Prognostication Expert Witnesses

West Simsbury, Connecticut

Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospice Compliance, Hospice Documentation, Hospice Audits, Hospice Eligibility, GIP Hospice, General Inpatient Hospice, Life Expectancy, Prognostication, Palliative Medicine, Palliative Care, Advance Care Planning, Complex Symptom Management

Dr. Ross Albert has thirteen years of experience as a Hospice Medical Director, currently the National Medical Director of a multi-state hospice agency, with the prior 6 years as the System Hospice and Palliative Care Medical Director of a statewide home hospice and palliative care team. He has four years of experience as the Chief of Palliative Medicine at a large tertiary care hospital, managing inpatient consultations, goals of care discussions and complex symptom management. He is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Family Practice, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and of the American Academy of Family Practice. He is nationally recognized for excellence in end-of-life care, awarded the Hastings Foundation Cuniff-Dixon Award in 2016. Dr. Albert has practiced hospice and palliative care extensively in the inpatient and community settings. He has expertise in hospice utilization, compliance and audit reviews, end-of-life ...

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care - Gerontology, Wound care, Pressure ulcers, Dementia, Delirium, Falls, Nursing homes, Assisted Living facilities, Prognostication, Life expectancy, Malnutrition, Frailty, Polypharmacy, Pain, Standard of care, Incontinence, Medication side effects, Functional decline, Immobility, Elder abuse

Dr. Stoltz received her undergraduate and medical school degrees at the University of Michigan. Following her Internal Medicine residency, she completed fellowship training in Geriatric Medicine and Medical Oncology. Dr. Stoltz joined the medical school faculty of the University of Michigan in December 1997. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Stoltz has a clinical interest in palliative care and hospice and has been a Medical Director with community-based hospices since 1998. She practices in a variety of settings, including an academic hospital's inpatient General Internal Medicine service and outpatient Geriatric Medicine clinic, community-based subacute rehabilitation facilities, community-based long-term care facilities, and community-based home and residential hospice.