Cardiology Expert Witness
Our board-certified cardiology expert witnesses practice invasive and non-invasive cardiology, interventional cardiology, pediatric cardiology, and nuclear cardiology. They are trained to treat congestive heart failure, cardiopulmonary disorders, acute myocardial infarctions, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, heart attacks, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, critical limb ischemia, and venous thromboembolic disease. Expert Institute custom recruits experts to opine on cardiac surgery errors, complex angioplasty, carotid stenting and advanced coronary stent procedures, pacemaker placement, echocardiography, and stroke prevention.
Cardiology Expert Witnesses
Jonathan Jafari, D.O.
Expert Institute, Senior Associate Medical Research
Dr. Jonathan Jafari is a Medical Research Associate and licensed physician whose clinical experience includes diverse training as a traditional rotating intern and internal medicine resident. Dr. Jafari's specific interests include primary care, internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, and psychiatry. Prior to joining The Expert Institute, Dr. Jafari worked as a clinical review specialist. He has extensive experience in clinical chart review, writing medical appeal letters, evaluating the standard of care, and determining medical necessity.
Dr. Jafari received his doctorate degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and graduated magna cum laude from Adelphi University with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry.
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Cardiothoracic Radiology, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine Expert
This qualified expert has nearly 10 years of experience in internal medicine. She received her BA in rhetoric and molecular/cell biology from UC Berkeley and earned her MD from the University of Chicago. She completed two residencies and two fellowships: an internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a diagnostic radiology residency at Oregon Health and Science University, a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt University, and a ...
Critical Care,
Nuclear and Non-Invasive Cardiology Expert
This fellowship-trained cardiology expert earned his BS in biological sciences from the University of Illinois-Chicago before earning his DO at Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine and a prestigious fellowship in cardiology at Midwestern University, St James Hospital. This expert is triple-board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and nuclear cardiology. Formerly, this expert served as a ...
Cardiovascular Disease & Cardiac Electrophysiology Expert
This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in the field of cardiology, with his work focusing on cardiac electrophysiology, pacermakers, atrial fibrillation, syncope, and myocardial infarction. He earned his BS in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Michigan and his MD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He subsequently completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Minnesota and his fellowship in ...
Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, & Critical Care Nursing Expert
This Tennessee-based expert received his AS in nursing from Motlow State Community College, his BSN from the University of Tennessee, and his MS in family nursing from Austin Peay State University. This expert is a licensed registered nurse and is certified in both ACLS and BLS. Formerly, he served as a registered cardiac telemetry nurse at Saint Thomas West Hospital, a travel nurse at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, and a registered ...
Cardiology Expert
This expert earned his MBBS from Seth GS Medical College in India, before moving to the United States to complete a residency in internal medicine at the State University of New York and fellowships in cardiology at the University of Louisville and in cardiology and electrophysiology and Harvard Medical School. He also earned a MPH and a PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Texas. This expert is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, ...
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nursing Expert
This highly-qualified nursing expert has 23 years of experience as an intensive care nurse, with experience in the CVICU, ER, catheterization lab, CCU, MRICU, PACU, and OR. He earned his AA in science and his AS in nursing from Hillsborough Community College before completing his BHS from Virginia Commonwealth University and is now a licensed registered nurse. This expert has former experience as an RN in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at the Medical College of ...
Interventional Cardiology Expert
This highly-qualified cardiologist earned his BA and his MD from Columbia University. He then completed an internship and residency in internal medicine and three prestigious fellowships in cardiology, interventional cardiology and complex and high-risk interventional procedures; all at Columbia University. This expert is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease and remains active in his field as a member of the American College of Cardiology, the ...
This expert earned his BA in integrative biology from the University of California, Berkeley and his MD at the University of Southern California, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine. He then went on to complete three fellowships, one in cardiovascular disease at Houston Methodist, one in interventional cardiology and another in structural heart disease both at Cleveland Medical Center. He is triple board-certified in cardiovascular disease, ...
This highly qualified expert holds three board certifications and specializes in interventional cardiology. She received her BS in biochemistry and molecular biology from Chestnut Hill College before going on to earn both her PhD in cardiovascular biology and her MD from Drexel University. She also received her MCR from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Brigham & Women's Hospital. She then completed two ...
This expert specializes in cardiology and internal medicine. She earned her BA in economics from Harvard College and her MD from New York University. She completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical Center before completing a fellowship in healthcare policy at the US Department of Health and Human Services. She then proceeded to complete a fellowship in cardiology and a fellowship in heart failure at Columbia University Medical ...
This qualified expert in cardiology has extensive experience in his field. He earned his MD from All India Institute of Medical Sciences and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine. This expert then went on to finish another prestigious fellowship in advanced cardiac imaging at Weill Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital. He holds board certifications in internal medicine, cardiology, and cardiovascular ...
Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology Expert
This highly qualified expert cardiologist specializes in pediatric, fetal and adult congenital cardiology. He received his BS in biology from Wesleyan University and his MD from Dartmouth Medical School. This expert completed his internship and residency in general pediatrics at Cornell Medical Center, and then went on to finish a prestigious fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Yale School of Medicine. He is board certified in pediatrics with a sub-certification in ...
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Patient Suffers Heart Attack After Delayed EMS Arrival
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