Neonatology Expert Witnesses in Illinois

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Neonatology expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatal Medicine, Neonatal Intensive Care, and Pediatric Surgery. Some of the most common specialties among neonatology expert witnesses also include complications from premature birth, neonatal resuscitation, neonatal nutrition, and congenital disorders. They have provided opinions on the effects of birth injuries, medical malpractice in neonatal care, the impact of prenatal drug exposure, the management of neonatal diseases, and the standards of care in neonatal units.

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Dr. Peter Joseph Smith, MD, MAView profile

ID: 1226998

Dr. Peter Smith, MD, MA

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Illinois

Dr. Peter J. Smith has 23 years of experience in the field of Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. He earned his BA from the University of Notre Dame, his MA from Boston University, and his MD from Duke University. After completing his residency in General Pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis, he went on to complete a fellowship in...

Pediatric Emergency Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Emergency Nursing Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert has been practicing in a clinical setting for over 30 years. She has worked in various hospitals in a wide array of roles that has prepared her for her current position as Director. Currently, she works in an emergency department where about 20% of the patients are pediatric, and the majority of those use the emergency department as a clinic. She has won many awards for her excellence...

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...

Pediatric Infectious Disease Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Infectious Disease Expert Witness

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Illinois

This supremely qualified, board certified pediatric infectious diseases specialist currently holds an assistant professorship at among the finest medical institutions in the country. He has authored a vast body of publications in his field, and has pursued numerous grant funded pediatrics research projects. He has extensive experience in medico-legal consulting.

Dr. Julie Kim Stamos, MDView profile

ID: 133745

Dr. Julie Stamos, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Julie K. Stamos has 31 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. She earned her BS in Medical Education from Northwestern University and her MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Pediatrics, she went on to complete her fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of...

Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Nursing Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert has been a registered nurse for more than 25 years and is a certified case manager and inpatient obstetric nurse. She specializes in writing for the healthcare arena, bioethics, and women's and children's issues. She spent 15 years at the bedside. She has been in sales/marketing and functioned as an educator in the Electronic Health Record arena, in Regenerative Medicine and in...

Dr. Channing Smith Petrak, MD, MBAView profile

ID: 1418279

Dr. Channing Petrak, MD, MBA

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Illinois

Dr. Channing S. Petrak has 20 years of experience in Pediatrics, specializing in Child Abuse Pediatrics. She earned her BA in Economics for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, her MBA in Business Administration and Management from the University of Illinois Springfield and her MD from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at the...

Pediatric Pulmonology and Neonatology Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Pulmonology and Neonatology Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert is board certified in pediatrics. Trained at top universities, his commitment to pediatric clinical care began during his internship years. Since then, he has served as the director of a pediatric outpatient clinic, authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on the subject of pediatric care and completed over 20 grant funded pediatrics research projects. Currently serving as ...

Dr. Tina Quanbee Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDSView profile

ID: 1583375

Dr. Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

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Illinois

Dr. Tina Q. Tan has 29 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Infectious Diseases She earned her BS from the University of New Orleans and her MD from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. After completing her residency in Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, she went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine....

Pediatric Disabilities Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Disabilities Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert has been the Chief of Pediatrics at the Chicago Shriners Hospitals for Children since 1981, the Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury program since its inception in 1983, and in 2005 became the Assistant Chief of Staff, Medicine. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and an MD from University of Illinois. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics...

Dr. Jami Lyn Josefson, MDView profile

ID: 1653833

Dr. Jami Josefson, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Jami L. Josefson has 15 years of experience in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. She earned her MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago and her MS in Clinical Investigation from Northwestern University. She completed a residency in Pediatrics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and a fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at McGaw Medical Center of...

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert is a pediatric emergency medicine doctor who primarily practices in Illinois and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2003 and has been in practice since then.

Dr. Tami Catherine Carrillo, MDView profile

ID: 1693817

Dr. Tami Carrillo, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Tami C. Carrillo has 14 years of experience in the field of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology. She earned her BA in Biology from Evangel University, her MA in Urban Planning and Public Policy from the University of Illinois Chicago, and her MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. After completing her residency in Diagnostic Radiology, she went on to complete...

Pediatric Neurology Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Neurology Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert gained her MD at St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy and completed her internship in pediatrics and residency in pediatric neurology at St. Petersburg Pediatric Clinic #33 and St. Petersburg Academy of Postgraduate Education. She completed additional residencies in pediatrics and general and child neurology at SUNY Brooklyn and a fellowship in neurophysiology at Loyola...

Dr. John Robert Ruge, MD, FAANSView profile

ID: 19934

Dr. John Ruge, MD, FAANS

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Illinois

Dr. John R. Ruge has 34 years of experience in the field of Neurosurgery. He earned his BA from Northwestern University and his MD from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. After completing his Neurosurgical residency at Northwestern University, he pursued a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children's Memorial Hospital. Dr. Ruge is board-certified by the...

Anesthesiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Anesthesiology Expert Witness

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert has a wealth of experience as a CRNA, having earned his BSN and MSN from Rush University. He is a member of several Anesthetist and Pain Management Associations. Currently, he is the President of an independent CRNA contracting service, located in Illinois. He provides services to patients of all age groups in both the ambulatory and hospital settings. He is...

