Medical Expert Witnesses in South Dakota

This expert has over 15 years of experience in the medical device industry as a quality engineer, quality systems and complaint investigator with emphasis on cardiovascular devices. A Certified Quality Engineer and Biomedical Auditor, his expertise includes managing quality systems, design and development of new product lines, product risk management and complaint investigations. He currently serves as Principal quality management systems and business Consultant for an independent consulting firm in both medical device and other industries. His understanding of medical device firm operations and intimate familiarity with medical device requirements in both the US and other geographies make him an ideal expert to provide advice in determining both legal and regulatory requirements for medical device firms as well as users (clinicians).

This highly experienced, triple board certified Professor of Medicine completed two Fellowships (in Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology). He is a member of multiple professional societies including the American Heart Association and the American Medical Association. He has received many awards and honors throughout his career, including the American Heart Association's Young Investigator Award several times. This expert serves a reviewer for several highly regarded medical journals including Circulation, Clinical Cardiology and the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. His research projects have attracted tens of millions of dollars in funding from the National Institute of Health. In addition to his academic and clinical pursuits, this expert is an innovator and a patent holder for lower extremity compression devices, systems and methods to enhance circulation. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and authored seven textbook chapters. He lectures as a guest speaker at various events around the country and is widely recognized as a thought leader amongst his peers.

This extremely qualified, board-certified dentist is among the nation's leading experts in the field of endodontics, and has authored numerous publications and major textbooks on the subject. He has also been appointed to Chair positions within endodontics departments across the country. This expert has entered a state of retirement; he still teaches and performs clinical work but at a lower capacity than in the past. He has served as an expert witness on a number of cases, both for the defendant and for the plaintiff.

This highly qualified expert obtained his MD from Creighton University School of Medicine. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Hospital and his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He is a member of multiple professional organizations including the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Wyoming Medical Society. He is currently an oncologist/hematologist in WY.

This highly qualified expert has her Associate of Science in Nursing from College of St. Mary's. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Creighton University and her Master of Science in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner from University Nebraska Medical Center. She is not only a nurse practitioner but also a certified bariatric nurse. She is currently a nurse practitioner in bariatric surgery as well as the bariatric surgery coordinator at a major medical center specializing in weight management. She is responsible for all the education to all bariatric surgery patients, staff in the hospital and surrounding communities in regards to bariatric surgery (or other weight management topics) and is the Leader of the Bariatric Surgery Staff.

This board certified expert obtained his MD from Creighton University. He then went on to complete a residency in Emergency Medicine at University of Nebraska Medical Center. He finished a fellowship in Emergency Medical Services at Regions Hospital St . Paul, MN. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and is a member of multiple organizations, such as the National Association of EMS physicians. He is currently the medical director for multiple fire departments, the assistant medical director for EMS education, and an assistant professor in Emergency Medicine at a major medical university.

This highler qualified expert has two decades of experience in basic and applied reserach in the thermal sciences. He has published well over 100 scientific papers dealing with biological heat transfer, burn injuries, and medical devices, among others. He has consulted for many companies in the medical device field and has presented well over 100 technical presentations at conferences and meetings. He is a Full Professor at a major Minnesota University.

This expert specializes in internal medicine, addition medicine and medical ethics. He is dual-board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He holds certifications in basic and advanced life support. Additionally, this expert is a member of various professional organizations, including the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Formerly, he has served as an internist at PA & Executive Healthcare, PLLC and as the lead of the ethics committee at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Currently, this expert is the medical director of a MN medical center and an internist at a MN medical clinic.

This highly qualified expert is located in Minnesota and is board-certified in both emergency medicine and medical toxicology. She obtained her BS in integrative physiology from the University of Iowa, where she later completed her MD at the Roy J. and Lucile A. Carver College of Medicine. This expert completed her residency in emergency medicine at Regions Hospital, where she also completed her fellowship in medical toxicology. She is highly active in her field as a member of the American Association of Poison Control Centers and the American College of Emergency Physicians. Formerly, she served as an academic instructor in emergency medicine at the University of Minnesota, as chief resident in emergency medicine at Regions Hospital, and as secretary of medical toxicology in the fellow-in-training association at the same hospital. Currently, she serves as an emergency medicine physician at two different hospitals in Wisconsin, and at a hospital in Minnesota. Additionally, she also serves as a clinical consultant in medical toxicology at a hospital in Minnesota.

This expert has over 15 years of experience in the field of general surgery. She earned her BS and MD from the University of Iowa before completing an internship in general surgery at the University of Utah and a residency in general surgery at the University of Iowa. She is board certified in general surgery and active in her field as a member of the American College of Surgeons. She has formerly served as a surgeon at various hospitals across Iowa. This expert is currently the vice chair of the department of surgery, a faculty member in the trauma services department, and a member of the clinical faculty of general surgery at a medical center in Iowa.

This board-certified expert has over 20 years of experience practicing emergency medicine. After earning his BS from Creighton University and his MD from the University of Minnesota Medical School, he completed a residency in emergency medicine at the State University of New York-Buffalo. As an active member of his field, he belongs to multiple professional organizations and has published over 100 articles and book chapters. Formerly, he served as a staff physician at multiple hospitals and as an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the State University of New York-Buffalo. Currently, this expert is an assistant chief and professor of emergency medicine at a medical center in Minnesota, where he is heavily involved in quality care assurance.

This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience as a certified registered nurse anesthetist. He earned his BS in nursing from South Dakota State University before completing his certification in nurse anesthesia at Mayo Medical Center. He later earned his MBA from the University of Iowa. He is a licensed registered nurse and a licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner. This expert is very active in his field as a member of several professional societies including the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and the Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists. In addition, this expert has been invited to give clinical lectures on over 50 occasions. Formerly, this expert held several roles throughout his career including as a registered nurse in the ICU at Saint Mary’s Hospital before he became certified in nurse anesthesia. He then became a staff CRNA at Mayo Medical Center- St. Mary’s Hospital, Veterans Memorial Hospital, and Decatur County Hospital. He was also the former director of CRNAs at the Regional Medical Center of Northeast Iowa. This expert is currently the president and co-owner at an anesthesia services company in Iowa.

This highly-qualified nephrology expert has demonstrated experience in all aspects of care for patients with kidney diseases–including transplant, kidney stones, hypertension, and dialysis–in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. He earned his MD from Grigore T Popa School of Medicine in Romania, as well as a MS in health care delivery from Dartmouth's Institute for Health Policy at Geisel School of Medicine. After earning his MD, this expert completed a pathology internship at the University of Missouri followed by an internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at the University of Kentucky. In addition to being board certified in both internal medicine and nephrology, he is certified as a hypertension specialist and as a physician executive. He is active in his field, both as an author of over 50 scientific publications and as a fellow of the American Society of Nephrology. He formerly served as an assistant professor at both the University of Arkansas and the University of Iowa, as well as the director of the University of Iowa's Home Dialysis Program. Currently, this expert is a clinical professor and director of the Dialysis Program at a university and an attending nephrologist at a medical center, all in Iowa.

This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience as a chiropractor. He earned his BS in biological sciences from the University of Nebraska and his DC from the Northwestern College of Chiropractic. He is a licensed chiropractor and holds several certifications, including chiropractic forensics, disability examiner, and independent medical examiner. He is active in his field as a member of numerous organizations, an author of a few scientific publications, and as an invited speaker at various conferences throughout his career. This expert has owned and operated his chiropractic private practice since 1990 and additionally serves as the director of quality management for a chiropractic clinic in Nebraska and as an examining physician for a medical evaluation company.