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Pediatric Critical Care Expert Witnesses

Pediatric critical care 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 pediatric critical care. The pediatric critical care expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospital Administration, Medical Management, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Homes, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Pediatric Hospitalist, and Pediatrics.

Timothy G. Carroll, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Critical Care
Peds Emergency Med/Hospitalist
Experienced Expert Witness

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Santa J. Bartholomew, M.D., FAAP, FCCM

PME Consulting, LLC

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), TBI, Child Abuse, Munchausen (MSP), Respiratory Failure, Burn Care, Sepsis, Shock, Post-Op Care, Congenital Heart Disease, COVID, Meningitis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), Craniofacial Disorders, Cardiac Arrest, ECMO, Pediatric Asthma, Poisoning

Dr. Santa J. Bartholomew (formerly Santa J. Johnston, M.D.) is an award-winning Pediatrician with more than 30 years of clinical experience, and is a distinguished medical educator serving as a Professor of Pediatrics at two esteemed medical universities. She is double-boarded by the American Board of Pediatrics in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care medicine. Her primary specialty has been Pediatric Critical Care medicine since 1990, and Dr. Bartholomew has practiced for decades in nearly every conceivable setting from state-of-the-art quaternary care centers, to large academic centers and level I trauma centers with very busy Pediatric Emergency Departments and Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). She has worked in many small and medium-sized community hospitals throughout the nation including Alaska, and has traveled around the world to serve patients in remote areas. Practice roles have consisted of Pediatric Intensivist, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Emergency C...

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KAMNA JAISWAL, MD

Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Expert

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - PEDS, PED CRITICAL CARE/NEONTAL/EMERGENCY MEDICINE, STROKE, CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT, ECMO, BRAIN INJURY, TRAUMA, PICC/CENTRAL LINES, RESPIRATORY FAILURE, CARDIAC ARREST/CODE, RENAL FAILURE/DIALYSIS, SEPSIS, ANTIBIOTICS, MENINGITIS, ORTHO, SCOLIOSIS, POSTOP CARE, APPENDICITIS, INTUBATION, CHEST TUBE

My name is Kamna Jaiswal. I am a pediatric critical care physician with over 14 years of experience. I have vast clinical experience with all types of critical and general pediatric conditions. I am board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care. I am currently in clinical practice at Dallas/FortWorth, Tx where we take care of the sickest pediatric patients from newborn to 21 years of age with all forms of critical and non critical illnesses including respiratory failure, difficult airways, cardiac arrest, sepsis, septic shock, multi-organ system failure, congenital heart disease, trauma, renal failure, post operative care of the surgical, neurosurgical, trauma, orthopedic patients, pediatric stroke, oncology and hematology patients. I also have vast experience with ECMO,CRRT, Dialysis, emergency care in pediatrics. I hold unrestricted license in states of Texas and in active practice. Ours is a teaching program and I am actively involved in the teaching of the ...

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Peter A Meaney

Pediatric Critical Care – Deterioration & ICU Care

Cadence Health Strategies

Menlo Park, California

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist - Sepsis, Multi-Organ Failure, Respiratory Failure, Stroke, Cardiac Arrest, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), Cardiac Surgery, Shock, Septic Shock, Pediatric Critical Care, Trauma, Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Post-Operative Care

Pediatric Critical Care Expert – Failure to Recognize Deterioration, Escalation, and ICU Management I am a double board-certified pediatric and pediatric critical care physician with over 22 years of clinical experience, including 16 years at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and 8 years at Stanford University. My medicolegal work focuses on cases involving clinical deterioration, delayed recognition, and failures in escalation of care in hospitalized children. I help attorneys evaluate: - Whether deterioration should have been recognized earlier - Whether escalation to ICU, subspecialty care, or higher-level monitoring was appropriate and timely - Whether management in the PICU met the standard of care - Whether adverse outcomes were preventable I have extensive experience managing critically ill children with: - Respiratory failure and progressive decompensation - Sepsis and septic shock - Post-operative deterioration - Cardiac arrest and resuscitation - Neurologic ...

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Timothy G Carroll, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Critical Care, Hospitalist and ER

Pensacola, Florida

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Pediatric Transport, Pediatric Trauma, Pediatric Sedation, Pediatric Cardiac Care, sepsis, cardiac arrest, resuscitation, ECMO

My name is Timothy Carroll and I I have extensive clinical experience in Pediatric hospital medicine, Pediatric emergency medicine and Pediatric critical care. I am focused on education as a professor of pediatrics and quality improvement. I was heavily involved in intra-collegiate debate and took 2nd in the country in the 1996 CEDA national debate championships. I attended medical school at the University of Kansas in Kansas City, KS and trained in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, TX. I am board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care. I have extensive clinical experience in Pediatric hospital medicine, Pediatric emergency medicine and Pediatric critical care. I practiced pediatric emergency medicine for 4 years at Children’s Medical Center Dallas which is the busiest pediatric ER in the country. I have been practicing pediatric critical care and hospital medicine for over 15 years at tertiary and qu...

