Obstructive Sleep Apnea Expert Witnesses
Obstructive sleep apnea expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on obstructive sleep apnea. The obstructive sleep apnea expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Billing, Neurology, Otolaryngology, Pain Management - Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Sleep Medicine, and Telemedicine.
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Roy Artal, MD
UCLA Educated | Cedars Sinai Staff | Clinician
Los Angeles, California
Pulmonary Disease, Sleep Medicine
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Asthma, Central Sleep Apnea, COPD, Cough, CPAP, Drowsy Driving, Emphysema, Hypersomnia, Insomnia, Lung Cancer, Narcolepsy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Parasomnia, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Nodule, REM Behavior Disorder, Respiratory Failure, Restless Legs Syndrome, Sarcoid
Dr. Roy Artal is a multi-board-certified physician specializing in pulmonary medicine, sleep medicine, and critical care medicine, with more than 20 years of full-time clinical practice in Southern California. He has served as a medical-legal expert witness on behalf of both plaintiff and defense counsel for over 20 years, having reviewed 100-plus cases, provided deposition testimony on approximately 20 occasions, and authored detailed, evidence-based medical-legal reports; his opinions have never been excluded.
A graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Artal completed his undergraduate degree with honors at the University of Southern California, his Internal Medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine through the Cedars-Sinai–UCLA–Veterans Administration Combined Fellowship Program. He has been in full-time clinical practice since 2001 and is a member of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine...
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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert
California
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine
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Tele-ICU, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Pulmonary Embolism, Resuscitation, DNR, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death, LTACH, Hospitalist, COPD, End of life, Ethics, life support, Pleural effusion, Obstructive sleep apnea
Dr. David H. Kupferberg is a triple board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with more than 25 years of active clinical practice. He holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and maintains active medical licenses in more than 25 states — making him available as an expert in virtually any jurisdiction.
His clinical background spans high-acuity ICU care at major academic and community hospitals, consultative pulmonary medicine, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) management, and Tele-ICU remote monitoring across multiple national health systems. This breadth gives him direct, current familiarity with standard-of-care obligations across diverse care settings — bedside, LTACH, and remote — a combination few experts can offer.
Dr. Kupferberg holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, providing rigorous analytical grounding for causation analysis, outcomes assessme...
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Alexandra Espinel, MD, FACS, FAAP
Board Certified Complex Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Washington, District Of Columbia
Pediatric Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology
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pediatric airway mangement, obstructive sleep apnea, tracheostomy, laryngoscopy, tonsillectomy, tonsillectomy hemorrhage, adenoidectomy, otitis media, tympanostomy tubes, airway foreign body, congenital neck masses, sinusitis, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss, patient safety, medical education, standard of care
Alexandra Espinel, MD is a board certified pediatric otolaryngologist with specialized board certification in complex pediatric otolaryngology. She has over 10 years of experience in a high volume surgical practice at a Top 5 national pediatric hospital. She is an expert in surgical safety protocols, airway reconstruction, and tracheostomy management. Dr. Espinel is experienced in clinical risk review and medical education, with a proven ability to distill complex surgical outcomes for non-medical audiences.
Prior consultant work experience as expert external reviewer for a major university health system & as device safety and clinical development expert for medical device company. She is a full-time academic pediatric otolaryngologist with faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics performing over 1000 procedures annually. Her administrative roles include working to ensure the hospital meets the highest national standards for surgical safety by wor...
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Joshua Herskovic, MD
HealthAdvise
Boca Raton, Florida
Anesthesiology
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Difficult intubations, airway trauma, airway management, obstructive sleep apnea, intraoperative codes, code blue, cpr, cardiac arrest, hypoxia, hypotension. anesthetic drug interactions, toxicities, patient positioning, intraoperative burn injury, central lines, arterial line, allergies
Dr. Herskovic is a Board Certified Physician Anesthesiologist with background in medical device development. He has over 15 years of experience as a practicing anesthesiologist in a busy private practice. Prior to medicine he worked in the medical device industry as a mechanical engineer. He continues to use his engineering background to provide assistance to start up medical device companies. This assistance includes medical device R&D, CAD design, rapid prototyping & 3D printing, and low volume manufacturing techniques. He also provides consulting services to established medical device & pharmaceutical companies.
