Thoracic Surgery Expert Witnesses in Oklahoma

This highly credentialed biomedical engineer has significant experience in the design and development of cardiothoracic medical devices. He earned his Master's degree from Georgia Tech and the Emory University School of Medicine; After six years of industry experience he returned to academia and obtained the PhD from the University of Aarhus in Denmark. Then at the Aarhus University Hospital he achieved the Doctor Medicinae (DrMed) degree, which denotes medical research expertise above and beyond a PhD. He is an active member of several scholarly societies in the biomedical field and is a regular reviewer of the Annals of Biomedical Engineering, the Journal of Surgical Research, and Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology. He currently serves on the biomedical engineering faculty of a major Southern university.

This double board certified expert earned his MD at New York University School of Medicine and completed post-graduate training at the nation's top medical institutions. His clinical practice encompasses all aspects of general thoracic surgery. He has special interests in thoracic malignancies including lung cancer, esophageal cancer and mediastinal and chest wall tumors. This expert has published over 25 papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, The Journal of Surgical Research, Surgery, and The Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. In addition, he has authored several book chapters and has presented his research at the Surgical Forum of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of University Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery, and the American Association for Cancer Research.

This highly qualified nursing expert has extensive experience in his field and is skilled in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and critical care nursing. After earning his BS in nursing from Washburn University, this expert went on to obtain his MS in nursing there as well. He is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and holds additional certifications in advanced cardiac life support and life support for the professional rescuer. He is a member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses. Formerly, this expert has held roles as a laboratory phlebotomist, a patient care technician, and a staff nurse in the critical care unit at Stormont-Vail Health. Additionally, he has served as a staff nurse at Tallgrass Surgical Center. Currently, he holds the position of an APRN in the cardiology and electrophysiology unit at a KS health center and as an adjunct lecturer at a KS nursing school.

This highly-qualified expert has over 15 years of experience in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep disorders medicine. He earned his MBBS from the University of Nairobi in Kenya before moving to the United States to complete his residency in internal medicine at Northwestern University and two fellowships at Baylor College of Medicine: one in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep disorders medicine and the other in lung transplant medicine. This expert is triple board-certified in internal medicine, critical care medicine, and pulmonary disease. He has formerly served as the co-medical director of respiratory therapy at National Park Community College, the co-medical director of the ICU at Mercy Hospital, the attending physician for pulmonary, critical care, and sleep disorders at Mercy Clinic, the medical director at CHI St. Vincent Sleep Disorders Center, and the chief of staff at CHI St. Vincent Hospital. This expert currently serves as the attending physician of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep disorders at an Arkansas hospital.

This quadruple board certified doctor completed his postdoctoral fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as well as Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven. He established the University of New Mexico Occupational and Environmental Lung Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is board certified in Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine and Occupational Medicine; a B-reader certified by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); and a teaching faculty member for the annual National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) spirometry training course held in Albuquerque. He is also a national leader in the field of Occupational Lung Disease within professional organizations like the American Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians and on the advisory board of the sixth edition of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. He is on the teaching faculty at the respected university in New Mexico, for the Pulmonary and Critical care fellowship programs, as well as the Preventive Medicine and Internal Medicine residency program

This highly qualified expert obtained his BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology as well as his MD from the University of Michigan. He then completed a residency in General Surgery and one in Cardiothoracic Surgery from University of Kentucky Hospital and Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, respectively. He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and American College of Surgeons. He has published 21 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He is currently the Director of a major medical school-affiliated hospital as well as a Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at a major medical university.