Critical Care Expert Witnesses
Critical care 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 critical care. The critical care expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Surgery, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting, Medical Management, and Nephrology.
Damon M DellAglio, MD, FACEP
Boarded in Toxicology & Emergency Medicine
Damon M DellAglio MD PC
Phoenix, Arizona
Emergency Medicine, Toxicology
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Pharmacology, critical care, peer review, sepsis, trauma, overdose, poisoning, antidotes, occupational exposure, resuscitation, drug abuse, drug withdrawal
My educational background includes a bachelor’s degree from John’s Hopkins University, doctor of medicine from the State University of New York, Syracuse, emergency medicine training in Morristown, NJ, and medical toxicology with Emory University and the CDC in Atlanta, GA. I am board certified in both emergency medicine and medical toxicology. Publications include multiple peer reviewed articles on numerous toxicology subjects, including in journals such as Annals of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Toxicology, Journal of Medical Toxicology, and Journal of Emergency Medicine.
My practice includes over 20 years of experience in emergency medicine, and toxicology is an integral piece of this practice. I have also done bedside private toxicology consulting and have served as an emergency department medical director over a period of more than 6 years in two departments. I have extensive experience in emergency department operations, peer review, and interdepartmental relations rega...
Kelley Pratt, MD
Arizona
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Stroke, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm, Epidural Abscess, Abdominal Emergencies, Airway Management, Ovarian and Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Point of Care Ultrasound, Procedural Competency
Dr. Pratt is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, residency trained in emergency medicine at the University of Arizona where he served as chief resident and is an alumnus of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Pratt has over 19 years of clinical, leadership, and teaching experience. He currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director, Medical Staff President-Elect and Quality Council Chair for a large community based multi-specialty Gold Plus Rated Primary Stroke Center, consistently recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, repeatedly receives multiple awards including the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, Critical Care Excellence Award, and Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, vastly exceeds the national average for patient satisfaction, and year over year receives a 5-star CMS Hospital Quality rating.
Dr. Pratt serves on the following committees:
• Quality and Patient Safety
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Victor L. Mandoff, MD, FASA
AWARD WINNING ANESTHESIOLOGY EXPERT WITNESS
Little Rock, Arkansas
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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Acute Pain, Regional, Airway injuries, Difficult Airways, Critical Care, ACLS, BLS, Codes, Trauma Emergencies, Drug errors, Narcotics, Neuromuscular Blockers, Propofol Pharma, Invasive-catheters, OR fires, Simulation, Position/Nerve injuries, Sedation, Recall, Vents
I am a Board-Certified fully practicing Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Since this is a teaching hospital, training residents helps me keep up-to-date and stay current in knowledge and practice evidence-based medicine. I have over 17 years of clinical experience and have won many teaching awards like "Golden Apple Award" or "Red Sash Award" and "Educational Excellence Award" presented to me by residents, students, and the College of Medicine. Last year I became a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA). The FASA designation is the "highest acknowledgment that recognizes years of dedication to exceptional education, leadership and commitment to the specialty" as per American Society of Anesthesiologists website.
I am also Critical Care Fellowship trained at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Foundation and was Critical Care Board Certified and practiced Critical Care Medicine 2006 to about 2016.
UAMS provides care...
Andy S Barnett, MD
California
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Trauma, Stroke, Heart Attack, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Aeromedical transfer, EMS, Airway management, Torsion (ovarian/testicular), Ectopic Pregnancy, Rural Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Colon Perforation, Wrongful Death, Delayed Diagnosis, Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims Denial
-Experienced Third Party Claims and Independent Quality Assurance reviewer.
-Faculty Member at a major medical school.
-Medical Director, Quality Assurance Director, National Clinical Steering Chair for a large national Urgent Care operations company. Chair of Health System Peer Review Committee.
-Published author and lecturer on prehospital care and triage, emergent air medical transport, colorectal cancer emergencies, and a wide range of trauma and medical conditions which present to the emergency department and urgent care clinic--please refer to CV for a complete list.
-I have the unusual combination of Board Certification in BOTH Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine, having completed independent residencies in each specialty; this allows me to participate as an expert witness "of same specialty" in those states which require it. Particularly relevant when addressing standard of care for a Family Physician working in the Emergency Department.
-I have worked in every siz...
Michael J. Blumenkrantz, MD, FACP, FACN,FASN, CNSP
Los Angeles, California
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
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Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Clinical Nutrition, Hemodialysis, Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Critical Care, Geriatrics/Nursing Home, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
FACP, FACN, CNSP, Distinguished Fellow American Society of Nephrology, Kidney Dialysis, Nutrition, BP, TPN, Extensive Research Background, Formerly Associate Prof Medicine (residence) UCLA, 80+ Publications, Visiting Professor & Lecturer 30+ Intl meetings, extensive experience med/legal (500 cases) articulate, call to discuss potential case
Chris Burke, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
California
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Airway Management, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Heart Attack, Stroke, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Ectopic Pregnancy, Critical Care, Torsion (ovarian, testicular), Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims, Aortic Aneurysm
I am Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). My current clinical practice is a high volume community hospital in a major metropolitan area. ED volume >80k patients per year. I am recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Well versed in the standard of care in Emergency Medicine as a full time practicing physician.
Experience with credentials committee at community hospitals.
I also hold a clinical faculty position at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University.
Trusted to provide impartial and comprehensive evaluations based on the facts of the case.
I assist plaintiff and defense medical malpractice attorneys establish the standard of care, and identify breaches in compliance.
Experienced in preparing strategies in defense of litigation for health system attorneys, as well as reviewing third party claims and independent QA reviews.
I offer a complimentary introductory video call at your conveni...
Zlatan Coralic, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical
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medication safety, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, dispensing, toxicity, anticoagulation, emergency medicine, drug patent, drug labeling, drug administration, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy operations, opioids, adverse drug events, critical care, intensive care unit, resuscitation, clinical trials
Dr. Zlatan Coralic is a full-time practicing Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. He is also a Clinical Professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy and in the Department of Emergency Medicine where he provides didactic and experiential training to pharmacy and medical students and residents.
Dr. Coralic has published numerous peer-reviewed studies and book chapters. His research focuses on medication safety and efficacy and he has been involved in large multicenter clinical trials. Dr. Coralic is a frequently invited speaker at medical and pharmacy conferences.
Dr. Coralic’s most recent expert witness work has been at the state and federal levels. He has provided reviews, opinions, depositions, and testimony in areas of standards of pharmacy care, medication safety, adverse drug events, and patent infringement.
Fawaz Faisal, M.D.
Expedient Medicolegal Services
Burbank, California
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Traumatic Injury, Nerve Pain, Seizures, Standard of Care, Critical Care, Disability, Back Pain, Stroke, Migraine, Tremor, Movement Disorder, Spine Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, TBI, Concussions, Spasticity, Muscle Weakness, Loss of Consciousness, Oxygen Deprivation, Surgical Complications
Dr. Fawaz Faisal is triple board certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Sleep Medicine. He began his medical education at the University of Damascus in Damascus, Syria, graduating in 1986. He moved to California in 1987 where he completed his Neurology residency at Standford University Hospital. He then completed additional fellowships in Sleep Medicine and Clinical Neurophysiology at UCLA. He has since served as an assistant clinical professor at UCLA for 20 years.
Dr. Faisal holds hospital privileges at Providence St. Joseph Burbank, UCLA Medical Center and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. In addition he has been the president and medical director of Western Neurological Associates in Burbank since 2000. His practice has included treatment of epilepsy, headaches, neuromuscular disorders, sleep disorders and Dementia/Parkinson’s disease.
Charlene D Gozony, MSN, RN, CCRN, LNC
Gozony Legal Nurse Expert Consulting
Santa Ana, California
Critical Care Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting
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Critical Care, Trauma, Neuro Trauma ICU, Pre-op, Post-op, PACU. Post Anesthesia Recovery Room Nurse, Pulmonary Critical Care, Pressure Injuries, Urology, Vascular, Nurse Manager, Telemetry, Medical - Surgical, Neurology, Neuro Trauma, Brain Injury, Clinical Educator, Wound Care, Falls w/injury
Since time is a finite resource for Attorneys, we ensure our end product is intellectual and actionable, giving our clients maximum productivity for their firms.
Healthcare is a rapidly changing science; evidence-based practices should support clinical decisions. In healthcare there is a continuous rapid influx of new information, we work hard to ensure you are provided with the most up to date information to keep our clients clinically current on healthcare.
Charlene Gozony of Gozony Legal Nurse Expert Consultants has over 25 years of experience working as a Registered Nurse within various specialties and disciplines, from Hospital Administration and management of in-patient units in acute care hospitals to patient care at the bedside. Charlene is clinically current and has specialty certification in Critical Care. Nurse Charlene is experienced in Trauma, Neuro Trauma, Cardiac, Pre and Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, Progressive Care Unit, Float pool U...
Ovais V. Inamullah, MD
MD Neurologist in stroke, TBI, seizures and more
Neurology Legal Consulting
California
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Stroke, traumatic brain injury, TBI, multiple sclerosis (MS), intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, Vascular Neurology, Head Injury, Hospital Medicine, critical care, hospital medicine, seizures, epilepsy
Dr. Ovais Inamullah is the lead physician and co-founder of Neurology Legal Consulting, INC (www.neurolegalconsulting.com). He is a board-certified neurologist and vascular neurologist, having completed his residency and fellowship at Duke University Hospital, where he gained extensive expertise in managing acute neurological emergencies, including stroke, hemorrhage, seizures, head injuries, migraines, neuroinflammation, and spinal cord issues.
