Procedural Sedation Expert Witnesses

Procedural sedation 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 procedural sedation. The procedural sedation expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Urgent Care Medicine.

Alexander Toledo, DO, Pharm.D, FAAEM, FAAP Pediatric Emergency Consultants

Gold Canyon, Arizona
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Toxicity, Pediatrics, Pediatric Psychiatric Emergencies, Procedural sedation, Pediatric procedural sedation, Emergency Department Violence, Pediatric Trauma, Pharmacokinetics, Medication Errors, Forensic Pharmacology, Forensic Image review, Age Estimation
Alexander Toledo, DO, PharmD, FAAEM, FAAP is the Owner of Pediatric Emergency Consultants, LLC. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and a specialty fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Alexander is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Child Health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and Creighton University in Phoenix, AZ. He currently practices Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Phoenix Children's Hospital and Emergency Medicine at Valleywise Health Medical Center. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree with special interest in Pediatric Pharmacokinetics and Forensic Pharmacology Dr. Toledo is fluent in Spanish and experienced with chart review of Puerto Rico medical files. He is licensed in AZ and TX. Pediatric Emergency Consultants, LLC provides specialized consultation in the fields of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, and P...

Steven W Kohler, MD, FAAEM Lodestar Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC

San Diego, California
Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Stroke, Sepsis, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Dysrhythmias, Pulmonary Embolus, Respiratory Failure, Advanced Airway Management, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergencies, DKA, Closed Head Injury, COVID-19, Procedural Sedation, ED/Hospital Operations, Medical Education.
Dr. Kohler is a residency trained, board certified emergency physician currently in his 26th year of clinical practice at a high volume, high acuity tertiary care medical center in San Diego, CA. He was appointed and has served as both Assistant Chief and Chief of his emergency department as well as serving as the hospital Emergency Management Chair and ED delegate to the hospital Bioethics Committee. After many years of reviewing cases for the Emergency Department, Hospital Peer Review and Quality Improvement committees, he was appointed as founding core faculty to establish an Emergency Medicine Residency Program at his medical center. Among other duties, he was tasked with creating the Quality Improvement, Patient Satisfaction and Risk Management curricula for the residency program, which included a novel collaboration with University of San Diego School of Law to integrate medical malpractice didactics between emergency medicine residents and law students. He is listed as an exp...

Jason D. May, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Illinois
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Community Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Medical Malpractice, Airway/Difficult Airway, Procedural Sedation, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Headache, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Stroke/TPA
Award winning, board-certified emergency medicine physician. Full time clinical practice. Significant leadership experience including former Chief of Staff at Columbus Regional Hospital and Board of Directors of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Experienced teacher and expert witness case reviewer. Recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine as having expertise in pediatric, trauma, neurological, and cardiac resuscitation. Completed multiple SEAK expert witness training courses.

Jason D. May, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Greenwood, Indiana
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Community Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Medical Malpractice, Airway/Difficult Airway, Procedural Sedation, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Headache, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Stroke/TPA
Award winning, board-certified emergency medicine physician. Full time clinical practice. Significant leadership experience including former Chief of Staff at Columbus Regional Hospital and Board of Directors of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Experienced teacher and expert witness case reviewer. Recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine as having expertise in pediatric, trauma, neurological, and cardiac resuscitation. Completed multiple SEAK expert witness training courses.

Jason D. May, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Kentucky
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Community Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Medical Malpractice, Airway/Difficult Airway, Procedural Sedation, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Headache, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Stroke/TPA
Award winning, board-certified emergency medicine physician. Full time clinical practice. Significant leadership experience including former Chief of Staff at Columbus Regional Hospital and Board of Directors of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Experienced teacher and expert witness case reviewer. Recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine as having expertise in pediatric, trauma, neurological, and cardiac resuscitation. Completed multiple SEAK expert witness training courses.

