Emergency Response Expert Witnesses in Virginia

This highly-qualified emergency medicine expert earned his BS in molecular biology from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Toledo. He subsequently completed his residency in emergency medicine at Wayne State University. This expert is board-certified in emergency medicine and is active in his field as a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American College of Healthcare Executives. He formerly served as a clinical attending physician for Emergency Physician Medical Group and, more recently, as the chief of emergency services at Frederick Health in Maryland. Currently, this expert is a partner at a physician-owned integrated acute care group.

This expert has over 15 years of experience as an emergency medicine physician. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy and his MD from the University of Mississippi before subsequently completing his residency in emergency medicine at the Morristown Memorial Hospital and his fellowship in critical care medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is board certified in emergency medicine and is active in his field as a member of the American College of Emergency Medicine. Before transitioning to the medical field, this expert served in the army for 5 years and spent 6 years working for Swayze and Church as a mechanical engineer. He then went on to work at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, serving as the assistant medical director of critical care transport, an associate professor of emergency medicine, the director of the critical care fellowship, and an attending physician in the surgical intensive care unit. He has also served as the medical director for Pegasus Emergency Group, the regional medical director of the East region for AlignMD, and the medical director of the emergency department at Blount Memorial Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as the co-medical director of the emergency team at a medical school in Alabama and as an attending physician of emergency medicine for a health system in Mississippi.

This expert has over 10 years of professional experience in OSHA & MSHA advisory services, specifically as it relates to hazardous materials management, oil & gas rig safety, environmental engineering, and fire safety. He earned a Master of Occupational Safety & Health/Environmental Management from Columbia Southern University and a PhD in Safety Sciences from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Safety Professional through Board of Certified Safety Professionals and teaches field safety protocols for the NCCER Core curriculum. This expert is currently a professor of safety management & environmental/fire protection engineering at a Texas based university and a principal consultant providing OSHA & MSHA advisory services.

This expert has extensive experience with managing day to day operations and safety protocols on large, complex projects for the past 20 years. He has extensive certifications in haz-mat operations and emergency response, specifically as it relates to OSHA compliance. He is a member of the AGC Safety Committee, the National Association of Safety Professionals, and the National Fire Prevention Association. His expert witness experience focuses on construction flaws and OSHA safety violations.