Trauma Expert Witnesses in New York

This expert has been preforming endotracheal intubations since 1974 and have been teaching the skill since 1978. He was the supervisor for paramedic training in New York City prior to going to medical school and performed and taught endotracheal intubation to paramedic students and intubated on the streets of the Bronx. For the last twenty years, he has taught two advanced trauma life support (ATLS) courses per year to emergency medicine and surgical residents and attending physicians.

This highly qualified general surgeon received his M.D. at Ain Shams University. He completed an internship in Surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital, residency training in Urology at Ain Shams University Hospital, residency training in Surgery at Harrisburg Hospital, and a fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. This expert is boardcertified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He is also a member of several professional organizations including the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery, Association for Academic Surgery, and the American Medical Association. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Surgery at a major university and Attending Surgeon and Director of Surgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery at a university affiliated hospital. The scope of expertise involves abdominal wall reconstructions and complex hernia repairs in addition to general surgery, Trauma and surgical critical care.

This qualified expert of Orthopedic Surgery obtained his BS in Biomedical Engineering and his MD from Duke University. He completed his Internship in General Surgery at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, his Residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, and his Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery at the Tampa General Hospital/Florida Orthopedic Institute. He is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery, is a member of the prestigious Orthopedic Trauma Association, and is the Section Editor for the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. He has 350+ Publications focused on Orthopedic Surgery Research and is currently an Attending Surgeon for Orthopedic Surgery at a Top University Hospital and a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at a Top Medical School.

This extremely qualified expert is board certified in emergency medicine and has extensive knowledge of emergency protocols. He received his PhD degree from Princeton University and his MD degree from the University of Rochester, where he completed both his internship and residency trainings in surgery. He is a fellow at the American College of Emergency Physicians and a member of various other professional associations. He has published 12+ peer-reviewed journal articles and lectures nationwide. He is the former director of ACLS at the emergency department of the University of Rochester, which awarded him for his excellence in the clinical teaching of emergency medicine. Currently, he is a professor of emergency medicine at a major university and an attending emergency medicine physician at two major hospitals.

This highly qualified expert has 30+ years experience in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He is board certified in Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Internal Medicine. He received his MD at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London and continued his medical training within the United States at Mount Sinai Hospital and Columbia University (Department of Medicine). He has served a claims adviser and expert witness both for defense and plaintiff in local and national cases regarding Medical Malpractice, Product Liability and Workers Compensation. He has 50+ publications and conducted extensive research in acute and chronic lung diseases. He has been awarded NY Times Magazine Super Doctors in 2013 and New York Magazine Best Doctors in NY three times and Castle Connolly Top Doctors N.Y. for 13 consecutive years. He is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of Respiratory Care for one of the top hospitals in the New York City area.

This qualified expert earned her DO at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. This expert is a member of prestigious societies and associations such as the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. She has published 3 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as 3 poster presentations at national meetings. She is currently an Attending Physician at major urgent care center and Emergency Department of a major medical center.

This board-certified expert earned his BA in Biology and Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. He completed his MS in Applied Anatomy and his MD from Case Western Reserve University. He went on to complete an internship in Internal Medicine, a residency in Neurology, and a fellowship in Neurocritical Care at Columbia University Medical Center. He is active in his field as a member of numerous societies including the American Academy of Neurology, Neurocritical Care Society, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Previously, he served as an Associate Attending at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and as an Instructor of Clinical Neurology at Columbia University. Currently, he is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology at a prestigious university in New York and is an Attending Neurologist a two healthcare institutions in New York.

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.

This qualified expert of Addiction Medicine obtained his BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, his Pre-Med Certificate from the University of Maryland College Park, and his MPH and his MD from Tulane University. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, his Residency in Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College, his Fellowship in Pediatrics at Columbia University of Physicians and Surgeons, and his Fellowship in Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School. He is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Addiction Medicine and is a member of New York State Justice Center Medical Review Board (Appointed by the Governor) and several prestigious Psychiatry Medical Societies. He has 6 Publications related to Addiction Medicine research. He is currently an Attending Physician in Addiction Medicine for a Hospital in New York, an Assistant Attending Physician in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at a Top Hospital in New York, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry for a Medical School in New York and a Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics for a Top Tier Medical School.

