Diabetes Complications Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Obesity, Endocrinology - Endocrinology, Type 2 Diabetes, the Overweight Condition and Obesity, Nutrition, Weight Loss Management, Diabetes Complications, Overweight Surgery Complications, Bariatric Surgery, Overweight and Obesity Complications, Obesity Medicine Complications

Peter D. Vash, MD, M.P.H., FACE., is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, emeritus, at the David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA Medical Center, earned a Masters of Public health at the UCLA School of Public Health, and was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the UCLA School of Medicine. He is a Past President of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians; Board Certified in in Internal Medicine specializing in Endocrinology and Metabolism with an emphasis on Obesity Medicine. He is Diplomate and Board Certified in Obesity Medicine. Dr. Vash testified as an invited expert witness before a Senate Sub-Committee on Nutrition in Medical Schools and in Clinical Practice. He has served as an expert reviewer for the State of California Medical Board. He has extensive clinical experience treating overweight and obese patients, post bariatric surgical patients and patients with type 2 diabetes and those with diabetic complications. He Served on the Board of Shape Magazine whe...

Geneva, Florida

Endocrinology, Internal Medicine - diabetes, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetes complications, disabilities for patients with diabetes, hypoglycemia, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, thyroid, medical errors, hospital inpatient criteria, pituitary, prolactin, testosterone, erectile dysfunction, testosterone

Dr. Marvin C. Mengel, M.D., FACE is a John’s Hopkins-trained physician and University of Florida-trained endocrinologist. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology with a long history of in- and outpatient management of patients with diabetes and care for patients with chronic diabetes complications. With more than 40 years’ experience, he is an expert not only in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, but also in medical administration and medical coding. Dr. Mengel has been in private practice and has served as Medical Director of Endocrine Units in various hospitals in Central Florida over 30 years. He has taught residents and medical students at the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida as well as trained nurse practitioners, nurses, and lay audiences in diabetes care and the avoidance of hospital errors. He has co-authored of several books and over fifty articles in medical journals. Dr. Mengel has had worked in administration in sev...