Palliative Medicine Expert Witnesses

Centennial, Colorado

Hospitalist, Hospice and Palliative Care - Clinical ethics, Medical ethics, Hospital medicine, Internal Medicine, Palliative medicine, Hospice, End of life care, Power of attorney, Surrogate decision making, MOST, POLST, MOLST, Advance Directives, CPR directive, organ procurement, organ donation, Medicolegal, Organizational ethics, bioethics

Practicing high quality adult hospital medicine and inpatient palliative and hospice medicine in high-volume academic urban teaching hospitals since 2010, including the care of incarcerated adult patients. Medical Director of Colorado Works for International Physicians - pre-residency clinical training program for international medical graduates seeking to do primary care residency in the United States. Board certified through ABIM in Internal Medicine since 2009. Founding member the Division of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Denver Health and Hospital Authority. Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Pending dissertation in Healthcare Ethics on moral formation of physicians Performing clinical ethics consultations in academic hospitals since 2011, covering a range of topics including but not limited to capacity/competency, informed consent, withdrawal of life sustaining treatment and end-of-life-care (including medical aid in dying-MA...

West Simsbury, Connecticut

Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospice Compliance, Hospice Documentation, Hospice Audits, Hospice Eligibility, GIP Hospice, General Inpatient Hospice, Life Expectancy, Prognostication, Palliative Medicine, Palliative Care, Advance Care Planning, Complex Symptom Management

Dr. Ross Albert has thirteen years of experience as a Hospice Medical Director, currently the National Medical Director of a multi-state hospice agency, with the prior 6 years as the System Hospice and Palliative Care Medical Director of a statewide home hospice and palliative care team. He has four years of experience as the Chief of Palliative Medicine at a large tertiary care hospital, managing inpatient consultations, goals of care discussions and complex symptom management. He is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Family Practice, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and of the American Academy of Family Practice. He is nationally recognized for excellence in end-of-life care, awarded the Hastings Foundation Cuniff-Dixon Award in 2016. Dr. Albert has practiced hospice and palliative care extensively in the inpatient and community settings. He has expertise in hospice utilization, compliance and audit reviews, end-of-life ...

Gainesville, Georgia

Hospice and Palliative Care, Geriatrics - Hospice Fraud, Terminality, Medical Necessity, Capacity Assessments, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Standards of Care, Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicare Compliance, False Claims Act, Informed Consent, Patient Autonomy, Goals of Care, Surrogate Decision-making, Dementia, Terminal Prognosis, Advance Directives

As a board-certified physician in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, I have been at the forefront of the field for over two decades. In 2008, I founded and developed WellStar Health System's Palliative Care program, establishing the clinical protocols, ethical frameworks, and documentation standards at a time when only one other program (Emory) existed in the region. Having served as a hospice medical director before Face-to-Face (F2F) documentation was a regulatory requirement, I have experienced the full evolution of hospice oversight. This foundational experience provides me with a unique and historically grounded perspective on the National Standard of Care. I bring extensive clinical experience in leading high-stakes goals-of-care conversations and thoroughly documenting patient wishes. I have firsthand experience with the nuances of family disagreements and the challenges of evaluating the validity of Advance Directives. My forensic expertise lies in determining whether clinica...

Syosset, New York

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Addiction Medicine - hospice medicine, palliative medicine, occupational medicine, medical ethics

Dr. Aleksander Shalshin is an accomplished Pulmonary Critical Care physician with a distinguished career spanning clinical practice, administrative leadership, and public service. With extensive expertise in managing complex respiratory and critical illnesses, Dr. Shalshin also possesses a deep commitment to patient comfort and dignity, demonstrated by his experience in Palliative Care, Hospice Medicine and Bioethics. Dr. Shalshin is board-certified in Addiction Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Palliative and Hospice Medicine, and Pulmonary Medicine. In administrative capacities, Dr. Shalshin has held significant leadership roles, including Director of Medicine at Syosset Hospital, Chief of Pulmonary Medicine, Plainview Hospital, Northwell Health and Deputy Director of Correctional Health Services for the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where he played a pivotal role in overseeing healthcare operations and improving patient outcomes wit...

Austin, Texas

Hospice and Palliative Care, Internal Medicine - End of life, Serious illness, Chronic illness, End-of-life decision making, Goals of care documentation, Palliative Care, Palliative Medicine, Hospice, Medical decision-making, Clinical decision-making, Advanced Directives, Advance Directives, General Inpatient Hospice, GIP Hospice, Complex symptom management, Surrogate decision

I have been practicing as a Board-certified Internal Medicine physician since 2001 and as a Board-Certified Hospice and Palliative Medicine physician since 2008. I practiced hospital-based palliative medicine in an urban teaching hospital prior to transitioning to work as a community-based hospice physician. I have worked as a Hospice Medical Director since 2020 and have been involved in multiple quality improvement projects and audits. I oversee multiple physicians and nurse practitioners and make hospice visits in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and private residences. I continue to participate in Maintenance of Certification for my primary and secondary board certifications. I am also board certified as a Hospice Medical Director by the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. I am also the site director for the Dell Medical School Hospice a...

Houston, Texas

Family Medicine, Sports Medicine - Family medicine, emergency medicine, sports medicine, concussion, hospice, hospitalist, palliative medicine

Dr. Fowler has over 20 years of experience as a practicing Physician. He was born and raised in West Virginia. After serving in the US Navy for 12 years, he and his family relocated to the Central Texas area. He is Board Certified in Family Practice,and Integrative and Holistic Medicine and completed a Fellowship in Sports Medicine. He is the founder and owner of Fowler Medical Group, and the sole owner of RCF Consulting, providing Medical Expert Witness services.