Paola Vietoris, RN, BSN

DUNKIRK, Maryland
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care, Sedation, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Failure, Sepsis, child abuse, Sepsis, Liver, Kidney, Pancreatic and Intestinal Transplantation, Sepsis, 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 35 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.

Debra F Hillier, MD, MS-HPEd Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Winchester, Massachusetts
Pediatrics, Hospitalist - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatric Urgent Care, Sleep Apnea, Complex Care Pediatrics, Pediatric Intermediate Care, Asthma, CPAP, BiPAP, Procedural Sedation, Hypoxemia, Feeding Disorders, Congenital Syndromes, Metabolic Disorders, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Sepsis, Pediatric Overdoses, Transport
Dr. Debra Hillier is a board certified pediatric and pediatric hospital medicine physician. She brings over 20 years of clinical experience in an incredibly broad range of care areas, including pediatric hospital medicine, pediatric intermediate and critical care, pediatric emergency medicine, and pediatric procedural sedation. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at a world-renowned medical institution. Dr. Hillier has extensive clinical experience both in a top-tier children’s quaternary care center as well as pediatric community hospital sites. Dr. Hillier brings unique expertise to consulting work given her master’s degree in medical education, with specific interests in medical curriculum development, simulation and procedural competency. She has won numerous teaching awards for her work with pediatric residents and medical students. She has been an invited guest speaker for peer faculty development within the realms of medical education and pediatric interme...

David A Meguerdichian, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Natick, Massachusetts
Emergency Medicine - Trauma, Orthopedic Injuries, Difficult Airway, Emergency Procedures, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Procedural Sedation, Medical Simulation, Sepsis, Appendicitis, Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Clinical Operations
Dr. David Meguerdichian is a board certified emergency medicine physician and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is an instructor of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School and practices emergency medicine at the academic and community sites for Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Dr. Meguerdichian is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Boston Medical Center where he served as chief resident in his final year. Through his years in practice, Dr. Meguerdichian has educated hundreds of students and resident physicians. In his current role as the assistant medical director of the Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation, he has focused on the use of simulation to improve physician procedural skills, patient safety, and closed-loop physician communication. He has authored several peer-reviewed publications and lectured on key topics in emergency medicine. R...

David Preiss, MD PhD

Newton, Massachusetts
Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology, Endoscopy, Procedural sedation, Physiology, Biomedical engineering, Airway management, Ambulatory anesthesia, Preoperative assessment, General anesthesia, Anesthesia information management systems (Epic)
I am a Harvard trained physician with a background in biomedical engineering. I completed a PhD focused on designing respiratory equipment based on innovative physiological principles. I have been awarded 7 patents and have published 20 papers in the field. I have also developed an expertise in medical IT and electronic medical information systems, including Epic. I have practiced in diverse clinical environments, including academic, private and community. My areas include general surgeries, neurosurgery, orthopedics, urology, gynecology, ambulatory, plastics, gastrointestinal, endoscopy, interventional radiology and other procedural sedations.

Jason D. May, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Michigan
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Community Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Medical Malpractice, Airway/Difficult Airway, Procedural Sedation, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Headache, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Stroke/TPA
Award winning, board-certified emergency medicine physician. Full time clinical practice. Significant leadership experience including former Chief of Staff at Columbus Regional Hospital and Board of Directors of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Experienced teacher and expert witness case reviewer. Recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine as having expertise in pediatric, trauma, neurological, and cardiac resuscitation. Completed multiple SEAK expert witness training courses.

Jason D. May, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Ohio
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Emergency Medicine Standard of Care, Community Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Medical Malpractice, Airway/Difficult Airway, Procedural Sedation, Pulmonary Embolism, Trauma, Headache, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Stroke/TPA
Award winning, board-certified emergency medicine physician. Full time clinical practice. Significant leadership experience including former Chief of Staff at Columbus Regional Hospital and Board of Directors of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Experienced teacher and expert witness case reviewer. Recognized by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine as having expertise in pediatric, trauma, neurological, and cardiac resuscitation. Completed multiple SEAK expert witness training courses.