Tricare Expert Witnesses

San Antonio, Texas

Preventive Medicine, Family Medicine - Health Insurance, Utilization Management, Government Contracts, Quality, Outbreak, Communicable Diseases, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, HIV, LGBT care, Migrant Care, Non-profit or indigent care, Correctional facility care, Denial/Appeals, Academic health, Population health, Tuberculosis, Non-Profit

Executive Physician and former Chief Medical Officer with extensive leadership experience across public health, health insurance, complex health systems, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Brings deep clinical, administrative, and policy expertise to cases involving population health, disease prevention, standards of care, health plan operations, and organizational oversight. Areas of Expertise Public Health • Preventive Medicine • Family Medicine • Population Health • Health Insurance and Health Plan Operations • Clinical Oversight and Standards of Care • Utilization Management, Denials, Case and Disease Management • Outbreak and Contamination Response • Disaster Health • Clinical Quality Improvement and HEDIS Attainment • Accreditation and Certification • Clinical Safety • Provider Network Credentialing • Social Determinants of Health • Health Equity • Government Health Programs (Federal, State, Local) • Clinical Analytics, Metrics, AI and Predictive Analytics • Pub...

Seattle, Washington

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Military Health, Prison/Correctional Health, Credentials/Privileging, Hyperbaric/Diving, Aviation Medicine, Hospital Management, Healthcare Quality, Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Regional Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Critical Care, Healthcare Leadership, Global Health, Trauma, Resuscitation, Blood Transfusion, TRICARE

Dr. Kucik retired from the U.S. Navy after 31.5 years of military experience to be hired as a Full Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine with the University of Washington School of Medicine. A Harvard-trained anesthesia intensivist, he previously served as a trauma instructor at the University of Southern California/Los Angeles County Medical Center, as an aviation and diving medicine specialist with several government entities, as the Specialty Leader (group lead of over 180 members worldwide) of Navy Anesthesiology, and in multiple Chief Medical Officer (CMO) tours, including as the first Congressionally-mandated oversight CMO of Guantanamo detention operations, requiring a Top Secret/Sensitive Comparted Information clearance. He continues to consult for the Military Commissions Defense Organization; for NATO Medical Evaluations; and on various industry, government, and medical malpractice cases. He is a Certified Joint Commission Professional and a Certified Profession...