Anesthesiology Expert Witnesses

This certified operating room nurse currently practices at an orthopedics-focused institution, and has served in operating room nursing positions across the nation for more than 20 years. His clinical focus on orthopedics in the OR setting make him qualified to perform this review.

This board certified expert has been practicing for over 30 years. Fellowship trained in Pediatric Anesthesiology, he has published over 170 peer-reviewed articles, textbook chapters, and abstracts and sits on the Editorial Boards for two Anethesiology publications. He has been an invited lecturer at a multitude of national conferences and proceedings, as well as at international conferences such as the meeting of the World Congress of Anesthesiologists. This expert is currently a Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at a major medical university, where he is also the Section Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology and the Director of the Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship.

This double board certified Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery is a member of numerous prestigious professional societies such as the International Anesthesia Research Society, Society for Technology in Anesthesia and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. He has published widely in a variety of medical journals including the Journal of Critical Care, Respiratory Care and Educational Synopses in Anesthesia and Critical Care. In addition to his articles , this expert has authored two textbooks and multiple textbook chapters.

This double board certified expert has a BS in Biochemistry from Hartwick College and an MD from Harvard Medical School. He is a member of American Pain Society, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and International Association for the Study of Pain. Previously, he was Attending Anesthesiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and currently he is Assistant Professor, Attending Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist at a major university medical center in NY. His expertise is in acute and chronic pain management, anesthesiology, regional anesthesia, perioperative medicine.

This highly qualified and board certified Pediatric Anesthesiology expert received her medical degree from Northwestern University and went on complete post-graduate training in Pediatric Anesthesia at the University of Chicago Medical Center. This expert is member of several professional organizations including the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. She has published in highly regarded peer-reviewed journals. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at a top University, where she also serves as the Co-Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology.

This highly qualified board certified expert completed his fellowship training in anesthesiology at Harvard University, and went on to become a clinical instructor there as well. He co-authored a chapter on Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery, and he is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the OR at a major eye & ear medical center, and is a staff anesthesiologist at a busy local area hospital.

This qualified nursing expert has been working in the OR for over 35 years with the last 23 spent as a Nurse Manager. Her hospital is an award winning 806-bed teaching hospital that delivers advanced care. She is intimately familiar with the standard of care regarding surgical counts. She is a Certified Nurse in the O.R.

This highly qualified expert is triple board certified in Pediatrics, Anesthesiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BS from the University of Wisconsin and his MD from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Oakland, CA, residency in Anesthesia at the Hospital Of the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellowship in Anesthesia and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a member of several societies within his field, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Pediatrics and Society for Critical Care Medicine. He has over 25 years experience as a pediatric critical care physician. In addition to his clinical responsibilities he is well published, with over 85 peer reviewed journal articles, over 35 book chapters and 1 book authored. He is also very active in the education of medical students and residents.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine and has been practicing for 8+ years. She completed her internship training at Union Memorial Hospital and both her residency and fellowship training at the University of Virginia. She is a member of various professional societies, including the Maryland Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Her outstanding work as a practitioner has earned her a place in US News and World Report's list of top pain management specialists for 3 consecutive years. She lectures both nationally and internationally and is currently an assistant professor of anesthesiology at a major university in Maryland. She is also the current director of the pain medicine fellowship program and of the Pain Management Center at the same institution.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management and has been practicing for 15+ years. He completed his internship training at Harvard University and Metrowest-Framingham Hospital and his residency training at Boston Medical Center. He also concluded a fellowship focusing on interventional pain at Beth-Israel Deaconess Hospital. He has delivered lectures nationwide and has extensive experience in treating a high volume of patients with chronic pain syndromes of any origin. Currently, he is a pain physician and partner at a major pain management medical center and the director of interventional pain services at another major medical center. He is also an assistant professor at a major university in Massachusetts.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 10 years of experience in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. He earned his BS in physiology and BA in spanish literature at the University of California at Davis before completing his MD from the University of California Los Angeles. Additionally, he earned his Masters in Public Health from the University of California Los Angeles and completed his internship in internal medicine there as well. This expert completed his residency and fellowship in anesthesiology at Columbia University and did an additional fellowship in interventional pain medicine at the University of California Davis. He is dual board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology and is a licensed physician in California and New York. He is a member of many prestigious organizations including the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Pan Society and the International Association for the Study of Pain. He has published 13 peer-reviewed journal articles, 6 textbook chapter and a number of abstracts and other publications. This expert formerly served as an assistant professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of California Davis. Currently, he is the director of the Cancer Pain Management and Supportive Care program and the director of the Pain Medicine Tele-Health program at a California medical university. Additionally, he is an associate professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine.

This Boston based expert earned his Bachelor's of Science degree in electrical engineering from Tufts University. He began his career in medical device design at Siemens Medical Systems, thereafter serving as the Director of Engineering for Aspect Medical Systems, the developer of the world's first anesthesia monitor, which is now in 90% of operating rooms worldwide, and has served at least 200 million patients. He serves on the scientific advisory boards of several medical device firms including Safe-Op Surgical, a manufacturer of intraoperative nerve monitors.

