Internal Medicine Expert Witnesses

5215 North Sabino Canyon Road

Tucson AZ 85750
USA

phone: 888-790-1399

fax: 888-315-5705

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ELITE MEDICAL EXPERTS works with attorneys to provide 100% Board-Certified physicians and surgeons practicing at the professorial level at the nation's leading universities. From Stanford to Yale, and from every medical and surgical specialty, ELITE secures fulltime practicing high-level experts from the nation’s most respected medical institutions. Each specialist is truly unique – a Board Certified professor with a dedicated clinical practice, extensive publications, and top-tier credentials from a major U.S. medical center. When an ELITE expert aligns with your case, you have a powerful voice – ready to testify – on your side.

ELITE offers:

Immediate access to top-tier university physicians and surgeons.
Cost-effective case analysis on a flat-fee basis.
Panels of expert witnesses for complex cases.
Independent Medical Examinations (IME) within a favorable radius of any location

To minimize expense, ELITE charges a single flat fee for the expert’s initial case review and oral opinion. If the case is non-meritorious, your firm's out-of-pocket expenses are capped. If the case moves forward, then all of our experts utilize standardized terms and fees. ELITE remains available to streamline communications, provide strategic support, and handle the details. Experts are hand-selected within 14 days and will review records and offer independent opinions shortly thereafter.

Please visit our web site. You also are welcome to call us. You'll speak directly with a physician and there is never a charge to discuss your case.

We welcome the opportunity to work with you on your next case.

Dr. Burton Bentley II, M.D., FAAEM
President, ELITE MEDICAL EXPERTS, LLC.

Areas of Expertise:

Anesthesiology

Bariatric Surgery

Cardiology

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Critical Care

Dermatology

Ears, nose & throat (Otolaryngology)

Emergency Medicine

Endocrinology

Epidemiology

Family Medicine

Gastroenterology

General Surgery

Gerontology

Gynecologic Oncology

Gynecology

Hand Surgery

Hospital medicine (Hospitalist)

Infectious Disease

Intensive Care (ICU) Medicine

Internal Medicine

Interventional Radiology

Laparoscopic Surgery

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Neonatology

Nephrology

Neurology

Neurosurgery

Obstetrics

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Orthodontics

Orthopaedic Surgery

Pathology

Pediatrics

Perinatology

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PMR)

Podiatry

Psychiatry

Pulmonology

Radiology

Rheumatology

Sports Medicine

Toxicology

Urology

Vascular Surgery

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AMFS Medical Experts Nationwide

8,500 Experts 250 Specialties

6425 Christie Avenue, Suite 260

Emeryville CA 94608
USA

phone: 800-275-8903

fax: 510-486-1255

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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
Free Cost Attorney-Physician Consultations
Medical Record Review & Testimony
Independent Medical Examinations (IME) & Autopsies
Essential Affidavits & Reporting

Credible Expert Witnesses Resolving Medical Cases
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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Joseph S. Carey, M.D.

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon

3475 Torrance Blvd., Ste B

Torrance CA 90503
USA

phone: 310-540-1011

fax: 310-326-3994

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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.

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Ronald S. Citron, M.D.

4189 Silverado Trail

Calistoga CA 94515
USA

phone: 707-942-5818

fax: e-mail first

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Dr. Ronald S. Citron offers Causation Analysis of missed Cancer Diagnosis. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Oncology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Citron is both experienced and knowledgeable in his field of expertise.

1/16/2012 · Medicine

Preventive Medicine: Mostly Cancer

By: Dr. Ronald Citron

We are under no illusion that preventive strategies will be easy to implement. For a start, the costs of prevention have to be paid in the present, while its benefits lie in the distant future. And the benefits are not tangible - when prevention succeeds, nothing happens. Taking such a political risk when there are few obvious rewards requires conviction and considerable vision.

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Eric Cohen, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

Froedtert Hospital
9200 W Wisconsin Ave

Milwaukee WI
USA

phone: 414-805-9050

fax: 414-805-9059

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Eric Cohen, M.D. is a Board Certified Specialist in Internal Medicine and in Nephrology. Dr. Cohen's expertise is in Kidney Diseases, Kidney Dialysis, and Kidney Transplantation. This also includes Kidney Biopsy and Dialysis Access. He has experience in record review and sworn testimony in legal cases.

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Cancer And The Kidney

Dr. Eric P. Cohen

Cancer and the Kidney addresses the interface and overlap of nephrology and oncology. Kidney disease, metabolic disturbances or kidney failure can occur in a cancer patient, and cancers may complicate the lives of dialysis or transplant patients...

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Consolidated Consultants Company

Steve Van Rickley

289 Church Avenue

Chula Vista CA 91910
USA

phone: 619-422-5559

fax: 619-422-8101

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Profile: Consolidated Consultants company (CCc) provides broad-based Expert Witness and Medical Expert Witness Referrals on a national level. CCc's experienced Professionals cover many fields, professions, and medical, technical and scientific disciplines. Please contact us toll free @ 800-683-9847 for additional information.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Animal Attacks / Bites
Accident Reconstruction
Aquatic Accidents
Architecture
Aviation Accidents
Biomechanical Injuries
Computers
Corrections/Jails/Prisons
Dentistry
Document Examination
Economics
Elevators
Engineering (All types)
Escalators
Escrow
Failure Analysis
Banking & Finance
Fingerprints
Fire & Arson Investigation
Firearms