Dr. Inamullah leads a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified specialists, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, spine specialists, pediatric neurologists, and radiologists. This collaborative approach ensures that clients receive comprehensive insights and support for complex legal cases. Our team is proficient in advanced diagnostic techniques and technologies, allowing us to provide thorough, evidence-based reports and opinions on causation, liability, damages, prognosis, and standard of care.
With a strong commitment to excelle...
Pramod Krishnamurthy, MD
Praxis Med Experts
Fremont, California
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
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Pulmonary, Pulmonary Critical Care, Interventional Pulmonology, Critical Care, Sepsis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pneumonia, Complicated Chest Infections, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Emphysema, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure, Severe Infections, Covid-19, Pulmonary Edema, Embolism
Pramod Krishnamurthy, MD, MPH is board-certified in Pulmonology Critical Care and Interventional Pulmonology and is an Associate Medical Director at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in the Bay Area, California. Dr. Krishnamurthy has a busy outpatient pulmonology practice and in addition practices critical care medicine at El Camino Hospital and Sutter Eden Medical Center. He has clinical privileges at four Bay Area hospitals ( El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Sutter Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Washington Hospital in Fremont, and San Ramon Regional Hospital). His special interests include lung nodules, lung cancer, COPD, advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy, critical care medicine including sepsis and respiratory failure.
Fellowships:
-Pulmonary Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
July 2009 – June 2011
-Critical Care Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
July 2007 – June 2008
-Interventional Pulmonology
Hen...
Rebecca M Lekim, D.O.
Hospital based Internal Medicine Physician
SAN RAMON, California
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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End of life care, Critical Care, Cardiovascular Disease, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Obesity, Gastroenterology, Geriatric, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Preventative, Perioperative, Nephrology, Oncology, Pulmonary, Sepsis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Congestive Heart Failure
I am Board Certified in Internal Medicine and currently a full-time practicing Hospitalist in East Bay, California with 9 years of post-graduate experience. I completed Internal Medicine residency training at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in San Bernardino County, CA in 2018. My expertise lies in the hospitalized patient and hospital based acute care. With my post-graduate training and current employment at high acuity stroke and Level 1 trauma centers, I have specific experience caring for hospitalized stroke and trauma patients. I have been active in various Hospital committees and projects including but not limited to: Internal Medicine Quality Review Committee performing peer reviews, Quality Improvement Committee, and currently serve as Chair of Medical Records Committee.
I am very efficient and thorough in record review and I take pride in my ability to educate non-experts and to provide ethical objective opinions. My opinions and recommendations are supported by my...
Dimi Maffia, PharmD, BCCCP
PharmD Consultation, Inc
San Diego, California
Pharmacology- Clinical, Pharmacist
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Toxicology, Pharmacist Standard of Care (Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics), Adverse Drug Events, Drug-Drug Interactions, Medication Safety and Errors, Pharmacogenomics, Anticoagulation, Antiarrhythmics, Antibiotic Stewardship, Medication-Related Surgical Complications, Opioid Safety
I currently practice as an Acute Care Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at VA San Diego Health Care System, and I have practiced in clinical pharmacy at 6 different healthcare systems. I obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2014 from the University of the Pacific and have been a registered pharmacist in California for 10 years. I completed 2 years of postgraduate pharmacy residency training at VA San Diego Health Care System, with the first year focusing on pharmacy practice in ambulatory care and inpatient hospital settings, including hospice and long-term care, and the second year specializing in critical care pharmacy. I am a Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) and have held additional specialty clinical pharmacist positions in emergency medicine and critical care. I have clinical research experience in healthcare institutions and the pharmaceutical industry, having collaborated to conduct phase 2, 3, and 4 clinical trials and retrospective chart review.
I currently...
ANNE MCADAM, MSN, RN
McAdam Healthcare Consulting
San Marcos, California
Nurse, Critical Care Surgery
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Registered Nurse, PACU, post anesthesia, critical care, general surgery, plastic surgery, urology, OB-GYN, orthopedics, robotic, medications, laparoscopic, spinal surgery, pain procedures, eye surgery, ambulatory surgery, colorectal, education, competencies
Anne McAdam has been a California registered nurse for 18 years and has served in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Ambulatory Post Anesthesia Care Unit. She also worked as a Nurse Educator in a women’s acute care unit and recovery room, where she trained nurses and contributed to the development and revision of nursing competencies and policies and procedures. In the recovery room, she worked in various capacities including bedside clinician, charge nurse and preceptor to students, new graduates and transferring nurses. In 2008, she worked as an adjunct faculty member at National University where she was a lecture professor for Medical Surgical Nursing III. She currently cares for a variety of inpatient and outpatient postoperative patients in an ambulatory care center recovery room.
Tracy Page
Emergency Department Nurse Expert Witness
Turn the Page Innovations LLC
Santee, California
Emergency Medicine, Nursing Administration
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ESI, Overcrowding, Triage, Transfer Process, Critical Care, Discharge, Standard of Care, Against Medical Advice, EMTALA, California, Psych, Eloped, EMS, Medical management, Offload Delay, ED boarding, Out of Network, NEDOCS, Capacity Management, Policy and Procedure
I am a Doctorate-prepared Emergency Nurse. I attended National University in San Diego, California and graduated in 2011. I attended Regis University in Colorado and received a Master’s of Science in Nursing in 2014. I attended Grand Canyon University in Arizona and received a Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2020.
I’ve worked in the emergency department since 2007 in the roles of emergency department technician, new graduate nurse, staff nurse, advanced clinician, charge nurse, clinical lead, assistant nurse manager, nurse manager and director. I also have certifications and experience as a Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) and Trauma Nurse (TNCC).
I also have nine years of university level teaching experience at two highly esteemed universities where I was both a theory and clinical instructor for adult health and physical assessment and diagnosis for nurses.
Kelley Pratt, MD
California
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Stroke, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm, Epidural Abscess, Abdominal Emergencies, Airway Management, Ovarian and Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Point of Care Ultrasound, Procedural Competency
Dr. Pratt is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, residency trained in emergency medicine at the University of Arizona where he served as chief resident and is an alumnus of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Pratt has over 19 years of clinical, leadership, and teaching experience. He currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director, Medical Staff President-Elect and Quality Council Chair for a large community based multi-specialty Gold Plus Rated Primary Stroke Center, consistently recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, repeatedly receives multiple awards including the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, Critical Care Excellence Award, and Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, vastly exceeds the national average for patient satisfaction, and year over year receives a 5-star CMS Hospital Quality rating.
Dr. Pratt serves on the following committees:
• Quality and Patient Safety
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Matthew B Tash, MD
Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology Expert Witness
Tash Consulting LLC
Studio City, California
Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
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Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial Anesthesia, Obstetrical Anesthesia, Thoracic Anesthesia, Neuro Anesthesia, Critical Care, Trauma, Cardiac Arrest, Perioperative, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Recovery Room, Medication Error, Malpractice, Negligence, Anesthesia, Vascular Anesthesia, Robotics, Neonatal
Dr. Matthew Tash, MD is a board-certified Anesthesiologist, double boarded in both Pediatric Anesthesiology and Adult Anesthesiology. He treats patients of all ages from minutes-old through end-of-life.
He has worked for many years in a tertiary-care hospital performing in an inpatient and outpatient (ambulatory) setting. Dr. Tash’s expertise is in clinical anesthesiology of children and adults of all ages. His expertise is in preoperative histories, exams, and assessments including surgical candidacy and airway evaluation. He is an expert in intra-operative anesthetic management for most procedures. He has extensive practice in post-operative care. He has consulted for the Pediatric Head and Neck Surgical Department as well as performing in a role as a long-time consultant to the head of the Obstetrical Anesthesia Subdivision. Dr. Tash has helped write and edit guidelines around Regional and Neuraxial Anesthesia for his Anesthesia Department.
Dr. Tash was a professor at the Univ...
Bobbak Vahid, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Expert Witness
Praxis Med Experts
San Ramon, California
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
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Pulmonary, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Respiratory, Expert
Bobbak Vahid, MD, is board-certified in pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, and Internal Medicine and is an attending teaching physician at Highland Hospital, Oakland California.
In addition to his 20+ years of extensive private practice, Dr. Vahid has privileges at five California hospitals (Alameda County Medical Center, Alameda Hospital, San Leandro Hospital, Saint Rose Hospital, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, California Pacific Medical Center, Marin General Hospital, Delta Hospital, Sutter Mills-Peninsula Hospital, Sutter Eden Medical Center, and Sutter Santa Rosa Hospital).
Dr. Vahid also has been an adjunctive associate professor at Touro University lecturing courses in respiratory diseases.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Vahid has been ICU director, Respiratory director, Chief of Medicine, Quality Review Committee Chair, and member of the medical executive committee for several hospitals for 6 years & has advised hospitals during the COVID-19 epidemic. He a...
Kathi L Waite, RN, MS, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, CLNC
K. Waite Legal Nurse Consulting
Littleton , Colorado
Critical Care Surgery, Critical Care Medicine
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Critical care, brain, spine, stroke, sepsis, wrongful death, falls, med records review, vascular, neurosurgery, post-op care, trauma, Cardiac Cath, pressure injury, abdominal, pain, overdose, respiratory, PACU, IR
Forty (43) three years of professional experience in critical care nursing that includes 17 years of leadership and management responsibility in a variety of specialties, including Surgical/Trauma ICU, Burn Trauma ICU, MICU/CCU, CVICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Neuro ICU – affiliated with
major university teaching and research hospitals.
During my tenure as a nurse manager, I was entrusted with significant responsibilities. These included program development, strategic planning, fiscal resources and budget allocation, personnel management, and care-delivery outcomes for the Neurosurgical ICU. I successfully fulfilled these duties for a decade, demonstrating my leadership and management skills.
