Ambulatory Surgery Centers Expert Witnesses

Anaheim, California

Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Risk Management - Credentialing, Medicare Compliance, Healthcare Compliance, AAAHC, AAAASF, Infection Control, Malpractice

I am an Ambulatory Surgery Center Administrator with extensive experience in healthcare operations, regulatory compliance, and perioperative systems. I provide expert witness services on matters involving ASC operations, policies and procedures, standard of care, and administrative oversight. My experience includes direct responsibility for day-to-day ASC operations, including regulatory compliance (CMS, AAAHC, AAAASF), policy development and implementation, accreditation readiness, staffing models, physician relations, credentialing, nursing and SPD oversite, staff training and operational workflow optimization. I have hands-on experience conducting internal audits, preparing for surveys, and developing corrective action plans. I am experienced in evaluating healthcare systems and processes related to preoperative assessment, documentation practices, patient safety protocols, communication across care teams, and emergency preparedness within the ambulatory surgery setting. My ex...

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Anesthesiology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Procedural sedation, Airway management, Difficult airway, Medical direction, CRNA supervision, General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Ambulatory anesthesia, Office-based anesthesia, Intubation, Hypoxia, Aspiration, Standard of care, Perioperative medicine, Preoperative evaluation, Patient safety, Propofol, Anesthesia complications

Board-certified anesthesiologist (American Board of Anesthesiology) in active clinical practice, providing general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, monitored anesthesia care, procedural sedation, and airway management across hospital operating rooms and ambulatory surgery centers. Because I remain hands-on in the operating room, my opinions reflect the current standard of care. I trained at the University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital — one of the nation's largest teaching hospitals — with subspecialty rotations spanning cardiac, pediatric, ophthalmic, oncologic, and trauma anesthesia at Jackson Memorial, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the Miami VA, Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Nicklaus Children's Hospital. My practice since has deliberately spanned settings: academic tertiary centers, community hospitals, and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers across multiple health systems, including Broward Health, HCA (Mission Hospital), and ...

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Hospital Administration - Physician credentialing, hospital policies/procedures, hospital standards of care, Joint Comm. Standards, alleged billing disputes, business valuations, negligent hiring, Med. Staff bylaws

Pertaining to litigation support, Mr. Podrat has more than thirty-five years of extensive involvement in complex healthcare-related litigation including, identification of breach of standards of care in the operation of hospitals, nursing homes and ambulatory care environments, physician credentialing in both hospital and managed care organizations, hospital and medical staff bylaws, interpretation of Joint Commission Standards, negligent hiring, managed care contracting, administrative and economic analysis related to enterprise value and third-party billing disputes Mr. Podrat also serves as an advisor and mentor to newly graduated MHA's through the American Collège of HealthCare Executives.

Deerfield Beach, Florida

Colon & Rectal Surgery, General Surgery - Colonoscopy, Hemorrhoids, Proctology, Hernia surgery, Anal Fissure, Anal abscess, Anal fistula, Anal cancer, Medical malpractice, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Anal warts, Pilonidal cyst

Dr. Tarlowe is board certified in both Colon & Rectal Surgery and General Surgery, with more than 15 years experience. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Dr. Tarlowe maintains a full time private practice. He has reviewed and opined on dozens of cases, for both plaintiff and defense, including both medical malpractice and personal injury.

Fairway, Kansas

Anesthesiology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Airway management, Perioperative monitoring, Regional anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Difficult airway, MAC sedation, Peripheral nerve blocks, Labor epidural, Failed intubation, Procedural sedation, Epidural anesthesia, Cesarean section anesthesia, Hypoxic / Anoxic injury, General anesthesia, Spinal anesthesia, Harvard, MGH

Josh Weber, MD, ABA is a Harvard-trained, board-certified anesthesiologist with 19+ years of clinical experience providing anesthesia care in high-volume community hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. He offers independent, evidence-based expert witness services in matters involving anesthesiology standards of care, perioperative patient safety, and anesthesia-related complications. Dr. Weber’s clinical expertise includes general anesthesia, advanced airway management, difficult and failed intubation, obstetric anesthesia, epidural and spinal anesthesia techniques, peripheral nerve blocks, procedural and MAC sedation, invasive line placement, and perioperative monitoring. He has served in multiple physician leadership roles, including obstetric anesthesia liaison, executive committee member of a private anesthesia group, and clinical instructor in obstetric anesthesia for an academic anesthesiology training program. He provides medical record review, early case screening, wri...

