Positioning Expert Witnesses

Little Rock, Arkansas

Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiac Surgery, ACLS Code Blue, Airway ETT LMA, Arterial Line, Central Line, Awareness, Difficult Intubation, Drug Error, ECMO, Heart Transplant, Hypotension, Hypoxia, Sedation, Nerve Block, Spinal Epidural, Preoperative, PACU, Positioning, Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)

BOOK A FREE LITIGATION CONSULT TO DISCUSS YOUR SURGICAL CASE: calendly.com/plackismd SAME-DAY RESPONSE: Text/Call: (501) 570-6687. Email: plackismd@gmail.com PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: • OVERVIEW: Award-winning, Vanderbilt-trained, triple board-certified cardiac anesthesiologist. • CERTIFICATIONS: Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology and Cardiac Anesthesiology) and National Board of Echocardiography (Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography) • PRACTICE: Robust general and cardiac anesthesia full-time clinical practice. Provides care for complex patients at the only heart transplant center in Arkansas. One of a select few Arkansas anesthesiologists who provides TEE imaging guidance for numerous structural heart interventions. • ACHIEVEMENT: Top 1-3%ile national ranking compared to peers in all eligible American Board of Anesthesiology licensing and training examinations. • EDUCATION: Experienced public speaker and presenter with numerous local...

Newport Beach, California

Anesthesiology, Medical Management - intubation, hematoma, informed consent, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, DVT, VTE, PE, capnography, brain damage, hypoxia, paralysis, narcotics, laryngospasm, ambulatory surgical center, ASC, medication error, propofol, central line, ventilation

Board-Certified Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice. 15+ years experience. Over 4,000 spinal surgical procedures performed. Anesthesiologist for U.S. Olympic and Red Bull athletes, the Los Angeles Kings, and U.S. Navy SEALs. Extensive teaching experience. 10+ years experience as Medical Director of an Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) with duties including peer review and performance enhancement. Experienced expert witness. First person in family to attend college - worked way through college working construction and bartending. Excellent verbal communication skills.

Tarzana, California

Anesthesiology, Legal Medicine - airway, difficult intubation, brain damage, low oxygen, hypoxia, hypotension, blood pressure, paralysis, narcotics, aspiration, allergic reaction, pregnancy, epidural, awareness, drug interaction, positioning, numbness, ultrasound, nerve injury, nerve block

Dr. Pejman Golpanian is a highly experienced, board-certified Anesthesiologist actively practicing in California. He currently practices and holds privileges at 40+ outpatient ambulatory surgical centers, dental offices, and multiple Hospitals in the Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, and Thousand Oaks areas. He has performed well over 15,000 successful anesthetic procedures and is highly trained in all aspects of anesthesiology including general anesthesia, dental anesthesia (with a current dental anesthesia license), regional anesthesia with ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks, neuro-axial spinal and epidural anesthesia, and sedation with monitored anesthesia care. Dr. Golpanian is an active expert consultant for the Medical Board of California assisting investigators, prosecutors, and administrative law judges in understanding the medical aspects of a medical-legal case. He provides clinical expertise and testimony regarding the practice of medicine and can e...

Chico, California

Anesthesiology - cardiac anesthesia, airway trauma, intubation, operating room fires, positioning, central lines, airway management, regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia, epidurals, spinal anesthesia, ICU sedation, preoperative assessment, general anesthesia, echocardiography

Dual board-certified, cardiovascular fellowship-trained (Emory University) anesthesiologist in full-time clinical practice. Additionally board certified in peri-operative transesophageal echocardiography. Over 20 years of experience in hands-on patient care and direction/supervision of CRNAs and medical students. • General anesthesia including: Induction and maintenance of anesthesia, ventilator management, intra-operative monitoring, management of emergence from anesthesia, and transportation to and from the operating room. • Airway management including endotracheal tubes, single-lung ventilation, and non-invasive techniques. • Epidural and spinal anesthesia. • Regional anesthesia. • Invasive Monitoring including central Lines, arterial Lines, and pulmonary arterial catheters. • Pre-operative assessment and post-operative patient management. • Echocardiography and ultrasound assessment. Areas of practice include: General, cardiovascular, vascular, thoracic, bariatric, orthopedic,...

Branford, Connecticut

Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiology - CRNA, hospital liability, airway, fire, aspiration, awareness, EMR/EHR Audit trails, capnography, dental, endoscopy, colonoscopy, intubation, non-OR anesthesia, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), overdose, oversedation, positioning, post anesthesia care unit, PACU, central line

Yale-trained nurse anesthetist leader in active clinical practice. Clinical experience includes both operating room and non-operating room procedures. Head of CRNA quality and safety for Yale New Haven Hospital – a 1,500+ bed level 1 trauma center. Has reviewed numerous adverse events for deviations from standard of care. Extensive public speaking experience.

