Internal Medicine Expert Witnesses in California

This highly qualified expert is board certified in internal medicine and hospital medicine and has years of experience as a hospitalist. He completed his MD at Northwestern University. He received his MBA degree in health care from the University of California, Irvine, where he also completed his internship and residency training in internal medicine. He is a master of the American College of Physicians and senior fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine and is a member of various other professional associations, including the Association of Professors of Medicine. He has published 170+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves in the editorial boards of 15 medical journals. He lectures both nationally and internationally and was listed as a "Top 10 Hospitalist" by the American College of Physicians. He is the vice chair for clinical affairs and quality assurance and the former chief of internal medicine at the University of California, Irvine. Currently, he is the chair of the department of medicine, the executive director of the hospitalist program, the medical director of the anticoagulation services and a professor of clinical medicine, business public health, nursing science and biomedical engineering at a major university.

This extremely well qualified expert of Psychiatry obtained his BS in Chemistry from the University of Virginia, his MTS in Ethics and Cultural Anthropology from the Harvard Divinity School, and his MD in Medicine from Columbia University. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine and Neurology, his Residency in Adult Psychiatry, and his Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and his Fellowship in Psychotherapy at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry. He is a member of multiple Psychiatric Medical Associations and has 19 Publications on Psychiatry. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at a Top Medical University in California.

This highly qualified expert earned his Bachelor's degree from the City University of New York and his medical degree from the SUNY Downstate School of Medicine. He then pursued an internship and residency at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, as well as a fellowship in Nephrology at the Harvard Medical School. This expert previously served as a Research Fellow in Transplant Nephrology at the Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Hospital and as the Medical Director of the Home Dialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis Program at the University of South California-DaVita Dialysis Center. He now serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine and as the Medical Director of the Nephrology, Hypertension, CKD and Renal Transplant Clinic at a respected academic medical center.

This highly qualified expert has spent over 50 years working in blood banking and transfusion medicine. He earned his M.D. from UCLA, where he also completed his internship. The expert finished his residency in medicine in the San Francisco area, at UC Hospitals and San Francisco General Hospital. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Blood Banking, and he is licensed in California and New York. The expert previously served as the Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer at BloodSource, a multi-location blood bank in California, from 1983 until 2004. He was also a Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and Georgetown University School of Medicine; he continues to teach at a university in California. The expert is a member of the American Association of Blood Banks and a Past President of the International Society of Blood Transfusion.

This actively practicing, board certified toxicology specialist has assumed clinical positions in the field of toxicology and has published hundreds of articles and book chapters on the topic. Furthermore, he has also given nationally invited lectures on drug toxicity and is currently a faculty member at a major toxicology private practice.

This esteemed expert is the co-director of a kidney research center and a professor of medicine at a prominent Los Angeles medical school. A native of Italy, he received his medical degree, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Bari and completed his internship, residency and fellowship in nephrology at the Policlinico in Bari. He relocated to California to pursue a fellowship in hypertension at the USC (Keck) School of Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a Diplomate of the American Board of Nephrology, and a specialist on hypertension. He is also a national and international member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Hypertension. Currently is Co-DIrector of a premier california medical school

This highly qualified expert earned her BS from UC Irvine and MD from Harvard. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at UC San Diego. She is certified in Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Internal Medicine. She is an active member of several medical societies related to her focus in Pulmonary and Critical Care, and has published numerous journal articles and abstracts on the topic. She previously served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pulmonary Critical Care, and now works at a hospital in California as a Pulmonary Critical Care and Interventional Pulmonology Physician.

This expert has served as registered nurse for 45 years, and holds a Master's level certification in Gerontology. She is certified as an Advanced Professional by the Aging Life Care Association, and also serves as an Age Well Senior Services Consultant. She has served as the Founder and CEO of an elderly care management company for the last 10 years.

This expert, a native of Southern California, completed his undergraduate education at Pacific Union College before attending Loma Linda University School of Medicine where he received his MD degree in 2008. He completed an Internal Medicine internship followed by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency and continued his specialization with a Pain Management fellowship, all at Loma Linda. He is double board certified in PM&R and Pain Medicine.

