Critical Care Expert Witnesses in California

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Critical care expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including emergency medicine, pulmonology, anesthesiology, cardiology, and trauma surgery. Some of the most common critical care expert witness specialties also include intensive care medicine, pediatric critical care, neurocritical care, surgical critical care, and cardiovascular critical care. They can opine on the effects of traumatic injuries, respiratory failure, sepsis management, cardiac arrest, and critical care nursing standards.

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Review Fee $500/hr
Deposition Fee $600/hr
Court Fee $600/hr

This highly qualified and triple board certified pulmonologist earned his MD at the University of Minnesota. He completed an internship and residency training in internal medicine at the University Colorado, in addition to fellowship training in pulmonology and critical care at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert has received numerous awards for his academic and clinical work and is a member of the American Thoracic Society. He has authored 70+ articles and serves as an editor and reviewer for a number of peer reviewed journals. Currently, this expert is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Pulmonary Consult Service and Director of the Interstitial Lung Disease Program at a top ranking university as well as an attending pulmonologist at a university affiliated hospital.

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Professor, A university in CA

Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Minnesota School of Medicine

San Francisco |

California

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Review Fee $400/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr

This highly qualified expert earned her BS from UC Irvine and MD from Harvard. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at UC San Diego. She is certified in Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Internal Medicine. She is an active member of several medical societies related to her focus in Pulmonary and Critical Care, and has published numerous journal articles and abstracts on the topic. She previously served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pulmonary Critical Care, and now works at a hospital in California as a Pulmonary Critical Care and Interventional Pulmonology Physician.

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Pulmonary Critical Care and Interventional Pulmonology Physician Co-Medical Director, A Hospital in California

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Harvard Medical School

San Diego |

California

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This highly qualified pulmonary and critical care expert has over 30 years of experience in his field. He received his BA in biology from the University of Chicago and his MD from New York Medical College. After finishing his internship at Kaiser Hospital and his residency from George Washington University, this expert went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in pulmonology at the University of Illinois Medical Center. He holds board certifications in internal medicine and pulmonary disease. Additionally, this expert is a member of various professional societies and organizations, including the American College of Chest Physicians and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Formerly, he has held roles as an assistant and associate professor of pulmonary disease at UCI School of Medicine, and as the former director of bronchoscopy there as well. He has also served as a medical consultant at the Grossman Burn Unit in Martin Luther Hospital and as the director of pulmonary rehabilitation there as well. Currently, he serves as the president and medical director of a CA medical research group and the medical director of a CA hospital.

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Medical Director, A CA hospital

Doctor of Medicine (MD), New York Medical College

California

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Review Fee $750/hr
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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.

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Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Illinois Chicago

Stanford |

California

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Review Fee $400/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr

This expert is responsible for the creation of the Outpatient Occupational Therapy Program at St Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, and was the first Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist in the city. He has clinical experience in acute care, intensive care, transitional care, inpatient rehab, skilled nursing, assisted living, and home health occupational therapy. He previously served on the faculty of the occupational therapy program at the University of Southern California, and is currently an assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy at a school for allied health sciences in the Los Angeles area.

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Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy, A Health Sciences University in California

Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD), University of Southern California

California

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Review Fee $400/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr
Court Fee $600/hr

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in cardiovascular nursing. She earned her BSN from the University of Maryland, before going on to receive her MSN from California State University, Los Angeles and her DNP from Loma Linda University. Today, this expert is a registered nurse with a critical care nurse speciality. Additionally, she is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner and a certified nursing executive by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This expert is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She formerly served as the supervisor​ of critical​ ​care​ ​and​ ​cardiac​ ​nursing at the Glendale Adventist​ ​Medical​ ​Center, as the director​ of ​critical​ ​care​ ​and​ ​telemetry nursing at the Barlow ​Respiratory​ ​Hospital, and as a cardiovascular​ nurse​ ​practitioner at the Cedars-Sinai​ ​Medical​ ​Center. She also worked as the director​ of critical​ ​care services at the Henry​ ​Mayo​ ​Newhall​ ​Memorial​ ​Hospital, as the ​director of critical​ ​care​ ​and​ ​cardiovascular​ ​nursing​ at the Northridge​ ​Hospital​ ​Medical​ ​Center, and as the director of nursing at the Dignity​ ​Health-Glendale​ ​Memorial​ ​Hospital​ ​and ​Health​ ​Center. Currently, this expert is the director of critical care, cardiovascular, and telemetry nursing at a top medical center in California.

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Assistant Professor, A University in HI

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Loma Linda University

Honolulu |

California

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FAQs for Critical Care Expert Witnesses

What is the role of a critical care expert witness in legal proceedings?

A critical care expert witness provides specialized knowledge in intensive care medicine, helping courts understand complex medical issues related to patient treatment, standard of care, and outcomes.

What types of cases can a critical care expert witness assist with?

Critical care experts can assist with cases involving ICU management, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, post-operative complications, and life-support decisions.

How can a critical care expert witness help in malpractice lawsuits?

They can review medical records, provide insight into whether the standard of care was met, and testify on the potential impact of alleged negligence on patient outcomes.

Are there subspecialties within critical care that an expert witness might focus on?

Yes. Subspecialties include pediatric critical care, surgical critical care, neurocritical care, and cardiac intensive care among others.

Why is it important to have a critical care expert witness in cases involving ventilator management?

Ventilator management is complex and requires specific expertise. An expert can clarify if proper protocols were followed and if any actions contributed to patient harm.

How does Expert Institute select its Critical Care expert witnesses?

Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.

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