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

Dr. Ana-Maria Gallo, PhD, CNS, RNC-OB, is a Perinatal Legal Nurse Consultant with experience in Labor and Delivery, Antepartum Nursing, OB Triage, High Risk OB, Maternal-child health, Women’s Clinical Research, and Perinatal Clinical Nursing. She has experience testifying in matters relating to Birth injury, Clinical Nursing, Labor and Delivery, Nursing Standards, Obstetrics/Gynecology and more.

Dr. Gallo 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.

Certifications:

• Registered Nurse, State of California. #RN 456555
• Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification, State of California #405
• Inpatient Obstetric Nursing, National Certification Corporation
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Provider
• American Heart Association BLS Provider
• Public Health Nurse Certificate, State of California
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurse, Former Fetal Monitoring Instructor

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Healthcare Litigation Support is a team of experts - physicians, healthcare administrators, reimbursement specialists, health organization experts, health insurance experts, and other healthcare personnel - with broad, extensive experience and expertise in medical and administrative malpractice issues, physician practice operations, hospital management, health insurance and TPA issues, Medicare and Medicaid, medical billing and collections, fraud and abuse, managed care and other areas.

Healthcare Litigation Support is a team of experienced healthcare experts who consult on litigation issues and testify as needed. In addition to the four Principals, there is a larger group of Associates, individuals with specific expertise and areas of knowledge, we include in order to fully serve the needs of the legal community.

Areas of Expertise:

Audit Medical Standards of Care Dental Standards of Care Geriatrics and Nursing Home Care Standards Long Term Care Standards Health Insurance Health Insurer-Provider Relations Managed Healthcare (HMO, PPO)

TPA (Third Party Administrator National Accreditation Guidelines Medicare / Medicaid Federal Employees Health Benefits Program CDH (Consumer Driven Health Plans) ERISA, COBRA, EMTALA, HIPAA Physician / Hospital Joint Ventures Qui Tam and False Claims Act

Representing Both Plaintiff and Defense, Our Services Include:

Review Case for Merit

Analyze Medical and Administrative Events

Identify Causation

Address Standards of Care

Research Relevant Literature

Interpret Contracts in Light of Industry Standards

Evaluate Case Strengths and Weaknesses

Develop Deposition Strategy

Prepare a Defensible Report

Articulate Complex Issues to Triers of Fact