Neonatology Expert Witnesses in California

This board certified expert has extensive experience in Thoracic and Cardiac Radiology. He obtained his BA, BS, and MD from Stanford University. Residency and fellowship training were completed at the University of California- San Francisco. The expert sees a wide range of thoracic pathologies including cancer and interstitial lung disease in addition to aortic and cardiac imaging. In his daily practice, he works closely with Pulmonology, Infectious Disease, Cardiology and the ICU services in the management of both inpatients and outpatients. In addition to mentoring, supervising and teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, he regularly participates and contributes to Thoracic Tumor Board and Multidisciplinary Chest cases. He is actively involved in research with 120+ original peer reviewed articles and abstracts and he is a reviewer for 10+ radiological journals. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in Residence of Radiology at a university affiliated medical center/ program.

This highly qualified, board certified and published expert earned her Associate of Science degree from the Nursing University of New York, her Bachelor of science from Holy Names College in California and her Masters of science from the University of California San Francisco. This expert is certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor, and has had advanced additional training as she completed High- Risk Neonatal program, the Neonatal Individualized Care & Assessment Program and the Neonatal Resuscitation Program. This expert is a member of numerous prestigious nursing societies. This expert is published, having authored 1 peer-reviewed journal article. This expert previously served as Staff Nurse III in a 53 bed regional Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery at the Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Adjunct Faculty in the department of nursing at the Holy Names College and Clinical Nurse Specialist at Summit Medical Center. This expert currently serves as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at a major regional hospital center in California.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the prestigious Harvard Medical School, he went on to complete a residency in Pediatrics and Neurology at Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital respectively. He completed a fellowship in Vascular Neurology at UCSF and post graduate studies in Cognitive Neuropsychology at Harvard University. He is board certified in Neurology. This expert has published over 10 peer-reviewed articles and has contributed to 8 book chapters. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology at a major university in California.

This highly qualified expert completed a neurology residency at George Washington University Hospital. She then went on to finish a stroke/neurocritical fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center and at the University of Southern California. She is a member of prestigious professional organizations such as the Neurocritical Care Society and American Academy of Neurology. She is a reviewer for several journals such as the Neurocritical Care Journal and BMC Neurology Journal. She has published 17 peer-reviewed articles in the field of Neurology and Neurocritical Care. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology in the Division of Neurocritical Care/Stroke at a major medical school as well as the Associate Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Program and the Associate Program Director of the Vascular Neurology Fellowship. She is also Associate Division Chief of Neurocritical Care/Stroke, the Co-Director of the Neurocritical Stroke Services, and the Medical Director of the Transcranial Doppler Program at a major medical center.

This highly qualified expert has been in practice for over ten years. He received his BS from the University of Pennsylvania, Magna Cum Laude. He attended the prestigious University of Washington Medical School and did his residency at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles where he was Chief Resident. He has held several leadership positions and won numerous awards in addition to publishing articles and abstracts. He currently is the Director of the Pediatrics Residency program and Vice-Chairman of Education at a top academic hospital in California.

This expert was Clinical Chief and Division Director of the Division of Medical Genetics at his university. He also was Assistant Dean for CME at a highly regarded university medical school and Medical Director of CME at a major Children's Hospital in San Diego. He is co-investigator for a regenerative medicine/tissue collection institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders and is an investigator with a lab studying Neurodevelopmental Genetics at a university. One of his clinical and research interests is rare diseases and neurogenetics.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years experience in her field. She completed both her BSN and MSN at Loyola University, and earned her DNP at the University of San Francisco. She is certified in Neonatal Intensive Care, and has published several books and numerous articles on this subject. She has previously worked as a Neonatal Intensive Care Staff Nurse at numerous hospitals, as well as serving as Adjunct Clinical Faculty at California State University of East Bay and the University of San Francisco. She currently serves as Assistant Professor and Maternity Faculty Lead an at an elite university

This expert has worked as a registered nurse for over 42 years. She earned her RN diploma from Massachusetts General Hospital and BSN and Masters in Nursing from California State University. She is a Board Certified Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist for 34 years and Certified Emergency Nurse for 30 years. She has done clinical practice as an RN in ICU, ED, PACU, Telemetry, and Med Surg. She also teaches Emergency Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, and ICU Nursing. She supervises and mentors pre-licensure and graduates nursing students on related acute care clinical units. She is a member of multiple professional societies including Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association and Emergency Nurses Association. She is currently a full-time Faculty at an MEPN Program in a top ranked medical university in California.

