With more than 15 years of experience in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, and internal medicine, this interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease expert witness specializes in interventional cardiology procedures, cardiovascular disease management, peripheral vascular intervention, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary embolism, heart failure, stroke-related cardiovascular conditions, and advanced cardiac-based therapeutic interventions. Areas of expertise include coronary intervention, peripheral vascular intervention, pacemaker implantation, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) implantation, coronary stent therapies, cardiovascular diagnostics, and treatment of complex acute and chronic cardiac disorders within hospital and clinical care environments. The expert has more than 10 years of experience providing consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony involving cardiology, interventional procedures, cardiovascular treatment, cardiac device therapies, and cardiovascular-related medical disputes.

Professional clinical leadership responsibilities have included service as Director of a STEMI program and Acting Director of a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory while overseeing interventional cardiology operations, acute cardiovascular care, and multidisciplinary cardiac treatment planning. Additional experience includes management and treatment of heart failure, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary embolism, and stroke-related cardiovascular complications requiring advanced interventional procedures, cardiovascular monitoring, and ongoing internal medicine management. Educational attainment includes completion of a combined 6-Year Dual Degree Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, followed by an Internal Medicine Residency, service as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine, a Cardiology Fellowship, and an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship. Board certifications include Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Internal Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine. Additional advanced training includes coronary and peripheral vascular intervention, Level II PET/CT and CCTA training, pacemaker, CRT and AICD implantation, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Professional credentials include designation as Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (F.A.C.C.) and Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI).

Extensive clinical, research, and consulting experience includes cardiovascular diagnostics, interventional cardiology evaluations, procedural assessment, and multidisciplinary treatment coordination involving complex cardiac and vascular conditions. The expert has participated in peer-reviewed cardiovascular research and clinical trials involving PCSK9 inhibitor therapies, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension vasoreactivity testing, cardiac resynchronization therapy, coronary fractional flow reserve (FFR), troponin significance in stroke patients, and pulmonary embolism complicated by refractory hypoxemia. Research and publication activities include authorship of peer-reviewed journal articles, scientific presentations, and poster presentations involving cardiomyopathy, cerebral infarction, electrophysiology, heart failure management, pulmonary embolism treatment, inflammatory cardiovascular mechanisms, and advanced cardiac therapies. Additional professional involvement includes ongoing international humanitarian and medical mission work providing pacemaker systems, coronary stents, and cardiac therapies to underserved patient populations through nonprofit cardiovascular outreach initiatives. The expert’s background combines advanced interventional cardiology training, cardiovascular disease management, cardiac device implantation expertise, catheterization laboratory leadership, STEMI program oversight, clinical research participation, and hospital-based cardiovascular care involving complex interventional and internal medicine conditions.