Since establishing my legal nurse consulting business in 2017, I have been actively involved in reviewing and providing expert opinions on a wide range of cases. This includes both plaintiff and defense cases spanning 15 states.
Clinical Experience
Clinical Charge nurse in an 18-bed ICU, level ...
Ronen Elefant, MD, MBA, MSEng
West Hartford, Connecticut
Trauma Surgery, General Surgery
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Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, General Surgery, Critical Care, Appendicitis, Spleen Trauma, Bowel Surgery, Hernia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Abdominal Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Sepsis, Surgical complications
Ronen Elefant, MD, MBA, MSEng is an Acute Care Surgeon in active practice for over 10 years. As the Trauma Medical Director and Chief of Acute Care Surgery he brings expertise in Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Elefant trained at the prestigious Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore and is double board certified by the American Board of Surgery in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Prior to his medical career he studied mathematics and physics, and obtained a Master’s degree from Columbia University in Biomedical Engineering. This training in seemingly diverse fields allows Dr. Elefant to synthesize information in his expert opinion work and convey the complex medical information in a simple, easy to understand manner. Additionally, Dr. Elefant is actively involved i...
Andrew Perugini, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacist - Hartford Healthcare
Watertown, Connecticut
Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical
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Clinical Pharmacist, Toxicology, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Overdose, Opioid Overdose, Adverse Drug Events, Anticoagulation, Medication Error, Pharmacist Medical Malpractice, Drug Interaction, Pharmacokinetics, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Oncology, Intensive Care Unit, Alcohol
Dr. Perugini is a pharmacist with 12 years of experience. He initially started his career in retail pharmacy and eventually moved to the hospital setting as a clinical pharmacist. He is an adjust assistant professor at several pharmacy schools in his state. He has worked his way up to the position of Pharmacy Supervisor/Clinical Coordinator at his practice site. He is a member of several system-wide committees to help establish new protocols or therapies and to investigate medication error events and ways to reduce future errors. His knowledge is extensive, encompassing a wide range of areas, including infectious disease, emergency medicine, critical care, anticoagulation, neurology, oncology, cardiology, extravasation and more. As mentioned before, he serves as the clinical coordinator at his hospital, ensuring that any new clinical initiatives are properly executed at his practice site. This includes providing education and participating in committees to discuss ways to improve pa...
Francis Averill, MD, JD
Pulmonary Disease & Sleep Medicine Physician
St. Francis Sleep, Allergy & Lung Institute
Clearwater, Florida
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
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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...
Aaron Desai
Tampa, Florida
Neurology, Critical Care Medicine
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Neuro-Critical Care, Critical Care, Stroke, Vascular Neurology, Traumatic Brain Injury, Neuro Trauma, Post Neurosurgical Complications
Ovais V. Inamullah, MD
MD Neurologist in stroke, TBI, seizures and more
Neurology Legal Consulting
Florida
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Stroke, traumatic brain injury, TBI, multiple sclerosis (MS), intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, Vascular Neurology, Head Injury, Hospital Medicine, critical care, hospital medicine, seizures, epilepsy
Dr. Ovais Inamullah is the lead physician and co-founder of Neurology Legal Consulting, INC (www.neurolegalconsulting.com). He is a board-certified neurologist and vascular neurologist, having completed his residency and fellowship at Duke University Hospital, where he gained extensive expertise in managing acute neurological emergencies, including stroke, hemorrhage, seizures, head injuries, migraines, neuroinflammation, and spinal cord issues.
Dr. Inamullah leads a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified specialists, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, spine specialists, pediatric neurologists, and radiologists. This collaborative approach ensures that clients receive comprehensive insights and support for complex legal cases. Our team is proficient in advanced diagnostic techniques and technologies, allowing us to provide thorough, evidence-based reports and opinions on causation, liability, damages, prognosis, and standard of care.
With a strong commitment to excelle...
Pamela R Noel, MD, MPH
Amaris Medical Experts
Lutz, Florida
Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine
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Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, Nephrology, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Adult Medicine, Radiology, Cardiology, OB/GYN, Emergency, Pediatrics, Surgery, Heme/Onc, Psychiatry, Urology
Dr. Pamela Noel graduated, Magna Cum Laude, from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She received her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and completed Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. She completed fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. She also earned a graduate certificate in Infection Control and has a Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Practice at the University of South Florida. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Noel has served as an infectious disease expert witness, assisting attorneys in various infectious disease related legal cases. She has also performed many independent medical examinations for clients seeking disability insurance due to various acute and/or chronic medical conditions.
Dr. Noel joined Infectious Disease Associates o...
Kelley Pratt, MD
Florida
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Stroke, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm, Epidural Abscess, Abdominal Emergencies, Airway Management, Ovarian and Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Point of Care Ultrasound, Procedural Competency
Dr. Pratt is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, residency trained in emergency medicine at the University of Arizona where he served as chief resident and is an alumnus of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Pratt has over 19 years of clinical, leadership, and teaching experience. He currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director, Medical Staff President-Elect and Quality Council Chair for a large community based multi-specialty Gold Plus Rated Primary Stroke Center, consistently recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, repeatedly receives multiple awards including the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, Critical Care Excellence Award, and Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, vastly exceeds the national average for patient satisfaction, and year over year receives a 5-star CMS Hospital Quality rating.
Dr. Pratt serves on the following committees:
• Quality and Patient Safety
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Dr. Erin Rose, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC
Erin Rose & Associates, Inc.
Naples, Florida
Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
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surgical site infections, critical care, trauma, stroke, cardiac arrest, nurse practitioner, acute care, medication errors, legal consulting, urgent care, cardiovascular, sepsis, record tampering, spinal injuries, sexual assault, abuse and neglect, ICU, personal injury, nurse, standard of care
Dr. Rose is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner experienced in critical care and emergency medicine. She has her doctorate degree and a subspecialty in cardiovascular. Her experience includes over 19 years of emergency, intensive care, flight nursing, and trauma (Level I & II). In addition to her clinical experience, she also holds an academic appointment as a professor at the University of South Alabama instructing both master's and doctorate courses.
Dr. Rose has occupied the role of testifying expert and legal consultant on many cases with both plaintiff & defense including medical malpractice, mass tort, personal injury, worker’s compensation, product liability, and criminal cases across the United States.
Legal consulting services include but are not limited to: screening cases for merit, medical record assessment, and case analysis, researching and qualifying the validity of studies relied upon by all parties, interviewing plaintiff and defense clients/key witnesses/experts,...
Vu H Tran, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician, Academic Faculty
Vu Huy Tran, MD PA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound
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Trauma, Critical Care, Sepsis, Brain Injury, Cardiac Arrest, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Heart Attack, Stroke, Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Head Injuries, Fractures and dislocations, Seizures, Abdominal Pain, Appendicitis, Aortic Dissection, Drug Overdose, Failure to Diagnose
As a board-certified emergency medicine physician with extensive clinical experience, I bring a unique blend of medical expertise and specialized training in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Having completed a fellowship in POCUS, I have a deep understanding of this essential diagnostic tool, enabling me to provide precise, real-time assessments in critical situations.
In addition to my clinical practice, I serve as an educator, teaching emergency medicine residents and medical students the latest techniques in emergency care and ultrasound diagnostics. My academic involvement ensures that I remain at the forefront of emergency medicine and point of care ultrasound innovations, always up-to-date with the latest protocols and advancements in emergency medicine, trauma, and critical care.
I offer expert medical consultations and case reviews for attorneys, providing detailed insights into a wide range of emergency conditions. Whether for personal injury, medical malpractice, or oth...
Jeffrey C Wolkowicz, MD
Coral Springs , Florida
Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine
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Asthma, Reactive Airways Disease, COPD, Pneumonia, Lung Cancer, Bronchitis, asbestosis, Occupational Lung disease, sleep apnea, sepsis, ARDS, Critical care
I provide support to Litigators, IME's, record reviews + expert testimony for over 10 yrs. Have served as expert witness including testimony at depositions + in court to both plaintiff + defendants , in the fields of, Pulmonary + Critical Care Medicine, Pneumonia, COPD, sleep apnea, ARDS, Reactive Airways Disease, sepsis, lung cancer, asbestos + Occupational Lung diseases
Wiliam M. Fowlkes IV, MD
Third Opinion MD, LLC
Clayton, Georgia
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Sexual Assault, Emergency Room, Medical Transport, Gross Negligence, Trauma, Pesticide Toxicity, Failure to Diagnose, Geriatric Trauma, Pesticide Ingestion, EMT, Medical Malpractice, Critical Care
Emergency Medicine Physician licensed in North Carolina. Board Certified American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) with 24 years of clinical practice in Emergency Medicine. Served as an expert witness on multiple sexual assault cases. Extensive administration and EMT experience. Available for medical records and other document review, e.g. failure to diagnose, medical malpractice, gross negligence, as well as case disposition analysis, depositions and court testimonies.
Ovais V. Inamullah, MD
MD Neurologist in stroke, TBI, seizures and more
Neurology Legal Consulting
Smyrna, Georgia
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Stroke, traumatic brain injury, TBI, multiple sclerosis (MS), intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, Vascular Neurology, Head Injury, Hospital Medicine, critical care, hospital medicine, seizures, epilepsy
Dr. Ovais Inamullah is the lead physician and co-founder of Neurology Legal Consulting, INC (www.neurolegalconsulting.com). He is a board-certified neurologist and vascular neurologist, having completed his residency and fellowship at Duke University Hospital, where he gained extensive expertise in managing acute neurological emergencies, including stroke, hemorrhage, seizures, head injuries, migraines, neuroinflammation, and spinal cord issues.
