Expert No. 17819 – AZ / CA(S) / NV
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Expertise Description: C.C.E. - Over 30 years experience in clinical applications and medical equipment and devices support. Areas of expertise include investigation of patient injuries involving medical equipment and devices.
Areas of Expertise:
| Biomedical | FDA Devices | Medical Equipment |
| Biomedical Equipment | Failure Analysis | Product Liability |
| Design Engineer | Medical | Surgery |
| Design Engineering | Medical Devices | Surgical Devices |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Electrosurgical burns
- Patient monitoring systems and alarms
- Defibrillator failure
- Ventilator failure
- Patient injuries related to medical devices
- Medical equipment maintenance
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Management of hospital biomedical engineering departments
- Healthcare facility construction - medical equipment planning
- Product development and modification of medical devices
- Consultant to major insurance carriers on medical device injury claims
Licenses & Certifications:
| Certified Clinical Engineer |
| Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician |
| Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Certification |
| Restricted radiotelephone license |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.B. | Zoology | Humboldt State College | |
| Graduate Studies | Medical Sciences, Biomedical Technology | San Diego State University | |
| Graduate Studies | Medical Sciences, Biomedical Technology | University of CA Med. Center, San Francisco |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
- American College of CLinical Engineering (ACCE)
- California Medical Instrumentation Association (CMIA)
Awards & Honors:
| Biomedical Engineer, Apollo 14 Recovery Crew |
| Officer, U.S. Public Health Service (Aerospace Medicine Research) |
| Multiple papers presented on medical equipment management and injury investigation |
| Author of chapters in clinical engineering textbooks |
| Participated in multiple conferences on medical equipment safety / applications |