Having worked in the medical device industry as a mechanical engineer he understands engineering limitations a device may have; while, as a physician and end user he understands how the device will be used along with the need to efficiently utilize a physician's time. His unique background gives him a strong understanding of medical device failure and associated med...
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Gary L. Stanton, MD
Gary Stanton, MD, PC
Concord, Massachusetts
Neurology, Sleep Medicine
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Pain Medicine/Management, Clinical Neurophysiology, Acupuncturist, radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, neck pain, low back pain, headache, migraine, vertigo, multiple sclerosis, stroke, epilepsy, seizures, obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, EEG, EMG
Gary Stanton, M.D. graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1977. He has been in continuous practice as a neurologist since completing a neurology residency and EMG fellowship at Boston University in 1983. He is board certified in neurology, pain medicine, sleep medicine, clinical neurophysiology (EMG, EEG), and medical acupuncture. His expert witness practice includes independent medical examinations, review of medical records, and testimony by deposition and at trial. His neurology, pain medicine, and sleep medicine practice includes the possibility of treatment with medical and auricular acupuncture. He has trained in acupuncture at Harvard Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine, and at the University of Paris XIII Faculty of Medicine. He has lectured on acupuncture extensively in the United States and internationally. He has published articles on acupuncture in medical journals.
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Aaron Muncey, MD
Harvard-Trained, Board-Certified Anesthesiologist
Mass General Brigham
Boston, Massachusetts
Anesthesiology
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General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Spinal, Epidural, Nerve block, Respiratory failure, Airway fire, Difficulty airway, Obstructive sleep apnea, Massive transfusion, Cardiac arrest, Eye injury, Hypoxia, Hypotension, Ultrasound, Central line, Arterial Line, Local anesthetic toxicity, Brain injury, Laryngospasm
I am a Harvard-trained, board-certified anesthesiologist with experience in both academic and private practice settings; skilled in education, research, innovation, leadership, and patient care. I have significant teaching experience ranging from undergraduates and medical students to residents and fellows at top tier institutions including Harvard, the University of South Florida, Florida State University, Cleveland Clinic, and Moffitt Cancer Center. Significant leadership positions include Vice Chief of Anesthesiology and Director of the Preoperative Clinic at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health and Medical Director of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, an institution-wide, multidisciplinary endeavor, at the nationally ranked Moffitt Cancer Center. I have served as a peer reviewer within these organizations and helped develop guidelines for safe and effective anesthetic care. I hold multiple awards and have contributed to the invention of several patent-pending medical devices.
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Daniel Laird, MD, JD, MFA
Medical Billing, Usual & Customary All Specialties
Flamingo Medical Clinic
Las Vegas, Nevada
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Billing
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Usual and Customary Billing, Medically Necessary Billing, Causation, Anesthesiology, Opioids, Pain Management, Overdose, Medication Overdose, Addiction, Airway, Legal Medicine, Reasonable Medical Billing, Soft Tissue Injury, Pre-Existing Conditions, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Oversedation, Respiratory Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Code Blue
Expert has extensive experience in analysis of medical billing. Expert is able to determine whether medical and health care bills are usual, customary, reasonable, medically necessary, and related to the incident or accident in question. All specialties and all States and geographic locations. Expert has broad general medical experience including primary care, pain medicine, addiction medicine, surgery, critical care, perioperative medicine, etc. Special interest in opioids, benzodiazepines, sedation, anesthesiology, obstructive sleep apnea, oversedation, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, chronic pain, acute pain, and wrongful death. Expert also has experience in paramedical and ancillary medical billing including PT, laboratory, rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, emergency medical services, ambulance, diagnostic testing, etc.
