Pediatrics Expert Witnesses in Texas
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of pediatrics expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on pediatrics and related issues. Pediatrics 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 pediatrics expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Pediatrics, ADHD, Autism, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse/Neglect, Developmental Delay, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Heart Attack, Intellectual Disability, Stroke, Trauma, Ableism, Acs, Adolescent Medicine, and Adoption.
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Santa J. Bartholomew, M.D., FAAP, FCCM
PME Consulting, LLC
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
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Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), TBI, Child Abuse, Munchausen (MSP), Respiratory Failure, Burn Care, Sepsis, Shock, Post-Op Care, Congenital Heart Disease, COVID, Meningitis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), Craniofacial Disorders, Cardiac Arrest, ECMO, Pediatric Asthma, Poisoning
Dr. Santa J. Bartholomew (formerly Santa J. Johnston, M.D.) is an award-winning Pediatrician with more than 30 years of clinical experience, and is a distinguished medical educator serving as a Professor of Pediatrics at two esteemed medical universities. She is double-boarded by the American Board of Pediatrics in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care medicine.
Her primary specialty has been Pediatric Critical Care medicine since 1990, and Dr. Bartholomew has practiced for decades in nearly every conceivable setting from state-of-the-art quaternary care centers, to large academic centers and level I trauma centers with very busy Pediatric Emergency Departments and Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). She has worked in many small and medium-sized community hospitals throughout the nation including Alaska, and has traveled around the world to serve patients in remote areas.
Practice roles have consisted of Pediatric Intensivist, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Emergency C...
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Stuart C Silverstein, MD, FAAP
Board Certified Pediatrician/ Author
Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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General Pediatrics, Child Abuse & neglect, Newborn Care, Foster Care, Pediatric Standard of Care, Pediatrics, Pediatric Urgent / Emergency Care, Sexual Abuse, Child Neglect, Custody Evaluation, Lead exposure, Lead toxicity, Lead Poisoning, Age assessment, Florida Expert Witness Certificate
Dr. Silverstein is an award-winning, Board-Certified pediatrician with over 30 years experience as a clinician and medical educator. His current practice includes providing pediatric emergency and urgent care in a highly populated urban setting. Dr. Silverstein has also supervised medical students, residents, and physician assistants in the pediatric emergency room. Served as a Preceptor for the Sacred Heart University Clinical APRN program and Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the New York Medical College.
Dr. Silverstein is the author of several books including a Board Review Study Guide used by Pediatric Residents preparing for their specialty certification.
Dr. Silverstein has experience providing medical consultation for plaintiffs, prosecutors, and defendants in civil, military and criminal cases. He is experienced in distinguishing between accidental and non – accidental injury, evaluating potential evidence of child neglect, and opining on the pediat...
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Richard J. Auerbach, MD, FAAP
Standard of Care Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
MD Consult Services
Pediatrics
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Board Certified Pediatrician, Lyme tick disease, Newborn, Development, Behavior, Asthma, ADHD, Pediatrics, Sexual / Child Abuse / Neglect, Vaccines, Custody, Meningitis Serious Bacterial Infections, Trauma, SIDS, RSV, GERD, dehydration, breastfeeding, weight loss, jaundice
Richard Auerbach, MD has been a general pediatrician and assistant professor of pediatrics since 1998. He completed a chief residency and hospitalist year following training at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. He remains active on staff at Danbury Hospital / Western CT Health Network. As an Associate Professor of clinical pediatrics through the Universities of CT and VT, and Ross University, he has taught countless medical students and residents, as well as participating in weekly CME activities.
Recently, he and his wife, Julia Auerbach, MD JD, established MD Consult Services. The goal of this endeavor is to provide comprehensive medical opinions for case reviews and legal proceedings in the areas of Pediatrics (Richard) and Family Medicine (Julia). Both are Board certified in their respective fields and highly regarded in the communities in which they work. MDConsult Services has provided numerous comprehensive case reviews for attorneys. Both physicians are available fo...
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Alana J Arnold, MD, MBA
Great Pediatrics, Pediatric trauma & abuse expert
Premier Pediatric Solutions
Texas
Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Pediatric trauma, pediatric child abuse, pediatric orthopedic injuries, pediatric neglect, pediatric non-accidental trauma, pediatric resuscitation, pediatric sedations, pediatric emergency medicine
I have served as medical director for a community hospital, for pediatric emergency medicine since 2020. I have trained at the world's largest free-standing children's hospital and trauma center. I have wide expertise for pediatrics, and pediatric emergency medicine, child abuse, neglect, trauma, and other injuries.
