Obstetrical Anesthesiology Expert Witnesses in North Carolina

Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - Birth injury, Amniotic fluid embolism, Blood patch, Cesarean section, Nerve injury from epidural, Failed spinal anesthesia, Sugammadex, Epidural labor, Tubal ligation, Local anesthesia toxicity, Pregnancy, Intubation, Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Pulmonary embolism, Heparin, Maternal cardiac arrest, Anesthesia, Awareness, Eye injury

My name is Dan M. Drzymalski, M.D. and I am an expert witness in anesthesiology. I graduated with an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and I am a full-time anesthesiologist at an academic hospital, Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. My titles include Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia at Tufts Medical Center and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Tufts University School of Medicine. I am also serving as Co-Chair of the Moderate Sedation Committee at Tufts Medical Center. The past 10 years of my clinical practice have included a wide range of anesthesia experiences, including, but not limited to, obstetric anesthesia, epidural analgesia, spinal anesthesia, amniotic fluid embolism management, pulmonary embolism management, blood patch, cesarean delivery, cerclage, tubal ligation, training for local anesthetic toxicity, maternal cardiac arrest, anesthesia for gastrointestinal procedures (colonoscopy, endoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, etc.), monitor...

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Anesthesiology, Obstetrical Anesthesiology - Airway management, failed intubation, aspiration, hypoxia, hypotension, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, anesthesia awareness, medication errors, spinal and epidural complications, epidural hematoma, nerve injury, obstetric hemorrhage, anesthesia equipment and monitoring standards

I am a board-certified anesthesiologist with extensive experience in hospital and ambulatory anesthesia, airway management, procedural sedation, perioperative medicine, and quality/safety leadership. I provide expert case review, standard of care analysis, causation opinions, expert reports, depositions, and trial testimony for both plaintiff and defense. My clinical background includes high-acuity surgical anesthesia, MAC and deep sedation, endoscopy/office-based anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, regional anesthesia (epidural, spinal, peripheral nerve blocks), PACU care, and perioperative complications. I have leadership experience in quality improvement, morbidity and mortality review, sedation policy development, peer review, and systems-based safety initiatives. I provide clear, objective, well-supported opinions, timely turnaround, and the ability to explain complex anesthesia issues in plain language.