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William Fisher
Board certified, Practicing ICU and Pulmonary MD
Henderson, Nevada
Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
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Mechanical Ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, ECMO, pulmonary embolism, Sepsis, obstructive sleep apnea, ARDS, end-of-life decision making, airway management
Board-certified physician in Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Internal Medicine with over ten years of active clinical practice. Currently completing a Juris Doctor at UNLV Boyd School of Law with a concentration in health law. Available for expert review, case consultation, and testimony in pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine, and internal medicine matters. Actively practicing as an attending physician at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco with prior ICU experience across the San Diego area. Clinical peer reviewer for Maximus Federal Services, performing independent clinical audits for federal healthcare programs, synthesizing complex medical records to determine adherence to national standards of care and medical necessity
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Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016 — Currently Active
Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018 — Currently Active
Critical Care Medicine, American B...
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Michelle Kars, MD, FAAP
Chief Anesthesiology - Pediatric Faculty
New York, New York
Pediatric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
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Trauma Emergencies, Narcotics, Propopol, Recovery room PACU, Positioning, Regional Anesthesia nerve blocks, Difficult intubation, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Acute pain management, Nerve injury, Airway injuries, Hypotension, Laryngospasm Bronchospasm, Airway management, Drug errors, Patient Safety, Sedation, Hypoxia, Fire, Codes
Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Medical Expert work for both Pediatric and Adult Patients- Triple board-certified in Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, and Pediatrics.
Dr. Michelle Kars is the Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Dr. Kars has extensive experience in perioperative care for both pediatric and adult patients. She has led numerous clinical and operational initiatives, including launching a 24/7 pediatric acute pain service, developing the first ACGME-accredited pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwell, and overseeing the design and opening of a new state-of-the-art pediatric operating room complex. She has been a leader in patient safety and quality at her institution for over 10 years.
A national and international speaker with over 100 presentations and 20 peer-revie...
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Chandar R Abboy, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician
Chandar Abboy MD PLLC
Charlotte, North Carolina
Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
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Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, Sepsis, Septic Shock, ICU care, Mechanical Ventilation, Lung masses and nodules, ARDS, Pneumonia, COPD, Asthma, Life Support, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, sleep disorders, Pulmonary Embolism, Lung Cancer
Triple boarded in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine.
I finished my undergraduate education at the University of California, Irvine with Bachelor of Science and Minor in History. My other trainings was at Madras Medical College, Chennai, India for medical school. I did Internal Medicine residency was at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. I completed Pulmonary/Critical care fellowship at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola, NY. I had been in private practice for greater than 9 years seeing patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. I am currently doing predominantly critical care work and regularly involved with patient care.
Current active medical licenses in North and South Carolina, California, Georgia, Indiana, New Mexico, Mississippi, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Vermont, Nevada, Nebraska, Montana, Delaware, Oregon, Wyoming, Iowa, West Virginia and Georgia.
Currently residing in Charlotte, NC.
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David H Kupferberg, MD, MPH
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Tele-ICU & LTACH Expert
Niles, Ohio
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Telemedicine
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Tele-ICU, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Pulmonary Embolism, Resuscitation, DNR, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death, LTACH, Hospitalist, COPD, End of life, Ethics, life support, Pleural effusion, Obstructive sleep apnea
Dr. David H. Kupferberg is a triple board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with more than 25 years of active clinical practice. He holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, and maintains active medical licenses in more than 25 states — making him available as an expert in virtually any jurisdiction.
His clinical background spans high-acuity ICU care at major academic and community hospitals, consultative pulmonary medicine, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) management, and Tele-ICU remote monitoring across multiple national health systems. This breadth gives him direct, current familiarity with standard-of-care obligations across diverse care settings — bedside, LTACH, and remote — a combination few experts can offer.
Dr. Kupferberg holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from San Diego State University, providing rigorous analytical grounding for causation analysis, outcomes assessme...
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C. Gerard Petersen, M.D.
