Cardiac Surgery Expert Witnesses

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - intensive care, critical care, legal nurse consulting, expert witness, cardiac care, charge nurse, ventilator management, vasoactive medication management, cardiac surgery

17 years of successful clinical nursing experience, predominantly in critical care.  Managerial experience includes roles as House Supervisor, Clinical Manager, Clinical Coordinator, and Charge Nurse. Successfully completed clinical training from the Mayo Clinic of Arizona Hospital. Proficient Rapid Response and Code Team nurse. General nursing standards of care: Intensive Care Unit, Telemetry, and Medical/Surgical environments. Expert in Code Blue protocols and national standards for cardiac arrest resuscitation (BLS/ACLS). Post-op cardiac surgery management (coronary bypass, transplant, valve replacement, TAVR). Manage nursing care for acute heart attack and post-heart catheterization. Monitor and provide interventions on mechanical cardiac assist devices (Heartware, Heartmate series), intra-aortic balloon pump and Impella. Delivery of post-vascular surgery care for aortic aneurysm, fem-pop bypass, and carotid endarterectomy patients. Adept in pacemakers, implanted car...

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care Medicine - Cardiac surgery, cardiology, critical care, workers compensation, catastrophic / complex injury management, TBI/MTBI, spine injuries, orthopedics.

Critical care RN in cardiac surgery recovery, cardiac ICU, peds ICU, adult trauma, for 10+ years. Knowledgeable about all aspects of Hospital Care and Standards of Care. Workers compensation medical case manager for 16 years and manager of workers compensation field case managers for 7 years. Conscientious and detail-oriented. Will review for Plaintiff or Defense and give a complete picture regarding the Standards of Care be it deviations or compliance.

Pediatric Cardiology, Public Health - Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Surgery, Sudden Death, Cardiac Intensive Care, Heart Failure, Postoperative Care, Pulmonary Hypertension, Adult with Congenital Heart Disease, Public Health, Sports Medicine

Training and attending service at the three top pediatric heart programs. Editor of textbooks Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care and Heart Failure in Children and Young Adults with expertise in congenital Heart Disease and Perioperative Care as well as cardiomyopathy and sudden death in pediatric patients

Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Disease - Liver transplant, Cardiac Surgery, Pain management, Airway management, Sedation, Awareness under anesthesia, Echocardiography, Epidural, Intubation, ECMO, Heart Transplant, General Surgery, Life Support, Ventilaltion, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Lung Transplant, Surgery, ACLS, Ventilator

Board-certified, fellowship-trained anesthesiologist at Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California (USC). Received my Medical Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2016. Completed my residency in Anesthesiology at Los Angeles County + USC program. Completed fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Keck Medical Center of USC. Currently working full-time at Keck Medical Center of USC as a full time clinician and assistant professor. This is a high-volume surgical center with complex cases and requires teaching fellows, residents and medical students in anesthesiology. Well-educated on current literature in my field. Board certified in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (heart imaging). Provide anesthesia services for many types of surgical cases but specialize in cardiac and liver transplant. Ample clinical experience in other surgical cases (including outpatient). Expert witness experience since 2021 to clients all ...

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery - Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Critical Care, VATS, Lung Cancer, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Medical Devices

CURRENT POSITIONS CEO & President, California Heart & Lung Surgery Medical Center Director Cardiothoracic Surgery St. Vincent Medical Center Los Angeles, CA Director Cardiothoracic Surgery Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA Director Cardiothoracic Surgery Southern California Center in Culver City Dr. Alexander Marmureanu is a prominent board certified thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, with special expertise in the field of minimally invasive surgery where he pioneered and developed several techniques and procedures. In his 30 years of practice, he has been able to successfully treat some of the most complex and challenging heart and lung conditions with high rates of success. Dr. Marmureanu completed his General Surgery Residency and a Research Fellowship at New York University Medical Center (NYU) in New York City. He then continued his surgical training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, where he was actively involved in the field thoracic and cardi...

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery - Lung cancer, esophageal cancer, chest surgery, lung transplantation, cardiac surgery, aortic surgery,

Subject matter expert for cancers of the chest (lung, esophagus, mesotheliama), chest trauma, infections of the chest, lung transplantations and heart and aortic surgery. Director, Thoracic Surgery and Vice Chairman of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Fellow, American College of Surgeons and American College of Chest Physicians. Board Certified in General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease - critical care, heart surgery, intensive care unit, lung surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, postoperative care, cardiovascular intensive care unit, TAVR, transfemoral aortic valve replacement, mitral clip, cardiothoracic nurse practioner

Certification in Cardiac Surgery-CSC- since 2008 I have over 20 years of clinical expertise in Cardiothoracic Surgery/Critical Care. I am an expert practitioner at my institution. I have been a clinical adjunct instructor for 5 years in the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program at Rory Meyers School of Nursing. I have a wealth of knowledge in critical care/intensive care.

Pediatric Cardiology - Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Surgery, Sudden Death, Cardiac Intensive Care, Heart Failure, Postoperative Care, Adult with Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Pacemaker, Defibrillator, Syncope, Electrophysiology, Cardiomyopathy

Attending in both private practice and academic medicine. Additional fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology with expertise in arrhythmias, syncope, device management, and sudden death. Significant experience with pediatric cardiology, congenital heart disease, perioperative care, and cardiomyopathy.

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care Medicine - Cardiac surgery, cardiology, critical care, workers compensation, catastrophic / complex injury management, TBI/MTBI, spine injuries, orthopedics.

Critical care RN in cardiac surgery recovery, cardiac ICU, peds ICU, adult trauma, for 10+ years. Knowledgeable about all aspects of Hospital Care and Standards of Care. Workers compensation medical case manager for 16 years and manager of workers compensation field case managers for 7 years. Conscientious and detail-oriented. Will review for Plaintiff or Defense and give a complete picture regarding the Standards of Care be it deviations or compliance.