Dr. Inamullah leads a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified specialists, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, spine specialists, pediatric neurologists, and radiologists. This collaborative approach ensures that clients receive comprehensive insights and support for complex legal cases. Our team is proficient in advanced diagnostic techniques and technologies, allowing us to provide thorough, evidence-based reports and opinions on causation, liability, damages, prognosis, and standard of care.
With a strong commitment to excelle...
Chris Burke, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
Idaho
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Airway Management, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Heart Attack, Stroke, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Ectopic Pregnancy, Critical Care, Torsion (ovarian, testicular), Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims, Aortic Aneurysm
I am Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). My current clinical practice is a high volume community hospital in a major metropolitan area. ED volume >80k patients per year. I am recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Well versed in the standard of care in Emergency Medicine as a full time practicing physician.
Experience with credentials committee at community hospitals.
I also hold a clinical faculty position at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University.
Trusted to provide impartial and comprehensive evaluations based on the facts of the case.
I assist plaintiff and defense medical malpractice attorneys establish the standard of care, and identify breaches in compliance.
Experienced in preparing strategies in defense of litigation for health system attorneys, as well as reviewing third party claims and independent QA reviews.
I offer a complimentary introductory video call at your conveni...
Mark S McConnell, M.D.
Dr. Mark McConnell LLC
Boise, Idaho
Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist
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ICU, Critical Care, Pediatric, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist, Inpatient, Medicine, Burnout, Telemedicine, LTACH, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, Child Abuse, Malpractice, Anti-trust, Medical Staff, Tactical Medicine, Police, Aeromedical, Transport
I am quadruple boarded in Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Adult Critical Care Medicine. Currently I practice as an Academic Hospitalist and Critical Care Physician associated with the University of Washington School of Medicine in Boise, Idaho. I completed my Adult Critical Care Fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center and my Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital. I served as Medical Director of a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Idaho for 10 years and have practiced both Pediatric Critical Care and Adult Critical Care for most of my 25 year career in multiple hospital settings ranging from suburban community hospitals to academic medical centers and government hospitals. I have experience with Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals also. I have a special interest in physician burnout and the intersection between burnout and patient safety. I have serv...
Dr Linda L. Morris, Ph.D., APN, CCNS, FCCM
Dr Linda L. Morris
Darien, Illinois
Critical Care Medicine, Nurse
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tracheostomy specialist, critical care, respiratory nursing, adult nursing, airway obstruction, cardiac arrest, nurse, acute care, medical malpractice, nursing standard of care, tracheostomy care, personal injury
Linda Morris is a certified clinical nurse specialist in critical care, who provides consultation and expert testimony in medical-legal cases.
Over 30 years experience in health care, including positions in the clinical environment, education, and academia.
Advanced practice nurse for respiratory care and tracheostomy specialist.
Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Anesthesiology with the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine.
Tracheostomy specialist and co-editor / author of the new book, Tracheostomies: The Complete Guide, 2nd Ed. (Morris & Afifi, 2021, Benchmark Health Publishing).
Speaker who has developed and presented hundreds of formal and informal programs to numerous professional, civic, and community groups.
Clinical consulting for tracheostomy patients (improving care; developing policies, protocols, teaching, etc.)
Gourang P. Patel, Pharm.D
Critical Care Education
Chicago, Illinois
Pharmacology- Clinical, Pharmacist
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Medication, Error, Toxicology, Adverse Drug, Pharmacology, Clinical Trials, Pharmacy, Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Prescription, Prevention, Operating Room Medication Safety
Specialization of pharmacology and toxicology of medications utilized both in the hospital and retail pharmacy settings. Detailed analysis of medication errors, adverse drug reactions, and providing strategies for prevention. Particular focus on practice of pharmacy, medication side effects, and medication safety.
Rishi Ramkissoon, MD
Augusta, Maine
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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Rural, Geriatric, Inpatient, Emergency Medicine, Intensive care unit, Anatomy, Injury, Hospice, Critical Access Hospital, Critical Care, Sepsis, Stroke, Infection, DVT, Falls, Shock, Congestive heart failure, Heart disease, Diabetes, Decubitus Ulcers / Wound
Dr. Ramkissoon is Board Certified in Family Medicine, clinically practicing as a Hospitalist, with an open ICU and Emergency Department privileges at a Critical Access Hospital in Coastal Maine. He received his residency training at Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine. Prior to that he had completed fields of study in Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Sports Injury Management and Osteopathy, served as Faculty at Centennial College in Toronto and maintained an outpatient clinical practice. He currently serves on various inpatient committees, including Peer Review and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees. Dr. Ramkissoon is available for consultation to both Plaintiff and Defence attorneys.
Kevin O Griffiths, MD, MPH, FASN
Award Winning Nephrologist
Griffiths Renal Consulting
Bethesda, Maryland
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
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Renal Transplant, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Critical Care, Hyperkalemia, Lupus, Renal Mass, Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, Hypertension, Renal Failure, Hyponatremia, Medical Director, COVID experience
Education/Work Highlights
• Owner/Partner of a leading nephrology practice based in the Greater Washington DC area
• Graduated Stanford University, Rutgers University Medical School
• Board Certified nephrologist with over 14 years of clinical practice providing care for dialysis, chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury patients
• Provided medical director oversight at 2 high performing dialysis facilities
• Executed and maintained high standards by following all CMS initiatives, guidelines, and safety protocols
• Served as a key opinion leader at national events regarding hemodialysis and nephrology
• Displayed high clinical acumen using evidence base medicine to teach medical residents and students
My background as an expert witness over the last five years are below:
• Reviewed over 100 medical malpractice cases for both plaintiff and defense attorneys
• Demonstrated expertise at over 20 depositions
• Testified at trial three times
Awards.
• Selected as...
Gabriel J Hauser, MD, MBA, FCCM, FAAP
Pediatric Critical Care Physician - Georgetown
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Rockville, Maryland
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
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sepsis, cardiac arrest, resuscitation, pediatrics, critical care, pneumonia, respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, newborn, brain injury, infection, respiratory distress, stridor, heart failure, meningitis, child abuse, bronchiolitis, asthma, shock, airway obstruction
I am a practicing pediatric intensive care physician. I also practice pediatric sedation. I have practiced pediatric intensive care since 1989. I am professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine. In the past I have held the positions of Chief Medical Officer of St. Christopher Hospital for Children, Director of the Pediatric ICU Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services and Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, and in these roles I have dealt with the Standard of Care for pediatricians and pediatric specialists.
I am board certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and am a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and College of Critical Care Medicine.
I have been serving as expert witness for over 25 years.
My areas of expertise are acute, emergency and critical care pediatrics and pediatric sedation.
Eric J. Kraut, MD, FACS
Eric J Kraut MD LLC
Owings Mills, Maryland
Trauma Surgery, General Surgery
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General Surgery, Trauma, Critical Care, abdominal surgery, hernias, laparoscopy, endoscopy, bleeding, sepsis, injuries, intestinal surgery, cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, diverticulitis, wounds, perforations, falls, motor vehicles crash, penetrating injuries
I have been in practice for 28 years. I am an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University and I am board certified in general surgery and critical care. I have held many administrative positions which involved review of medical care. These include chief of surgery, trauma medical director, medical director of ambulatory surgery center, medical director and founder of a breast cancer center as well as educator of residents and students. I have had a broad experience in my career including both academic and private practices and levels 1, 2 and 3 trauma centers. I have maintained a broad range of skills. My career has included vascular, thoracic, oncologic, advanced laparoscopic and open procedures.
Donald J. LeBlanc, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, NREMT
Delden Nurse Consulting
Paxton, Massachusetts
Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
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Critical Care, Emergency Medical Services, Flight Nursing, Transport Medicine, Medical/Surgical, Telemetry, Cardiac, Trauma, Nurse, Stroke, Standards of Care, Pediatrics, Pulmonary
I have 24 years of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse and have worked in a variety of settings. After proudly earning an Honorable Discharge from the United States Marine Corps I attended Fitchburg State College and graduated with my BSN.
I started my career as a medical/surgical nurse and gained experience in orthopedics and telemetry. I was then fortunate to participate in a Critical Care Internship at Mount Auburn Hospital and worked in the Medical/Cardiac and Surgical Intensive Care Units as well as the Emergency Department. My career progressed by gaining employment in the Emergency Department at UMass Medical Center, the only Level 1 Emergency/Trauma Center in Central Massachusetts. Working as a Staff Nurse, I cared for a wide variety of conditions in the adult and pediatric emergency/trauma departments. My responsibility increased as I assumed the role of a Resource/Charge Nurse. After 5 years, in 2010, I was honored to accept a position as a Critical Care Flig...
William T McGee, MD, MHA
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine
Fiskdale, Massachusetts
Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist
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Patient Safety, Shock, Critical Care, Vascular access, Central venous catheterization, SEPSIS, Intensive Care, Respiratory Failure, Resuscitation, Infectious disease, Nosocomial Infection, Iatrogenic Complications, Post-operative infections, Pharmaceutical, device industry, complications and death
William T. McGee is a professor of Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesiology @ the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a specialist in critical care medicine with interests in hemodynamic physiology, trauma, brain injury, ARDS, vascular access (pulmonary artery catheterization), sepsis, and nosocomial pneumonia.
Dr. McGee has published over 150 papers, chapters and abstracts and has been the principal investigator for clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of new treatments for severe sepsis, MRSA and pneumonia. Presently his primary focus is on functional hemodynamics, physiologic optimization and the safety of central venous access.
Dr. McGee was the lead enroller and author on the paper that reported the outcome of linezolid versus vancomycin for the treatment of MRSA pneumonia. Early in his career he was a finalist for the Cecil Lehman Mayer Research Award from the American College of Chest Physicians for his work examining the utility of pulmonary artery cat...
