Medical Expert Witnesses in Utah

Al Barqawi, MD, FRCS, is an Associate clinical Professor and Lecturer in the Division of Urology at University of Colorado School of medicine. Dr. Barqawi also serves as Director of Research in the Section of Urologic Oncology. He has expertise in urologic oncology and general Urology primarily in prostate disease, early detection, novel imaging and treatment applications and epidemiology. He is interested in men’s health research, particularly sexual function and testosterone effect on general health. He also acts as the Principal Investigator for several national research projects. He pioneered 3D imaging of the prostate gland and focal targeted therapy for prostate cancer. He performed the first focal interstitial laser therapy of the prostate in the US. He also initiated the first phase I study for intra-prostatic injection of Botox for the treatment of BPH. He published more than 100 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He presented at many national and international meetings. He is also an elected member of the Editorial Board for several national and international medical journals. He serves regularly on the scientific committees for National science foundation and department of defense grant meetings.

This expert is board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and is engaged in full time clinical practice in a community Emergency Department. He has published extensively in his field, and holds an emergency medical patent. Finally, he has also been named among America's Top Emergency Medicine Doctors for several years running.

This qualified expert obtained her BA in Biology from the University of Denver and her MS in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of St. Francis. Her certifications include NCCPA, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification, and Advanced Disaster Training. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, a director at large for the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants, and the PA liaison to the Colorado State Chapter of ACEP. She has published 5 articles covering both clinical and educational topics. She is currently a Physician Assistant in Adult Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine for a Health Facility in the West and is the associate director and professor at a PA program.

This highly qualified expert is a board certified neurologist who has been practicing for 7+ years. He received his DO degree from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed both his internship and residency training at the University of Utah. He obtained a master's degree in clinical investigation and concluded his fellowship training in movement disorders at the University of Rochester. He is a member of numerous professional associations, including the American Academy of Neurology and the American Medical Association. He has published 30+ chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for 12+ medical journals. He is a former assistant professor and movement disorders chief at a major university. He is also a current movement disorders director, neurologist and researcher with a leading healthcare system in Arizona.

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 experienced physician is board certified in Occupational Medicine, Aerospace Medicine, and Hyperbaric Medicine. Frequently performing independent medical examinations, he is certified in the evaluation of disability and in the assessment of impairment ratings. He is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the several Wound Care Organizations. In addition to his clinical duties as a staff physician at numerous hospitals, he has significant experience working for the military and insurance vendors for peer review and utilization review. He was a consultant to the Surgeon General on Hyperbaric Medicine and has over 50 peer reviewed publications. Licensed in Iowa, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Virginia.

This qualified Emergency Medicine expert earned his MD and completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Oregon Health Sciences University. He is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and certified in Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Management. He has published 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and is a current Clinical Instructor of the Emergency Medicine residency at a regional hospital in WA. Licensed in NV, WA & OR. He practices in both Wound Care and Emergency Room Medicine.

This expert is highly qualified and board certified. He obtained a Bachelors of Arts degree from Duke University and pursued a Doctorate in Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia. He completed an Internship in General Surgery at Temple University Hospital and a residency in General Surgery at the same institution. He further sub-specialized in General Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is heavily involved in research and has published over 10 books and non-peer reviewed articles, over 98 publications, and more than 100 abstracts. He has been an invited lecturer more than 135 times. He is constantly contributing to his field by teaching, and is currently serving as a Professor of Surgery at a major medical university. This is in addition to his clinical work at various leading medical centers.

This qualified expert witness obtained her associate’s in applied sciences degree in nursing from the Community College of Philidelphia University and is licensed as a registered nurse in both Arizona and Ohio. Formerly, she was the director of nursing of the Occupational Medicine Center of Muskingum County. Currently, she operates her own private practice as a legal nurse consultant and life care planner.

This expert has 25 years of experience in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine. He earned his BS from Southern Methodist University and his MD from the University of Texas, Houston. He completed an internship at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Utah. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Academy of Pain Medicine. This expert previously served as medical director of Kissing Camels Surgery Center, as a physician at Denver Spine and Rehabilitation, and as the president and founder of Interwest Rehabilitation in both Scottsdale, Arizona and Littleton, Colorado. He is currently the president and founder of a private rehabilitation center in Colorado.

