Pulmonary Hypertension Expert Witnesses

Irvine , California

Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Congenital Heart Disease, Artificial Intelligence, Sudden Death, Cardiac Intensive Care, Heart Failure, Postoperative Care, Pulmonary Hypertension, Adult with Congenital Heart Disease, Public Health, Sports Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Seasoned expert witness in pediatric cardiology and cardiac intensive care with AI background. I have been involved in well over 200 cases over period of 35 years. Training and attending services at the top pediatric heart programs. Frequent speaker in pediatric cardiology, cardiac intensive care, and artificial intelligence at the international level. Editor of the textbooks Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care and Heart Failure in Children and Young Adults with expertise in congenital heart disease, perioperative care, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, and sudden death in pediatric patients. Strong background in artificial intelligence in medicine and editor of textbook and journal called Intelligence-Based Medicine.

Los angeles, California

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Intensive Care, Inhalation lung disease, Pulmonary nodules, Interstitial Lung Disease, ARDS, Pulmonary embolism, Sepsis, Occupational lung disease, Lung Cancer, pleural effusion, Pulmonary hypertension, ICU delay in Care, ICU procedure complication, Tracheostomy, Mechanical ventilation, Hospital Acquired infections, Pressure wound

I am a board certified seasoned Pulmonologist and Intensivist, currently in full time active clinical practice. My current position which I have held for 7 years, is as the medical director of the intensive care unit and pulmonary services at a busy downtown Los Angeles community hospital. I have extensive experience in all fields of critical care medicine including cardiac and neurological critical care. I also have vast experience and knowledge regarding the treatment and prevention of pulmonary embolism, management of sepsis, mechanical ventilation, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, interstitial lung disease, and obstructive lung diseases. At my hospital I am a respected educator of residents, and I am a leading member of our peer review committees, quality and safety committees, resuscitation committees, venous thromboembolism treatment and prevention committees and I am chairwoman of our hospital bylaws committee. I am a clear communicator and pride myself on being fair and ...

Atlanta, Georgia

Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - airway management, cardiopulmonary arrest, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, sepsis, COPD, medical ethics, shock, pneumonia, standard of care

I am a double board-certified physician in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. I have 15 years of clinical experience working in large, high acuity inpatient and outpatient practice settings in the Southeastern United States. I've served in leadership and educational roles within multiple large health systems and I'm an active member of two national societies within my medical specialties. I have been providing highly professional medical expert witness services for more than 5 years and I'm an active member of the Seak, Inc. expert witness community. I am happy to provide my complete Curriculum Vitae upon request. I am especially committed to the ideal of making complicated medical cases easier to understand.

Northville, Michigan

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics - Neonatology, NICU, ELBW, Critical care, Jaundice, Hyoglycemia, Sepsis, Congenital infections, Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, Developmental delay, Neonatal resuscitation, Prematurity, Pulmonary hypertension, Meconium aspiration, Birth injury, Newborn nursery, Necrotizing enterocolitis, NRP, Exchange transfusions, Pneumothorax

Stephanie Gallagher, MD, FAAP is an Attending Neonatologist with over 13 years experience in urban academic and community level Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) since graduating medical school. Dr. Gallagher is double board certified in General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She currently practices in a semi-academic level III NICU and level II special care nursery where she oversees and teaches medical students, residents, and neonatal nurse practitioners. Dr. Gallagher attends high risk and extremely preterm deliveries, manages complex patients, performs NICU-specific procedures, and provides prenatal consultations. She also rounds on well, less complex, newborns in the nursery. Dr. Gallagher received her bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Detroit Mercy, College of Science and Engineering. Her medical degree was obtained from Wayne State University, one month of which was spent in a Law & Medicine elective. Dr. Gallagher completed her residency ...

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...

Astoria, New York

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist - COPD, Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease, Ventilators, Intubation, Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, Septic Shock, Pleural Effusions, Lung Cancer, Occupational Lung Injury, Tracheostomy, Critical illness, Non-Invasive Ventilation, Pulmonary Hypertension, Acid-Base Disorders, Emphysema, Bronchiectasis

Dr. Glen T. Granati is a highly skilled physician and medicolegal consultant specializing in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He holds a distinguished career in both clinical practice and academia, providing expert insights in medical-legal matters. Dr. Granati completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital, where he honed his foundational clinical expertise. He then pursued advanced training with a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the prestigious Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, equipping him with in-depth knowledge in the management of complex pulmonary and critical care conditions. Since becoming an attending physician in 2020, Dr. Granati has played an active role in clinical care and teaching. He has served as a Chief of the Pulmonary Service, where he led his practice in the management of ill patients with pulmonary disease. Currently, he holds an academic appointment as Assistant Pro...

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Pediatric Trauma, sepsis, septic shock, ECMO, Pediatrics, respiratory failure, Pediatric Transport, pneumonia, pulmonary hypertension, multiorgan failure, renal failure, CPR, mechanical ventilation

I have practiced for over 30 years in pediatric critical care medicine and have been medical director of Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis (Tulsa, OK) 20-bed tertiary care PICU from 1998 - 2021. I am currently the Director of Pediatric / Neonatal ECMO at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas and also work as a pediatric intensivist at El Paso Children's Hospital in El Paso, Texas. I am board certified in both Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and General Pediatric Medicine. I have significant experience in pediatric critical care, pediatric cardiovascular surgical intensive care, pediatric emergency medicine, and pediatric hospital medicine. I am also well versed in both VV and VA ECMO and have directed ECMO programs (10 annual average cases) for over 25 years. Working in Level 1 (tertiary) PICU's, I have extensive experience with high frequency ventilation (HFOV), inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). I have been a medical ad...