Emergency Medical Services Expert Witnesses

This licensed paramedic has over 37 years of EMS experience with 22 years in an administrative capacity. In addition, he has a plethora of certifications including EMS instructor, OSHA compliance instructor, and Emergency Vehicle Operator Instructor (EVOC). Finally, he has held several extremely prestigious EMS related positions including the Director of Emergency Management for Portland, CT before opening his own EMS training firm.

This highly qualified expert is a licensed paramedic who has worked in emergency response for over 30 years. Former positions have included former Deputy Director of The EMS Institute at Stamford Hospital and Program Director at the Join Hospital Planning Council. Currently, he is the Deputy Director of an EMS agency with a 7.1 million dollar operational budget that provides responds to approximately 6,200 requests per year to a major CT city. He manages 4 primary ambulances and 75 person staff. This expert earned his BA at New York University and is a member of the State of CT EMS Advisory Board as well as the the Chairman of the Southwest EMS Training Committee.

This expert has extensive experience with managing day to day operations and safety protocols on large, complex projects for the past 20 years. He has extensive certifications in haz-mat operations and emergency response, specifically as it relates to OSHA compliance. He is a member of the AGC Safety Committee, the National Association of Safety Professionals, and the National Fire Prevention Association. His expert witness experience focuses on construction flaws and OSHA safety violations.

This expert has been preforming endotracheal intubations since 1974 and have been teaching the skill since 1978. He was the supervisor for paramedic training in New York City prior to going to medical school and performed and taught endotracheal intubation to paramedic students and intubated on the streets of the Bronx. For the last twenty years, he has taught two advanced trauma life support (ATLS) courses per year to emergency medicine and surgical residents and attending physicians.

This highly qualified expert has 44+ years of experience in Structural and Wildland Firefighting, Emergency and Disaster Response, which includes from basic hand crew work and entry level firefighter, up to and including being Incident Commander on thousands of emergency incidents. For the past 37 years he has been an instructor and an educational designer, developing and instructing courses in all types of Firefighting, Incident Command, and Emergency Response. He currently holds the title of Part Time Battalion Chief where he responds to major wildland fires and other all hazard incidents throughout the United States. Although partially retired now, he was a Battalion Chief with the Orange County Fire Authority where he was a manager of field Battalion consisting of 9 fire stations, 35 career firefighters including 13 captains, 13 fire engines, 3 ladder trucks, 4 medic units, 1 air unit, and 1 water tender. Notable accomplishments include but are not limited to being selected as Operations Section Chief on the Incident Management Team for 2002 Salt Lake Olympics for month of February 2002, in Park City Utah. He has been the Commander in charge of running various teams when responding to disasters and emergency incidents and knows how to develop the incident management processes on-site to manage the emergency and ensure his team's safety and that of everyone present at the scene.

This highly experienced, board-certified academic emergency medicine physician practices in an urban emergency department where approximately 15% of his case load is pediatric. He has held various academic appointments including assistant professor of emergency medicine at a prestigious medical school. His extensive research history includes a pediatric screening project with successful grant applications. He has lectured extensively throughout his career and teaches, amounting to approximately 1300 hours per year, post-doctural students in various subjects such as pediatric emergency medicine, surgery, gynecology and psychiatry. He is currently a medical director of a defibrillation program in addition to his current hospital appointment.

This expert is a certified OSHA outreach instructor , teaches OSHA compliance, and has spent many years focusing on the safety direction for construction, oil and gas companies. He earned his Masters Degree in Occupational Safety & Health from Columbia Southern University and has held numerous safety management positions. In addition to his leadership roles in the oil and gas space, he is a licensed paramedic. Currently, this expert is the Owner and Operator of an industrial safety school, and the Corporate Safety Director of an oil and gas company. He is completing his Law degree at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas.

This board certified expert obtained his MD from Creighton University. He then went on to complete a residency in Emergency Medicine at University of Nebraska Medical Center. He finished a fellowship in Emergency Medical Services at Regions Hospital St . Paul, MN. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and is a member of multiple organizations, such as the National Association of EMS physicians. He is currently the medical director for multiple fire departments, the assistant medical director for EMS education, and an assistant professor in Emergency Medicine at a major medical university.