This expert is a Board Certified Neonatologist, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics/ Neonatology in full time academic practice at a large Children's Hospital and Perinatal Regional Referral Center. She teaches medical students, residents and fellows in the classroom and at bedside, serves as Director of Quality Assurance for a busy Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and conducts clinical trials. She is published in leading peer-reviewed journals and has been an invited speaker in national and international forums. She has been selected as one of the Best Doctors in America since 1996. She provides expert witness review and testimony in matters of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine for both plaintiff and defense.

This qualified expert of emergency medicine obtained his MD from SUNY Upstate Medical University. He completed residency at Cooper University Hospital in Camden NJ and is board certified in Emergency Medicine. He is a member of American College of Emergency Physicians. He is published and is currently the Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine at a community hospital in New York.

This qualified expert earned his BS from The College of Jersey and his MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School. He went on to complete an Emergency Medicine residency at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital where he was a Chief Resident. He is active in his field as a member of multiple professional organizations such as the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors. Formerly, this expert has served as an Assistant Clinical Professor at major medical institutions such as NYU School of Medicine and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Currently, this expert is the Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director of two local hospitals and is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at a major medical school in New York.

This board-certified neurologist received his BS from Brown University and his MD from New York University. He completed a neurology residency at Cornell University and completed a neurocritical care fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University-Cornell University. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts in some of the top academic journals such as Neurology, Stroke, and the Journal of the American Heart Association. In addition, he is currently funded by the NIH to perform research in stroke. He is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, and the Neurocritical Care Society and serves as a reviewer for top journals including JACC, JAMA Neurology, Stroke, and Circulation. He is currently an Attending Neurology at a top academic hospital in New York City.

This highly qualified expert has experience in all areas of pediatric neurology, including epilepsy. He received his BA in english from Kenyon College, his MA in philosophy from St. John's College Graduate Institute and his MD from the University of Minnesota. After completing his internship in internal medicine at Maine Medical Center, this expert completed two residencies in general pediatrics and pediatric neurology at Children's Hospital at Montefiore and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Additionally, he is fellowship-trained in clinical neurophysiology and board certified in psychiatry and neurology, child neurology and epilepsy. This expert is a distinguished member of the American Epilepsy Society and the Neurocritical Care Society. Formerly, he has served as a pediatric neurologist at Fairfield County Hospital, a staff physicial at Greenwich, Stamford, Children's Hospital Montefiore, and Vassar Brother's Hospital, and an assistant professor of neurology and pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Currently, he is a staff physician at a NY children's hospital, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at a top NY 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 over 15 years of experience in surgical critical care. He received his BS from Mercy College before earning his DO from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed an internship and a general surgery residency at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in trauma and surgical critical care at Lincoln Medical and Health Center. This expert is board-certified in general surgery, with a subspecialization in surgical critical care. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is also involved in research, having authored multiple publications and posters. His former positions include director of trauma and surgical critical care at St. Barnabas Hospital and NYU-Brooklyn, as well as the chief of trauma surgical critical care at St. Barnabas Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as the director of trauma and acute care surgery at a NY medical center, as well as an assistant professor of surgery at two NY medical schools.

This qualified expert is board-certified in internal medicine, nephrology, and critical care medicine. He received his BS from Fordham University before earning his MD from Ross University. He completed both an internship and residency in internal medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center before completing a nephrology fellowship and a critical care fellowship at Stony Brook University Hospital. This expert is also certified in basic life support and advanced cardiovascular life support. He is active in his field as a member of the American Society of Nephrology, the National Kidney Foundation, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is also involved in research as an author of scientific articles and abstracts. Currently, this expert serves as an intensivist for a hospital system in New York.

This highly-qualified expert has 13 years of experience as a diabetes specialist. He completed his medical training in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States, earning his MBChB from the University of Edinburgh, his MRCP and FRCP from the Royal College of Physicians of London, his PGCE from the University of Brighton. He subsequently completed an general surgery and internal medicine internship at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, an emergency medicine residency at Birmingham University Hospital and an internal medicine residency at Birmingham Heartlands Hospitals, specializing in endocrinology, infectious diseases, respiratory medicine, geriatric medicine, cardiology, and gastroenterology, and a 5-year endocrinology, diabetes, and internal medicine fellowship with the Joint Royal College of Physicians. This expert is currently board-certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. He is highly involved in research, having authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and spoken as an invited lecturer at several diabetes conferences. He has formerly served as an associate professor of endocrinology and the director of the diabetes program and weight control program at the University of Arkansas. Currently, this expert is a full-time senior faculty member at a distinguished medical school in New York, as well as the medical director of the endocrinology, diabetes, & metabolism division at a hospital system in New York.

