases include performing independent medical examinations and peer reviews. I participate in activities with the American College of Physicians and the Society of Hospital Medicine. Attorney recommendations available upon request.
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Dinesh John, MD, MMM, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV
Hospitalist Expert Witness- SUNY Faculty
Jamesville, New York
Hospitalist, Medical Management
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hospital negligence, hospital liability, sepsis, infection, internal medicine, medication errors, pneumonia, hypertension, stroke, medical necessity, diabetes, cardiac arrest, chest pain, congestive heart failure, pulmonary embolism, informed consent, patient handoff, respiratory failure, pressure sores, falls
Award-winning, Board-certified hospitalist in active clinical practice with expert witness trial testimony experience. Former Chief Quality Officer and Assistant Vice-President of Quality at SUNY-Upstate University Healthcare System, with responsibility for overall quality of care and patient safety for a large healthcare organization serving over 1.8 million people in Upstate New York. Former Medical Staff President of an academic tertiary care hospital. SUNY Faculty.
Holds a Master of Medical Management (MMM) degree from Carnegie Mellon University, Certified Physician Advisor (CHCQM-PHYADV), and Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM).
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Ashvin Tadakamalla, MD, MBA
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Physician Advisor
AKT, PLLC
Buffalo, New York
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Perioperative Medicine, Stroke, Seizure, Sepsis, Physician Advisor, Pneumonia, COPD, Asthma, Shock, Respiratory Failure, Renal Failure, Congestive Heart Failure, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Atrial fibrillation, Pulmonary Embolism, DVT, Liver Failure, Electrolyte-Acid-Base abnormality, GI Bleed, Spinal Cord Injury
Award winning Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist Physician, Associate Chief Medical Officer (Hospital Administration) at a Level 1 Trauma Academic Medical Center. Extensive leadership experience as the Director of 45 FTE Hospitalist Group and the Associate Chief of Internal Medicine.
Director of Physician Advisor program, perform utilization review, medical necessity determination, denial appeals, well versed with MCG and Interqual criteria.
Hospital Administration pertaining to quality reviews, mortality reviews, policy reviews, credentialing and performance review of medical dental staff. President Elect of Medical Dental Staff.
Committee Involvement: Medical Executive Committee, Credentialing Committee, P&T (Pharmacy & Therapeutics) Committee, Utilization Review Committee, Patient Safety Indicator (PSI QAPI) Committee, Quality Steering Committee, Leadership Council, Chiefs of Service.
Graduated with Prelim General Surgery Residency at Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland Ho...
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Amelia L. LeGrett, FNP
Auburn, New York
Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine
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Primary Care Internal Medicine, CHAMPS Provider Pediatric sexual assaults, Emergency Medicine NP, Hospitalist, ICU Nursing, SANE Nurse
Amelia LeGrett FNP-BC
Specialties include Internal Medicine, emergency medicine, hospitalist, sexual assault examiner, pediatric sexual abuse and child abuse. I earned my master's degree at SUNY Upstate, Associate of Nursing at St Joseph's School of nursing, bachelor's degree from Russell Sage College in Psychology/Biology.
I am currently practicing in Internal Medicine in Upstate NY for the past 4 years. I previously worked as an FNP in Emergency Medicine at Auburn Community Hospital as well as SUNY Upstate Level 1 trauma center ER per diem. I have worked as a hospitalist for 8 years prior to transferring to Internal medicine full time. I spent 8 years performing pediatric sexual assault exams and am trained as a SANE nurse. I worked closely with law enforcement and with the DA prosecuting cases. I worked as an RN for 12 years at St Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse NY. 8 years I spent as an ICU RN and then worked 4 years in the emergency department as an RN.
I am availabl...
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Glen T. Granati, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine - Academic MD
Astoria, New York
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist
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COPD, Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease, Ventilators, Intubation, Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, Septic Shock, Pleural Effusions, Lung Cancer, Occupational Lung Injury, Tracheostomy, Critical illness, Non-Invasive Ventilation, Pulmonary Hypertension, Acid-Base Disorders, Emphysema, Bronchiectasis
Dr. Glen T. Granati is a highly skilled physician and medicolegal consultant specializing in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He holds a distinguished career in both clinical practice and academia, providing expert insights in medical-legal matters.
Dr. Granati completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital, where he honed his foundational clinical expertise. He then pursued advanced training with a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the prestigious Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, equipping him with in-depth knowledge in the management of complex pulmonary and critical care conditions.
Since becoming an attending physician in 2020, Dr. Granati has played an active role in clinical care and teaching. He has served as a Chief of the Pulmonary Service, where he led his practice in the management of ill patients with pulmonary disease. Currently, he holds an academic appointment as Assistant Pro...
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J. Jordan Romano, DO
New York
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Two Decades at Top Ivy League Hospitals: Dartmouth & Harvard/Mass General
Tufts Medical Center (Current Faculty/Staff Member)
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Douglas W. Bowerman, MD, FACP, SFHM, FABQAURP, FAIHQ
Adult Hospital Medicine - Double Boarded - Yale
Canandaigua, New York
Hospitalist
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hospital medicine, pressure ulcers, pneumonia, embolism, stroke, respiratory failure, paralysis, myocardial infarction, thiamine deficiency, falls, COPD
20+ years of expert witness experience.
