Patient Transfer Protocol Expert Witnesses in Tennessee

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.

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 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 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 Tennessee-based expert received his AS in nursing from Motlow State Community College, his BSN from the University of Tennessee, and his MS in family nursing from Austin Peay State University. This expert is a licensed registered nurse and is certified in both ACLS and BLS. Formerly, he served as a registered cardiac telemetry nurse at Saint Thomas West Hospital, a travel nurse at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, and a registered nurse in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at Saint Thomas West Hospital. He currently serves as a family nurse practitioner in the electrophysiology and cardiology unit at a hospital in Tennessee.

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 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.