I have been an expert witness several times, and have worked well with lawyers and other professionals. My work network is large, and I am able to call on other pediatric specialists that can be of assistance [radiology, orthopedics, neurology, for example]. I have my MBA in healthcare management and know how to be efficient and quite thorough with my cases.
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Melinda M. Holliday, MD, FAAP
Child Abuse/Urgent Care/General Pediatrician
Austin, Texas
Pediatrics, Urgent Care Medicine
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Pediatric Urgent Care, Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Standard of Care, Vaccines, Pediatric Procedures, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Child Abuse/Neglect, Medical Malpractice, Lacerations, Allergic Reactions, Fractures, Asthma, ADHD, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety
Board certified Pediatrician with broad clinical experience in general, hospitalist, telemedicine, urgent care and emergency pediatric medicine. Dr. Holliday practiced for 6 years as a Pediatric ER attending in a Level II Trauma Center in NYC including supervising ER and Pediatric medical residents as well as mid level providers. She has worked extensively with underserved populations, both urban and rural, including migrant communities and is fluent in Spanish. She currently works in general, urgent care and telemedicine pediatrics in Austin, Texas which includes acute management of lacerations, fractures, asthma exacerbations, allergic reactions, medication reactions, foreign bodies, animal bites, rabies prevention management, MVAs, wound care and head trauma. Her general pediatric practice focuses on adolescent medicine and asthma management. She has also been a telemedicine physician since 2017 with multiple providers.
Fellow, American Board of Pediatrics
Board Eligible, Urgent...
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Jacob A Young, MD
EMERGENCY MEDICINE - DFW
Allen, Texas
Emergency Medicine
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Trauma, Hyponatremia, Stemi, Ultrasound, ACS, Pneumothorax, Stroke, Hemothorax, Burn, Appendicitis, Pediatrics, Cholecystitis, Respiratory failure, Liver failure, Heart attack, Kidney failure, EKG interpretation, Fracture, Epidural hematoma, Dislocation
I trained at John Peter Smith Hospital, which is a Level 1 Trauma Center and Tertiary Care Referral Center for North Texas with over 110,000 patient visits annually. I now work clinically at Baylor Scott & White - Irving ER.
I have extensive experience in peer review, providing informed expert opinion about the appropriateness of care, medical necessity, bill review - including reviewing charges against Usual, Customary, and Reasonable fees. I have extensive experience in utilizing the PMIC handbook. I primarily review care and charges associated with ER encounters involving a patient who presents following a Motor Vehicle Collision.
I have served as an EDQA committee member at Baylor Scott & White - Irving for the last 3 years and am one of the primary reviewers. I function to review cases brought before the committee and present them to the EDQA committee, assessing whether care was appropriate from an ER physician and going into detail into how care could have been better deliv...
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Renee S. Rodrigues-D'Souza, MD
Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrician
The Whole Child Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, PLLC
Houston, Texas
Developmental Disabilities, Pediatrics
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Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Intellectual Disability, History of Prematurity, Special Education Services, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Genetic Diagnoses, ADHD, Motor Disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Delay, Speech and Language Disorders, Behavior Problems, Educational Accommodations
Double-boarded in Pediatrics and Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. Former Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine for over 10 years and worked at The Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics and Autism at Texas Children’s Hospital during that time. Practiced at The Child Study Center in Fort Worth, Texas prior to joining The Meyer Center. Additionally, provided medical consultation for students at the Jane Justin School and adjoining Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program in Fort Worth.
Completed Fellowship in Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and stayed on for two more years as faculty before moving to Fort Worth. During that time, participated in multidisciplinary patient assessments, multispecialty clinics, and served as the Director of TrYAD—Transition Clinic for Young Adults with Disabilities. Played an active role throughout academic career in educating pediatric residents and Developmental &...
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Ronald Bronicki, MD
Houston, Texas
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology
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Pediatrics, pediatric intensive care, pediatric cardiac intensive care
I have been a medical legal expert for upwards of 20 years. My area of expertise is pediatric critical care medicine and pediatric cardiac critical care medicine.