25+ years of clinical experience.
Balanced plaintiff and defense work.
40+ depositions, 10+ testimony at trial.
The only physician with triple fellowships in the ACP, the SHM, and the AIHQ.
Unique ability to explain complex concepts.
Easy to work with- flexible, responsive.
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Michael J Craig, MD MPH SFHM
Hospitalist Expert Witness | 15+ Years Experience
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Core hospital medicine, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, UTI, sepsis, care transitions, patient safety, quality improvement, medical record review, DVT prophylaxis, stroke, inpatient hypertension, hospital-at-home, inpatient telemedicine, cardiac telemetry, syncope
- MD & MPH, Tulane University
- Princeton University Graduate
- Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine (SFHM)
- Associate Professor, UNC School of Medicine
- Associate Medical Director, UNC Health Hospital‑at‑Home Program (acute‑level care in the home)
- Founding President, NC Triangle Society of Hospital Medicine
- Former National District 4 Chair, Society of Hospital Medicine
- Completed SEAK's 'How to Excel as an Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice Cases' and 'How to Be an Effective Expert Witness at Deposition and Trial' courses
- Regional and national conference speaker
- Extensive clinical leadership experience.
- Published quality improvement research in hospital medicine
- Practicing clinical hospitalist
- Experienced physician advisor
- Active expert witness practice serving both plaintiff and defense attorneys nationwide
Specialized Areas of Expertise:
- Hospital medicine standard of care assessment
- Hospital-acquired complications
- Inpatient blood pressure man...
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Phillip Moye, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine, Urgent Care, Primary Care
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Family Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Hospitalist, Misdiagnosis, Diabetes, Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infections, Hospice, Wound Care, Primary Care, Hypertension, Supervising Physician, Aviation Medical Examiner, Dementia, Chest Pain, Cellutltis, pulmonary embolism, Wrongful death, Standard of Care, Infections, Dehydration, deep vein thrombosis
I have 8 years full time experience in Emergency Medicine. I have also worked 18 years as a hospitalist. I manage central lines, pneumonia, sepsis, staph infections, gastrointestinal bleeding, heart attack, stroke, irregular heart rhythms, shock, cellulitis, fractures, bowel obstruction, COPD and many other diagnoses. I am Board Certified in Family Medicine and am a Fellow of the America Academy of Family Physicians. I have 7 years full time in primary care/urgent care.. I have been the medical director for a local hospice company for 5 years. I am also a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner designated by the FAA. I have been reviewing cases for the North Carolina Medical Board for nearly 5 years. I am a clinical associate professor for Campbell Medical School for 10 years. I have reviewed nearly 50 cases. I supervise nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
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Robert A. Craven, MD, SFHM, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV
Craven Medical Consulting, LLC
North Carolina
Nursing Homes, Hospitalist
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Nursing home, hospital medicine, causation, standard of care, perioperative medicine, wrongful death, critical care, wound care, pressure ulcers, medical insurance denials, clinical documentation, insurance denial appeals
I have over 7 years of case review experience including post-acute care (i.e., skilled nursing home, acute rehab, etc.), internal medicine, hospital medicine, medical malpractice, disability appeals, and state medical board standard of care reviews. I have experience with disability hearings, depositions, interrogatory reports, and writing medical summaries. I have a very flexible schedule and have most reviews completed in under one month. I have also been used as an expert witness in overturning insurance denials.
I am board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and healthcare quality management with physician advisor subspecialty by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine (SFHM). I have over 13 years of clinical experience as a hospitalist physician in a variety of hospital environments. I am also frequently u...
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Shaoleen K Daly, MD
Board Certified in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
HUNTERSVILLE, North Carolina
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
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Internist, Children, emergency, primary care, elder abuse, Pediatrician, Adults, urgent care, child injury, polypharmacy, Internal Medicine, newborn, infant, developmental delay, Medication Errors, Child abuse, Neonate, hospitalist, hospice, Adverse Drug Reactions
Dr. Daly is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and is a diplomate of both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics. She has over six years of post-graduate experience diagnosing and treating a wide variety of medical illnesses affecting patients across the entire lifespan from newborns and infants to adolescents and geriatric adults.
In her Internal Medicine practice, Dr. Daly manages a comprehensive range of acute and chronic adult conditions. She has significant experience in the diagnosis and management of critical adult concerns frequently seen in medical-legal cases, including sepsis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction (heart attack), and acute respiratory failure. Her expertise includes the management of complex chronic diseases such as hypertension, heart failure, COPD, and diabetes mellitus, including the optimization of A1c levels in high-risk populations.
Dr. Daly is a specialist in Transitional Medicine,...
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Eleanor Bate
Hospitalist - Duke Faculty
Raleigh, North Carolina
Hospitalist
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Hospital medicine, Hospitalist, Family Medicine, Generalist, Inpatient Medicine, Education, Acutely ill
Dr. Eleanor Bate is a practicing hospitalist with extensive experience in the care of acutely ill adult patients in the inpatient setting. Her clinical work involves the evaluation and management of complex medical conditions, care coordination across multidisciplinary teams, and clinical decision-making in high-acuity hospital environments.
