Healthcare (General) Expert Witnesses

Yolanda Anderson, RN, BSN, CEN, CLNC is a Registered Nurse and has been working in the Emergency Department for more than 25 years. A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with a detail-oriented approach, Ms. Anderson is knowledgeable about all aspects of Hospital Care and Standards of Care for Physicians, Nurses and Ancillary Personnel.

Ms. Anderson's background experience includes work in the Emergency Department of Los Angeles County, USC Medical Center, a level I Trauma Center and in the Emergency Department at Saint Anthony Hospital Central in Denver, Colorado, a level I Trauma Center where she helped initiate the Hyperbaric Medicine program. For 15 years, she worked as a staff RN, Charge RN and Assistant Nurse Manager in the Emergency Department at Littleton Adventist Hospital - Littleton, Colorado, a level II Trauma Center. There, she helped with the expansion and reconstruction of the current Emergency Department facility.

Ms. Anderson has been retained as an Expert 27 times. Her litigation support services include chart review for merit, chronologies, medical care research, Independent Medical Assessments, and more. Ms. Anderson's services are available to attorneys for both Plaintiff and Defense.

Areas of Expertise:

Emergency Department Care Inpatient Hospital Care Trauma, Cardiac, Neurological Emergency Adult, Pediatric, and Infant Care

Triage & Documentation Nursing Home Care Electronic Medical Records Worker's Compensation

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Dr. Keith Chamberlin is an award-winning Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice. Georgetown educated, he is a former Dartmouth Faculty member and current Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. He is a former Hospital Chief of Staff and Decorated United States Army veteran.

Litigation Support - Dr. Chamberlin is available to serve as an expert witness on cases involving anesthesiology standard of care and causation.  He also has significant medical management experience, having served as the CEO of multiple medical groups and an accountable care organization (ACO). As such, he is also available to serve as an expert witness on cases involving physician credentialling, provider agreements, physician employment contracts, healthcare billing and fraud, safety, quality, etc.

Dr. Chamberlin offers expert witness services to attorneys representing plaintiff and defense. He is an experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial. His services include medical record review, thorough reporting, deposition, and testimony as needed.

Areas of Expertise:

Intubation Central Line Difficult Airway Anesthesia Positioning Capnography Pre-operative Anesthesia Ambulatory Surgery Laryngospasm Propofol PACU Nurse Anesthetist

Recovery Room Hospital Administration Safety Quality Medical Billing Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity LAST Healthcare Fraud Credentialing Healthcare Provider Agreement ACO Physician Employment Contract

Paul M. Adler, DO, FACEP, MBA, Medical Director for the Ventura County, California, Department of Corrections, has worked in Correctional / Jail / Prison Medicine & COVID-19 Preparation & Response. He has overseen the care of inmates in Jails in California and New York, as well as Prison inmates who have been transferred to county facilities to serve their terms for years in county jails in California. He has also overseen Correctional health car in locked units in Hospitals . 

Dr. Adler is the President-Elect of The American Correctional Health Services Association of California / Nevada, which represents all clinicians and administrators in Jails/Prisons in California and Nevada. He previously oversaw a County Hospital, County Nursing Home and ran a County Health Department and oversaw Correctional healthcare for the Westchester, New York Jail.

Litigation Support - Dr. Adler has defended Jails and Prisons in Southern California, Idaho, Texas, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, etc. He is currently the expert consultant to the California Prison System for Covid litigation and the medical consultant to the judicial consent decree overseeing care in the Philadelphia Department of Prisons. He also served as the expert consultant to the ACLU for Covid in the Illinois Department of Corrections

Dr. Adler still works as a full-time practicing physician and has helped attorneys and insurance companies in Emergency Medicine, Nursing Home Medicine, Public Health and Hospital Administration since 1985. He has been involved in Plaintiff litigation in many states including against Rikers Island, NY and Cook County Jail and is available to review and consult on clinical Correctional/Jail/Prison cases for attorneys for both Plaintiff and Defense.

Services:

• COVID-19 Preparation & Response
• Medical Oversight of Federal Consent Decrees
• Screen Cases for Merit
• Review, Analyze and interpret Medical Records
• Provide Basic or Comprehensive Written Reports
• Interpret Standards of Care, Deviation and Adherences as they Relate to Correctional Health Care
• Develop Chronological Time Lines
• Policy and Procedure Development

David Martinez has over 35 years of experience in the field of Medical Billing. His expertise covers all facets of the revenue cycle, and he possesses a comprehensive understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and statutes, especially those applicable in California. 

Accurate Medical Billing are among the most sought-after expert witnesses. Accurate the only billing service to earn Preferred Partner status with the San Bernardino County Medical Society and the only billing service authorized in California to perform CEUs for doctors. They possess extensive knowledge and experience in insurance billing, claims, and collections. Accurate is the recommended billing service by and for CCA members and endorsed and recommended by ICAC. Co-Chair of the Insurance and Managed Care Committee – California Chiropractic Association. 

 Mr. Martinez is the administrator of the largest medical billing group on Facebook, which boasts over 6,000 members. This role entails significant responsibility and trust. He has curated a highly qualified team of experts in the field, which includes Certified Coders, Auditors, and Medical Reimbursement Specialists. His team comprises former claims examiners for insurance companies, as well as auditors, billers, coders, and compliance specialists, giving them deep insights into insurance companies' strategies.

Areas of Expertise:

Medical Billing Medical Coding Insurance Claims / Insurance Collections Revenue Cycle Management Managed Care HMO PPO HIPAA Medical Records IPA POS

Medicare Medi-Cal Medicaid UCR Athena Capitation Cost Containment Medical Group Auditing Future Medicals Expert Witness

Partial Background Experience:

• Consolidated Healthcare Services - Director of Billing and Collections for 54 current and past, state-of-the-art Open MRI, primarily in the Southeast United States. Mentored training developed a direct staff of 24 and an indirect staff of 72.
• Prime Healthcare Hospital - Business Office Manager Incorporated fully managed care training and collections. Collaborated with legal counsel in the interpretation of medical records.

 Education / Training:

• Certified Professional Coder
• Certified CE Educator (California Board of Chiropractic Examiners)
• Certified Medical Reimbursement Billing Specialist
• Certified Claims Auditor
• Certified Claims Examiner
• Certified HIPAA Professional
• Certified Medical Claims Biller
• Certified Compliance Officer (9 others) Certifications)

Tristan Dacunha, MD, is an Emergency Room Physician with over 15 years of evaluating cases for some of the largest firms in New York. Certified as an Expert in 2007, he is available to attorneys for plaintiff and defendant.

Medical Experts in the Fields of:

• Emergency Room Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home Malpractice
• Podiatry and Foot Surgery Malpractice
• Ulcers

Available for:

• Motions to Oppose Summary Judgment
• Case Reviews
• Certificates of Merit
• Case Analysis
• Court Testimony
• General Consultations

We provide comprehensive services in healthcare damage valuation, including life care planning, rebuttals to life care plans, expert witness testimony related to standards of care, and medico-legal consulting. These services are delivered by an experienced Autonomous-Practice Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practitioner and Certified Life Care Planner. Available to both Plaintiff & Defense firms.

Life Care Planning - Life Care Plan Rebuttals - Litigation Support - Expert Witness Services