Wound Care Expert Witnesses

This experienced Beverly Hills plastic surgeon earned his MD from the Yale University School of Medicine and pursued postgraduate training at UCSF and UCLA. Board certified in Plastic Surgery, he is a founding member of a society designed to improve wound outcomes through science and education and has been published extensively on plastic surgery matters. In addition to maintaining a successful private practice, he also teaches plastic surgery techniques at a prominent Los Angeles university.

This expert is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with attending staff appointments at multiple regional hospitals. He specializes in microsurgical free tissue transfer for the management of complex wounds, breast reconstruction, and abdominal wall reconstruction. He performs aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and Plastic Surgery Research Council.

This physical therapist and healthcare administrator has over 25 years of clinical experience and 12 years in managerial roles. She earned her B.S. in Physical Therapy from Texas Tech University Health Science Center and also later received a Master of Health System Management and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Woman's University. The expert worked as a Staff Physical Therapist at Fort Worth Rehabilitation Hospital, a Contract Physical Therapist with Premier Health Staff, and a Clinical Program Manager at Accelerated Care Plus. More recently, she has held managerial roles, including her current position as the Director of Physical Medicine and Wound Care Services for a general medical and surgical facility in Texas. She is a Certified Wound Specialist and Diplomate of the American Board of Wound Management, as well as a member of the American Board of Wound Management Board of Directors.

This expert is the Medical Director of the Center for Advanced Wound Care at an academic medical center in New Jersey. She started her career in wound care after completing residencies in Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and fellowships at UCSF in Trauma and Burns/Wound Healing and in Surgical Critical Care at Johns Hopkins University. She served as an expert panel member for the National Institute of Health to write guidelines for the treatment of pressure ulcers and venous ulcers. Her research concerns the role of oxygen and lactate in the biochemistry of tissue repair. She is an active member of the Pressure Ulcer Standards Group, the Venous Ulcer Standards Group and the Arterial Ulcer Standards Group of the Wound Healing Society and Wound Healing Foundation.

This highly qualified expert is a certified nurse practitioner and licensed registered nurse. She receiver her BA from Seton Hall University and her BS in nursing from University of Rhode Island. She formerly held nursing positions at a number of medical centers including serving as a staff nurse of the medical surgical unit and as the lead nurse clinician of wound healing at Saint Anne's Hospital. Currently, this expert is a nurse practitioner preceptor at a university in Rhode Island at a medical center in Massachusetts. She is also a nurse practitioner of the outpatient wound center at a medical group and the program director of a wound healing center at a hospital in Massachusetts.

This expert is a board-certified surgeon with a clinical fellowship in burn care. He is the director of a regional burn center and he has previously served as the chair for the department of surgery. In addition, he has published articles in the Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation.

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 member of various other professional associations, including the American Burn Association and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He has published 35+ peer-reviewed journal articles and lectures both nationally and internationally. Currently, he is a trauma and burn surgeon and a professor of critical surgery at a major university, where he also directs the surgical residency training program. Additionally, he is the director of a major injury research center.

This highler qualified expert has two decades of experience in basic and applied reserach in the thermal sciences. He has published well over 100 scientific papers dealing with biological heat transfer, burn injuries, and medical devices, among others. He has consulted for many companies in the medical device field and has presented well over 100 technical presentations at conferences and meetings. He is a Full Professor at a major Minnesota University.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the University of Toronto. He then completed residences in both General Surgery at Columbia University and Plastic Surgery at Harvard University. This expert is currently a member of numerous medical societies including the California Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Formerly this expert served as an Assistant Professor in Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert is currently an Adjunct Instructor in Plastic Surgery at a Osteopathic Medical School, as well as the Medical Director for Orange County Plastic Surgery in Newport Beach, California.

This board-certified expert in Plastic Surgery has been practicing in the Los Angeles area for more than 30 years. He received his MD from the University of Buenos Aires and completed an Internship and residency in General Surgery at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He later completed residency in Plastic Surgery at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the American Burn Association and has been a speaker in national and international forums. The expert has published 9 articles in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings. He served for 17 years as a staff surgeon at the Grossman Burn Center. The expert currently serves as a Plastic Surgeon in private practice in California. Burn injuries (residuals, future costs, disabilities, etc.) are his specialty.

