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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

NICU, neonatal, neonatal intensive care, transition, fetal loss, prematurity, birth asphyxia, birth trauma, birth defects, congenital abnormalities, premature, premie, low birth weight, nursery, newborn, newborn nursery, full body cooling, baby, infant, central lines, NRP, exchange transfusion, NEC

Education:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, Nova Southeastern University

Years in Practice:

16

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

5

Additional Information

• 16 years of Neonatal Intensive Care nursing experience (including bedside nurse, clinical manager, and assistant nurse manager positions) All experience in level III NICUs. • Four advanced Neonatal Nursing certifications: -Certification in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC) -CCRN-Neonatal certification -Certification in Extremely Low Birth Weight infants (C-ELBW) -Certification in Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care (C-NNIC) • Extensive experience in providing direct patient to care to complex and critically ill neonates, including: ELBW infants, LBW infants, post-delivery stabilization, pre- and post-op surgical infants, full body cooling, EEG monitoring, exchange transfusions, as well as, providing NRP resuscitation efforts to critically unstable neonates • Attends high-risk deliveries including post-delivery stabilization and resuscitation of the neonate • Vast knowledge of neonatal medical treatments and terminology • In-depth knowledge of the advance medical equipment used in NICU • Exceptional ability at analyzing, formulating and resolving problems • Understanding of nursing standards and policies • Basic Life Support (BLS) & Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) Certified & S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Certification