Medical Expert Witnesses in Maryland

This board certified expert has been practicing for over 40 years. A former Fellow of the College of American Pathologists, he is currently an Associate Editor for the Atlas of Pathology - Non-Tumor Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, as well as a member of the Editorial Board of both Modern Pathology and Fetal and Pediatric Pathology. Currently, this expert is a Professor in the Department of Pathology at a major medical university, where he has been a full professor for 18 years.

This highly qualified nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist has over 15 years experience in oncology that include advanced oncology training. She earned her MSN at the University of Pennsylvania, PhD at Walden University School of Health and Human Service, fellowship trained in cancer disparities in underserved and geriatric populations and is an Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner and researcher. This expert is a member of several professional organizations such as the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Public Health Association, and Oncology Nursing Society. Formerly, she was an Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist of Infusion Center at the Weinberg Cancer Institute. Currently, she teaches at a top ranking university and is a surgical oncology nurse practitioner/ researcher at an academic affiliated hospital.

This qualified expert has over 17 years in healthcare administration, medical accounts, and medical billing matters. She received both an A.A. and B.S. in Health Care Administration from the University of Phoenix. Her previous positions include managerial positions in medical billing departments at various companies including Johns Hopkins, GE Healthcare and LifeBridge Health. She currently works as an Office Manager at a major university hospital. She is responsible to manage staff that includes providers, nurses and administrators. Facilitating contacts between patients and medical staff as well as maintaining, patients, office reports, inventor, appointments and etc. She has also consulted for medical billing requests.

This highly qualified, double board certified doctor has extensive experience in the field of the child abuse and neglect. He is on the Executive Council of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect and is Past President of the Helfer Society, an honorary international group of physicians working in the field of child maltreatment. He has served on the Boards of Prevent Child Abuse America and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Dr. Dubowitz is a clinician, researcher, and educator, and he is active in the policy arena. He edited Neglected Children: Research, Practice and Policy and co-edited the Handbook for Child Protection Practice, as well as International Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect and ISPCAN’s World Perspectives 2012. He has over 180 publications and has presented at many regional, national and international conferences.

This highly qualified dentist is a national expert and frequent speaker on the treatment of anxious and special needs dental patients. He currently runs a private general dental and hospital practice in Maryland where he specializes in dental care for individuals who have anxiety or special needs. He is also the department head at a nearby hospital, where he provides dental care in the OR. Over the course of his career, he has treated 1,800+ patients who were asleep or under sedation in the OR and has administered oral sedation during 34,000+ patient visits to his office. He earned his D.M.D. at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and completed his residency at the Genesee Hospital in Rochester, NY. The expert is a Diplomate with the American Board of Forensic Dentistry, the American Board of Special Care Dentistry, and the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation. He is also a Member and Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped and the American Association of Hospital Dentists.

This expert is a psychologist who has specialized in the study of suicide since 1971. This expert has 40 years of clinical experience working with at-risk for suicide patients and has published 8 books and more than 125 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in Suicidology regarding clinical care (assessment and treatment) of the suicidal patient, standard of care issues, etc.. This expert has been providing consultation and testimony in suicide-related cases since 1981.

This board certified expert has been practicing dentistry for over 30 years. A member of a multitude of prestigious academic and scientific societies, including both the Pierre Fauchard International Dental Honor Society and the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society, he is a reviewer for the Journal of the American Dental Association and has presented papers at the national and international levels. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Periodontics at a major medical university and as a Periodontist at a private practice as well as a group practice.

This qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of vascular surgery. She received her AB in biology from Harvard College, where she graduated cum laude with high honors. She then earned her MS through the clinical research scholars program at Case Western Reserve University and her MD from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. She completed her postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins, completing both an internship and residency in general surgery, as well as a fellowship in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy. This expert is board-certified in surgery and vascular surgery. She is active in her field as a member of several organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgeons, and the Society for Vascular Surgery. She is also involved in research, having authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and spoken at several conferences. Currently, this expert serves as the associate program director of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy, as well as an assistant professor of surgery in the vascular surgery and endovascular therapy department at a prominent medical school in Maryland.