Dr. Bate serves as the Director of the Family Medicine Inpatient Service, where she works closely with resident physicians and supervising faculty in the delivery of inpatient care. In this role, she is actively involved in clinical oversight, education, and quality improvement initiatives, with a focus on adherence to evidence-based practices and prevailing standards of care. Her leadership responsibilities include direct supervision of trainees, case review, and guidance on clinical reasoning and documentation in the hospital setting.
Her professional experience includes reviewing medical records, assessing standards of care, and providing o...
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Charles D Graham, D.O.
Expertise in hospital and ICU medicine
Charles Graham
Granite Falls, North Carolina
Hospitalist, Critical Care Medicine
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ICU/critical care, Inpatient/hospital medicine, Sepsis, Falls, Care delays, Medication errors, Negligence, Procedural complications, Admissions, Misdiagnoses, Wrongful death, Disability, Avoidable injury, Standards of Care, Communication failure, Informed consent
Experienced hospitalist/intensivist with a passion for patient care
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Pahresah Roomiany, MS, MD, FACP
Hospital Medicine Expert | Standard of Care
Duke University Health System
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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point of care ultrasound, resident supervision, inpatient care, failure to rescue, ICU triage, APP supervision, sepsis, escalation of care, medical malpractice, clinical deterioration, internal medicine, hospital medicine, respiratory failure, delayed diagnosis, shock, heart failure, acute kidney injury, failure to diagnose
Dr. Pahresah L. Roomiany is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and practicing academic hospitalist who provides independent, evidence-based expert witness services in adult inpatient internal medicine and hospital medicine matters nationwide. She maintains active inpatient clinical practice and regularly manages complex hospitalized adult patients.
Her areas of expertise include hospital medicine standard of care, inpatient internal medicine standard of care, failure to diagnose, delay in diagnosis or treatment, clinical deterioration, escalation of care, sepsis management, chest pain and cardiovascular risk assessment, anticoagulation management, thromboembolic disease, electrolyte and metabolic emergencies, medication-related adverse events, and hospital-based systems issues affecting patient outcomes.
Dr. Roomiany serves as Vice Chair of Peer Review at Duke Regional Hospital, where she participates in structured evaluation of physician performance and formal assessme...
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Jonathan Lovins, MD, SFHM, MMCi
Duke University Health System
Durham, North Carolina
Hospitalist, Information Technology
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Internal Medicine, Informatics, EHR, EMR, electronic medical records, electronic health records, patient portals, medical records, IT, board certified, Medical Director, Internist, negligence, injury, damages, causation, malpractice, quality of care, medication error, professor
Experienced expert witness for dozens of hospital medicine cases for over 12 years. Hands on experience for over 10 years as a hospitalist and medical faculty at Duke University Health System. Served as director of 30+ FTE academic and clinical hospital medicine program in Connecticut for over three years. Excellent communication skills from teaching Duke physicians and giving academic presentations and lectures. Duke University, University of Connecticut, and Tufts University educated physician board certified in both internal medicine (hospital medicine focused) and clinical informatics. Awarded Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Clark University. Recipient of Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine designation from the Society of Hospital Medicine and Scholars Award from Duke University. Received training from SEAK in expert witness testimony.
Over 5 years of medical informatics experience as Associate Medical Informatics Officer at Duke Regional Hospital and Informatics Physic...
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Terry L Lester, MD
Internal Medicine Hospitalist & Medical Director
Doctor2Reivew.com
Ohio
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Utilization Status Review & Coding Documentation Integrity (CDI), Clinical Validation Denials, Life Expectancy, Fraud & Abuse, Medical Malpractice Standard of Care, Insurance Payor/Payee Disputes
Board-certified in Internal Medicine with over 25 years of combined clinical and administrative experience, I currently serve as a practicing hospitalist and the System Medical Director of Physician Advisory Services for Christus Health. I lead Physician Advisory Services including Utilization Review, Care Management, and Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) across a 30-hospital system, with daily oversight of admission status determinations, medical necessity reviews, DRG coding validations, and Payor-Provider disputes.
My background includes extensive leadership roles as Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director in multiple healthcare systems across New Mexico, Alaska, Ohio, and Indiana. Through my consulting firm, Doctor2Review, I provide expert witness services in medical malpractice, life expectancy estimation, clinical validation audits, fraud and abuse investigations, and regulatory compliance. I have testified in court and delivered detailed written reports supported by ...
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Christopher Vince Rizzo
Triple Certified APRN, Mental Health, Adult Gero
Upper Arlington, Ohio
Psychiatry, Hospitalist
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PMHNP-C, APRN, CNS, Oncology, Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Palliative Care, Admission/Discharge PLanning
I am a triple-certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with certifications as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-C), Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS-BC),and Adult-Gerontology Certified Nurse Practitioner (APRN-CNP). My experience spans psychiatric care, adult-gerontology practice, complex medical management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. I am committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centered care while leveraging advanced clinical expertise to improve outcomes across diverse healthcare settings. Additionally, I bring strong assessment, consultation, and leadership skills that support both direct patient care and healthcare consulting initiatives.