Dr. Thomas Benton DeStefani, MDView profile

ID: 2239849

Dr. Thomas DeStefani, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Thomas B. DeStefani has 38 years of experience in the field of Pediatrics. He earned his BS from the University of Notre Dame and his MD from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He completed both an internship and residency in Pediatrics at the Loyola University Medical Center and today, this expert is board-certified in Pediatrics. Formerly, this expert served as a...

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Pediatrics Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatrics Expert Witness

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in pediatrics. He received his BA in American studies from Yale University before earning his MD from Ohio State University. He then completed a pediatric residency at Nationwide Children's. He has also completed a quality improvement essentials certificate program at Nationwide Children's and training as an improvement advisor through...

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Dr. Jennifer Mc NultyView profile

ID: 24666

Dr. Jennifer Mc Nulty

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Illinois

This expert has 20 years of experience in the field of pediatric emergency medicine. She earned her BA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her MD from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at The Children's Hospital, Denver and her fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Northwestern University/Children's...

Pediatric Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Nursing Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of pediatric nursing. She earned her BSN from Rush Medical Center and is certified in pediatric advanced life support. She previously served as a registered nurse in the PICU and Adult ICU at St. Alexius Medical Center. She also served as a registered nurse in the PICU and pediatric emergency department at Central DuPage Hospital. She is...

Dr. Ravi Ramesh Jhaveri, MD, FAAP, FIDSAView profile

ID: 289823

Dr. Ravi Jhaveri, MD, FAAP, FIDSA

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Illinois

Dr. Ravi R. Jhaveri has 23 years of experience in the field of Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Disease. He earned his BA in History from Boston University and his MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. After completing his residency in Pediatrics at Comer Children's Hospital, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital....

Dr. Barbara Kay Burton, MD, FACMGView profile

ID: 364656

Dr. Barbara Burton, MD, FACMG

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Illinois

Dr. Barbara K. Burton has 47 years of experience in the fields of Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics, and Clinical Biochemical Genetics. She earned her BS in Medical Education from Northwestern University and her MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, she went on to complete a...

Dr. Timothy SandersView profile

ID: 41974

Dr. Timothy Sanders

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert is board-certified in both pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. He earned his BA in biology and psychology from Franklin and Marshall College, his PhD in neurobiology from the University of Chicago, and his MD from Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at the Boston Combined Residency Program and...

Dr. Thomas Francis Gleason, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 5934

Dr. Thomas Gleason, MD, FACS

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Illinois

Dr. Thomas F. Gleason has 38 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BA from Dartmouth College and his MD from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. After completing his residency at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, he went on to complete a fellowship in Adult Spinal Problems at Toronto General Hospital. Today, this...

Dr. Linda Marie Ernst, MD, MHSView profile

ID: 63312

Dr. Linda Ernst, MD, MHS

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Illinois

Dr. Linda M. Ernst has 17 years of experience in the fields of Pediatric Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Pathology. She earned her BS in Biology from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, her MHS in Pathology from Quinnipiac University, and her MD from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Yale-New...

Dr. Steven Olaf Lestrud, MDView profile

ID: 637626

Dr. Steven Lestrud, MD

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Illinois

Dr. Steven O. Lestrud has 25 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA from the University of Tennessee and his MD from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina, he went on to complete a fellowship in...

Dr. Robert Mason Arensman, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 684534

Dr. Robert Arensman, MD, FACS

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Illinois

Dr. Robert M. Arensman has over 45 years of experience in the fields of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from Trinity College and his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric...

Dr. Christopher James DeWald, MD, FAAOSView profile

ID: 718641

Dr. Christopher DeWald, MD, FAAOS

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Illinois

Dr. Christopher J. DeWald has 28 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BA in Chemistry from Knox College and his MD from Rush University Medical College. After completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Illinois Hospital, he went on to complete a fellowship in Spinal Surgery and Research at Rush University Medical Center. Today, this...

Ms. Laura A Harden, MSN, RNView profile

ID: 6410222

Ms. Laura Harden, MSN, RN

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Illinois

Ms. Laura Harden has over 37 years of experience in Neonatal Intensive Care as a Registered Nurse. She earned her BSN from the University of Saint Francis and her MSN from Lewis University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Registered Nurse in Illinois. Formerly, this expert worked as a Staff Nurse at the Advocate Children’s Hospital and as an Adjunct Faculty member at Lewis University College...

The Average Neonatology Expert Witness
Charges $617 / Hour

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  • Review Fee

    $475

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  • Deposition Fee

    $600

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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

    $775

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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.

Neonatology Expert Witness FAQs

A neonatology expert witness is a medical professional who specializes in the care of newborns, particularly premature or ill infants. They provide testimony based on their expertise in court cases.

Neonatology expert witnesses often handle cases involving birth injuries, infant mortality, premature birth complications, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) standards of care.

A neonatology expert witness can provide insight into complex medical issues, review medical records, testify about standard care practices, and explain the cause of an infant's injury or illness.

Yes, some neonatologists may specialize in areas such as neonatal surgery, perinatal medicine, or developmental-behavioral pediatrics which could be relevant depending on your case specifics.

Birth injury cases often involve intricate medical details. A specialized neonatology expert witness has the knowledge to accurately interpret these details and provide credible testimony.

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