17 Delivery Complications Expert Witnesses Found

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting - NICU Nurse Expert , Neonatal Nursing, Premature Baby, Newborn/Infant Nurse, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Birth Asphyxia, Medication Errors, High-Risk Deliveries, Ventilators, Inhaled Nitric Oxide, NEC, IV Complications, Sepsis, NRP, Central Lines, Medical Record Review, Standards of Care

Nancy Nielsen has 40 years of expertise as a neonatal nurse in large, academic Level III and IV Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), She has decades of experience attending high-risk neonatal deliveries, resuscitation, and post-delivery stabilization. Nancy has thorough knowledge and expertise in caring for various diagnoses including but not limited to abdominal wall defects, prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEF), cardiac defects, metabolic abnormalities, meconium aspiration, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), hydrocephalus, chronic lung disease (CLD), exchange transfusions, genetic abnormalities, hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis, IV complications, electrolyte imbalances, hemolytic abnormalities and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)....

Obstetrics & Gynecology - Birth injuries, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Cerebral Palsy, Fetal Monitoring, Labor Management, Shoulder Dystocia, Obstetrical Complications, Vacuum and Forceps Deliveries, VBAC, GYN Surgery Injuries, Operative Laparoscopy, Peer Review, General OB/GYN, Motor Vehicle Accidents during Pregnancy

Assistant Professor/Health Sciences Clinical Instructor UCSD Medical School. Recipient of The Excellence in Teaching Award in 2018. Named as a "Top Doctor" in 2004 San Diego Magazine and 1999 "Guide to Top Doctors," both as selected by physician peers. Board Certified, Fellow ACOG. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society at New York Medical College. Jury friendly, articulate, credible and honest.

Obstetrics & Gynecology - OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, LAPAROSCOPY, BIRTH INJURY, LABOR MANAGEMENT, FETAL MONITORING, OBSTETRICAL COMPLICATIONS, CEREBRAL PALSY, CESAREAN SECTION, GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY COMPLICATIONS, VACUUM AND FORCEPS DELIVERY, ABORTION, SEXUAL ASSAULT.

BOARD CERTIFIED IN OB & GYN SINCE 1976 AND VOLUNTARILY RECERTIFIED ANNUALLY SINCE 1999; FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB & GYN; FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS; EXPERT REVIEWER FOR THE MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA; TEACHING FACULTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OB-GYN AT THE DAVID GRANT USAF MEDICAL CENTER, TRAVIS AFB, FROM MAY 2006 TO MAY 2012; PROFESSIONAL STAFF, DEPT OB-GYN, BARSTOW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SINCE JUN 2012; MEDICAL STAFF, DEPT OB-GYN AT ALTA BATES SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER, BERKELEY, CA, 2016-2017; EXPERTISE IN PEER REVIEW, CASE ANALYSIS, WRITTEN REPORTS, AND TESTIMONY AT DEPOSITION AND TRIAL IN PLAINTIFF & DEFENSE MALPRACTICE CASES AND CRIMINAL CASES INVOLVING ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT; EVALUATION OF IMPACT OF ACCIDENTS ON PREGNANCIES; WILLING TO TRAVEL.

Midwife, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Women's health, women's emergency services, prenatal care, vaginal delivery, vaginal and perineal lacerations and repair, complications at birth, labor management, birth control management

...Currently I have reviewed over 20 complicated cases and presented them to our quality committee. Leadership Positions: ·Former OBGYN Practice Provider Committee Chairperson, co-founder ·Labor and Delivery Quality committee representative ·Preceptor for Midwife and Nurse Practitioner students ·Hospital APP Quality representative performing peer case reviews for the entire hospital Certifications & licenses •Florida Board of Nursing RN/APRN9280963 2008, renewal in 2022 •AMCB Midwife certification 2012, renewal in 2022 Recent Education: LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT TRAINING | 2021| LEGALSTUDIES.COM AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY CONFERENCE LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING COURSE | 2017 | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology - shoulder dystocia, fetal birth injury, VBAC, Cesarean Section, Endometriosis, Forcep/Vacuum Delivery, Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy/Hysterectomy, Maternal Birth Injury, Labor Management & Induction, Fibroids, Failure to Diagnose Cancer, Ectopic Pregnancy

...Areas of expertise include gynecology, high risk obstetrics, contraception management and complications, shoulder dystocia, cancer diagnosis and screening, maternal and fetal birth injury, gynecologic surgery, VBAC, pelvic organ prolapse, cesarean section, labor management, fetal monitoring, breech, forcep/vacuum delivery, urinary incontinence, ultrasound, infectious diseases in OBGYN, breast disease, endometriosis, miscarriages, ectopic pregnancy and gyn endocrinology.