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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert
Niles, Ohio
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine
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Tele-ICU, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Pulmonary Embolism, Resuscitation, DNR, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death, LTACH, Hospitalist, COPD, End of life, Ethics, life support, Pleural effusion, Obstructive sleep apnea
Dr. David H. Kupferberg is a triple board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with more than 25 years of active clinical practice. He holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and maintains active medical licenses in more than 25 states — making him available as an expert in virtually any jurisdiction.
His clinical background spans high-acuity ICU care at major academic and community hospitals, consultative pulmonary medicine, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) management, and Tele-ICU remote monitoring across multiple national health systems. This breadth gives him direct, current familiarity with standard-of-care obligations across diverse care settings — bedside, LTACH, and remote — a combination few experts can offer.
Dr. Kupferberg holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, providing rigorous analytical grounding for causation analysis, outcomes assessme...
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Gregg J. Eichman, DO
Hospitalist - Family Medicine Residency Faculty
Edmond, Oklahoma
Hospitalist, Hospice and Palliative Care
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Adult Hospitalist, Falls, Decubitus Ulcer, Medical Error, Failure to Diagnose, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Anticoagulation, Medication Errors, Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia, Stroke, Sepsis, Bedsores, Infections, Heart Disease, Resident Supervision, End of life, Overdose
Dr. Eichman is a practicing physician educator and medical-legal consultant. He is available for malpractice case merit reviews, expert witness reports, depositions and trial testimony
Board Certified in Family Medicine
Board Certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program, SSM St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Hospitalist/Faculty, Family Medicine Residency Program, SSM St. St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Chair, Continuing Professional Development & Continuing Medical Education Committee, SSM St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Medical University of the Americas, Charleston, Nevis, West Indies, Professor of Family Medicine
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, "Outstanding Educator Award" recipient
Kansas City University of Medicine a...
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Brendan Carroll, MD, FACOG
OB Hospitalist | Obstetric Expert Witness
Portland, Oregon
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hospitalist
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Obstetrics, OB, OB Hospitalist, fetal heart monitoring, vacuum delivery, birth asphyxia, birth trauma, preeclampsia, shoulder dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage, VBAC, birth injury, Brachial plexus injury, placental abruption, maternal sepsis, chorioamionitis, HELLP syndrome, maternal hemorrhage
- OB Hospitalist Expert Witness | Obstetric Emergency, Birth Injury & Labor Management Standard of Care
- Currently practicing as Lead OB/GYN Hospitalist with approximately 60% direct clinical effort, maintaining an active delivery and surgical caseload while serving in administrative and quality leadership roles.
-OB/GYN trained at Vanderbilt and Tulane University Medical Centers
- Transitioned to the Obstetric Hospitalist sub-specialty after 16 years in an
OB/GYN private practice to implement an OB/GYN Hospitalist Program
- Physician Lead OB/GYN Hospitalist and OB/GYN Medical Director in an urban,
community hospital in Portland, OR
- OB/GYN Board Certified, a Fellow in ACOG, and Past-President of the Society
of OB/GYN Hospitalists (SOGH)
- Twice served as Chairman of OB/GYN committees and has been either a
member or chaired OB/GYN Peer Review Committees for more than 25 years
- Program Chair of Electronic Fetal Monitoring Case Review Program
- Obstetric consu...
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Chrissie Ott, MD, FAAP, PCC
Versatile MedPeds Doc: Complex Cases Welcome
Portland, Oregon
Pediatric Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Obesity Medicine, Pediatric Complex Care, Clinician Well-being, Pediatric Obesity Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition, Primary Care, Ethics, Long Term Care, Palliative Care, Burnout, Malpractice, APP Supervision, Hospitalist, Nocturnist, Direct Practice, Concierge, Telehealth, Newborn Care
Dr. Chrissie Ott is a seasoned, practicing triple board-certified internist and pediatrician with an undergraduate degree in Nutrition. She has extensive experience in primary care and hospital medicine across the life span, is a medical director of a pediatric complex care unit, and is a former wellness executive in a large healthcare system. Chrissie is also a leader in the field of physician coaching and can be a resource to physicians in the legal process.
Dr. Ott has a board certification in Integrative Medicine and a pending fourth board certification in Obesity Medicine, and has acquired additional expertise in Palliative Care through the Harvard PCEP program and in organizational well-being as a graduate of the Stanford Chief Wellness Officer training. She graduated the Ethics Track in medical school and has a special interest in medical ethics. She is an engaging speaker, a highly skilled in both written and verbal communication, and facilitator and is passionate about ...
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Thomas A Rafalski, MD
Hospitalist/Internal Medicine
Samaritan Health Services
Yachats, Oregon
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Inpatient medicine, differential diagnosis, COPD, sepsis, COVID, renal failure, pneumonia, cellulitis, CHF, chest pain, respiratory failure, delirium, coma, stroke, hemorrhage, anemia, ICU, thromboembolism, shock, overdose
I have been in practice as a board certified internist in Western Oregon for over 38 years. After 15 years of combined primary care, HIV/AIDS, and hospital medicine, I then founded and directed the first hospitalist program at Samaritan Albany (OR) General Hospital in 2003. Since then I have been a full-time hospitalist, including critical care medicine, for over 23 years. I practice at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital, the critical access hospital in Newport, on the Oregon coast. I recently served as chief of staff. There we manage a wide array of diagnoses, often in a resource limited setting--such as during the challenges and limited patient transfer availability during COVID. I have been active in hospital committee work, including peer review, throughout my career. I have provided expert witness and review services for over 14 years for several legal groups in Oregon and Washington, along with many cases nationwide. I have experience in deposition testimony and report wri...
