Medical Experts for Malpractice & Personal Injury Cases
AMFS is America's premier medical expert witness and consulting company. We are a trusted partner with the legal community and provide a superior method of retaining medical experts. Since 1990, we have provided board-certified medical experts in over 10,000 medical malpractice and personal injury cases with a 92% win-rate compared to the industry average of 28%.

8,500+ Medical Experts in 250+ Specialties

Active Practice Physicians with Legal Experience

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Medical Record Review & Testimony

Independent Medical Examinations (IME) & Autopsies

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At AMFS, we carefully screen our experts to ensure that they are in active practice and are not "professional" experts. Our internal policy of blind presentation and review ensures objectivity and enables our experts to provide forensic testimony with the highest credibility. We maintain our high standards through oversight from an advisory board of esteemed medical professionals.
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Dr. Ana-Maria Gallo, PhD, CNS, RNC-OB, is the Director of Nursing Education, Research and Professional Development at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. She also serves as adjunct faculty at San Diego State University and at the University of Phoenix, San Diego campus. Dr. Gallo practiced as a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Woman and has taught maternal-child health classes at both Point Loma Nazarene University and the University of San Diego.

In addition to being a Prenatal Legal Nurse Consultant, experienced in Labor and Delivery, Antepartum Nursing, OB Triage, High Risk OB, Maternal-child health, Dr. Gallo has extensive experience in Clinical Research and Nursing Research. She is credited with over fifteen professional publications.

Professional Associations include:

• Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, Member of the Editorial Board
• 2008 Research Advisory Panel - Association of Women’s Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses
• AWHONN San Diego Chapter, Co-chair
• National Association of Hispanic Nurses, San Diego Chapter, Former Editor
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurse (AWHONN), National Nominating Committee Member
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurse (AWHONN), Member

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Dr. Okan Elidemir is a board certified Pediatric Pulmonologist with many years of experience. He is currently a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonology Division. Dr. Elidemir is also the Medical Director at Greenville Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Pulmonology & Pediatric Respiratory Care Division.

Dr. Elidemir is available to provide expert opinions and reports for both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving malpractice.

Dr. Harvey Cantor has over 30 years in Pediatric Neurology private practice. He is an experienced, Ivy League trained accomplished Medical Expert. Dr. Cantor completed his training at some of the best medical institutions in the world. He has a unique ability to communicate difficult medical concepts in everyday language. As a Clinical Professor of Child Neurology, Dr. Cantor has the skills and experience to help win medical malpractice and medicolegal cases.

Areas of Expertise:

Cerebral Palsy

Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Birth Trauma and Injuries

Life Expectancy of Neurologically Impaired Children

Erbs Palsy

Head Trauma and Sequele

Lead Poisoning

Neurological / Brain Damage

Spinal Cord Damage

Post Traumatic Convulsions

Autism

Mental Retardation

Services Offered:

Present Information and Analysis in an easily understood manner

Assess medical records for Standard of Care Issues

Review medical records and / or examine patient

Assess and critique Life Care Plans

Identify future medical needs and costs

Provide relevant medical literature supporting important case issues

MRK Medical Consultants provides Medical-Legal Evaluations to help legal and insurance professionals reach appropriate conclusions about their client's situations. MRK provides a wide array of medical experts that offer objective review and analysis of personal injuries. Each stage of the process—research to review, analysis to opinion—is addressed in a comprehensive manner in order to help legal and insurance professionals reach appropriate conclusions about their client’s situations. MRK has over forty board certified physician specialists and many with subspecialty certifications. MRK provides physician experts to the entire State of California, the Reno/Lake Tahoe area and Las Vegas, and we travel to many areas of the United States. Physical therapy, registered nurses, physician assistant and billing review consultants are available services MRK provides. Oncall MD's in office daily to discuss your needs if you are unsure of what expert you need.

Edward W. Younger, III, M.D., Medical Director of MRK Medical Consultants, specializes in Orthopedic Surgery. He has extensive experience in total joint replacement, as well as reconstructive surgery of the knee, hip and shoulder. He was instrumental in bringing computer navigation technology to his hospital. He has served on the orthopedic trauma staff at Mercy San Juan Medical Center and serves on the Medical Executive Comitee at Mercy San Juan. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the California Orthopedic Association.


Dr. Michael R. Klein, Jr., M.D., specializes in Orthopedic Surgery and is a founding member and the first Medical Director of Northern California Orthopedic Centers. He is a senior member of the medical staff at Mercy San Juan Medical Center and was involved with the development of the orthopedic section of the Level II Trauma Center.

Dr. Klein is a clinical instructor at University of California, Davis, Medical Center, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and a member of the American Medical Association and the California Medical Association.

MRK's Areas of Expertise:

Orthopedics Neurosurgery / Neurology Rheumatology General surgery / trauma Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Cardiology Geriatrics Sports Medicine RN Physical Therapy Chiropractic Orthopedics

Neuropsychology Podiatry Vascular Surgery Family Practice Anesthesiology Ophthalmology Optometry Urology Gastroenterology Infectious Disease Pulmonary Medicine Critical care Otolaryngology

Brian W. Woodruff, M.D. is a Board Certified Pediatric Neurologist. His expertise involves neurological injury cases of personal injury, wrongful death, automobile accident, child abuse and neglect, medical negligence and medical malpractice. Dr. Woodruff is available for civil and criminal cases involving both plaintiff and defense.

Services Offered:

Case Review

Patient Examination

Identification of Future Medical Needs

Expert Witness Testimony

Areas of Expertise:

Head Injury

Spinal Cord Injury

Seizures

Epilepsy

Lead Poisoning

Cerebral Palsy

Erb's Palsy

Birth Asphyxia

Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Developmental Delay