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Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, MD, MPH, FAAP
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
DBP Doc, PLLC, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Education, Consultation, & Training
Texas
Pediatrics, Developmental Disabilities
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Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, developmental delay, special education school services, premature infants, adoption, foster care, child trauma, racism, bullying, autism, intellectual disability, genetic disorders, learning problems, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, behavior problems, racial trauma, ableism
I am a board-certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician with 20 years of experience and expertise in developmental delays, developmental disabilites, behavioral health conditions, child trauma and adversity, racism, adoption and foster care.
Dr. Adiaha Spinks-Franklin is an African American cis-gender woman who is a board certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, wife, mother, and grandmother and lives on farm. She is a life-long anti-oppression/pro-liberation child advocate and Social Justice Warrior.
Dr. Spinks-Franklin serves on multiple national committees, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SODBP) Executive Committee, American Board of Pediatrics Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Subboard, and is Past-President of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
Dr. Spinks-Franklin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated with honors with a Docto...
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Anca Pamfil, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology, General Pediatrics
DFW Pediatric Endocrinology PLLC
Plano, Texas
Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatrics
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general pediatrics, diabetes, hypothyroidism, thyroid, hormones, adrenal hormones, obesity medicine, nutrition, growth hormone deficiency, short stature, precocious puberty, pituitary disease, hypoglycemia, growth, pediatric endocrinology, insulin resistance, weight loss
Dr. Anca Pamfil is a highly qualified and experienced physician specializing in pediatric medicine, with triple board certifications in General Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology and Obesity medicine. With a robust background in managing endocrine and pediatric disorders in children, Dr. Anca Pamfil is committed to delivering compassionate and evidence-based care tailored to the unique needs of each patient.
Expertise:
- Comprehensive knowledge of pediatric endocrine disorders, including but not limited to diabetes, growth disorders, thyroid disorders, puberty disorders and metabolic syndromes.
- Extensive clinical experience treating diverse patient populations, ensuring culturally competent care through fluency in both English and Spanish.
- Proven ability to communicate complex medical information to a variety of audiences, including parents, healthcare providers, and legal professionals.
Previous Experience:
- Served as a medical board reviewer for the Texas Medical B...
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Fredrick A. McCurdy, MD, PhD, MBA
Published Experience in Reflux Nephropathy
Training=Doctor, LLC
Corpus Christi, Texas
Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology
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urinary tract infection, obstructive nephropathy, vesicoureteral reflux, reflux nephropathy, chronic renal disease, spina bifida, spinal dysraphism
Dr. Fredrick McCurdy has built his career on the cornerstone of public service. As the leading pediatric nephrologist in Southern Texas and being Board-Certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology, he has used his expertise to serve patients needing renal intervention. As Medical Director for Star Kids, a managed Medicaid program of the Driscoll Health Plan, he is a well-known advocate for children with disabilities and from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
In addition, Dr. McCurdy has focused on developing the next generation of doctors throughout his career as an active faculty member of Driscoll Children’s Hospital and a clinical faculty member at area hospitals. Given his career rooted in service (retired Colonel USAF), this initiative-taking approach to medicine, public health policy, and medical education has fueled his approach to facilitating healthy lives for children and preparing the generations of doctors who serve them.
He is a well-regarded speak...
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Abdallah Ajani, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Expert (Adult & Pediatrics)
Ajani Medical Consulting PLLC
Sugar Land, Texas
Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Airway management, resuscitation, trauma, myocardial infarct, criminal defense, heart attack, stroke, pediatrics, child abuse/neglect, obstetrics, sepsis, septic shock, pulmonary embolism, delay in diagnosis, wrongful death, vascular access, sedation, elderly care, medication error, nursing home
Dr. Abdallah Ajani is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician currently practicing in Texas. He has experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys in medical malpractice and criminal cases throughout the United States. He can provide services involving affidavit of merit, chart review, written report, deposition, trial testimony, and cross-examination preparation. Dr. Ajani makes an intentional effort to provide my opinion in clear and understandable terms with the goal of educating the judge and jury about the medical basis for the facts of the case, as they relate to negligence, causation and damages.
As a clinician, Dr. Ajani attended medical school at Boston University and completed a residency program in Emergency Medicine in 2016. Since then, he has worked as a staff physician and instructor at large academic institutions as well as small community hospitals. He has an active state license TX in good standing.
Contact by email: abdallah.ajani.md@gmail.c...
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