Medical Expert Witnesses in Tennessee

This expert has over 15 years of experience as an emergency medicine physician. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy and his MD from the University of Mississippi before subsequently completing his residency in emergency medicine at the Morristown Memorial Hospital and his fellowship in critical care medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is board certified in emergency medicine and is active in his field as a member of the American College of Emergency Medicine. Before transitioning to the medical field, this expert served in the army for 5 years and spent 6 years working for Swayze and Church as a mechanical engineer. He then went on to work at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, serving as the assistant medical director of critical care transport, an associate professor of emergency medicine, the director of the critical care fellowship, and an attending physician in the surgical intensive care unit. He has also served as the medical director for Pegasus Emergency Group, the regional medical director of the East region for AlignMD, and the medical director of the emergency department at Blount Memorial Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as the co-medical director of the emergency team at a medical school in Alabama and as an attending physician of emergency medicine for a health system in Mississippi.

This expert received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Physics and is board certified in Radiology. She is a certified Radiation Safety Officer and a member of the American College of Medical Physics and American Nuclear Society.

This nursing expert earned her BS in Nursing from the University of Texas HSC at San Antonio and her MS in Nursing from Arkansas State University. She is certified as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Family Nurse Practitioner, and a Nurse Educator. She belongs to a number of prestigious societies in the field, including the American Nurses Association and the National League of Nursing. This expert is currently an assistant professor of nursing at a top university medical center and an advanced practice nurse in a hospital setting.

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 is a Registered Nurse, certified in Medical/Surgical and ambulatory care nursing, and received a masters degree in Nursing Education from Tennessee Tech University. He is a former Surgical Nurse for the US Navy Hospital in Okinawa, and the Division Officer of the Same Day Surgery and Conscious Sedation Suite at the Navy Hospital in Pensacola. Currently, he is a Medical and Surgical Instructor at a Tennessee-based nursing university.

This qualified expert has been an attending pediatric endocrinologist and associate professor at an academic medical center since 2004, and is currently the medical director at a major regional children's hospital. He earned his MD from Vanderbilt University and belongs to the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Society for Pediatric Research. He has authored more than 20 publications in the pediatric endocrinology field.

This highly qualified expert has years of experience in the field of neuropharmacology. He received his PhD degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and completed his fellowship training at Harvard University. He is a member of various professional associations, including the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and the American Chemical Society. He has published 250+ peer reviewed journal articles and has 51+ US issued patents that focus particularly on neurological studies. He also serves as the editor-in-chief for ACS Chemical Neuroscience, lectures both nationally and internationally and has received multiple honors for his outstanding work, including the John J. Abel award in pharmacology. He is the former co-director of the Synthesis Facility at the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology and the former senior organic chemist at Eli Lilly & Co. Currently, he is a professor of pharmacology and chemistry at a major university, where he is also the director of medicinal chemistry and DMPK at the Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery. Additionally, he is the director of drug discovery at a major science institute in Tennessee.

This expert has been a practicing diagnostic and interventional radiologist for over 15 years, with licensure in multiple states to complement his double board certification. In addition to maintaining an active clinical practice at one of the nation's top-ranked teaching hospitals, he is published in over 21 peer-reviewed journal articles, presented lectures on the subject of interventional radiologic management on more than twenty occasions for professional conferences and medical grand rounds. He is an established member of numerous national professional societies including the Society for Interventional Radiologists, and appreciate distinguished faculty appointments at one of the nation's top-ranked university medical centers.

This highly qualified radiation oncology and medical physics expert has extensive experience in his field. He received his BS in nuclear engineering, his MS in medical physics and his PhD in Medical Physics all from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He holds board certifications in both medical physics and general radiology and radiologic physics. He has published over 30 journal articles and given over 100 peer-reviewed presentations related to topics in his field. He is a member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine as well as the American College of Radiology. Currently, this expert serves as an adjunct associate professor of nuclear engineering at a top TN university, the director of medical physics at a TN cancer center and the founder of a TN radiation center.

This expert has 15 years of experience in clinical pharmacotherapy. He received his PharmD from Campbell University School of Pharmacy and completed his residency in pharmacy practice at Wake Forest University's Baptist Medical Center. He is board certified as a pharmacotherapy specialist. He began his career as a decentralized clinical pharmacist at Wake Forest University before accepting a position as an assistant professor of clinical pharmacy practice and the anticoagulation clinic director at Auburn University. He then went on to be an assistant professor, and eventually associate professor, of clinical pharmacy practice at East Tennessee State University. This expert is heavily involved in pharmacological research, having authored several peer-reviewed articles and presenting on numerous posters at various pharmacy conferences. He currently serves as the vice chair of pharmacy practice and professor of clinical pharmacy practice at a pharmacy program at a Tennessee medical school.

This qualified expert is dual board-certified in internal medicine and pediatrics. He received his BS in psychology and science pre-professional studies from the University of Notre Dame before earning both his MD and MEd from Vanderbilt University. He graduated first in his medical school class, earning the Founders Medal for First Honors. He then completed two residencies at Vanderbilt: one in internal medicine and the other in pediatrics. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. He is also active in research, having authored several peer-reviewed publications and presented at scientific meetings. Currently, this expert serves as an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at a distinguished medical school in Tennessee where he is also a part of the medical staff.

This highly qualified has nearly 20 years of experience in her field as a board certified physician. She earned his BS in psychology at Vanderbilt University and her MD at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She went on to complete an internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology before completing a prestigious fellowship in advanced abdominal and pelvic surgery all at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. She is very active in her field as a member of multiple professional societies including the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In addition, this expert has published 5 book chapters and 13 peer-reviewed articles. Formerly, this expert has served as an active staff member at several hospitals in Tennessee and as an associate professor and fellowship director of women's advanced health care at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is currently an active staff member at two hospitals and a women's health private practice in Tennessee.

This neurosurgeon earned his BS in biological sciences and his MD from the University of Nebraska. He thereafter completed a residency in neurological surgery at the University of Kansas. This expert is active in his field as the author of more than 30 academic publications and as a member of professional societies such as the North American Spine Society, the Greater Kansas City Pain Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Medical Association. He formerly served as clinical conduct associate at MDS Pharma Services, and he currently serves as EHR physician for a medical service in Kansas.

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.