Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of neonatal - perinatal medicine expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on neonatal - perinatal medicine and related issues. Neonatal - perinatal medicine 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 neonatal - perinatal medicine expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Prematurity, Nicu, Sepsis, Newborn, Birth Defects, Birth Trauma, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Low Birth Weight, Birth Injury, Hie, Hypoglycemia, Nec, Neonatology, Newborn Resuscitation, and Birth Asphyxia.
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James R. Hocker, MD
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
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NICU, Neonatology, prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, birth trauma, birth injuries, birth defects, sepsis, hypoglycemia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, bilirubin encephalopathy, newborn resuscitation
-Board certified neonatologist who has practiced for 29 years in both private and academic practices.
-Has worked in all levels of care from normal newborn nurseries to Level IV NICUs
-Experience as a Medical Director of a Level IV NICU for 18 years
-On faculty at University of Illinois College of Medicine for 28 years
-Has worked with Advanced Practice Nurses, Residents and medical students at the bedside and in the classroom
-Over 10 years of experience as Medical Expert Witness for both plaintiff and defense
-Multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals
Leigh Ann McGlinn, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, RRT-NPS, CHSE
McGlinn Institute Neonatal
Flagstaff , Arizona
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting
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Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Scientist, Neonatal Perinatal Specialist-Respiratory Care, Respiratory Therapist, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, Neonatal Transport, Neonatal Resuscitation
Dr. Leigh Ann Cates-McGlinn's academic qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas. A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC- with preparation to function as an NNP. She also holds an Associates in Applied Science (AAS) - Nursing and Respiratory Care each from Odessa College in Odessa, Texas.
She maintains national certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC) and is recognized by the Arizona Board of Nurse Examiners as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN). In addition, she retains certification as a registered respiratory therapist (RRT) and holds a subspecialty certification in pediatric and neonatal respiratory care (NPS).
Dr. Cates-McGlinn is trained as a simulation specialist at Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Pediatric Education (CAPE) in 2009 and Harvard’s Institute for Me...
Janet G Attard, RN IV, RNC-MNN, CLNC, MBA, 1L
The Legal Nurse Consultant Group
Danville , California
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology
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High Risk Obstetric Care in the areas of L&D, Antepartum, Triage, Post Partum, and NICU. Legal Nurse Consulting, Standard of Care, Scope of Practice, Chain of Command, Communication, Team Work, Collaboration, Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement, Administration Responsibility
Jan is recognized as a nationally-known Legal Nurse Expert with diverse expertise and 30 yr history as Maternal and Infant Nurse. Jan is a teacher mentor as 8th Edition NRP Mentor Instructor for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Jan has acted as VP Risk, Director Risk, Assistant Manager L&D, NICU, and Post Partum. Jan acts as Adjunct Professor for USF and Samuel Merritt University. Jan works full time as Registered Nurse in High Risk OB in L&D, NICU, and Post Partum. She is honored to act as an integral and collaborative member of the Litigation Team on behalf of Attorneys, Insurance Companies, and Hospital Groups. Jan works diligently for Attorneys, Health Care Organizations. and The California Board of Registered Nursing. Jan works as expert witness both for Plaintiff and Defense.
The Legal Nurse Consultant Group under the direction of Jan Attard provides comprehensive, timely, thorough opinion for Attorneys, Insurance Companies, Medical Groups in the evaluation of Nurse ...
Dale H. Bull, MD, PhD
La Quinta, California
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
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Expert Witness, Neonatology, Perinatal Medicine, neonatal and perinatal injuries, birth trauma, pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, NICUs, prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth retardation, birth defects, sepsis, birth asphyxia, Necrotizing Enterocolitis and hyperbilirubinemia
Dr. Bull was a Board Certified Neonatologist, FAAP in full time practice at a large federal Hospital and perinatal regional referral center, but is now retired from clinical practice. He taught medical students and residents at bedside and in the classroom. Dr. Bull is published in leading peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Bull provides expert witness review and testimony in matters of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine for both plaintiff and defense. In many states, his retirement from clinical practice now disqualifies him from expert-witness decisions on standards of care. He remains qualified and offers expert witness on matters of causality as well as life care planning.
