Pocus Expert Witnesses

Atlanta, Georgia

Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound - Point-of-care ultrasound, POCUS

Dr. Guttman is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Guttman is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Additionally, Dr. Guttman holds a Focused Practice Designation (FPD) in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound (AEMUS) from ABEM. Dr. Guttman completed medical school and an Emergency Medicine residency at McGill University as well as an Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He recently completed a 5-year tenure as the AEMUS Fellowship director. Dr. Guttman has over 12 years experience in academic emergency medicine. He has worked at urban academic sites as well as busy community emergency departments. He is currently licensed in Georgia and has an inactive New York State license. Dr. Guttman has provided opinions in various medical malpractice cases within emergency medicine. In additi...

Omaha, Nebraska

Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound - Trauma, POCUS, Clinical Ultrasound, Resuscitation, Stroke, Cardiovascular

Dr. Jared T. Marx is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and expert in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS). With over 15 years of clinical, academic, and teaching experience, he has dedicated his career to improving diagnostic accuracy, advancing emergency care, and shaping the future of ultrasound education. Dr. Marx provides expert witness services in cases involving Emergency Medicine standards of care, diagnostic decision-making, and the use of ultrasound in trauma, resuscitation, and critical care. His balanced experience across clinical practice, program leadership, national accreditation, and education equips him to evaluate cases with precision and explain complex findings with clarity. As a longstanding member of his department's Peer Review Committee, Dr. Marx has extensive experience evaluating whether care met the accepted standard of practice. His work involves objective analysis of clinical cases, identification of deviations from standard of care, and assess...

Newark, New Jersey

Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound - echocardiography, critical care echocardiography, pulmonary embolism, cardiac arrest, pulmonary hypertension, myocardial infarction, cardiac tamponade, pericardial tamponade, arthrocentesis, spinal epidural abscess, point-of-care ultrasound, POCUS, trauma, pediatrics, appendicitis, regional anesthesia, nerve blocks, cholecystitis

Stephen Alerhand MD is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He serves as Director of the Emergency Ultrasound Division and its Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography (AEMUS) Fellowship. After his undergraduate graduation from Brown University with an Sc.B. in Neuroscience, Dr. Alerhand completed both his Emergency Medicine Residency and Ultrasound Fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He has been bestowed with institutional, regional, and national awards in emergency ultrasound education, including from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. In addition to Emergency Medicine, Dr. Alerhand is also board-certified in Critical Care Echocardiography (CCeXAM). He has published 50+ peer-reviewed publications in emergency ultrasound and critical care echocardiography. Nationally, Dr. Alerhand serves as Editor-in-Chief for the PEERcert+ QBank and as Revi...

Cleveland, Ohio

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical Management - Child Abuse, Trauma, Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Abdominal Pain, Pneumonia, Respiratory Failure, Point of Care Ultrasound, POCUS, Heart Failure, Seizures, Meningitis, Fever, Neonatal Sepsis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hypoglycemia, Dehydration, Shock, Neglect

Dr. Gurkha is a dual-board certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician and POCUS Director at a Level 1 Pediatric Emergency Department, with over five years of attending-level practice and a three-year PEM fellowship at Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, MI). He holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Wright State University's Boonshoft School of Medicine. An award winning PEM physician with clinical and academic expertise that spans the full scope of pediatric emergency care, with specialized depth in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), pediatric critical illness, and emergency procedures. He is available for expert witness review in cases involving pediatric emergency standard of care, diagnostic imaging decisions, and POCUS utilization.