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Alberto A. Marante, M.D

Florida

Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - General Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergencies, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatric Procedures, Pediatric Procedural Sedation, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Pediatric Critical Care, Chronic Care, Child Abuse or Neglect, Pediatric Injuries, Pediatric Surgeries, Child illness or Accidents, Newborns

Dr. Marante is a highly experienced Pediatrician with 38 years of practice experience. During his career has been responsible for oversight and management of patients at various hospitals totaling 38 pediatric ICU and over 100 general pediatric beds. He has coordinated patient care across multiple pediatric subspecialties and environments, including a pediatric sedation clinic, pediatric cancer program, pediatric trauma units, pediatric burn care, pediatric rehabilitation and complex chronic pediatric care among others. Dr. Marante is currently practicing general pediatrics in the outpatient environment. In addition for most of his career, Dr. Marante has actively participated in medical education. He has served as teaching faculty for Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Pediatrics. He has been responsible for teaching pediatric residents and medical students. He has also served as Assistant and then as Program Director for a Pediatric Residency program. Dr. Marante has multip...

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Carrie L Alani, RN, MA, CHPN, CHPPN

Expert in the Medically-Complex for Your Cases

Blue Duck Healthcare Consulting

Wauconda, Illinois

Hospice and Palliative Care, Nursing Homes - pediatric critical care, neonatal critical care, pediatric hospice, pediatric palliative care, long term adult care, sexual assault, end of life care, elder abuse, child abuse, investigative journalism

Registered Nurse with 30+ years of hospice and end-of-life care experience, including senior management leadership. Provides independent expert witness services in hospice malpractice and nursing home negligence cases. Areas of expertise include medical record review, nursing standards of care, hospice regulatory compliance, breach and causation analysis, and expert testimony. Case experience includes patient falls, wound care failures, and failure to recognize clinical deterioration. Available nationwide. Engagements accepted for plaintiff or defense counsel, subject to conflict review. Opinions are independent and fees are non-contingent.

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Paola Vietoris, RN, BSN

DUNKIRK, Maryland

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care, Sedation, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure, Sepsis, child abuse, Liver, Kidney, Pancreatic and Intestinal Transplantation, Peds Gastroenterology, Peds Hematology/Oncology, Seizures, Procedural Sedation, Pre-op and post-op surgical care

I am a full-time practicing RN with over 30 years' experience working in a pediatric ICU at a major medical institution in Washington, DC. My work primarily is with critically ill newborns and young adults. Skills and experience include caring for patients in multisystem organ failure, respiratory distress, respiratory failure, liver, small bowel, pancreatic and kidney transplant, neurological, pre-op and post-op surgical care, and neurosurgical diseases, infectious diseases, non-accidental trauma (NAT) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Consistent focus on evidence-based nursing care as well as other nursing standards. I am a licensed registered nurse (RN) with an unrestricted nursing license in 37 states and the District of Columbia. My extensive experience enables me to provide expert witness services to attorneys and other legal professionals. Available for consultation, case evaluation, deposition and testimony.

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Patricia A Penkoske, MD

Washington University School of Medicine

St. Louis, Missouri

Critical Care Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery - pediatric cardiac surgery, pediatric critical care, trauma, burns, sepsis, shock, peripheral vascular disease, aortic aneurysms, surgical infections, surgical complications, ecmo, ventricular assist devices, transplantation, surgical ethics, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis

After completing Washington University School of Medicine, and training in general, cardiothoracic, and pediatric cardiac surgery, I embarked upon an academic career in cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery, and critical care. I am the author of many peer reviewed journal articles and abstracts and have presented at national and international meetings. I have participated in teaching and research in the medical school environment. My expert witness experience has been in the fields of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, both adult and pediatric, and also in the area of critical care.