This highly qualified psychiatrist has 20+ years of experience in medicine, having earned his Bachelor's degree at Harvard University and his MD at Columbia University. His is currently a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Education a major NY school of medicine. He previously served as the Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services, the Director of Acute Care Psychiatric Services, and the Inpatient Unit Chief at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. In addition to his engagement in litigation support and forensic matters, he lends his lends his expertise to post-disaster and international settings.

This expert spent more than four decades with the New York City Fire Department, serving as a Battalion Chief for more than half of his career. He served as the Chief in Charge of Curriculum and Officer Development at the New York Fire Department Training Academy on Randall's Island, and is a regular speaker at the Fire Department Instructors Conference. He has authored numerous articles in firefighting publications and published a book on emergency response, which became the basis of a course at John Jay College.

This expert has more than 35 years of experience in industrial hygiene, occupational safety, emergency preparedness and response and waste management. He served as the designated company witness for AT&T in asbestos litigation since 2009 and designated by the company as a witness in investigations by regulatory agencies in a variety of matters related to environment, health and safety compliance. He holds an MS in Environmental Studies from University of Lowell and is a board certified industrial hygienist, a certified hazardous materials manager, and a certified professional environmental health and safety auditor.

This highly qualified expert has 30+ years in EMS. He earned AS degrees in fire science technology and medical services technology from Indian River Community College. He is a certified EMT, paramedic, and firefighter. He has served as an EMT at Lifeline Ambulance Service Inc. and as a Paramedic at Emergency Medical Consultants Inc. before joining the Indian River County EMS unit in Vero Beach, Florida. There, he served as an EMS paramedic, an EMS lieutenant paramedic, EMS captain paramedic and finally as EMS deputy chief. He was previously on the Florida EMS Advisory Council and still holds positions on several state committees. He currently serves as battalion chief of training and QA/QI for a county fire rescue unit in Floria. In this role he is responsible for QA/QI of all EMS reports, training all EMS employees, and updating the unit's medical guidelines. He also currently serves on the NAEMT Board of Directors as a regional director and has presented on EMS related topics at CLINCON, IAFC-Fire Rescue Med, and APCO. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association participates as a member of their Emergency Medical Services Committee and their Ambulances Committee.

This highly qualified pediatric nursing expert earned her BS in nursing and her MS in nursing and community health from University of Kentucky. She is a board certified family nurse practitioner and a licensed ARN/ANRP in the state of Florida. This expert is also a certified legal nurse consultant. She formerly served as a family nurse practitioner for emergency services at Baptist Health Systems and a family nurse practitioner for Baptist Children's Hospital. In addition, shewas a pediatric nurse practitioner at Pediatric Associates and is currently a pediatric nurse practitioner at a Miami-based private practice.

This expert has almost a decade of experience in the field of hospital compliance and nursing. He earned his BS and MS from East Stroudsburg University, his MS in nursing from Saint Josephs College, and his DBA in healthcare management & leadership from California Intercontinental University. He is a licensed registered nurse and a certified professional in healthcare quality. He is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Hospital Association. He previously served as the nursing director of emergency services at Cape Regional Medical Center, as the administrative director of nursing for emergency & critical care services at Nazareth Hospital, and as the chief compliance officer & nurse executive at Weisman Children's. This expert is currently a contributing professor at a university in New Hampshire and an independent nurse consultant in New Jersey.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience with fire safety and building codes. Over the course of his career, he has completed multiple professional development certificate courses, including an emergency medical technician certificate and a firefighter certificate of compliance at Indian River State College, an aircraft rescue fire fighting program at Mississippi Fire Academy, emergency services leadership institute, and certification courses at Florida State Fire College. He holds over a dozen certifications, including certifications as a firefighter, a fire code administrator, a fire safety inspector, and several FEMA certifications. This expert is active in his field as an author of numerous publications, a speaker at several conferences, and an instructor of various fire safety and building code courses. He is also highly involved with the National Fire Protection Association as a volunteer on multiple committees. He has formerly served as an emergency medical technician for All County Ambulance, an aircraft rescue firefighter and EMT for Rural/Metro Fire, fire inspector for Martin County Fire Rescue, and executive director for the Patient Fire Safety Coalition. Currently, this expert serves as a fire marshal for a fire protection agency and the principal for an aerospace consultancy based in Florida.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of emergency medicine. He received his BS in forensic science before earning his DO from Oklahoma State University. He subsequently completed an emergency medicine residency at Texas A&M University and a leadership and advocacy fellowship at Texas College of Emergency Physicians. This expert is board-certified in emergency medicine and emergency medical services. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations including that National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians and American College of Emergency Physicians. He is also involved in research, having authored multiple publications. His notable former positions include medical director of emergency medical services for the Skiatook and Collinsville fire departments, EMS and disaster medicine director for Emergency Medicine Physicians of Tulsa, and medical director for the Emergency Medical Task Force-2 for the Texas Department of State Health Services. Currently, this expert serves as the medical officer of the disaster medical assistance team for a government health department, medical director of an air medical transport company, an emergency physician for an emergency medicine consulting company, and a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine for a distinguished medical school in Texas.