This board-certified radiologist received his BS from the University of California before earning both his MD and MBA from the University of Southern California. This expert then went on to complete an internal medicine internship at Queens Hospital Center, a residency in diagnostic radiology at Maimonides Medical Center, and a fellowship in musculoskeletal MRI at the Beverly Radiology Group. He is a licensed x-ray supervisor and operator and is a member of the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. He is also active in research, having authored several publications and presented at multiple conferences throughout his career. This expert specializes in musculoskeletal radiology, orthopedic radiology, and spine radiology. Formerly, this expert served as a peer and utilization reviewer for Medical Consultants Network. Currently, he serves as a musculoskeletal radiologist and as the co-founder and president at two separate radiology groups in California.

This highly-qualified expert is double-board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. She earned her MD from Bangalore Medical College in her home country of India and subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine at Madras Medical College. Upon moving to the United States, she completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Florida, a fellowship in gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic, and a fellowship in transplant hepatology at Stanford University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in cancer biology at Stanford University. This expert is active in her field as a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American College of Gastroenterology. She is also highly involved in research, having authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and spoken at multiple conferences as an invited speaker. She has formerly served as a research specialist in radiology at Emory University Hospital and a clinical instructor of gastroenterology and hepatology at Stanford University. Currently, this expert serves as an instructor of gastroenterology and hepatology at a prestigious California university.

This expert earned his BA in integrative biology from the University of California, Berkeley and his MD at the University of Southern California, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine. He then went on to complete three fellowships, one in cardiovascular disease at Houston Methodist, one in interventional cardiology and another in structural heart disease both at Cleveland Medical Center. He is triple board-certified in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and internal medicine. He currently is a cardiologist for a cardiology medical group in California.

This well-qualified expert has more than two decades of experience in sports medicine and orthopedics as well as a decade of experience in administrative work. He attained his MBChB in medicine from the University of Leeds and also holds a degree in healthcare informatics from Oregon Health and Science University. Subsequently, he underwent fellowship training in sports and exercise medicine, musculoskeletal from the University College London. He is board certified in family medicine. Previously, this expert served in a wide variety of roles, including as a team physician, a medical director, a director of medical informatics, chief medical advisor, medical advisor, among others. Currently, he holds roles as a telemedicine physician for two telemedicine providers, a musculoskeletal medicine specialist at a sports medicine and orthopedics clinic, and the vice president of medical affairs for an online telehealth medication provider.

This qualified expert pharmacist earned his PharmD from the University of the Pacific and continued to complete a residency at St. Joseph's Medical Center. He then earned his MS in organizational leadership at Southern New Hampshire University and his EdD from the higher education leadership from Aspen University. Today, he is a licensed registered pharmacist, with clinical certifications in geriatrics and psychiatry and remains active in his field as a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the American Public Health Association. Formerly, this expert served as an assistant professor at the University of the Pacific and an associate professor at Roosevelt University and Manchester University, where he also has experience as the chair of the pharmacy practice. Additionally, he was the assistant dean of academic affairs and the chief diversity officer at Pacific University Oregon. Currently, this expert is a professor of pharmacy and an executive associate dean at a health sciences university in California.

This expert is an internal medicine physician with experience in musculoskeletal injuries and traumatic brain injury. He earned his BA in biology from the University of Virginia and his MD from George Washington University. He went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at George Washington University Medical Center and is now board certified in internal medicine. He formerly held a position at the University of California, San Diego as an associate professor of internal medicine and is currently an internal medicine physician at a private practice in California.

This neurology and headache medicine expert earned her BS in neuroscience from UCLA and her MD from Florida International University. She subsequently completed an internal medicine internship at UC Irvine and a neurology residency at LAC+USC Medical Center. She is active in her field as a scientific researcher and as a member of the American Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology. She formerly served as an administrative assistant for John Muir OB-GYN and a psychiatry office assistant and transcriber for a private practice. Currently, this expert is a clinical fellow of headache medicine and a clinical researcher at a California university.

This supremely qualified hematologist/oncologist has remained in active practice for over 30 years and has acquired such high ranking clinical appointments as the Chief of Hematology/Oncology at several prior institutions. He also currently holds a clinical professorship in his field, is an attending physician, as well as a reviewer for major hematology and oncology editorials.

