Barry Lionel Posner
OwnerPosner Healthcare Consulting
1902 Prosser AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: (310) 903-7987 Email: blionelp@gmail.com Website: www.posnerhealthcare.com
Specialties
Healthcare Billing & Cost Analyses, Alignment of Services Delivery and Insurance, Managed Care Operations, Accountable Care Organizations, Medicare, Medicaid, & ACA Program Management, Healthcare Provider Reimbursement & Incentive Strategies.
Formal Education
Master of Science - Healthcare Administration; Bachelor of Science - Health Science and Administration; Associate of Science - Math/Science.
Previous/Current Position
Senior Manager - Blue Shield of California, 2003 - Present; Director of Medical Economics - Cigna Healthcare of California; Senior Contracts Manager - Kaiser Permanente; Health Issues Coordinator - Los Angeles County Medical Association.
Prof. Affiliations
American College of Healthcare Executives; Los Angeles County Bar Association - Expert Witness; Forensic Expert Witness Association.
Publications
TAKE CONTROL of YOUR HEALTHCARE COSTS
Prior Expert
Hampton v. Amgen Holdings; L.A. Superior Court; civil tort. Medical billing appropriateness; Tender Care v. Misa; U.S. District Court; civil tort. Termination of Medicare provider number; Zaniewicz v. Mahal; San Joaquin Superior Court; civil tort. medical Billing appropriateness; American Arbitration; Contract disputes.
Jonathan S. Rutchik MD, MPH, FACOEM, FAAN
Associate Professor/Neurology and Occupational Environmental Medicine
UCSF
35 Miller AvenueSuite 331
Mill Valley, CA 94941 Phone: (415) 381-3133 Alternate: (415) 606-1465 Fax: (415) 381-3131 Email: jsrutch@neoma.com Website: www.neoma.com
Specialties
Neurology, Occupational Medicine, Neurotoxicology, Metals (Aluminum, Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, Manganese, Thallium, Tin, Zinc), Solvents, Pesticides, Carbon Monoxide, Electromyography, Environmental Exposures, Chemical Exposures, Toxic Neuropathy, Mold, Head Injuries, Head Trauma, Concussion, Chronic Pain. Neurological Fitness for Duty; police, firefighter, commercial driver, safety sensitive positions.
Degrees/Licenses
MD; MPH; FACOEM; FAAN
Michael F. Arrigo
Managing PartnerNo World Borders
Four Embarcadero CenterSan Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 653-8933 101 Alternate: (949) 633-5664 Email: marrigo@noworldborders.com Website: www.noworldborders.com
Specialties
Healthcare regulations and reimbursement including HIPAA Privacy and Security, HITECH Act (Meaningful Use), Medicare Fraud, Medical Coding and Billing, False Claims Act, Affordable Care Act, ICD-10, ICD-9, CPT codes, DRGs.
Degrees/Licenses
Bachelor of Science; Masters (Exp 2017), Biomedical Informatics.
Formal Education
Studies in Biomedical Informatics, Stanford Medical School, 2015; Studies in Bioethics, Harvard Law School, 2018; Medical coding and billing in multiple specialties; HIPAA Privacy and Security Certification; Certified Ambulance Billing Documentation Specialist
Previous/Current Position
Managing Partner, Healthcare Practice; Managing Partner, Global FDA pharmacovigilance system, Abbott Labs; Senior Vice President for two Fortune 100 firms
Prof. Affiliations
Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Publications
Healthcare IT News, GovHealthIT, Mobile Health News, Healthcare Financial Management Association
Prior Expert
150 cases including expert report, deposition, court testimony in Federal, State Courts and Arbitrations. Presentations to the U.S. HHS OIG, three retentions by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Transportation. To date, a Chief U.S. District Judge, two U.S. District Judges, State Judges, and Arbitrators denied motions to exclude Arrigo or consented to a stipulations of Arrigo's expert qualifications. The U.S. Court of Appeals considered my opinions as adduced in an appellant attorney's Defendant-Appellant brief and subsequently reversed a lower court.
Nora Ostrofe MBA, CEA, CVA
Senior EconomistJ.S. Held
San Francisco Headquarters1999 Harrison Street, Ste. 1440
Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 388-4415 Alternate: (510) 740-0376 Fax: (510) 740-0392 Email: nostrofe@jsheld.com Website: www.JSheld.com
Specialties
Professional, affordable economic loss valuation in the following practice areas: business interruption; business valuation; class action (product liability, wage and hour); divorce | marital dissolution; employment (including class action, wage and hour, wrongful termination); personal injury (including maritime and medical malpractice); valuation of life care plans; and wrongful death.
