Training Expert Witnesses in Virginia

Over 30 years experience. Has served on multiple medical school faculties, worked on-staff, in administrative roles and as a consultant to numerous programs and facilities. Current interests include life care planning, rehabilitation for neurological, psychiatric, medical and intellectual impairments; complex cases; behavior analysis; outcomes research; staff training; and program development. Works with diverse ages, ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics across a wide range of facility and community venues. Has published and lectured widely, is the recipient of numerous public and private grants and serves on professional association and journal editorial boards.

This highly qualified, board certified, published expert earned his bachelor's degree from the James Madison University in Virginia, his bachelor of nursing science from the University of Virginia and his medical degree from the Eastern Virginia Medical School. This was followed by a Residency in Anesthesiology at the Virginia Commonwealth University. This expert then completed his formal medical education by doing 2 fellowships: one in Critical Care Anesthesiology at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the other in Adult Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia at the Auckland City Hospital, NZ. This expert is a member of numerous medical societies and is published having authored 3 peer-reviewed journal articles. This expert previously served as Attending Anesthesiologist and clinical instructor at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, as Attending Anesthesiologist at Fair Oaks Anesthesia Associates and as Assistant Professor Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Eastern Colorado Health System Veterans Health Administration and the University of Colorado Hospital where he was co-director of ECMO. This expert currently serves as a staff cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and clinical instructor at a major school of medicine in VA.

This expert has been practicing as a social worker for 35 years. She earned her BA and MSW at Tulane University, and completed her PhD in Social Work and Community Planning at Washington University. She then completed her LCSW at the University of Maryland. She has led multiple workshops and trainings on topics relating to social work in the LGBT community, and is a member of several regional Social Workers Associations. She currently serves as a Social Work Trainer and Educator, as well as a Therapist and Consultant at a Private Practice in Virginia.

This highly-qualified expert has had over 30 years of experience in the field of elevator and escalator maintenance, mechanics, and safety. He received his BA in business from Strayer University and is a certified qualified elevator inspector and elevator technician. He is active in his field as a member of the National and International Association of Elevator Consultants and the National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities. He formerly served as an elevator mechanic at Atlantic Elevator as well as an elevator and escalator mechanic and maintenance supervisor for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). He also formerly served as a quality assurance officer at WMATA, a service superintendent at ThyssenKrupp and Schindler Elevator Corporation and an elevator manager at the University of Maryland. He is currently a managing member of a vertical transportation consulting firm located in Virginia.

This expert has nearly 40 years of experience in explosive devices, bombs, pyrotechnics, hazardous devices, and post-blast investigations. He earned his BS from Capella University and is certified as an international post blast investigator. Currently, he is a member of various professional organizations such as the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, and the International Association of Explosives Engineers. Formerly, he has held various roles as an explosive ordinance disposal technician in the U.S. Army, a project supervisor for SCI, Inc., program coordinator of the Texas Engineering Service at Texas A&M University, a senior associate/wmd specialist at SO Technologies, and a program manager in the Marine Forces Reserve. This expert currently serves as an adjunct professor of global studies at a VA university as well as a program manager for a terrorism technical support organization.