Hospitalist Expert Witnesses in Massachusetts

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certified - Internal Medicine Residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Two Decades at Top Ivy League Hospitals: Dartmouth & Harvard/Mass General Tufts Medical Center (Current Faculty/Staff Member)

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Sepsis, Stroke, decubitus ulcer, aspiration pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, unusual diseases, postoperative surgical complications, atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation, IME, medical claims, fall, infection, bleeding

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 more than 100 cases that have involved sepsis, unexpected fall in the hospital, unexpected death, stroke, development of sacral decubitus ulcers, cases of medical claims of medical necessity, and many others. 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 p...

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, 70% plaintiff and 30% defense. Experienced Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician with over 10 years of clinical and teaching experience. Graduated from Rush University Medical School in the top 50% of his graduating class with board scores in the top national quartile. Hospitalist clinical instructor at Scripps for 10 years and staff physician with San Diego SNF Hospitalists (servicing various local nursing homes) for 6 years. Currently a hospitalist at Boulder Community Hospital. 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 Lazarus.M.A@gmail.com

Boston, Massachusetts

Sleep Medicine, Hospitalist - polysomnogram, internal medicine, sleep apnea, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, sleep study, licensing exams, CPAP, insomnia, delirium, parasomnia, trainee supervision, medication side effects, sleep deprivation, handoff, standard of care, NP and PA supervision, inpatient, medication reconciliation, restless legs syndrome

Dr. Chang completed medical school at Columbia University followed by residency and fellowship at two of the core teaching hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical school. Since completion of training she has held faculty position at Harvard Medical School for over 10 years. Current clinical practice consists of approximately 60% hospital medicine and 40% sleep medicine; she is board certified in both fields. Within sleep medicine Dr. Chang proficient in the interpretation of polysomnograms and home sleep apnea tests as well as outpatient and telehealth management of sleep disorders. She also teaches within the Mass General Brigham Sleep Medicine Fellowship. Her internal medicine/hospitalist work currently includes both direct care and supervisory roles. She has worked both as a nocturnist and a daytime hospitalist. Dr. Chang has substantial experience in teaching at all levels: medical students, residents, and fellows as well as advanced practice providers (nurse practitioner...

Brewster, Massachusetts

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hospitalist - Surgical/Device complications, Fetal Demise, Maternal Morbidity, Mortality, OB/GYN Laparoscopy, Labor, Delivery, Hospitalist, Birth Injury, VBAC, Cerebral Palsy, Sheehan’s syndrome, Cesarean, Hysterectomy, Ectopic, Pelvic Mass, High risk pregnancy, Peer Review, Post Partum Hemorrhage, Standard of Care

Highly experienced OBGYN in the Boston area. Available for consultation and expert witness services. 30+ years of total OBGYN practice. Successful professional experience in the navigation of complex OBGYN medicolegal cases. Accomplished in detailed deposition work and communication strategies. Have reported and testified on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, including governmental agencies and insurance companies. Deposition and trial testimony experience in both live and virtual settings. Course author, coach and mentor for MooreExperts, instructing and coaching OBGYN practitioners in the development of their medical skills as consultants and medical expert witnesses. Advocated for over 700 physicians regarding by meeting and working with President George Bush Jr on the “Keep Our Doctors in Nevada program”. Most recent position is that of a supervisory floor attending for the Harvard OBGYN Residency program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA. Specif...

Boston, Massachusetts

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certified - Internal Medicine Residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Two Decades at Top Ivy League Hospitals: Dartmouth & Harvard/Mass General Tufts Medical Center (Current Faculty/Staff Member)

ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts

Internal Medicine - Primary Care, medical negligence, internal medicine, Hospitalist, Diabetes, Sepsis, Stroke, pulmonary embolism, Adult Medicine, Infections, Hypertension, Failure to Diagnose, hospitalized, Dementia, Pneumonia, Perioperative Evaluation, Acute Inpatient care, Hospital Negligence, Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis

Dr. Ashley Butland is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician actively practicing as a Hospitalist in Massachusetts. She attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine and subsequently completed an Internal Medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia. Dr. Butland is passionate about providing compassionate and high-quality patient care. She is an active member of the Quality Improvement committee with extensive case-review experience; she is also working to build and grow an in-house Physician Advisor program. Her work in these roles has helped to build her well-rounded expertise in care of the hospitalized patient.

Fiskdale, Massachusetts

Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist - Patient Safety, Shock, Critical Care, Vascular access, Central venous catheterization, SEPSIS, Intensive Care, Respiratory Failure, Resuscitation, Infectious disease, Nosocomial Infection, Iatrogenic Complications, Post-operative infections, Pharmaceutical, device industry, complications and death

William T. McGee is a professor of Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesiology @ the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a specialist in critical care medicine with interests in hemodynamic physiology, trauma, brain injury, ARDS, vascular access (pulmonary artery catheterization), sepsis, and nosocomial pneumonia. Dr. McGee has published over 150 papers, chapters and abstracts and has been the principal investigator for clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of new treatments for severe sepsis, MRSA and pneumonia. Presently his primary focus is on functional hemodynamics, physiologic optimization and the safety of central venous access. Dr. McGee was the lead enroller and author on the paper that reported the outcome of linezolid versus vancomycin for the treatment of MRSA pneumonia. Early in his career he was a finalist for the Cecil Lehman Mayer Research Award from the American College of Chest Physicians for his work examining the utility of pulmonary artery cat...

