Burn injury medicine and burn surgery expert witness with more than 10 years of professional experience in burn care, trauma, and critical care medicine. This physician specializes in the medical and surgical management of burn injuries, burn shock, and complex wound conditions, with additional expertise in soft tissue infections, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and traumatic injuries. Their clinical and academic work focuses on the evaluation and treatment of severe burns, scald injuries, electrical shock injuries, and other trauma-related conditions requiring surgical and critical care management.

This expert has served in academic surgical leadership roles including Associate Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair of Clinical Trials within a burn and shock trauma research institute. Their professional activities involve clinical research and investigation related to burn trauma, sepsis, infection, and outcomes in critically injured burn patients. Work in burn medicine also includes research leadership as a principal investigator in multicenter clinical trials addressing burn injury resuscitation, inhalation injury severity, sepsis, and critical care management of burn patients.

Expert witness services include consultation, medical record review, and independent medical examinations in matters involving burn injuries, trauma, and related complications. This expert has provided deposition and trial testimony in burn injury litigation and has conducted expert medical record reviews and evaluations in personal injury cases involving burn trauma and related medical issues.

Board certifications include the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Surgery in Surgical Critical Care. The physician is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM). Professional involvement includes membership in organizations such as the American Burn Association, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and several surgical and trauma societies. Educational background includes a Doctor of Medicine degree following completion of undergraduate studies in the liberal arts.