Kidney Disease Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Nephrology, Internal Medicine - Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Clinical Nutrition, Hemodialysis, Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Critical Care, Geriatrics/Nursing Home, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

Dr. Blumenkrantz is a thorough and meticulous analyst of medical records, writes excellent reports and is an effective teacher and a persuasive witness. He was educated at Columbia College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and the National Heart and Royal Post graduate Hammersmith, (London). He has worked at the Pritikin Center and has considerable experience in clinical nutrition ( see Nutritional Bio Sketch). He has an extensive clinical, teaching and research background, 80+ publications, nationally and internationally known in academia, formerly Associate Professor of Medicine.( In Residence, step III) at UCLA School of Medicine. Boarded in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Blumenkrantz is a reviewer of scientific publications, lecturer and visiting Professor >30 international and enumerable local and national meetings. 30 +years experience medical/legal, plaintiff and defense, (>700 cases,150 depositions and trials). ...

Castro Valley, California

Internal Medicine, Hospitalist - Hospitalist Expert, Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Hypertension, Sepsis, Diarrhea, Geriatrics, Failure to Diagnose, Dementia, Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Kidney Disease, Anemia, Perioperative Evaluation, Acute Inpatient care, Chronic Disease Management, Hospital Negligence, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis

Dr. Ezekiel Volkert is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and a practicing Hospitalist in the East Bay. Dr. Volkert attended medical school at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. As an internal medicine physician, Dr. Volkert has expertise in both primary care and care for hospitalized patients. Specialty Focus: Hypertension, Heart Disease, Stroke, Falls, Dementia, Pneumonia, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Kidney Disease, Anemia, and Perioperative Evaluation.

Marengo, Illinois

Nephrology - kidney disease, dialysis, standard of care, vascular access, nephrology, hyponatremia, failure to diagnose, hyperkalemia, fluid overload, proteinuria, delayed dialysis initiation, uremia, end-stage renal disease, hematuria, medication dosing error in kidney disease, acidosis, vicarious liability, acute kidney injury, nephrotoxin

I am an American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certified Nephrologist, with over 25 years of clinical experience treating kidney disease, hypertension, dialysis, and renal transplant patients. A graduate of Northwestern University's nephrology fellowship training program, I have held medical director positions at multiple dialysis units and have personal experience initiating in-hospital acute dialysis programs — giving direct insight into the operational and clinical standards governing dialysis care. I have practiced across both academic and community settings, licensed in Illinois and Missouri, and have served as a clinical instructor of nephrology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and the University of Illinois College of Medicine. As the founding physician of a regional nephrology practice in northwestern Illinois, I have built and led a practice from the ground up before relocating to a rural Missouri community, where patients have traveled significa...