Viral Infections Expert Witnesses

Loma Linda, California

Pediatrics, Hospitalist - Pediatric Hospitalist, outpatient general pediatrics, Newborn care, jaundice, kernicterus, Newborn resuscitation, Inpatient pediatrics, respiratory distress, viral infections, sepsis, pneumonia, obesity

Dr. Abu-Zahra has 8+ years of experience as a practicing pediatric hospitalist in the Inland Empire in both community and academic hospital settings. Dr. Abu-Zahra provides consultation for chart reviews, expert witness depositions, and testimony. Dr. Abu-Zahra is double board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in general pediatrics and pediatric hospitalist medicine and is a fellow of the American Association of Pediatrics (FAAP). Dr. Abu-Zahra graduated from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at University of Maryland in Baltimore. He works in an academic children's hospital and a community hospital with newborn nursery, inpatient pediatrics and ER consults. Furthermore, Dr. Abu-Zahra works full time as a hospitalist in a tertiary care academic center and half time as an outpatient pediatrician in a clinic affiliated with a family residency program. Dr. Abu-Zahra is the former chair of pediatrics at two of the community hospitals. H...

New Jersey

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - HIV, pneumonia, cellulitis, Sepsis, septic shock, Decubitus ulcers, Leukocytosis, necrotizing fasciitis, meningitis, intrabdominal abscess, Tuberculosis, fungal infections, viral infections, bacterial infections, MRSA, Lyme disease, Septic arthritis, IME, STD's (syphilis gonorrhea chlamydia), Surgical site infections

Clinical Assistant Attending at Mount Sinai School of Medicine Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Member, Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Recognized as a Super Doctor in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 2024 , 2025 and 2026 Recognized as a 2016, 2017 and 2018 Super Doctor, in the Rising Star Edition Recognized as 'Top Physician' by Consumer Research Council of America Listed in Best in New York Magazine in 2025 for excellence in Medicine Fully Licensed in NY and NJ Dual board-certified Infectious Disease expert witness with experience in both plaintiff and defense litigation, including trial testimony. Trusted by multiple law firms, with references available upon request. Recognized for providing clear, objective, and thoroughly supported expert opinions with timely turnaround.

Brooklyn, New York

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - HIV, pneumonia, cellulitis, Sepsis, septic shock, Decubitus ulcers, Leukocytosis, necrotizing fasciitis, meningitis, intrabdominal abscess, Tuberculosis, fungal infections, viral infections, bacterial infections, MRSA, Lyme disease, Septic arthritis, IME, STD's (syphilis gonorrhea chlamydia), Surgical site infections

Clinical Assistant Attending at Mount Sinai School of Medicine Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Member, Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Recognized as a Super Doctor in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 2024 , 2025 and 2026 Recognized as a 2016, 2017 and 2018 Super Doctor, in the Rising Star Edition Recognized as 'Top Physician' by Consumer Research Council of America Listed in Best in New York Magazine in 2025 for excellence in Medicine Fully Licensed in NY and NJ Dual board-certified Infectious Disease expert witness with experience in both plaintiff and defense litigation, including trial testimony. Trusted by multiple law firms, with references available upon request. Recognized for providing clear, objective, and thoroughly supported expert opinions with timely turnaround.

Falls Church, Virginia

Pediatric Hospitalist - Febrile Infant, Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Pediatric hospitalist, Pneumonia, Respiratory distress, Viral infections, Meningitis, Kawasaki, Hyperbilirubinemia, Newborn, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Seizure, Medication overdose

Dr. Gupta is double Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and General Pediatrics and is licensed in Virginia and DC. She has over 8 years of clinical experience and completed an additional two-year fellowship training in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, which is not required to be a hospitalist. Dr. Gupta currently provides pediatric care at a large academic children’s hospital in Northern Virginia with large patient volumes and high acuity patients and also provides pediatric urgent care via telemedicine for Virginia and DC. Alongside her clinical duties, Dr. Gupta is a patient safety and quality reviewer. She regularly assesses adherence to standards of care, identifies delays in diagnosis and treatment, evaluates documentation quality, and reconstructs timelines for readmissions, morbidity and mortality cases, and peer reviews at her institution. Dr. Gupta is an award winning educator who teaches medical students, residents, and fellow...