Degrees/Licenses
BA; MBA; Certificate in Accounting, U.C. Berkeley; Certified Valuation Analyst, NACVA; Certified Earnings Analyst, AREA
Formal Education
BA, Economics, UCLA; MBA, St. Mary’s College; Certificate in Accounting, U.C. Berkeley
Prof. Affiliations
American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA); Collegium of Pecuniary Damage Experts (CPDE); National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE); National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)
Publications
Provided upon request.
Prior Expert
Provided upon request.
Alexandra Clarfield PhD
Consulting, Psychological Assessment, Expert Witness Testimony 1223 High StreetC-1
Auburn, CA 95003 Phone: (707) 331-5389 Fax: (707) 634-1402 Email: aeclarfieldphd@gmail.com Website: www.alexandraclarfield.com
Specialties
Cases involving personal injury, employment issues and psychologist malpractice, as well as cases related to alternative treatment modalities. Assessment issues, among others: PTSD, psychological damages, disability/impairment, malingering, and harassment and discrimination.
Degrees/Licenses
PhD, Clinical Psychology
MS, Social Psychology
BS, Psychology
Frederick J. Fisher J.D., CCP
PresidentFisher Consulting Group
214 Main StreetSte 181
El Segundo, CA 90245 Phone: (310) 426-2105 Alternate: (310) 413-6200 Fax: (310) 356-3355 Email: fjfisher@fishercg.com Website: www.fishercg.com
Specialties
Insurance Agent /Broker Professional Liability; Wholesale / MGA/MGU Insurance Professional Liability; Insurer Bad Faith; Claims Adjuster/ TPA Professional Liability; other types of professional Liability / Standard of Care in a selective basis, Insurance Regulatory Expert on a selective basis.
Degrees/Licenses
J.D. degree; California Insurance Agent, Broker and Surplus Lines License; California Insurance Adjuster License
Formal Education
B.A., UC Berkeley, 1972; J.D. Degree, 1976 - Lincoln University Law School, San Francisco, Ca. (merged into USF Law School)
Previous/Current Position
President - Fisher Consulting Group 2010 - Present.; 1994 - 2010, Founder, President and CEO, Post Acquisition; Sr. Vice President, E.L.M Insurance Brokers (includes predecessor Sole-Proprietorship prior to Incorporation); 1975 - 1995, Staff Adjuster/Vice-President; Founder/President of The Fisher Associates, Adjusters (includes Predecessor Firm of Miller &Gilbert, Inc). Six 6 year Member, Board of Trustees; 1998, President of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS).
Honors/Awards
2019 recipient of the PLUS Founders Award
Prof. Affiliations
PLUS; The CLM (Claims and Litigation Management Alliance); Sr. Tech. Advisor of Professional Liability Insurance, published by the International Risk Management Institute; 2021 Co-Chair of the Ins. Agent - Broker Committee; Prof Liab. Def. Federation.
Publications
Over 75 articles in Insurance Trade Journals on Professional Liability Prevention, Coverage and related issues from 1979 through current.
Prior Expert
30 years experience, over the past 10 years: retained on over 80 Cases, 17 trials + depositions; 50-50 Plaintiff/defense work.
Michael F. Sedrak, MD
A Medical Corporation 10336 Wilshire Blvd., #602Los Angeles, CA 90024 Phone: (310) 728-0494 Fax: (619) 209-7888 Email: mike@sedrak.org
Specialties
Includes: bariatric/breast/general/laparoscopic surgery, burns, emergency, trauma, hernia, medical peer review, case analysis, medical malpractice (screen cases for merit, medical record review, medical bill auditing, standard of care evaluation, identify medical record tampering, identify adherence or deviation from standard of care).
Degrees/Licenses
M.D., CA and NY.
James L. Chen
Board-Certified Orthopedic SurgeonJames L Chen MD Inc
450 Sutter Street, Suite 400San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone: (415) 900-3000 Fax: (415) 900-3001 Email: JAMESCHENMD@GMAIL.COM Website: www.aosportsmed.com
Specialties
Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Knee/Shoulder/Hip/Elbow/Foot/Ankle/Hand/Wrist Surgery, Fracture Care, Joint Replacement Surgery, Independent Medical Evaluation, Medical Record Evaluation.
Degrees/Licenses
MD; MPH.
Formal Education
BA, Swarthmore College, 1998; MD, University of California Davis, 2006; MPH, University of California Berkeley, 2000.
Registration and Licenses
Board Certified by American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified by American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, California Medical License A102032.
Previous/Current Position
Fellowship Director - San Francisco Sports Medicine Fellowship, Assistant Clinical Professor - University of California San Francisco, Faculty - San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency, Faculty - Current Issues of MRI in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Review - The Knee Journal.
Prof. Affiliations
Full forensic services for attorneys as expert consultant and expert witness: In court testimony; preparation for trial; pre-trial case evaluation; file reviews, reports; depositions.
