A senior clinical faculty member at Harvard Medical School, Harold J. Bursztajn, M.D., is active in patient care in medical, psychiatric and judicial education nationally. He is qualified in both state and federal courts and is nationally recognized as a distinguished impartial, clinical, ethical and forensic expert to P/D attorneys and institutions. Individual and multispecialty team consultations available.

Informed Consent & Malpractice

Employment Litigation: ADA, Disability, Sexual Misconduct Discrimination, Worker's Compensation

Emotional & Physical Damages: Conscious Pain & Suffering, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Neuropsychiatry & Pain Imaging

Standards For Experts

Product Liability: Medical Devices & Pharmaceuticals, Toxic Tort

Criminal Justice & Public Safety: Diminished Capacity, Drug Addiction, Competency to Confess, Death Penalty Mitigation, Workplace Safety

Family & Custody Issues

Testamentary & Contractual Capacity

Professional & Organizational Ethics: Patient Care, Managed Care, Privacy

Psychoanalysis & Cultural Perspectives

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Dr. Joseph S. Carey, M.D. is a Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon. He has served as a Clinical Professor at UCLA and is currently Clinical Professor of Surgery at UC Irvine. Since entering private practice, he has held appointments as Chairman of the Thoracic Surgery Sections at Santa Monica and Saint Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, Centinela Hospital in Inglewood, and Torrance Memorial Hospital and Providence-Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance. He currently has active staff privileges at Torrance Memorial, Providence-LCOM, Harbor-UCLA and Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach.

Dr. Carey has served as a member of the National Database and Standards and Ethics Committees of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and has served on the Society's Council on Quality Assurance and Patient Advocacy. As a member, he has addressed quality issues in thoracic surgery programs at a national level, and has served as visiting reviewer at hospitals in California as well as other states. He has managed quality improvement programs funded by private foundations, and has published papers on practice standards and processes of care in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

Dr. Matthew Lee is a Physician, Pharmacist and Pharmacologist who also practices as an Expert Witness and Legal Strategy Consultant.

Specific Benefits Include:

Increased quality and integrity of written expert reports, based on an expanded knowledge base

Time savings by only having to coordinate and discuss a case with one expert as opposed to two or more

Since there is so much overlap between fields in the medical profession it is often hard to determine where one scope ends and another begins. This ambiguity is dramatically decreased , and scope increased by combining physician, pharmacist, and pharmacologist into one

Communication skills of a pharmacist and experience dealing directly with the lay-public, in addition to the knowledge and background of a physician is extremely beneficial describing technical details to a jury

Practicing in different realms within the healthcare field has allowed Dr. Lee to integrate the multiple facets giving him a unique and distinct perspective that no other expert has

Case Experience Includes:

Criminal and Civil Cases Anaphylactic Reactions Overdosel Wrongful Death Cardiac Arrest Respiratory Arrest Fentanyl Overdose Dilaudid Overdose Pharmacist Mis-Fills Pharmacist Dispensing Errors

Pharmacy Standard of Care Medication Adverse Effects Falls Related to Medications (in and out of hospital) Toxicology/Toxic Reactions Medical Marijuana Positive Drug Screens in the Workplace Workplace Safety Fit for Duty Testing

Board Certified Family Medicine 32 years. Experience in review of Standard of Care and Expert Testimony. Clinical Faculty UCLA School of Medicine. Expert Reviewer - State Medical Board of California.

Dr. Kenneth A. Stein is an Attending Staff Physician at St. Anthony's Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, one of the busiest emergency departments in the State of Missouri with approximately 70,000 patient visits per year.

He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, Department of Surgery/Emergency Medicine Division. Dr. Stein has lectured nationally on Pain Management, and Consults in the area of Pharmaceutical and Bio-Medical Product Development and Marketing.

In litigation support Dr. Stein furnishes an unbiased opinion on medical malpractice and negligence cases, not guaranteeing a favorable outcome but providing an honest assessment.