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Christopher W Bader, DO
Pennsylvania
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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Sepsis, Shock, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke), Pressure Ulcers (Bedsores), Medication Errors, Adverse Reactions, Aspiration Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Intracranial Bleeds, Hypoglycemia, GI Bleed, CPR, Osteopathic Manipulation
Dr. Bader has been Board Certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) since 2009. His scope of practice has been focused on inpatient hospital (hospitalist) medicine since 2011. In addition to his work as a hospitalist he is also core faculty and director of inpatient medicine for the Family Medicine residency program at Ocean University Medical Center and teaches residents and medical students. Dr. Bader is also director of osteopathic education for the residency program and teaches residents and students osteopathic principles and practices, including osteopathic manipulation. Dr. Bader holds academic appointments at two medical schools. His areas of expertise include:
-Medical management of acute care hospitalizations in adults
-Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions in adults requiring hospital-level care
-Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions with osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) in an inpatient or outp...
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Deborah L. Silver, M.D.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pediatrics, Hospitalist
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Pediatric Hospitalist, Hospitalist Pediatrics, Inpatient Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, Pediatrics General, Pediatrician, consultative pediatrician
Board Certified Pediatric Hospitalist; Board certified Pediatrician; Pediatric Hospitalist for 28 years; Educator for Pediatric and Family Practice Residents; qualified to review Pediatric Emergency care; qualified to review Pediatric outpatient care.
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Nicholas J. Patricia, PharmD
Hospital Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Pharmacist
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Pharmacology- Clinical, Hospitalist
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Anticoagulation, Hospital Pharmacy Practice, Antiplatelets, Antithrombotics, Medication Safety, Cardiology, Medication Utilization, Clinical Pharmacology, PBM Reimbursement, Drug Pricing, Pharmacy Operations, Drug Utilization Review, Pharmacy Practice Standards, Dyslipidemia, Formulary Management, Generic Substitution
Nicholas J. Patricia, PharmD, received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy in 2016. Dr. Patricia has been an actively practicing Clinical Pharmacist for 10+ years. He is currently the Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary hospital teams to evaluate medication therapies, optimize pharmacologic treatment, and support evidence-based decision-making for hospitalized patients.
Within the health network, Dr. Patricia reviews medication-related adverse event cases, literature evaluation, and formulary decision support. His expertise includes clinical pharmacology, medication safety, drug utilization review, and hospital formulary management.
Dr. Patricia also serves as Director of the Pharmacology Thread and Clinical Associate Professor (Adjunct) at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, wh...
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Elaine Goldhammer, MD
ELG Expert MD, LLC
West Chester , Pennsylvania
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Pneumonia, COVID-19, diabetes, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, stroke, COPD, Infection, End of Life care, internal medicine, hospitalist specialization, pressure sores, heart failure
Elaine Goldhammer, MD, attended Jefferson Medical College for her Medical Degree and Tulane School of Medicine for her Residency. She has over 20 years of experience and knowledge and provides excellent medical care to her patients. She has worked at a top hospital near the Philadelphia area for over ten years, where she held leadership positions. Dr. Goldhammer continues to live in Pennsylvania, in the suburbs of Philadelphia. After taking a brief break from working full-time, she is now working again, full-time as a hospitalist, and enjoys practicing medicine again.
Her medical and leadership experience has granted her the expertise and wisdom to care for people, and Dr. Goldhammer has a natural ease in having difficult conversations which will translate well to legal work. As a member of the Society of Hospitalist Medicine and an avid reader, she stays on top of best practices. Elaine is an excellent communicator, deeply respected by her colleagues, has an excellent reputa...
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April Vukelic, D.O.
mold illness, addiction medicine & impairment MVAs
Recover From Mold
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine
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environmental medicine, sick building syndrome, dual diagnosis, disability, family medicine, mold toxicity, opioid addiction, medication assisted treatment, low back disorders, impaired drivers, wrongful death, mycotoxin illness, chronic pain, motor vehicle accidents, hospitalist/ hospital medicine, chronic illness, sciatica
April Vukelic, D.O., FMCP-M
McGill Certified Physician |ReCODE 2.0 Certified Physician
Dr. April Vukelic is a quadruple board-certified physician — American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine), American Board of Addiction Medicine, and Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). In 2022, she was appointed Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Vukelic is available to consult, review records, and provide expert testimony in the following areas:
Biotoxin & Mold-Related Illness
Dr. Vukelic practices in the field of biotoxin illness, including Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) and mold illness caused by water-damaged buildings. She is Shoemaker Protocol certified, a founding member of CIRS Academy, and a member of ISEAI and ILADS. She authored one and co-authored seven textbook chapters with Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker, Dr. Andrew Heyman, and Larry Schwartz...
