It’s important that medical experts are unbiased, objective, and subject matter experts in the areas relevant to the malpractice case. But there are many additional factors to consider in choosing the right expert for your case.
As a subject matter expert, I have 10 years of experience in several quaternary care/academic centers and teleradiology practices as the primary interpreter of a broad range of imaging studies, including x-ray, CT, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, and MRI. I have subspecialty training and expertise in body imaging, cancer, trauma, infectious processes such as appendicitis and discitis-osteomyelitis, bowel obstruction and ischemia, stroke, postoperative complications such as abscess and bowel leak, and vascular issues such as arterial occlusion.
My opinions are based on experience in a variety of clinical practice settings, including academic hospitals, community hospitals, teleradiology, and nighthawk.
I am a national expert in quality and diagnostic errors with experience including primary research, educational/CME publications and lectures, administrative positions including vice-chair of operations and vice-chair of patient safety, leadership positions in national organizations such as the ACR, and several awards.
Adept at searching the medical literature and supporting opinions with evidence-based and scientifically rigorous data.
I have formal training and experience in education, with the ability to provide opinions related to training and competency. I was one of the ACGME committee members who developed the Milestones for all radiology residents and abdominal imaging fellows in the US.
Extensive teaching experience with the ability to condense complex concepts and observations into easily understood explanations for lawyers, judges, and jury. I was the teacher of the year in my first year at UVa in the department of radiology.
Experience with information technology (IT) systems, including knowledge of Radiology Information Systems, Picture Archiving and Communication Systems, Voice Recognition software, Epic, audit logs, DICOM, and other aspects related to IT. I have written and developed software programs that interface with the RIS and use radiology-specific data to create performance and quality metrics and assess the impact of interventions designed to improve quality or reduce errors.
Experienced with national standards, having written and revised operational, communication, and quality-related policies in several academic and teleradiology practices.