Alan C. Heffner, MD, FCCM Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

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  • Phone: 704-517-2686
  • Cell: 704-517-2686

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

Critical care, Infection, Sepsis, Shock, Toxic shock, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Hemorrhage, Cardiac arrest, Airway, Intubation, Respiratory failure, Pulmonary embolus (PE), Brain injury, Brain death, Stroke, Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), Central line, Procedure complication

Education:

MD, Virginia Commonwealth University / Medical College of Virginia; Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center; Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Years in Practice:

23

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

20

Additional Information

Board certified adult critical care and emergency medicine physician with active clinical practice. ICU Medical Director, Co-Director of Adult Critical Care and Medical Director of ECMO Services. Professor and Faculty in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, and Fellow in the American Academy of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM). Extensive experience in hospital clinical leadership, quality review and improvement, and clinical care optimization. Authorship in UpToDate and leading emergency medicine and critical care journals and textbooks. Guideline writer and reviewer. Numerous teaching awards as Instructor and Speaker. Healthcare system sepsis leader and awardee of the 2015 Sepsis Heroes Award. Experience as an expert medical reviewer since 2010. Special areas of expertise: severe infection, sepsis, shock, pulmonary embolus (PE), cardiac arrest, cardiovascular emergencies, ECMO, respiratory failure, emergency airway management and intubation, and procedures.