Chris McDermott, MSN, APRN-IP, AGPCNP-C, CLCP Expert Witness

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Intercoastal Consulting & Life Care Planning
  • Phone: (904) 201-9067
  • Website: www.iclcp.com

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Life Care Planning and Nurse Practitioner

Keywords/Search Terms:

Life Care Planning, Certified Life Care Planner, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology, Primary Care, Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Trauma, Spinal Cord Injury, Auto Accident Injury, Personal Injury

Education:

MSN, University of Alabama at Birmingham; BSN, University of North Florida; ADN, Florida State College at Jacksonville

Years in Practice:

13

Additional Information

Over 13 years of active clinical practice treating adult and gerontology patients including inpatient rehabilitation (traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury), trauma/surgery, pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Current practice involves interventional pain management and medical management of patients involved in personal injury, auto/trucking accidents, workplace accidents, medical malpractice, premise liability, and/or slip and fall accidents. Board Certified as a Certified Life Care Planner from ICHCC. Certified Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner by American Association of Nurse Practitioners. I also hold the designation of an Autonomous Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN-IP) in Florida. I offer life care planning services catering to both catastrophic and non-catastrophic injury cases. This includes managing cases involving acquired brain injuries, birth injuries, severe burns, multiple traumas, spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. Additionally, my expertise extends to non-catastrophic injuries such as intervertebral disc injuries, major joint injuries (hips, knees, shoulders), orthopedic trauma (including pelvic and long bone injuries), mild to moderate burns, single amputations, mild traumatic brain injuries, and chronic pain conditions, including spinal issues and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). I am available to offer my expertise in providing life care plan rebuttals or alternative conclusions to both Plaintiff and Defense Law Firms. Services: Catastrophic Life Care Plans Non-Catastrophic Life Care Plans Life Care Plan Rebuttals Expert Witness Testimony Standards of Care Case Merit