Wellington, Florida

Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology - General Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Neonatal Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Hypoxic Brain Injury, Cardiac Arrest, Difficult Airway, Lost Airway, Hypoxia, Spine Surgery, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Sedation, Medication Errors, Nerve Injury, Positioning

Award-winning dual board-certified anesthesiologist and pediatric anesthesiologist who trained at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Licensed in the state of Florida and works full-time as an anesthesiologist/pediatric anesthesiologist at St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach International Surgery Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Extensive experience with medical direction; supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified anesthesiologist assistants as well as solo practice. Multiple publications and grand rounds presentations. Dr. Zajac serves as a medical expert witness in the fields of anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology. Dr. Zajac can opine on standard of care and medical malpractice for either plaintiff or defense counsel and is adept in providing his expert opinion on events that occur during the perioperative time period. Unblemished record and highly responsive to emails and phone cal...

Florida

Anesthesiology - Positioning, Drug errors, cardiac anesthesia, obstetric, transplant, Anesthesia Care Team expert, local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST), hypoxic brain injury, intubation, hypoxia, aspiration, difficult airway, PACU, dental injury, awareness, recall, cardiac arrest, residual paralysis, cardiac arrest, myocardial ischemia

Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant (CAA) providing independent, objective expert analysis in anesthesia-related medical malpractice and professional liability matters. I assist attorneys with case screening, medical record review, and standard-of-care analysis involving perioperative anesthesia care across a range of clinical environments, including high-acuity tertiary and academic medical centers. My expert review commonly addresses allegations involving: • Anesthesia standard of care (general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, MAC) • Airway management failures, hypoxia, and perioperative respiratory events • Intraoperative monitoring, physiologic trends, and timely clinical response • Preoperative evaluation, risk stratification, and anesthetic planning • Anesthesia care team supervision, delegation, and communication breakdowns • Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) management and recovery-phase complications • Anesthesia documentation accuracy, completeness, and anesthesia record...

Georgia

Anesthesiology - Positioning, Drug errors, cardiac anesthesia, obstetric, transplant, Anesthesia Care Team expert, local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST), hypoxic brain injury, intubation, hypoxia, aspiration, difficult airway, PACU, dental injury, awareness, recall, cardiac arrest, residual paralysis, cardiac arrest, myocardial ischemia

Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant (CAA) providing independent, objective expert analysis in anesthesia-related medical malpractice and professional liability matters. I assist attorneys with case screening, medical record review, and standard-of-care analysis involving perioperative anesthesia care across a range of clinical environments, including high-acuity tertiary and academic medical centers. My expert review commonly addresses allegations involving: • Anesthesia standard of care (general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, MAC) • Airway management failures, hypoxia, and perioperative respiratory events • Intraoperative monitoring, physiologic trends, and timely clinical response • Preoperative evaluation, risk stratification, and anesthetic planning • Anesthesia care team supervision, delegation, and communication breakdowns • Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) management and recovery-phase complications • Anesthesia documentation accuracy, completeness, and anesthesia record...

Naperville, Illinois

Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Cardiac Arrest, Airway ETT LMA, Awareness, Difficult intubation, Code Blue, Procedural complication, Drug error, Respiratory hypoxia, Regional block, Spinal epidural, PACU post anesthesia care, Nerve injury, Positioning, Central arterial, Swan PA catheter, Transesophageal echo TEE, ECMO, Transplant, Cardiopulmonary bypass, Sedation

Board certified in anesthesiology (Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL) and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology (NYU Langone Health in New York, NY), with advanced qualifications in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (National Board of Echocardiography). Full-time clinical anesthesiologist practicing in an all-physician practice. Specialty expertise in cardiac, thoracic, vascular and cardiac electrophysiological surgical cases, including those involving cardiopulmonary bypass, invasive line placement and mechanical circulatory support. Maintains robust practice involving all other aspects of anesthesia care (general, pediatric, regional and ambulatory, endoscopic, obstetrical, orthopedic, and neurosurgical cases). Extensive background in airway management, peripheral nerve blocks, surgical positioning concerns and invasive line/monitor placement.

Boston, Massachusetts

Anesthesiology - Anesthesia, Orthopedic anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, General surgery, Neuraxial anesthesia, Gynecology, Urology, Preoperative assessment, Perioperative medicine, Postoperative anesthetic care, Operating Room, Difficult airway, Airway Management, Positioning, Nerve Injury, Ambulatory anesthesia

Board-Certified Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice. Current practice includes providing anesthesia to all types of patients, from straightforward to complex cases, as well as preoperative assessment, perioperative medicine, and postoperative anesthetic care. Great verbal communication skills. Focused on providing an objective, thorough, and detail-oriented review of materials with careful analysis of the findings in order to help attorneys make decisions about how they wish to proceed with their cases.