Naomi E Lawrence-Reid, MD
Doctoring Differently
San Diego, California
Pediatrics, Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
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Pediatrician, Pediatrics, Child Abuse, Children, Newborn, Neonate, Neonatal, Nursery, Telemedicine, Emergency, Urgent care, Infant, Teenager, Veteran, Disability
- Board-certified Pediatrician, Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics, licensed in California.
- 12 years post-graduate experience in general pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, child abuse, rural medicine, neonatal newborn medicine, and urgent care.
- An expert in the growth and development of children from birth to 18 years of age.
- Enthusiastically participated in physician expert witness testimony and case review across the U.S.
- Medical training spanned Massachusetts, New York, and California.
Nancy Nielsen, BSN, RN
Nancy Nielsen RN Consulting
Morgan Hill, California
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting
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NICU Nurse Expert, Neonatal Nursing, Premature Baby, Newborn/Infant Nurse, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Birth Asphyxia, Medication Errors, High-Risk Deliveries, Ventilators, Inhaled Nitric Oxide, NEC, IV Complications, Sepsis, NRP, Central Lines, Medical Record Review, Standards of Care
Nancy Nielsen has 39+ years of expertise as a neonatal nurse in large, academic Level III and IV Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), She has decades of experience attending high-risk neonatal deliveries, resuscitation, and post-delivery stabilization. Nancy has thorough knowledge and expertise in caring for various diagnoses including but not limited to abdominal wall defects, prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEF), cardiac defects, metabolic abnormalities, meconium aspiration, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), hydrocephalus, chronic lung disease (CLD), exchange transfusions, genetic abnormalities, hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis, IV complications, electrolyte imbalances, hemolytic abnormalities and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL).
Nurse Nielsen provides expert care for critically-ill neonates requiring advanced modes of ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide therapy (iNO), arterial blood pressure monitori...
Jerry B Schwartz, MD
Experienced expert in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Jerry Schwartz, MD
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
I have been in the clinical practice of Neonatology for 37 years. I have been Medical Director of Neonatology in a large community Level IIIB NICU for 35 years. I have reviewed 600-700 malpractice cases for both plaintiff and defense attorneys over the past 35 years. I am Board Certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal medicine. I have testified in numerous depositions and trials and am quite experienced in all aspects of medical malpractice litigation. I am quite familiar with the preparation of Affidavits, Declarations, etc. in such matters. I graduated 1st in my class in both pre-med and medical school and subsequently "built" and directed a state-of-the-art Level III NICU. I am expertly familiar with the Standard of Care and Causation in all matters related to Neonatal-Perinatal medicine.
James R. Hocker, MD
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
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NICU, Neonatology, prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, birth trauma, birth injuries, birth defects, sepsis, hypoglycemia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, bilirubin encephalopathy, newborn resuscitation
-Board certified neonatologist who has practiced for 29 years in both private and academic practices.
-Has worked in all levels of care from normal newborn nurseries to Level IV NICUs
-Experience as a Medical Director of a Level IV NICU for 18 years
-On faculty at University of Illinois College of Medicine for 28 years
-Has worked with Advanced Practice Nurses, Residents and medical students at the bedside and in the classroom
-Over 10 years of experience as Medical Expert Witness for both plaintiff and defense
-Multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals
Marisa Palomino, BSN, CCRN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, C-NNIC
Neonatal Nurse Expert
Lake Worth, Florida
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
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NICU, neonatal, neonatal intensive care, transition, fetal loss, prematurity, birth asphyxia, birth trauma, birth defects, congenital abnormalities, premature, hypoglycemia, low birth weight, nursery, newborn, HIE, full body cooling, baby, infant, central lines
• 17 years of Neonatal Intensive Care nursing experience
(including bedside nurse, clinical manager, and assistant nurse manager
positions) All experience in level III NICUs.
• Four advanced Neonatal Nursing certifications:
-Certification in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC)
-CCRN-Neonatal certification
-Certification in Extremely Low Birth Weight infants (C-ELBW)
-Certification in Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care (C-NNIC)
• Extensive experience in providing direct patient to care to complex and
critically ill neonates, including: ELBW infants, LBW infants, post-delivery
stabilization, pre- and post-op surgical infants, full body cooling, EEG monitoring, exchange
transfusions, as well as, providing NRP resuscitation efforts to critically
unstable neonates
• Attends high-risk deliveries including post-delivery stabilization and
resuscitation o...
