Hospital Administration Expert Witnesses

This expert has been in the practice of psychiatry since 1981, and has vast experience in psychoanalysis, general psychiatry, consultation liaison psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, partial hospitalization psychiatry, intensive outpatient psychiatry, and outpatient psychiatry. He has worked with every patient population and every type of psychopathology. This expert is recognized as an expert psychiatric witness and has extensive experience developing numerous treatment units for children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations, and serving in a Medical Director capacity for those centers. He co-founded Paradym Health Systems, Inc., a psychiatric hospital management company that manged nine psych units throughout the gulf south. His work has always included direct patient care and directing multi-disciplinary treatment teams in institutional settings. This expert is now the co-founder and medical director of a treatment center that provides residential, intensive outpatient, and sober living services for addictive disorders.

This extremely qualified expert has years of experience in hospital quality assurance and informed consent in the medical field. He is board certified in emergency medicine and completed his residency training at Thomas Jefferson University. He is a fellow at the American College of Emergency Physicians and a member of various other professional associations, including the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. His outstanding performance as an academic and practitioner has earned him several honors, including Hahnemann University Hospital's "Teaching Attending of the Year" award, which he received on three years. He lectures nationwide and is a current clinical associate professor of emergency medicine at a major university. Formerly, he was the medical director of emergency medicine at both the Medical Center of Ocean County and Nazareth Hospital. He is also the former chief of the emergency medicine clinical service at Hahnemann University and a former assistant director of continuing quality improvement at Thomas Jefferson University's emergency medicine department.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in emergency medicine. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York, Syracuse. He completed his medical internship at Scripps Mercy hospital and residency at UC San Diego where he also completed a two year hospital administrative fellowship. He also holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from University of California, Irvine. He has served as Senior Medical Officer, Healthcare Reform at Tri-City hospital and Medical Director for Volunteers of America. He has received numerous awards for educational excellence and has authored papers on administration, reducing wait times in emergency rooms and substance abuse. He is currently an Emergency Medicine Physician at a Veteran's Affairs hospital in CA as well as the Chief Medical Officer of a Sheriff's Detention Services Bureau which includes 7 jails in CA.

This expert graduated from the Parker College of Chiropractic in 1993 as a Doctor of Chiropractic, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Human Anatomy and a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration. After graduation, he studied for three additional years in the specialties of orthopedics and pain management and was awarded Diplomate status in the American Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists and the American Academy of Pain Management. He has been certified in manipulation under anesthesia and has served as an adjunct professor in the subject at the Texas College of Chiropractic. He has managed a private chiropractic practice in the Austin area for 22+ years.

This highly qualified expert earned her BSN and MSN from Syracuse University and a PhD from the University of Rochester. She is a member of several medical committees and prestigious nursing societies dedicated to the improvement of health care delivery and nursing education. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at a major university affiliated medical center/ nursing program, a maintains a Private Practice as a psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at an independent office. Additionally, she has presented at local, state, and national venues on a variety of educational and psychiatric topics.

This expert has extensive work experience in the healthcare supply chain and hospital procurement fields. He began his career as the Assistant Director of Purchasing at a Michigan medical center, and then served for nearly a decade as a Purchasing Agent for a South Carolina hospital system. Later on, he served as the Director of Capital Equipment Services at Aurora Health Care, VP of Logistics at Amita Health, the Director of Procurement at Avera Health, and the Chief Procurement Officer at Florida Blue. A member of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management, he is designated by the Institute for Supply Management as a Certified Purchasing Manager. He earned his BBA from Northwood University in Michigan and is pursuing an MBA, with a focus on Health Care Administration, at Benedictine University. He actively practices in the field, serving as the Director of Materials Management at a Utah hospital and advising a Colorado health alliance.

This highly qualified expert received his BS in Nursing at Purdue University Calumet and has over 26 years of experience in the field. He has substantial experience in a variety of nursing specialties including trauma, emergency care and transport care. He is a registered nurse in Illinois, Indiana and Texas and has previously worked as Trauma Nurse at Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center. In recent years, this expert has worked as Chief Nursing Officer at four regional hospitals and he has been deeply involved with Patient Care Services. He is currently the Chief Nursing Officer at a distinguished regional hospital.

This expert specializes in infection control. He earned his PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and pursued a fellowship focused on diagnostic imaging at the Temple University School of Medicine. For two decades, he worked for a firm manufacturing automated endoscope reprocessors, serving as the Director of R&D and the Chief of Infection Control. He currently owns a consultancy focused on healthcare quality and safety; he is also a prolific writer on these issues.

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 highly qualified expert has years of experience in healthcare management and consulting. He received his MPH and DrPH degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a co-founder of Operation Access and the Alliance for Global Clinical Training. He has published 175+ journal articles and co-edited three books. He is a former senior vice president of healthcare industry practice at Aon Consulting and former executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Alta Bates Corporation. He is also the former director of Stanford University Hospital and Clinics and the former executive director of Emory University Hospital. He has held faculty appointments at Harvard, UCLA, Stanford, Emory and the University of California, Berkeley. Currently, he is the president of a Healthcare Group in California. He has served as an expert witness in over two dozen states and Washington, D.C.

