Emergency medicine physician serving as an expert witness with more than 35 years of experience in emergency medicine, including pre-hospital care, trauma, and pediatric emergency conditions. Their work involves evaluation of emergency treatment, clinical decision-making, and patient outcomes in acute care settings, including matters involving child abuse and medico-legal aspects of emergency care. They have more than 25 years of expert witness experience, including consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony, with documented involvement in both plaintiff and defense matters. Their clinical expertise includes management of major and minor trauma, pediatric trauma, and emergency evaluation of child abuse and sexual abuse. Additional areas include pre-hospital and paramedic care, emergency department operations, and assessment of care provided in time-sensitive and high-acuity situations. Their work also involves review of triage, treatment decisions, and coordination of emergency response in both hospital and field settings.

Professional experience includes continuous full-time emergency medicine practice, along with teaching roles involving residents, interns, medical students, nurses, and paramedics. They have served in leadership and oversight capacities including Olympic Medical Physician and Director, Base Station Physician, and California Medical Board Review Expert. Committee service includes participation in emergency medicine, pediatric medicine, ethics, and paramedic liaison committees, reflecting involvement in clinical oversight and emergency care standards. Credentials include board certification in Emergency Medicine with recertification in that specialty, and medical licensure. Additional certifications include Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Educational background includes a Doctor of Medicine and graduate-level training in anatomy. Professional involvement includes membership in emergency medicine organizations, including national and state emergency physician associations.