Penetrating Trauma Expert Witnesses

Boulder , Colorado

Trauma Surgery, Critical Care Surgery - Trauma, General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Hernia, Cholecystitis, Process Improvement, Quality, Systems Management, Bowel Obstructions, Abdominal Surgery, Blunt Trauma, Penetrating Trauma, Trauma Medical Director, Shock, Colon Surgery, Traumatic Brain Injury, Septic Shock, Surgical Complications, Spinal Cord Injury, Concussion

Laura Harmon, MD, FACS, is a board-certified surgeon in Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, and an expert in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. She is deeply committed to delivering the highest quality, evidence-based, trauma-informed care. As a Trauma Medical Director, Dr. Harmon has extensive expertise in building and leading trauma infrastructures that support patient-centered care grounded in scientific rigor. She has designed and overseen American College of Surgeons–verified peer review and quality improvement programs, providing her with a comprehensive, systems-level understanding of trauma care delivery and performance improvement. This experience uniquely positions her to offer expert insight across all aspects of trauma care. Dr. Harmon maintains an active clinical practice in trauma and emergency general surgery at both Level I and Level II trauma centers. She has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications spanning general surgery, surgical critical care, and tr...

Columbia, South Carolina

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - emergency general surgery, surgical rescue, surgical critical care, blunt trauma, surgery residency training, penetrating trauma, clinical competency, credentialing

Dr. Amy Hildreth is a board-certified general surgeon and surgical critical care specialist with over 15 years of active Level I trauma center practice. She accepts defense referrals exclusively. CURRENT POSITION: Chair of Surgery, Prisma Health Medical Group–Midlands; Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: Diplomate, American Board of Surgery (Cert. No. 53998, 2008–present). Diplomate, American Board of Surgery — Added Qualification in Surgical Critical Care (Cert. No. 2478, 2008–present). NATIONAL CREDENTIALS: Dr. Hildreth recently served as a Council Member of the American Board of Surgery and chaired its Diplomates and Surgeons in Practice Committee. She is also a member of the ABS Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care Board and chaired the Resident Education Committee of the American College of Surgeons. She has direct expertise in the national standards by which surgeons are evaluated and creden...

Nashville, Tennessee

Trauma Surgery, Burns - Acute Care Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Emergency Surgery, Burn Surgery, Burn Critical Care, Surgical Education, Supervision, Blunt Trauma, Motor Vehicle Crash, Shock Resuscitation, Critical Care Medicine, Abdominal Sepsis, Inhalational Injury, Disaster Management, Rush availability, Penetrating Trauma

Stephen P. Gondek, MD, MPH, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery, Trauma, Burn, and Acute Care Surgery I am a board-certified trauma, burn, and surgical critical care surgeon with over 10 years of clinical and academic experience at a major tertiary referral center. I have dedicated my career to the care of critically ill and injured patients, while also training and supervising surgical residents and fellows. I serve as Burn ICU Medical Director and Fellowship Program Director, where I practice across trauma, burn, emergency general surgery, and surgical intensive care. I have published extensively, contributed to national guidelines, and lecture frequently on standards of care in trauma, resuscitation, and surgical critical care. My expertise includes: • Trauma systems and standards of care (blunt and penetrating injury, hemorrhage control, damage control surgery) • Surgical critical care and ICU management (sepsis, shock, organ failure, ventilator management) • Burn surgery and...