Drawing from experience in nursing leadership, clinical operations, and legal nurse consulting, this expert witness brings more than 35 years of experience providing consulting, analysis, and testimony in matters involving medical record review, standards of care, healthcare risk management, and healthcare operations. Their litigation-related work includes over 15 years of expert witness experience involving consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony in matters related to medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, medical device evaluation, and healthcare risk analysis. Their expertise includes medical record review, determination of case merit, preparation of case summaries and chronologies, identification of deviations in standards of care, and analysis of healthcare-related claims and risk issues for attorneys, physicians, and healthcare organizations. This expert holds a Master of Science in Nursing, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, an Associate Degree in Nursing, and theological education training in ministry studies.

At the clinical and operational level, their background encompasses neuroscience nursing, neurocritical care, stroke management, cardiac rehabilitation, employee health, patient classification systems, and healthcare quality improvement initiatives. They have held leadership roles directing neuroscience service lines, neuroscience intensive care operations, employee health programs, cardiac rehabilitation services, and nursing education departments, with responsibilities that included physician recruitment, interdisciplinary coordination, fiscal oversight, staffing management, Joint Commission preparation, and implementation of patient safety and quality improvement initiatives. Their accomplishments include opening Mississippi’s first Neuro ICU, developing stroke care programs and neurointerventional services, directing acute stroke response initiatives, and coordinating community education and awareness programs related to stroke, brain injury, and cardiovascular health. Their clinical background also includes emergency department and disaster-response leadership, acute code response coordination, and supervision of critical care operations and patient triage activities.

Complementing their clinical and consulting work, this expert has contributed extensively to nursing education, advocacy, and healthcare leadership initiatives. Their experience includes development of continuing medical education programs, mentoring of nursing leaders and interdisciplinary teams, implementation of policies and procedures governing critical care and rehabilitation services, and service as a Content Expert for the National Council Nurse Licensure Examination (NCLEX). They have also served as a research nurse coordinator, earned certification as a Clinical Practice Research Nurse and Certified Performance Coach, and participated in state and national advocacy efforts supporting cardiac rehabilitation coverage and stroke awareness initiatives. They are a Registered Nurse and maintain professional affiliations and leadership involvement with organizations including the American Heart &Stroke Association, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the American Association of Health Care Executives, and the Chamber of Commerce Lake Houston.