Burn Injury Expert Witnesses

Arizona

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, EMS, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Abdominal Pain, Sepsis, Shock, Gallbladder Surgery, Appendix Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Pre-Hospital Trauma Care, Burn Injury, Surgical Complications, Chart R

Kari F Jerge, MD, FACS is a general surgeon passionate about providing timely, objective expert opinions on medical malpractice cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. She is known for a particular gift for translating complex surgical disease processes and surgical decisions into language understandable by legal teams and juries. She has achieved dual Board Certified in General Surgery and Trauma/Surgical Critical Care. Dr Jerge has additional subject matter expertise elective and emergent general surgery, surgical critical care (ICU medicine), and trauma surgery. Her background includes extensive experience in pre-hospital care of trauma patients including care provided by Fire and EMS services before patient reaches hospital. She has been in independent practice for over 10 years in a variety of settings including rural, private, and large academic practices. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the premier professional society of surgeons. She is also a me...

Vista, California

Life Care Planning, Medical Billing - Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Trauma, Burn Injury, Pain Management, Chronic Illness, Chronic pain, Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, Catastrophic Injury, Amputation Injury, Crush Injury, Life Care Plan Rebuttal, Life Care Plan

Erika Browning, BSN, RN, CCM, CLCP, is the founder and CEO of EB Medical Planning, a company that provides life care plans, life care plan rebuttals, medical record reviews, medical bill reviews, and future medical cost projections. Ms. Browning has been a Registered Nurse for 15 plus years. She graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2011. She has extensive clinical experience in ER and ICU settings. Ms. Browning transitioned to nurse case management in 2018 where she manages, coordinates, and assesses the healthcare needs for catastrophically injured patients. She is a Certified Case Manager and a Certified Life Care Planner. Ms. Browning has extensive experience with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burns, multiple trauma, orthopedic injuries, chronic pain, and amputations. She has deposition experience and has given presentations on life care planning to various organizations. She primarily works in California, but is available...

Carlsbad, California

Life Care Planning, Nurse - Home Care Agency Owner/Expert, Nursing Administration, Long Term Care, Standard of Care Expert, Medical Surgical, Trauma, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Pain Management, Burn Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Amputation Injury, Case Management, Plaintiff, Defense, Insurance, Medical Bill Review

Registered Nurse with over 26 years of experience. Home Care Agency Owner since 2008. Broad range of nursing experience including medical surgical, trauma/ICU, telemetry, orthopedics, rehab, workers comp, mother/baby, and more. Serving both plaintiffs and defense with life care planning services, life care plan rebuttals, medical record review, standard of care reports, medical bill review, and more. Looking forward to working with you!

San Diego, California

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, EMS, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Abdominal Pain, Sepsis, Shock, Gallbladder Surgery, Appendix Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Pre-Hospital Trauma Care, Burn Injury, Surgical Complications, Chart R

Kari F Jerge, MD, FACS is a general surgeon passionate about providing timely, objective expert opinions on medical malpractice cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. She is known for a particular gift for translating complex surgical disease processes and surgical decisions into language understandable by legal teams and juries. She has achieved dual Board Certified in General Surgery and Trauma/Surgical Critical Care. Dr Jerge has additional subject matter expertise elective and emergent general surgery, surgical critical care (ICU medicine), and trauma surgery. Her background includes extensive experience in pre-hospital care of trauma patients including care provided by Fire and EMS services before patient reaches hospital. She has been in independent practice for over 10 years in a variety of settings including rural, private, and large academic practices. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the premier professional society of surgeons. She is also a me...

Calabasas, California

Plastic Surgery, Burns - Burn Surgeon, Burn Injury, Product Liabilities, Medical Malpractice, Civil, Criminal, Burn Injuries, Plastic Surgery Reconstruction, Cosmetic surgery, Chemical Burns, Scars, Thermal Burns, Electrical Burns

Michael F. Brones, M.D., a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and a member of the American Burn Association has served as an Expert Witness since 1981 conducting more than a thousand IME's, 300 depositions and 40 trial appearances evenly for both plaintiff and defense. Burn injuries represent 90% of his cases, but he has been involved in plastic reconstructive and cosmetic cases as well. Most of Dr. Brones’ Expert work is in the areas of personal injuries, product liabilities, medical malpractice, civil and criminal. Dr. Brones was a staff surgeon at the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, California for eighteen years and was Chief Resident of Plastic surgery at the UCLA Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires Medical School and served his residency in general surgery at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He has published several articles in The Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation and The Journal of Plastic and Reconstruc...

Valencia, California

Dermatology, Family Medicine - Missed diagnosis, delayed diagnosis, Failure to diagnose, Failure to biopsy, failure to refer, skin cancer, melanoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Skin lesion misdiagnosis, Cryotherapy burn, Laser injury, Burn injury, Skin infections, Sepsis, Primary Care, Nursing home, Long term care, Elder neglect, Wound care, skin lesion

Dr. Alexa Gozali is a board-certified physician practicing full-time medical dermatology, with current board certification in family medicine. Her dual training gives her a distinctive ability to evaluate dermatologic standard of care across outpatient specialty, primary care, urgent care, emergency, and long-term care settings — including cases where skin disease was missed, mismanaged, or inadequately escalated within SNF and nursing home environments. Dr. Gozali is retained in cases where dermatologic findings intersect with broader failures in clinical judgment, care coordination, documentation, and follow-up — settings where a dermatologist alone, or a primary care physician alone, cannot fully address the standard of care at issue. Her full-time dermatology practice keeps her current in diagnostic and procedural standards, while her family medicine board certification allows her to evaluate how dermatologic conditions should have been recognized, escalated, and managed across ...

San Diego, California

Life Care Planning - Specializing in Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Trauma, Pain Management, Burn Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Amputation Injury, Case Management

35 years experience as a nurse with a background in trauma, spinal cord injury and brain injury. 25 years case management experience with specialty in catastrophic injury, still actively practicing. 20 years Life Care Planning experience. Spanish speaking

Mays Landing, New Jersey

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Personal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Abdominal Surgery, Critical Care, Colon Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Sports Injury, Sepsis, Brain Death, Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Venous Thrombus, Pre-hospital Care, Burn Injury, Standard of Care, Surgical Complications, Trauma, Hospital Quality Safety, Policy review, Medical

I currently serve as the Vice Chair for Surgical Quality, Patient Safety and Performance Improvement for the Department of Surgery. Over the years, I have served as Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (and Trauma Program Medical Director) at two different Trauma Centers. I have significant clinical and administrative leadership experience and have lead numerous peer and quality group review committees and group case reviews. I have significant experience in reviewing and evaluating surgical cases for complications, errors, appropriate management and care as well as serving as an expert witness in numerous medical-legal cases. I have a breadth of experience in graduate and undergraduate medical education and have also obtained an Executive Healthcare MBA degree. I am considered to be a content expert in Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery and Healthcare Quality. I have also served on numerous national board of surgery examiner's committees and have participated a...