Ilan Mizrahi, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brookline, Massachusetts
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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General Anesthesia, Postoperative complications, Critical Care, ICU, Difficult Airway, ACLS, Shock, Sepsis, Resuscitation, Perioperative medicine, PACU, Orthopedic anesthesia, General surgery, Endoscopy, Airway Management, Spinal Anesthesia, Informed Consent, Central Line, Cardiac Arrest
Dr. Ilan Mizrahi is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified, anesthesiologist and critical-care intensivist in active practice at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Mizrahi has expertise in all aspects of anesthesia: preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care. He can provide an expert opinion on the anesthesia standard-of-care during surgery, and on the postoperative management if the patient has a complication after surgery (in the recovery room/PACU or on the floor).
Dr. Mizrahi's expertise extends beyond the operating room and he can provide guidance on the standard-of-care for patients throughout their hospitalization. This includes failure-to-rescue for patients with complications that are not recognized or treated in a timely fashion. He is an attending physician in the ICU, with expertise in the care of critically ill surgical and medical patients. He is the director of Quality Improvement in the Surgical ICU at MGH, and reviews all cases ...
Kevin Qiwei Zhang, MD, PhD
Boston, Massachusetts
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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inpatient, critical care, consumer compliance, pharmaceutical, complain, unprofessional, death, injury, loss, consultation, expert witness, drug safety, adverse reaction, incompetence, outpatient, urgent care, patient safety, malpractice, medical device, case review
Board certified hospitalist and family medicine practitioner with full license in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin, I have had extensive clinical experience in inpatient, critical care, and outpatient practice in the tertiary academic medical centers and community hospitals in multiple states. I obtained PhD in Medical Oncology and Pharmacology at Indiana University School of Medicine with tremendous experience in pharmacology and pharmaceutical research, drug safety and adverse reaction research and management with more than 20 publications in top-notch medical journals. I have comprehensive experience in case review, peer review, and expert witness consultation.
Akram Alashari, MD
Saginaw, Michigan
General Surgery, Critical Care Surgery
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Trauma surgery, Personal Injury, Traumatic Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Critical Care, Intensive Care, Motor vehicle collision, Abdominal surgery, Surgical complications, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sepsis, Shock, Spinal Cord Injury, Abdominal pain, Gallbladder, Appendix, Intestines, Colon, Wounds
Board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care. Active clinical practice with a decade of experience. Fellowship-trained trauma surgeon. Trauma Medical Director and Department of Surgery Chair of ACS-verified Level II Trauma Center. Active clinical practice includes elective general surgery, emergency general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care.
Assistant Professor of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. Course Director for Advanced Trauma Life Support.
Experienced healthcare speaker with presentations at national medical conferences.
Active clinical practice includes the following:
-Elective general surgery (examples: gallbladder removal, hernia repair)
-Emergency general surgery (examples: appendicitis, bowel perforation, bowel obstruction, internal bleeding)
-Trauma surgery (examples: motor vehicle collisions, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, falls)
-Critical care (examples: head injury, respiratory failure, need for intensive care)
Clerkship Director for m...
Christy Smith, RN, CCRN, CLNC
Med-Surg and Cardiovascular Critical Care Nursing
Northwest Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC
Lakeside, MT, Montana
Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse
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Critical Care, Cardiology, Cardiovascular ICU, Medical-Surgical ICU, Progressive Care, Emergency, Medical-Surgical, Mental Health, Pediatrics, Pediatric ICU, Post Anesthesia Recovery, Brain Injury, Pulmonology, Nephrology, Gastro-Intestinal, Urology, Geriatrics, Pressure Injuries, Falls, Neurology
I have been a critical care nurse for over 29 years. I was trained in Memphis and have practiced nursing in Tennessee, Mississippi, Washington, and currently have a multi-state license in Montana. I am presently a Shift Unit Supervisor in the Progressive Care Unit in an area hospital and certified in Critical Care. I also have been a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant since 2010. I am current in bedside nursing and lower management. I am very familiar with Standards of Nursing Care, Joint Commision, and CMS standards.
Rosemary Montgomery, PA-C
Hammonton, New Jersey
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Physician Assistant, Physician Extender, Urgent Care, Acute Care, Trauma, Physician Associate, PA, Critical Care, Failure to Diagnose, APP, PA-C, Chronolgies, Standard of Care, Advanced Practice Provider, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department, Delay of Diagnosis
Rosie Montgomery, PA-C graduated from University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business in 2011 with a dual degree in Insurance and Risk Management and Marketing.
After working as a life insurance underwriter for multiple years, Ms. Montgomery obtained her Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Drexel University in 2017 and, presently, works as a Physician Assistant in the Emergency Department, ICU and Urgent Care settings.
Ms. Montgomery is licensed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Emergency Medicine through the NCCPA. She is also a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA), and The Academy of Physician Assistants in Legal Medicine (APALM).
Ms. Montgomery is also a certified Medical Professional Legal Consultant (MPLC), a certification obtained through Auburn University.
Ms. Mo...
Victoria Nicholls, MS, PA-C, CAQ-EM, MPLC
Levo Medical Consulting, LLC
Hammonton, New Jersey
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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physician assistant, emergency medicine, urgent care medicine, physician associate, advanced care provider, PA, PA-C, critical care, failure to diagnose, standard of care, medical chronologies, delay in diagnosis, myocardial infarction, sepsis, airway management, stroke, medication error, pediatrics
Victoria Nicholls, PA-C received both her Bachelors of Science in Biology and Masters of Science in Physician Assistant degrees from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ.
Over the following 12 years, Ms. Nicholls has practiced nearly exclusively in the fields of Emergency and Urgent Care Medicine. Aside from her clinical work, Ms. Nicholls was an Adjunct Professor, Clinical Instructor and Guest Lecturer for Philadelphia University’s Physician Assistant Program (now Thomas Jefferson University’s Physician Assistant Program). In 2021, Ms. Nicholls and her business partner founded Levo Medical Consulting, LLC, more information can be found at https://levomedconsulting.com/services/.
Ms. Nicholls is licensed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Emergency Medicine through the NCCPA. She is also a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Society of Emergency Me...
Tobias B Kulik, MD
Triple Board-certified Neurologist
Cortexion LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Neurology, Neurocritical Care
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, Neurotoxicology, Seizure, Neurocritical Care, Critical Care, CNS infection, Anoxic Brain Injury, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Medical Malpractice, Standard of Care
Dr. Kulik is a highly experienced, triple board-certified neurologist with advanced subspecialty training in Stroke Neurology and Neurocritical Care. He completed his residency in Neurology followed by dual fellowships at top-tier institutions, specializing in the management of complex neurological conditions such as ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and traumatic brain injury. With over 14 years of clinical experience, Dr. Kulik has established himself as an expert in the treatment and diagnosis of acute neurological emergencies.
Dr. Kulik has made significant contributions to the field of neurovascular medicine through his research, which includes multiple peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on ICH and stroke management. He has served on national guideline-writing committees for organizations such as the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), where his expertise has informed best practices for the trea...
Teddi Swidinsky, MD, FACS
Las Vegas, New Mexico
General Surgery
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Rural General Surgery, Endoscopy, central venous access, critical care
13 years of community general surgery practice in mostly rural settings. Experienced in trauma, endoscopy, and bread and butter procedures. Critical care experienced as well. Previous chief of surgery and chief of staff. Currently involved in hospice as a medical director.
Kurt Dischner, MD, FACEP
Extensive Emergency Med & leadership experience
Northport , New York
Emergency Medicine
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Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, Critical Care, Stroke, Sepsis, Foreign Bodies, Fractures, Infections, Cardiac Arrest, Appendicitis, Airway Management, Urgent Care, PA & NP Supervision, Abdominal Pain, Adult and Pediatric Cases
I am a residency trained, board certified Emergency Medicine attending physician at a suburban emergency department. As the Associate Director of Emergency Services I assist with the management and leadership of the emergency department in addition to seeing patients. My duties include facilitating departmental policies & procedures, performance improvement and quality measures in the ED.
I am published in the field of Emergency Medicine. I have prior experience performing medical expert consulting on case reviews with other law firms, medical consulting with a large consulting group and have court room experience.
Kurt A Fichtner, MD
Albany, New York
Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery
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Robotic Surgery, Thorax, Government Health Care, Lung Disease, Foregut, Surgical ICU, Aerospace Medicine, Esophageal Disease Surgery, Biliary, Ion Robot, Aeromedical Evacuation, Mediastinal Mass, Colon/Small bowel, Team building, Chest Surgery, Critical care, Robotic program development
Experienced physician, surgeon, and educator in areas of government and civil healthcare systems. Have served DOD, Veterans Affairs, and Civil hospitals and facilities. Knowledgeable, trained, and practicing in areas of Cardiothoracic and General Surgery. Capable team builder bringing expertise necessary to lead and develop robotic surgical teams. Actively practicing robotic surgery. Experience as Chief of Staff, Chief
of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Chairman of Robotic Steering Committees. Educator for medical schools and their students, as well as surgical residency and fellowship programs. Mentor and proctor in surgery and robotic surgery.
Military and law enforcement experience in domestic and foreign environments, working with individuals as well as teams. Experience in Aerospace medicine and Aeromedical evacuation of critically ill, and treatment of trauma injuries.
Currently certified by American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Licensed in New Ha...
Ovais V. Inamullah, MD
MD Neurologist in stroke, TBI, seizures and more
Neurology Legal Consulting
New York
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Stroke, traumatic brain injury, TBI, multiple sclerosis (MS), intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, Vascular Neurology, Head Injury, Hospital Medicine, critical care, hospital medicine, seizures, epilepsy
Dr. Ovais Inamullah is the lead physician and co-founder of Neurology Legal Consulting, INC (www.neurolegalconsulting.com). He is a board-certified neurologist and vascular neurologist, having completed his residency and fellowship at Duke University Hospital, where he gained extensive expertise in managing acute neurological emergencies, including stroke, hemorrhage, seizures, head injuries, migraines, neuroinflammation, and spinal cord issues.
