Ambulance Expert Witnesses in California
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Dr. Gary Michael Vilke, FAAEM, FACEP, MD
California
Dr. Gary M. Vilke has 29 years of experience in Emergency Medicine. He earned his BS in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MD from UC San Diego School of Medicine. He completed an internship in Surgery and a residency in Emergency Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Emergency Medicine. Formerly, this expert held roles as the...
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Nursing Expert Witness
California
This expert has worked as a registered nurse for over 42 years. She earned her RN diploma from Massachusetts General Hospital and BSN and Masters in Nursing from California State University. She is a Board Certified Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist for 34 years and Certified Emergency Nurse for 30 years. She has done clinical practice as an RN in ICU, ED, PACU, Telemetry, and Med Surg. She also...
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Dr. Matthew Thomas Cote, MD
California
Dr. Matthew Thomas Cote has 20 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. He earned his BS from the University of California Los Angeles and his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He also earned his MA from Loyola University Chicago and completed his residency in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at IU Health University Hospital. Today, this expert is...
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Emergency Medical Services Expert Witness
California
This expert is a member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, California Council of EMS Educators, California Fire Chiefs, California EMS Educator/QI Group, and National Association of EMS Educators. He is currently the President and Education Program Director of a private EMT training center. He has 26 years of experience in Emergency Medical Services and 20+ years as an...
Dr. James Dana Leo, FACP, FCCP, MD
California
Dr. James Leo has 35 years of experience in the field of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine. He earned his BS in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MD from the UCSF School of Medicine. After completing his internship in Internal Medicine at Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center, he went on to complete two residencies in Emergency Medicine at Ronald Reagan UCLA and...
Emergency Hematology and Oncology Expert Witness
California
This expert has over 13 years of experience as a Physician Assistant. His expertise consists of Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology/Oncology, Infusion Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Urgent Care. He currently serves as a Physician Assistant for the Bone Marrow Transplant team at a major university medical center.
Dr. Elizabeth Holly Raphael, FACEP, MD
California
Dr. Elizabeth H. Raphael has 29 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine and Biomechanics. She earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Today, she is board certified in Emergency Medicine. Formerly, she held roles as an...
Forestry Firefighting and Emergency Management Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert has 44+ years of experience in Structural and Wildland Firefighting, Emergency and Disaster Response, which includes from basic hand crew work and entry level firefighter, up to and including being Incident Commander on thousands of emergency incidents. For the past 37 years he has been an instructor and an educational designer, developing and instructing courses in...
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Dr. Timothy Eugene Albertson, MD, MPH, PhD
California
Dr. Timothy Eugene Albertson has over 40 years of experience in the fields of Pharmacology, Critical Care, Pulmonary Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Toxicology. He earned his BA in Biology and Psychology from the University of California San Diego and his MD from the UC Davis School of Medicine. He earned his MS and Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of California Davis,...
Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
California
This qualified emergency medicine physician has practiced in several large healthcare centers throughout the country, and has both published and presented lectures in his field. He is residency trained, board certified in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine and practicing since 1984 to this day. He has a Masters in Public Health, Preventive Medicine, and Toxicology. He has seen hundreds of...
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Dr. Jerome Richard Hoffman, FACEP, MA, MD
California
Dr. Jerome R. Hoffman has 43 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine. He earned his BA from Princeton University, his MA from Columbia University, and his MD from the UC San Diego School of Medicine. After completing his internship in Internal Medicine at West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center and his two residencies at LAC+USC Medical Center and Ronald Reagan UCLA...
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Emergency Medicine And Trauma Expert Witness
California
This highly-qualified expert in emergency medicine received a B.A. and B.S. from the University of California, at Davis. He went on to graduate from the prestigious Washington University in St. Louis Medical School. He completed residency in emergency medicine and fellowship in international emergency medicine at Loma Linda University. He is well-published and currently serves as an assistant...
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Dr. Christopher test Ho, MD
California
Dr. Christopher Ho has 18 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine. He earned his BS in Biology from California Polytechnic State University and his MD from the University of California School of Medicine. After completing his internship at Scripps Mercy Hospital, he went on to complete his residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of California Medical Center. Today, this...
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Emergency Trauma and ICU Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert has over 10 years of experience in emergency, trauma, and ICU specialties. She earned her BA in psychology and her BS in nursing from Dominican University. She then completed her MS in nursing administration at Holy Names University. This expert is certified in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, and pediatric advanced life support. She is a member of...
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Dr. Katherine A Kelly, DNP, RN
California
Dr. Katherine A. Kelly has 43 years of experience in the field of Nursing. She earned her BSN from California State University, her MS from the University of Nevada Reno, and her DNP from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Today, this expert is licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of California. Formerly, this expert served as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner at Rideout Hospital...
Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Expert Witness
California
This qualified emergency medicine expert earned his BS in biology from California Polytechnic State University and his MD from University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He then completed an internship at Scripps Mercy Hospital and a residency in emergency medicine at UCSD Medical Center. Previously, he served as an attending physician in the emergency department at Scripps Memorial...
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Dr. Dan Field, MD
California
This highly qualified emergency medicine expert has over 25 years of experience in his field. He completed his BS in biology from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. After finishing his internship at Highland Hospital, this expert went on to complete his emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati. He is boarded by...
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Emergency Medicine And Cardiopulmonary Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified emergency medicine expert has over 25 years of experience in his field. He completed his BS in biology from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. After finishing his internship at Highland Hospital, this expert went on to complete his emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati. He is boarded by...
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Dr. Avinash Shantagonda Patil, MD
California
This highly qualified, board-certified emergency medicine physician has over 10 years of experience in his field. He obtained his BA in economics and his BS in physiology from the University of California, Davis, before receiving his MD from the Washington University in St. Louis. He then went on to complete a residency and fellowship, both in emergency medicine at Loma Linda University. Today,...
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Medical Toxicology Expert Witness
California
This qualified expert has 8 years of experience in medical toxicology. He received his BS in microbiology from the University of California San Diego before pursuing his MPH at the Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health. He then earned his MD from the University of Toledo. Following medical school, he completed an internal medicine internship and an emergency medicine residency at George...
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Dr. Natalie Halanski
California
This expert earned her BS and PharmD at the Univesity of Michigan and she completed her residency in ambulatory care pharmacy at the University of San Diego. She is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist and a member of the American Pharmacists Association. She formally worked as a clinical pharmacist in ambulatory care at the University of California, San Diego and she currently is a...
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Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine Expert Witness
California
This expert is board-certified in preventive medicine and specializes in urgent care, occupational medicine, preventive medicine, and osteopathic medicine. She received her BA in English literature at the University of Pittsburgh and subsequently completed a formal post-baccalaureate program at San Francisco State University. She earned her DO from Lake Erie College of Osteopathy, followed by the...
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Dr. Sanjay Arora, MD
California
This expert has over 15 years of experience in the field of emergency medicine. He earned his BS in animal physiology and neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego, before earning his MD from the University of California, Los Angeles. He then completed an internship in emergency medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and a residency in emergency medicine at the University...
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Candace Christine Campbell
California
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 as well as serving as Adjunct...
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Ms. Kerry Mitchell Crivello, MA
California
Ms. Kerry Crivello has 9 years of experience as a Firefighter-Paramedic. She earned her BA in Child Development from Tufts University and her MA in Clinical Psychology from the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Today, she is licensed as a Paramedic in the State of California. Formerly, this expert served as a Paramedic for Hall Ambulance Service, Inc. and as a...
Ambulance Expert Witness FAQs
An ambulance expert witness provides specialized knowledge in cases involving emergency medical services, including response times, protocols, and patient care standards.
They are crucial in personal injury cases, medical malpractice suits, wrongful death claims, and any case where ambulance service quality is questioned.
Yes, they can offer detailed insights into EMS protocols, standard of care, dispatch procedures, and other aspects of pre-hospital emergency care.
Yes. Some experts specialize in areas like paramedic procedures, EMT standards, ambulance equipment functionality, or emergency vehicle operation safety.
They can analyze the circumstances to determine if the delay was due to negligence or unavoidable factors, providing critical context for the court.
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