Critical Care Expert Witnesses in Maryland

This highly qualified, certified and well published expert earned her Bachelor of science in nursing from the Virginia Commonwealth University and her master of science in nursing from the University of South Carolina. This expert then completed her formal nursing education by earning a PhD at the University of Maryland. This expert is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. This expert is also a member of numerous medical and nursing societies and has earned numerous awards for her contributions as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner. This expert is well published, having authored 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and has given numerous lectures at national events and symposiums. This expert's mastery of research has allowed her to serve as a reviewer for two nursing medical journals. This expert previously held numerous positions, serving as Nursing Assistant on Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit and Brain Injury in the Rehab Unit at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Registered Nurse IV in Level I Trauma Center & ED at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, Family Nurse Practitioner at Arizona State University, Faculty Associate of the College of Nursing at Arizona State University and Clinical Instructor in the School of Nursing at the University of Maryland. This expert currently serves as Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at a top tier university with a teaching hospital and as a Family Nurse Practitioner at an outpatient treatment center.

This impressive expert received his BA in Psychology from Rollins College and his MD from Georgetown University. He completed his residency in General Surgery and his fellowship in Critical Care. Board Certified in General Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, he is an active member in the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Formerly, he was a Surgery and Trauma physician at a private practice, an assistant clinical professor at the University of California at San Francisco, and the chief of surgery at Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa. Currently, he is part of the general surgery active staff at multiple hospitals in Maryland and an assistant clinical professor at a prestigious university in Maryland.

This highly-qualified acute care nurse has more than 15 years of experience in her field, specializing in cardiac surgery and pulmonary transplant in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She earned her ASN from Anne Arundel Community College, her BSN from the College of Notre Dame, and her MSN and DNP in acute care nursing from the University of Maryland. This expert is a licensed registered nurse practitioner and holds an additional certification in acute care nursing. She is active in her field as a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the American Society of Transplantation. She began her career as a clinical nurse intern on the medical/surgical unit at Johns Hopkins. She then served as a registered nurse in the coronary care ICU at Baltimore Washington Medical Center before serving as an acute care nurse practitioner in the cardiac surgery ICU and telemetry step-down units at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She is currently a senior acute care nurse practitioner in the pulmonary transplant unit at a major university-affiliated medical center in Maryland, where she also serves on the adjunct faculty.

This highly-qualified emergency medicine expert earned his BS in molecular biology from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Toledo. He subsequently completed his residency in emergency medicine at Wayne State University. This expert is board-certified in emergency medicine and is active in his field as a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American College of Healthcare Executives. He formerly served as a clinical attending physician for Emergency Physician Medical Group and, more recently, as the chief of emergency services at Frederick Health in Maryland. Currently, this expert is a partner at a physician-owned integrated acute care group.

This double board certified expert has been practicing for 25 years. He obtained his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, completed an Anesthesiology residency at Columbia University, and completed a Pain Management fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University. Extensively published in the field, he sits on the Editorial Boards of "Pain", "Anesthesiology", "Anesthesia & Analgesia", "Pain Medicine", "Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine", and "Pain Physician", among others, while he is also a member of the Advisory Board of the American Pain Foundation. Currently, this expert is a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at 2 major medical universities. He has received both government and private funding for numerous studies, including for facet pain, neck pain, sacroiliac joint pain, epidural steroid injections and headaches. He also serves as the Director of Pain Research at a major medical center and the Chief of Anesthesia and Operative Services at another major hospital.

This highly qualified expert is a board certified Pediatric Cardiologist who has practiced and taught at some of nation's top-ranking children's hospitals. He is the former Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, a leading institution in pediatric cardiology, and is the current Chair of Pediatric Cardiology at a major medical university.