New York, New York

Pediatric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - Trauma Emergencenies, Narcotics, Propopol, Recovery room, positioning, Regional Anesthesia nerve blocks, Difficult intubation, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Acute pain management, nerve injury, Airway injuries, Hypotension, Laryngospasm Bronchospasm, Airway management, Drug errors, Patient Safety, Sedation, Hypoxia, Fire, Codes

Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology Medical Expert work for both Pediatric and Adult Patients- Triple board-certified in Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, and Pediatrics. Dr. Michelle Kars is the Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Kars has extensive experience in perioperative care for both pediatric and adult patients. She has led numerous clinical and operational initiatives, including launching a 24/7 pediatric acute pain service, developing the first ACGME-accredited pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwell, and overseeing the design and opening of a new state-of-the-art pediatric operating room complex. She has been a leader in patient safety and quality at her institution for over 10 years. A national and international speaker with over 100 presentations and 20 peer-revie...

Cleveland, Ohio

Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiology - CRNA, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), general anesthesia (GA), airway, capnography, oversedation, positioning, post anesthesia care unit, intubation, PACU, aspiration, ambulatory surgery, anesthesia documentation, fire

Board-certified certified registered nurse anesthetist in active clinical practice with more than a decade of experience across high-acuity hospital and ambulatory settings. Clinical background includes Level 1 trauma center experience, ambulatory surgery, and non-operating room anesthesia environments.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine - Regional Anesthesiology, Nerve Injury, Pain Management, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Epidural Anesthesia, Spinal Anesthesia, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Ultrasound guided procedures, General Anesthesia, Sedation, Intubation, Extubation, Difficult Airway, Trauma, Positioning, IV infiltration, cryoablation

Dr. Grosh is the Fellowship Director and Chief of Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a board-certified Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and fellowship trained in Regional Anesthesiology Acute and Chronic Pain management. He is the Director of Orthopedic Anesthesiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center overseeing clinical care of orthopedic surgical patients. Additionally, he is Chair of the Procedural Sedation Committee and the co-chair of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center's Clinical Effectiveness Committee in which he oversees quality improvement and safety metrics for patients in the perioperative space. Dr. Grosh is an expert in the field of regional anesthesiology, peripheral nerve blocks with local anesthetics and cryoablation, nerve injury, anesthesia for total joint replacement including knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist as well as trauma resusci...

Tega Cay, South Carolina

Anesthesiology - Positioning, Drug errors, cardiac anesthesia, obstetric, transplant, Anesthesia Care Team expert, local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST), hypoxic brain injury, intubation, hypoxia, aspiration, difficult airway, PACU, dental injury, awareness, recall, cardiac arrest, residual paralysis, cardiac arrest, myocardial ischemia

Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant (CAA) providing independent, objective expert analysis in anesthesia-related medical malpractice and professional liability matters. I assist attorneys with case screening, medical record review, and standard-of-care analysis involving perioperative anesthesia care across a range of clinical environments, including high-acuity tertiary and academic medical centers. My expert review commonly addresses allegations involving: • Anesthesia standard of care (general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, MAC) • Airway management failures, hypoxia, and perioperative respiratory events • Intraoperative monitoring, physiologic trends, and timely clinical response • Preoperative evaluation, risk stratification, and anesthetic planning • Anesthesia care team supervision, delegation, and communication breakdowns • Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) management and recovery-phase complications • Anesthesia documentation accuracy, completeness, and anesthesia record...

Dallas, Texas

Anesthesiology - Regional anesthesia, airway management, difficult intubation, hypotension, positioning, nerve injury, recovery room, nerve blocks, hypoxia, sedation, propofol, postoperative care, code, obstructive sleep apnea, fire

Dr. Omeed Khodaparast is a board-certified anesthesiologist in Dallas, Texas. With over 17 years of experience, Dr. Khodaparast is an expert in multiple facets of general anesthesia. His proficiency extends to advanced techniques such as ultrasound regional anesthesia, including peripheral nerve blocks for acute pain management, as well as propofol sedation and total IV anesthesia. In addition to his clinical devotion, Dr. Khodaparast holds pivotal leadership positions as the medical director and anesthesia chairman at a prestigious community hospital in Dallas. His influence further as an esteemed expert panelist for the Texas Medical Board, where he demonstrates his commitment to clinical standards and best practices. Recognized for his integrity and comprehensive knowledge, Dr. Khodaparast offers his services for both plaintiff and defense cases.