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Doron Schneider, MD, MBA
Chief Safety/Quality Officer
Dresher, Pennsylvania
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Primary Care, Transitions of Care, Hospital Care, Medication Errors, Readmissions, Causality, Missed / Delayed Diagnosis, Standards of Care, Heart Attack, Falls, Pressure Ulcers, Cancer, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Acute Kidney Injury, Hypertension, Stroke, Atrial Fibrillation, Diabetes, DVT
Dr. Schneider is a board certified practicing internist with over 25 years experience as a hospitalist and a primary care physician. He has served as a health system Chief Safety and Quality Officer, VP for Population Health for a population health company, Deputy Program Director for an internal medicine residency and Deputy Editor of a major clinical journal focusing on diabetes. Dr. Schneider has been recognized as being a Philadelphia Top Doc each year from 2018-2024. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Schneider has extensive experience in medico-legal defense work and has opined on dozens of cases ranging from falls, pressure ulcers, delayed diagnosis of cancer, sepsis, DVTs and beyond.
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Jared L. Tepper, MD
Board-Certified Hospitalist OB/GYN Expert Witness
Media, Pennsylvania
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hospitalist
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Birth Injury, Birth Trauma, Cerebral Palsy, Fetal Monitoring, Fetal Tracing, EFM, HIE, VBAC, Uterine Rupture, Preterm Birth, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Premature Birth, C/S, Preeclampsia, Miscarriage, Shoulder Dystocia, Vacuum Delivery, Cesarean Section, Perineal Laceration, Ectopic Pregnancy
Board-certified OB/GYN attending physician in active clinical practice as an OB/GYN Hospitalist at Holy Redeemer Hospital in the Philadelphia suburbs. Personally performs approximately 200 deliveries per year, as well as inpatient gynecologic consults and emergency surgeries. Leader of the Obstetrics Quality group and member of the Obstetrics Risk group. Trained at Pennsylvania Hospital in the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Won awards in residency for teaching, surgical excellence, and research. Peer-reviewed author. Has undergone expert witness training with SEAK.
Also working at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as an OB/GYN Hospitalist at the Special Delivery Unit. Holds a teaching position as a Clinical assistant professor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Maintains an active medical license in Pennsylvania. Board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2021. Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology....
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Robert A. Craven, MD, SFHM, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV
Craven Medical Consulting, LLC
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Nursing Homes, Hospitalist
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Nursing home, hospital medicine, causation, standard of care, perioperative medicine, wrongful death, critical care, wound care, pressure ulcers, medical insurance denials, clinical documentation, insurance denial appeals
I have over 7 years of case review experience including post-acute care (i.e., skilled nursing home, acute rehab, etc.), internal medicine, hospital medicine, medical malpractice, disability appeals, and state medical board standard of care reviews. I have experience with disability hearings, depositions, interrogatory reports, and writing medical summaries. I have a very flexible schedule and have most reviews completed in under one month. I have also been used as an expert witness in overturning insurance denials.
I am board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and healthcare quality management with physician advisor subspecialty by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine (SFHM). I have over 13 years of clinical experience as a hospitalist physician in a variety of hospital environments. I am also frequently u...
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Richard J Brue, DO, MS, FACP, FACOI
Hospitalist, Professor of Internal Medicine
Integrity Medical Legal Consulting LLC
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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hyperkalemia, electrolyte disorders, complex medical cases, hypertension, Hospital Medicine, pneumonia, sepsis, decubitus ulcer, cellulitis, hypotension, deep vein thrombosis DVT, Pulmonary embolism PE, fall, infection, hospital care coordination, atrial fibrillation, post op complications, congestive heart failure CHF, diabetes, stroke
Dr Richard J. Brue DO, MS, FACP, FACOI is a dually board-certified physician in Internal Medicine with a focused practice in Hospital Medicine and Addiction Medicine, with over sixteen years of experience delivering comprehensive inpatient care in community, regional, and tertiary hospital settings. A tenured Clinical Professor at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, he is recognized for his excellence in medical education, having earned multiple academic awards and authored peer-reviewed publications in leading journals.
Dr. Brue has served in numerous hospital leadership roles where he has advanced clinical quality including chairing the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Pharmacy, and Nutrition Committees; contributing to hospital executive governance as a medical executive committee member; and co-founding an advisory group for a large hospitalist practice. He has spent years as the vice-chair of The Care Monitoring Committee reviewing medical cases enterprise w...
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ALLEN R. DENNIS, MD, JD, MPH
Expert Empathetic Medical Clinician
Heal one Services
Tennessee
Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine
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Opiod Overdose and Abuse, Hospitalist, Opiates, Independent Medical Exam, Medication Errors, Nursing home failure, Cancer Screening, Missed Diagnosis, Internal Medicine, Heart Disease, Chronic Lung Disease, Drug Detoxification, Preventive Medicine, Elder Abuse, Wrongful Death
He is board certified in the two specialties of Internal Medicine and General Preventive Medicine/Public Health . He has owned a private practice and is currently active as a Hospitalist. Dr. Dennis is licensed and treating patients in Georgia, Texas and Indiana. He has also received special training and waiver from Dept. of Health and Human Services for Opiod addiction treatment.
Dr. Dennis received medical education through Harvard medical school and the Mayo Clinic. He adheres to high ethical standards and will render objective and evidence based opinions. Dr. Dennis is easily accessible with great bedside manners and communication abilities.
