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This highly qualified expert is a double board-certified diagnostic and pediatric radiologist. She earned her BS from the University of Tennessee and her MD from Meharry Medical College before completing her diagnostic radiology residency training at Wake Forest University and North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Inc, and a fellowship in pediatric radiology at the National Children's Medical Center with George Washington University. She stays active in her field as a member of the American College of Radiology, the Society for Pediatric Radiology, and the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology and has authored over 80 peer-reviewed articles and 11 book chapters on topics relating to pediatric radiology, Formerly, she held a number of positions as a pediatric radiologist at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Vanderbilt University Medical Center & Children’s Hospital, Children’s Mercy Hospital, and Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She has also served as an assistant professor of radiology and pediatrics at Vanderbilt University, a clinical associate professor of radiology at the University of Missouri, and as a professor and the academic chair of radiology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is currently a clinical associate professor of radiology at a medical school in Kansas as well as a pediatric radiologist with a radiology group practice in Kansas.

This highly-qualified expert has over 10 years of experience as a pediatrician specializing in neonatology. He earned both his BS in exercise science and his MD from the University of Nebraska before completing a residency in pediatrics at the University of Florida and a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at the University of North Carolina. During his fellowship training at the University of North Carolina, he also earned a MS in health administration. This expert is board-certified in pediatrics with a sub-specialization in neonatal-perinatal medicine, and is active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He formerly served as an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Nebraska and a clinical neonatologist at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha. Currently, this expert is based in Colorado where he serves as the medical director of the NICU at a medical center and a clinical neonatologist for a medical group.

This expert has over 18 years of experience as a nurse, specializing in neonatal care. She is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program and has authored several articles. She currently works as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program for a university nursing program in addition to serving as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner for two different hospitals.

This expert is board certified in pediatrics. Trained at top universities, his commitment to pediatric clinical care began during his internship years. Since then, he has served as the director of a pediatric outpatient clinic, authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on the subject of pediatric care and completed over 20 grant funded pediatrics research projects. Currently serving as professor and physician leader at a top medical university.

This highly qualified expert is a board certified Pediatric Cardiologist who has practiced and taught at some of nation's top-ranking children's hospitals. He is the former Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, a leading institution in pediatric cardiology, and is the current Chair of Pediatric Cardiology at a major medical university.

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 extremely qualified expert is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric infectious diseases and neonatal-perinatal medicine and has been practicing for 11+ years. He completed his residency training in pediatrics at Bonn University and Vanderbilt University and concluded his fellowship training focusing in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital. He is a member of multiple renowned professional associations, including the Perinatal Research Society and the Neonatal-Perinatal Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has published 50+ peer-reviewed journal articles and lectures both nationally and internationally. Currently, he is the director of clinical and translational research in neonatology and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at a major university in Tennessee.

This highly qualified, board certified in Canada and the USA, exceptionally published expert earned his Bachelor's and Medical Degree from McGill University. This expert then did his internship and residencies in Pediatrics and Neurology at the Montreal Children's Hospital. This expert then completed a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular and Medical Genetics at McGill University. This expert is a member of numerous medical societies, has earned numerous awards, including the Hower Award of the Child Neurology Society which is leading award in pediatric neurology. He is constantly invited to lecture at international conferences. This expert is exceptionally well published having authored 250 peer-reviewed papers, 2 books, 68 book chapters/invited lectures and 194 abstracts. This expert's expertise in research has even allowed him to serve as a reviewer for numerous prestigious medical journals. This expert previously served as Director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Montreal Children's Hospital-McGill University Health Center. This expert currently holds many positions at a Leading University Hospital Center in Canada, serving as Full Professor in the Department of Neurology/ Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Attending Staff physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Pediatrician-in-Chief, and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. He has extensive experience in medico-legal cases focusing on causation of disability (primarily intra-partum asphyxia), disability profile, prognosis and life expectancy. He has been involved in close to 400 cases over the past 25 years with an 80/20 split between defense and plaintiff work. Genuinely enjoys this type of work and engaging with legal counsel.

This highly qualified, board certified and published expert earned her Associate of Science degree from the Nursing University of New York, her Bachelor of science from Holy Names College in California and her Masters of science from the University of California San Francisco. This expert is certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor, and has had advanced additional training as she completed High- Risk Neonatal program, the Neonatal Individualized Care & Assessment Program and the Neonatal Resuscitation Program. This expert is a member of numerous prestigious nursing societies. This expert is published, having authored 1 peer-reviewed journal article. This expert previously served as Staff Nurse III in a 53 bed regional Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery at the Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Adjunct Faculty in the department of nursing at the Holy Names College and Clinical Nurse Specialist at Summit Medical Center. This expert currently serves as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at a major regional hospital center in California.