Expert Services Include:

Survey of case for merit

Medical Chart Review and Analysis

Formulation of Case Strategy

Preparation for Opposing Expert Deposition and Cross-Examination

Medical Literature Search

Expert Witness Testimony

Ms. Sharon Hamilton is a Registered Nurse and a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. She has many years of experience working in hospitals, clinics and surgical wards in the United States and abroad.

As a Licensed Practical Nurse as well as an Orthopedic Technician, Ms. Hamilton has overseen Intensive Care wards and has assisted physicians with minor surgical procedures.

Experience Includes:

• Passing Medications
• IV Therapy
• Patient Teaching
• Assisting Providers
• Triage
• Emergency Care
• Acting Shift Supervisor
• Assisted HSA

Dr. James S. Hooper is a Forensic Psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience. He is Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in Gen'l & Forensic Psychiatry, and his services have been retained hundreds of times in court proceedings in more than 10 states.

Dr. Hooper has given more than 75 lectures on Psychiatry & Law, from basic principles to medical & law students, to advanced topics for Psychiatrists and practicing attorneys all over the US, Canada, Europe and Egypt.

Lecture Topics Have Included: Profiling Crime Scenes, Insanity, Competency, Duty to Warn, Malpractice, etc.

Services Include:

Consulting on Case Strategy

Independent Psychiatric Exams

Review of Records with Reports

Testimony / Deposition

Experience Includes:

Private Trials

Suicide Cases

Malpractice Cases

Jail / Prison Suicides

Some Capacity to Write a Will

State Trials

Competency to Stand Trial

Insanity Defenses

Capital Murder Sentencing

Kathleen Martin, has extensive experience in health care with 20+ years experience in Acute-Care Hospital where she specialized in Critical Care Nursing and an additional 12 years as a Long Term Care Director of Nursing and Administrator.

Ms. Martin was responsible for the oversight of nursing and clinical operations of 7 Long Term Care facilities in NJ for an LTC Management company. She has been an Expert Witness, Consultant and LNC for 20 years, advising plaintiff and defense attorneys on both clinical and administrative healthcare operations. Also Wound Care Certified.

Assessment & Evaluation of:

Four Elements of Medical Malpractice

Compliance of Standards of Care

Underlying Medical Conditions

Deviation from Standards of Care

Pertinent Missing Records; Fraudulent Documentation

Key Clinical Areas:

Fall Prevention and Management

Pain management

IV Care, Tube Feedings, Infection Control

Abuse, Neglect

Medication Management

Pathophysiology of Disease Processes

Interrelationships of Diagnoses

Timeliness of Care and Notification

Regulations / Standards

Consultation for the Legal Community / Long TermCare Industry:

Survey Readiness

Risk & Quality Management

Fall Prevention and Management

Wound Prevention and Management

DON Support and Training

Staff Education

Infection Control

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Expertise: Expert in Infectious Disease-infections in all medical specialties: AIDS; Infection Control; Food poisoning; Hepatitis. Medicolegal consultant in above areas with extensive experience: case reviews, independent medical evaluations, depositions - trials (plaintiff and defense work).

Degrees / Licenses: MD (Licenses: AZ, CA), American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases; Certification Board of Infection Control. HIV Specialist.

See CV on Website for more details.

Carlos Torres, M.D. provides Expert Witness Services in the areas of Gastrointestinal Pathology, Liver Pathology, and Tumor (cancer) Pathology.

Dr. Torres is the current Director of Quality Assurance at Caris Life Sciences. He is an active participant in clinical research projects, the Medical Advisory Committee, and supports the pathology team through daily high-volume case sign-out, participating at the peer review consensus conference and providing numerous intradepartmental consults.

Dr. Torres was instrumental in helping start a rather unique model of GI subspecialty-focused anatomic pathology laboratory. Dr. Torres has spent the last ten years contributing to the success and growth of the operation, with the principle of providing the highest standards of patient care and service to GI clinicians.

Background:

Former Assistant Professor and Director, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology: University of Texas Medical Center

Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Surgical Pathology Fellowship: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Anatomic Pathology Residency: Barnes Hospital/Washington University