His legal training makes him uniquely qualified to understand legalese and medical terminology. His exceptional teaching and communication skills enable him to translate both into lay terms easily understood by most. Dr. Dennis has performed chart and utilization reviews for large organizations.
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David M Rosenstein, MD, PhD
Hospital Medicine
Dallas, Texas
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Cardiology, Vascular surgery, Hospitalist, Nephrology, Infectious diseases
Post doctoral fellowship in Otolaryngology
Doctoral disseration in Cell Biology with focus on NeuroAnatomy
Currently working as a Cardiovascular Hospitalist
Have skills in General Internal Medicine, Prior board certification in Pediatrics, and have experience with management with acute stroke teams, pre and post Liver Transplant services, LVAD and pre-transplant Cardiology and Vascular Surgery
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Ryan C. Fowler, MD
RCF Consulting LLC
Houston, Texas
Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
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Family medicine, emergency medicine, sports medicine, concussion, hospice, hospitalist, palliative medicine
Dr. Fowler has over 20 years of experience as a practicing Physician. He was born and raised in West Virginia. After serving in the US Navy for 12 years, he and his family relocated to the Central Texas area.
He is Board Certified in Family Practice,and Integrative and Holistic Medicine and completed a Fellowship in Sports Medicine.
He is the founder and owner of Fowler Medical Group, and the sole owner of RCF Consulting, providing Medical Expert Witness services.
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Chinemerem Y Ugorji, MD
Internal Medicine - Hospitalist clinician
Martric Medical PLLC
Houston, Texas
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Internal Medicine, Hospitalist, Telemedicine, Insurance companies, Geriatrics, Primary care, Utilization review, Intensive care
Dr. Chinemerem Ugorji, MD, FACP
Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician | Expert Medical Witness
Dr. Chinemerem Ugorji is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with over a decade of active clinical practice in acute care settings, including critical access hospitals, Level II trauma centers, tertiary hospitals, and telemedicine platforms across the United States. She brings a rare combination of frontline patient-care experience and physician level utilization management expertise, making her particularly well-suited for medical-legal matters involving standard of care, medical necessity, telemedicine practices, fraud investigations, and billing and coding disputes.
Dr. Ugorji currently practices clinical medicine as a hospitalist and acute telemedicine physician, managing complex medical conditions, high acuity admissions, ICU escalations, and multidisciplinary care coordination. Her hands on experience includes inpatient admissions, observation versus inpatient deter...
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Terry L Lester, MD
Internal Medicine Hospitalist & Medical Director
Doctor2Reivew.com
Texas
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Hospital Utilization Status Review & Coding Documentation Integrity (CDI), Clinical Validation Denials, Life Expectancy, Fraud & Abuse, Medical Malpractice Standard of Care, Insurance Payor/Payee Disputes
Board-certified in Internal Medicine with over 25 years of combined clinical and administrative experience, I currently serve as a practicing hospitalist and the System Medical Director of Physician Advisory Services for Christus Health. I lead Physician Advisory Services including Utilization Review, Care Management, and Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) across a 30-hospital system, with daily oversight of admission status determinations, medical necessity reviews, DRG coding validations, and Payor-Provider disputes.
My background includes extensive leadership roles as Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director in multiple healthcare systems across New Mexico, Alaska, Ohio, and Indiana. Through my consulting firm, Doctor2Review, I provide expert witness services in medical malpractice, life expectancy estimation, clinical validation audits, fraud and abuse investigations, and regulatory compliance. I have testified in court and delivered detailed written reports supported by ...
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Stella J. Fitzgibbons, MD
Internist with lengthy hospitalist experience
The Woodlands, Texas
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Hospitalist, internist with long experience in both primary care and hospital practice, good writer, willing to travel
Dr. Fitzgibbons has been board certified in internal medicine since 1984, and since 2002 her practice has been almost entirely in hospital medicine. She has served as chief of hospital medicine in a major teaching hospital and is a regular contributor to journals and blogs for other hospitalists. Since 2008 she has been active in reviewing court cases, and has given opinions for both plaintiff and defense attorneys.
Testified in more than 55 lawsuits for both plaintiff and defense, 8 of those in court.
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Darin M Vercillo, MD
Expert Hospitalist, Informatics and Insurance
Davis Hospitalists
CENTERVILLE, Utah
Hospitalist, Insurance
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Cardiac, Sepsis, Billing, Observation, Overdose, Respiratory, Stroke, Pneumonia, Diabetes, Ketoacidosis, Kidney failure, COPD, Clotting disorders, Pulmonary Embolism, Infection, Trauma, Brain Bleed/Stroke, Medical Records, Observation, Insurance
Board certified in internal medicine (ABIM). 20 years of experience as a practicing hospitalist. Prior hospice care director. Expert reviewer and witness for numerous medical malpractice cases covering a range of clinical scenarios.
Medical director of several hospitalist groups. Member or chair of Medical Executive, Utilization Management, Quality, Stroke, Cardiology, and Health Information committees. Medical department chair. Appointed by Governor to Utah State Controlled Substance Advisory Committee addressing regulatory and compliance matters.
Leads physician advisory team conducting quality and care reviews for health systems nationwide. Educates providers on healthcare standards, quality of care, and best practices. Extensive public speaking experience producing effective depositions and courtroom testimony.
