EMR Expert Witnesses in Illinois

This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in healthcare management. He earned his BA in political science from the American University and completed graduate coursework in health care public policy at the University of Chicago. Throughout his career, he has been highly involved in health care forums, having a hand in healthcare changes such as successfully lobbying Congress to include kidney transplantation in HR 1 in the 1970s. He has formerly served as the program director for the American Kidney Fund and the director of development for the National Kidney Foundation. He also served as the evaluation director of the Mayor's Office Model Cities Anti-Poverty Programs during the Daley administration in the city of Chicago. Currently, this expert serves as the CEO of two healthcare consulting firms and the president of a healthcare staffing organization.

This highly qualified expert has 36 years of experience as a skilled care nursing facility director and attending physician. After earning his BS from Illinois State University and his MD from the University of Illinois, he completed a residency in family medicine at the University of Illinois. He also went on to earn his MBA from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts. This expert is board certified in family medicine with a specialization in geriatrics. He is also a fellow with the American Academy of Family Physicians and on the board of directors for the American Association for Physician Leadership. Among his former roles, he served as the medical director at four nursing homes in Illinois: Prairie View Nursing Home, Basswood Nursing Home, Colonial Hall, and Greenfield Retirement Home. Currently, this expert is the chief medical officer for a rural community care organization in Illinois as well as the medical director for a community care alliance in Colorado.

This qualified expert has nearly 15 years of experience in the field of gastroenterology. He earned his BA in medical studies and psychology at Brandeis University before earning his MPH and MD at George Washington University. This expert went on to complete a residency at Boston University Medical School before completing two prestigious fellowships in gastroenterology, hematology, and nutrition at Loyola University Medical Center and inflammatory bowel disease at the University of Chicago. He is currently board-certified in gastroenterology. In addition, this expert has published 4 peer-reviewed articles and has been asked to speak on over 15 occasions. Formerly, this expert held positions including clinical assistant professor in gastroenterology at the University of Chicago and was a teaching attending of gastroenterology at both Weiss Memorial Residency Program and Saint Joseph Hospital Residency Program. Currently, this expert is a sole practitioner and founder of a gastroenterology private practice, chief medical officer of a patient referral management company, and the medical director of the Digestive Health Institute at a medical center in Illinois.

This board-certified internal medicine and medical coding expert received his BA in zoology from Miami University before earning his MD from Loyola University. He subsequently completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois. He is certified as a professional coder by the American Academy of Professional Coders, and holds additional certifications in advanced cardiac life support and basic life support. As a professional coder, this expert has experience that includes auditing of ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS level II coding. He formerly served as a locum tenens physician in hospital medicine at Monroe Clinic and a physician advisor for South Florida Utilization Review. Currently, this expert serves as a hospital medicine physician for multiple hospitals in Illinois, a physician advisor for an independent medical review organization, and the medical director of a medical review organization in Georgia.

This qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare field. She earned her BS from Rush University and her MBA from Lewis University. She earned several post-graduate certificates, including a CCM Masters Certificate in case management and a Masters Certificate in corporate governance from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business. This expert also graduated as part of the eighth cohort of Goldman Sachs' 10,000 small businesses program. This expert is a licensed RN in two states and is certified in several areas, including healthcare financial management, business management, and risk management assurance. She began her career as a registered nurse at three Chicago-area hospitals before transitioning to work as an internal medical auditor. This expert has also served as a healthcare subject matter expert for the Illinois department of central management services and an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University. She has authored numerous articles, been interviewed for radio shows and podcasts, and led several presentations and workshops. She has received multiple awards for her work, including an award for Influential Women in Business. Currently, she is the president and CEO of a healthcare consulting, auditing, and forensic services firm based in Illinois.

This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in pediatrics. He received his BA in American studies from Yale University before earning his MD from Ohio State University. He then completed a pediatric residency at Nationwide Children's. He has also completed a quality improvement essentials certificate program at Nationwide Children's and training as an improvement advisor through the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. This expert is board-certified in pediatrics and active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In the academic setting, he has previously served as a clinical assistant professor and assistant professor of pediatrics at Ohio State University, as well as associate chair of quality in the pediatrics department at Northwestern University. In the clinical setting, he has formerly served as the associate director of pediatric education in the community setting and the medical director of both utilization management and the Navigate My Care program at Nationwide Children's, the associate chief medical officer of the Center for Excellence at Ann & Robert H. Lurie's Children's Hospital of Chicago, and the president of Central Ohio Primary Care. Currently, this expert serves as an associate professor of pediatrics at a prestigious university in Illinois.