This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in internal medicine and nearly 15 years of experience with nursing home care. She received her BS in biology from Xavier University of New Orleans before earning her MD from the University of Maryland and completing her internal medicine residency at Temple University. This expert is board-certified in internal medicine and certified in medical direction by the American Medical Directors Association. She is active in her field as a member of the American Medical Directors Association and the American College of Physicians. Upon finishing her residency program, she was a physician and partner with Benner, Mulshine, and Seay for 9 years. She then transitioned to working in nursing home care, serving as a physician and medical director for numerous nursing and rehabilitation centers, including Brightview Assisted Living in Catonsville, FutureCare Pineview, and Frederick Villa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. For her work, she was awarded the Medical Director of the Year award by the Maryland Medical Directors Association. Currently, this expert serves as the medical director for a home healthcare service and multiple nursing & rehabilitation centers in Maryland.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 20 years of experience in the field of nephrology. He received his BA from Cornell University before earning his MD from Northwestern University. He subsequently completed his residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University, where he was chief resident in his last year, and a fellowship in clinical nephrology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. This expert is board certified in nephrology. He has been active in his field as an author of multiple scientific publications. He has formerly served as a medical hospitalist at Cove Healthcare and Kaiser Permanente, as well as an instructor of clinical skills and nephrology at Johns Hopkins University. Currently, this expert serves as the medical director of the dialysis unit at two medical centers in Maryland and is a partner in a private nephrology practice with several locations throughout Maryland.

This anesthesiology expert has experience with both adult and pediatric patients, as well as experience with pain medicine and palliative care. She earned her BA in history and economics at the University of Pennsylvania and her MD at Rutgers. She completed her residency in anesthesiology at Yale and her fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at John Hopkins and is double board-certified in anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology. She is a member of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, the International Anesthesia Research Group, and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care. This expert formally worked as a clinical research coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania and she is currently an anesthesiologist at a private group in Maryland.

This well-qualified expert is double board certified anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology. He received his MD from the University of Virginia. He then went on to complete an internship in general surgery from Washington Hospital Center, a residency in anesthesiology from the Maimonides Medical Center, and a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology from The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. In addition, this expert is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia. Previously, this expert served as the chief of pediatric anesthesia at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. He currently serves as staff anesthetist, the vice chairman of anesthesiology, and the chief of pediatric anesthesia for a medical center in MD.

This highly qualified expert in obstetrics and gynecology has over 20 years of clinical experience. After earning his BS from Muhlenberg College and his MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, he completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. This expert is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and is an active member of several professional societies, including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Physician Executives. Among his former roles, he was an obstetrician and gynecologist at Clinical Associates PA, founder of OBGYN Specialists of Maryland, and chairman of obstetrics quality assurance at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. This expert is currently an obstetrician and gynecologist at a women's health clinic, lead physician at an obstetrics practice, and an instructor at a prestigious university in Maryland.

This qualified expert is known for his efforts in the field of neuro-ophthalmology and vestibular neurology. He earned his MD at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Iran before completing a residency in neurology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He went on to complete two prestigious fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and vascular neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then did a post-doctoral fellowship in neuro-visual and vestibular disorders at Johns Hopkins University. This expert is also certified in the Science of Clinical Investigation. This expert is very active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association. In addition, this expert has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles and over 30 abstracts. Formerly, this exert was the director of the student's research organization at Shahid Beheshti University and was on the research council of the Illinois Neurological Institute. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor in neuro-visual and vestibular disorders at a top medical school in Maryland.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience as a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in mood disorders, anxiety disorders, adult ADHD, and suicide. He earned his BA at Rutgers College and his MS in physiology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He earned his MD at the New Jersey Medical School and completed his internship and residency in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is very active in his field as a member and fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Formerly, this expert has served as an inpatient geriatric psychiatrist at Cann Health Resources, a consultant in the Affective Disorders Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a geriatric psychiatrist at Glass Mental Health Systems, and an outpatient psychiatrist at Maryland Psychiatric Partners, LLC. Currently, this expert is a psychiatrist at a family services office in Delaware and is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at a top medical school in Maryland.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience as an epidemiologist and nurse-midwife, with demonstrated experience in medical device safety including gynecologic surgical mesh, breast implants, hip replacement, cardiovascular and dermatologic devices, post-market surveillance, and pharmacoepidemiology. She received her BS in biology from the University of Illinois and a diploma in nursing from Evanston Hospital School of Nursing before earning her BS in nursing and her MS in perinatal nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She then went on to earn a post-masters certificate in midwifery from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her PhD in perinatal epidemiology from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. This expert is a certified nurse-midwife and a licensed registered nurse. She is active in her field as a member of several organizations, including the American Nurses Association, the American College of Nurse-Midwives, and the American Academy of Nursing. She is also highly involved in research, having authored several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and spoken at multiple scientific conferences throughout her career. For her work, she has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards. With over 15 years in academia, this expert has formerly served as an assistant professor of child, women and family health at the University of Maryland, and adjunct assistant professor in prevention and community health and an adjunct clinical associate professor of clinical management and leadership at George Washington University, and, most recently, as an adjunct associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Clinically, she has served as an maternal child health epidemiologist and a health sciences administrator for the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC and has worked extensively with the FDA as an epidemiologist and branch chief for the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Additionally, she served as the director of women's health, medical ethics and patient advocacy for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense. Currently, this expert is the owner and CEO of an epidemiology consulting group based in Maryland.