This expert is a board certified OB/GYN. She received her BS in Sociology from the University of Michigan and her DO from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her internship at Mount Clemens General Hospital and her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. She is a member of several reputable societies and institutions including the American College of Osteopathic Obstetrics and Gynecologists, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Osteopathic Association. She was formerly an Obstetrics Affiliate at William Beaumont Hospital and is currently a Staff Physician and Teaching Physician at a regional hospital. She currently serves as vice-chair of her obestetrics and gynecology department and is an active member of the hospital quality committee. She also is a member of the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. On this board she administers oral board exams and writes exam questions for the written board exam. She runs a very busy practice seeing over 100 patients a week, as well as performing gynecologic surgery twice a week.

This expert is the founder and president of a California-based physician and healthcare executive search firm. She is widely recognized as an established thought leader in physician recruitment, and has been asked to speak about healthcare staffing nationally. She graduated from California State University in Sacramento, CA, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She previously held various leadership positions at search firms in San Francisco. She co-founded the Society of Professionals in Healthcare, and is an active member of the American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery, The IPA Association of America, the Medical Group Management Association, rural health associations, advanced practitioner and technologist associations, and professional groups for recruitment and staffing.

This highly qualified anesthesiology expert earned his BS in natural sciences from The University of Akron and his MD from Northeast Ohio Medical University. He also obtained his MBA in healthcare management from the American InterContinental University. This expert completed his internship in internal medicine at The Christ Hospital Health Network, his residency in anesthesiology at The Ohio State University and his fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board certified in anesthesiology and certified in advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography. In addition, he is fully licensed in the state of Massachusetts and has over fifteen publications in the field of cardiothoracic anesthesiology. Currently, he serves as an attending cardiac anesthesiologist at a top US hospital and as a clinical instructor in anesthesiology for a leading US medical school.

This highly qualified emergency medicine expert has over 25 years of experience in his field. He completed his BS in biology from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. After finishing his internship at Highland Hospital, this expert went on to complete his emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati. He is boarded by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and holds additional certifications in advanced cardiopulmonary life support and pediatric advanced life support. He is a member of various professional organizations, including the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Formerly, this expert has served as the chief medical officer at PPI, as a physician consultant at Eclipsys, as a staff physician at The Permanente Medical Group, and as an adjunct clinical professor at the University of California at Davis medical school. Currently, he is a physician for a CA sheriff's department, the chief medical officer at a healthcare staffing agency, a staff emergency medicine physician at a CA health center and a self-employed consultant.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from Harvard Medical school and completed his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins in general surgery. This expert then went on to complete a residency at Stanford University in cardiothoracic surgery, and completed his research fellowship at Baylor. Additionally, this expert is active within his field as a member of numerous societies including The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association, The American Medical Association, The American Association of Medical Colleges, and The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. This expert has published 24 peer-reviewed journal articles along with 5 book chapter and 1 book. Formerly this expert was the assistant to the chief medical officer at a regional medical center in TX and was a cardiovascular surgeon at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor of surgery at a world renowned hospital.

This highly qualified nurse has extensive experience in her field. Her areas of expertise include long term care, skilled, medical-surgical, and telemetry nursing. She received her AS in nursing from Meridian Community College, her BS in nursing from the University of Alabama, and her MS in nursing from Loyola University. Formerly, she has served as an occupational health RN at Nursing Corp Inc., an RN supervisor at the Bedford Care Center of Marion, and as a medical surgical/telemetry nurse at RN Network. Currently, this expert is a training and development coordinator for a MS healthcare management corporation.

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 advanced practice nurse earned his BS & MS in nursing as well as his DNP from Salisbury University. He also earned his MBA in healthcare administration from Columbia Southern University. He is a licensed registered nurse and a licensed acute care nurse practitioner. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Nurses Association and the Society of Hospital Medicine. Additionally, he has published 4 peer-reviewed journal articles in his field. Formerly, he served as a registered nurse in the emergency and trauma service at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Currently, he is an acute care and family nurse practitioner for the inpatient and hospitalist service at a regional medical center in Maryland as well as an associate professor of nursing at a regional nursing school in Delaware.

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 double board-certified expert has over 35 years of experience as a neurosurgeon. He has been staff neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Systems. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (CIME). He completed an internship in general surgery at Maimonides Medical Center affiliated with the State University of New York, and a residency in neurological surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the California Association of Neurological Surgeons. Throughout his career, this expert has received various awards for his work, including America's Top Surgeons Award and a Distinguished Scholar Award. He has presented at academic conferences, and has authored scientific articles. Currently, this expert has a neurosurgery private practice in California.