Obstetrics & Gynecology - breech delivery, cesarean, ectopic, abortion complications, fetal monitoring, gestational diabetes, vehicle accidents in pregnancy,OB Hospitalist practice, Peer Review, PostPartum Hemorrhage, Preeclampsia, TOLAC, Shoulder Dystoia, vacuum and Forceps Delivery, Preterm Labor

...This includes care of women with high risk pregnancies requiring hospital care, labor and delivery of both low and high risk women, obstetrical emergencies, postpartum care and emergency department consultations and emergency gynecologic surgery. I have served as an expert witness for both defense and plaintiff for almost 40 years, including peer review, records review, expert witness reports, depositions, testimony at arbitration and in court. Areas of testimony have involved birth injury, fetal monitoring, labor management, shoulder dystocia, obstetrical complications, vacuum and forceps deliveries, VBAC deliveries, surgical injuries, and pregnancy loss. CV upon request.

Obstetrics & Gynecology - OB Hospitalist, OB Emergency Department, vaginal delivery, c-section, postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia, VBAC, fetal heart monitoring

...I provide care for women with both low and high-risk pregnancies, including all phases of antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. I evaluate and manage obstetric patients in our OB Emergency Department, manage all postpartum complications, and provide obstetric consultations to other departments within the hospital. I teach medical students and residents. In addition to my clinical work, I hold physician leadership roles both locally and nationally. I have completed the SEAK expert witness training course.

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hospitalist - Surgical Complications, Fetal Demise, Policy, Procedure, Maternal Morbidity, Mortality, OB/GYN, Labor, Delivery, Hospitalist, Birth Injury, Device Failure, Standard of Care, Endometriosis, Ablation, Hormone Therapy, Cesarean, Hysterectomy, Ectopic, Pelvic Mass, Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Board, VBAC

...OBGYN who grew a significant volume of 15,000+ patients in private practice over the course of 10 years. 5,000+ career deliveries. Extensive experience regarding hysterectomy and laparoscopy. Outpatient experience with average of 30 patients per day. Outpatient surgical suite experience with 300+ non-surgical hysterectomy/ablation procedures. Experienced in Thermachoice, HTA, and Novasure. Approximately 60% of patients seen in the outpatient setting were considered high-risk with multiple comorbidities presenting for OBGYN care. OBGYN provider with skill set in high-volume settings of 20 to 30 deliveries per month. Advanced in Cesarean section and gynecologic surgical cases. Inpatient surgical affiliations included first surgical assist/co-surgeon to a high-volume women’s cancer center in Nevada, specializing in gynecologic oncology, pelvic suspension, and urogynecology (300+ cases in practice history)....

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal & Fetal Medicine - Obstetrics, Clinical Obstetrics, Maternal Fetal Medicine, High Risk Pregnancies, Abnormal Labor, Birth Trauma, Ultrasound for prenatal diagnosis, extreme maternal obesity, early pregnancy loss,

...Use of Ultrasound for prenatal diagnosis, Special emphasis and interest in maternal obesity and its complications during pregnancy and delivery, Board certified (recertified) in Obstetrics & gynecology Board certified (recertified) i Maternal Fetal Medicine Master degree, Health services administration. Clinical Professor Obstetrics/Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine Operations Committee Mi Alliance for innovation in Maternal health Past Chair Michigan Section American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Past President Wayne County Medical Society of Southeast Michigan

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fraud - Obstetrics, Birth Injury, Obstetrical Complications, Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring, Labor Management, VBAC, Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes, Macrosomia, Shoulder Dystocia, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Uterine Rupture, Labor Management, Birth Center, Midwife Deliveries, Vacuum deliveries, Induction, Fraud

...I am experienced in transfers from failed home births and birth centers with resulting complications. I have also completed all available SEAK Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice courses.

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology - Obstetrics, Gynecology, Obstetrical Complications, Fetal Heart Monitoring, Labor, VBAC, Forceps, Pre-eclampsia, Shoulder Dystocia, Cesarean Section, Uterine Rupture, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Ectopic Pregnancy, Ovarian Torsion, Postpartum and GYN Surgery complications, PAP monitoring, Hysteroscopy

...She specializes in obstetric & gynecologic emergencies (postpartum hemorrhage, emergency cesarean deliveries, vacuum delivery, forceps delivery, labor management, fetal heart rate monitoring, vaginal birth after cesarean section, postpartum complications, ectopic pregnancies, ovarian torsion, miscarriages, gynecological surgery and surgical complications), as well as Office OBGYN, Pap smears, STD testing, Birth Control Counseling and GYN surgeries (hysteroscopy, laparoscopic surgery, tubal ligation, open abdominal surgeries such as hysterectomy, myomectomy). Dr. Afsar is known to have excellent bedside manner and rapport with patients and colleagues alike. She is able to communicate and engage effectively with her audience. She explains medical nuances in a way that the general public will understand and resonate with.