This extremely qualified infectious disease specialist has received his education and medical training from among the finest institutions in the country. Over his 30+ years of medical practice in the field of infectious diseases, he has been appointed to high ranking medical directorships of several major infectious disease programs in the west coast. He is also a fellow of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, as well as the American College of Physicians.

This board certified expert has been practicing for nearly 20 years. He completed his residency in Family Practice at the University of California, San Francisco prior to completing a fellowship as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, a highly selective postresidency program where physicians learn to conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners, and policy makers on issues important to the health and well-being of all Americans. A member of a number of distinguished family medicine and primary care organizations, he sits on the Editorial Board for the "Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine" and has been extensively published in journals such as "Annals of Family Medicine" and the "Journal of General Internal Medicine". Currently, this expert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at a major medical university.

This highly qualified and triple board certified pulmonologist earned his MD at the University of Minnesota. He completed an internship and residency training in internal medicine at the University Colorado, in addition to fellowship training in pulmonology and critical care at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert has received numerous awards for his academic and clinical work and is a member of the American Thoracic Society. He has authored 70+ articles and serves as an editor and reviewer for a number of peer reviewed journals. Currently, this expert is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Pulmonary Consult Service and Director of the Interstitial Lung Disease Program at a top ranking university as well as an attending pulmonologist at a university affiliated hospital.

This expert is an extremely well-qualified internist with additional experience and interest in geriatrics, palliative medicine, and hospice care. She has published more 28 peer-reviewed primary publications, review articles, invited articles, abstracts and book chapters. This expert has also traveled, giving numerous presentations on geriatrics, palliative medicine and hospice care. She currently holds a physician position at one of the finest VA institutions in the country, University, and is medical director for a program of all inclusive care for elderly

This extremely qualified Cardiac Electrophysiology expert received his medical education from some of the most highly regarded institutions in the country. He is triple board certified and fellowship trained in Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Association. This expert is highly active in the research community with his projects attracting millions of dollars in grants. He has published extensively on the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation and frequently lectures throughout the country as an authority on the subject. This expert has authored over 100 publications and has a long history of serving as an expert in malpractice and civil cases, representing patients, physicians, hospitals, and health care systems.

This expert's is a Physician-Scientist (M.D. and Ph.D) who serves as an attending hepatologist at a top tier university. He specializes the care of viral hepatitis (HCV and HBV) and other liver diseases. His research interests have been centered on hepatitis C virus (HCV) virology, pathogenesis, and virus-host interaction including immune response. For the past 10 years during his PhD and Post-Doctoral training, he has investigated viral-host interactions that regulate HCV viral replication through the activation of intracellular innate immune response. In recent years, he has focused on understanding how host cell innate immune pathways sense HCV infection and initiate the host response which involves type I interferon and proinflammatory cytokine production to regulate hepatic immunity. After a recent transition to an independent faculty position, his laboratory continues to investigate virus-host interactions that regulates disease outcome and pathogenesis of HCV infection. He has extensive expertise and skills in virology, cell signaling, cytokine biology, and cell biology. His role as a physician specializing in the care of viral hepatitis at an academic medical center offers the unique integration of basic science and clinical/translational science into the laboratory research program.

This board certified expert has been practicing for over 15 years. She received a Masters Degree in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health prior to earning a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, and she completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of California, San Diego. Awarded the honor of Fellow of the American College of Physicians, she has been named to the Best Doctors in America list numerous times and sits on the Advisory Board for the largest online social network of medical support groups. She has been an invited lecturer for Internal Medicine and Psychiatry residents on depression and anxiety disorders in primary care, as well as women's health issues, and her work has been published in journals such as "Patient Education and Counseling" and "Circulation". Currently, this expert is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Geriatric, Hospital and General Internal Medicine at a major medical university, while she also maintains an active private practice in General Internal Medicine.