Woodstock, Maryland

Investigation, Medical Management - Acute Care, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Medical Devices, Medical Management, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Medicine Management, Physical Medicine & Rehab, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Healthcare Compliance

Healthcare Consultant, Litigation Support, Certified Valuator, CPA [RN] Retired RN. ACS Advanced Coding Specialist -Board of Medical Specialty (BMSC) CPA Certified Public Accountant -State of Maryland CVA Certified Valuation Analyst - National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts CRCE Certified Revenue Cycle Executive -American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) CPC Certified Professional Coder -American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) CHBC Certified Healthcare Business Consultant -National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants CPCO Certified Professional Compliance Officer

Hingham, Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - ER nurse expert, ED nurse expert, ER legal nurse consultant, emergency room standards of care, Trauma, Triage, Wound Care, Med-Surg, dialysis, endoscopy, Gastroenterology, nursing standards of care, nursing education

I have more than 24 years' extensive experience including emergency medicine, global health, flight medicine, dialysis, clinical and classroom instruction. I served as the Nurse Manager of Dialysis Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and work clinically as an Advanced Clinician in the Emergency Department of Massachusetts General Hospital. I previously served at MGH in the Center for Global Health working in Uganda and the Center for Disaster Medicine focused on Biothreat response during the Ebola outbreak. I have been Adjunct Faculty Acute Care nursing education and Clinical Faculty at Simmons University. I have deployed as a humanitarian aid nurse for Project Hope to Nepal (2015 earthquake) and Afghanistan (2021refugee transport). I have worked internationally and domestically providing HAZMAT-WMD. I am a Nurse Specialist on the HHS/ASPR/ NDMS Massachusetts –1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team. Currently, I serve as the Clinical Nurse Manager of an outpatient Endosco...

Saint Louis, Missouri

Anesthesiology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Intubation, Positioning, Preoperative Assessment, Airway Trauma, Regional Anesthesia, PACU, General Anesthesia, Operating Room Fire, Ambulatory Anesthesia, Epidural Anesthesia, Cardiac Anesthesia, Operating Room Safety

Board certified anesthesiologist with over 13 years of experience. Trained at Washington University in Saint Louis. Abundant experience in all subspecialty areas. Abundant teaching and clinical experience at Saint Louis University Hospital, a large level one trauma center where I oversee the preoperative anesthesia clinic, as well as teach resident physicians, and provide subspecialty anesthetic care in areas including but not limited to: trauma, transplant, cardiac, and neuro anesthesia. I am also well versed with regional ultrasound guided anesthesia, as well as epidural and spinal anesthesia. Abundant experience in multiple clinical settings including private practice, teaching hospitals, and surgery centers. Well versed with supervising and medically directing CRNAs and AAs.

Brooklyn, New York

Ophthalmology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Cataract, Glaucoma, Vision problems, Blindness, eye trauma, eye injury, eye problem, loss of vision, cataract surgery

Board certified ophthalmologist with 13 yrs clinical experience in Comprehensive Ophthalmology in NYC. Actively performing high volume surgery for cataracts and glaucoma with advanced intraocular lens technologies, along with managing diverse populations with chronic eye conditions. Can help provide objective medical-legal consultations, comprehensive file reviews and clear evidence-based testimony for both plaintiff or defense counsel.

New York, New York

Plastic Surgery, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Cosmetic surgery, Rhinoplasty, Facelift, Eyelid Lift, Breast Surgery, Tummy tucks, Liposuction, Office based surgery

William B Rosenblatt MD, is a doubly board certified surgeon with over 45 years of experience in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is boarded by The American Board of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (ENT) as well as the American Board of Plastic Surgery. His practice is mostly elective cosmetic surgery, including eyelid, facial, nasal as well as breast and body cosmetic surgery. Dr. Rosenblatt has extensive experience doing independent medical examinations and has testified in court both for the defendant as well as the plaintiff. He is in active practice in NY and still performs many Blepharoplasties, Rhinoplasties, Face Lifts and Body and Breast surgery. He is listed in "Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors" and has been listed in "New York Magazine Best Doctors" and other publications. As a cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Rosenblatt uses his skills to evaluate victims of traumatic episodes, such a dog bites, facial trauma and other issues and can give testimony on the need f...

Pennsylvania

Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Hospital Administration - Physician credentialing, hospital policies/procedures, hospital standards of care, Joint Comm. Standards, alleged billing disputes, business valuations, negligent hiring, Med. Staff bylaws

Pertaining to litigation support, Mr. Podrat has more than thirty-five years of extensive involvement in complex healthcare-related litigation including, identification of breach of standards of care in the operation of hospitals, nursing homes and ambulatory care environments, physician credentialing in both hospital and managed care organizations, hospital and medical staff bylaws, interpretation of Joint Commission Standards, negligent hiring, managed care contracting, administrative and economic analysis related to enterprise value and third-party billing disputes Mr. Podrat also serves as an advisor and mentor to newly graduated MHA's through the American Collège of HealthCare Executives.

Sugar Land, Texas

Anesthesiology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Perioperative Care, Quality Improvement, Ambulatory Surgery, Pediatric Anesthesia, Office-Based , Intraoperative, Neuroanesthesia, Postoperative Management, Patient Safety, Postoperative complications, Difficult airway management, PACU complications, Opioid Management, Perioperative cardiac events, Endoscopy Sedation , Obstetric

I am a board-certified anesthesiologist with more than 15 years of experience providing comprehensive perioperative care, including the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of surgical patients. I have experience caring for both adult and pediatric patients across a broad range of surgical specialties, including obstetrics, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, plastics, otolaryngology and trauma. My current clinical focus is ambulatory and office-based anesthesia. I serve as Medical Director for an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice, where I provide anesthesiology services and oversee office-based surgery safety initiatives, including the development and execution of medical emergency preparedness drills. I contribute to patient safety and professional education through participation in quality improvement committees and the review of anesthesia-related safety cases. I bring direct medical-legal experience through my service on the Texas Medical Board Expert ...