Radiology Expert Witnesses in North Carolina

Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology - Neuroradiology, Back & Spine Imaging, Body Imaging, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Imaging, Oncology, Cancer Imaging (missed cancer), Pediatric & Child Abuse, Medical Malpractice, Pulmonary, Demonstrative Evidence, MRI PET CT scan Ultrasound Mammography

With training from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and other top tier institutions, Dr. Dan Cousin is a dual-boarded, fellowship-trained expert in Diagnostic Radiology in active clinical practice who offers same-day (<24 hr) turnarounds on radiology consultations. Dr. Cousin is a pioneer in 4D demonstrative evidence, has an impressive lecturing and public speaking experience, presents well before juries, and has testified as an expert over 60 times in the last 4 years. As of 2023, his plaintiff/defense split is approximately 50/50. Dr. Cousin has served as the Medical Director in private practice, and also as the Program Director for a residency program where he was responsible for teaching newly minted doctors to be radiologists. He has nearly two decades of experience in the field including both academic and private practices and both clinical and administrative positions. Dr. Cousin is currently the Clinical Director for BayView Radiology in Florida. He is board-certified by both the A...

Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology - Emergency Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Body Imaging, Thoracic Imaging, Artificial Intelligence, Radiology AI, Appendicitis, Bowel Obstruction/perforation, PE/DVT, Pneumonia, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Liver, Kidneys, Spleen, Aortic rupture/dissection, Pancreatitis/pancreas cancer, Traumatic Injury, Trial Demonstratives, 3D Printing

I am uniquely positioned to opine on imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, with dual fellowships in Abdominal Imaging and Emergency Radiology from UPMC, where I also served as faculty, and a full time practice at Midwest Radiology, the nation’s largest physician owned radiology group with more than 180 radiologists. My daily work focuses on high volume CT and MRI interpretation for emergency patients, giving me both academic rigor and real world perspective. I frequently consult on malpractice cases involving missed or delayed diagnoses, emergency imaging interpretation, and complex abdominal and chest pathology. Attorneys and paralegals rely on me for meticulous, well documented reports, dependable turnaround, and testimony that makes complex imaging understandable. When helpful for case presentation, I collaborate with the healthcare division of Ricoh to transform a patient’s CT data into precise visual reconstructions and 3D printed models. These life sized models can demo...

Wilmington, North Carolina

Interventional & Vascular Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology - Radiology, ultrasound, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, mammography, image-guided surgery, image-guided cancer treatments, minimally invasive surgery, tumor cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, biopsy, medical device patent disputes, DVT, pulmonary embolism, cancer, TIPS, embolization, IVC filter, UFE

I am board certified by the American Board of Radiology in both Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology and hold licenses in North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia. I majored in biomedical engineering with a minor in electrical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. I completed my internship in internal medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, which was followed by my diagnostic radiology residency at Duke University Medical Center, where I also served as chief resident. I completed my vascular-interventional radiology fellowship at Duke in 1999. I have published multiple articles in my specialty along with published articles in the field of neurosurgery and I am currently a senior partner with Delaney Radiology in Wilmington, North Carolina after joining the practice in 1999 after my fellowship at Duke. I have been appointed Clinical Instructor of Radiology at the University of North Caro...

Durham, North Carolina

Radiology, Legal Nurse Consulting - Root Cause Analysis, Clinical Decisions, Human Factors, Healthcare Systems/Operations, Unexpected Death, Diagnostic Error/Delay, VTE Prophylaxis, Fall with Injury, Central Venous/Vascular Access, Cardiac/Physiologic Monitoring, Moderate Sedation, Procedural Error/Complication, Resuscitation, Failure to Escalate/Rescue

Caroline A. Strazis, MSN, RN, CNL, CPPS Masters in Science of Nursing, Healthcare Systems (MSN) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Registered Nurse (RN) - North Carolina Board of Nursing Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) - American Association of Colleges of Nursing Certified Professional of Patient Safety (CPPS) - Institute for Healthcare Improvement CA Strazis Clinical Legal Consulting, PLLC I am a clinical-legal consultant and registered nurse with 12 years of experience spanning high-acuity clinical work and investigative experience. I specialize end-to-end management of complex investigations with speed and precision and am comfortable delivering highly visible findings under sustained executive, legal, and regulatory scrutiny. I am formally trained and certified to perform full causal analysis on events ranging from geriatric falls with injury to catastrophic harm and unexpected death. Root cause analysis is a core discipline within systems science and is setting-agno...

Concord, North Carolina

Nursing Administration, Medical Management - Medication errors, patient falls, restraints, restrictive interventions, central lines, infection prevention, infection control, CLABSI, CAUTI, pressure ulcers, bedsores, informed consent, HIPAA, staffing, delegation, scope of care, sedation, endoscopy, radiology, critical care

I am a Registered Nurse leader with a Master’s Degree and professional certification in Nursing Leadership. With strong bedside and management experience in Critical Care and procedural departments, I have dedicated many years to ensuring quality and compliance in high-performing patient care areas. This includes addressing patient care issues such as patient falls, pressure ulcer prevention, physical restraints, infection prevention, and procedural sedation; regulatory issues such as HIPAA, scope of care, delegation, and informed consent; and evaluating the circumstances around adverse events such as medication errors, patient misidentification, and incorrect execution of orders. I have precepted new hires, developed onboarding programs, and been extensively involved with hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary steps, and maintaining a Just Culture. I am comfortable and experienced with documentation audits and medical record chart review. I have experience being deposed and ...

Raleigh, North Carolina

Neuroradiology, Health Informatics - Radiology, Imaging, Informatics, DICOM, Brain, Spine, MRI, CT, Administration, Quality, Safety, Compliance, Hospital, Physician, Neuroradiologist, Informaticist

Christopher J. Roth, MD, MMCI, FACR, FSIIM serves as: Professor of Radiology at Duke University School of Medicine, with a specialty of neuroradiology, Lead Physician for the Duke Health Imaging Service Line, Vice Chair in the Department of Radiology for IT and Informatics, and Director of Imaging Informatics Strategy at Duke Health. - Clinical activities: Dr. Roth’s clinical work focuses on diagnostic CT and MRI, as well as interventional spine pain procedures and biopsies. Dr. Roth currently averages more than 100 work relative value units (RVUs) per diagnostic workday, above departmental and national university hospital averages. Dr. Roth has not been named in a malpractice case in his fifteen years of clinical practice. - Administrative Leadership: In leading Duke Health’s Imaging Service Line, Dr. Roth is responsible and accountable for strategies and operations for imaging clinical growth and access, quality and safety, people, as well as revenue cycle and capital outlay...