This highly-qualified acute care nurse has more than 15 years of experience in her field, specializing in cardiac surgery and pulmonary transplant in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She earned her ASN from Anne Arundel Community College, her BSN from the College of Notre Dame, and her MSN and DNP in acute care nursing from the University of Maryland. This expert is a licensed registered nurse practitioner and holds an additional certification in acute care nursing. She is active in her field as a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the American Society of Transplantation. She began her career as a clinical nurse intern on the medical/surgical unit at Johns Hopkins. She then served as a registered nurse in the coronary care ICU at Baltimore Washington Medical Center before serving as an acute care nurse practitioner in the cardiac surgery ICU and telemetry step-down units at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She is currently a senior acute care nurse practitioner in the pulmonary transplant unit at a major university-affiliated medical center in Maryland, where she also serves on the adjunct faculty.

This qualified expert has nearly a decade of board-certified experience in his field. He earned his undergraduate degree in premedical education from the Adamjee Government Science College and his MD from the Dow Medical College in Pakistan. He then worked as an administrator, medical officer, and house staff general surgeon in the Civil Hospital of Karachi. He then completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston before going on to complete a prestigious fellowship in hematology and oncology from Albert Einstein College/Montefiore Medical Center. This expert is triple board certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology. He is very active in his field as a member of multiple professional societies including the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, the European Society for Medical Oncology, the American Association of Cancer Research, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In addition, this expert has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Formerly, this expert served as a physician in hematology and oncology at the Greater Washington Oncology Associates and was the director of clinical oncology at Medimmune/AstraZeneca. He also was a clinical instructor for internal medicine residents at Prince George Hospital. Currently, this expert is a clinical program lead for a biotechnology company and he is an independent practicing physician in hematology and oncology.

This expert has 30 years of experience in endocrinology and is board certified in internal medicine and endocrinology. He received his BS from the University of Maryland and his MD from the University of Virginia. He went on to complete an internship in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital, a residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Hospital, and a fellowship in endocrinology at Ohio State University Hospital. He is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Diabetes Association, and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. He was previously an associate professor of medicine and associate clinical professor of endocrinology at the University of Maryland Medical School. He is currently an assistant professor of medicine at a top medical school in Maryland and an adjunct associate professor of medicine at another medical school in Maryland.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in occupational medicine, pain management, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. He received his BA in biology from the University of Pennsylvania before earning his MPH in public health leadership from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his MD at Temple University. He subsequently completed an internal medicine internship at the Naval Medical Center, an occupational and environmental medicine residency at Duke University, and both a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation and a fellowship in pain medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is board-certified by both the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Preventive Medicine, holding certifications in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, and undersea and hyperbaric medicine. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. He formerly served as the associate program director for the anesthesia pain medicine fellowship at the National Capital Consortium and the assistant department head of occupational and preventive medicine at the Naval Health Clinic in San Diego. He spent several years working at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, serving as the White House medical unit physician, the associate program director of the pain medicine fellowship, and the director of interventional pain medicine. Currently, this expert serves as the director of interventional medicine at a major medical center in Washington DC and as an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at a medical school in Maryland.

This highly-qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in maternal-fetal medicine. He earned his BS in biology from Towson University before earning his MD from the University of Maryland. He subsequently completed an internal medicine internship and an obstetrics and gynecology residency at St. Agnes Hospital, as well as a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship at the University of Maryland. This expert is board-certified in obstetric and gynecology with a sub-specialization in maternal-fetal medicine. He is active in his field as a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, as well as an author of several scientific articles and a invited speaker at various medical conferences. Throughout his career, he has held a number of distinguished roles, including the director of the high risk obstetrics clinic and the OB/GYN residency program at St. Agnes Hospital, the director of maternal-fetal medicine at Harbor Hospital Center, and the director of obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine at St. Agnes Healthcare. Currently, this expert is the director of maternal-fetal medicine at a hospital center and an instructor in obstetrics and gynecology at two major universities, all located in Maryland.

This highly-qualified emergency medicine expert earned his BS in molecular biology from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Toledo. He subsequently completed his residency in emergency medicine at Wayne State University. This expert is board-certified in emergency medicine and is active in his field as a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American College of Healthcare Executives. He formerly served as a clinical attending physician for Emergency Physician Medical Group and, more recently, as the chief of emergency services at Frederick Health in Maryland. Currently, this expert is a partner at a physician-owned integrated acute care group.