Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Medicine Specialist

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Dr. Shirish Amrutia, MD, FCCP, is a quadruple board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine with over 15 years of clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings in the Atlanta area. He manages complex respiratory and critical illness, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, and respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. His practice also includes chronic pulmonary diseases such as COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary embolism, lung nodules, and lung cancer, as well as sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and narcolepsy. Dr. Amrutia serves as Medical Director of a hospital sleep laboratory and participates in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine oversight committees. He teaches physician assistants, respiratory therapists, and nursing staff, and delivers ongoing clinical education on pulmonary and critical care topics. In legal matters, Dr. Amrutia reviews standard of care, clinical decision-making, and causation, and explains complex medical issues in clear, structured language for attorneys, judges, and juries. BOARD CERTIFICATIONS Critical Care Medicine Pulmonary Medicine Sleep Medicine Internal Medicine CLINICAL EXPERTISE • Intensive care unit (ICU) management & acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) • Mechanical ventilation & respiratory failure • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma & interstitial lung disease (ILD) • Lung nodules & lung malignancy • Narcolepsy & hypersomnia disorders • Sepsis & multi-organ failure • Airway management • Pulmonary embolism & occupational lung diseases • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) & sleep disorders • Standard of care review PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES & STATE LICENSURE Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) Member, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) STATE LICENSURE: Georgia CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE Northside Hospital Cherokee — Canton, GA Pulmonologist, Intensivist & Sleep Physician, 2018- Present Wellstar Health System — Marietta, GA Pulmonologist, Intensivist & Sleep Physician 2013-2018 CTCA, Eastern Regional Medical Center — Philadelphia, PA Pulmonologist, Intensivist & Sleep Physician, 2012- 2013 MAJOR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Medical Director, Sleep Laboratory — Northside Hospital Cherokee, Canton, GA COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE Participating Member — Pulmonary Oversight Committee, Northside Hospital Health System Participating Member — Critical Care Steering Committee, Northside Hospital Health System Participating Member — Sleep Medicine Committee, Northside Hospital Health System TEACHING EXPERIENCE Preceptor, Physician Assistant Program — Mercer University College of Health Professions, Macon, GA, 2018 – Present Provides clinical preceptorship and direct instruction to physician assistant students in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Quarterly Sleep Technician Education Lecture Series — Northside Hospital Cherokee, Canton, GA, 2018 – Present Delivers quarterly continuing education lectures to sleep technicians on clinical sleep medicine topics. Pulmonary Education Lectures — Northside Hospital Cherokee, Canton, GA, 2018 – Present Provides recurring education lectures for respiratory therapists and nursing staff on pulmonary and critical care management. Adjunct Clinical Faculty — Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 2014 – 2018 Delivered clinical education to medical students and residents in pulmonary and critical care medicine.