Medical Error Expert Witnesses
Medical error 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 medical error. The medical error expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Aviation & Aerospace, Emergency Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospitalist, Human Factors, Interventional & Vascular Radiology, and Radiology.
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Jeffrey A Leichter, MD
Double Board-Certified Interventional Radiologist
The University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Interventional & Vascular Radiology, Radiology
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Angiography, Embolization, Spine Ablation, Thrombectomy, Thrombolysis, Kyphoplasty, Musculoskeletal MSK Ortho MRI, Biopsy, Drain, Stent, Central venous access, image-guided therapy, Vascular, medical error, Post op complications, IVC filter DVT, varicose vein sclerotherapy, moderate conscious sedation, Embolic agents, missed diagnosis
Dr. Jeffrey Leichter is double Board-Certified in Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology with more than 15 years of clinical experience. Having completed 1-year ACGME-accredited fellowships in both interventional radiology and musculoskeletal radiology he has successfully performed thousands of complex procedures spanning the full spectrum of interventional radiology. Dr. Leichter maintains an active Florida medical license and is faculty at The University of Miami.
Dr. Leichter completed his postgraduate medical training and research at some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions including Massachusetts General Hospital /Harvard Medical School, Yale New Haven Hospital St. Raphael campus, Thomas Jefferson University, Temple University, and Penn State University. At each stage of his training, he consistently distinguished himself through excellence and dedication.
He went on to serve as Program Director for Interventional Radiology at the University of Miami,...
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Diego M Garcia, MD, Ms, aFAsMA
Awarded Aerospace Medicine & Human Factors Expert
SmartFlight
Ormond Beach, Florida
Aviation & Aerospace, Human Factors
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Aviation, Pilots, Flight Crew, Cabin Crew, FAA Aeromedical Certification, HIMS, Accident Investigation, Survivability, Injury Causation, Human Factors & Aerospace Safety, HSEQ, Airlines, Patient Safety, Medical Error, NTSB, Aerospace Medicine, Flight Surgeon, Occupational Medicine, Medical Device Usability, Medical Technolog
Award-winning physician-scientist, aerospace medicine specialist, and human factors expert with over 15 years of experience supporting safety, human performance, and operational resilience in aviation, aerospace, healthcare, and other high-consequence environments. Extensive expertise in accident investigation, human performance analysis, survivability, safety systems, operational risk management, and human-systems integration.
Recipient of the 2024 Aerospace Medical Association John Paul Stapp Award, recognizing contributions to aerospace medicine and human performance research related to accident investigation and injuries caused by vibration, impact, and ejection forces.
Professional experience includes multidisciplinary aviation accident and incident investigations involving human factors, aeromedical causation, survivability, organizational safety, and operational performance. Contributed to over 30 aviation accident and incident investigations, including major accidents, whi...
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Joshua N Wallenstein, MD, FACEP
EM Expert, Professor, National Educator
Emory University / Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency care, Trauma, Stroke, Seizure, Headache, Neurologic emergencies, Cardiac, Heart attack, Clinical reasoning, Infectious disease, Bias, Practice guidelines, Clinical reasoning, Medical error
Dr. Joshua Wallenstein is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and a board-certified emergency physician with more than two decades of clinical experience at Grady Memorial Hospital, one of the nation’s largest emergency departments and trauma centers. His expertise includes emergency care standards, clinical decision-making, cognitive bias in medicine, and physician education.
Dr. Wallenstein is a national leader in medical education and currently serves as Director of the Clinical Reasoning Thread at Emory, where he leads curriculum development focused on diagnostic reasoning, patient safety, and evidence-based care. An award-winning educator, he has received multiple distinguished teaching honors and has delivered invited lectures nationally and internationally on seizure management, neurologic emergencies, trauma care, cognitive bias in clinical decision-making, and strategies to improve diagnostic accuracy in emergency settings. His peer-rev...
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Gregg J. Eichman, DO
Hospitalist - Family Medicine Residency Faculty
Edmond, Oklahoma
Hospitalist, Hospice and Palliative Care
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Adult Hospitalist, Falls, Decubitus Ulcer, Medical Error, Failure to Diagnose, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Anticoagulation, Medication Errors, Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia, Stroke, Sepsis, Bedsores, Infections, Heart Disease, Resident Supervision, End of life, Overdose
Dr. Eichman is a practicing physician educator and medical-legal consultant. He is available for malpractice case merit reviews, expert witness reports, depositions and trial testimony
Board Certified in Family Medicine
Board Certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program, SSM St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Hospitalist/Faculty, Family Medicine Residency Program, SSM St. St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Chair, Continuing Professional Development & Continuing Medical Education Committee, SSM St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Medical University of the Americas, Charleston, Nevis, West Indies, Professor of Family Medicine
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, "Outstanding Educator Award" recipient
Kansas City University of Medicine a...