Neonatal Transport Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Nurse - Neonatal ICU/NICU, Pediatrics, birth injury, malpractice, prematurity, Critical Care (CC), wrongful death, sepsis/infection, medication error, neonatal transport, Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), necrotizing fasciitis, vacuum assist, meconium, PICC, Central Venous lines, hemorrhage, hypoxemia (HIE), ETT, brain injury

Karen Doyle is an actively working Certified Advanced Life Support Neonatal Nurse with 39+ years in-hospital Nursing. She has served as a Neonatal/Pediatric Legal Nurse Expert for 27+ years with extensive experience in Legal Medical Review, Depositions, and Trials. Her primary responsibility in the hospital setting is providing the most advanced, complex, and comprehensive care and resuscitation of the critically-ill neonate both in the NICU and Labor & Delivery setting. She is a Nurse Expert skilled in all Neonatal Advanced Life Support Procedures, critical neonatal care, and also serves as an Expert regarding the Neonatal Standards of Care, Policies and Procedures. Karen's expertise encompasses the Pediatric population as well with 16 years in-hospital experience in the Acute Pediatric Care Unit and Pediatric ICU. Her reviews are thorough yet efficient, her reports and timelines serve as excellent resources, her vast Nursing experience enables her to apply the most current Standar...

Hiawassee, Georgia

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Scientist, Neonatal Perinatal Specialist-Respiratory Care, Respiratory Therapist, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, Neonatal Transport, Neonatal Resuscitation

Dr. Leigh Ann (Cates) McGlinn's academic qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas. A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC- with preparation to function as an NNP. She also holds an Associates in Applied Science (AAS) - Nursing and Respiratory Care each from Odessa College in Odessa, Texas. She maintains national certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC) and is recognized by the Arizona Board of Nurse Examiners as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN). In addition, she retains certification as a registered respiratory therapist (RRT) and holds a subspecialty certification in pediatric and neonatal respiratory care (NPS). Dr. (Cates)McGlinn is trained as a simulation specialist at Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Pediatric Education (CAPE) in 2009 and Harvard’s Institute for Med...

Westford, Massachusetts

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics - Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Newborn Resuscitation, Neonatal Procedures, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Prematurity, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Neonatal Transport, Levels of Newborn Care, Neonatal Neurocritical Care, NICU Follow Up, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension

I am a neonatologist practicing in academic medical center NICUs for 16+ years. Currently serve as the Chief of Clinical Operations of Department of Pediatrics at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) within Mass General Brigham Healthcare system, formerly Medical Director. Recipient of Distinguished Clinician Award at BWH in 2021. Castle Connelly Top Doctor since 2021. I hold medical licenses in MA, WA, and VA. In addition to my MD, I have a Master of Public Health and a Master of Business Administration. I hold certifications in BLS, PALS, NRP, and STABLE.

Flint, Michigan

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Transport, Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC), IV Injuries, Delivery room resuscitation, Hypoglycemia, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Jaundice, Micropreemie, Newborn infection (sepsis), Persistant pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), Birth injury

Dr. Rebecca Steckroth, DNP, NNP-BC, is a board-certified neonatal nurse practitioner with over 20 years of neonatal intensive care experience, including 13 years as a registered nurse and 7 years as a neonatal nurse practitioner in Level II and Level III NICUs. She has led delivery room resuscitations, managed critical neonatal transports, and overseen the comprehensive care of fragile newborns throughout their hospital course. Her work spans both underserved urban hospitals in Michigan and community hospital settings, giving her broad clinical expertise. Dr. Steckroth is recognized for her leadership in neonatal quality improvement, including a doctoral project that improved provider education and device utilization across multiple hospitals. She has served on infection control committees which contributed to policy development to reduce bloodstream infections. She also serves as a preceptor for nurse practitioner students and orientees, medical students, and pediatric residents, ...

Knoxville, Tennessee

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - Perinatal medicine, Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), RDS, Birth injury, PPHN, Neonatal resuscitation, Prematurity, NICU Care, Neonatal sepsis, Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), Persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), Neonatal hypoglycemia, Neonatal encephalopathy, Delivery room management, Neonatal Transport

Bryan Eriksen, MD, is a board-certified Neonatologist in active clinical practice since 2018. He practices at a 60-bed Level III NICU that provides care for approximately 7,000 annual deliveries and 1,000 NICU admissions. Dr. Eriksen completed his fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia, and his residency in Pediatrics at Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina. He is experienced in all aspects of care for both critically ill and healthy newborns. Dr. Eriksen performs advanced neonatal procedures including intubation, umbilical and central line placement, and chest tube insertion, and directs neonatal transports for critically ill infants. He also provides medical supervision of neonatal nurse practitioners, bedside and didactic teaching for medical students, and newborn care in community hospitals.