Obstetrics & Gynecology - Vaginal delivery, Cesarean Section, Retained Foreign Body,Bowel Injury,Fetal Distress, Shoulder Dystocia, Erb's Palsy, Uterine Perforation, Hysterectomy, Myomectomy, Laparoscopy, TOLAC, Uterine Rupture, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Breast/Cervical/Uterine/Ovarian Cancer Detection, Post Menopausal Bleeding

...My areas of expertise include all aspects and potential complications of prenatal care and delivery, cesarean section, cervical and breast cancer screening and detection, postmenopausal bleeding, gynecologic surgery and general office practice.

Obstetrics & Gynecology - OBGYN, Obsetrics, Gynecology, Labor Management, Labor & Delivery, Birth Injury, Shoulder Dystocia, Electronic Fetal Monitoring, Cesarean

...For the last 10+ years, I've worked 95% of my time solely on labor and delivery with the other 5% Emergency Department GYN consults and surgeries. Prior, I was a full-scope, full-time OBGYN in practice for 6 years with a major HMO and an academic practice. On average I see 8-14 patients per shift, 230+ patients per month and I see patients at all stages of pregnancy in the hospital: including complications presenting to the main emergency department, to the OB emergency department (triage), management of antenatal admissions, consults, and admissions to labor & delivery and management of postpartum course as well. I have been ABOG Board-Certified since 2008, currently am an Assistant Professor of OBGYN at the U of Rochester. I have reviewed over 150+ cases for the California Medical Board as one of their key OBGYN experts....

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal & Fetal Medicine - Birth Injury, Medical Complications of Pregnancy, Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM), Prenatal Diagnosis, Cervical Insufficiency/Cerclage, Fetal Therapy/Surgery, Surgical Complications of Pregnancy, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (Pre-Eclampsia), Multifetal Gestation

...Carver’s background includes years of experience in fetal therapy/surgery, coordination of high-volume placenta accreta imaging and delivery care, institutional peer review, and implementation of patient safety/quality improvement protocols on labor and delivery. This includes 15 years of high acuity, inpatient obstetric care in units staffed by obstetric, family medicine, nurse midwife, and nursing professionals along with multidisciplinary collaboration. She has lectured numerous times at a local and regional level and been active in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows. This includes work for the National Board of Medical Examiners as a Test Material Development Committee member for the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination. Dr....

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - COVID-19 crisis standard of care, COVID-19 impact on delivery of care spectrum, CVICU, ECMO Specialist, IABP, Impella, Heartmate, Centrimag, Cardiac Tamponade, Critical Care Registered Nurse, Stroke, NIHSS, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Expert Witness, Medical Record Review, Medical Case Review

...Whether planning to use its impact for defense or to ignore such reality as a plaintiff’s attorney, I can help determine if causation was from destabilization due to the unavoidable changes to the delivery of care versus valid evidence suggesting otherwise. I have researched many executive orders and have firsthand knowledge and authoritative resources of the crisis or emergency standard of care and hospital policy changes during this period. I have published hospital policies, protocols, medical order sets, staffing matrix, supervised staff, led education initiatives, presented at national organizations and have been a clinical instructor. I would be honored to serve as part of your team....

Obstetrics & Gynecology - General Obstetrics & Gynecology, Routine Obstetrics, Labor & Delivery, Birth Injury, Gynecological Complications, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Laparoscopic Procedures, Gynecology, Women's Health

As a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I have practiced general obstetrics and gynecology for over 20 years and have active privileges in middle Tennessee where I deliver babies, perform gynecological surgeries, consult on hospitalized patients and see patients in an office setting for routine gynecological care. I have served as the hospital Chief of Staff, chair of the quality assurance committee, member of the peer review committee, chair of the credentials committee and member of the hospital board of trustees. I have been doing expert witness work for over 10 years.

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology - OB/Gyn Board Certified, Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology-Fellowship Trained, Laparoscopy, Hysteroscopy, Hysterectomy, Infertility, Hormones, Birth Injury, Surgery Complications, Medical Device Related Injury, Drug Related Injury

...Partial Case Topics Include: Birth Injury — Causation Cesarean Section Complications Cesarean Section Chorioamniotis Congenital Uterine Anomalies Contraceptive Complications Diabetic Complications Drugs and Birth Defects Endometriosis Electronic Fetal Monitor (EFM) Essure: Transcervical Tubal Sterilization Foreign Bodies Hysterectomy Complications Iatrogenic Injury from Cosmetic Procedures Infertility Including In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Medication Complications Menopause Methotrexate, Inadvertent Use Military Medicine, OB/GYN Matters Miscarriage Motor Vehicle Accidents and Pregnancy Multiple Pregnancies Pap Smears Female Pelvic Fracture Chronic Pelvic Pain Placenta Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome (PCOS) Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (Toxemia, Pre-Eclampsia) Pregnancy Complications Preterm Labor (PTL) and Delivery Risks Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) Sexual Assault Transport of the Pregnant Woman Vaginal Mesh in Gynecologic Surgery Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy (VTP), Abortion...