Specialties/Services (Area of Expertise)
Emergency Medicine, Quality Assurance & Improvement
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Area Served
Nationwide
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Education
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| School Attended: |
Stanford University
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Degree Received: |
B.S.
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| School Attended: |
Jefferson Medical College
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Degree Received: |
M.D.
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| School Attended: |
Stanford University Hospital
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Degree Received: |
Internship, Residency, Board Certification
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Licenses/Credentials
Diplomat, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1998-present
State of California Medical License, 1999-present
State of California Physician Assistant Supervisor License, 2001-present
Drug Enforcement Agency (D.E.A.) License, 1999-present
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (A.C.L.S.), 1999-present
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Expert Witness Experience
I will provide your law practice with the highest quality and the most efficient expert case reviews. As Quality Assurance Director for the last 10 years at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center, I have developed expertise in reviewing medical records for quality improvements and for reducing medical-legal pitfalls in my group’s medical practice. In this capacity I have personally reviewed hundreds of medical cases and overseen the review of thousands of cases.
I will provide you with a concise and thorough review within 48 hours of your request. Through my 5 year experience as an expert, I have developed the skills to provide you with thorough research and background information, pros and cons to the case, precise timelines, and a unique approach and understanding of your opponent’s expert witness testimony.
I will provide you with my unique teaching methods and presentation skills that transform difficult, complex, and diverse topics into easy to understand information for jury members and other laypersons.
Given the opportunity, I will accomplish all the goals that your firm needs from an expert witness. Please contact me if you or anyone in your practice is in need of an expert witness.
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Previous Positions & Appointments
Staff physician-Mission Hospital Emergency Department, 1996-present
Staff physician-Children’s Hospital at Mission, 1996-present
Director, Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement 1998-present
Member, Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement Committee 1997-present
Partner, Mission Viejo Emergency Medicine Associates 1998-present
Base Station Physician, Mission Regional Trauma Center, 1997-present
Elected Member, Mission Hospital Ethics Committee 2007-present
Selected Member, Mission Hospital Peer Review Committee 2009-present
(1 of 12 physicians selected to review all medical & surgical quality management issues and cases hospital wide)
Vital Signs of Healing Curriculum creator and lecturer 2007-present
Consultant, Safe Swimming & Drowning Prevention 2007-present
Founder, Nurse & Physician Liaison Committee 1997-1998
Director, Physician Educator 1997-1998
Guest Lecturer, Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center and surrounding communities regarding myriad complex medical topics, ethics, philosophy,science, psychology, marriage, mentoring
Staff physician–Kaiser Hayward Emergency Department, 1994–1996
Staff physician–Kaiser Santa Teresa Urgent Care Center, 1994–1995
Staff physician–Kaiser Santa Clara Minor Injury Clinic, 1994–1995
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Publications
California A.C.E.P. Practice Guidelines Booklet-Contributing Editor-A. Lawson, M.D.
The Use of Advance Directives for Emergency Care in the Geriatric Population—A. Lawson, M.D., P.S. Auerbach, M.D., G. Moldovan, M.D.(Abstract)
Survey of House Officers’ Knowledge of the Cost of Tests commonly ordered in the Emergency Department—A. Lawson, M.D., E.L. Weiss, M.D.
Analysis of sensory sensation to esophageal balloon distention in normal subjects—D. Castell, M.D., K. DeVault, M.D., A. Lawson, B.S.(Abstract)
Computerized pharmacological database—J. Dietch, M.D., A. Lawson, B.S.
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Honors/Awards
A. O. A. Member, 1995-present
William C. Davis Prize–Outstanding Emergency Medicine Candidate, 1993
McClellan Scholar–Jefferson Medical College’s academic scholarship, 1989–1993
EXTRACURRICULAR HONORS
Stanford University Scholarship Athlete, 1985–1989
N.C.A.A. All-Tournament Team Member, 1988
Member, N.C.A.A. Championship Water Polo Teams, 1985 & 1986
Member, U.S. Olympic Water Polo Training Squad, 1986
Member, U.S. National Junior Water Polo Team, 1985–87
C.I.F. Water Polo Player of the Year, 1985
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Professional Societies/Affiliations
American College of Emergency Physicians, 1993–present
Orange County Medical Association, 2004-present
Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society, 1992–1993
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Professional References
Upon Request
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