Lvad Expert Witnesses
Lvad 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 lvad. The lvad expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Critical Care Surgery.
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Jennifer Cook, MD
Heart Failure Cardiologist- Experienced Expert
Tucson, Arizona
Cardiovascular Disease
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Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis, Heart Trasnplant, Left Ventricular Assist Device, LVAD, Mechanical Circulatory Support, ECMO, Cardiogenic Shock
Specializes in Heart Failure Cardiology, actively practicing with over 15 years of experience. Scientist, educator and physician. Experience providing written opinions, online/in-person depositions, and trial expert witness. Opinions based on specialized knowledge, skills, education, and experience. Board certified in Arizona, Ohio and Arkansas, performs guideline and evidence-based reviews nationwide. Opinions address the medical facts with rigor, applicable to both defense and plaintiff cases.
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Asad Ali Usman, MD, MPH
Anesthesiology, Critical Care & MCS UPenn Faculty
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Surgery
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Intubation, ECMO, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Cardiac Critical Care, Anesthesiology, Echocardiography, Cardiac Arrest, Impella, IABP, Rescue TEE, Code, End of Life, Palliation, Medication Errors, Extubation, RVAD, LVAD, Dissection
Asad is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where he specializes in anesthesiology, cardiac anesthesia, critical care and mechanical circulatory support (MCS). He provides perioperative care for patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery, including valve repair and replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting, heart transplantation, and implantation of durable mechanical circulatory support devices including left and right ventricular assist devices (LVAD/RVAD).
His clinical and research focus centers on right heart failure diagnosis and management, temporary and durable MCS device selection and optimization, and perioperative hemodynamic monitoring. He has authored peer-reviewed publications on temporary right ventricular assist devices and has presented at national critical care and mechanical circulatory support conferences including SCCM a...
