Legal Medicine Consultants

Robert Weber, MD, FACC, QME, is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. A Cardiologist for almost 35 years, Dr. Weber is currently practicing clinical cardiology and is on staff at major Los Angeles teaching medical centers and cardiovascular centers of excellence (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Southern California Hospital).

Dr. Weber's practice encompasses the range of cardiovascular diagnostics and treatment. He has a particular interest in Cardiomyopathy and employs a combination of pharmacologic and integrative therapeutics. Dr. Weber completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of California, Los Angeles and received his medical degree from The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Mary’s Medical Center and the Hospital of Good Samaritan, and completed his cardiology fellowship at Huntington Memorial Hospital.

Litigation Support - Dr. Weber has over 10 years of experience performing approximately 250 Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs). He has been retained for his expertise 80 times. Approaching each case with impartiality, Dr. Weber's services are available to attorneys for both plaintiff and defendant.

Areas of Expertise:

Coronary Heart / Artery Disease Heart Failure Heart Valve Disease Cardiomyopathy Abnormal Heart Rhythms

Pericarditis Hypertension Dyslipidemia Atrial Fibrillation

Mary B. Gloeckner, RN, MS, APN, is a Medical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist who specializes in Wound Care and Ostomy Nursing. She has been a nursing consultant at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Illinois, a 500 Bed hospital, for over 35 years.

Ms. Gloeckner started the Wound & Ostomy Clinic (WOC) program at Trinity when she began there in 1983. She currently sits on 2 National Boards, the WOC Certification Board, and the Friends of Ostomates Worldwide. Ms. Gloeckner was also elected to sit on the International Board(ISTAP) on Skin Tears. She was honored with receiving the 2011 Iowa Affiliate Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society's (WOCN) Nurse of the Year Award and the 2016 USA WOC Nurse of the Year Award.

Ms. Gloeckner provides litigation support service to attorneys for Plaintiff and Defense. Her cases in include issues related to Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Injury,Wound Care and Colon and Rectal Surgery. Ms. Gloeckner is available to review medical records for standard of care and causation.

Areas of Expertise and Consultation:

Wound Care Decubitus Positions Colostomy Ileostomy Urostomy

Pressure Ulcers Venous ulcers Vascular ulcers Fistulas Diabetes

Ms. Roughan is a Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist who functions in the capacity of case manager, life care planner and expert witness. Her company, Roughan & Associates at LINC, is a nationally recognized Case Management and Medical/Legal Consulting service. It has been in existence since 1987, providing coordination of patient care; construction of Life Care Plans; and, consultative services to both the defense and plaintiff bar on simple and complex cases alike. Ms. Roughan has experience with diagnoses involving both children and adults and are knowledgeable in current treatment philosophies, identification of appropriate resources.

Diagnoses include, but are not limited to:

• Neurological Injuries (Brain and Spinal Cord Injury)
• Burns
• Orthopedic Injures
• Amputation
• Chronic Pain
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Services Include:

• Expert Testimony
• Life Care Planning
• Mini/Preliminary Life Care Plan
• Video Services
• Medical Record Review
• RN Independent Medical Exam
• Medicare Set Aside Trust Analysis
• Medical Bill Auditing
• Questions: Deposition Cross Examining

Mary C. Meinhard RN-BC, BS, JD, CLCP, MSC-C is a Nurse Attorney/ Legal Nurse Consultant, Certified Life Care Planner, Board-Certified Nurse Case Manager, and Medicare Set-Aside Consultant-Certified. She has offices in California and Nevada, and provides Medical/Legal Consulting services nationwide. She has over 35 years of experience working with catastrophically injured patients and clients as a Registered Nurse, in addition to 20+ years of experience as a California Attorney.