Dr. Inamullah leads a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified specialists, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, spine specialists, pediatric neurologists, and radiologists. This collaborative approach ensures that clients receive comprehensive insights and support for complex legal cases. Our team is proficient in advanced diagnostic techniques and technologies, allowing us to provide thorough, evidence-based reports and opinions on causation, liability, damages, prognosis, and standard of care.
With a strong commitment to excelle...
Robert W. Irwin, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Services
Troy, New York
Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine
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Pulmonary, respiratory therapy, critical care, Intensive care, Sleep medicine, Lung cancer diagnosis, Pulmonary embolism, Pneumonia, sepsis, Aspiration
Over 60 testimonies- trial and depositions. All aspects of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Both plaintiff and defense. 5 federal case testimonies.
Clinical experience - Pulmonary and Critical Care Services providing in patient and out patient diagnosis and care in Albany, Troy and Saratoga NY.
Erik C Lyons, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, CLNC
North Bellmore, New York
Nurse Practitioner, Nurse
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Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Arrhythmia, Pacemaker, Defibrillator, Nurse Practitioner, NP, Primary Care, Nursing, RN, Critical Care, CCRN, Legal Nurse Consultant, CLNC, Nursing Standards of Care, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Toxic Tort, Wrongful Death
Board certified Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, NP-C.
Independent and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) / Nurse Practitioner Consultant to The Legal Profession.
Provides informed professional opinions, including an array of services and strategy to attorneys as an Expert Witness and Consulting Expert.
Currently serves as the Nurse Practitioner in Electrophysiology / Cardiology at one of Long Island’s most recognized Hospitals. Advanced knowledge of cardiac rhythms and intra-cardiac rhythm devices, including the analysis of pacemakers and defibrillators in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Serves as surgical first assist during intra-cardiac device implantation, comprehensive rhythm studies and ablation procedures. Performs surgical incision / dermatological closure for device implants.
Extensive experience in Critical Care, Telemetry, and Medical Surgical Nursing with 8+ years of direct patient care.
Served as Assistant Nurse Manager and Rapid Response Nurse while...
Stephanie Manheim, DNP
New York, New York
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease
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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.
Kelley Pratt, MD
New York
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Stroke, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm, Epidural Abscess, Abdominal Emergencies, Airway Management, Ovarian and Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Point of Care Ultrasound, Procedural Competency
Dr. Pratt is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, residency trained in emergency medicine at the University of Arizona where he served as chief resident and is an alumnus of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Pratt has over 19 years of clinical, leadership, and teaching experience. He currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director, Medical Staff President-Elect and Quality Council Chair for a large community based multi-specialty Gold Plus Rated Primary Stroke Center, consistently recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, repeatedly receives multiple awards including the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, Critical Care Excellence Award, and Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, vastly exceeds the national average for patient satisfaction, and year over year receives a 5-star CMS Hospital Quality rating.
Dr. Pratt serves on the following committees:
• Quality and Patient Safety
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Sharlene Rojas, RN, BSN, MPH, CEN, CCRN, LNCC
Altrium Consulting Services
Yonkers, New York
Legal Nurse Consulting, Emergency Medicine
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Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse, Chart Review Analysis, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, Critical Care, ICU, CCU, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Care, Emergency Nursing, Emergency Department Standards, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, Triage, Trauma, Sepsis, ACLS, PALS, TNCC
Sharlene Rojas brings over a quarter-century of nursing experience as the founder and chief executive officer of Altrium Consulting Services, LLC. Coupled with her background as a professional liability investigator, she brings an invaluable skill set allowing the firm to offer a myriad of services to both plaintiff and defense attorneys, as well as hospitals and other healthcare organizations, including:
• Expert witness testimony (emergency nursing, trauma, acute cardiac, and critical care)
• Chart Review – Organize, summarize, and decipher the medical record (written or electronic), including chronologies, discrepancies, etc.
• Case Analysis – Standard of care, potential proximate cause, hospital policies, screening cases for merit, etc.
• Research and summarization of the relevant medical literature
• Preparation for deposition and/or trial – research, exhibits, documents
• Independent/Defense Medical Examination
Her experience as a professional liability investigator for char...
JOHN A SEITZ, MD
New York, New York
Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
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obstetric anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, nerve block, regional anesthesia, outpatient anesthesiology, preoperative evaluation, postoperative care, general anesthesia, office based anesthesia, peripheral nerve injury, hypoxia, intubation, airway management, critical care, intensive care, monitoring
Dr. John Seitz is a New York City based anesthesiologist with over 16 years of experience as an actively practicing anesthesiologist in Manhattan. Dr Seitz received his bachelors degree at The University of Pennsylvania in Chemical Engineering with a minor in psychology. He did his anesthesiology training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He continued his career in New York and has been an attending anesthesiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital for the past 15 years on the upper east side of Manhattan. Dr Seitz is known for his communication skills and ability to quickly develop a rapport with his patients. His background in engineering, physics and psychology allows him to maintain a unique perspective on perioperative anesthesia care. Dr. Seitz while at Lenox Hill was known for his clinical acumen in obstetric anesthesia, anesthesia for ENT surgery, bariatric surgery, gynecologic surgery, endoscopy, plastic surgery, and orthopedic surgery. His ability to make qui...
Robert A. Craven, MD, SFHM, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV
Craven Medical Consulting, LLC
North Carolina
Nursing Homes, Hospitalist
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Nursing home, hospital medicine, causation, standard of care, perioperative medicine, wrongful death, critical care, wound care, pressure ulcers, medical insurance denials, clinical documentation, insurance denial appeals
I have over 7 years of case review experience including post-acute care (i.e., skilled nursing home, acute rehab, etc.), internal medicine, hospital medicine, medical malpractice, disability appeals, and state medical board standard of care reviews. I have experience with disability hearings, depositions, interrogatory reports, and writing medical summaries. I have a very flexible schedule and have most reviews completed in under one month. I have also been used as an expert witness in overturning insurance denials.
I am board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and healthcare quality management with physician advisor subspecialty by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine (SFHM). I have over 13 years of clinical experience as a hospitalist physician in a variety of hospital environments. I am also frequently u...
Cynthia Cross, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNSc
Nursing Practice Expert- All Inpatient Specialties
Franklinton, North Carolina
Nurse, Neurology
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Critical Care, Stroke, Brain Injury, Spine Surgery, Neurologic Surgery, Medical-Surgical Conditions, Pharmacology, Patient Safety, Clinical Documentation, Care Planning, Scope of Nursing Practice
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist with certification in Adult Critical Care practicing in a large health care system. Current practice includes providing direct patient care and being a neurologic expert for nursing staff and liaison for the medical team members. Ensure evidence based practice for neuroscience population and nursing practice within scope of licensure. Investigate patient safety risk with implementation of quality improvement as needed.
Extensive experience with Stroke, Spine Surgery, Brain Surgery, Critical Care, Medical-Surgical & Ambulatory Care populations. Clinical focus and experience incorporating and ensuring standards of care, evidence based practice, scope of practice, quality improvement, electronic medical record documentation, patient safety, policy and guideline implementation, and expectations of interprofessional clinical practice.
Experience as legal nursing expert for over 6 years.
Alan C. Heffner, MD, FCCM
Charlotte, North Carolina
Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine
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Critical care, Infection, Sepsis, Shock, Toxic shock, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Hemorrhage, Cardiac arrest, Airway, Intubation, Respiratory failure, Pulmonary embolus (PE), Brain injury, Brain death, Stroke, Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), Central line, Procedure complication
Board certified adult critical care and emergency medicine physician with active clinical practice. ICU Medical Director, Co-Director of Adult Critical Care and Medical Director of ECMO Services. Professor and Faculty in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, and Fellow in the American Academy of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM). Extensive experience in hospital clinical leadership, quality review and improvement, and clinical care optimization. Authorship in UpToDate and leading emergency medicine and critical care journals and textbooks. Guideline writer and reviewer. Numerous teaching awards as Instructor and Speaker. Healthcare system sepsis leader and awardee of the 2015 Sepsis Heroes Award. Experience as an expert medical reviewer since 2010. Special areas of expertise: severe infection, sepsis, shock, pulmonary embolus (PE), cardiac arrest, cardiovascular emergencies, ECMO, respiratory failure, emergency airway management and intubation, and proced...
Ovais V. Inamullah, MD
MD Neurologist in stroke, TBI, seizures and more
Neurology Legal Consulting
North Carolina
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Stroke, traumatic brain injury, TBI, multiple sclerosis (MS), intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, Vascular Neurology, Head Injury, Hospital Medicine, critical care, hospital medicine, seizures, epilepsy
Dr. Ovais Inamullah is the lead physician and co-founder of Neurology Legal Consulting, INC (www.neurolegalconsulting.com). He is a board-certified neurologist and vascular neurologist, having completed his residency and fellowship at Duke University Hospital, where he gained extensive expertise in managing acute neurological emergencies, including stroke, hemorrhage, seizures, head injuries, migraines, neuroinflammation, and spinal cord issues.
Dr. Inamullah leads a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified specialists, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, spine specialists, pediatric neurologists, and radiologists. This collaborative approach ensures that clients receive comprehensive insights and support for complex legal cases. Our team is proficient in advanced diagnostic techniques and technologies, allowing us to provide thorough, evidence-based reports and opinions on causation, liability, damages, prognosis, and standard of care.