Prior Expert
Full forensic services for attorneys as expert consultant and expert witness: In court testimony; preparation for trial; pre-trial case evaluation; file reviews, reports; depositions.
Jeffrey G. Light DDS
Maxillofacial Prosthodontist 2650 21st Street, Suite 3Sacramento, CA 95818 Phone: (916) 451-9400 Fax: (916) 456-9157 Email: jeffreylight66@yahoo.com
Specialties
Specialist in prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics; Restorative dentistry; Dental malpractice; Oral implant prosthodontics; TMJ disorders; Atypical dental/facial pain; Cranial-mandibular-cervical dysfunction; Certified qualified medical examiner; Expert witness; Assistance in case presentation. Fellow, American College of Prosthodontists. Board Eligible.
Degrees/Licenses
BS, DDS, Lic. #30381 (CA), QME Lic. 003606.
David M. Mathis, MD
4107 Casper WayNapa, CA 94558 Phone: (703) 431-7586 Email: david@prisonMDexpert.com Website: www.prisonMDexpert.com
Specialties
Prison medicine; Corrections access to care; Infectious disease in prison and jail; Emergency, Acute, Chronic, Hospice Care; Trauma and Assault; In-custody Heat Injuries; Pain Control; Inmate Mental Health.
Degrees/Licenses
MD; FAAFP; CCHP-P; Licensed in CA
James G. Tappan MD
Obstetrician/GynecologistJames G. Tappan, MD
20 W. 3rd Avenue, #602San Mateo, CA 94402-7115 Phone: (650) 347-5065 Alternate: (650) 642-0149 Email: jgtobg@msn.com
Specialties
Board-certified in Obstetrics-Gynecology; Expertise in Laparoscopy, Peer Review, Standard of Care, Causation. Expert witness experienced in case review, report preparation, testimony at deposition and trial; plaintiff and defense. Criminal cases involving alleged sexual assault. Evaluation of the impact of accidents on pregnancy outcome.
Degrees/Licenses
BA, MD (CA), FACOG, FACS.
Roughan & Associates at Linc, Inc.
PresidentJan Roughan
465 N. Halstead StreetSuite 120
Pasadena, CA 91107 Phone: (626) 351-0991 ext 216 Fax: (626) 351-0992 Email: info@linc.biz Website: www.linc.biz
Specialties
Ms. Roughan is a rehabilitation nurse specialist who functions in the capacity of case manager, life care planner and expert witness. Roughan & Associates at LINC, Inc., is nationally recognized and provides both Case Management and Medical/Legal Consulting service. It has been in existence since 1987, providing coordination of patient care; construction of Life Care Plans; and, consultative services to both the defense and plaintiff bar on simple and complex cases which range from infancy to the senior population. Diagnoses with which Roughan & Associates nurse specialists work, include, but are not limited to Neurological Injuries (Brain and Spinal Cord Injury); Burns; Orthopedic Injures; Amputation; Chronic Pain; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; etc.
Degrees/Licenses
BSN; PHN; RN; CRRN/ABSNC; CNLCP®; CCM
Registration and Licenses
Certified Nurse Life Care Planner; Certified Rehabilitation Nurse; Certified Case Manager
Anthony D. Andre, PhD
Founding PrincipalHuman Factors Law
Bay Area, CA and Reno, NV Phone: (408) 966-9355 Alternate: (408) 342-9052 Email: thehumanfactorsexpert@gmail.com Website: www.humanfactorslaw.comSpecialties
Human factors, ergonomics, personal injury accidents of all types (auto, bicycle, boat, motorcycle, pedestrian, skateboard), slips and falls, healthcare medical device design, medication errors, healthcare malpractice, medication errors, user interface design, warnings, instructions, signage, web and automation design, automation, risk analysis.
Degrees/Licenses
PhD, CPE
Formal Education
B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. in Human Factors and Ergonomics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Previous/Current Position
Founding Principal, Interface Analysis Associates (1993 to Present)
Adjunct Professor, San Jose State University (1993 to Present)
Founding Principal, Human Factors Law LLC (2005 to Present)
Senior Research Associate, San Jose State University Foundation, NASA Ames Research Center (1996 - 2007)
Principal Scientist and Senior Design Research - Aerospace Human Factors, Western Aerospace Labs, Inc., NASA Ames Research Center (1992 - 1996)
Honors/Awards
Past president and Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). Outstanding Lecturer of the Year from Davidson College of Engr, SJSU.
Prof. Affiliations
Co-founder of Ergo-X conference, Founder of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. Editor in Chief of Human Factors in Healthcare.
Publications
Published and presented extensively on human factors issues including application of human factors/ergonomics analysis to fields such as healthcare, aviation, work environments and consumer products.
Prior Expert
Please send request for the full legal consultation history.
