Triage Errors Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - prehospital care, behavioral health, 5150, suicide prevention, crisis prevention, stroke fallouts, fall prevention, ER Nurse UCLA, sepsis, ER overcrowding, triage errors, triage fallouts, restraints, behavioral detainment, Safety injury prevention, misdiagnosis, triage in crisis, breach in standard of care, duty of care, psychosocial

As a current charge nurse, clinical nurse, triage nurse, and Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) at a Level I Trauma Center, I bring over 23 years of emergency nursing experience, with advanced expertise in triage precision, stroke activation, psychiatric crisis management, and maintaining safety during emergency department overcrowding. I provide comprehensive care coordination from EMS field communication to hospital-based critical decision-making. I am a recognized expert in the triage process, with advanced proficiency in applying the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) to determine clinical urgency and anticipate resource needs. I have extensive experience identifying and preventing triage errors, particularly in high-volume settings where subtle but life-threatening presentations—such as early stroke, sepsis, or myocardial infarction—may be overlooked. I provide expert insight into common pitfalls in triage, including under-triaging of time-sensitive conditions, failure to recogniz...

Timonium , Maryland

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - missed diagnosis , Delayed Diagnosis , Trauma , Failure to admit , Medical Staff Leadership, Triage Errors , EMTALA violations , Chest Pain/Acute Coronary Syndrome , Stroke/TIA , Sepsis , Head Injury , Emergency Dept Throughput , Patient Flow , Observation Medicine, Hospital Administration, Department Operations , Hospital Policy

I am a Board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with over 16 years of clinical experience and current leadership roles across multiple emergency departments in Maryland. I have extensive experience in evaluating emergency care, with a focus on cases involving missed or delayed diagnosis, triage decision-making, and improper discharge or disposition. I regularly review cases involving chest pain and myocardial infarction, stroke and neurologic emergencies, sepsis, trauma evaluation, and other high-risk emergency presentations. I served as Medical Director for two free-standing emergency departments within the University of Maryland Medical System. Previously served as Director of Emergency Medicine at Carroll Hospital and as Systems Director for Emergency Medicine at LifeBridge Health, with medical directorship at Sinai Hospital, a large urban academic center. I currently serve as Director of Medical Education for the Emergency Departments at Sinai of Baltimore and Northwest Hos...

New York

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - prehospital care, behavioral health, 5150, suicide prevention, crisis prevention, stroke fallouts, fall prevention, ER Nurse UCLA, sepsis, ER overcrowding, triage errors, triage fallouts, restraints, behavioral detainment, Safety injury prevention, misdiagnosis, triage in crisis, breach in standard of care, duty of care, psychosocial

As a current charge nurse, clinical nurse, triage nurse, and Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) at a Level I Trauma Center, I bring over 23 years of emergency nursing experience, with advanced expertise in triage precision, stroke activation, psychiatric crisis management, and maintaining safety during emergency department overcrowding. I provide comprehensive care coordination from EMS field communication to hospital-based critical decision-making. I am a recognized expert in the triage process, with advanced proficiency in applying the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) to determine clinical urgency and anticipate resource needs. I have extensive experience identifying and preventing triage errors, particularly in high-volume settings where subtle but life-threatening presentations—such as early stroke, sepsis, or myocardial infarction—may be overlooked. I provide expert insight into common pitfalls in triage, including under-triaging of time-sensitive conditions, failure to recogniz...

Hudson, Ohio

Emergency Medicine, Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine PA, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Provider Standard of Care, Missed Stroke, Medical Malpractice, Failure to Recognize Sepsis, Triage Errors, Failure to Admit, Diagnostic Errors, Improper Discharge, Missed Pulmonary Embolism, Missed MI, Scope of Practice, Failure to Diagnose, Trauma Evaluation

I am a Physician Assistant specializing in emergency medicine and urgent care, with extensive experience in chart review and standard-of-care analysis for hospital quality and risk management. I provide medical-legal consultation and expert opinion for cases involving diagnostic errors, failures to diagnose, missed myocardial infarction or stroke, sepsis, improper discharge, and other ED or urgent care standard-of-care matters. I have practiced across multiple hospital and urgent care locations, including University Hospitals (Bedford Heights, Richmond Heights, Geauga, Portage, Twinsburg) and Cleveland Clinic (Mayfield Heights, Garfield Heights, Euclid, Warrensville Heights), gaining experience in diverse patient populations and high-acuity settings. My clinical expertise includes acute care, triage, diagnostic evaluation, emergency procedures, and patient management. I hold a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, a Master of Health Sciences, and a Bachelor’s degree fr...