This highly qualified expert earned his medicine degree from Cairo University School of Medicine. He completed his Residency in Pediatrics at Maimonides Infants and Children's Hospital and then went on to complete a prestigious Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is active in his field both academically and clinically and is a member of multiple medical societies including the American Academy of Pediatrics and their Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Section along with the California Association of Neonatologists. Currently, he is serving as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at a top California University. Additionally, he is serving as the Associate Medical Director of the Extremely Low Brith Weight Program as well as the Assistant Director of the Perinatal Fellowship at a major California Children's Hospital.

This expert on Clinical Genetics obtained his BS in Psychology from Brooklyn College, Pre-med certificate from Hofstra University, and MD from the Ross University School of Medicine. She completed her Residency in Pediatrics at the Winthrop University Hospital and her Fellowship in Genetics and Genomic Sciences at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Clinical Genetics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Medical Genetics. She has 4 Publications and is currently an Attending Physician of Genetics at a top tier university.

This expert is responsible for the creation of the Outpatient Occupational Therapy Program at St Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, and was the first Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist in the city. He has clinical experience in acute care, intensive care, transitional care, inpatient rehab, skilled nursing, assisted living, and home health occupational therapy. He previously served on the faculty of the occupational therapy program at the University of Southern California, and is currently an assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy at a school for allied health sciences in the Los Angeles area.

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 Life Care Planner obtained her AS in Liberal Arts & Sciences and her ADN from Chaffey College and her BSN from Jacksonville University. She completed her training in Life Care Planning at Kelynco in Utah and is a Certified Life Care Planner, Legal Nurse Consultant, Certified Nurse Life Care Planner, and a Registered Nurse. She has 1 Publication and is currently a full time Life Care Planner and part time Educator in Nursing.

As a neurologist with double board certification in General Neurology and Neurocritical Care, this expert has a strong track record of teaching and publication on the subjects of management and intervention in traumatic injury and neurological disease. He was formerly a clinical instructor in the department of Neurosurgery at UCLA Medical Center. He currently is the Director of the Neurocritical Care fellowship program, Director of the Tele-stroke program, and an assistant professor of Neurology in Critical Care and Stroke at a top-ranked university medical center.

This highly qualified expert has over 10 years of experience in emergency, trauma, and ICU specialties. She earned her BA in psychology and her BS in nursing from Dominican University. She then completed her MS in nursing administration at Holy Names University. This expert is certified in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, and pediatric advanced life support. She is a member of the Emergency Nurses Association and the American Organization of Nurse Executives. She formerly was a staff and charge nurse at emergency, trauma, and ICUs throughout California and Hawaii. Currently, she serves as the director of nursing, emergency, and trauma services at an adult level one trauma center in California.

This qualified expert earned her BS in nursing from San Diego State University and went on to earn her MS in nursing at Grand Canyon University. She is nationally certified as a registered nurse certified in neonatal intensive care and is a neonatal resuscitation provider. Formerly, she served as an advanced clinician in the NICU of Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns and as a supervisor of the NICU at Rady Children's Hospital. She currently is a manager of the NICU at a top academic hospital in San Diego.

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in cardiovascular nursing. She earned her BSN from the University of Maryland, before going on to receive her MSN from California State University, Los Angeles and her DNP from Loma Linda University. Today, this expert is a registered nurse with a critical care nurse speciality. Additionally, she is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner and a certified nursing executive by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This expert is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She formerly served as the supervisor​ of critical​ ​care​ ​and​ ​cardiac​ ​nursing at the Glendale Adventist​ ​Medical​ ​Center, as the director​ of ​critical​ ​care​ ​and​ ​telemetry nursing at the Barlow ​Respiratory​ ​Hospital, and as a cardiovascular​ nurse​ ​practitioner at the Cedars-Sinai​ ​Medical​ ​Center. She also worked as the director​ of critical​ ​care services at the Henry​ ​Mayo​ ​Newhall​ ​Memorial​ ​Hospital, as the ​director of critical​ ​care​ ​and​ ​cardiovascular​ ​nursing​ at the Northridge​ ​Hospital​ ​Medical​ ​Center, and as the director of nursing at the Dignity​ ​Health-Glendale​ ​Memorial​ ​Hospital​ ​and ​Health​ ​Center. Currently, this expert is the director of critical care, cardiovascular, and telemetry nursing at a top medical center in California.

This highly qualified pulmonary and critical care expert has over 30 years of experience in his field. He received his BA in biology from the University of Chicago and his MD from New York Medical College. After finishing his internship at Kaiser Hospital and his residency from George Washington University, this expert went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in pulmonology at the University of Illinois Medical Center. He holds board certifications in internal medicine and pulmonary disease. Additionally, this expert is a member of various professional societies and organizations, including the American College of Chest Physicians and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Formerly, he has held roles as an assistant and associate professor of pulmonary disease at UCI School of Medicine, and as the former director of bronchoscopy there as well. He has also served as a medical consultant at the Grossman Burn Unit in Martin Luther Hospital and as the director of pulmonary rehabilitation there as well. Currently, he serves as the president and medical director of a CA medical research group and the medical director of a CA hospital.

