Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine - Pulmonary Disease, Internal Medicine, Narcolepsy, Clinical Research, Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, Parasomnias, Critical Care, Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Sleep Medicine

Frank Averill, MD, is an award-winning, multi-boarded, Medical Director, Principal Clinical Investigator & Full-Time Founding Physician of St. Francis Sleep, Allergy & Lung Institute. With over 33 years of experience in medicine, he trained at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, as well as, the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. He's multi-boarded in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine & sleep medicine, and completed his specialty fellowship in allergy & immunology. Additionally, Dr. Averill was board certified in critical care for 32 years. Dr. Averill is a nationally renowned speaker on healthcare issues and has been featured on TV and radio. His name appears on listed in “America’s Top Physicians”, “Best Physicians in the United States”, “Best Physicians in Florida”, and Best Physicians in Tampa Bay”. Additionally, his medical research and dozens of published articles have received commendation and acclaim. With a Juris Doctor degree from Stetson...

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine - Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Nodules, Lung Mass, Pulmonary Embolism, COPD, Asthma, Reactive Airways Disease, Asbestos, Mold, Pneumonia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, CPAP, Narcolepsy, CDL, Motor Vehicle Accident, Aspiration Pneumonia, Occupational Lung

Board Certified: Pulmonary Disease - ABIM, Sleep Medicine - ABSM, Critical Care Medicine - ABIM, Internal Medicine - ABIM Dr. Petersen has been in clinical practice for more than 20+ years as a board-certified physician in the areas of Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine. He has been an active member of his hospital network's peer review committee for 18+ years. He has provided medical-legal consultation on 40+ cases involving topics of lung cancer, asthma, reactive airways disease, obstructive sleep apnea, CDL, sepsis, pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, pneumonia, mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit (ICU) management.

Lansdale, Pennsylvania

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine - Thoracic oncology, lung cancer, lung volume reduction, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, BLVR, bronchoscopy

ABIM certifications in: Internal Medicine (Hospitalist), Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care medicine Spanish - English Bilingual

Pennsylvania

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Ethics, End of Life, Sepsis, Shock, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ICU, life support, mechanical ventilation

My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship on over a dozen full length manuscripts.