Skilled Nursing Facilities Expert Witnesses

Redwood city , California

Infectious Diseases, Hospital Administration - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Infections, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, Patient safety, Quality of care, COVID 19, immunocompromised patient, Endocarditis, antibiotic stewardship, Sepsis, infection control, transition of care, utilization management, wound care, Surgical Infection, Prosthetic infections, Orthopedic

Dr. Andres Romero is a double board-certified physician in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine with subspecialty training in the management of immunocompromised patients, completed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He maintains an active and diverse clinical practice, caring for patients with a broad range of infectious diseases in acute care hospitals, outpatient consultative clinics, wound care centers, and post-acute facilities, including long-term acute care hospitals and skilled nursing homes. Dr. Romero is particularly experienced in complex infections in oncology, transplant, and immunosuppressed populations, as well as multidrug-resistant organisms, endocarditis, post-surgical infections, osteomyelitis, sepsis, and device-associated infections. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Romero serves as Chief Health Officer at a full-service acute care hospital, where he leads initiatives in utilization management, peer review oversight, process improvement,...

Oak Park, Illinois

Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care - nursing home, hospice, internal medicine, elder abuse, geriatric care, Opioids , assisted living, palliative care, advanced directives, skilled nursing facilities , Medical Marijuana, dementia, wound care, elder LGBT rights, cannabis, home care, long term care facilities, medical ethics, falls, mental competency

I am physician with 20 years' experience. Triple board certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, and hospice and palliative care. I also have expertise in cannabis medicine. I taught geriatric fellows at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center for over a decade. I was also the medical director of a veteran's hospital SNF unit. At the VA, I was also chair of the "falls committee." In addition, I worked as a hospice and palliative care physician for a decade. I was a medical director at a geriatric value-based care clinic. I have experience in a variety of different healthcare system including academic medicine, VA healthcare systems, hospices, and value-based care healthcare, I have worked in many different settings including nursing homes, assisted living centers, clinics, home care, in-patient hospices, and hospitals. Expertise includes elder abuse, medical ethics, nursing home/assisted living care, dementia care, mental competency, elder LGBT rights, e...

Las Vegas, Nevada

Wound Care, Emergency Medicine - Wound Care, Diabetic Ulcers, Arterial Ulcers, Venous Stasis Ulcers, Bed Sores, Pressure Ulcers, Decubitus Ulcers, Lymphedema, Burns, Calciphylaxis, Hyperbaric Medicine, Osteomyelitis, Radiation Tissue Injury, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health

I am an experienced medical expert, board certified in both Wound Care and Emergency Medicine. Since 2006, I have practice Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine exclusively in numerous clinical settings. I have been the medical director of an outpatient hospital wound center, and a long term acute care hospital. I have practiced in multiple skilled nursing facilities, and founded a private practice wound center in Redding, CA. I have experience in both plaintiff and defense representation.