Mechanical Ventilation Expert Witnesses in Idaho

This expert is certified as a critical care nurse. She is a past-member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and current with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses since 2001. She is a former ICU Manager at St. Joseph Hospital in California, and has previously taught ICU/CCU and PCU nursing to new nurses and nursing students. Currently, this expert is a Critical Care Educator and an ICU/CCU Charge Nurse.

This double board certified nurse practitioner has been practicing for over a decade in acute and critical care. A member of many professional nursing societies, including the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, this expert is also a member of the ANCC Board Examination Acute Care Content Expert Panel and a reviewer for the journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Not only is this expert currently an Assistant Professor of both Nursing and Anesthesiology at a major medical university, but he is also the Director of the ACNP program at the same institution.

This board certified and fellowship trained neonatologist currently holds high ranking clinical and academic positions in neonatology at a major healthcare center, as well as a directorship in neonatology at his current institution. He has given nationally invited lectures in his field, and is extensively published on topics pertaining to neonatal risk factors.

This recognized expert in medical toxicology earned his medical doctorate in New York state, thereafter completing a residency in internal medicine at the University of California - Davis. He is board certified in both medical toxicology and emergency medicine and has been widely published in his field. He currently divides his time between serving as a full professor of toxicology at one of the West Coast's best schools of medicine and as the medical director of a regional poison control system.

This expert is a board certified neurologist, who completed her MD at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and her fellowship in Neurocritical Care at the University of Cincinnati. She specializes in catastrophic and traumatic brain injury as well as headache and pain management. This expert has served as the Director of the Headache and Pain Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Medical Director for the Kentucky Headache and Pain Clinic. She has been awarded one of America's Top Doctors for six consecutive years and has appeared on several radio and television appearances presenting on topics such as migraine headache and chronic pain syndromes. She has authored numerous publications and books and received grants for continuing research trials. Currently, she is an Associate Professor and Program Director at a university in Oregon.

This expert specializes in caring for infants and children who are critically ill after surgery, due to injury, or due to a medical illness. She has a special interest in fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for care. She enjoys the teamwork in the ICU and the opportunity to help children and families during difficult times. She is also very involved in medical student as well as resident and fellow education and enjoys sharing her experiences and knowledge with these learners and future health care providers.

This expert has over twenty five years of experience as a nurse anesthetist (CRNA), as well as 8 years as a critical care registered nurse (RN). Over his career, this CRNA worked as an independent contractor as the sole anesthesia provider for multiple rural critical access hospitals and surgicenters across Oregon and Washington. Much of his work has been as a clinician and Chief Nurse Anesthetist for a large hospital system as a high risk OB Anesthesia provider. This expert has also worked as a clinical instructor and clinical coordinator for Oregon Health Sciences University nurse anesthesia program. Currently, this CRNA works in multiple urban hospitals providing anesthesia services for high risk obstetrical services. Additionally, this expert provides anesthesia generalist independent contracting services within Oregon and Washington.

This highly qualified expert is a licensed registered nurse with certification as a critical care nurse. She earned her BS in health science and community health education from Portland State University prior to earning her BSN from Oregon Health and Science University. She is active in her field as a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and she presents nationwide on topics in the field. Currently, she is a registered nurse in the cardiovascular intensive care unit as well as a clinical instructor of acute care at a university health system in Oregon.

This expert is an experienced RN specializing in perinatal care and neonatal intensive care. She completed her BSN at San Francisco State University and her MSN at Western Governors University. She is certified in neonatal intensive care and is a licensed RN. She is active in the field as a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and the Association of Women Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing. She previously was a nurse in NICU’s at Rush University, Kaiser, UCSF Benioff Children’s, and OHSU’s Doernbecher Neonatal Care Unit. She has experience as a bedside nurse, a charge nurse, and a resuscitation and triage nurse attending to newborn resuscitations and codes. She has also worked in a neuro-intensive care nursery that primarily focused on infants suffering from hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. This expert currently works as a professional development consultant at a medical center, as a nurse educator at a perinatal treatment group, and as an adjunct professor at a university in Oregon.

This qualified expert has nearly 10 years of experience in internal medicine. She received her BA in rhetoric and molecular/cell biology from UC Berkeley and earned her MD from the University of Chicago. She completed two residencies and two fellowships: an internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a diagnostic radiology residency at Oregon Health and Science University, a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt University, and a cardiothoracic radiology fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University. This expert is currently board-certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in pulmonary disease. She is active in her field as a member of several societies, including the American College of Radiology and the American Roentgen Ray Society. She is also involved in research, having authored numerous publications. Her former positions include critical care nocturnist for Skyline Medical Center and medical director of inpatient respiratory therapy at Kaiser Permanente's Westside Medical Center. Current, this expert serves as an assistant professor of cardiothoracic imaging at a medical school in Oregon.