This emergency medicine physician earned his BA at Rutgers University before earning his MD at Jefferson Medical College. The expert then went on to complete an internship and his residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital before completing an emergency medical services fellowship at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and stays active in his field as a member of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. The expert formerly held positions as an attending emergency medicine physician at Morristown Memorial Hospital and Overlook Hospital - Union Campus as well as the assistant medical director of emergency medical services at Robert Wood Johnson Mobile Health Services. Currently, this expert serves as an assistant professor of emergency medicine at a prominent medical school in New Jersey, an attending physician at the school's affiliated hospital, and an attending physician at an acute care hospital in New Jersey. He is also a clinical instructor of emergency medicine at a paramedic college program in New Jersey and the associate medical director of emergency medical services at a university-affiliated hospital in New Jersey.

This highly-qualified expert has 30 years of experience in the field of accident reconstruction. His work has included areas such as occupant protection, seating and restraints, seatbelts, airbags, event data recorders, child seats, wheelchair restraints, ambulance transport, and mechanical failure. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from Drexel University and is a licensed professional engineer in Alabama, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. This expert holds several certifications, including certifications as a child passenger safety technician and instructor, a crash data retrieval technician and data analyst, and a basic vehicle rescue technician. He is active in his field as a member of multiple associations, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, SAE International, and the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. He is highly involved in research, having authored numerous publications and as the current holder of two patents. He has formerly served as a mechanical engineer for the Naval Air Warfare Center and senior engineer for both ARCCA Inc. and the Forensic Safety Group. Currently, this expert is a senior mechanical engineer for a private engineering firm in Pennsylvania.

This qualified expert received his BS in biology from Saint Xavier University before earning his MSN from Depaul University. He holds several certifications, including advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support, trauma nursing, crisis prevention. He is a licensed EMT-paramedic and certified as an emergency communication registered nurse. He has formerly served as an adjunct clinical teacher of nursing at Saint Xavier University, a first aid RN for Windy City EMS, an emergency room RN and technician for Advocated Health System, and an emergency room RN for Palos Community Hospital and Presence Mercy Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as an emergency room RN for a community hospital in Illinois, as well as an adjunct clinical teacher of nursing at both a community college and a university.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience as a paramedic and emergency medicine physician assistant. He earned his AS in physician assistant studies at Cuyahoga Community College and his BS in psychology from Fort Hays State University before completing an MS in advanced physician assistant studies AT Still University. This expert is a licensed physician assistant and a certified EMT-paramedic. He is very active in his field as a member of multiple professional societies including the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants and the American Academy of Physician Assistants. This expert formerly served as a firefighter and paramedic for the North Canton Fire Department and staff physician assistant and coordinator of physician assistant student clinical rotations at Summa Emergency Associates, Inc. Currently, this expert is involved in several roles including physician assistant director and director of staff development at a medical management firm, a current staff physician assistant at two medical centers, and a clinical instructor of three university-affiliated physician assistant programs all in Ohio.