Background includes military and operational medicine experience involving combat casualty care, blast injuries, hemorrhage control, and tactical emergency medical support. Work includes serving as a subject matter expert and consultant to the Department of Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory, and coalition programs such as The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP), with involvement in blast injury research, traumatic brain injury research, hemostatic agents, and combat casualty care technologies. Additional experience includes emergency medical services (EMS), pre-hospital care, and medical evacuation in operational and deployed environments.

This emergency medicine physician has over 20 years of experience in clinical emergency medicine, with a focus on emergency department care, medical evacuation (medivac), and tactical medicine. Experience includes providing clinical emergency medicine services across a variety of emergency departments, including Level 1–3 trauma centers and critical access hospitals, involving treatment of trauma, traumatic injuries, and urgent care conditions. The expert has provided consultations, deposition, and courtroom testimony as an emergency medicine expert witness for more than 5 years.

Additional areas of experience include hyperbaric medicine and qualification as a Naval Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Officer. Work in medical devices includes involvement with companies developing trauma products and advanced bleeding control technologies, including hemostatic products and emergency medical equipment. The expert also held a congressional appointment to the Department of Defense Task Force on the Care, Management, and Transition of Recovering Wounded, Ill, and Injured Members of the Armed Services.

Educational background includes a Doctor of Medicine degree, completion of an emergency medicine residency, training as an Undersea and Diving Medical Officer, and undergraduate studies in biology and chemistry. The expert is board certified in Emergency Medicine and holds certifications in ACLS, ATLS, NALS, PALS, and BLS, with active medical licensure in multiple states. Professional affiliations include fellowship in the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and membership in the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine.