Emergency Room Expert Witnesses in California

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Emergency room expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including emergency medicine, trauma care, critical care, and hospital administration. Some of the most common specialties include sepsis management, stroke protocols, cardiac emergencies, triage standards, and EMTALA compliance. They can opine on the effects of delayed diagnosis, improper triage, medication errors, documentation failures, and deviations from ER standard of care.

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  • Review Fee $750/hr
    Deposition Fee

    This highly qualified expert is triple board certified in Pediatrics, Anesthesiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BS from the University of Wisconsin and his MD from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Oakland, CA, residency in Anesthesia at the Hospital Of the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellowship in Anesthesia and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a member of several societies within his field, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Pediatrics and Society for Critical Care Medicine. He has over 25 years experience as a pediatric critical care physician. In addition to his clinical responsibilities he is well published, with over 85 peer reviewed journal articles, over 35 book chapters and 1 book authored. He is also very active in the education of medical students and residents.

    Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Illinois Chicago

    Stanford,

    California

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  • Review Fee $350/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This expert has worked as a registered nurse for over 42 years. She earned her RN diploma from Massachusetts General Hospital and BSN and Masters in Nursing from California State University. She is a Board Certified Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist for 34 years and Certified Emergency Nurse for 30 years. She has done clinical practice as an RN in ICU, ED, PACU, Telemetry, and Med Surg. She also teaches Emergency Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, and ICU Nursing. She supervises and mentors pre-licensure and graduates nursing students on related acute care clinical units. She is a member of multiple professional societies including Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association and Emergency Nurses Association. She is currently a full-time Faculty at an MEPN Program in a top ranked medical university in California.

    Clinical Professor, A Medical School in CA

    Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), University of California, Los Angeles

    Sonoma,

    California

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr

    This expert is responsible for the creation of the Outpatient Occupational Therapy Program at St Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, and was the first Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist in the city. He has clinical experience in acute care, intensive care, transitional care, inpatient rehab, skilled nursing, assisted living, and home health occupational therapy. He previously served on the faculty of the occupational therapy program at the University of Southern California, and is currently an assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy at a school for allied health sciences in the Los Angeles area.

    Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy, A Health Sciences University in California

    Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD), University of Southern California

    California

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr

    This highly qualified expert earned her BS from UC Irvine and MD from Harvard. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at UC San Diego. She is certified in Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Internal Medicine. She is an active member of several medical societies related to her focus in Pulmonary and Critical Care, and has published numerous journal articles and abstracts on the topic. She previously served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pulmonary Critical Care, and now works at a hospital in California as a Pulmonary Critical Care and Interventional Pulmonology Physician.

    Pulmonary Critical Care and Interventional Pulmonology Physician Co-Medical Director, A Hospital in California

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), Harvard Medical School

    San Diego,

    California

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $600/hr

    This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in cardiovascular nursing. She earned her BSN from the University of Maryland, before going on to receive her MSN from California State University, Los Angeles and her DNP from Loma Linda University. Today, this expert is a registered nurse with a critical care nurse speciality. Additionally, she is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner and a certified nursing executive by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This expert is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She formerly served as the supervisor​ of critical​ ​care​ ​and​ ​cardiac​ ​nursing at the Glendale Adventist​ ​Medical​ ​Center, as the director​ of ​critical​ ​care​ ​and​ ​telemetry nursing at the Barlow ​Respiratory​ ​Hospital, and as a cardiovascular​ nurse​ ​practitioner at the Cedars-Sinai​ ​Medical​ ​Center. She also worked as the director​ of critical​ ​care services at the Henry​ ​Mayo​ ​Newhall​ ​Memorial​ ​Hospital, as the ​director of critical​ ​care​ ​and​ ​cardiovascular​ ​nursing​ at the Northridge​ ​Hospital​ ​Medical​ ​Center, and as the director of nursing at the Dignity​ ​Health-Glendale​ ​Memorial​ ​Hospital​ ​and ​Health​ ​Center. Currently, this expert is the director of critical care, cardiovascular, and telemetry nursing at a top medical center in California.

    Assistant Professor, A University in HI

    Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Loma Linda University

    Honolulu,

    California

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  • This highly qualified pulmonary and critical care expert has over 30 years of experience in his field. He received his BA in biology from the University of Chicago and his MD from New York Medical College. After finishing his internship at Kaiser Hospital and his residency from George Washington University, this expert went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in pulmonology at the University of Illinois Medical Center. He holds board certifications in internal medicine and pulmonary disease. Additionally, this expert is a member of various professional societies and organizations, including the American College of Chest Physicians and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Formerly, he has held roles as an assistant and associate professor of pulmonary disease at UCI School of Medicine, and as the former director of bronchoscopy there as well. He has also served as a medical consultant at the Grossman Burn Unit in Martin Luther Hospital and as the director of pulmonary rehabilitation there as well. Currently, he serves as the president and medical director of a CA medical research group and the medical director of a CA hospital.

    Medical Director, A CA hospital

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), New York Medical College

    California

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What Can an Emergency Room Expert Witness Opine On?

Trauma Assessment

Evaluate injuries and prioritize treatment.

CPR

Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest.

Intubation

Insert tube for airway management.

Wound Care

Clean and dress lacerations or abrasions.

IV Insertion

Establish intravenous access for fluids.

Fracture Stabilization

Immobilize broken bones to prevent movement.

FAQs for Emergency Room Expert Witnesses

What is a emergency room expert witness?

An emergency room expert witness is an ER physician who provides professional opinions in legal cases involving emergency care. They assist by reviewing medical records, testifying in court, and clarifying ER standards of care.

What types of cases may benefit from the expertise of an Emergency Room expert witness?

An Emergency Room expert witness handles cases involving ER misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, triage errors, improper discharge, medication errors, trauma care, stroke, sepsis, and cardiac emergencies.

How can an Emergency Room expert witness evaluate compliance with triage standards?

An Emergency Room expert witness evaluates compliance with triage standards by reviewing records, timelines, acuity scores, staffing levels, and protocols against accepted ER guidelines.

What Emergency Room expert witness qualifications are most persuasive at trial?

The most persuasive Emergency Room expert witness qualifications are current ER board certification, extensive clinical experience, active practice, teaching roles, and prior credible testimony.

How does an Emergency Room expert witness assess alleged delays in diagnosis?

An Emergency Room expert witness assesses alleged delays in diagnosis by reviewing records, timelines, triage decisions, and standards of emergency care to judge if actions were timely.

What is Expert Institute’s process for selecting emergency room expert witnesses?

Expert Institute delivers a tailored approach to connect you with top-tier experts. We identify actively practicing professionals who meet your exact criteria for specialty, experience, litigation background, fee structure, credentials, location, and more.

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