Peritoneal Dialysis Expert Witnesses

This board certified Nephrologist has been practicing medicine for over 30 years, , publishing over 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals throughout the years. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology, and has given over 300 presentations both nationally and internationally in the field of Nephrology. He is the former Chief of Nephrology at the University of Arkansas Hospital and at the West Side VA Medical Center, and currently is a Professor of Nephrology and a Chief of Nephrology at a major medical university.

This expert is extremely well qualified to perform this case review. He has over 30 years of experience as a nephrologist and is a leader in his field. He has been appointed as a former Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of National Kidney Foundation of Southeast Texas, and on a national level, he is on the Board of Directors for Chronic Kidney Disease. In addition, he is active in an academic setting as well, lecturing on dialysis management, preventive nephrology, etc. Finally, he is a nationally recognized nephrologist, receiving awards such as the American Association of Kidney Patient's Peter Lundin Award, and was named as one of America's Top doctors by Castle Connolly.

This highly qualified board certified expert has been in clinical practice for more than 20 years. Residency ad fellowship training were completed at Loma Linda University Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, respectively. He is actively involved in research and education: the expert serves on countless medical and surgical committees dedicated to the improvement of health care outcomes and physician education, is a reviewer and editor for many prestigious transplant journals, and has been awarded in recognition for his contributions to the specialty. The expert has authored over 250 original peer reviewed articles and abstracts and has lectured at over 150 conferences and symposia. Currently, he is the Chief of Clinical Transplantation, the Chief of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation and a Professor of Surgery at a highly ranked university affiliated medical center.

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 board certified nephrologist has over 25 years of clinical and research experience. He has held various professorships at Stanford University and has published a variety of abstracts, chapters, and peer reviewed journal articles on the topic of nephrology. In addition, he has been the Director of inpatient dialysis services and Clinical Chief at the Stanford University Medical Center and acting Director of the inpatient nephrology unit at the New England Medical Center. He is currently an area program director a a major university, as well as Director of a clinic at a major university medical center.

This highly qualified and board-certified nephrologist received his M.D from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He went on to complete residency in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Nephrology at Boston Medical Center. He is certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. This expert is a member of several professional organizations including the International Society of Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology, Renal Physicians Association, National Kidney Foundation, American College of Physicians, and Massachusetts Medical Society. He has authored 15+ publications in the field. Formerly he was an attending physician at Jewish Memorial Hospital, Brockton Hospital, Quincy Medical Center, as well as the Medical Director in the Acute Hemodialysis Unit at Boston Medical Center. Currently he is Assistant Professor of Medicine at a high ranking university and the Clinical Director of the Renal Section and Medical Director, outpatient dialysis at a major university affiliated hospital.

This expert has been a practicing nurse for over 25 years. Nenita is currently a Certified Nephrology Nurse and has an active membership in the American Nephrology Nurses Association. She has presented on dialysis and renal disease at various professional conferences and symposiums, while her work has been published in journals such as "Peritoneal Dialysis International" and the "Nephrology Nursing Journal" since 1996 to date. Currently, this expert is a Nursing Supervisor in the Acute Dialysis Department of a major hospital, wherein she manages the daily operations of a unit responsible for providing both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis for newborns and elderly patients alike.

This qualified expert has more than 25 years of full time experience as a nephrologist practicing both in the private practice and academic settings, specializing in the care of complex patients with multi-system diseases such as obesity, diabetes mellitus and heart disease as described in this case. He is also extensively published in his field, and has held both high ranking clinical and academic appointments throughout his career.

This expert has considerable experience in dialysis nursing. He formerly served as a Clinical Coordinator at DaVita Dialysis Center, leading an interdisciplinary team that oversaw 200 patients daily and was highly active in clinical research studies. As a Site Director with Research Across America, he led a nephrology research group composed of multiple dialysis units and oversaw five research sites with ongoing clinical trials. Currently, this expert is a Facility Administrator at a major dialysis center.

This highly qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the field of medicine and received his degree from Glasgow University in Scotland. He is a former Editor of the American Journal of Kidney Disease and was on the editorial board of several medical journals and a member of the Association of American Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Investigation and is a former Chair of the Board of the ACP. He was Director and Chairman, Department of Medicine at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Currently, he is Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine at a major medical school.

