Critical Care Medicine Expert Witnesses in Florida

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Critical care medicine expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including emergency medicine, pulmonology, anesthesiology, cardiology, and neurology. Some of the most common critical care medicine expert witness specialties also include trauma surgery, pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, surgical critical care, and respiratory therapy. They can opine on the effects of medical malpractice, patient safety issues, life support systems management, critical care procedures, and emergency response protocols.

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Mr. David Jack Derrico, RN, MSN, BSNView profile

ID: 131764

Mr. David Derrico, RN, MSN, BSN

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Florida

Mr. David J. Derrico has 41 years of experience in Nursing. He earned his AS and BS in Nursing from the University of the State of New York and his MS in Critical Care Nursing from the University of Florida. Today, this expert is licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida. Formerly, this expert held roles as a Staff Nurse of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at UF Health Shands...

General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

E-695985

General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Expert Witness

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Florida

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience as a surgeon and is actively involved in acute care surgery which includes trauma, surgical critical care (ICU), and emergency general surgery. He earned his BS in biological sciences and chemistry from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. He subsequently completed a general...

Dr. R. Stephen SmithView profile

ID: 28008

Dr. R. Stephen Smith

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Florida

This highly-qualified surgeon earned his BS in biology from Arkansas Tech University and his MD from the University of Arkansas. He continued to complete a residency in general surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and a fellowship in trauma and surgical critical care at the St. Mary Medical Center in CA. This expert is board certified in surgical critical care and general...

Pulmonology and Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Pulmonology and Critical Care Expert Witness

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Florida

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Illinois

This highly qualified and double board certified pulmonologist has advanced training in pulmonary and critical care. Currently, he is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow at the University of Illinois and is board certified in Pulmonary Medicine and Internal Medicine. He completed residency training in internal medicine at George Washington University, a fellowship training in pediatric sleep...

Dr. Craig CookView profile

ID: 43133

Dr. Craig Cook

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Florida

This expert is highly qualified in his field with over 30 years of administrator experience in outpatient offices. He earned his BS in applied psychology from St. Cloud State University, his MS in behavior analysis and therapy from Southern Illinois University, and his PHD in public affairs at the University of Central Florida. He is board certified as a behavior analyst. This expert is also part...

Trauma and Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Trauma and Critical Care Expert Witness

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Florida

This highly qualified expert is board certified in surgical critical care and has been practicing for 12+ years. He completed his residency training in general surgery and his fellowship training in trauma and surgical critical care at the University of Miami. He also concluded a NIH research training fellowship at the University of Texas. He is a fellow at the American College of Surgeons and a...

Dr. John Walther Schweiger, MDView profile

ID: 881822

Dr. John Schweiger, MD

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Florida

Dr. John W. Schweiger has over 29 years of experience in the fields of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA in Religion from Wesleyan University and his MD from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed his residency and fellowship in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Temple University Hospital. Today, this expert is board certified in...

Critical Care Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

E-358189

Critical Care Nursing Expert Witness

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Florida

This expert has 25 years of experience in his field. He received his ASN from Polk Community College and is a certified CCRN. He has practiced in all disciplines of critical care and is active in his field as a member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Formerly, he worked at Winter Haven Hospital in a variety of roles including as a registered nurse in the cardiovascular...

The Average Critical Care Medicine Expert Witness
Charges $542 / Hour

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

  • Review Fee

    $425

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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

    $550

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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

    $650

    Fee info

    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.

Critical Care Medicine Expert Witness FAQs

A critical care medicine expert witness provides specialized knowledge in intensive care medicine, often assisting in legal cases involving medical malpractice, patient injuries, or healthcare disputes.

These experts can assist with cases involving ICU procedures, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma care, life support decisions, and other complex medical conditions requiring intensive care.

They can review medical records, provide testimony on standard of care issues, evaluate patient outcomes, and offer informed opinions on whether appropriate critical care was provided.

Yes. Subspecialties may include pediatric critical care, surgical critical care, neurocritical care, and others. The specific expertise needed will depend on the details of your case.

Board certification ensures the expert has undergone rigorous training and examination in their field. This lends credibility to their testimony and demonstrates their commitment to maintaining high standards in their practice.

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