Disaster Management Expert Witnesses

Valencia, California

Security, Premises Liability - Healthcare/Hospital Security, Parking Operations, Office/Commercial Security, Campus Safety, Workplace Violence, Use of Force, Negligent Security, Regulatory Compliance, Disaster Management, HICS, Policy and Procedures, Training, Risk Assessments, Threat Assessment and Management, Security Technology, Security Operations

Dean P. Morris is a board-certified security expert with more than 40 years of experience as a hospital system security executive, consultant, and military police supervisor. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he has served in senior leadership roles with leading healthcare organizations including City of Hope, CommonSpirit/Dignity Health, and Kaiser Permanente/Securitas Security Services. He holds board certifications as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator (CHPA). He is also a California licensed private investigator. Mr. Morris specializes in hospital security operations, with extensive experience in the assessment, design, and implementation of physical security programs. His expertise includes managing armed and unarmed security teams (proprietary and contract), developing standardized policies and procedures, deploying advanced security technologies, leading investigations, overseeing K-9, executive protection, and behavioral thr...

Nashville, Tennessee

Trauma Surgery, Burns - Acute Care Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Emergency Surgery, Burn Surgery, Burn Critical Care, Surgical Education, Supervision, Blunt Trauma, Motor Vehicle Crash, Shock Resuscitation, Critical Care Medicine, Abdominal Sepsis, Inhalational Injury, Disaster Management, Rush availability, Penetrating Trauma

Stephen P. Gondek, MD, MPH, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery, Trauma, Burn, and Acute Care Surgery I am a board-certified trauma, burn, and surgical critical care surgeon with over 10 years of clinical and academic experience at a major tertiary referral center. I have dedicated my career to the care of critically ill and injured patients, while also training and supervising surgical residents and fellows. I serve as Burn ICU Medical Director and Fellowship Program Director, where I practice across trauma, burn, emergency general surgery, and surgical intensive care. I have published extensively, contributed to national guidelines, and lecture frequently on standards of care in trauma, resuscitation, and surgical critical care. My expertise includes: • Trauma systems and standards of care (blunt and penetrating injury, hemorrhage control, damage control surgery) • Surgical critical care and ICU management (sepsis, shock, organ failure, ventilator management) • Burn surgery and...

Boerne, Texas

Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Preparedness - Paramedic, EMT, Ambulance, Prehospital, EMS, Disaster Management, Emergency Management, Prehospital Care

I have been a Nationally Certified Paramedic since 1990 and have been involved with the public safety profession since 1987. I have worked as a clinician, an educator and a manager in both the United States and internationally. I have managed and coordinated medical and safety education programs for both private and governmental organizations. I have a Master of Public Administration in Emergency and Disaster Management from Metropolitan College of New York. Additionally, I am a graduate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Basic Emergency Management Academy, the Advance and Professional Development programs, the Continuity of Operations (COOP) Level 1, the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), Incident Command System (ICS) instructor program. Additionally, I am a certified instructor with the State of California Fire Marshal (CSFM) 1A-1C and a Level 2 National EMS Instructor with the National Association of Emergency Medical Educators (NAEMSE)....