Human Factors

Insurance

Intellectual Property

Ladders

Medical Malpractice Issues

Legal Malpractice

Meteorology/Weather

OSHA

Physicals

Police Issues

Premises Liability

Product Liability / Defects

Railroad

Real Estate

Recreational Hazards

School/Playground Injuries

Security

Sports Recreation & Safety

Toxicology

Trial Consulting

Sample Cases: CCc clients have been involved in cases relating to Mass Disasters, Railroad Accidents, Railroad Appraisals, Lockouts, Prison Gangs, Toxic Molds, Fungus and Mildew, Nuclear Plants, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Policy Analysis, Power Plants, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Private Placements & Stock Offerings, Psychotropic Agents, Nursing Homes, Hotels, Restaurant Sanitation, Securities and Stock Trading, Records & Electronic Data Recovery, Regulatory Compliance, Residential & Commercial Construction, Resilient Flooring, Retaining Structures & Walls, Reusable Medical Products, RF Devices, RIA Activities, Inssurance Coverage & Risk Management, Industrial Hygiene, Sewer and Sanitation Systems, Ski Lifts & Slope Stability, Various Sports, Stadium Seating and Facilities, Steel Fabrication, Roads and Street Design, and many other areas.

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Donaghey & Associates Legal Nurse Consultants

Elizabeth Donaghey, MSN, ANP, CLNC

President, CEO

(See Addresses Below)

MA, FL
USA

phone: 508-672-5100

fax: 508-672-5507

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Massachusetts Office:
67 Oak Lane
Somerset, MA 02726

Florida Office: Office:
9480 NW 10th St
Plantation, FL 33322

Elizabeth Donaghey has an an extensive nursing and medical background that includes a combined 30 years as a nurse with 15 years as a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Her capacity as a nurse practitioner allows her to comment extensively on the medical aspects of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability or other medical related cases, thereby saving attorney's time and money.

Professional Services Include:

Reviewing and screening cases to keep you from wasting time and resources on nonmeritorious cases.

Reviewing and analyzing medical records for deviations from the medical and nursing standards of care that can affect the outcome of a case.

Summarizing medical records and preparing brief opinion reports to bolster a position.

Translating and interpreting medical records.

Preparing in-depth medical and nursing literature searches that provide the theoretical foundation for case development.

Identifying additional documents vital to case preparation.

Locating expert witnesses who can support a case with authoritative testimony.

Serving as a liaison between attorneys and healthcare providers, testifying experts, parties, witnesses and other consultants.

Areas of Expertise as a Nurse Practitioner:

Internal Medicine

Women's Health

Cardiology

Pulmonary Medicine

Gerontology

Long Term Care

Clinical Research

Areas of Expertise as a Nurse:

Medical Surgical Nursing

Intensive Care

Urgent Care

Cardiac Telemetry

Nursing Home Care

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• View Elizabeth Donaghey's Curriculum Vitae, Including Research Experience and Publications

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Dr. Robert Elliot Neshkes, MD

Robert Elliot Neshkes, MD

PO Box 84353

Los Angeles CA 90073
USA

phone: 323-314-0982 or 310-268-3813

fax: 310-268-4838

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Dr. Robert Elliot Neshkes is an expert in Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. He specializes in the assessment and treatment of elderly &/or medically-complicated adults. He is an academic hospitalist with over 30 years of experience treating very ill, unusually complex, adult inpatients.

As an Expert Witness, Dr. Neshkes has over 200 court appearances, providing psychiatric testimony in areas including: elder abuse, capacity, trusts, wills, medication use, complications, pain, conservatorships, & malpractice.

Current Academic Positions:

Chief, Geropsychiatry Treatment Unit (since 1983), West Los Angeles V. A. Medical Center
Chief Medical Psychiatry (since 1995), West Los Angeles V. A. Medical Center
Asst. Professor of Psychiatry, U.C.L.A. (1983-2011).

Credentials: Dr. Neshkes earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Michigan State University. He completed fellowships in both Geriatric Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine at ULCA, two years of Internal Medicine Residency at Providence Hospital, and completed his psychiatric residency at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He remains a full time highly respected clinician whose opinions are easily trusted & clearly explained.

Publications: Dr. Neshkes has twenty publications, including very prestigious international textbook chapters. Copies of his research papers & international textbook chapters are available upon request.

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DrBillManion.com, LLC

Dr. William Manion, M.D., Ph.D., J.D.

4 Larsen Park Drive

Medford NJ 08055
USA

phone: 856-607-8641

fax: 856-810-0438

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Dr. William Manion is a Pathologist by training and triple board certified in Anatomic, Clinical and Forensic Pathology. Dr. Manion currently is an assistant Medical Examiner in NewJersey. Dr. Manion is also a licensed attorney in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. With his training and background he can quickly evaluate potential Medical Malpractice Cases, especially involving Delay in Diagnosis or Failure to Diagnose.

Dr. Manion reviews legal cases involving Toxic Tort Litigation, Drug Overdose, Pain and Suffering or matters of a Criminal Nature such as Homicide, Suicide and Accidental Death. Dr. Manion also has experience in Asbestos Litigation, Vioxx and Hormonal Drug Litigation. He can evaluate Dram Shop Cases involving Blood Alcohol Levels where it is claimed that defendants were served alcohol while exhibiting signs of Intoxication. He has a network of experts which he works with in Surgery, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and other specialties. He also evaluates the merits or defensibility of cases.

Dr. Manion can provide Letters of Merit for Medical Malpractice Cases and he works with both plaintiff and defense attorneys. He can also provide Letters of Explanation as an Expert Witness as to why he believes that there is no particular Merit to a Potential Case.

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eLEEte Physicians, LLC

Matthew Lee

MD, RPh, MS

5700 Old Richmond Ave.
Suite A-5

Richmond VA 23226
USA

phone: 804-358-1492

fax: 804-358-1491

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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

• View Dr. Lee's Curriculum Vitae

• Download Dr. Lee's Consultant Agreement (DOC)