Petersen Expert Services PLLC
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
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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 22+ years as a board-certified physician in the areas of Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine. He has been a member of his hospital network's peer review committee for 20+ years. He has provided medical-legal consultation on 75+ cases & 11+ depositions/testimony involving topics of lung cancer, asthma, reactive airways disease, obstructive sleep apnea, CDL, sepsis, pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit (ICU) management.
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Merrill S. Wise, MD
Sleep Medicine Specialist
Merrill S Wise
Memphis, Tennessee
Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Neurology
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sleep disorders, excessive sleepiness, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep deprivation, motor vehicle accidents and sleep, post-traumatic hypersomnia, commercial drivers and sleepiness, complex sleep behaviors, polysomnography, sleep studies, external peer reviews, drowsy driving
Board certified neurologist and full-time sleep medicine specialist (Board certified) who evaluates and manages the full range of sleep disorders in children, adolescents and adults; focus on excessive sleepiness and hypersomnia, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, accident risk and sleep disorders, drowsy driving, cognitive impairment, post-traumatic hypersomnia, and complex sleep behaviors.
Active in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) including board of directors 2010-2016, participation on numerous national committees and task forces including the AASM Standards of Practice committee, numerous publications related to diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, and prior academic appointments at Baylor College of Medicine (1998-2006) and University of Alabama at Birmingham (1991-1998).
In practice since 2006 in Memphis, TN, a large quadra-modal transportation and shipping hub (world hub and headquarters for FedEx) with thousands of pilots, air traffic controllers, c...
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Omeed Khodaparast, MD FASA
Anesthesiology Medical Expert
Dallas, Texas
Anesthesiology
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Regional anesthesia, airway management, difficult intubation, hypotension, positioning, nerve injury, recovery room, nerve blocks, hypoxia, sedation, propofol, postoperative care, code, obstructive sleep apnea, fire
Dr. Omeed Khodaparast is a board-certified anesthesiologist in Dallas, Texas. With over 17 years of experience, Dr. Khodaparast is an expert in multiple facets of general anesthesia. His proficiency extends to advanced techniques such as ultrasound regional anesthesia, including peripheral nerve blocks for acute pain management, as well as propofol sedation and total IV anesthesia. In addition to his clinical devotion, Dr. Khodaparast holds pivotal leadership positions as the medical director and anesthesia chairman at a prestigious community hospital in Dallas. His influence further as an esteemed expert panelist for the Texas Medical Board, where he demonstrates his commitment to clinical standards and best practices. Recognized for his integrity and comprehensive knowledge, Dr. Khodaparast offers his services for both plaintiff and defense cases.
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Suzette K Mikula, MD
Mikula Expert ENT, LLC
Horseshoe Bay, Texas
Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine
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Chronic sinusitis sleep medicine, endoscopic sinus surgery, septoplasty, functional rhinoplasty, obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis
Certified in Allergy through American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
Fellowship trained in Rhinology and Facial plastics
Board certified in sleep medicine
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Michael S Schechter, MD, MPH
Children Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University
Midlothian, Virginia
Pediatric Pulmonology
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Cystic Fibrosis, asthma, respiratory failure, pneumonia, empyema, hemoptysis, ventilator, airway obstruction, bronchomalacia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, hypoxemia, aspiration, tracheostomy, interstitial lung disease, respiratory arrest, bronchiectasis, obstructive sleep apnea, ciliary dyskinesia
Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep, Children's Hospital of Richmond (CHOR) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU); Director of the VCU Cystic Fibrosis Center; Director of the CHOR Community Asthma Program; Past Chair of the Section of Pediatric Pulmonology of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); Associate Editor, AAP Handbook on Pediatric Pulmonology; Past Chair of the Pediatric Program Committee of the American Thoracic Society.
Active Clinical Researcher with over 100 publications https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=schechter+ms
Knowledgeable in all kinds of neonatal and pediatric respiratory disease.
Previous experience in general pediatrics