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Jeffrey Lofgran, MD, FACP
Internal Medicine Hospitalist
Jeffrey Lofgran, MD PLLC
Highland, Utah
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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sepsis, COVID-19, pneumonia, blood clots, gastrointestinal bleeding, cirrhosis, hospital transfers, decubitus ulcers, diabetic ketoacidosis, falls, heart failure, heart attack, atrial fibrillation, urinary tract infection
I am a board-certified, actively practicing full-time internal medicine hospitalist physician and medical expert witness. I also have experience doing independent medical exams (IME). I am licensed to practice medicine in Utah. I am a recent Fellow of the American College of Physicians and am an active member of the American Medical Association and the Society of Hospital Medicine. I also have extensive teaching experience both formerly as an undergraduate teaching assistant as well as currently as an adjunct faculty member at two medical schools, frequently teaching medical students and/or residents on the inpatient wards and supervising their interactions and learning with patients. I have published multiple chapters in two different textbooks written for medical students and given several presentations as detailed in my CV. I enjoy talking with patients and teaching them about their diagnoses and treatment plans, as well as helping them to navigate the healthcare system. Making a...
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Dan Danila, MD, FACP
Internal Medicine/Hospitalist/Addiction Medicine
Arlington, Virginia
Hospitalist, Addiction Medicine
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Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Addiction Medicine
I have been licensed as an Internal Medicine physician with a focus on Hospital Medicine for 15 years. I have been licensed as an Addiction Medicine specialist for the past 16 years. I am Board Certified in both specialties. I have an extensive previous experience by working at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Mayo Clinic affiliated hospitals. I have given speeches at the American College of Physicians, DC chapter and Johns Hopkins Medicine physician education days.
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Kathryn J Horton, MD
Internal Medicine Hospitalist Expert Witness
Redmond, Washington
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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hospital medicine, hospitalist, internal medicine, internist, GI bleed, sepsis, stroke, gastrointestinal bleed, myocardial infarction, MI, pneumonia, COPD, infection, diabetes, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, antibiotics, electrolyte disorders, pancreatitis, anemia
I am a double board-certified Internal Medicine physician specializing in Hospital Medicine and Obesity Medicine. Since 2017, I've treated acutely-ill inpatients admitted to academic community hospitals in the greater Seattle area. I pride myself on providing evidence-based, cost-conscious and compassionate medical care for every patient I encounter. In additional to my clinical work, I'm also skilled at reviewing complex cases, defining standard of care, and providing clear, persuasive testimony as a medical expert. I'm available for timely case evaluations and expert reports for either Defense or Plaintiff counsel. My ideal client is an attorney desiring objective, evidence-based medicolegal consulting and straightforward, unbiased testimony.
Internal Medicine Hospitalist Physician / University of Washington Clinical Faculty
Residency: University of Washington
Medical School: New York University
College: Boston College
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Jeremy Jaskunas, MD, FHM, FACP
Hospital Medicine Leader & Medical Expert
Shepherd Medical Experts
Verona , Wisconsin
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
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Medical malpractice, Pulmonary embolism PE, Handoffs, Standard of care, Hospital medicine, Medication errors, Stroke, Discharge, Medical emergencies, Delays in care, Respiratory failure, Heart attack, Sepsis, Heart disease, Medical errors, Heart failure, Shock, Falls, Overdose, Peer review
Actively practicing Hospitalist with over 20 years of experience managing patients with complex, high-acuity medical conditions.
Detail oriented and thorough, possessing sound judgment and a knack for making the complex simple. Exceptional clinical and communication skills led to multiple leadership positions including Division Chief and Medical Director of Hospital Medicine at Meriter - Unity Point Health Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
Extensive experience in peer review and standard of care assessments.
Clinical experience spans the breadth of adult inpatient medicine including sepsis, congestive heart failure, medical emergencies, shock, respiratory failure, and pulmonary embolism.
Regularly sought out by Today’s Hospitalist for comment on issues and dilemmas facing Hospital Medicine. Dr Jaskunas’ care was also highlighted in a New York Times article about a medical mystery that he helped solve.
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Ayman S Elbatanony, MD/DO/MBA
Board-Certified MD | Hospitalist & ER Expert
Sussex, Wisconsin
Hospitalist, Emergency Medicine
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Hospitalist Medicine, Primary Care, Rural Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction , Sepsis, Stroke , Pulmonary Embolism, Medication Errors, Anticoagulation , Discharge Planning , Failure to Diagnose, Chest Pain , Critical Access Hospital, Standard of Care
Dr. Ayman Elbatanony, MD, MBA is a board-certified internal medicine physician with extensive experience in high-acuity and rural healthcare settings. He completed medical school in both Egypt and the United States, bringing a unique dual perspective to clinical practice. He has nearly four years of rural medicine experience, including emergency department and critical access hospital coverage, and two years as a dedicated hospitalist. His clinical background encompasses acute care, cardiology-focused medicine, and complex case management across emergency, inpatient, and outpatient environments.
Dr. Elbatanony has been retained in a defense case, authoring a detailed, evidence-based expert report that was accepted in full by counsel. His reports are prepared to litigation standards—clear, scientifically rigorous, and defensible under cross-examination. While he has not yet testified at deposition or trial, he is known for being highly responsive, available, and able to translate co...
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