With a strong commitment to excelle...
Daniel J. Lantos, MSN, RN, CNML
Expert in Nursing Practice and Standards of Care
Concord, North Carolina
Nursing Administration, Medical Management
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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 been a Registered Nurse in B...
Cathy A Vaughan, PharmD
Durham, North Carolina
Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical
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Medication safety, Medication errors, Hospital and ambulatory pharmacy practice, Pharmacy standards, Quality assurance, Adverse drug reactions, Drug interactions, Dispensing errors, Prescribing errors, Drug overdose, Drug monitoring, Critical care
Dr. Vaughan has been in practice as a clinical pharmacist since 2002. She has experience in both the ambulatory and hospital setting. Current practice setting is in a large academic medical center. Dr. Vaughan has expertise in a number of pharmacy practice areas including drug information, medication policy, medication safety, quality improvement, pain medicine, and critical care. She has served as an expert consultant since 2012. Dr. Vaughan has experience reviewing cases related to dispensing and prescribing errors, drug monitoring, adverse effects, drug interactions and compatibility, drug overdose, and pharmacy practice standards.
Brian Revis, MD
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nephrology
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Kidneys, Hyperkalemia, Electrolyte Disorders, Dialysis, Hyponatremia, Rhabdomyolysis, Hemodialysis, Hypertension, Glomerulonephritis, Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Renal Failure, End Stage Renal Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Peritoneal Dialysis, Proteinuria, Pyelonephritis, Critical Care
Dr. Brian Revis was born and raised in Cincinnati. He received his undergraduate degree in physics from The Ohio State University and earned his medical degree at the University of Cincinnati. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati where he was asked to stay on as a chief resident to lead outpatient internal medicine resident education.
Following his chief residency year, Dr. Revis completed his nephrology fellowship at The Ohio State University. He has practiced at the Kidney and Hypertension Center in Cincinnati since 2012 and was proud to serve as president of his 35+ physician practice. He remains on the board of directors. Additionally, Dr. Revis provides clinical instruction to medical students, internal medicine residents, nephrology fellows, and nurse practitioner students in Greater Cincinnati. He is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. Dr. Revis is licensed in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. He has been featured as a T...
Andy S Barnett, MD
Portland, Oregon
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Trauma, Stroke, Heart Attack, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Aeromedical transfer, EMS, Airway management, Torsion (ovarian/testicular), Ectopic Pregnancy, Rural Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Colon Perforation, Wrongful Death, Delayed Diagnosis, Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims Denial
-Experienced Third Party Claims and Independent Quality Assurance reviewer.
-Faculty Member at a major medical school.
-Medical Director, Quality Assurance Director, National Clinical Steering Chair for a large national Urgent Care operations company. Chair of Health System Peer Review Committee.
-Published author and lecturer on prehospital care and triage, emergent air medical transport, colorectal cancer emergencies, and a wide range of trauma and medical conditions which present to the emergency department and urgent care clinic--please refer to CV for a complete list.
-I have the unusual combination of Board Certification in BOTH Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine, having completed independent residencies in each specialty; this allows me to participate as an expert witness "of same specialty" in those states which require it. Particularly relevant when addressing standard of care for a Family Physician working in the Emergency Department.
-I have worked in every siz...
Chris Burke, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
Oregon
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Airway Management, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Heart Attack, Stroke, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Ectopic Pregnancy, Critical Care, Torsion (ovarian, testicular), Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims, Aortic Aneurysm
I am Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). My current clinical practice is a high volume community hospital in a major metropolitan area. ED volume >80k patients per year. I am recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Well versed in the standard of care in Emergency Medicine as a full time practicing physician.
Experience with credentials committee at community hospitals.
I also hold a clinical faculty position at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University.
Trusted to provide impartial and comprehensive evaluations based on the facts of the case.
I assist plaintiff and defense medical malpractice attorneys establish the standard of care, and identify breaches in compliance.
Experienced in preparing strategies in defense of litigation for health system attorneys, as well as reviewing third party claims and independent QA reviews.
I offer a complimentary introductory video call at your conveni...
Kelley Pratt, MD
Oregon
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Stroke, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm, Epidural Abscess, Abdominal Emergencies, Airway Management, Ovarian and Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Point of Care Ultrasound, Procedural Competency
Dr. Pratt is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, residency trained in emergency medicine at the University of Arizona where he served as chief resident and is an alumnus of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Pratt has over 19 years of clinical, leadership, and teaching experience. He currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director, Medical Staff President-Elect and Quality Council Chair for a large community based multi-specialty Gold Plus Rated Primary Stroke Center, consistently recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, repeatedly receives multiple awards including the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, Critical Care Excellence Award, and Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, vastly exceeds the national average for patient satisfaction, and year over year receives a 5-star CMS Hospital Quality rating.
Dr. Pratt serves on the following committees:
• Quality and Patient Safety
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Lara Phillips, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Emergency Medicine
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Wilderness Medicine, humanitarian relief, disaster relief, rural medicine, environmental emergencies, in-flight emergencies, critical care, trauma, travel medicine, bites and stings, animal attacks, altitude medicine, poisonings, concussion, neurological emergencies, behavioral health, ophtho
Dr. Phillips is an Clinical Associate Professor of emergency medicine practicing in Philadelphia, PA.
She achieved her B.S. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and completed her medical school and Emergency Medicine Residency training at Vanderbilt University. She then went on to complete a fellowship in Wilderness Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where she spent several months rotating at a high altitude clinic in Nepal and providing disaster relief during the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Since then, she has been practicing full time in a busy Level 1 Trauma center in Center City, Philadelphia.
Dr. Phillips also has experience rotating in rural Alaska and South Dakota through the Indian Health Service as well as international experience in Guyana and Nepal. She has assisted with numerous covid initiatives, serving as part of the Regional Congregate Care A...
Stephen M Sandelich, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine/General Pediatrics
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Substance Abuse Disorders, Emergency, Critical Care, General Pediatrics, Sedation, Mental Health Emergencies, Airway Emergencies, Resuscitation, Pain, Respiratory Emergencies, Cardiology, Sepsis, Poisoning, Nutrition, Orthopedics, Dehydration, Asthma, Shock, Allergy
Dr. Stephen M. Sandelich, a distinguished pediatric emergency medicine physician, currently serves as an Attending Physician at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and holds an Assistant Professorship in Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. With a robust educational background, Dr. Sandelich obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and completed his residency in Pediatrics at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children.
Dr. Sandelich's clinical and research expertise encompasses a wide range of pediatric emergencies, including but not limited to substance abuse disorders, mental health crises, and the development of emergency department-based interventions. His certifications include BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ATLS, ensuring his comprehensive preparedness for emergency medical situations.
Throughout his career, Dr. Sandelich has demonstra...
Robert A. Craven, MD, SFHM, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV
Craven Medical Consulting, LLC
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Nursing Homes, Hospitalist
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Nursing home, hospital medicine, causation, standard of care, perioperative medicine, wrongful death, critical care, wound care, pressure ulcers, medical insurance denials, clinical documentation, insurance denial appeals
I have over 7 years of case review experience including post-acute care (i.e., skilled nursing home, acute rehab, etc.), internal medicine, hospital medicine, medical malpractice, disability appeals, and state medical board standard of care reviews. I have experience with disability hearings, depositions, interrogatory reports, and writing medical summaries. I have a very flexible schedule and have most reviews completed in under one month. I have also been used as an expert witness in overturning insurance denials.
I am board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and healthcare quality management with physician advisor subspecialty by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine (SFHM). I have over 13 years of clinical experience as a hospitalist physician in a variety of hospital environments. I am also frequently u...
Ovais V. Inamullah, MD
MD Neurologist in stroke, TBI, seizures and more
Neurology Legal Consulting
South Carolina
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Stroke, traumatic brain injury, TBI, multiple sclerosis (MS), intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, Vascular Neurology, Head Injury, Hospital Medicine, critical care, hospital medicine, seizures, epilepsy
Dr. Ovais Inamullah is the lead physician and co-founder of Neurology Legal Consulting, INC (www.neurolegalconsulting.com). He is a board-certified neurologist and vascular neurologist, having completed his residency and fellowship at Duke University Hospital, where he gained extensive expertise in managing acute neurological emergencies, including stroke, hemorrhage, seizures, head injuries, migraines, neuroinflammation, and spinal cord issues.
Dr. Inamullah leads a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified specialists, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, spine specialists, pediatric neurologists, and radiologists. This collaborative approach ensures that clients receive comprehensive insights and support for complex legal cases. Our team is proficient in advanced diagnostic techniques and technologies, allowing us to provide thorough, evidence-based reports and opinions on causation, liability, damages, prognosis, and standard of care.
With a strong commitment to excelle...
Chad Paxson, D.O.
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
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sleep disorders, sleep apnea, sleepwalking, parasomnia, CPAP, INSPIRE, intubation, central line, tracheostomy, airway management, ventilator management, sepsis, COVID-19, critical care, pulmonary disease, asbestos, asthma, COPD
Board certified in pulmonary medicine, critical care, sleep medicine and internal medicine through the ABIM. Fellowship trained at Louisiana State University and have been in both private and employed practice settings since 2012. Experienced and practiced in multiple states and various practice/hospital sizes from community settings to large tertiary referral centers in large cities. Currently sit on multiple hospital leadership committees including medical executive committee, pharmacy and therapeutics committee as well as take an active role in changes effecting our sleep medicine program to include sleep lab accreditation procedures, participating in the installation of an INSPIRE program and actively teach and hold the role of supervisor for our sleep nurse practitioner for the state medical board. Have been featured in Chattanooga’s Healthscope and interviewed on local area news on topics as they pertain to sleep medicine as well. Incorporating medical expert witnessing i...
