Legal Nurse Consultant Expert Witnesses in Arkansas

This expert is triple-board certified in forensic psychiatry, psychiatry, and brain injury medicine, ABPN. He has been retained in cases for plaintiff and defense. Cases include brain injury and neuropsychiatric issues (competitive sports, personal injury), criminal competency (homicide, criminal and military courts), medical malpractice (clinic, hospital, and treaters), violence assessment (armed security and FFD), sexual assault and the use of drugs (DFSA), mass tort (psychiatric damages associated with oil spill), psychiatric factors in capital crime (homicide), and, in all cases, damages. In clinical practice, this physician treats patients at TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation and Research hospital working with those with psychiatric, brain injury, brain disease, and spinal cord injuries. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry of a major medical school. This physician serves as an appointed member of the Texas Governor’s Advisory Committee to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments. He conducts psychiatric medical assessments and IMEs, including a thorough review of medical and legal records to form well-reasoned findings and opinions. He is experienced in giving testimony. He serves as a private consultant to attorneys as a non-disclosed expert. This physician holds further certification as a Medical Review Officer with expertise in Drug and Alcohol testing and toxicology. He also holds an FDA Buprenorphine Waiver to treat Opioid Use Disorders.

This extremely qualified expert of Nursing obtained her Basic Certificate in Gerontology, her AA in General Studies, and her AAS in Nursing from North Harris College, she obtained her BS in Nursing from Prairie View A&M University, her MS and her Post-Masters in Nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and her DNP in Nursing from the University of South Alabama. She is a Certified Registered Nurse in Texas and is a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. She has 15 Publications and is currently an Advanced Practice Nurse at a local Health Center.

This qualified expert of Hospital Procurement obtained his AA from Enterprise State Community College and his BS from Troy State University. He is a certified Pharmacy Technician, Licensed Practical Nurse, and an Emergency Medical Technician. He is a Member of The Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management and is Currently a Senior Sales Executive for a Healthcare/Medical Device Corporation.

The expert is currently a Professor at a major university nursing school and a Family Nurse Practitioner at a community health center. In addition to several associate dean roles at various universities, she has published extensively on various topics including background checks, moral turpitude, and nursing. She is currently researching childhood obesity in addition to teaching pediatrics courses and several others.

This highly qualified expert is currently located in Texas. She received her BSN from Emory University and then went on to receive her MSN and PhD from The University of Texas at Austin. She has several licenses and certifications pertaining to the field of nursing and has been honored for her research by the dean of her university. This expert is formally a staff nurse and has worked her way up to assistant professor of clinical nursing at a major Texas university. She has published 7 refereed articles and has given both national and public presentations on the subject of nursing.

This expert earned his BSN from the University of Texas. He then went on to earn his Masters in Nursing with a focus in Anesthesia from The University of Tennessee. He has been an active CRNA for over 18 years and has provided anesthesia for a large range of procedures and in a variety of settings including private practices and hospitals. He is active in his field as a member of numerous societies and committees including The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and The Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Innovative Anesthesia Management where he had clinical and administrative oversight of 20 facilities in 12 states with over 150 CRNAs. He currently owns a multi-specialty CRNA group in Tennessee and actively provides clinical anesthesia services as an independent contractor in various hospital settings. He is well versed with JCAHO, AAAHC and AAAASF standards.

This highly qualified expert has over 15 years of oncology nursing experience. She earned her BSN and MSN from Columbia University prior to receiving her DNP from the University of Texas, Austin. She is a licensed registered nurse and licensed advanced practice registered nurse, as well as a certified adult nurse practitioner, certified advanced oncology nurse practitioner, and certified breast care nurse. She is a member of several professional societies including the American Nursing Association and the Oncology Nursing Society. She has formerly served as an oncology nurse at Columbia University Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center and as an adult oncology nurse practitioner at NYU Langone Clinical Cancer Center. She is currently a certified adult nurse practitioner and an advanced oncology certified nurse at a prominent outpatient cancer center in Texas.

This qualified expert earned her ADN from Sincalir Community College and is certified in ACLS, PALS, and BLS. She is a licensed registered nurse in Tennessee and is certified as a professional legal nurse consultant by the National Center for Legal Nurse Consultants. This expert has previously served as a registered nurse house float at Southern Hills Medical Center and as a clinical coordinator for Crossroads Surgery Center. She currently is an emergency room registered nurse at a comprehensive Tennessee medical center.

This qualified nursing expert earned her ADN from Eastern Oklahoma State College and her BSN from East Central University. She is a board certified emergency nurse and certified in advanced cardiac life support and basic life support. She is also a certified adult and adolescent sexual assault nurse examiner. This expert as published four for the Emergency Nurses Association where she is also a member. She holds additional memberships with the International Association of Forensic Nursing and the American Nurses Association. She has served formerly as a flight nurse for Eagle Med Air Medical Service and as a trauma nurse at OU Medical Center. Currently, this expert works as an emergency department educator and staff nurse at an acute general care hospital in Oklahoma.

