Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Witnesses in Colorado

This highly qualified nursing expert has extensive experience in his field and is skilled in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and critical care nursing. After earning his BS in nursing from Washburn University, this expert went on to obtain his MS in nursing there as well. He is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and holds additional certifications in advanced cardiac life support and life support for the professional rescuer. He is a member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses. Formerly, this expert has held roles as a laboratory phlebotomist, a patient care technician, and a staff nurse in the critical care unit at Stormont-Vail Health. Additionally, he has served as a staff nurse at Tallgrass Surgical Center. Currently, he holds the position of an APRN in the cardiology and electrophysiology unit at a KS health center and as an adjunct lecturer at a KS nursing school.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from Michigan State University, he went on to complete a residency in Internal Medicine and a subsequent fellowship in Cardiology at the University of New Mexico. He completed a Masters in Public Health at Yale University. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease and by the National Board of Echocardiography. This expert has been the recipient of distinguished honors such as, the Joseph E. Johnson Fund from the American College of Physicians, elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Society and Winner of Oral Presentation Society of General Internal Medicine. He has published 7 peer-reviewed journal articles. This expert serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at a NM University. He currently serves as Executive Board President for the a major cardiology association and current Associate Professor of Cardiology at a major university.

This double board certified expert earned his MD at New York University School of Medicine and completed post-graduate training at the nation's top medical institutions. His clinical practice encompasses all aspects of general thoracic surgery. He has special interests in thoracic malignancies including lung cancer, esophageal cancer and mediastinal and chest wall tumors. This expert has published over 25 papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, The Journal of Surgical Research, Surgery, and The Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. In addition, he has authored several book chapters and has presented his research at the Surgical Forum of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of University Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery, and the American Association for Cancer Research.