Obesity Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania

Exton , Pennsylvania

Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine - Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Complex Care, Addiction, Obesity, Preventative, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Medication Errors, Polypharmacy, Fall Prevention, Care Coordination, Quality Improvment, Medical informatics, Epic EMR, Academic Medicine, Physician Leadership, Patient Safety, Pain Management, Unbiased

Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician | Complex Outpatient Care including Addiction, Obesity, Pain Management & Geriatrics Dr. Lauchner is a U.S.-trained, board-certified Internal Medicine physician with more than 10 years of experience in a busy primary care practice, providing care for patients with complex, multi-morbid medical conditions across the spectrum of outpatient medicine. She began serving as Associate Program Director for a large Internal Medicine residency program in 2023, where she supervises and teaches resident physicians how to provide compassionate and comprehensive care that is individualized for each patient. In this role, she also participates in morbidity and mortality and quality improvement case reviews. As the residency director of quality improvement education she is required to be objective and evidence-based in her assessment of medical care and outcomes. Dr. Lauchner's clinical expertise includes: Addiction medicine and controlled substance ...

Pennsylvania

Family Medicine, Psychiatry - Eating Disorders, Residential Eating Disorder Treatment, Residential Programs, Anorexia, Bulimia Nervosa, Starvation, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Malnutrition, Feeding Tube, Avoidant Restrictive Feeding & Intake Disorder (ARFID), Obesity, Self-harm, Social Media, Insurance Reimbursement, OCD, Suicide, Standards of Care, Medical Necessity

Multiple award-winning eating disorder expert with over 20 years of clinical experience. Active specialty practice dedicated to eating disorders. Experienced with outpatient, inpatient, residential, and day treatment programs. Experienced expert witness in both state and federal court. Trained at UCSF and University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Former Board Member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professional (IAEDP), Bay Area chapter. One of few physicians nationwide to hold a designation as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C) by IAEDP. Experienced speaker and presenter. Board certified in family medicine with additional training and experience with complex psychiatric conditions. Licensed in California and New York.

pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

General Surgery, Obesity - minimally invasive surgery, revisional bariatric surgery, gastric surgery, mesh placement, robotic surgery, colon and Rectal surgery, Abdominal wall hernias, mesh removal, bariatric surgery, foregut surgery, inguinal hernias, mesh complications, intestinal surgery, esophageal reflux surgery, robotic inguinal hernias

Since 2011, I have specialized in minimally invasive, robotic, bariatric (both standard and revisional), foregut, and abdominal wall hernias both standard and revisional surgeries. I have extensive experience managing surgical complications, perioperative decision making, and standards of care. Beyond clinical practice, I am deeply involved in position education, mentoring surgeons on robotic platform times, and surgical proctoring. I held the extensive academic appointments and a have spent years training resident, currently serving as assistant program director for I advanced surgical fellowship program. This combined clinical and educational background informs my expert witness evaluations and testimony. LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION • Pennsylvania Medical License (Active) • American Board of Surgery – Board Certified (2011–Present) • Fellow, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS) • Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery – Certified • Fundamentals o...