Expert Details
Anesthesiology (Obstetric, Vascular, General & Regional Anesthesia), Perioperative Medicine & Patient Safety
ID: 740566
Wisconsin, USA
Expert has built an extensive career in perioperative care, patient safety, and healthcare quality improvement within a multi-hospital health system, holding progressively senior clinical and administrative leadership roles including Staff Anesthesiologist, Co-Medical Director of a perioperative surgical home program, Co-Medical Director of Anesthesia across multiple hospitals, Chair of an anesthesiology quality committee, and Medical Director for anesthesia services at a newly established hospital. Expert has been elected to represent a large group of anesthesiologists on a divisional leadership council and currently serves on a health system mortality review committee. Expert also holds an academic appointment overseeing anesthesia education and clinical training for medical students.
Expert offers medicolegal consulting services encompassing case evaluation, standard-of-care and risk assessment review, deposition and expert witness testimony, and policy/procedural audits related to anesthesia practice, supporting both malpractice defense and plaintiff litigation. Expert is a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, holds board leadership roles within a state society of anesthesiologists, and has contributed to peer-reviewed publications and academic presentations in the field of anesthesiology.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2009 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medical School | Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Year: 2005 | Degree: BA | Subject: Biomedicine / Pre-Medicine | Institution: Augustana College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2013 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Anesthesiologist & Medical Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Provide anesthesia care across multiple hospitals and surgical centers, specializing in high-risk cases including vascular, obstetric, and regional anesthesia.• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient safety and surgical outcomes. • Serve on key committees focused on quality, safety, operations, and medical management. • Lead a team of 13 anesthesiologists and 12 CRNAs across multiple hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. • Provide strategic leadership in staffing, clinical operations, and quality initiatives. Oversees standard of care met for all anesthetic services. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2023 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Clinical Assistant Adjunct Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Oversees anesthesia education and clinical training for medical students at an affiliated medical center and ambulatory surgery centers. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert provides medicolegal consulting services in anesthesia-related legal matters, including case evaluation and expert analysis, risk assessment and standard-of-care review supporting both malpractice defense and plaintiff litigation, deposition and expert witness testimony, consultation on perioperative complications and anesthesia-related adverse events, and policy/procedural audits to identify potential liabilities in anesthesia practices. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • Fellow, American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA) • Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists • Wisconsin Medical Society |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • Wisconsin Medical License • American Board of Anesthesiology Certification • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 4 publications: • A peer-reviewed journal article on interpreting arterial blood gases (published in a nursing/perioperative practice journal, 2015) • A peer-reviewed journal article on a time-motion study evaluating computer physician order entry implementation in a pediatric emergency department (2009) • A conference abstract and presentation on venous air embolism during laparoscopic surgery • An unpublished manuscript on treatment of medication extravasation with associated compartment syndrome |
Fields of Expertise
anesthesiology, anesthesia equipment, anesthesia monitoring, anesthetic drug, clinical anesthesiology, obstetric anesthesia, Vascular Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine, regional anesthesia, patient safety, Anesthesia Risk Assessment, Medicolegal Consulting, medical malpractice, Healthcare Quality Improvement