This qualified expert has nearly 25 years of experience in nephrology. He received his BS in metallurgical engineering and materials science from Carnegie Mellon University before earning his MD from the University of Colorado. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver and his fellowship in renal diseases and hypertension at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. This expert is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology and hypertension. He began his career as a clinical nephrologist for Colorado Kidney Associates. He then worked as an electronic medical records consultant for companies like Kaiser Permanente before becoming an assistant professor of medicine in the division of renal diseases and hypertension at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He has served in many distinguished roles, including the medical director of the hemodialysis unit at the Denver Veteran's Affairs Medical Center and the chief of nephrology at HealthOne Sky Ridge Medical Center. This expert is also heavily involved in research, having authored numerous scientific articles and book chapters concerning nephrology and electronic medical records. Currently, he serves as the director of information technology for a group nephrology practice and a nephrology service teaching attending physician for a residency program in Colorado.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 25 years of experience in the field of nursing. She received her BS in human resources from UCLA before pursuing her BSN in microbiology, anatomy, and statistics at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She then earned her MSN in primary care from the University of Pennsylvania. This expert is certified in PALS and CPR. She has formerly served as a pediatric nurse practitioner at several hospitals, including St. Francis Pediatric Center, Rocky Mountain Youth Pediatrics, and Evergreen Pediatrics. She has also volunteered as a pediatric nurse across the globe, volunteering in places such as the Philippines, Thailand, and Kenya. Currently, this expert serves as a certified pediatric nurse practitioner at a children's hospital, an affiliate faculty instructor at a private university, and a pediatric physical exam facilitator in Colorado.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 25 years of experience in neurological surgery. He has extensive experience in brain and spine care, traumatic brain injury, and sports-related spinal injuries. He received his BS in psychobiology and psychology at McGill University before earning his MD from the University of Louisville. He completed a general surgery and critical care residency at Phoenix Integrated Surgical before completing a neurological surgery residency at Barrow Neurological Institute, specializing in skull base, vascular neurosurgery, and complex spinal surgery. He subsequently completed a neurosurgery research fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. This expert is board-certified in neurological surgery and is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He is also involved in research, having authored several publications and presented at a multitude of neurosurgery conferences. He has formerly served as the chief of neurosurgery at Tuscon Medical Center, Northwest Medical Center, and Eldorado Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as a staff neurosurgeon for one of Arizona's largest neurological institute programs.

This qualified expert is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious disease. He graduated summa cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College with his BS in biology before earning his MD from the University of Alabama. He subsequently completed both an internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Colorado. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He is also active in research, having authored several publications and presented at multiple conferences throughout his career. He has formerly served as an inpatient consultant for Rocky Mountain Infectious Disease Consultants and an associate partner of Colorado Infectious Disease Associates. Currently, this expert is the owner and president of an infectious disease clinic and the medical director of infection prevention at a medical center in Colorado.

This expert earned her BS in animal science at Cornell University and her DVM at the University of Illinois. She is currently pursuing her PhD in veterinary forensics through the University of Florida. This expert is a licensed veterinarian and active in her field as a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the American Veterinary Medical Association. She has 20 years of experience as an equine practitioner and has worked as an associate veterinarian at Taylor Veterinary Hospital and High Desert Equine. She currently is the owner of an equine veterinary clinic in Colorado.

This expert earned in psychiatry earned his BS from the University of Arizona and his MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He then completed a residency in general psychiatry at Mayo Clinic as well as a prestigious fellowship in forensic psychiatry at Cleveland Medical Center of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. This expert is board certified in psychiatry and is an active member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, and the Arizona Psychiatric Society. He is currently an instructor of psychiatry and psychology at an academic medical center and an attending psychiatrist at an integrated health system in Arizona, where he treats civilly committed patients and medically ill patients with comorbid psychiatric illnesses.

This highly qualified expert has been in the field of nursing for over four decades, with demonstrated experience in the areas of life care planning, medical cost projection, Medicare set asides, medical damage reports, and medical bill reviews. She received her BSN from Saint Olaf College and then her MS in nursing from Ohio State University. She is a registered nurse, as well as a certified legal nurse consultant, lifetime nurse care planner, medicare set aside professional, and nurse life care planner. She is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners and has presented on topics in nursing multiple times. She has held a wide variety of roles during her career including as the owner and manager of Home Health Care Consultants. She has also worked as an office nurse for a primary care physician and as a home care liaison at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Currently, she is the owner and CEO of a legal nurse consultancy in Nevada.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in the field of dialysis nursing. She earned her BSN from the University of Central Florida. She is a licensed registered nurse and a certified nephrology nurse who specializes in acute care, chronic, peritoneal, and home hemodialysis. This expert began her career as an evening charge nurse for the Alzheimer's unit at Woodbriar Skilled Nursing Facility before serving as an acute registered nurse at hospitals in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida. She then began working for Melbourne Kidney Center, serving as a relief nurse manager, a peritoneal dialysis and home manager, and the clinic manager. She has also served as the center director for Renal Advantage, the clinic specialty coordinator for St. Vincent's Hospital, the the regional vice president of operations for the western region of American Renal Associates. Most recently, this expert served as the facility administrator for US Renal Care and currently serves as the project manager, where she has duties as both a registered nurse and an administrator, at a renal care facility in Arizona.

This qualified expert has been a registered nurse for 25 years. She earned her BSN from the University of Nevada Orvis School of Nursing. She began her career as a registered nurse in the primary care oncology unit at Washoe Medical Center before serving as the clinical manager at the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine in both Nevada and New York. She is currently the director of clinical operations at a fertility clinic.

This expert received his BS in chemistry and biology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and his MD from SUNY Upstate Medical University. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the State University of New York. He is board-certified in emergency medicine. Formerly, this expert served as an emergency physician at Emergency Consultants Inc., Upstate Emergency Medicine, Inc., Emergency Physicians Healthcare, Inc., and TeamHealth. Currently, he serves as an emergency physician at an emergency medicine practice and a hospitalist and emergency provider at a clinical practice, both in Colorado.