Cystic Fibrosis Expert Witnesses
Cystic fibrosis 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 cystic fibrosis. The cystic fibrosis expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Nutrition, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Pulmonology.
Sheela Mahendra, MD Sheela Mahendra MD LLC
Wheaton, Illinois
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition
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Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Foreign body ingestions, Malnutrition, Failure to thrive, Rett syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, Celiac disease, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Abdominal pain, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Short Bowel syndrome, Neonatal cholestasis, Refeeding Syndrome, Endoscopy, Colonoscopy
Professional specialization in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatric Nutrition. Expertise in managing nutritional needs (enteral and parenteral) in medically complex patients. Expertise in esophagogastroduodenoscopies and colonoscopies with biopsies, foreign body removal in pediatric patients. Treat the following conditions: Failure to thrive/ Malnutrition, Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Short Bowel syndrome, Celiac disease, GERD, Abdominal pain, Aerodigestive disorders, Neonatal Cholestasis, Cystic Fibrosis- pancreatic insufficiency, liver disease.
• Experienced speaker to public and medical professionals on topics in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.
• Golden Apple award recipient for Nutrition education for Pediatric Residency Program in 2019.
Board certified: Pediatric Gastroenterology (2015), General Pediatrics (2012)
Certified Nutrition Support Physician, National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (2017)
Active State Medical Licenses: Illinois (201...
Michael S Schechter, MD, MPH Children Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University
Midlothian, Virginia
Pediatric Pulmonology
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Cystic Fibrosis, asthma, respiratory failure, pneumonia, empyema, hemoptysis, ventilator, airway obstruction, bronchomalacia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, hypoxemia, aspiration, tracheostomy, interstitial lung disease, respiratory arrest, bronchiectasis, obstructive sleep apnea, ciliary dyskinesia
Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep, Children's Hospital of Richmond (CHOR) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU); Director of the VCU Cystic Fibrosis Center; Director of the CHOR Community Asthma Program; Past Chair of the Section of Pediatric Pulmonology of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); Associate Editor, AAP Handbook on Pediatric Pulmonology; Past Chair of the Pediatric Program Committee of the American Thoracic Society.
Active Clinical Researcher with over 100 publications https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=schechter+ms
Knowledgeable in all kinds of neonatal and pediatric respiratory disease.
Previous experience in general pediatrics
