Cardiac Surgery Expert Witnesses in Virginia

This double board certified, distinguished Professor of Thoracic Surgery is Fellow of both the American College of Surgery and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a member of multiple professionals societies including the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. This expert serves as a reviewer for multiple medical publications such as the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He also sits on the scientific Editorial Board for the journal Thoracic Cancer and has published 35 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has received countless honors throughout his career and has been named on numerous Top Doctor lists. He is frequently invited to lecture as a guest speaker both nationally and internationally.

This highly qualified expert is a board certified Pediatric Cardiologist who has practiced and taught at some of nation's top-ranking children's hospitals. He is the former Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, a leading institution in pediatric cardiology, and is the current Chair of Pediatric Cardiology at a major medical university.

This highly qualified and board certified Pediatric Anesthesiology expert received her medical degree from Northwestern University and went on complete post-graduate training in Pediatric Anesthesia at the University of Chicago Medical Center. This expert is member of several professional organizations including the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. She has published in highly regarded peer-reviewed journals. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at a top University, where she also serves as the Co-Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and his residency and fellowship at Duke University. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is a member of the Fetal Heart Society, the Southeast Pediatric Cardiology Society, and the American Heart Association. This expert has published 10 peer-reviewed journal articles, 1 book chapter and has given multiple invited lectures. He currently serves as Reviewer for the Journal of Pediatrics and the American Heart Journal. This expert is the current Medical Director of the Children's Specialty Services and Vice Chair for Outpatient Practice at a major university-affiliated medical center.

This expert has over 30 years of experience as a perfusionist. He earned his BA in general science, zoology, chemistry, and physics from the University of Iowa and his BS in perfusion technology from the University of Texas-Houston. He is board certified in cardiovascular perfusion. He is active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion and the American Society of Extracorporeal Technology. This expert is also highly involved in research, having presented numerous scientific presentations and lectures and authored scientific articles and several perfusion clinical and quality improvement policies and procedures. He previously served as a clinical perfusionist for California Heart-Lung Perfusion and Psicor, the director and chief perfusionist of adult and pediatric perfusion at USC, and as the chief of pediatric perfusion at both Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego and Vanderbilt University. This expert is currently a pediatric perfusionist at a children's hospital in Ohio.

This expert earned his MBBS from Seth GS Medical College in India, before moving to the United States to complete a residency in internal medicine at the State University of New York and fellowships in cardiology at the University of Louisville and in cardiology and electrophysiology and Harvard Medical School. He also earned a MPH and a PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Texas. This expert is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology. Previously, he served as a clinical cardiologist and electrophysiology at King's Daughter Medical Center, as well as an assistant professor and the cardiac electrophysiology fellowship director at the University of Kentucky. Most recently, this expert practiced as a clinical electrophysiologist at Boulder Community Health. Currently, he serves as a cardiologist at consultancy based in Kentucky.

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.