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Thomas Bojko, MD, MS, JD, FCLM

Senior executive with strong testifying experience

Hospital Experts

Port Monmouth, New Jersey

Hospital Administration, Medical Management - Hospital Administration, Hospital Negligence, Joint Commission Standards, Negligent Credentialing, Physician Contracting, Informed Consent, Standards of Care, Patient Transfer, Patient Safety, Pediatric Critical Care, Birth Injury, Hyperbilirubinemia, Sexual Assault, Negligent discharge

Thomas Bojko, MD, MS, JD, FCLM has spent over two decades in healthcare where he has held executive leadership positions in both hospital and medical administration. He is an expert in hospital operations, policies and procedures. Dr. Bojko has made many contributions to the administrative, clinical and educational aspects of healthcare and has received numerous awards and recognition for his efforts. He gained national prominence serving as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Critical Care Executive Committee and as a member of the NACHRI (National Association of Children’s Hospitals) Board of Trustees. In addition, he has authored numerous articles, policy statements and editorials in peer-reviewed journals. He also participated in authoring the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy on Hyperbilirubinemia.

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Roger P Barton, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Critical Care Physician (PICU)

Covenant Children's Hospital - Lubbock, Texas

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Pediatric Trauma, sepsis, septic shock, ECMO, Pediatrics, respiratory failure, Pediatric Transport, pneumonia, pulmonary hypertension, multiorgan failure, renal failure, CPR, mechanical ventilation

I have practiced for over 30 years in pediatric critical care medicine and have been medical director of Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis (Tulsa, OK) 20-bed tertiary care PICU from 1998 - 2021. I am currently the Director of Pediatric / Neonatal ECMO at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas and also work as a pediatric intensivist at El Paso Children's Hospital in El Paso, Texas. I am board certified in both Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and General Pediatric Medicine. I have significant experience in pediatric critical care, pediatric cardiovascular surgical intensive care, pediatric emergency medicine, and pediatric hospital medicine. I am also well versed in both VV and VA ECMO and have directed ECMO programs (10 annual average cases) for over 25 years. Working in Level 1 (tertiary) PICU's, I have extensive experience with high frequency ventilation (HFOV), inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). I have been a medical ad...

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Alberto A. Marante, M.D

Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Barbara-Jo Achuff, MD

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Physician

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist - Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Cardiac Care, Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric Sedation, ECMO, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure, Resuscitation, Post-Operative Care, Clinical Informatics, Opioid Management, Ventricular Assist Device (VAD), Heart Transplant

Dr. Barbara-Jo Achuff is a dual board-certified physician in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Informatics with over 25 years of clinical experience in high-acuity medical environments. She currently serves as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Her distinguished career includes tenure at three of the nation's top-tier pediatric institutions: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Texas Children’s Hospital, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Dr. Achuff completed an advanced fellowship in Cardiac Intensive Care and specializes in the management of complex congenital heart disease, post-operative cardiac care, and mechanical circulatory support, including ECMO. She is a recognized leader in medication safety and sedation stewardship, having served as a leader on Sedation Oversight Committees for over a decade and published NIH-funded research on opioid weaning and analg...

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Jessica Keim-Malpass, PhD, PNP, RN

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; Faculty

Charlottesville, Virginia

Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Hematology Oncology - nurse, nurse practitioner, pediatric, hematology, oncology, critical care, pediatric critical care, sepsis, acute care, registered nurse, RN, pulmonary embolism, pediatric hospitalist, Pediatric, oncology, deep vein thrombosis, intensive care, artificial intelligence, chemotherapy, infection

Jessica Keim Malpass, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, is a pediatric hematology-oncology nurse practitioner, registered nurse, and nurse scientist. She was a registered nurse in adult oncology, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (pediatric critical care) and Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant (stem cell transplant). She currently works as a pediatric nurse practitioner and is a faculty member at a major academic health center. She collaborates closely with physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, APPs. She has additional expertise in artificial intelligence-based analytics and evolving regulatory and legal implications and cases related to post-operative complications, child maltreatment and/or abuse, non-accidental trauma, sexual assault and/or abuse. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Science Foundation, and numerous philanthropic organizations, including the Gordon and Betty ...

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Chelsea M Collins, DNP, RN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-C

Adult & Pediatric Emergency Nursing; Forensic/SANE

CMC Nurse Consulting, LLC

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Nurse, Emergency Medicine - Emergency Nursing, Pediatric Emergency Nursing, Forensic Nurse Examiner, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Adolescent/Adult, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner -- Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care, Nursing education , Clinical nurse specialist

A nurse for over a decade, Dr. Collins started out in the ER as a new graduate with her associates in nursing. She advanced her education later obtaining her BSN and her DNP from Johns Hopkins University as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult-Gerontological Critical Care and a Nursing Education post-graduate certificate. She has worked in both adult and pediatric emergency nursing as well as in pediatric critical care. In addition to her critical care experience, Dr. Collins is a triple board certified forensic nurse, and has worked in this area for nearly a decade. Dr. Collins also works as a nursing professor, teaching clinical and didactic classes for nursing students. She has authored articles as well as a chapter in the new edition of the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, while also maintaining bedside practice.