This qualified expert of Nephrology, Dialysis and Apheresis obtained his BA from New York University and his MD with Honors from the University of Brussels Medical School. He completed his Internship in Surgery and his Residency in Medicine from the Booth Memorial Medical Center and his Fellowship in Nephrology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine and is a member of multiple Nephrology, Apheresis and Blood Purification Societies. He has been President of the Annual meetings for the International Society of Blood Purification and the International Society for Apheresis. He is a reviewer for several journals related to the field of Nephrology, Medicine, Dialysis and Apheresis, a longtime author of an on-line medical information service and has 125+ publications. He has been an invited speaker and visiting professor in more than 20 countries on 5 continents. He is currently a Professor of Medicine for a Medical School in the Northeast, a Director of a Dialysis Program and the Chief of Blood Purification for a Teaching/Research Hospital, a Medical Director for a University Dialysis Center, and is a Medical Director for A Correctional Facility's Dialysis Unit.

This highly qualified expert earned his Bachelor's degree from the City University of New York and his medical degree from the SUNY Downstate School of Medicine. He then pursued an internship and residency at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, as well as a fellowship in Nephrology at the Harvard Medical School. This expert previously served as a Research Fellow in Transplant Nephrology at the Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Hospital and as the Medical Director of the Home Dialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis Program at the University of South California-DaVita Dialysis Center. He now serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine and as the Medical Director of the Nephrology, Hypertension, CKD and Renal Transplant Clinic at a respected academic medical center.

This esteemed expert is the co-director of a kidney research center and a professor of medicine at a prominent Los Angeles medical school. A native of Italy, he received his medical degree, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Bari and completed his internship, residency and fellowship in nephrology at the Policlinico in Bari. He relocated to California to pursue a fellowship in hypertension at the USC (Keck) School of Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a Diplomate of the American Board of Nephrology, and a specialist on hypertension. He is also a national and international member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Hypertension. Currently is Co-DIrector of a premier california medical school

This qualified expert has over 10 years of experience in nursing, specifically as a nephrologist. He earned his ADP from Harry S Truman College and will complete his training as an acute care nurse practitioner this year. He has served as a unit director at US Renal Care, a leading dialysis provider and as a home hemodialysis training specialist RN. Currently, he is an acute hemodialysis level two RN at an inpatient medical center.

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 qualified expert is board-certified in internal medicine, nephrology, and critical care medicine. He received his BS from Fordham University before earning his MD from Ross University. He completed both an internship and residency in internal medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center before completing a nephrology fellowship and a critical care fellowship at Stony Brook University Hospital. This expert is also certified in basic life support and advanced cardiovascular life support. He is active in his field as a member of the American Society of Nephrology, the National Kidney Foundation, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is also involved in research as an author of scientific articles and abstracts. Currently, this expert serves as an intensivist for a hospital system in New York.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 20 years of experience in the field of nephrology. He received his BA from Cornell University before earning his MD from Northwestern University. He subsequently completed his residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University, where he was chief resident in his last year, and a fellowship in clinical nephrology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. This expert is board certified in nephrology. He has been active in his field as an author of multiple scientific publications. He has formerly served as a medical hospitalist at Cove Healthcare and Kaiser Permanente, as well as an instructor of clinical skills and nephrology at Johns Hopkins University. Currently, this expert serves as the medical director of the dialysis unit at two medical centers in Maryland and is a partner in a private nephrology practice with several locations throughout Maryland.

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 highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience as a hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis nurse. She is a licensed registered nurse in South Carolina, is certified by DaVita as a hemodialysis educator and peritoneal dialysis preceptor, and holds a certification in healthcare effectiveness data and information set. Her work has focused on standard of care, review and analysis of medical records, dialysis quality management, dialysis vascular access, dialysis education, and fistula, graft, CVC, and tunneled peritoneal dialysis catheter assessment and evaluation. This expert has formerly served as a renal nurse case manager for the Renal Care Network, quality management coordinator for DaVita Dialysis, quality manager at the Union County Dialysis Center, and a home program facility administrator and inpatient dialysis clinical coordinator at two community hospitals with DaVita. She also worked with Fresenius Medical Care as an inpatient acute hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis nurse at Hamilton Medical Center and McLeod Health. Currently, this expert is a medical record reviewer for a healthcare management and technology firm.