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Critical care expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including emergency medicine, pulmonology, anesthesiology, cardiology, and trauma surgery. Some of the most common critical care expert witness specialties also include intensive care medicine, pediatric critical care, neurocritical care, surgical critical care, and cardiovascular critical care. They can opine on the effects of traumatic injuries, respiratory failure, sepsis management, cardiac arrest, and critical care nursing standards.

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Dr. William Philip Klein, MD, FACP, FCCPView profile

ID: 1102009

Dr. William Klein, MD, FACP, FCCP

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California

Dr. William P. Klein has 51 years of experience in the field of Internal Medicine having expertise in Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care. He earned his BA from Dartmouth College and his MD from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn. After completing his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, he completed another...

Cardiothoracic Radiology, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Cardiothoracic Radiology, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine Expert Witness

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Oregon

This qualified expert has nearly 10 years of experience in internal medicine. She received her BA in rhetoric and molecular/cell biology from UC Berkeley and earned her MD from the University of Chicago. She completed two residencies and two fellowships: an internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a diagnostic radiology residency at Oregon Health and Science University, a pulmonary...

Dr. John Hampton Arnold, MDView profile

ID: 113965

Dr. John Arnold, MD

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Massachusetts

Dr. John H. Arnold has 34 years of experience in the fields of Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, and Pediatric Anesthesiology. He earned his BA from Harvard College and his MD from Harvard Medical School. After completing both his internship and residency in Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital, he went on to complete another residency in Anesthesia at Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center and a...

Interventional Pulmonology Expert WitnessView profile

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Interventional Pulmonology Expert Witness

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Wisconsin

This highly-qualified interventional pulmonology expert specializes in benign and malignant airway disease, including lung nodule management, pulmonary masses, endobronchial valves, endobronchial stents, and bronchoscopy. He earned his BS in biology and political science, as well as his MBA from Union College, before earning his MD from Albany Medical College. He subsequently completed an...

Dr. Lindell Ken Weaver, MD, FUHM, FACPView profile

ID: 116018

Dr. Lindell Weaver, MD, FUHM, FACP

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Utah

Dr. Lindell Ken Weaver has 37 years of experience in the field of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. He earned his BS in Engineering from Arizona State University and his MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at Naval Medical Center - San Diego and a residency in Internal Medicine at LDS Hospital, he went on to complete a...

Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) Expert WitnessView profile

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Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) Expert Witness

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Oregon

This double board certified nurse practitioner has been practicing for over a decade in acute and critical care. A member of many professional nursing societies, including the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, this expert is also a member of the ANCC Board Examination Acute Care Content Expert Panel and a reviewer for the journal of the...

Dr. Gerard Petersen, MDView profile

ID: 1174008

Dr. Gerard Petersen, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Gerard Petersen has 20 years of experience in the field of Internal Medicine with expertise in Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Sleep Medicine. He earned his BA in Medical Sciences and Political Science from Columbia University and his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell...

Pulmonology Expert WitnessView profile

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Pulmonology Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified and triple board certified pulmonologist earned his MD at the University of Minnesota. He completed an internship and residency training in internal medicine at the University Colorado, in addition to fellowship training in pulmonology and critical care at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert has received numerous awards for his academic and clinical work...

Dr. Curtis James Coley, MDView profile

ID: 1181412

Dr. Curtis Coley, MD

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Georgia

Dr. Curtis J. Coley II has over 10 years of experience in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA in Microbiology from Cornell University and his MD from Penn State College of Medicine. He also completed his MS in Healthcare Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After completing his residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, he went on to...

Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Critical Care Expert Witness

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Michigan

This Board Certified Critical Care physician has been practicing medicine for over 15 years, receiving his Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from the University of Michigan Medical Center. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and has over 20 publications in the field of Critical Care. He is the former Associate...

Dr. Thomas John Parker, MD, FACP, FCCPView profile

ID: 1268720

Dr. Thomas Parker, MD, FACP, FCCP

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Ohio

Dr. Thomas Parker has 29 years of experience in the field of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA in Economics from Duke University and his MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. After completing both an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at IU Health University Hospital, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pulmonary Disease at the...

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Expert Witness

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New Mexico

This quadruple board certified doctor completed his postdoctoral fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as well as Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven. He established the University of New Mexico Occupational and Environmental Lung Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is board certified in Pulmonary, Critical Care...

Ms. Elisabeth A Ridgely, RN, CCRN, MSNView profile

ID: 126894

Ms. Elisabeth Ridgely, RN, CCRN, MSN

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Pennsylvania

Ms. Elisabeth A. Ridgely has 30 years of experience in Nursing. She earned her BS from the University of Scranton, her MLA from Temple University, and her MSN from Loyola University New Orleans. Today, this expert is certified as a Critical Care Registered Nurse through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and is Legal Nurse Consultant Certified through the American Legal Nurse...

Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Surgery Expert Witness

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Texas

This board certified general surgeon has been practicing medicine for over 20 years. Fellowship trained at one of the nation's top hospitals, this expert is both a General Surgeon, Surgical Intensivist and an Associate Professor of Surgery, making her highly qualified to review the standard of care provided to the plaintiff.

Dr. Jeffrey Paul Burns, MD, MPHView profile

ID: 1274884

Dr. Jeffrey Burns, MD, MPH

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Massachusetts

Dr. Jeffrey P. Burns has 24 years of experience in the field of Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA in Economics, History, and Philosophy from Wesleyan University, his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine, and his MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. After completing his residency in Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital, he went on to complete two...

Emergency Surgery  Trauma and Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Surgery Trauma and Critical Care Expert Witness

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert is double board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He is Fellowship trained in Surgical Critical Care from one of the nation's top medical schools and holds membership in multiple prestigious medical organizations such as the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is a Fellow of the highly regarded American College of Surgeons. He has been widely...

Dr. Jason Marc Kane, MD, MS, FAAP, FCCMView profile

ID: 128506

Dr. Jason Kane, MD, MS, FAAP, FCCM

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Illinois

Dr. Jason M. Kane has 16 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA in Spanish from Washington University in Saint Louis, his MD from Rush University Medical College, and his MS in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety from Northwestern University. After completing a residency in Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine, he went on to...

General Surgeon Expert WitnessView profile

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General Surgeon Expert Witness

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Massachusetts

This highly qualified General Surgery expert earned his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He went on to complete internship and residency training in general surgery at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, as well as Surgical Critical Care. This expert is a member of several professional organization including the...

Dr. Ronald Gary Pearl, PhD, MD, FCCMView profile

ID: 132268

Dr. Ronald Pearl, PhD, MD, FCCM

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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...

General and Emergency Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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General and Emergency Surgery Expert Witness

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Massachusetts

This highly qualified surgeon/intensivist expert received his MD from the University of Crete School of Medicine and MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. He went on to complete an internship and residency at at Creighton University Medical Center, and Fellowshp in Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board...

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Critical Care Expert Witness FAQs

A critical care expert witness provides specialized knowledge in intensive care medicine, helping courts understand complex medical issues related to patient treatment, standard of care, and outcomes.

Critical care experts can assist with cases involving ICU management, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, post-operative complications, and life-support decisions.

They can review medical records, provide insight into whether the standard of care was met, and testify on the potential impact of alleged negligence on patient outcomes.

Yes. Subspecialties include pediatric critical care, surgical critical care, neurocritical care, and cardiac intensive care among others.

Ventilator management is complex and requires specific expertise. An expert can clarify if proper protocols were followed and if any actions contributed to patient harm.

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