Critical Care Expert Witnesses in California
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Dr. William Klein, MD, FACP, FCCP
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...
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Pulmonology Expert Witness
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...
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Dr. Ronald Pearl, PhD, MD, FCCM
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...
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Pulmonary and Critical Care Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert earned her BS from UC Irvine and MD from Harvard. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at UC San Diego. She is certified in Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Internal Medicine. She is an active member of several medical societies related to her focus in Pulmonary and Critical Care, and...
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Dr. Sean Townsend, MD
California
Dr. Sean R. Townsend has 17 years of experience in the fields of Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA in Philosophy from Northwestern University and his MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed both an internship and a residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a fellowship in Pulmonary and...
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Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Hospital Medicine Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified pulmonary and critical care expert has over 30 years of experience in his field. He received his BA in biology from the University of Chicago and his MD from New York Medical College. After finishing his internship at Kaiser Hospital and his residency from George Washington University, this expert went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in pulmonology at the University...
Dr. Dean Nickles, MD
California
This highly qualified expert has worked in internal medicine for over 30 years. After earning his BS at the United States Military Academy, he went on to earn his MD at West Virginia University. He completed an internship at the Madigan Army Medical Center and his residency at the Tripler Army Medical Center. He is active in his field as a member of the American College of Physicians and the...
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Pediatric Anesthesiology & Pediatric Critical Care Expert Witness
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...
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Dr. James Leo, MD, FACP, FCCP
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...
Occupational Therapy Expert Witness
California
This expert is responsible for the creation of the Outpatient Occupational Therapy Program at St Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, and was the first Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist in the city. He has clinical experience in acute care, intensive care, transitional care, inpatient rehab, skilled nursing, assisted living, and home health occupational therapy. He previously served on...
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Dr. Som Kohanzadeh, MD
California
This highly qualified expert is board-certified in both general and plastic surgery. He earned a BS in cybernetics from the University of California Los Angeles and an MD from the University of California San Diego. He went on to complete a residency in surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a research fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of California San Diego,...
Nursing Management and Critical Care Nursing Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in cardiovascular nursing. She earned her BSN from the University of Maryland, before going on to receive her MSN from California State University, Los Angeles and her DNP from Loma Linda University. Today, this expert is a registered nurse with a critical care nurse speciality. Additionally, she is a board-certified acute care nurse...
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Dr. Christian Sandrock, MD, MPH
California
Dr. Christian E. Sandrock has 20 years of experience in the fields of Infectious Disease, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA in Biology and English Literature from Rutgers University and his MD from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He also obtained his MPH from Lund University. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowships in...
Mrs. Denise Navellier, RN, MSN, CCRN
California
Mrs. Denise M. Navellier has over 40 years of experience as a Registered Nurse. She earned her BSN and MSN from San Francisco State University. Today, this expert is certified as an Acute/Critical Care Registered Nurse by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of California. Formerly, this expert served as the Nurse Manager of Critical...
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Dr. Timothy Albertson, MPH, PhD, MD
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,...
Dr. Victor Tapson, MD
California
Dr. Victor F. Tapson has 36 years of experience in the field of Internal Medicine with expertise in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BS from San Francisco State University and his MD from Drexel University College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pulmonary and...
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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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