Ms. Meinhard is a skilled Negotiator and Patient Advocate, with excellent communication skills. She is retained by both Plaintiff and Defense as a Consultant in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Workers’ Compensation cases, and provides:

• Life Care Planning
• Legal Nurse Consulting, including, but not limited to:
  Medical Record Review/Summary
  Case Merit Evaluation
  Attendance at Independent Medical Evaluations
  Expert Fact Testimony regarding the extent of injury, treatment, response to treatment, and pain and suffering
• Case Management, particularly for individuals with Special Needs Trusts
• Litigation Support, including, but not limited to:
  Formulation of Discovery Plans
  Preparation of Deposition / Cross Examination Questions
  Conducting Medical Expert and Opposing Life Care Planner
  Depositions
  Medicare Set-Aside Allocations
• Mediator, particularly in cases involving competing Life Care Plans

Representative diagnoses include, but are not limited to:

Traumatic Brain Injury Acquired Brain Injury Spinal Cord Injuries / Paralysis Severe Burns Amputations Orthopedic Injuries Complications of Pregnancy, Premature Births and Birth Injuries Complications of Diabetes Chronic Pain / Illness

Organ Transplants Chronic Renal Failure End Stage Renal Disease AIDS Non-Healing Wounds Malignancies Toxic Exposure Mental Illness Addiction

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Geoffrey A. Negin, MD is Fellowship Trained in Neuroradiology and MRI. Actively practicing general radiology for over 20 years with fellowship training in Neuroradiology. He is a Senior Member of the American Society of Neuroradiology. Dr. Negin specializes in Injuries and Disorders of the Brain and Spine. He is currently the Director of Outpatient Imaging at Florida Radiology Consultants, a 19 person radiology practice, where he oversees research, clinical trials, and imaging protocols.

Dr. Negin has been performing medical-legal case reviews for over 20 years including matters related to personal injury, medical malpractice, traumatic brain injury and non accidental trauma. Dr. Negin has extensive experience in depositions and trial testimony. He is available to attorneys for both Plaintiff and Defense. References relating to medical expert and trial testimony expertise are available upon request.

Areas of Expertise:

Brain and Spine Imaging Musculoskeletal Imaging Head, Neck and Spine Imaging Musculoskeletal Imaging Personal Injury Imaging Traumatic Injury Imaging

Medical Malpractice Imaging Child Abuse Imaging General Radiology Imaging TBI/Dementia Imaging Standard of Care Injury Causation Assessment

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EXPERTISE IN:

1. The pathobiology, clinico-pathologic correlation, and histopathologic diagnosis of: diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, anus, liver, and pancreas.

2. Human neoplasms (cancer) and preneoplastic conditions.

3. Establishing standard of care, causation and cause of death.

Dr. Torres was instrumental in creating a rather unique model of GI subspecialty-focused laboratory, that during his 12 yrs tenure became one of the largest private national Anatomic Pathology laboratories-Caris/Miraca Life Sciences.

BACKGROUND:

1. Anatomic Pathology Residency: Washington Univ-Barnes Hospital 1991-94.

2. Oncologic Pathology Fellowship: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 1994-95.

3. Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship: Harvard-Brigham & Womens Hospital 1995-96.

4. Instructor at Harvard Medical School: 1996-1998.

5. Assistant Professor and Director of Gastrointestinal Pathology Division at Univ. of Texas Health Science Center-Hermann Hospital, Houston Medical Center: 08/1998 - 12/2000.

6. Staff GI Pathologist and Quality Assurance Director at Caris/Miraca Life Sciences, Dallas TX: 01/2001 - 04/2012.

7. Staff Pathologist, Anatomic Pathology Division of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, Long Island NY: 05/2013 - 05/2015.

8. Staff Pathologist, Anatomic Pathology Division of Alliance Health Sciences, Dallas TX: 01/2016 - present.

9. Sole-Proprietor of "Expert Pathology Consultation Services", Dallas TX: 2001-present.

Experienced emergency physician, teacher, public speaker and veteran offers consultation, chart review and testimony as an expert witness for plaintiff, prosecuton, or defense regarding litigation arising from or involving the Emergency Department. 20+ years of experience as a medical expert with qualification as an expert witness in emergency medicine at trials in the States of California, Alaska, Idaho, Michigan, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Florida.

Dr. Matthew Lee, MD, RPh, MS. is a Physician, Pharmacist, Pharmacologist and Toxicologist 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