This board-certified, highly awarded anesthesiologist is currently the Director of Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship Program at one of the nation's most prestigious University Medical Centers, as well as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the same university. He completed his fellowship in regional anesthesia and acute pain management from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, completed his Anesthesia residency at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School, and completed his Medicine Internship at Tufts University School of Medicine. This expert is a member of numerous societies in the fields of anesthesiology and pain medicine. He has also been published more than 20 times in the relevant fields. His clinical practice is focused on general, orthopedic, and regional anesthesia with emphasis on acute perioperative pain management. His academic interests lie in functional mechanisms of regional anesthesia and neural blockade, multimodal analgesia, application of novel technologies in the perioperative clinical environment.

This highly qualified and fellowship trained expert earned his undergraduate degree from Boston University and his MD from Columbia University. After completing his anesthesiology residency, he went on to train under a rigorous fellowship in Comprehensive & Interventional Pain Management. As a result, he is board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Formerly, he held an impressive number of leadership roles as Chairman of Interventional Pain Management and Pain Section Chief in Anesthesiology at Marshfield Clinic. He is active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and The American Academy of Pain Medicine. Currently, he is an actively practicing pain medicine physician in a private practice.

This highly qualified, board certified, published expert earned his bachelor's degree from the James Madison University in Virginia, his bachelor of nursing science from the University of Virginia and his medical degree from the Eastern Virginia Medical School. This was followed by a Residency in Anesthesiology at the Virginia Commonwealth University. This expert then completed his formal medical education by doing 2 fellowships: one in Critical Care Anesthesiology at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the other in Adult Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia at the Auckland City Hospital, NZ. This expert is a member of numerous medical societies and is published having authored 3 peer-reviewed journal articles. This expert previously served as Attending Anesthesiologist and clinical instructor at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, as Attending Anesthesiologist at Fair Oaks Anesthesia Associates and as Assistant Professor Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Eastern Colorado Health System Veterans Health Administration and the University of Colorado Hospital where he was co-director of ECMO. This expert currently serves as a staff cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and clinical instructor at a major school of medicine in VA.

This expert earned his BS from West Chester University and his MD from Thomas Jefferson University. He went on to complete both an internship and his residency at top hospitals in New York, and his fellowship at the Tri-Institute Pain Management Fellowship, where he trained at New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Hospital, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This expert is board certified in both anesthesiology and pain management. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including Top Doctors in The NY Metro Area in Pain Management as well as Outstanding Anesthesiology Resident of the Year Award from Mount Sinai. This expert has also authored a textbook as well as over 15 book chapters on anesthesiology and pain management. Formerly, he served as an instructor of anesthesiology at Mount Sinai Hospital. Currently, he is an attending anesthesiologist and an assistant professor of anesthesiology at a top university medical center.

This expert joined National Spine & Pain Centers in 2011. He was born in New Jersey and grew up in North Carolina. He is a highly regarded interventional pain physician specializing in minimally invasive spine care. He has served on the physician faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has published numerous articles in medical literature and continues to perform research in pain management. Among his impressive professional achievements, this expert is a member of the following professional organizations: International Spinal Intervention Society American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Harvard Medical School Teaching Faculty This expert enjoys providing pain management in an honest, kind, and compassionate manner and strives for technical excellence in all of his work. Easing the suffering from pain is his true calling as a physician.

This board certified expert earned a BS from the University of Maryland, summa cum laude, and MD from Temple University School of Medicine. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Stanford University School of Medicine, respectively. He is actively involved in research and is responsible for training and mentoring medical student, residents, and fellows in his clinical practice. Currently, he is a Clinical Assistant Professor, the Associate Division Chief of Education, and the Chair of the Clinical Competency Committee in the department of Anesthesiology, Pain & Perioperative Medicine at a major university affiliated medical center.

This accomplished expert received his BA in Biology from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his DO at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, is board certified in Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, and Pediatric Anesthesiology, and is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. He is an active member in the International Anesthesia Research Society and the Medical Director of the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States, and the Medical Director of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. This expert is also currently a member of the FDA's Anesthesia and Analgesia Drug Advisory Committee. His research focuses on medication safety, malignant hyperthermia, and many different aspects of pediatric anesthesia safety. Formerly, he was the Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia at the University of Rochester, and an attending Anesthesiologist at Strong Memorial Hospital. Currently, he is a professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care and Pediatrics at a prestigious university, as well as an attending anesthesiologist at a children's hospital in Pennsylvania.

This experienced expert received his BS in Chemistry, his MS in Pathology, and his MD from Dalhousie University. He completed his residency in Anesthesia at Dalhousie University and his research fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology in Anesthesia at Stanford University. He has published over 65 peer reviewed articles, 78 abstracts, and has been invited to present 18 presentations. Formerly, he was a clinical instructor of anesthesia and a staff physician at Stanford University. Currently, he is a professor of anesthesia at a prestigious university and is part of the medical staff at a top medical center in California.