Nursing Expert Witnesses in New York

This extremely qualified expert is a certified nurse practitioner with years of experience in the field of women's health and gynecology. She received her BSN degree from Georgetown University School of Nursing and her MSN degree in Nursing-Women's Health from Columbia University School of Nursing. She then received her DNP from Columbia University School of Nursing. She is a member of multiple organizations such as American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, the New York Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, the North American Menopause Society, and the National Certification Corporation. She is a former nurse practitioner at New York Presbyterian Family Planning Clinic and Columbia Advanced Practice Nurse Associates. She is currently the senior Nurse Practitioner at a specialty Gynecological and Urogynecological surgery practice and an assistant professor of clinical nursing at a major university hospital in NY.

This highly qualified expert earned her BA from Cornell University, her BSN from Ursuline College, completed an MSN at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. She is a fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine and a fellow of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. With over 40 years of experience as an RN, she has published 20+ peer-reviewed journal articles, 10+ abstracts and has presented over 20 posters at invited national meetings. This expert serves as a reviewer for major nursing journals including, the Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, the Western Journal of Research and the Journal of Acute & Critical Care. She is a former Director of the Combined Degree Program at Lienhard School of Nursing and is a current Associate Professor of Nursing and Critical Care Nurse at a major university in NY.

The impact of her work is acknowledged through NIH and CDC funding to test sleep assessment and interventions, engagement in national work to establish and disseminate practice guidelines, influential publications, and national presentations. She assumes participation on interprofesisonal committees for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research Society, and Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine that promote evidence-based and best practices for sleep. Her influence in the scientific community is demonstrated through leadership and membership on six national expert/advisory panels sponsored by the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN), CMS e-Measures Working Group, and industry (e.g., Medtronic and Hospira) to promulgate recommendations for safe and effective technology-supported pain care. She consults in hospitals throughout the country and deliver national presentations to advise nurses on safe monitoring practices for patients with obstructive sleep apnea and sleep disordered breathing receiving opioids. She conducted two practice analysis studies for ASPMN to evaluate the impact of the ASPMN expert consensus report on opioid monitoring practices, and subsequently spearheaded publications (JONA, 2016; Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing, 2014) to inform nursing practice and executive leaders of system- and patient care-level required to ensure patient safety. This highly qualified expert has been practicing for over 30 years. She completed a Bachelors in Nursing from State University of New York, a Masters in Nursing from the University of Rochester, and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Rochester. She pursued two fellowships: T32 National Institute on Aging from the University of Rochester and Neuroimaging/Cognitive Science from the University of Rochester respectively. She is well known and respected in her field. She has co-authored a book on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, published 15 journal articles in addition to holding several lectures and presentation. She was awarded with the Academy of Sleep Medicine Young Investigator Award for Research. She has conducted post-doctoral work at the University of Rochester in the field of cognitive sciences and neuroimaging. In addition, she underwent hands on training in functional imaging procedures and analysis. She is currently serving as a Nurse Practitioner in the area of Sleep Medicine as well as mentoring PhD Students at a major university.

This qualified expert in Post GI Anesthesia Recovery Nursing obtained her AS in Medical Secretarial Science from Nassau Community College and her BSN in Nursing cum laude from SUNY Buffalo. She is a certified GI Nurse, a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, and trained in Interventional GI procedures alongside some of the top physicians in the country. She is currently a Clinical GI Nurse at a Top Tier and Major Medical Center where she works in all areas of her 10 bed unit with an average of 60 patients per day.

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 is a certified legal nurse consultant and a registered nurse. She has has many positions as a nurse and now works as a life planner and nurse consultant at three different practices. She is certified as a life care planner and in life accident and health insurance.

This expert is a certified Medical-Surgical Nurse. She received her Associate's in Registered Nursing from Erie Community College and Bachelor's in Nursing from the University of Buffalo. She is a member of several reputable nursing societies including the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, the Association of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses, and the Western New York Professional Nurses Association. She formerly worked as a Charge Nurse on a Medical Surgical floor and is currently a Nurse for Pre/Post-Anesthesia Care at a regional medical center.