This highly experienced double board certified Gastroenterologist is currently Professor of Medicine at a major university. He completed a residency and fellowship at the prestigious Yale University School of Medicine, He is a Fellow of the Molecular Medicine Society as well as a member of multiple professional societies including the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Federation for Clinical Research. This expert has won countless honors and awards for his contributions to research and academia. He has mentored hundreds if not thousands of medical students and Gastroenterologists throughout his illustrious career. This expert is highly active in the research community with over $7 million dollars in funding for his projects in the last four years. He is also an innovator with 24 patents in his name. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for multiple publications.

This highly qualified expert graduated with Honors and Distinction in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. She completed her medical training at Harvard University and medical residency at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), followed by general cardiology training and advanced training in heart failure, heart transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, and echocardiography at UCSF. She then joined the faculty at UCSF while concomitantly earning a Masters Degree in Clinical Research and Epidemiology. Currently this expert is on the faculty in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at a prestigious California medical university, where she focuses on clinical and translational research in the field of heart transplantation. Since her appointment she has received a Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health as well as research grants from the American Heart Association and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Her research focuses on the evaluation and selection of donors for heart transplantation; the pathogenesis of post-transplant complications, including acute rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy; and non-invasive diagnosis of post-transplant complications. She currently serves on an ad hoc committee appointed by the US Department of Health and Human Services that has been charged with improving outcomes in donor management practices. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and is a peer reviewer for the NIH. Also at her current university, she is the program director of the advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology fellowship.

This expert is a family medicine doctor in California and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. He received his medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and has been in practice for 15 years. He is currently a professor of family medicine at a top ranking medical university and an active hospitalist.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He earned his BA in Chemistry from Pomona College, graduating magna cum laude. He went on Harvard Medical School for his MD. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at UCLA before completing a fellowship in Gastroenterology & Hepatology at UCSF, where he also obtained a Master's in Clinical Research. He is a member of several prestigious societies in his field including the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society of Gastroenterological Endoscopy, and has been selected as a Fellow of the American Gastroenterology Association. He currently serves as the Director of Gastrointestinal Mucosal Biology Core, holds the Endowed Chair of Gastrointestinal Medicine, directs NIH-funded research programs in colorectal cancer, HIV, and the microbiome, and appointed an Associate Professor of Medicine at one of the premier university affiliated medical centers in the country. In addition to his clinical duties, he is well published with over 45 peer reviewed journal articles and several book chapters. He is often invited to lecture on topics in gastroenterology. He actively teaches courses at a West Coast University and mentors students, residents, and fellows.

This highly qualified expert of Cardiology obtained his BS in Physiological Sciences summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles and his MD from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics and his Fellowship in Adult Cardiology from the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, Echoardiography, and Cardiology Examination and he is a member of the prestigious American College of Cardiology. He has 15+ Publications and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at a Top Medical School.

This expert is triple board certified in Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She earned her BS from Virginia Tech as well as Registered Dietitian License. From there she moved on to Stanford University, where she earned her MD. She completed a residency in Family Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. She has over 25+ years of diverse clinical experience as well as extensive experience teaching medical students, residents, and advanced practitioners (FNP, PA's). Her expertise includes the Primary Care Scope of Practice with special focus in the evaluation and treatment of acute pain, chronic pain and addiction. She is directly involved in Stanford's evolving Standards of Care for Opiate Prescribing due to a national prescription drug abuse crisis in our youth. She is a certified Mind Body Medicine Consultant through the Center for Mind Body Medicine in Washington DC. This included five year training in psycho-neuro-immunology, employing therapies such as yoga and other body work, guided-imagery, walking meditation, journaling and peer counseling as adjuncts to the Allopathic Medicine and traditional CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) approach. In addition to her clinical duties, she has authored peer reviewed journal article and 5+ book chapters. She serves on several committees at her university and is actively involved in an overdose preventino organization.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in family and preventive medicine and has been practicing for 23+ years. He received his MPH degree from UCB and completed his residency and fellowship training at UCSF. He is a fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology and a founding member of International Doctors for Healthy Drug Policies. His outstanding work as an academic and practitioner has earned him several honors, including the American Medical Association's "Physician Recognition Award", which he received on 4 consecutive years. He has published 40+ peer-reviewed journal articles and lectures both nationally and internationally. Currently, he works as a physician for a major medical group and as a professor of family medicine at a top 5 university in California.