This qualified expert earned her BSN from Saint Louis University School of Nursing and is a licensed registered nurse in the state of Missouri. She is certified in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, and the NIH stroke scale. She stays current in her field as a member of the Neurocritical Care Society, author of two peer reviewed journal articles, and as a coordinator for numerous governmental and non-governmental sponsored studies and trials. This expert formerly served as a staff nurse, acting charge nurse, and wound care nurse at Barnes Jewish Hospital. She currently is a research nurse coordinator for the division of neurocritical care in the department of neurology at a top US medical school.

This expert has over twenty five years of experience as a nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Over his career, this CRNA worked for multiple independent anesthesia firms providing anesthesia services to various hospitals across Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky. Much of his work is done in CRNA-only rural hospitals and surgery centers. This expert has also worked as a clinical instructor at Arkansas State University and Union University in the nurse anesthesia programs. Currently, this CRNA works in a small community hospital providing anesthesia services for multiple surgical specialties and obstetrics. Additionally, this expert provides services for a free-standing GI center.

This expert has been a practicing nurse for nearly 20 years. A licensed registered nurse, she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Kansas and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri. This expert has extensive experience in quality control and ensuring proper standards and protocols are being followed and met. A Risk Management Consultant for Health Cap/HCRMS, she conduced training workshops and consultation for long-term care facility staff in quality insurance and improvement, risk management, safety management, risk mitigation, and best practices. As a Quality Educator with Primaris, she worked with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as part of the Quality Improvement Organization for the state of Missouri, educating, consulting, and providing resource materials to skilled nursing staff to promote improvement in resident care. Currently a Clinical Educator and Consultant for a major university, she continues to work with Quality Improvement of Missouri and provides educational presentations throughout the state for long term care facilities, the Missouri League of Nursing, and various hospitals, targeting specific audiences and quality of care issues. This expert is also an independent Nurse Consultant and is experienced in reviewing legal cases as an expert witness, analyzing medical malpractice files, and analyzing standard of care, causation, and damage issues.

This expert is a certified life care planner and nurse consultant with clinical background in nursing, orthopedics, rehabilitation and critical care medicine. She has extensive background in evaluation of complex and long term needs of clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries. She holds expertise in health care quality and risk management, health care administration, and regulatory compliance. She has been a certified life care planner since 2010.

This nursing expert earned her BS in Nursing from the University of Texas HSC at San Antonio and her MS in Nursing from Arkansas State University. She is certified as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Family Nurse Practitioner, and a Nurse Educator. She belongs to a number of prestigious societies in the field, including the American Nurses Association and the National League of Nursing. This expert is currently an assistant professor of nursing at a top university medical center and an advanced practice nurse in a hospital setting.

This expert has been a practicing nurse for over 25 years. Nenita is currently a Certified Nephrology Nurse and has an active membership in the American Nephrology Nurses Association. She has presented on dialysis and renal disease at various professional conferences and symposiums, while her work has been published in journals such as "Peritoneal Dialysis International" and the "Nephrology Nursing Journal" since 1996 to date. Currently, this expert is a Nursing Supervisor in the Acute Dialysis Department of a major hospital, wherein she manages the daily operations of a unit responsible for providing both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis for newborns and elderly patients alike.

This expert is a Registered Nurse, certified in Medical/Surgical and ambulatory care nursing, and received a masters degree in Nursing Education from Tennessee Tech University. He is a former Surgical Nurse for the US Navy Hospital in Okinawa, and the Division Officer of the Same Day Surgery and Conscious Sedation Suite at the Navy Hospital in Pensacola. Currently, he is a Medical and Surgical Instructor at a Tennessee-based nursing university.

This registered nurse expert is a nationally Certified Emergency Nurse with an ADN from Douglas College, School of Nursing, Canada, as well as 27 years of experience. She is a certified in ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC and the AHA Stroke certification. . She was a staff Nurse III in the leading Regional Trauma adult and pediatric emergency room and interventional angiography for 20 years. Currently, she is a Registered Nurse with a major healthcare network. She has extensive experience in Emergency, Trauma, Radiology, Pediatric and Angiography nursing. She has testified more than 200 times.

This certified operating room nurse currently practices at an orthopedics-focused institution, and has served in operating room nursing positions across the nation for more than 20 years. His clinical focus on orthopedics in the OR setting make him qualified to perform this review.

This extremely qualified expert is a certified rehabilitation nurse with years of experience in the field. She received her BSN degree from Maryville University and her MSN degree from the University of Texas, where she also completed a PhD program focusing on rehabilitation science. She is a member of various professional associations, including Sigma Theta Tau and the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, which honored her with its President's Award in 2014. She has published 16+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for 3+ renowned nursing journals. She lectures both nationally and internationally and is a former clinical educator of rehabilitation and geriatrics at the University of Texas, where she also managed the rehabilitation admission program and worked as a clinical geriatric nurse specialist. Additionally, she is a former staff nurse focusing on adult rehabilitation at both St. Johns Mercy Medical Center and SSM Rehabilitation Institute. She is currently an independent nurse consultant in Texas.

This registered nurse has experience in hospice care, nursing homes, and home health care for pediatrics and adults, and Medicaid in home managed care. She previously served as a Branch Manager for Primecare Home Health and a Director of Nursing in Home Health for Regional Healthcare.