This expert has extensive experience in pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine. He received his BA from Middlebury College before earning his MD from Columbia University. He then also completed a medical Spanish program through the AEC Spanish Institute in Costa Rica and a clinical research education program through the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He completed an internship and residency in the department of medicine and a fellowship in the pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine division at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He spent one year of his fellowship as the chief fellow and spent an additional year in the program specializing as a sleep fellow. This expert is quadruple-board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, and sleep medicine. He is involved in research in the field, having authored several publications and abstracts. He has formerly served as a moonlighter in the adult day services cardiology telemetry unit and the respiratory care unit at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, as well as a hospitalist at Clutha Health First in New Zealand. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at a distinguished university and a moonlighter in the inpatient oncology unit at a major hospital system in New York.

This emergency medicine and sports medicine expert has over 10 years of experience in the field. She earned her BS in biology from the State University of New York at Buffalo and her MD at St. George's University Grenada-West Indies. After completing her education, this expert went on to finish her residency in emergency medicine at New York Methodist Hospital and a sports medicine fellowship at North Shore University Hospital. She is a distinguished member of the American College of Emergency Physicians and has published three journal articles. Formerly, she has served as an attending physician at Huntington Hospital, Forest Hills Hospital, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Currently, this expert is a part-time physician at a New York medical center.

This highly qualified expert in pediatric critical care medicine earned her BA and MA from the University of Chicago and her MD from SUNY Downstate School of Medicine. She then went on to complete a residency in pediatrics at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital as well as a prestigious fellowship in pediatric critical care at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Campus. In addition to being widely published in her field, this expert is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. She is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Critical Care Medicine, and the Children’s Hospitals Association Solutions for Patient Safety, where she serves as a representative for her institution. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at a regarded medical school in New York.

This expert is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, and critical care medicine. He received his BA in history from Dartmouth College before earning his MD from St. George’s University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and his fellowship in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Currently, he is an attending physician in pulmonary and critical care medicine at a hospital and an assistant professor in medicine at a medical college, both in New York.

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 expert has extensive experience in emergency medicine. He obtained his BS in biology from Lafayette College, before receiving his MD from the Albany Medical College. He then completed a prestigious residency in emergency medicine at Brown University, where he was named chief resident, and a fellowship in medical toxicology at Denver Health/Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center. Today, this expert is board-certified in emergency medicine. He is an active member of the American College of Surgeons. He is also active in academia, having published 14 peer-reviewed journal articles and 4 book chapters on topics related to emergency medicine and clinical toxicology. This expert previously served as an assistant clinical instructor of emergency medicine at Brown University, as a clinical instructor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado, and as an attending emergency medicine physician at the Medical Center of the Rockies and at the University of Colorado Hospital. He is currently an attending emergency medicine physician at a top hospital and an assistant professor of emergency medicine at a top medical school in New York.

This highly qualified expert has a decade of experience in emergency medicine. He obtained his BS in biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook before receiving his MBA in health care administration from Hofstra University, his MPH from Johns Hopkins University, and his MD from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine. He then went on to complete a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Today, this expert is board-certified in emergency medicine. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American College of Emergency Medicine, the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association, and the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation. He is also very active in academia, having published 17 peer-reviewed journal articles, 7 book chapters, and 6 abstracts. This expert previously served as an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Hofstra University, as an attending physician of emergency medicine at Northwell Health, as the associate director of emergency medicine at the Forest Hills Hospital, and as the vice chairman of emergency medicine at St. John's Episcopal Hospital. He is currently a city medical specialist at a major fire department, an attending emergency medicine physician at a hospital, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at a top medical school, the medical officer of the disaster medical assistance team at a federal bureau, and the associate director of operations in the emergency department at a medical center 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 double board certified thoracic surgeon has has practicing for nearly 20 years. An editor of six different academic journals, this expert is widely published and has presented extensively across the U.S. on esophagectomy and other esophageal complications. He is an Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery at a major medical university, as well as the Director of the Esophageal Surgery Program and the Chief of Thoracic Surgery and the same institution.

This board certified emergency medicine physician earned his BS from Bucknell University and his MD from the University of Buffalo. He completed residency training in emergency medicine at Allegheny General Hospital and has served as an emergency medicine physician at a number of hospitals in the northeast. Currently, this expert is an attending EM physician at a healthcare system in upstate New York.