Infectious Diseases Expert Witnesses in Texas

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - COVID 19, HIV, AIDS, surgical infections, necrotizing fasciitis, prosthetic joint infection, diabetic foot infection, bacteremia, endocarditis, urinary tract infection, prostatitis, cellulitis, wound, vaccine, Lyme disease, antibiotics, fungal infections, bacterial infections, travel medicine

I am a board certified infectious diseases physician and internist in active clinical practice in central New Jersey for 25 years. I have had the privilege of being retained for independent medical evaluations in a variety of cases. The goals of these examinations have included evaluating the merits of a case for trial, evaluating insurer’s liability, workman’s compensation and medical malpractice. Diagnoses involved in these matters have included COVID-19 infection, diabetic foot infection leading to limb loss, surgical site infections, necrotizing fasciitis, cellulitis, foodborne infections, HIV and many others. I have the ability to break down complex medical jargon and make it understandable. I am willing to provide redacted reports.

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - COVID-19, nursing homes, long term care, sepsis, necrotizing fasciitis, infections, surgical site infections, infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, consulting, insurance, case review, medical malpractice, standards of care, bacterial or viral infections, outbreak management, MoCA

Ramzi Asfour, MD, is board-certified in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Volunteer) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). In addition to his 20+ years of extensive private practice, Dr. Asfour has privileges at five California hospitals (Alameda County Medical Center, Alameda Hospital, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Sutter Eden Medical Center, and Mammoth Hospital). Dr. Asfour has worked for the World Health Organization in Geneva in the HIV / AIDS department, developing training programs for doctors in HIV. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Asfour also advises hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools, and businesses on infection control, including outbreak control and COVID-19, and antimicrobial stewardship. Dr. Asfour has experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys to provide clear, independent opinions on matters involving: Medical malpractice, standards of care, sepsis,...

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - COVID-19, sepsis, endocarditis, bacteremia, bacterial infections, virus, MRSA, urinary tract infections, surgical infections, sexually transmitted infections, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, spine infections, device-related infections, nursing home infections

I am a board-certified infectious disease physician and internist. I am active in a busy clinical practice in New Jersey. I am an attending at three hospitals and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. I have been doing expert medical reviews for over 10 years. I am comfortable evaluating the merits of a case both for plaintiff and defense. I am comfortable with deposition and trial testimony. Clinically I consult and manage infectious diseases in outpatients and hospitalized patients including the emergency room and ICU. I also consult and manage patients in long-term care facilities and nursing homes. These reviews have included but are not limited to: COVID-19, sepsis, septic shock, endocarditis, bacteremia, bacterial infections including MRSA, diabetic foot infections, urinary tract infections, surgical infections and complications of surgery, viral infections, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, spine infections, prostheti...

Dallas, Texas

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - 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

Houston, Texas

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - Travel Medicine , UTI's, Mycobacterial Diseases, Soft Tissue Infections, Prosthetic Device Infxn, Malaria, Multi-Drug Resistant infections, Endocarditis, CNS Infxns, STDs, Osteomyelitis, Staphylococcal Infxns, Dental Infxns, Abdominal Infxns, Sepsis, MRSA, Pneumonia, Animal Bite Exposure/Infxns

ABIM Board-Certified: Internal Medicine ABIM Board-Certified: Infectious Diseases The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health The international Society of Travel Medicine: Certificate of Travel Health

Houston, Texas

Toxicology, Infectious Diseases - Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Lung Physiology, Food Testing, Laboratory Sciences, Food Safety, Drug Exposure, Alcohol Exposure, Food Contaminants, Respiratory Diseases, Airborne Viruses, Environmental, Microbiology

Dr. Scott Drouin is a principal toxicology consultant with over 25 years of experience in Toxicology, Immunology, Lung Physiology, infectious disease, food testing, and laboratory sciences. Dr. Drouin leads cases involving exposure to drugs, alcohol, and contaminants in food; as well as human exposure to environmental substances; and employs toxicological principles to corroborate medical facts documented in exposure cases against known health endpoints to substantiate allegations and determine alternative causation. Dr. Drouin specializes in cases investigating respiratory diseases. Specifically, those related to airborne exposure to environmental substances including viruses (COVID-19), bacteria, mold, chemicals, asbestos, and carcinogens. His specialty lies in assessing the risk of developing respiratory illnesses, pneumonia, environmental allergies, asthma, and lung diseases from exposures to such environmental contaminants. Furthermore, Dr. Drouin can evaluate clinical test...

Texas

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, Prosthetic joint infection, MRSA, Staphylococcus, Osteomyelitis, Spinal infections, Meningitis, Brain abscess, HIV, Hep C, Stevens Johnson syndrome, Pneumonia, UTI, COVID, Critical Care, Breast cancer, Delayed diagnosis, Pneumothorax, Wrongful death, Disability

I finished medical school in India, and then completed a Masters in Science / immunology at University of Massachusetts in Amherst MA. Subsequently, I pursued Internal Medicine training for three years, followed by working as a hospitalist for approximately four years. This was followed by an Infectious diseases fellowship at University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, a two year program. I have been working in Infectious diseases for approximately 10 years. I have been a principal investigator for approximately 15 clinical trials related to COVID 19, published articles on COVID 19 and in the atrial fibrillation space, performed over 14000 urgent care cases on line with MD Live Inc., and performed peer review services for approximately 16 years. I have consulted on medical malpractice cases multiple times and have given depositions and provided testimony at trial. I have reviewed multiple other cases which were ultimately settled or not taken further by the plaintiff's counsel. I am ...