Frail Expert Witnesses
Frail 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 frail. The frail expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Nursing Homes and Speech-Language Pathology.
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GEORGE BARNES
Dysphagia Expert Witness | Choking & Nursing Home
SwallowStudy & Associates, LLC
Maplewood, New Jersey
Speech-Language Pathology, Nursing Homes
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swallowing, swallowing disorder, dysphagia, aspiration, pneumonia, choking, asphyxiation, medically complex, frail, elderly, geriatric, physical medicine, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, slp, medical complexity, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, choke
George Barnes, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is a Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S) providing medical expert witness services for legal cases involving choking and dysphagia. Specializing in nursing home litigation and medical malpractice, he offers clinical authority on the standard of care for high-risk populations. George has been a certified speech-language pathologist (SLP) with the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association (ASHA) since 2013 and is a seven-time recipient of the ASHA ACE award for excellence in continuing education.
George maintains an active clinical practice, dedicating over 50% of his time to direct patient care and the performance of instrumental evaluations, including Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBSS). This consistent clinical immersion ensures his expert testimony regarding aspiration pneumonia, choking prevention, and medical complexity is rooted in the cont...
