David M Mathis, MD CCHP-P FAAFP Expert Witness

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Correctional Healthcare and Family Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

Prison Medicine, Prison Hospice, Chronic Disease in Prisons, Inmate Access to Care, Deliberate Indifference, Cruel/Unusual Punishment in Prisons, Mental Health in Jails, Prison Standard of Care Violations, COVID-19, Formulary Complaints, Delayed Diagnosis/Treatment in Jails, Inmate Medical Care

Education:

MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine; BS, Michigan State University; Internship, The Fairfax Hospital; Residency, The Medical College of Virginia

Years in Practice:

30+

Additional Information

David M. Mathis, M.D., Board Certified in Family Medicine for 30+ years. He has spent 20 years in prison medicine, most recently as a Physician and Surgeon at the California Medical Facility (CMF), a state prison for inmates with medium to high acuity medical issues. Designated a Certified Correctional Health Care Professional-Physician, he has also achieved Board Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine. Dr. Mathis spent four years as medical director of Eastern Correctional Institution (ECI), Maryland's largest prison (3500 inmates) and co-authored a published study, “Point-of-care INR Determination, Coumadin Dosage Changes, and Use of a Historical, Self-updating Database in a Prison.” During his time in private practice, he taught medical students from George Washington University School of Medicine and the University of Virginia Medical School as an Associate Professor of Health Care Sciences. Dr. Mathis is an experienced expert witness in Correctional Healthcare and Family Medicine. Cases include civil rights, 1983, and deliberate indifference. He provides expert witness consultation and testimony to law firms.