Anesthesiology Expert Witnesses in California

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Expert witnesses in anesthesiology practice in a variety of fields, including surgery, critical care medicine, pain management, obstetrics, and pediatrics. Some of the most common specialties among these expert witnesses also include regional anesthesia, cardiothoracic anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, and obstetric anesthesia. They have provided opinions on the effects of medication errors, adverse drug reactions, complications from anesthesia, issues with patient monitoring, and postoperative pain management.

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Ronald Gary Pearl, FCCM, MD, PhDView profile

ID: 132268

Dr. Ronald Gary Pearl, FCCM, MD, PhD

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California

Dr. Ronald G. Pearl has 37 years of experience in the fields of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA in Psychology from Yale University, his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and his MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed both an internship and residency in Internal Medicine, a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, and a second...

Pain Management Expert WitnessView profile

E-008773

Pain Management Expert Witness

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California

This expert is a board certified pain management physician who has been practicing for over 15 years. He is a member of the American Pain Society and the American Medical Association, and has over 50 journal articles published in the field. He is the Chief of Pain Medicine at a major university in California, and he is the author of pain management book, published by Johns Hopkins University...

Joshua Philip Prager, DABPM, MD, MSView profile

ID: 284327

Dr. Joshua Philip Prager, DABPM, MD, MS

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California

Dr. Joshua P. Prager has 37 years of experience in the fields of Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine. He earned his BS in Chemistry from Stony Brook University, MS in Health Services Research and Public Management from Stanford University, and his MD from Stanford University School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Internal Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and...

Pediatric Anesthesiology & Pediatric Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Anesthesiology & Pediatric Critical Care Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert is triple board certified in Pediatrics, Anesthesiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BS from the University of Wisconsin and his MD from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Oakland, CA, residency in Anesthesia at the Hospital Of the University of Pennsylvania and...

Bernard Raymond Wilcosky Jr, MDView profile

ID: 1374577

Dr. Bernard Raymond Wilcosky Jr, MD

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California

Dr. Bernard R. Wilcosky Jr has over 37 years of experience in the field of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He earned his BA from Methodist College and his MD from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship in Anesthesiology at Letterman Army Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Anesthesiology. Formerly, this expert held roles as the Medical...

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Management Expert WitnessView profile

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Management Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert has nearly 10 years of experience in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. He earned his BS in physiology and BA in spanish literature at the University of California at Davis before completing his MD from the University of California Los Angeles. Additionally, he earned his Masters in Public Health from the University of California Los Angeles and...

Jacie Touart, PAView profile

ID: 16899

Ms. Jacie Touart, PA

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California

This highly-qualified expert in PA pain management has over 15 years of experience in her field. She earned her BS in health sciences and her MS in physician assistant studies from Duquesne University. She is a certified physician assistant and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Formerly, she held roles as a physician assistant at the Georgia Pain Specialists/Lanier Pain...

Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

E-067309

Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Expert Witness

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California

This board certified expert earned a BS from the University of Maryland, summa cum laude, and MD from Temple University School of Medicine. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Stanford University School of Medicine, respectively. He is actively involved in research and is responsible for training and mentoring medical...

Anesthesiology / Difficult Airway Expert WitnessView profile

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Anesthesiology / Difficult Airway Expert Witness

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California

This experienced expert received his BS in Chemistry, his MS in Pathology, and his MD from Dalhousie University. He completed his residency in Anesthesia at Dalhousie University and his research fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology in Anesthesia at Stanford University. He has published over 65 peer reviewed articles, 78 abstracts, and has been invited to present 18 presentations. Formerly, he was...

Anesthesiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Anesthesiology Expert Witness

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California

This expert has been practicing anesthesiology at a 600 bed hospital in Southern California for nearly a quarter century. A graduate of UC Riverside, he attended medical school at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in Illinois and thereafter completed residencies in General Surgery and Anesthesiology at Loma Linda University Medical Center. A diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and...

Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation Expert WitnessView profile

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Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation Expert Witness

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California

This expert, a native of Southern California, completed his undergraduate education at Pacific Union College before attending Loma Linda University School of Medicine where he received his MD degree in 2008. He completed an Internal Medicine internship followed by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency and continued his specialization with a Pain Management fellowship, all at Loma...

Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology Expert Witness

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California

This highly-expert has 15 years of experience as an anesthesiologist, with extensive experience in hospital administration, acute pain management, and perioperative evaluations, as well as general, regional, and neuraxial anesthesia for infants, children, and adults. He earned both his BS in microbiology and molecular genetics and MD from UCLA before going on to complete a pediatric internship at...

Regional and Pediatric Anesthesiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Regional and Pediatric Anesthesiology Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert in pediatric anesthesiology earned his BS and BA from the University of Rochester and his MD from SUNY Upstate Medical University. He then went on to complete an internship in medicine from St. John Hospital and Medical Center and two residencies in anesthesiology; one at Montefiore Medical Center of Albert Einstein University and the other at Maimonides Medical...

The Average Anesthesiology Expert Witness
Charges $659 / Hour

Based on hourly rates. Compare expert witness rates across thousands of specialties in all 50 states.

  • Review Fee

    $500

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Deposition Fee

    $800

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Court Fee

    $675

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

Anesthesiology Expert Witness FAQs

An anesthesiology expert witness provides insight into standards of care, patient safety, and potential breaches in protocol that may have led to patient harm or injury.

They can assist with cases involving surgical errors, medication errors, anesthesia complications, pain management issues, and critical care situations.

Yes, there are several subspecialties including pediatric anesthesiology, obstetric anesthesiology, and cardiac anesthesiology. The right expert depends on your specific case needs.

An anesthesiology expert can review medical records and procedures to determine if any actions or lack thereof by the anesthesia team directly caused the patient's injury.

A board-certified anesthesiologist has demonstrated expertise through rigorous exams and ongoing education. This lends credibility to their testimony in court.

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