This expert is a Board Certified Neonatologist, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics/ Neonatology in full time academic practice at a large Children's Hospital and Perinatal Regional Referral Center. She teaches medical students, residents and fellows in the classroom and at bedside, serves as Director of Quality Assurance for a busy Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and conducts clinical trials. She is published in leading peer-reviewed journals and has been an invited speaker in national and international forums. She has been selected as one of the Best Doctors in America since 1996. She provides expert witness review and testimony in matters of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine for both plaintiff and defense.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine and has been practicing for 20+ years. He completed his internship training at Ain Shams University Hospital and his residency training in pediatrics in Philadelphia, and his fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Columbia University. He is a member of various professional associations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Association for Research. He has published 100+ peer-reviewed journal articles with a focus area on birth asphyxia and ventilation. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, as well as an editorial board member for the Journal of Clinical Neonatology. He lectures both nationally and internationally and was honored with the District of Columbia Hospitals Association's "Patient Safety Award" in 2002. Currently, he is the chairman of newborn services at a top-ranked medical center/ university. He also founded and directed the Neonatal Neurology and Brain Development Fellowship Program. Additionally, he is a professor of pediatrics and ob/gyn.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years experience in her field. She completed both her BSN and MSN at Loyola University, and earned her DNP at the University of San Francisco. She is certified in Neonatal Intensive Care, and has published several books and numerous articles on this subject. She has previously worked as a Neonatal Intensive Care Staff Nurse at numerous hospitals, as well as serving as Adjunct Clinical Faculty at California State University of East Bay and the University of San Francisco. She currently serves as Assistant Professor and Maternity Faculty Lead an at an elite university

This highly qualified neurologist and neurointensivist earned his BA from Temple University and his MD from Ohio State University. He completed his residency in neurology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and his fellowship in neurocritical care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University. He is a member of the Neurocritical Care Society, American Heart Association, and American Academy of Neurology. He serves as Associate Editor of the periodical Neurocritical Care Society: Currents and as a reviewer for JAMA Neurology. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery at an ivy league university in Rhode Island, where he also serves as an attending neurointensivist at the university's affiliated hospital.

This board-certified expert has worked in the Obstetrics and Gynecology field for over 17 years. He earned his BS in Medieval Studies from the University of Notre Dame and went on to complete an MS in Clinical Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his MD at the St. Louis University School of Medicine and went on to complete a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Naval Medical Center in San Diego. He remains active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including the American Gynecological and Obstetric Society, Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Additionally, he has published extensively in his field with over 75 articles in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Maternal-Fetal Neonatal Medicine, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Child Health Journal, and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Previously, he has served as a Staff OBGYN at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune and as the Assistant Residency Program Director at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Currently, he holds a number of clinical and academic positions including serving as a Staff OBGYN at several regional hospitals in Indiana, a Faculty Physician, Tenured Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical and Resident Research at a major medical university in Indiana.

This highly qualified expert earned his medicine degree from Cairo University School of Medicine. He completed his Residency in Pediatrics at Maimonides Infants and Children's Hospital and then went on to complete a prestigious Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is active in his field both academically and clinically and is a member of multiple medical societies including the American Academy of Pediatrics and their Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Section along with the California Association of Neonatologists. Currently, he is serving as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at a top California University. Additionally, he is serving as the Associate Medical Director of the Extremely Low Brith Weight Program as well as the Assistant Director of the Perinatal Fellowship at a major California Children's Hospital.

This expert earned her BS in Nursing from Curry College in Milton, MA. She holds an NCC certification as an inpatient obstetric nurse (RNC-OB) and a Healthy Children's Project certification as a lactation counselor (CLC). He formerly served as a labor and delivery nurse at St. Francis Hospital, The Hospital of St. Raphael, San Antonio Community Hospital, and Midstate Medical Center. She currently serves as a labor and delivery nurse a major medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. At this medical center, she also serves as a labor and delivery quality improvement task force member.

This expert has earned his BA at the California State University and his Certificate in Respiratory Therapy at California Param & Tech college. Formerly, he was an RCP Manager at Christian Hospital Medical Center. Currently, he is a Respiratory Care Provider and The Clinical Director of Respiratory Therapy at a medical college in California.

This board-certified expert earned her MD from the University of Texas Southwestern, and completed a Residency in Pediatrics and a Fellowship in Neonatology from the University of Utah. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Perinatal Research Society, the Society for Reproductive Investigation and the Western Society for Pediatric Research. Formerly, this expert was a Visiting Instructor of Neonatology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Neonatology at a regional medical university.

This qualified expert earned her BS in nursing from San Diego State University and went on to earn her MS in nursing at Grand Canyon University. She is nationally certified as a registered nurse certified in neonatal intensive care and is a neonatal resuscitation provider. Formerly, she served as an advanced clinician in the NICU of Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns and as a supervisor of the NICU at Rady Children's Hospital. She currently is a manager of the NICU at a top academic hospital in San Diego.

This highly qualified neonatologist has extensive experience in his field. He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics with sub-certifications in neonatal and perinatal medicine. He received his BA in chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington, his MD from University of Louisville School of Medicine and his MA in bioethics from Medical College Wisconsin. After completing his residency in pediatrics at Carolinas Medical Center, this expert went on to complete a prestigious fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He has written 8 publications related to topics in neonatology. He is a member of various professional societies and organizations, including the American Association of Pediatrics. Formerly, this expert has served as a neonatologist at Neonatal Intensive Care Experts and the medical director of Sproutlings Care Center. Currently, this expert is the medical director of a major KY healthcare organization and a neonatologist at a KY children's hospital.