Mark Ettinger, MD
Anesthesiologist- Very Experienced Expert Witness
Roanoke, Texas
Anesthesiology
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Regional Anesthesia, General anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, critical care, anesthesiology
I am currently in full-time practice and a senior partner with a large anesthesia group in Dallas-Fort Worth. My practice consists of a variety of cases, to include almost every subspecialty in anesthesiology. I perform about 1200 anesthetics per year at a variety of facilities, from a small community surgery center to a large Level 1 trauma hospital. Given my experience, there is basically no type of anesthesia case that I am not comfortable reviewing. If you look at the practices of many of the experts who review anesthesia cases, you will find that they practice at academic institutions and have a largely academic practice. On paper, many of these experts are impressive, but their actual day to day practice consists mostly of supervising residents and fellows and they are often out of touch with the standards of care in community practice. Things are very different at a large academic institution and that experience is typically hard to translate to what actually goes on in ...
WHITNEY A FENTON, MSN RN CCRN-K
BURLESON, Texas
Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse
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Medical, Surgical, Med/Surg, Medical/Surgical, Fall, Pressure Ulcer, Bed Sores, Critical Care, ICU, Nursing, Hospital, Surgical ICU, Medical ICU, Trauma ICU, Neuro ICU, Trauma, Neuro, Registered Nurse, RN, Nurse
Experience:
Independently Contracted Clinical Nurse Expert, Fort Worth, TX (05/2020-Present)
Nursing Instructor, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX (01/2020-Present)
PRN Surgical ICU RN, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (06/2018-02/2021)
Float Pool ICU RN, Texas Health Resources, DFW, TX (04/2018-01/2020)
House Supervisor/Staffing RN, Baylor Scott & White Grapevine, Grapveine, TX (01/2018-04/2018)
Travel ICU RN, Sutter Memorial Medical Center, Modesto, CA (07/2017-12/2017)
Surgical/Trauma ICU RN/Relief Charge, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX (06/2015-07/2017)
Legal Nurse Consultant:
Conducted comprehensive medical record reviews for legal cases
Provided expert opinions on medical and nursing practices
Collaborated with attorneys in case preparation
Maintained confidentiality and adhered to ethical standards
Nursing Clinical Educator:
Educates students in Standards of Care across nursing spect...
Ovais V. Inamullah, MD
MD Neurologist in stroke, TBI, seizures and more
Neurology Legal Consulting
Texas
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Stroke, traumatic brain injury, TBI, multiple sclerosis (MS), intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, Vascular Neurology, Head Injury, Hospital Medicine, critical care, hospital medicine, seizures, epilepsy
Dr. Ovais Inamullah is the lead physician and co-founder of Neurology Legal Consulting, INC (www.neurolegalconsulting.com). He is a board-certified neurologist and vascular neurologist, having completed his residency and fellowship at Duke University Hospital, where he gained extensive expertise in managing acute neurological emergencies, including stroke, hemorrhage, seizures, head injuries, migraines, neuroinflammation, and spinal cord issues.
Dr. Inamullah leads a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified specialists, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, spine specialists, pediatric neurologists, and radiologists. This collaborative approach ensures that clients receive comprehensive insights and support for complex legal cases. Our team is proficient in advanced diagnostic techniques and technologies, allowing us to provide thorough, evidence-based reports and opinions on causation, liability, damages, prognosis, and standard of care.
With a strong commitment to excelle...
Anisha Malhotra, MD
Austin, Texas
Emergency Medicine
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Chief administrative officer, Partner, Leadership, Free-standing, Rural, Locums, Orthopedic, Cardiology, Resuscitation, Pediatric, Trauma, Sepsis, Health Policy, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Radiology, Psychiatry, Critical Care, Public Health, Toxicology
- Chief Administrative Officer and founding partner of a new EM physician group
- Experience in hospital-based rural and urban EDs, Free-Standing EDs, Academic EDs, and Locums
- Experience with health policy
- International experience working at a rural ED in New Zealand
- EM Residency at Parkland Hospital (UT Southwestern)
- B.S. Nutritional Sciences, Minors in Spanish and Health Policy & Administration
Paul Trinquero, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician- Experienced
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, Virginia
Emergency Medicine, Medical Management
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Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Motor Vehicle Accident, Fracture, Critical Care, Emergencies, Emergency, Airway, Pulmonary Embolism, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Pediatrics, Ultrasound, Evacuation, EMS, Wilderness Medicine, Minor emergencies, Psych
Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP). Works full time in Emergency Medicine 15+ shifts per month. Emergency Physician at Riverside Regional Medical Center, a Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center (2021-Present). Operational Medical Director for Legacy EMS. USAF Vet- Prior Medical Director for the Emergency Department at USAF Hospital Langley (2021-2023). Extensive experience with Critical Care Air Transport (CCATT) and Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Team (TCCET). Deployed as Critical Care Evacuation Physician, Special Operations Task Force North & West Africa and Lead MEDEVAC Physician and Medical Advisor for Senior Leadership Summit for Special Operations Command Africa, Flintlock Exercise, Mauritania. Educational experience as Physician Assistant Rotation Coordinator, USAF Hospital Langley (2021-Present) as well as Instructor & Evaluator: Tactical Combat Casualty...
Andy S Barnett, MD
Washington
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Trauma, Stroke, Heart Attack, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Aeromedical transfer, EMS, Airway management, Torsion (ovarian/testicular), Ectopic Pregnancy, Rural Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Colon Perforation, Wrongful Death, Delayed Diagnosis, Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims Denial
-Experienced Third Party Claims and Independent Quality Assurance reviewer.
-Faculty Member at a major medical school.
-Medical Director, Quality Assurance Director, National Clinical Steering Chair for a large national Urgent Care operations company. Chair of Health System Peer Review Committee.
-Published author and lecturer on prehospital care and triage, emergent air medical transport, colorectal cancer emergencies, and a wide range of trauma and medical conditions which present to the emergency department and urgent care clinic--please refer to CV for a complete list.
-I have the unusual combination of Board Certification in BOTH Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine, having completed independent residencies in each specialty; this allows me to participate as an expert witness "of same specialty" in those states which require it. Particularly relevant when addressing standard of care for a Family Physician working in the Emergency Department.
-I have worked in every siz...
Chris Burke, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
Vancouver, Washington
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Airway Management, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Heart Attack, Stroke, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Ectopic Pregnancy, Critical Care, Torsion (ovarian, testicular), Litigation Defense, Insurance Claims, Aortic Aneurysm
I am Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). My current clinical practice is a high volume community hospital in a major metropolitan area. ED volume >80k patients per year. I am recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Well versed in the standard of care in Emergency Medicine as a full time practicing physician.
Experience with credentials committee at community hospitals.
I also hold a clinical faculty position at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University.
Trusted to provide impartial and comprehensive evaluations based on the facts of the case.
I assist plaintiff and defense medical malpractice attorneys establish the standard of care, and identify breaches in compliance.
Experienced in preparing strategies in defense of litigation for health system attorneys, as well as reviewing third party claims and independent QA reviews.
I offer a complimentary introductory video call at your conveni...
Stephen C Morris, MD, MPH
Mercer Island, Washington
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency medicine, EMS, medical device, medical education, critical care, surgical complication, acute coronary syndrome, motor vehicle accident, stroke, missed diagnosis, informed consent, disabilty, airway, hypoxia, trauma, workers compensation, treatment of minors, involuntary detainment, ACLS
I am board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians. Having completed my medical degree at University of Washington I completed my residency at Yale and my first job was as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) during which time I earned a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Currently I am an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health at the University of Washington and practice clinically at three hospitals, including our level 1 trauma hospital and our cancer and transplant hospital I have nearly two decades of experience practicing clinical emergency medicine in community, government and academic settings. Within these settings, I have cared for high volumes of trauma, pediatrics, geriatrics, oncology, psychiatry, substance abuse disorder, complicated cardiac patients including those with assist devices, and surgically complex patients.
In addition...
Kelley Pratt, MD
Ridgefield, Washington
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Stroke, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis, Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm, Epidural Abscess, Abdominal Emergencies, Airway Management, Ovarian and Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Point of Care Ultrasound, Procedural Competency
Dr. Pratt is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, residency trained in emergency medicine at the University of Arizona where he served as chief resident and is an alumnus of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Pratt has over 19 years of clinical, leadership, and teaching experience. He currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director, Medical Staff President-Elect and Quality Council Chair for a large community based multi-specialty Gold Plus Rated Primary Stroke Center, consistently recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, repeatedly receives multiple awards including the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, Critical Care Excellence Award, and Pulmonary Care Excellence Award, vastly exceeds the national average for patient satisfaction, and year over year receives a 5-star CMS Hospital Quality rating.
Dr. Pratt serves on the following committees:
• Quality and Patient Safety
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Sarah A Martin
Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin
Monona, Wisconsin
Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
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Toxiciology, Acute Care, Critical Care, Airway Management, Urgent Care, Vetrans Care, Ultrasound, Telemedicine
I am a dedicated physician that works with all facets of the community at large to achieve optimal high-quality, evidenced based health care is a sustainable manner. My work involves both the civilian and veteran populations, pediatric and adult patients, as well as integrating care and communications across all levels of administration, management in addition to other physician and advanced practitioner, as there is continuous collaborating for the best patient outcomes. Educating residents and medical students as well as advance practitioners and scribes is also part of my daily practice. I am a life longer learner and enjoy the rigors of keeping up to date on current practices. Part of every practice is EMR, which I am well versed in and interface with multiple systems. Daily, I performing quality improvement and reviewing quality assessments in care. The zeal I have for life manifests into my daily work and family life, which strengths these dedicated efforts to achieve excellen...