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Altered Mental Status, Documentation, Hospital Medicine, Acute Care, Inpatient Care, Standard of Care, Medical Malpractice, Failure to Diagnose, Failure to Treat, Clinical Deterioration, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Aspiration, Stroke Complications, Medication Management, Discharge Planning, Readmission, Failure to Escalate, Causation

Board-certified Internal Medicine physician and frontline hospitalist with 12 years of active inpatient experience. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. Available for plaintiff and defense case reviews involving hospitalist standard of care, acute care decision-making, clinical deterioration, sepsis, respiratory failure, aspiration pneumonia, stroke complications, altered mental status, discharge safety, medication management, documentation, causation, and damages. Dr. Sunny Jain actively practices as a hospitalist at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster, Massachusetts. He reviews cases from the perspective of a current inpatient physician who makes real-time decisions about admission, monitoring, escalation of care, transfer, discharge, medication management, consultant involvement, and response to evolving clinical data. His medical-legal work focuses on whether the care provided was clinically reasonable under the circumstances, wh...

Winchester, Massachusetts

Pediatrics, Hospitalist - Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatric Urgent Care, Sleep Apnea, Complex Care Pediatrics, Pediatric Intermediate Care, Asthma, CPAP, BiPAP, Procedural Sedation, Hypoxemia, Feeding Disorders, Congenital Syndromes, Metabolic Disorders, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Sepsis, Pediatric Overdoses, Transport

Dr. Debra Hillier is a board certified pediatric and pediatric hospital medicine physician. She brings over 20 years of clinical experience in an incredibly broad range of care areas, including pediatric hospital medicine, pediatric intermediate and critical care, pediatric emergency medicine, and pediatric procedural sedation. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at a world-renowned medical institution. Dr. Hillier has extensive clinical experience both in a top-tier children’s quaternary care center as well as pediatric community hospital sites. Dr. Hillier brings unique expertise to consulting work given her master’s degree in medical education, with specific interests in medical curriculum development, simulation and procedural competency. She has won numerous teaching awards for her work with pediatric residents and medical students. She has been an invited guest speaker for peer faculty development within the realms of medical education and pediatric interme...

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Nursing Homes, Geriatrics - Nursing Home, Standard of Care, Assisted Living, Memory Care Unit Specialist, Dementia Management, End-of-Life Care, Hospitalist Expert, Weight Loss, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Public Health, Clinical Teaching Expert, Health Policy Analyst, Medical Researcher, Nutrition

Dr. Mark B. Rohrer, MD – Expert Witness & Consultant Professional Summary Dr. Mark B. Rohrer is a board-certified internist and geriatrician offering expert consulting services for legal matters involving elder care, malpractice, and regulatory compliance. Through Expert Consulting Services, LLC, he provides comprehensive legal consulting, including case evaluations, medical record analysis, and expert testimony. Dr. Rohrer draws upon extensive clinical and leadership experience across hospitals, assisted living communities, and skilled nursing facilities. Areas of Legal & Clinical Expertise - Medical Malpractice & Wrongful Death: Expert case evaluation, record analysis, and testimony. - Nursing Home & Assisted Living Standards: Facility operations, regulatory compliance, resident safety, medication management, and staffing adequacy. - Geriatric & Internal Medicine: Acute and chronic disease management, dementia care, and fall prevention. - Long-Term, Hospice & Palliative Car...

Boston, Massachusetts

Hospitalist, Family Medicine - inpatient, critical care, consumer compliance, pharmaceutical, complain, unprofessional, death, injury, loss, consultation, expert witness, drug safety, adverse reaction, incompetence, outpatient, urgent care, patient safety, malpractice, medical device, case review

Board certified hospitalist and family medicine practitioner with full license in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin, I have had extensive clinical experience in inpatient, critical care, and outpatient practice in the tertiary academic medical centers and community hospitals in multiple states. I obtained PhD in Medical Oncology and Pharmacology at Indiana University School of Medicine with tremendous experience in pharmacology and pharmaceutical research, drug safety and adverse reaction research and management with more than 20 publications in top-notch medical journals. I have comprehensive experience in case review, peer review, and expert witness consultation.

Newton, Massachusetts

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Inpatient Internal Medicine, DVT / PE, Perioperative Consultation, Sepsis, Shock, Stroke, Hemorrhage, Cardiovascular Disease, Procedural Complications, Quality of Care, Falls, Missed Diagnosis, Delayed diagnosis, Falls, Heart failure, Myocardial infarction

Jeffrey Rothschild MD, MPH is board certified in internal medicine and formerly in critical care medicine. Following fellowship training, he spent 15 years in critical care medicine (intensivist). This was followed by 25 years of experience in inpatient internal medicine (hospitalist), in both academic medical centers and community hospitals, until 2024. Dr. Rothschild is currently a faculty member of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School where he currently teaches Harvard medical students. Dr. Rothschild has a deep background in health services research with a focus on patient safety, medical errors and information technology and is widely published (kindly see CV for details). Dr. Rothschild has led a broad range of quality improvement projects including the introduction of a new and expansive rapid response team system (over 900 beds), new technology adoption and innovative monitoring devices to detect early inpatient det...