Alan Lipschultz, PE, CCE, CSP, CPPS - HealthCare Technology Consulting LLC
Areas of Expertise: Medical Devices; Biomedical Engineering
Expert Consultant for hospitals, medical device companies, legal firms, and insurance carriers. Responsibilities consist of providing biomedical, clinical, and forensic engineering support to clients, that can include incident investigations, reports of findings, as well as expert witness testimony. Medical technology experience includes familiarity with the design, use and malfunctions associated with a wide variety of medical devices. Experience includes: working familiarity with standards related to medical devices, overall healthcare technology and patient safety; providing hospital biomedical and clinical engineering program quality assurance services; establishing hospital-based biomedical departments; medical equipment selection; provision or establishment of computerized medical device control programs for preventive maintenance and maintenance.
Will work on cases for either plaintiff or defense.
Prior to becoming a consultant, spent 37 years as Director of Clinical Engineering in two major hospital systems; 1989-2011 at Christiana Care Health System, a 1000 bed, two hospital system in Delaware.
License & Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE)
Certified in Clinical Engineering (CCE)
Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS)
National Leadership and Recognition:
Fellow, American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE)
AAMI Fellow (AAMIF)
Co-Chair, AAMI Standards Board (1993-2015)
Recipient, AAMI Clinical/Biomedical Engineering Achievement Award (2006)
Recipient, ACCE/HTF Marv Shepherd Patient Safety Award (2012)
Editorial Board (AAMI) for Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology(1987-2018)
Member, AAMI Technology Management Council (2004-2018)
Chair, NFPA 99 Technical Committee on Medical Equipment (2007-2015)
Vice President ACCE Board of Directors (2016-present), Member at Large (2012-2016)
Advisory Board (ECRI Institute) for Health Devices(2007-2011)
Member, Healthcare Technology Safety Institute – Clinical Alarms Steering Committee (2012‑2018)
Member, Healthcare Technology Safety Institute – Infusion Devices Steering Committee (2013‑2018)
Member, AAMI Electrical Safety Committee (1975-present)
Member, AAMI Infusion Device Committee (2010-present)
Member, AAMI Medical Device Alarm Committee (2011-present)