Expert MD: Family Practice & Psych Hospitals
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- Cell: 678 923-1500
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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Family MedicineKeywords/Search Terms:
Medical clearance psych admit, Psychiatric hospital medical consultant, ER transfer from psych hospital, Falls in psych hospital, Medically complex psych patients, Internal medicine consults in psych hospital, Medical deterioration in psych facility, Diabetes in psych hospital, Home health standard of careYears in Practice:
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Dr. Ilya Wolfson, M.D., Diplomate, ABFP, is a board certified Family Medicine physician with over 25 years of experience in full spectrum primary care. He has provided medical services in both outpatient and inpatient settings, including extensive consulting work in psychiatric hospitals managing medically complex patients since 2012. In this role, he manages non psychiatric medical conditions and medical issues for patients admitted under psychiatric care, while psychiatric diagnoses and treatment are handled by the psychiatric attending. Dr. Wolfson has also served as Medical Director for a home health agency for 15 years, with experience reviewing and overseeing home health plans of care, skilled nursing services, certification requirements, documentation, chronic disease management, and physician supervision of care delivered in the home setting. He served as a peer reviewer for the Georgia Composite Medical Board, offering expert opinions on standard of care, documentation, and regulatory compliance. He holds hospital privileges in three health systems and has directed care across home health, outpatient, inpatient, and institutional settings.