This highly-qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in operating room nursing. She received her BSN in registered nursing from Texas Woman's University before earning her MSN in nursing education from Aspen University. She is a certified operating room nurse and formerly served as a guest lecturer in operating room nursing at the University of Houston Victoria. For nearly 30 years, this expert has served as an operating room registered nurse and unit educator at ...
This expert has over 45 years of experience in nursing, focusing on surgical nursing and post-surgery recovery. She earned her BS in nursing at Pan American University, her MS in public health nursing at the University of Texas Brownsville, and her EdD with a focus in health science education at the University of Houston. She has held numerous positions in various facilities across Texas with a consistent focus on surgical nursing and nurse education. She recently ...
This highly qualified nursing expert has extensive professional experience. She earned her BS in nursing from Lenoir-Rhyne College. In 2007, she was awarded "Travel Nurse of the Year." Previously, she has served as a staff nurse at Frye Regional Medical Center, and as a travel nurse at Holy Cross Hospital, Newman West, Redmond Regional Hospital, Emory University Hospital, North Fulton Regional Hospital, and Northside Hospital. Currently, this expert is a staff nurse at a ...
This qualified nursing expert has been working in the OR for over 35 years with the last 23 spent as a Nurse Manager. Her hospital is an award winning 806-bed teaching hospital that delivers advanced care. She is intimately familiar with the standard of care regarding surgical counts. She is a Certified Nurse in the O.R....
This certified operating room nurse currently practices at an orthopedics-focused institution, and has served in operating room nursing positions across the nation for more than 20 years. His clinical focus on orthopedics in the OR setting make him qualified to perform this review....
This highly qualified expert earned his MD from New York Medical College. After completing his residency in General Surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital, where he was Chief Resident, he went on to complete another residency in Plastic Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He then completed a fellowship with a private cosmetic surgery practice in Miami, Florida. He is also active in his field as a member of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and a Fellow of the ...
This Boston based expert earned his Bachelor's of Science degree in electrical engineering from Tufts University. He began his career in medical device design at Siemens Medical Systems, thereafter serving as the Director of Engineering for Aspect Medical Systems, the developer of the world's first anesthesia monitor, which is now in 90% of operating rooms worldwide, and has served at least 200 million patients. He serves on the scientific advisory boards of several ...
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 ...
This case involves a 63-year-old female patient with abnormally heavy vaginal bleeding that underwent a laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Following the operation, the patient had urinary incontinence and was taken to the operating room with the diagnosis of continuous urinary leakage…
This case involves a 78-year-old male patient with a history of COPD who developed pneumonia and required intubation. Because the patient was difficult to wean, the attending physician ordered a tracheostomy. During the procedure, there was an electrocautery-ignited surgical field…
This case involves a male patient in Washington who underwent a robotic procedure and then suffered post-operative bleeding leading to his death. The patient underwent a procedure to remove part of his prostate, which concluded without incident. Immediately after the procedure,…
This OR operations case involves a patient in Arizona who underwent a surgical procedure to remove part of his colon. A preoperative workup including a pulmonary and critical care consultation was conducted by the defendant pulmonologist. The consultation revealed that the…
This visual impairment case involves a woman who underwent a minor ocular procedure that required her to be placed under general anesthesia. The surgery proceeded without incident for the better part of an hour until the woman began to regain…
This case takes place in New York and involves a male patient who presented to the ER with severe abdominal pain, bloating, and fatigue. An X-ray revealed free air in his abdomen suspicious for perforation of the colon or a ruptured…
This OR operations case takes place in South Dakota and involves a male patient who underwent ankle surgery. It is believed that during the transfer from the operating table to the gurney there was some sort of incident which resulted in…
This OR operations case involves a pregnant patient who had an intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC) put into her uterus to monitor the strength and frequency of her labor contractions. The patient later had a non-emergency C-section to deliver her child. Several…
This OR operations case involves a fifty-eight-year-old female patient who presented to the ER complaining of multiple episodes of daily, non-bilious, non-bloody vomiting, along with generalized abdominal pain. The patient was diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction and was taken to the…