William Dillin, MD
Spine Surgery & Spine MedicineIndependent Spine Evaluation Inc.
6100 Center Drive#810
Los Angeles, CA 90045 Phone: (424) 209-1879 Fax: (424) 209-1879 Email: w.dillin@independentspine.com Website: www.spineinformation.com
Specialties
Dr. Dillin performs IME's and reviews Med-Legal and Legal cases with spine related issues.
Degrees/Licenses
M.D.
John A. Budny MBA, PhD
PresidentPharmaCal, Ltd.
2205 Hilltop Drive#190
Redding, CA 96002 Phone: (818) 706-8490 Alternate: (800) 498-2351 Email: jabudny@medtoxexpert.com Website: www.medtoxexpert.com
Specialties
Toxicology, Pharmacology, Wrongful Death, Drug-Related Impairments, In Custody Death, Drug-Related Sexual Assault
Degrees/Licenses
PhD, MBA, BS
Formal Education
PhD - The Ohio State University College of Medicine
MBA - Pepperdine University
BS - Lewis University
Previous/Current Position
Industrial Toxicologist - 20+ years
Consulting and Expert Witness Toxicologist - 30+ years
Roundtable of Toxicology Consultants
Editorial Board, International Journal of Toxicology
Honors/Awards
National Institutes of Health Fellow for Graduate Studies
MBA Degree with Honors
Prof. Affiliations
Society of Toxicology, American College of Toxicology, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, The American Institute of Chemists, Association of Consulting Chemists
Publications
50+ Peer Reviewed Publications (Research Articles, Book Chapters, Toxicology/Forensic/Medical Book Reviews)
300+ Confidential Consulting Reports for Clients
10+ Patents
Prior Expert
30+ years, Multiple State Superior and District Courts and various Federal District Courts
Deposition and Trial Testimonies
Elliott M. Stein MD
Geriatric Psychiatry 525 Midvale WayMill Valley, CA 94941 Phone: (415) 672-9352 Email: geripsych@aol.com Website: www.elliottsteinmd.com
Specialties
I am available to serve as an expert witness, and provide legal and forensic consultation, medical record reviews, and assessments concerning psychiatric issues in older individuals, including testamentary capacity, contested wills and trusts, competence, undue influence, dementia, delirium, Alzheimer's, depression, anxiety, psychosis, nursing homes, assisted living, hospitals, psychotropic medication, Medicare.
Degrees/Licenses
M.D., licensed in CA and FL.
Formal Education
B.S., Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 1965-1969; M.D., Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1969-1973; Internship and Residency, Psychiatry, Herrick Memorial Hospital, Berkeley, CA, 1973-1976.
Registration and Licenses
Board Certified in Geriatric Psychiatry, Board Certified in Psychiatry.
Previous/Current Position
Clinical Psychiatrist in Geriatric Psychiatry program, San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center 2021-present. Psychiatric Consultant to San Francisco Towers CRCC Life Care Community 2020 - present. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry (Voluntary), University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Served as Director of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital for the Jewish Home of San Francisco, 2010-2020. Previously in Private Practice of Geriatric and Older Adult Psychiatry in Miami and Miami Beach, Florida for 33 years. I have been Medical Director for the Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach, Medical Director of an Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry program, and Medical Director of an Inpatient Mood Disorder program, as well as consulting at Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and other facilities.
Honors/Awards
Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Distinguished Fellow of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. In 1997, given the Founder’s Award by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry for contributions to the field, only the 3rd recipient in 35 years. In 2001, given the Weinberg Memorial Award in Geriatric Psychiatry by the American Psychiatric Association, their highest award in Geriatric Psychiatry. ln 2003, was the first recipient of the Clinician of the Year Award from the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. In 2004, given Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Miami School of Medicine. Listed in Best Doctors in America beginning 1992. Board of Directors (1982-1985) and twice elected President of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (1985-1987). Treasurer (1989-1993) and on Board of Directors (1993-1997) of the International PsychoGeriatric Association, and Member of the Task Force on Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence (2007-2016).
Prof. Affiliations
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, American Medical Association, Northern California Psychiatric Society, American Geriatrics Society, Gerontological Association of America, International PsychoGeriatric Association. American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, and Member of the Geriatric Psychiatry and the Law Committee (2202-2024).
Publications
Author/co-author of multiple books and book chapters, and articles in the professional literature. Lecturer at local, regional, national, and international conferences. Recent publications include "Geriatric Psychiatric Outpatient Care: The Private Practice Model in the USA", in the textbook Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry, 3rd Edition (2011), and "Does your client have testamentary capacity? Mental health and memory issues that affect estate planning." California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, 17 (2), 2011.
Prior Expert
Legal consultation regarding Geriatric Psychiatry matters in more than 70 cases. I have worked with attorneys representing both plaintiffs and defendants.