PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
November 2005 – Present
Independent Legal Nurse Consultant
Medical Record Review/Depositions, Preparing Summaries, Research, Locating Expert Witnesses
June 1991 – Present
RN Operating Room
A Children’s Hospital in California
Staff nurse able to scrub and circulate all types of cases
2003 Clinical Educator
1992 – 2003 Neurosurgery Coordinator
1997 – 2000 Craniofacial, Microvascular, Plastic and Maxillofacial Coordinator
1997 - Set-up Craniofacial Service
1992 - Ophthalmology Service Coordinator
2003 - 2005
RN Case Manager
San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care
Pediatric Case Manager for Hospice and Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Case Manager
1988 – 1991
Staff RN
Harbor View Medical Center
Staff Nurse Operating Room, Staff Nurse Medical/Surgical Unit
1987 – 1989
RN in multiple areas
Pacific Nursing Registry
EDUCATION
2005, Legal Nurse Consulting Coursework
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
1987, Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Genetic Disorders Requiring Craniofacial Intervention
Neurosurgical Shunts
Brain Tumors
Anatomy and Physiology of the Brain
Use of various Neurosurgical Drills
Laser Safety (specifically for the CO2 laser)
Craniotomies
Laminectomies
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Association of Legal Nurse Consulting
Association of Operating Room Nurses
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
KEYWORDS
Nurse Expert Witness, Registered Expert Witness, Operating Room Expert Witness, Surgery Expert Witness, Child Abuse Expert Witness, Ethics Expert Witness, OSHA Regulations Expert Witness, Personal Injury Expert Witness, Product Liability Expert Witness, Medmal Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice Expert Witness, Medical Expert Witness, Malpractice Expert Witness, Medico Expert Witness, Medical Legal Expert Witness