Expert Details
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology; Critical Care Medicine; ECMO / Mechanical Circulatory Support; Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography; Surgical Critical Care
ID: 735765
Virginia, USA
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 |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2025 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Chief Anesthesiologist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Chief/Chair of the department |
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| 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 |
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| 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 TracheostomyCompletion of comprehensive ECMO training course: The Alfred Hospital (Melbourne, AUS) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2012 | Employer: Fair Oaks Anesthesia Associates | Title: Attending Anesthesiologist | Department: |
Responsibilities:General anesthesiologist |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2012 | Employer: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | Title: Attending Anesthesiologist/ Clinical Instructor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Faculty |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2012 | Employer: Locumtenens.com | Title: Attending Physician/ Locums Anesthesiologist | Department: |
Responsibilities:General Anesthesiologist |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2003 | Employer: University of Virginia Health Sciences Center | Title: Registered Nurse | Department: |
Responsibilities:BLS/ACLS/PALS instructor |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| 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 |
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| • American Society of Anesthesiologists • Society of Cardiac Anesthesiologists • International Anesthesia Research Society |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |