Cardiology Expert Witnesses in Tennessee

This double board certified, distinguished Professor of Thoracic Surgery is Fellow of both the American College of Surgery and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a member of multiple professionals societies including the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. This expert serves as a reviewer for multiple medical publications such as the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He also sits on the scientific Editorial Board for the journal Thoracic Cancer and has published 35 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has received countless honors throughout his career and has been named on numerous Top Doctor lists. He is frequently invited to lecture as a guest speaker both nationally and internationally.

This expert has over 30 years of experience as a perfusionist. He earned his BA in general science, zoology, chemistry, and physics from the University of Iowa and his BS in perfusion technology from the University of Texas-Houston. He is board certified in cardiovascular perfusion. He is active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion and the American Society of Extracorporeal Technology. This expert is also highly involved in research, having presented numerous scientific presentations and lectures and authored scientific articles and several perfusion clinical and quality improvement policies and procedures. He previously served as a clinical perfusionist for California Heart-Lung Perfusion and Psicor, the director and chief perfusionist of adult and pediatric perfusion at USC, and as the chief of pediatric perfusion at both Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego and Vanderbilt University. This expert is currently a pediatric perfusionist at a children's hospital in Ohio.

This Tennessee-based expert received his AS in nursing from Motlow State Community College, his BSN from the University of Tennessee, and his MS in family nursing from Austin Peay State University. This expert is a licensed registered nurse and is certified in both ACLS and BLS. Formerly, he served as a registered cardiac telemetry nurse at Saint Thomas West Hospital, a travel nurse at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, and a registered nurse in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at Saint Thomas West Hospital. He currently serves as a family nurse practitioner in the electrophysiology and cardiology unit at a hospital in Tennessee.