Expert Details

Emergency Medical Services, Paramedic Standard of Care, Paramedic Malpractice

ID: 739615 New York, USA

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For over 34 years Expert's career path has included public and private sector fire and emergency medical services. Extending into leadership, incident management, design and implementation of immersive educational scenarios, physician training, and emergency planning, Expert has experience in several widely varying and vastly different aspects of his profession.

In addition to management of countless incidents in a broad array of emergency services, Expert has also mitigated events ranging in complexity from multiple alarm fires to mass casualty incidents. As a paramedic supervisor for both a municipal, fire-based EMS system (260 EMS providers) and a county emergency medical services system (60 EMS providers) Expert has participated in the design and implementation of educational, operational, safety, quality improvement, standard of care and EMS procedures for EMTs, paramedics and physicians. Expert is an actively practicing paramedic and has been continuously certified for more than 30 years.

Expert is as an Expert Witness specializing in pre-hospital emergency medicine, paramedic medical malpractice and standard of care. He has been retained by firms representing both defendants and plaintiffs throughout the United States.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2018 Degree: n/a Subject: Executive Leadership Program Institution: Resuscitation Academy
Year: 2004 Degree: n/a Subject: First Line Supervisors Training Program Institution: City of New York Fire Academy
Year: 1994 Degree: n/a Subject: NYS Firefighter Institution: Fire Academy, City of Albany, NY
Year: 1992 Degree: Paramedic Subject: Paramedic Institution: Hudson Valley Community College

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2021 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Expert Witness Department:
Responsibilities:
Medical-legal consulting, case review, affidavits of merit, expert witness reports, depositions, expert medical testimony.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2019 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Adjunct Faculty Department: Division of Prehospital and Operational Medicine
Responsibilities:
Integration of physicians into local EMS systems.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2014 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Certified Lab Instructor Department: Paramedic Program
Responsibilities:
Creation and implementation of complex lab instruction.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1998 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Paramedic, Shift Commander Department: Emergency Services Division
Responsibilities:
Operational supervision of all emergency medical services incidents. Delivery of paramedic level direct patient care.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to 1996 Employer: Diaz Ambulance Title: Paramedic Department:
Responsibilities:
Paramedic level pre-hospital emergency medical care.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Paramedic, Battalion Chief Department: Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Responsibilities:
Operational supervision of all fire and emergency medical services incidents. Delivery of paramedic level prehospital emergency medical care.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1992 to 1994 Employer: Greenport Rescue Squad Title: Paramedic Department:
Responsibilities:
Paramedic level pre-hospital emergency medical care.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1992 to 1994 Employer: Hudson Valley Ambulance Title: Paramedic Department:
Responsibilities:
Paramedic level pre-hospital emergency medical care.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to 1992 Employer: Capital District Ambulance Title: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Department:
Responsibilities:
Emergency Medical Technician level pre-hospital emergency medical care.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1989 to 1993 Employer: Richard's Ambulance Service Title: Dispatcher, Ambulette Operator, EMT, Paramedic Department:
Responsibilities:
Dispatcher, Ambulette Operator, EMT, Paramedic.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Experienced in both Defendant and Plaintiff cases.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
- Albany County Sheriff's Office, Emergency Medical Services Division, Albany, NY; Quality Improvement Committee, 2005 to present
- City of Albany Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Albany, NY; Quality Improvement Committee, 2012 to present
- Regional Emergency Medical Organization, Albany, NY Medical Advisory Committee, 2016 to present
- Regional Emergency Medical Organization, Albany, NY Quality Improvement Committee, 2016 to present
- Regional Emergency Medical Organization, Albany, NY Academic Committee, 2016 to present
Licenses / Certifications
Emergency Medical Technician 1990 to1992
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic 1992 to present
New York State Firefighter 1994 to present
Paramedic Preceptor 1998 to present
New York State Certified Lab Instructor 2016 to present
Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1992 to present
Pediatric Advanced Life Support 1992 to present
Prehospital Trauma Life Support 1992
Basic Life Support 1989 to present
Awards / Recognition
- City of New York Fire Academy, First Line Supervisors Training Program; Certificate of Merit - Highest Rating
- Regional Emergency Medical Organization; Provider of the Year, Advanced Life Support
- Regional Emergency Medical Organization; Harriet C. Weber EMS Leadership Award (Regional)
Publications and Patents Summary
Lectures and presentations: 10

Fields of Expertise

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