Rae Gordon, MD
Neonatologist - Over 15 Years in ICU Practice
Atlanta, Georgia
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
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Birth Injury, Neonatal Jaundice, Newborn Infection, Breastfeeding, Newborn Congenital Anomoly, Newborn Cardiac Anomaly, Newborn Critical Care, Well Infant Care, Infant Resuscitation
Rae Gordon is a Neonatologist in active clinical practice since 2007. She is the senior partner in a private neonatology practice in the Atlanta, Georgia area that employs more than 20 physicians and advanced practice nurses and was established in 1982. Dr Gordon completed her fellowship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine and residency in Pediatrics at New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She earned her MD at McGill Faculty of Medicine in Montreal, Quebec, and a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive and Linguistic Science at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She is expert in all aspects of care of the well and ill newborn including birth injury, newborn resuscitation, feeding and breastfeeding, newborn jaundice, newborn congenital and early onset infection, early presentation of genetic, metabolic, and cardiac disease, and all aspects of care of the well and ill newborn.
Mary Ellen Bouve, RN, BSN, CCRN-N
NICU/Neonatal Nurse Expert (newborns/infants)
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston , Massachusetts
Nurse, Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
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NICU Nurse Expert, Neonatal Nurse Expert, Infant Nurse, Newborn Nurse, Prematurity, Birth Injury, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Injury), NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis), BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia), Pre-Op and Post-op Care, Sepsis, Tracheostomies, Ventilators, Central Lines, IV complications, Surgery
17 years as a Neonatal ICU (NICU) nurse in a Level IV NICU (birth to 8 months) at a Harvard Medical teaching hospital. Actively at the bedside. Neonatal critical care certification. Experience with most medical and surgical diagnoses, including (but not limited to): birth injury, prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), chronic lung disease (CLD), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), IV infiltration/extravasation, wound care, abdominal wall defects, esophageal atresia, cardiac defects, neurologic disorders, metabolic disorders, rare genetic disorders, and multi system failure. Routinely care for patients on multiple modes of ventilation, and/or with tracheostomies, chest tubes, gastric tubes, and central lines. Post anesthesia care (PACU). Discharge planning and education. NRP and PALS certification. Cell #774.284.0244.
Elizabeth Flanigan, MD, MPH, MBA
Neonatology - Harvard Faculty
Westford, Massachusetts
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics
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Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Newborn Resuscitation, Neonatal Procedures, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Prematurity, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Neonatal Transport, Levels of Newborn Care, Neonatal Neurocritical Care, NICU Follow Up, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
I am a neonatologist practicing in academic medical center NICUs for 16+ years. Currently serve as the Chief of Clinical Operations of Department of Pediatrics at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) within Mass General Brigham Healthcare system, formerly Medical Director. Recipient of Distinguished Clinician Award at BWH in 2021. Castle Connelly Top Doctor since 2021. I hold medical licenses in MA, WA, and VA. In addition to my MD, I have a Master of Public Health and a Master of Business Administration. I hold certifications in BLS, PALS, NRP, and STABLE.
Dr. Nasim Gorji, DO, FAAP
Neonatologist - Harvard Medical Faculty Physician
Boston, Massachusetts
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
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Neonatology, Neonatal ICU, Birth injury, Birth trauma, Birth defects, Newborn resuscitation, Newborn
Dr. Nasim Gorji, DO is a board-certified neonatologist and Harvard Medical Faculty Physician with a decade of experience managing critically ill newborns in both academic and community neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). She attends high risk deliveries, stabilizes these newborns in the delivery room, and cares for medically complex neonates for months after their birth. She also has extensive experience stabilizing critically ill neonates for transport to higher-level tertiary care hospitals. She is a distinguished educator, having held academic appointments as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and interim Associate Program Director of a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship program in the Boston area. Her expertise extends to curriculum development, where she has designed and implemented educational programs for medical students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Gorji is a recognized leader in neonatal resuscitation, serving as an instructor who trains multidisciplinary teams in...
Karen L Lefler, MSN/Ed, ARNP, NNP-BC, LNC
ACP Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC
Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Nurse Practitioner
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Newborn, HIE, brain inury, Birth Injury, bowel perforation, central line, Prematurity, low birth weight, umbilical catheter, PICC, sepsis, hypoglycemia, bilirubin, resuscitation, chest tube, intubation, arterial line, body cooling, home birth, respiratory failure
38 years of experience in the field of Neonatology/Newborn Care of which the past 29 years as a Board-Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, primarily functioning in the maximum level of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (Level IV).
Areas of expertise include EPI (Extremely Preterm Infants), brain injury (therapeutic hypothermia/body cooling), birth injury, infants with respiratory failure, congenital heart disease, neonatal resuscitation, pediatric/cardiothoracic surgical infants, ECMO (heart lung bypass) high-risk deliveries, routine newborn care, newborn developmental follow-up and neonatal transport
Dustin D Flannery, DO, MSCE
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics
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Neonatal infection, neonatal sepsis, group B strep, GBS, prematurity, premature, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, NICU, newborn, obstetrics
Dustin Daniel Flannery, DO, MSCE, is an attending neonatologist with more than 10 years of experience and double board certification in General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. He practices in both level 3 and level 4 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), attends high-risk deliveries and provides complex perinatal consultations, and also attends in the well newborn nursery. He is also an accomplished and funded clinical researcher with more than 50 publications/abstracts/book chapters to date in the field of neonatal infectious diseases.
Dr. Flannery received a Bachelor of Science (BS) with Honors from Virginia Tech and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. After completing a residency and chief residency in Pediatrics at Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, he completed a fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is also a...
Amy J Sloane, MD, MHS, FAAP
Nemours Children's Health at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
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neonatal, sepsis, NICU, newborn, infection, obstetrics, prematurity, premature, HIE, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis
Amy J Sloane, MD, MHS, FAAP is an Attending Neonatologist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Nemours Children's Health at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She also serves as the Associate Program Director for the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship training program. Dr. Sloane is double board certified in General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She practices in both academic and community level 3 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), attends high-risk deliveries, provides complex perinatal consultations, and also attends in the well newborn nursery. Dr. Sloane earned her bachelor's degree in Public Health Studies from Johns Hopkins University, followed by a Masters of Health Sciences degree in Public Health (with a focus in Reproductive and Cancer Biology and a certificate in Maternal and Child Health) from the Johns Hopkins University School Bloomberg School of Public Health. She attended medical school at UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, then...
Jack D Owens, MD
Neonatology and NICU Management
ETSU
Johnson City, Tennessee
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Hospital Administration
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Health Systems, NICU, Quality Improvement, Physician Staffing, NEC, HIE, Neonatal Sepsis, Extreme Prematurity, PPHN, System Failure
25 years' experience as a neonatologist, 20 years' experience in NICU Quality Improvement, 12 years' experience as NICU Medical Director, 3 years' experience as a health system Chief Quality Officer, 2 years' experience in expert witness consulting. AAPL Certified Physician Executive. Completed IHI CQO School.
Marcelo Rains, MD
Neonatologist
Ooltewah, Tennessee
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
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Neonatology, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, hypoglycemia, perinatal medicine, low birth weight, sepsis, newborn resuscitation, congenital malformations, bilirubin encephalopathy, birth defects, intrauterine growth restriction, prematurity, birth trauma, NEC, NICU
Staff Neonatologist (Level IV NICU) Children's Hospital at Erlanger (5 years)
Clinical Affiliated Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Medicine (5 years) Medical Director of Neonatal Resident & Medical Student Education, Children's Hospital at Erlanger (4 years)
TN Tiny Baby Bundle for Neuro Protection, State Co-Leader (TIPQC)
Erlanger Optimal Cord Clamping Pilot Site, Principal Investigator (TIPQC)
Tennessee’s Tiniest Babies (TTB) Advisor (TIPQC)
Optimal Cord Clamping Advisor (TIPQC)
Fellowship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency in Pediatrics, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
Doctor of Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Bachelor of Science, Southwestern Adventist University
Board Certified in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Aug 2020-present
Board Certified in American Board of Pediatrics, Nov 2015-present
Medical license in TN & OH
Awards include: Best Poster in Joint Project Category for ...
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