Pregnancy Loss Expert Witnesses

Skokie, Illinois

Forensic Psychology, Reproductive Endocrinology - Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Wrongful death, Assault, Whistleblower, Fertility Fraud, Infertility, Rebuttal reports, IVF, Medical Malpractice, Retaliation, ObGyn, Trauma, PTSD, Transgender, LGBTQ+, Foreseeability, Depression, Anxiety, Pregnancy Loss

I am a former Professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, where I held appointments in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Psychiatry. I have received training in both clinical and forensic evaluation with specialized training in the forensic assessment of harassment, discrimination, assault, retaliation, reproductive/fertility clinic trauma, and other trauma litigants. For the last 20+ years, I have specialized in the study of harassment, discrimination, assault, retaliation, reproductive medicine/ObGyn trauma, and other trauma experiences: their risk factors and organizational causes, their psychological and other consequences, the ways in which victims respond to these situations, and how organizations can prevent, discourage, and remedy these problems. I have also specialized in the study of forensic evaluation and experiences of individuals involved in litigation. I have published on these topics in peer-reviewed scientific journals in my fiel...

Baltimore , Maryland

Reproductive Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Infertility, In vitro fertilization (IVF), Assisted reproductive technology (ART), Embryology, Embryo transfer, Egg retrieval, Ovarian stimulation, Ovulation induction, Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), Pregnancy loss, Fertility preservation, Endometriosis, Ovarian reserve testing, Genetic testing (PGT), Recurrent miscarriage

I am a board-certified physician with over 15 years of clinical experience in infertility care, in vitro fertilization (IVF), assisted reproductive technology, and early pregnancy management. I currently serve as Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Fertility Center and Founder and Director of the Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital. I am also an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. I have extensive experience in the evaluation and management of infertility, IVF protocols, ovarian stimulation, ovulation induction, embryo transfer, pregnancy loss, recurrent miscarriage, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, ectopic pregnancy, fertility preservation, and ovarian reserve testing. My clinical expertise includes complex decision-making, protocol selection, patient counseling, risk management, and standard-of-care assessment in both outpatient and academic medical settings. I have reviewed and consulted on malpractice ...

McLean, Virginia

Psychology, Forensic Psychology - Trauma, injury, sexual abuse, violent extremism, PTSD, terrorism, informed consent, abortion, pregnancy loss, family, child development, post traumatic stress, white supremacism, violence, work place violence, sexual harassment, dissociative disorder, loss, wrongful death, grief

Anne Speckhard, Ph.D., is Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) and served for over two decades as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She is a seasoned expert witness and has testified internationally and nationally in Congress, federal courts, immigration and civil courts on the topics of trauma, loss and dissociation in a wide variety of both civil and criminal cases. She has researched various traumas from pregnancy loss and abortion traumas to Holocaust survivors and has interviewed over 800 terrorists, violent extremists, their family members and supporters in various parts of the world including in Western Europe, the Balkans, Central Asia, the Former Soviet Union and the Middle East. In the past five years, she has in-depth psychologically interviewed over 270 ISIS defectors, returnees and prisoners as well as 16 al Shabaab cadres (and also interviewed their family members as...