Emergency Medical Services Expert Witnesses in California

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Emergency Medical Services expert witnesses specialize in a variety of fields, including emergency medicine, paramedicine, critical care, trauma nursing, and disaster medicine. Some of the most common specialties among Emergency Medical Services expert witnesses also include pre-hospital care, airway management, cardiac life support, pediatric emergency care, and ambulance service standards. They have provided opinions on the effects of response times, patient handling techniques, medical equipment usage, protocol adherence, and emergency scene management.

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Dr. Dan Field, MDView profile

ID: 108516

Dr. Dan Field, MD

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California

This highly qualified emergency medicine expert has over 25 years of experience in his field. He completed his BS in biology from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. After finishing his internship at Highland Hospital, this expert went on to complete his emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati. He is boarded by...

Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Nursing Expert Witness

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This expert has worked as a registered nurse for over 42 years. She earned her RN diploma from Massachusetts General Hospital and BSN and Masters in Nursing from California State University. She is a Board Certified Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist for 34 years and Certified Emergency Nurse for 30 years. She has done clinical practice as an RN in ICU, ED, PACU, Telemetry, and Med Surg. She also...

Dr. Michelle Lin, MDView profile

ID: 137127

Dr. Michelle Lin, MD

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California

Dr. Michelle P. Lin has over 20 years of experience in Emergency Medicine. She earned her BS in Biology from Stanford University and her MD from the Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and is board certified in Emergency Medicine. Formerly, this expert held roles as a Rotation Site Director, Associate Professor,...

Emergency Medical Services Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Medical Services Expert Witness

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This expert is a member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, California Council of EMS Educators, California Fire Chiefs, California EMS Educator/QI Group, and National Association of EMS Educators. He is currently the President and Education Program Director of a private EMT training center. He has 26 years of experience in Emergency Medical Services and 20+ years as an...

Dr. Alan Leonard Nager, MD, MHAView profile

ID: 146341

Dr. Alan Nager, MD, MHA

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Dr. Alan L. Nager has over 30 years of experience in Pediatrics, specializing in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He earned his BA in Public Health and Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota, his MD from the University of Minnesota Medical School, and his MHA from the University of Southern California. After completing his residency in General Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Los...

Emergency Hematology and Oncology Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Hematology and Oncology Expert Witness

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This expert has over 13 years of experience as a Physician Assistant. His expertise consists of Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology/Oncology, Infusion Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Urgent Care. He currently serves as a Physician Assistant for the Bone Marrow Transplant team at a major university medical center.

Dr. Jerome Richard Hoffman, MD, MA, FACEPView profile

ID: 1995631

Dr. Jerome Hoffman, MD, MA, FACEP

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Dr. Jerome R. Hoffman has 43 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine. He earned his BA from Princeton University, his MA from Columbia University, and his MD from the UC San Diego School of Medicine. After completing his internship in Internal Medicine at West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center and his two residencies at LAC+USC Medical Center and Ronald Reagan UCLA...

Forestry  Firefighting and Emergency Management Expert WitnessView profile

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Forestry Firefighting and Emergency Management Expert Witness

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This highly qualified expert has 44+ years of experience in Structural and Wildland Firefighting, Emergency and Disaster Response, which includes from basic hand crew work and entry level firefighter, up to and including being Incident Commander on thousands of emergency incidents. For the past 37 years he has been an instructor and an educational designer, developing and instructing courses in...

Dr. Lisa Priscilla Gwin, DO, BSN, ACTARView profile

ID: 2034237

Dr. Lisa Gwin, DO, BSN, ACTAR

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California

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Dr. Lisa P. Gwin has 37 years of experience in the fields of Emergency Medicine, Biomechanics, and Electrical Engineering. She earned her BSN from Wayne State University and her BS in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Dr. Gwin completed her medical degree at the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by residency training in Emergency Medicine at the...

Emergency Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

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This qualified emergency medicine physician has practiced in several large healthcare centers throughout the country, and has both published and presented lectures in his field. He is residency trained, board certified in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine and practicing since 1984 to this day. He has a Masters in Public Health, Preventive Medicine, and Toxicology. He has seen hundreds of...

Dr. Matthew Thomas Cote, MDView profile

ID: 237794

Dr. Matthew Cote, MD

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California

Dr. Matthew Thomas Cote has 20 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. He earned his BS from the University of California Los Angeles and his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He also earned his MA from Loyola University Chicago and completed his residency in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at IU Health University Hospital. Today, this expert is...

Emergency Medicine And Trauma Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Medicine And Trauma Expert Witness

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This highly-qualified expert in emergency medicine received a B.A. and B.S. from the University of California, at Davis. He went on to graduate from the prestigious Washington University in St. Louis Medical School. He completed residency in emergency medicine and fellowship in international emergency medicine at Loma Linda University. He is well-published and currently serves as an assistant...

Dr. Walter Lanier Biffl, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 253492

Dr. Walter Biffl, MD, FACS

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California

Dr. Walter L. Biffl has 26 years of experience in the field of Trauma Surgery. He earned his BS in Psychology from Duke University and his MD from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed a research fellowship in Trauma Surgery and a residency in Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Today, this expert is board-certified in...

Emergency  Trauma  and ICU Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Trauma and ICU Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert has over 10 years of experience in emergency, trauma, and ICU specialties. She earned her BA in psychology and her BS in nursing from Dominican University. She then completed her MS in nursing administration at Holy Names University. This expert is certified in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, and pediatric advanced life support. She is a member of...

Dr. James Dana Leo, MD, FACP, FCCPView profile

ID: 267842

Dr. James Leo, MD, FACP, FCCP

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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...

Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Expert Witness

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This qualified emergency medicine expert earned his BS in biology from California Polytechnic State University and his MD from University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He then completed an internship at Scripps Mercy Hospital and a residency in emergency medicine at UCSD Medical Center. Previously, he served as an attending physician in the emergency department at Scripps Memorial...

Dr. Avinash Patil, MDView profile

ID: 30112

Dr. Avinash Patil, MD

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California

This highly qualified, board-certified emergency medicine physician has over 10 years of experience in his field. He obtained his BA in economics and his BS in physiology from the University of California, Davis, before receiving his MD from the Washington University in St. Louis. He then went on to complete a residency and fellowship, both in emergency medicine at Loma Linda University. Today,...

Emergency Medicine And Cardiopulmonary Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Medicine And Cardiopulmonary Expert Witness

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This highly qualified emergency medicine expert has over 25 years of experience in his field. He completed his BS in biology from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. After finishing his internship at Highland Hospital, this expert went on to complete his emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati. He is boarded by...

Dr. Natalie HalanskiView profile

ID: 41936

Dr. Natalie Halanski

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California

This expert earned her BS and PharmD at the Univesity of Michigan and she completed her residency in ambulatory care pharmacy at the University of San Diego. She is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist and a member of the American Pharmacists Association. She formally worked as a clinical pharmacist in ambulatory care at the University of California, San Diego and she currently is a...

Medical Toxicology Expert WitnessView profile

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Medical Toxicology Expert Witness

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This qualified expert has 8 years of experience in medical toxicology. He received his BS in microbiology from the University of California San Diego before pursuing his MPH at the Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health. He then earned his MD from the University of Toledo. Following medical school, he completed an internal medicine internship and an emergency medicine residency at George...

Dr. Gary Michael Vilke, MD, FAAEM, FACEPView profile

ID: 42162

Dr. Gary Vilke, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

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California

Dr. Gary M. Vilke has 29 years of experience in Emergency Medicine. He earned his BS in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MD from UC San Diego School of Medicine. He completed an internship in Surgery and a residency in Emergency Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Emergency Medicine. Formerly, this expert held roles as the...

Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine Expert Witness

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California

This expert is board-certified in preventive medicine and specializes in urgent care, occupational medicine, preventive medicine, and osteopathic medicine. She received her BA in English literature at the University of Pittsburgh and subsequently completed a formal post-baccalaureate program at San Francisco State University. She earned her DO from Lake Erie College of Osteopathy, followed by the...

Candace Christine CampbellView profile

ID: 45987

Candace Campbell

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California

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years experience in her field. She completed both her BSN and MSN at Loyola University and earned her DNP at the University of San Francisco. She is certified in Neonatal Intensive Care and has published several books and numerous articles on this subject. She has previously worked as a Neonatal Intensive Care Staff Nurse as well as serving as Adjunct...

Emergency Medical Services Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Medical Services Expert Witness

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This highly-qualified expert has nearly 20 years of experience as a paramedic. He earned an AS in nursing at Excelsior College and a JD at Lincoln Law School. He holds certifications as a critical care paramedic and a rescue diver, and is licensed as an emergency medical technician and paramedic in California. He previously served as a death investigator at the coroner's office in the Sierra...

Dr. William Dean Whetstone, MDView profile

ID: 61892

Dr. William Whetstone, MD

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California

Dr. William D. Whetstone has 37 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine. He earned his BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and his MD from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine from the University of Michigan Health. Today, this expert is board certified in Emergency Medicine. Formerly, he...

Dr. Katherine A Kelly, RN, DNPView profile

ID: 6277082

Dr. Katherine Kelly, RN, DNP

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California

Dr. Katherine A. Kelly has 45 years of experience in the field of Nursing. She earned her BSN from California State University, her MS from the University of Nevada Reno, and her DNP from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Today, this expert is licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of California. Formerly, this expert served as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner at Rideout Hospital...

Dr. Elizabeth Holly Raphael, MD, FACEPView profile

ID: 672940

Dr. Elizabeth Raphael, MD, FACEP

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California

Dr. Elizabeth H. Raphael has 29 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine and Biomechanics. She earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Today, she is board certified in Emergency Medicine. Formerly, she held roles as an...

Dr. Timothy Eugene Albertson, MPH, PhD, MDView profile

ID: 701342

Dr. Timothy Albertson, MPH, PhD, MD

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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,...

Ms. Kerry Mitchell Crivello, MAView profile

ID: 621255

Ms. Kerry Crivello, MA

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California

Ms. Kerry Crivello has 9 years of experience as a Firefighter-Paramedic. She earned her BA in Child Development from Tufts University and her MA in Clinical Psychology from the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Today, she is licensed as a Paramedic in the State of California. Formerly, this expert served as a Paramedic for Hall Ambulance Service, Inc. and as a...

Emergency Medical Services Expert Witness FAQs

An Emergency Medical Services (EMS) expert witness provides insight and testimony on cases involving emergency medical care, such as ambulance services, paramedic procedures, and emergency response protocols.

EMS expert witnesses are crucial in personal injury cases, malpractice suits, wrongful death claims, and any case where the quality or timeliness of emergency medical care is in question.

Yes, some EMS experts may specialize in areas like pediatric emergency care, disaster response, air ambulance services, or specific treatment protocols.

An EMS expert can explain the accepted practices in emergency medicine, assess whether these were followed correctly, and determine if any deviations from standard care contributed to harm.

Absolutely. Part of their role is to break down complex medical jargon and procedures into understandable terms for judges and juries.

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