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Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology; Critical Care Medicine; ECMO / Mechanical Circulatory Support; Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography; Surgical Critical Care

ID: 735765 Virginia, USA

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Expert is a board-certified anesthesiologist with subspecialty certification in critical care medicine and advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography, with a clinical career spanning more than two decades in cardiothoracic anesthesiology and surgical critical care. Expert's training includes residency in anesthesiology at a major U.S. academic medical center, a critical care anesthesiology fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and an international cardiothoracic anesthesia fellowship in New Zealand. Prior to entering medicine, Expert worked as a registered nurse and anesthesia technician, providing a strong foundation in bedside critical care.

Over the course of Expert's career, Expert has held academic appointments as an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, including service as Co-Medical Director of an ECMO program and member of an ECLS executive steering committee, alongside committee roles in anticoagulation management and national society guidelines development. Expert has held attending anesthesiologist positions across multiple health systems in the United States, maintaining an active clinical practice in cardiothoracic anesthesiology.

Expert has authored or co-authored several peer-reviewed publications and a textbook chapter on acid-base and blood gas interpretation, and has contributed freelance medical writing to healthcare industry publications. Since 2016, Expert has also provided medical-legal consulting services, drawing on extensive clinical experience in cardiac anesthesia, critical care, and mechanical circulatory support.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2012 Degree: MD Subject: Fellowship Critical Care Medicine Institution: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Year: 2008 Degree: MD Subject: Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship Institution: Auckland City Hospital, Auckland New Zealand
Year: 2011 Degree: MD Subject: Residency Anesthesiology Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Virginia
Year: 2007 Degree: MD Subject: Medical Doctorate Institution: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk Virginia
Year: 2002 Degree: BS Subject: Nursing Institution: University of Virginia
Year: 1994 Degree: BS Subject: Psychology Institution: James Madison University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2016 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Medical Legal Consultant & Writer Department:
Responsibilities:
Medical consultant
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2025 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Chief Anesthesiologist Department:
Responsibilities:
Chief/Chair of the department
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2014 to 2015 Employer: Eastern Colorado Health System Veterans Health Administration Title: Assistant Professor Department: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Responsibilities:
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Surgical Critical Care
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2013 to 2014 Employer: Auckland City Hospital, Green Lane Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Title: Fellow Adult Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Department: Auckland, New Zealand
Responsibilities:
Proficiency in Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Completion of comprehensive ECMO training course: The Alfred Hospital (Melbourne, AUS)
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2012 to 2012 Employer: Fair Oaks Anesthesia Associates Title: Attending Anesthesiologist Department:
Responsibilities:
General anesthesiologist
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2012 to 2012 Employer: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Title: Attending Anesthesiologist/ Clinical Instructor Department:
Responsibilities:
Faculty
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2012 to 2012 Employer: Locumtenens.com Title: Attending Physician/ Locums Anesthesiologist Department:
Responsibilities:
General Anesthesiologist
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2000 to 2003 Employer: University of Virginia Health Sciences Center Title: Registered Nurse Department:
Responsibilities:
BLS/ACLS/PALS instructor

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert has provided medical-legal consulting services since 2016 through affiliation with an expert witness referral and consulting organization. Expert is positioned to evaluate matters involving cardiac surgical anesthesia, perioperative complications, extracorporeal life support, anticoagulation management, and advanced critical care/airway management.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Society of Cardiac Anesthesiologists
• International Anesthesia Research Society
Licenses / Certifications
License to practice medicine current in Virginia and Colorado
Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING EXAMINATIONS

• American Board of Anesthesiology: Board Certified Anesthesiology
• American Board of Anesthesiology: Critical Care Medicine
• National Board Of Echocardiography: Special Competence in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Board Certified
• USMLE I 7/2005
• USMLE II 7/2006
• USMLE III 11/2007
Publications and Patents Summary
5 original peer-reviewed publications (as lead or contributing author), covering topics including:
• Anticoagulation/antithrombin management during IV heparin therapy in the ICU
• Postoperative management of durable mechanical circulatory support devices
• ECMO-based rescue in refractory anaphylactic shock with abdominal compartment syndrome
• A neuropsychiatric case report on transient amnestic syndrome

1 authored textbook/reference chapter on acid-base and arterial blood gas interpretation (2015)

Additional: Ongoing freelance medical writing contributions for healthcare industry publications (2016–present)

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