Elderly Care Expert Witnesses in New Jersey

This expert is a retired Pennsylvania Child Care Health & Safety Inspector of 20 years. He also spent 6 years as a Certified Playground Safety Inspector, 6 years as a Pennsylvania Keystone Stars Playground Safety Trainer, 3 years as a PA Assisted Living Licensing Rep. and 15 years as a PA Recreation Therapist. He is currently the president of a Playground/Gardens/Recreation design firm in the Pittsburgh area.

Healthcare consulting and management executive with thirty-six years of progressively responsible experience in assisting community hospitals, multi-hospital systems, academic medical and research centers, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, managed care organizations and large physician entities achieve strategic business objectives. Extensive involvement in complex healthcare-related litigation pertaining to identification of breach of standards of care in the operation of hospitals, nursing homes and ambulatory care environments, negligent hiring, physician credentialing in both hospital and managed care organizations, interpretation of JCAHO standards, hospital and medical staff bylaws, third party billing disputes, administrative and billing compliance, managed care contracting, economic analysis related to enterprise value and fair market value compensation analyses. Consistent proven ability to conceptualize, analyze and implement effective approaches and solutions to enhance strategic position, operational effectiveness and financial results of healthcare organizations. Regional and national consulting experience includes market planning, product line initiatives, operations improvement, business valuations, medical staff development, hospital-physician joint ventures, healthcare system reorganization, group practice formation, third party contract review and negotiation, physician and hospital business office issues.

This qualified expert has nearly 25 years of experience in nursing. She earned her AS in applied science from Luzerne County Community College and completed a 120-hour nursing home administrator's course at Penn State University. She is licensed as a registered nurse and a nursing home administrator. She has been a registered nurse for several different units at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, including orthopedics, ER/ICU, and subacute and medical-surgical care. She was also a critical care nurse for Saint Catherine's Medical Center and a nurse supervisor for Genesis Healthcare. For the past 7 years, this expert has served as a nursing services director for several healthcare facilities such as Spang Crest, Golden Living Center, and Genesis Health Care. Currently, she serves as the director of nursing services and center nurse executive for a healthcare center in Pennsylvania.

This highly qualified, board certified geriatric medicine expert has extensive experience in his field. After earning his BS in biology from Long Island University, this expert completed his MD at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Saint Maarten. He then finished his residency in internal medicine and a geriatrics fellowship at New York University. He is a distinguished member of the American College of Physicians as well as the American Geriatrics Society. Currently, this expert is an attending physician at a NY medical center and an assistant professor of internal medicine at a NY university.

This qualified expert is board certified and actively practices as a hospital administrator at among the finest medical institutions in the country, specializing in geriatric hip fractures. He is also extensively published and pursues research in the field of geriatrics, making him highly capable of reviewing the case at hand.

This Doctor of Health Policy and Administration is fellowship trained in Gerontology & Health Care Research. He has published over 190 peer-reviewed articles and has delivered over 200 presentations across the country. A recipient of the American College of Health Care Administrators Public Service Award as well as The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Distinguished Scholar Award, this expert sits on the Editorial Board of 8 academic journals, including Health Care Management Review, the Journal of Aging and Social Policy, and the Journal of Applied Gerontology. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Management at a major university, and he also serves as the Director of the Doctoral Program in Health Services Research at the same institution.