This nursing expert has over 10 years of professional experience in his field. His expertise includes chemotherapy, telemetry and medical/surgical nursing. He received his AS in nursing from Golden West College and his BS in nursing from the University of Phoenix. He holds numerous professional certifications including advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support, and he is a certified EKG technician. This expert is a member of various professional organizations, including The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and the American Association of Critical-Nurses. Formerly, this expert has held roles as an EMT at Golden State Ambulance Co., as an emergency medical assistant in the neonatal ICU unit at Good Samaritan Hospital, and as a clinical nursing instructor and staff nurse in the telemetry and chemotherapy units at Antelope Valley Hospital. Currently, this expert is a medical/surgical nurse at a top hospital in California.

This qualified expert is board-certified in both plastic surgery and general surgery. She received her BS in molecular biology from UC Santa Barbara before earning her MD from the University of Southern California. She subsequently completed two residencies: one in general surgery at the University of Nevada and one in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Oregon Health & Science University. She was also a research fellow in the trauma & critical care surgery and plastic surgery divisions at the University of Nevada. This expert actively participates in professional development to stay updated on the latest practices in the field. She is active in her field as a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. She is also involved in research, having authored multiple peer-reviewed articles and presented at several conferences. She formerly served as a plastic surgeon for the California Skin Institute, as well as the medical director and chief wellness officer of Illuminate Face & Body Bar. Currently, she is a plastic surgeon for two private practices - one in Nevada and one in California.

This highly-qualified expert has over 10 years of experience as a pediatric hospitalist. In addition to general hospital medicine practice, his work has focused on child abuse, neonatology and newborn medicine, and tropical medicine. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina with a BA in government and international studies before earning his MD from the University of South Carolina, graduating cum laude. He subsequently completed both an internship and residency in pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. This expert is board-certified in pediatrics and holds certifications in basic life support, pediatric advanced life support, and neonatal resuscitation. He is active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Advancing Pediatric Educator Excellence, and the Society of Hospital Medicine. He is also involved as an author of media publications on pediatrics and a speaker at various pediatric conferences. He has formerly served as the director of inpatient pediatrics and a pediatric hospitalist for PIH Health Physicians Medical Group, the pediatric clerkship director and a faculty hospitalist for Advocate Children's Hospital, and the medical director of inpatient medicine and a pediatric hospitalist for Jupiter Medical Center. Currently, this expert serves as a senior pediatric hospitalist for a healthcare system in California.

This highly-expert has 15 years of experience as an anesthesiologist, with extensive experience in hospital administration, acute pain management, and perioperative evaluations, as well as general, regional, and neuraxial anesthesia for infants, children, and adults. He earned both his BS in microbiology and molecular genetics and MD from UCLA before going on to complete a pediatric internship at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. He subsequently completed an anesthesiology residency at Stanford University and a pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. This expert is board-certified in anesthesiology with a subspecialty in pediatric anesthesiology. He also holds certifications in pediatric advanced life support and advanced cardiac life support. He has formerly served as a per diem anesthesiologist and sub-chief of pediatric anesthesia for Kaiser Permanente, as well as the founder and CEO of Dignified Housing Inc. Currently, this expert serves as a pediatric anesthesiologist for a major healthcare system, a pediatric dental anesthesiologist for a mobile anesthesia service in California, and a per diem anesthesiologist for an anesthesiology medical group in California.

This expert has extensive experience in the field of neonatology. He received his BA in mathematics and psychology from York University before earning both his MA and PhD in psychology from the University of Toronto. He then went on to earn his MD at the University of Miami and complete his residency in pediatrics and his fellowship in neonatology at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert is board certified in both pediatrics and neo-natal pediatric medicine. He has previous academic experience as an assistant professor at several institutions. Additionally, he previously worked at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, the Naval Medical Center in San Diego and the University of California, San Diego. Currently, he serves as a neonatologist at a large public hospital in southern California.

This expert has been a neonatologist for nearly two decades. He received his MD at the University of Uppsala Faculty of Medicine and completed his internship at Soderhamn’s Hospital in Sweden. He then went on to do both a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in neonatology at the University of California at Davis. He is board-certified in both general pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. He has written many peer-reviewed papers on topics in pediatrics and neonatology. Formerly, he held many roles in a variety of medical settings as a Locum Tenens physician. He has also been a physician at Pediatric Urgent Care of Sacramento Inc and a neonatologist at Children’s Hospital & Health Center in San Diego. Currently, he is a neonatologist at two hospitals, one at which he is a clinical instructor, as well as a clinical associate professor in pediatrics at an osteopathic medical school, all in California.

