Patricia A Maisano, RN, DHs, CCM, FAACM, PCGM, NCG, ABDA Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

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Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Varna LLC.
  • Phone: 302-304-3700
  • Cell: 302-379-3330
  • Fax: 610-444-4770
  • Website: www.varnallc.com

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Geriatrics and Medical Management

Keywords/Search Terms:

Standard of Care, Elder Financial Abuse, Medical management, Elder abuse/predatory behavior, Undue Influence, Nursing home standards, Memory impairment treatment, Hospice

Education:

RN/BS, St. Francis/Our Lady of Angels College; MS - Assessments & Evaluations, Shieffield University; DHs - Health Sciences, Shieffield University

Years in Practice:

25

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

23

Additional Information

I have a history of more than 50 years in nursing, and more than 23 years of those years has been as an experienced witness. I have done every aspect of case work, between meditations, arbitration, closed hearings and hearings / trials with and without a jury. The nature of these cases have been med malpractice, standards of care (both medical and psychological), abuse of the elderly ( financial and physical) and the life needs of these groups. I have done both plaintiff and defense I was on the forefront of case management development in the very early 80's and one of the first providers of advocacy for the elderly and disabled. I have been recognized as a matter expert in nursing, life care, and issues of disability. I created the first national franchise ( IKOR) in the area of Advocacy, which covered the major cities in the US.