Nurse Practitioner Expert Witnesses in Tennessee

Otolaryngology, Nurse Practitioner - ENT Nurse Practitioner, Otolaryngology Nurse Practitioner, Facial Surgery Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Tinnitus, Hearing loss, Ear

Jonathan D. Pender, ACNP is a board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner licensed in Virginia and Johns Hopkins–trained. Since 2014, he has practiced in both otolaryngology (ENT) and urgent/emergency care, with a clinical focus in otology, including disorders of hearing and balance. He currently works full-time at Richmond ENT, where he specializes in the evaluation and management of hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, chronic ear disease, and middle ear pathology. He also provides emergency care several days per month at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, an ACS-verified Level II Trauma Center. Mr. Pender has completed over 50 independent medical evaluations (IMEs), both locally and internationally and offers expert consultation and medical record review in the fields of ENT, emergency medicine, and primary care. He provides standard of care opinions for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in both outpatient and acute care settings. His ENT experience includes hearing loss, tinn...

Nurse Practitioner, Family Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease, Lyme Disease, Stem-Cell Therapy, Pneumonia, Breast Cancer, Kidney Failure, Colon & Rectal Cancers, Myocardial Infarction, Thyroid Storm, Opioids, Cerebral Aneurysm, Gestational Diabetes, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Influenza, Pericarditis, Nursing Education, Deep Vein Thrombosis

As a Family Nurse Practitioner thought leader and Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) and Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) with an active clinical practice, I have the skills, knowledge and experience to provide excellent expert witness services. I am an Associate Professor who teaches Nurse Practitioner students and develops nursing curriculum across programs and a highly regarded Nursing expert in primary care. Case experience includes: Substance use, Cardiovascular Disease, Lyme Disease, Stem-Cell Therapy, Pneumonia, Breast Cancer, Fetal Death, Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Myocardial Infarction, Thyroid Storm, Opioid Use, Cerebral Aneurysm, Gestational Diabetes & Standards of Care. Expert witness experience includes over 40 case reviews as well as deposition and trial testimony. I have been been a Registered Nurse for 28 years and has multiple peer-reviewed publications along with research & educa...

Nurse, Nurse Practitioner - nursing home abuse/neglect, pressure ulcers bed sores, wrongful death, geriatrics elder vulnerable, falls, understaffing, UTI sepsis septic shock, dehydration malnutrition, pneumonia, elopement, medication errors, restraint injuries, wound care, skilled nursing SNF, long term care, Veterans, infection, transfer, burns, nursing homes

Board Certified by American Association of Nurse Practitioners, active RN and NP license, active BLS Member of AANP, American College of Cardiology, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Association 2018-2020 Board Member Council for Aging, MA 2020 -now Zeeland Consulting. Legal Nurse consulting agency employing several nurses, nurse practitioners and MDs for medical review of records/expert witness work. All work rigorously managed and supervised by myself. 2013 -2020 Veterans Healthcare Administration Family Nurse Practitioner, including inpatient and outpatient Cardiology Nurse Practitioner, Disability examiner, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Hospice. Registered Nurse/Family Nurse Practitioner: Inpatient RN from 2009, In-and Outpatient Family Nurse Practitioner from 2012. 2009-2013 Cleveland Clinic acute care Nurse (hepatology, diabetes, renal, hypertension, complex medical cases) and outpatient Cardiology Nurse Practitioner. Cleveland Clinic Cardiology rated #1 by US Wo...

Nashville, Tennessee

Physician Assistant, Neurological Surgery - TBI, tumor, shunt, Aneurysm, Spine, Craniotomy, Hydrocephalus, Fusion, discectomy, Spinal Cord, Stroke, Wound Closure, Physician Associate, PA, Nurse Practitioner, NP, Advanced Practice Provider, Extraventricular Drain/EVD, Informed Consent, Intracranial Pressure Monitor

I am an experienced, board certified, Neurosurgical Physician Associate (PA-C) and Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) with nearly 10 years of combined clinical experience. I have contributed to the field of Neurosurgery as a clinician, educator, mentor, and advocate. I have accumulated over 1000+ neurosurgical operating room cases as a Physician Associate first-assist and routinely evaluate patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Additionally, I take first call for the emergency department, intensive care units, and transfer center at multiple hospitals including a designated Level 1 Trauma Center. I consistently review X-ray, MRI, CT, CTA imaging of the brain, cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of a broad array of neurosurgical pathologies. I have a thorough understanding and application of the medical standard of care acquired through years of direct experience and frequent review of the most current published research. I am ...