Speech-Language Pathology Expert Witnesses

Speech-Language Pathology, Geriatrics - swallowing, swallowing disorders, dysphagia, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, oropharyngeal dysphagia, vocal cords, vocal folds, larynx, aspiration, aspiration pneumonia, aspiration precautions, safety, strategies, choke, choking, asphyxiation, hypoxia, anoxia, stroke, dementia, neurological, paralysis

I am a medical Speech-Language Pathologist and a Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S). I achieved this specialty certification in 2012. I have been a certified, licensed and practicing SLP since 1996, with licensure in Massachusetts from 1998 to current. I have worked with the adult and geriatric populations, specializing in dysphagia evaluation and management in long-term care, rehabilitation centers, and acute care with inpatients and outpatients. I am a 9-time award winner of the ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) in recognition of excellence in continued professional study (as of March 2023). In September 2019, I won the first Hormel Health Labs Health Hero Award: https://www.hormelhealthlabs.com/resources/health-hero-advances-dysphagia-research/. I was elected as a Board member of the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders in November 2022. I am the founder of www.SwallowStudy.com: Dysphagia Resource for Professional...

Speech-Language Pathology - Choking Death or Injury, Dysphagia/Swallowing, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Stroke/CVA, Standards of Care, Neuro-Degenerative Diseases, TBI, Oral Phase Dysphagia, Pharyngeal Phase Dysphagia, Esophageal Phase Dysphagia, Nursing Home Injury, Pneumonia, Swallow Strategies & Posture

Drawing on over three decades of experience in direct care provision and senior management and seven years expert witnessing and consultation, Ms. Hamilton serves as Chief Operating Officer at Lios Manhe LLC Expert Witnesses. Lios Manhe (pronounced LIZ manee) provides services to plaintiffs and defendants across the US in medical Speech Language Pathology. Ms. Hamilton served as clinical director for national rehabilitation providers in long term care, sub-acute care and a pediatric clinic. She has been an instructor in the areas of cognition, dysphagia/swallowing, end of life nutrition, and Medicare regulatory compliance. She has served at the regional, divisional and national level as Vice President, Corporate Trainer and Clinical Director. Ms. Hamilton has presented at conferences for the American Occupational Therapy Association and local Speech Language Hearing Associations as an employee of national Rehab companies. Ms. Hamilton holds certification from the American...

Speech-Language Pathology - Dysphagia/Swallowing Difficulties Cognition Speech/Language

Instructor for seminar companies on Dysphagia/Swallowing Disorders - evaluation and treatment. Instructor for seminar companies on end of life and alternate forms of nutrition/hydration Private Practice providing speech and swallowing evaluations and therapy for children and adults Past President - American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology Frequent contributor to the ASHA LEADER, American Speech, Language and Hearing publication Frequent presenter at ASHA conferences on ethics, private practice concerns Co-editor, Private Practice Essentials: A Practical Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists, ASHA Press 2015 Frequent presenter at state conferences on end of life recommendations for alternate forms of nutrition/hydration

Speech-Language Pathology - Adult & Geriatric Communication, Cognition, Language, Social Skills-Pragmatics, Problem Solving-Executive Functions, Attention, Memory, Dementia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Neurogenic Communication Disorders, Cognitive Communication, Cognitive & Communication Functional Capacity Evaluation

Licensed Speech language with Certificate of Clinical Competency from America Speech Hearing Association. Masters degree in Healthcare Administration. Member of America Speech Hearing Association (ASHA). Skilled in Adult and Geriatric Cognitive Communication, Neurogenic/Acquired Brain Injuries and Disorders; Dementia, Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA/Stroke), Right Hemisphere Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Encephalopathy, Dementia