Infant Expert Witnesses

Pediatrics, Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - Pediatrician, Pediatrics, Children, Newborn, Neonate, Neonatal, Nursery, Telemedicine, Emergency, Urgent care, Child, Infant, Teenager, Abuse, Veteran, Disability

- Board-certified Pediatrician, Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics, licensed in California. - 12 years post-graduate experience in general pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, rural medicine, neonatal newborn medicine, and urgent care. - An expert in the growth and development of children from birth to 18 years of age - Enthusiastically participated in physician expert witness testimony and case review across the U.S. - Medical training spanned Massachusetts, New York, and California.

Pediatrics - Pediatrician, Pediatric Urgent Care, Telemedicine, Acute Care, Newborn, Infant, Child, Adolescent, Medical Record Review

Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) with over a decade of post-graduate experience, I have provided quality care for the pediatric population (ages 0-17 years) in multiple care settings including urgent care, primary care, telemedicine and emergency medicine. I have proven to be agile and adaptable as a part of various care teams, including the largest children’s hospital in California, and one of the most preeminent managed care groups in the United States. While demonstrating professionalism and integrity, I excel in my organization and communication skills. I am well versed in standards of care unique to pediatrics and am committed to the practice of evidence-based medicine. As a leader in my field, I was twice honored as one of “San Diego’s Top Doctors,” a distinction bestowed by the San Diego County Medical Society to recognize physicians who are held in the highest regard by their peers. I strive to deliver exceptional, quality work to the legal team with...

Pediatrics - Newborn, Infant, Children, Teenager, Adolescent, Primary Care, Newborn Nursery, Standard of Care, Billing and Coding, Newborn Discharge, Behavior, ADHD, Asthma, Vaccines, Child Abuse, Immunizations, RSV, GERD, Breastfeeding, Medication Errors, Custody, Puberty, Pediatrics

Dr. Kimberly Graziano is a Board Certified Pediatrician serving children from birth to 18. Dr. Graziano founded Pelican Pediatrics of Sebastian, Florida in 2005 and continues to serve the east central coast of Florida. She is highly regarded in her community and is on staff at Sebastian River Medical Center/Steward Healthcare. She practices evidence based medicine and is skilled at diagnostic dilemmas. Dr Graziano understands current standards of care and provides opinions based solely on facts. Dr. Graziano completed her training at the Ohio State University Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She enjoys teaching and considers expert witness work another opportunity to do so.

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - NICU, neonatal, neonatal intensive care, transition, fetal loss, prematurity, birth asphyxia, birth trauma, birth defects, congenital abnormalities, premature, premie, low birth weight, nursery, newborn, newborn nursery, full body cooling, baby, infant, central lines, NRP, exchange transfusion, NEC

• 15 years of Neonatal Intensive Care nursing experience (including bedside nurse, clinical manager, and assistant nurse manager positions) All experience in level III NICUs. • Four advanced Neonatal Nursing certifications: -Certification in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC) -CCRN-Neonatal certification -Certification in Extremely Low Birth Weight infants (C-ELBW) -Certification in Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care (C-NNIC) • Extensive experience in providing direct patient to care to complex and critically ill neonates, including: ELBW infants, LBW infants, post-delivery stabilization, pre- and post-op surgical infants, full body cooling, EEG monitoring, exchange transfusions, as well as, providing NRP resuscitation efforts to critically unstable neonates • Attends high-risk deliveries including post-delivery stabilization and resuscitation o...

Pediatrics - General pediatrics, General Pediatric care, Pediatric Standard of Care, Pediatric, Community pediatrics, Outpatient pediatrics, Board Certified, Newborn, infant, adolescent, infections, hip dysplasia, respiratory illness, Pediatric emergencies, documentation, nursery

Dr. Herschel Lessin has been a full-time practicing Pediatrician since 1982 and has served as an expert witness in Pediatric malpractice litigation since 1987, working for both plaintiff and defense. Trained at Stanford and Yale, Dr. Lessin has experience in case review as well as both deposition and trial testimony. He a founding member and Vice President of one of the larger US single specialty Pediatric practices with 8 locations and 26 clinicians, His practice includes children from birth through college. Dr. Lessin is active on a national policy level, having been co-lead author on several American Academy of Pediatrics policy statements and technical reports, as well as being a member of the authoring committee on several others. He is co-editor of the 2019 AAP ADHD Toolkit. He reviews a majority of AAP policy statements making comments for possible revision as needed. He has been a member of the Committee on Practice/Ambulatory Medicine and the Payer Advocacy Advisory Commit...

Pediatrics - Pediatrics, Hospitalist / Inpatient, Newborn, Infant, Adolescent, Jaundice, Newborn resuscitation, Hypoglycemia, Circumcision, Respiratory distress, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Sexual / Child abuse / Neglect, Asthma, Standard of care, Development, Behavior, Vaccines, Serious bacterial infections (SBI), SIDS

I am a clinically active full-time Pediatric Hospitalist employed by Akron Children’s Hospital. In my practice, I have worked at multiple regional hospitals, both academic and community-based, in the Northeast Ohio region, including Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Boardman, Warren, and Dover. I primarily see patients in inpatient pediatric units with experience diagnosing and treating sick and injured pediatric patients with a high level of care. I have also cared for a significant number of neonates in Level I Well Newborn nurseries and Level II Special Care nurseries. I do circumcisions regularly as well as newborn resuscitations for all neonates that are delivered under my care. I am board certified in Pediatrics. I was born, raised, and have remained in Ohio - I graduated Cum Laude from The University of Akron with my B.S. in just 2 years, followed by my M.D. from Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and my residency in Pediatrics at Akron Children’s Hospital. I often teach...

Pediatrics - pediatric trauma, pediatric child abuse, pediatric neglect Newborn Nursery, Telemedicine, Child, Infant, Teenager, Racial, Bias, child custody, adolescent medicine, fostercare, child custody, outpatient, inpatient, neonatal care

An experienced board-certified pediatrician licensed in Oklahoma with over 9 years of post-graduate experience in general pediatrics. I am an expert in the growth and development of children from birth to 18 years old and I have enthusiastically participated in advocating for foster children in child abuse cases. I have performed hundreds of well and sick child examinations and diagnosed and treated a wide variety of illnesses. My medical training has spanned from Grenada to New Jersey. Over the past 9 years, I have practiced rural pediatric medicine, newborn nursery care and telemedicine, My diverse experiences as a clinician uniquely suited to engage in medical expert witness work. I excel at maintaining effective communication with the law team and remain punctual and professional in all testimony and document submission.