This highly-qualified expert earned his BS at the University of South Florida, his MS at Johns Hopkins University and his MD at the University of Puerto Rico. He completed general surgery residencies at the University of Puerto Rico and Wright State University. In addition, he completed a fellowship in hand surgery at the University of Virginia and fellowship in plastic surgery and burn at the University of South Florida. He is active in his field as a member of the American Burn Association and the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has formerly served as a staff physician at Memorial Hospital of Tampa and a surgeon for burns, critical care, hand, and plastic surgery at Akron Children's Hospital. This expert currently serves as a courtesy physician at a hospital in Florida and as a worker's compensation physician for hand, burn and plastic surgery cases at an occupational health company. In addition, he serves as a principal investigator and medical director at a clinical research organization in Florida.

This qualified expert specializes in medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology, and is extremely proficient in dermatopathology. He received his BA in molecular and cell biology from University of California Berkeley before earning his MD from Johns Hopkins University. He subsequently completed an internship in internal medicine at Sinai Hospital-Johns Hopkins Hospital and a dermatology residency through Harvard University's Combined Dermatology Residency Program. This expert is board certified in dermatology and is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatological Surgery. He is also active in his field as a researcher and as an author of multiple peer-reviewed journal articles. Formerly, he served as an emergency department scribe at St. Joseph's Hospital, the co-founder of Project 381, and a clinical instructor of dermatology at UCLA Medical Center. Currently, this expert is a dermatologist at a private practice in California.

This expert is board certified in dermatology and completed fellowship training in dermatologic surgery/mohs micrographic surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He is a member of the Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons and has authored more than 40 peer reviewed dermatology publications. He is current a professor of dermatologic surgery and cutaneous laser surgery at a major medical institution.

This internationally recognized vein expert has been practicing for 35 years. A Fellow of the American College of Phlebology and an Emeritus Fellow of the Australasian College of Phlebology, he has given over 120 presentations at national and international medical conferences, including keynote presentations. He is Editor for "Phlebology: The Journal of Venous Disease" and serves as a reviewer for 6 other scientific journals. The Founding President of the American Board of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine, this expert has been chosen by his peers for inclusion in the Best Doctors in America Database for dermatology and phlebology (2011/12), while he has been named by "Vein Magazine" as one of the 25 most influential professionals worldwide in vein care. Currently, this expert is the Founder and a Physician at a private vein and dermatology practice.

This expert candidate is an elite dermatologist who has over 30 years of experience in the field. He has won countless awards such as the American Medical Association's Physician Recognition Award, the Thomas G. Pearson, EdD, Memorial Education Award from the American Academy of Dermatology, and the Hippocrates Award. He is a member of the Dermatology Foundation, and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is currently Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) at a top tier medical university.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in Dermatology from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a fellowship on Skin Oncology from Boston University Medical Center. He is board certified in Dermatology and was awarded as Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. This expert has published over 25 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is the former Chief of Dermatology of New York Downtown Hospital and currently serves as Clinical Instructor of Dermatology at a major university affiliated medical center.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in dermatology and has years of experience in the field. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship trainings focusing on dermatology, dermatologic oncology and mohs micrographic surgery at Columbia University. He is a member of various professional associations and a fellow at the American College of Mohs Surgery, the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery. He has published 12+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for four renowned medical journals. He lectures nationwide and is currently an assistant professor of dermatology at a top 5 university, where he is also a mohs micrographic and dermatologic surgeon and the director of dermatologic surgery and global health dermatology.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in Dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. He completed his MD from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and went on to complete a residency in Dermatology from the same institute. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at a Top Midwest University affiliated School of Medicine and an Attending Dermatologist at a Top Midwest University affiliated Medical Center. Along with his clinical responsibilities, this expert is actively involved in research with numerous active research projects under his name currently. He is also involved in publications and abstracts in widely published journals.

This highly qualified expert holds a Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Loma Linda University and her DNP from University of Colorado. She has extensive experience as a family nurse practitioner and has worked in a wide range of settings including urgent care facilities as well as primary care practices. This expert has published over 15 journal articles and lectured extensively on family care and dermatology. She specializes in non-surgical cosmetic dermatology treatments, skincare and disease prevention. This expert also remains heavily involved in the nursing community through her leadership in medical societies such as The American Association for Nurse Practitioners. Currently, this expert holds both clinical and academic roles. She is the CEO and practicing NP at a dermatology and wellness clinic and has taught as an Assistant Clinical Professor and practicing NP at a top tier nursing school.

This board certified dermatologist earned a BA at the University of Pennsylvania and his MD from Cornell University Medical College. His residency training in Dermatology was completed at Hahnemann University Hospital, where he later served as a Clinical Assistant Professor. Currently, he leads a highly successful private practice in NJ.