Epidurals Expert Witnesses

Chico, California

Anesthesiology - cardiac anesthesia, airway trauma, intubation, operating room fires, positioning, central lines, airway management, regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia, epidurals, spinal anesthesia, ICU sedation, preoperative assessment, general anesthesia, echocardiography

Dual board-certified, cardiovascular fellowship-trained (Emory University) anesthesiologist in full-time clinical practice. Additionally board certified in peri-operative transesophageal echocardiography. Over 21 years of experience in hands-on patient care and direction/supervision of CRNAs and medical students. • General anesthesia including: Induction and maintenance of anesthesia, ventilator management, intra-operative monitoring, management of emergence from anesthesia, and transportation to and from the operating room. • Airway management including endotracheal tubes, single-lung ventilation, and non-invasive techniques. • Epidural and spinal anesthesia. • Regional anesthesia. • Invasive Monitoring including central Lines, arterial Lines, and pulmonary arterial catheters. • Pre-operative assessment and post-operative patient management. • Echocardiography and ultrasound assessment. Areas of practice include: General, cardiovascular, vascular, thoracic, bariatric, orthopedic,...

Parkland, Florida

Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab - Expert witness, Catastrophic injury, Non-catastrophic injury, Medical malpractice, Spinal injury, Spinal fractures, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Back pain, Neck pain, Spinal cord stimulation, Radiofrequency Ablation, Kyphoplasty, Discectomy, Epidurals, Headaches, Opioids, Impairment, Pain management, Spinal injections, Wrongful death

Scope of Practice: Dr. Jesse Hatgis, D.O. is a double board certified osteopathic pain management/ physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. As an interventional pain physician, Dr. Hatgis utilizes a variety of advanced therapies including, but not limited to, spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, kyphoplasty, endoscopic rhizotomy, endoscopic/microdiscectomy, tumor ablation, radiofrequency ablation, interspinous process device placement, facet joint stabilization, sacroiliac joint fusion, minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD procedure), stellate ganglion blocks, nerve blocks, joint injections, and regenerative medicine. Publications, Research, & Professional Organizations: Dr. Hatgis has authored and peer-reviewed numerous publications in various medical literature resources, specifically on sacral insufficiency and vertebral compression fractures, vertebral augmentation, original uses of Cortoss cement, Baastrup’s disease, percutaneous cervical disc...

New York, New York

Anesthesiology, Obstetrical Anesthesiology - epidurals, airway management, failed intubation, aspiration, hypoxic injury, medication errors, procedural sedation, patient safety, systems failures, standard of care, neuraxial anesthesia, OB hemorrhage, anesthesia complications, adverse events, informed consent, cesarean delivery, maternal safety, Post dural puncture headache

Hilary Gallin, MD, MBA Obstetric & General Anesthesiology | Expert Witness Services Dr. Hilary Gallin is a Harvard-trained, board-certified anesthesiologist on faculty at a major academic medical center in New York City. She maintains an active clinical practice in both obstetric and general anesthesia, giving her broad expertise across a wide range of anesthesia-related litigation. She accepts plaintiff and defense cases equally and is available for record review, written opinions, and testimony nationwide. Dr. Gallin's obstetric anesthesia expertise covers the full scope of labor and delivery anesthesia care, including neuraxial complications, obstetric hemorrhage and emergency resuscitation, medication errors, and the standard of care in high-risk obstetric settings. Her general anesthesia practice extends her medicolegal reach to perioperative complications, airway management, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), and adverse events across surgical subspecialties, making her an eff...

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine - Opioid management, Billing, Medical Fraud, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Acute and Chronic Pain Management, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain syndromes, Regional Anesthesiology, Nerve Blocks, Epidurals, Spinals, Ultrasound & Fluoroscopic guided procedures, General Anesthesia, Airway, Intubation, Criminal

Dr. Graff is board-certified in both anesthesiology & pain medicine. She is currently an associate professor and serves as the vice chair of clinical operations at Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine, in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to this role, she was at the at the Ivy League institution, the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine from 2016 - 2025, where she served as the division chief and fellowship program director of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine and the perioperative pain management lead for the University of Pennsylvania Health System's Opioid Task Force, for all seven hospitals under the health system. Dr. Graff supervises and teaches fellow physicians, resident physicians, medical students, and nurse anesthetists daily. Dr. Graff also holds a faculty position and is a fellow within the national organization, American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) & Pain Medicine. She also holds a membership with the natio...

Milan, Tennessee

Nurse Anesthetist, Pain Management - Medicine - Nurse Anesthesia Education, Title IX, Education, Pharmacology, DNP, CRNA Training, CRNA, Epidurals, Program Dismissals, Ablations, Airway Management, CRNA School, Nerve Blocks, SRNA, Regional Anesthesia, Nurse Anesthesiology, Obstetric Anesthesia, General Anesthesia

Doctorally prepared Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (DNP, CRNA) with extensive experience in clinical anesthesia, academic leadership, general anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and interventional pain management. Former nurse anesthesia Program Director and long-standing CRNA educator, with direct responsibility for curriculum development, faculty oversight, student evaluation, accreditation standards, and compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements. Completed formal Title IX training, with experience addressing academic conduct, professionalism, and policy-driven investigations within healthcare education. Clinically experienced in providing general anesthesia and obstetric anesthesia across hospital and surgical settings. Expertise includes anesthetic planning, airway management, pharmacology, regional anesthesia, perioperative patient safety, documentation standards, and CRNA scope of practice in both care-team and independent practice m...

Bridgeport, West Virginia

Anesthesiology, Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA, anesthesia, airway management, post anesthesia care unit, PACU, central line placement, needle placement, tube placement, falls, IV infiltration, awareness, epidurals, sp drug effects, hypoxia, propofol, intubation, extubation, aspiration, airway trauma, surgical positioning

I am a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with extensive clinical, administrative, and educational experience across the full spectrum of anesthesia practice. My clinical background includes inhalational, total intravenous, and balanced anesthesia techniques for adult and pediatric patients; epidural and spinal anesthesia; and peripheral nerve blocks for acute postoperative pain management. I have practiced in OB, pediatric, cardiac, orthopedic, general surgery, endoscopy, neurosurgery, dental, off-site procedural locations (CT, MRI, cath lab), and office-based anesthesia environments, including rural critical access hospitals, community hospitals, large tertiary centers, and academic medical centers. I have substantial experience conducting systematic chart review and auditing for quality assurance, adverse outcomes, and standard-of-care evaluation. I have lectured on epidural anesthesia, anesthesia-related complications, malignant hyperthermia, and quality assurance/quality ...