Hospitalist Expert Witnesses in Connecticut

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certified - Internal Medicine Residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Currently at Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School faculty member

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Board Certified Internal Medicine, Preoperative Medicine Specialist, Academic Hospitalist, Anticoagulation Expert

Dr. Omar S. Darwish is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a full-time practicing Hospitalist at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California. He received his residency training in internal medicine at St. Mary Medical Center and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He has also completed a one-year chief year in Internal Medicine at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California. Dr. Darwish is available for expert witness consultations to both defense and plaintiff attorneys. He has provided expert review on cases that have involved sepsis, unexpected fall in the hospital, unexpected death, stroke, development of sacral decubitus ulcers, and cases of medical claims of medical necessity. He has also worked as a medical consultant in reviewing Veteran Disability Claims. Dr. Darwish has been the acting coordinator of the Morbidity and Mortality Conferences for the Department of Medicine since 2013. Therefore, as part of his job, he constantl...

Hospitalist, Nursing Homes - Board Certified Internal Medicine, Clinical Instructor, Hospital Medicine, SNFs, Nursing Homes, Long-term Care, Hospitalist, Internist, Inpatient Medicine, Primary Care, PCP, DVT, PE, Decubitus Ulcers.

Expert in peer review—Assistant Medical Director, Morbidity/Mortality Chair, Professional Performance Review, IM Peer Review, Utilization Review, and Medicine Supervisory Committee. Involved in 100+ malpractice cases, 60% plaintiff and 40% defense. Experienced Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician with 10 years of clinical and teaching experience. Graduated from Rush University Medical School in the top 50% of my class with board scores in the top national quartile. Internal Medicine clinical instructor at Scripps for 10 years and staff physician with San Diego SNF Hospitalists (servicing various local nursing homes) for 6 years. Available for internal medicine, nursing home, and hospitalist case reviews. Quick responses—texts, calls, and emails returned within 1 hour. CV, fee schedule, attorney references, and redacted medical reports available on request. 847.830.3636 [email protected]

Internal Medicine, Hospitalist - APP Supervision Issues, COVID-19 Related Injury, Healthcare Associated Infections, Healthcare associated Falls and Bed Sores, Cardiac Arrest, Sepsis, Hypoxic Ischemic Injury, EMTALA violation, False Claim Violations, Transition of Care Issues, Delay in Care, STARK Violations,

1. Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Compliance from the University of Connecticut Law School 2. Master of Business Administration from University of Connecticut School of Business. 3. Advanced Graduate certificate in Healthcare Finance and Insurance Studies from University of Connecticut School of Business 5. Asst. Professor of Internal Medicine from University of New England School of Osteopathic Medicine 6. Honored as Fellow of American college of Physicians ( F.A.C.P) 7. Honored as Fellow of the Society of hospitalist medicine( F.H.M). 8. Specialist certification in Hospital Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine 9. Hospitalist of the year at Middlesex Health ( Mayo clinic affiliate) Additional Skills : Electronic Medical Records Review - EPIC, CERNER and MEDITECH, Creative Writing, Critique of Medical Studies / Literature, Basic Managerial and Operational Statistics Risk Management, LEAN Protocol, Root Cause Analysis of Medical Errors.