This expert has over 25 years of experience in healthcare administration with the majority of his experience focused on eldercare and senior living facilities. He has managed facilities ranging from 75 to 269 beds, in settings ranging from critical care to long term care including cardiology, orthopedics, rehabilitation services, dementia care, and assisted living. This expert is a licensed nursing home administrator and a certified residential care facility for the elderly administrator. Currently, he is the administrator of a skilled nursing facility with nearly 200 beds in California.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in healthcare sales and brand management. She earned her BS in nursing from Pacific Union College and is licensed as a registered nurse and as a public health nurse. She is also certified as a six sigma yellow belt and in global marketing and management in turbulent times through the Thunderbird School of Global Management. She formerly spent 15 years as a clinical nurse in various healthcare settings. She then transitioned to medical device sales and management, serving as a senior sales representative for Boston Scientific, as a services manager for Medtronic, Inc., as a marketing manager for Zoll Medical, Inc., as a clinical support and services zone manager for B. Braun Medical, and as a senior business development manager for Semler Scientific. She is currently a senior principal consultant for a brand strategy consultancy and a senior sales manager for a medical risk-assessment company.

This highly-qualified expert has over 15 years of experience in obstetrics nursing and nurse midwifery, with experience in labor and delivery, birth centers, and homebirths. She earned her BS in nursing from the University of California, Chico and her MS in nurse midwifery at Frontier Nursing University. She formerly held roles as a registered nurse for maternal infant services at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and as a certified nurse midwife at CommuniCare Health Centers, Women’s Circle Health Center, and New Earth Midwifery Maternity Clinic. This expert is currently a clinical professor of obstetrics and medical-surgical nursing at a college, as well as a certified nurse midwife at a birthing center and hospital, both in California.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 20 years of experience as a paramedic. He earned an AS in nursing at Excelsior College and a JD at Lincoln Law School. He holds certifications as a critical care paramedic and a rescue diver, and is licensed as an emergency medical technician and paramedic in California. He previously served as a death investigator at the coroner's office in the Sierra County Sheriff Department, a paramedic in both private companies and for multiple counties. More recently, he moved into supervisory roles as a clinical care coordinator and as a field supervisor for a number of counties in Northern California. Currently, this expert serves as a sole proprietor at an investigation firm and as a prehospital care coordinator for a county in Northern California.

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 highly qualified, board certified expert has years of experience in the clinical and academic field as a Pediatric Gastroenterology. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of California-Los Angeles and her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics from the University of California-Los Angeles, and a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. This expert is board certified Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and is a member of the Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology. With 9 articles, 4 chapters and 11 abstracts, this expert has dedicated years of research to Pediatric Gastroenterology. She was a former Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, and currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology at a major children's hospital and is an affiliated faculty member for Multiple Regional Healthcare Centers.

This highly qualified expert is triple board certified in Pediatrics, Anesthesiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BS from the University of Wisconsin and his MD from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Oakland, CA, residency in Anesthesia at the Hospital Of the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellowship in Anesthesia and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a member of several societies within his field, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Pediatrics and Society for Critical Care Medicine. He has over 25 years experience as a pediatric critical care physician. In addition to his clinical responsibilities he is well published, with over 85 peer reviewed journal articles, over 35 book chapters and 1 book authored. He is also very active in the education of medical students and residents.

This highly qualified, board certified expert earned his Bachelor's from the University of California Los Angeles, where he also earned his medical degree. This was followed by a residency in pediatrics at the Boston' Children hospital and a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. This expert is a member of numerous medical societies and has published 27 papers in leading peer-reviewed journals. This expert previously held the position of Epidemiologic Intelligence Service Officer at the centers for disease control and prevention and also worked as a public health consultant at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. He currently serves as the Medical Partnership Director of a nationally renown online education tool used by millions of users and he also serves as the chief medial officer of a renown online medial education tool used by medical students and residents. He curently also serves as a Pediatric Infectious disease clinical instructor at an Ivy League University Hospital center.

This board-certified expert earned his BA in History and BS in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed his MD at Universidad Central del Caribe. He went on to complete a residency in General Surgery at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and another residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the LAC+USC Medical Center. Following his residencies, he completed a fellowship in Endovascular Surgery at the LAC+USC Medical Center. This expert has published several articles on the topic of cardiovascular surgery in many peer-reviewed journals including the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. Additionally, he remains active in his field as a member of many professional organizations including the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Western Thoracic Surgery Association. Currently, he is an Attending Staff Member at several regional hospitals in California and an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at a major medical school in California. He also serves as the Director of the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, Director of the Aortic Center, and the Associate Program Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at a top university-affiliated medical center in California.