This expert is highly qualified in the field of nursing. He earned his BSN from D'Youville College. He is a member of a few associations, including the American Nurses Association and American Association of Critical Care Nurses. He began his career as a staff nurse for phase 3 telemetry, cardiac care, and medical/surgical care at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. He then worked as a staff hematology and oncology nurse for Dr. Isoceles Garbes. He has also worked as a staff nurse in the neurointensive care unit while at Mercy Hospital. He worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as both a nursing supervisor for nursing administration and a nurse manager for the surgical telemetry/step down unit. For his work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, he received the Special Contribution Award for several projects. This expert currently serves as a lead clinical consultant on federal programs in the DHA and DoD for a medical technology company based in New Jersey.

This highly-qualified expert has more than 25 years of experience as a life care planner and a nurse case manager. She received a diploma in nursing from Mount Vernon Hospital School of Nursing before earning her BS from Oklahoma City University and her MPH from the University of Oklahoma. This expert is licensed as a registered nurse in New York and is certified as a nurse life care planner, disability management specialist, case manager, and rehabilitation counselor. She has drafted life care plans and medical projections since 1986 and is a member of several professional societies including the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners and the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals. She has formerly served as a rehabilitation nurse consultant and supervisor of case management for American Rehabilitation Consultants, a rehabilitation specialist and medical case manager for Intracorp, a disability nurse manager of occupational managed care for Aetna Insurance, and a senior nurse for worker's compensation and a nurse case manager for Zurich Services Corporation. Currently, this expert is the president of a life care planning firm in New York, where she provides services for individuals of all ages with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, orthopedic injuries, and trauma.

This qualified expert has decades of experience in legal and forensic nursing. She earned her BS in nursing from New York University and is a licensed registered nurse. She is an active member of professional organizations including the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, the International Association of Forensic Nurses, and the American College of Forensic Examiners International. Formerly, she served as a staff nurse in the medical/surgical ICU at The Genesee Hospital, and as a staff nurse in the neonatal ICU, labor and delivery department, as well as a special project nurse of infectious disease research, all at Strong Memorial Hospital. More recently, she served as a legal nurse consultant at Faraci, Lange, Johns & Schwarz and as owner and president at Egan Consultants of NYS. Currently, this expert is the owner and president, a legal nurse consultant, and forensic nurse at a legal and forensic nursing consultancy in New York.

This highly-qualified nursing expert has over 15 years of experience in her field. She earned BSN and MSN from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University prior to earning her DNP at the same institution. She is licensed as a registered nurse and family nurse practitioner, and she is dual-certified as an emergency nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner. She formerly held roles as a registered nurse in the neuroscience intensive care unit at Upstate University Hospital and as an adjunct nursing instructor at Crouse Pomeroy College of Nursing. This expert is currently an emergency nurse practitioner and the director of the emergency nurse practitioner fellowship at a university hospital in New York.

This qualified expert has 38 years of experience as a nurse with 20 of those years specializing in home health care. She earned both her BSN and MSN from Herbert H. Lehman College, is certified in geriatric nursing through Pace University, and is a licensed registered nurse. Formerly, she served as an adjunct professor at Herbert H. Lehman College before spending 18 years as a registered nurse with the Visiting Nurse Service of NY. She then served as a registered nurse case manager at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, registered nurse staff educator at St John's Hospital Broadway North, and as an outpatient clinical nurse supervisor at Arms Acres Inc. Currently, she serves as a home health aide educator and a home health aide staff educator at two home health care agencies in New York.

This expert has been practicing for over 40 years and has experience in both hospital and ambulatory care settings. A Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and a Certified Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist, she has been honored as a Fellow of both the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. A Former President of the Greater New York Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, she is a reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing, the Journal of Pediatric Health Care, as well as The American Journal for Nurse Practitioners. The recipient of awards such as Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island and the Nelms-Miller Editorial Award by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, she is involved in research to improve the health care outcomes for children and has been awarded thousands of dollars in grants. Currently, this expert is a Clinical Professor at a major college of nursing, where she is also the Coordinator of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program and she practices as a pediatric nurse practitioner in a pediatric ambulatory care setting for at-risk infants, children, adolescents, and young adults as part of her faculty practice.

This qualified nursing expert has been working in the OR for over 35 years with the last 23 spent as a Nurse Manager. Her hospital is an award winning 806-bed teaching hospital that delivers advanced care. She is intimately familiar with the standard of care regarding surgical counts. She is a Certified Nurse in the O.R.