Dvt/Pe Expert Witnesses
Dvt/pe 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 dvt/pe. The dvt/pe expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Hospitalist and Internal Medicine.
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Rebecca M Lekim, DO, QME
Hospital based Internal Medicine Physician
SAN RAMON, California
Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
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Atrial fibrillation, Syncope, NSTEMI, Delirium, Diabetes/DKA, GI bleed Pancreatitis, Inpatient Death, Failure to diagnose, Readmission, Perioperative, Acute kidney injury hyponatremia, Respiratory failure COPD Asthma, Sepsis, Stroke, Congestive Heart Failure, DVT/PE, Alcohol withdrawal, Hyperkalemia, Discharge Planning
I am a board-certified internal medicine physician and hospitalist based in the East Bay, California, with over a decade of post-graduate clinical experience. I completed my residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in 2018 and currently practice at a high-acuity stroke and trauma center, caring for medically complex patients including ICU step-down–level cases.
I am a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (Internal Medicine) and serve as a Medical Consultant and Expert Reviewer for the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, conducting independent standards-of-care and medical record reviews. My work involves detailed analysis of complex medical timelines, causation, and clinical decision-making.
In addition to clinical practice, I have been involved in multiple hospital administrative committees. I currently serve as Chair of the Medical Records Committee and have participated extensively in peer review, quality improvement, and internal medicine quality oversight initiat...
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Omer Yusaf, MD
Board‑Certified Hospitalist
Woodridge, Illinois
Hospitalist
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Hospital Medicine, Hospitalist, Inpatient Care, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Stroke, DVT/PE, Medication Errors, Failure to Diagnose, Discharge Planning, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Acute Kidney Injury, Anticoagulation, Documentation, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement
I am a board‑certified Hospital Medicine physician with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of acute medical conditions in the inpatient setting. My clinical practice includes the evaluation and treatment of sepsis, stroke, heart failure, pneumonia, acute kidney injury, anticoagulation management, and complex medical admissions. I have managed thousands of hospitalized patients and am highly familiar with standards of care, clinical pathways, and hospital policies governing inpatient medicine.
My expertise includes medical decision‑making, failure‑to‑diagnose allegations, delayed treatment, medication errors, fall risk assessment, discharge planning, readmission prevention, and interdisciplinary communication. I have significant experience with EMR documentation standards, patient safety initiatives, and quality improvement processes.
I am skilled in reviewing medical records, identifying deviations from standard of care, and providing clear, objective, and well‑s...