Glenn Birnbaum, MD FACEP Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Dr. Glenn Birnbaum uses his 30 years' experience as a board-certified emergency physician to analyze complex medical malpractice cases and explain emergency medicine standard of care and related emergency room medical malpractice issues.

Dr. Birnbaum provides attorneys with the qualified, experienced, accessible guidance they need to understand the medical issues and standard of care in complex emergency medicine malpractice cases.

Dr. Birnbaum focuses on “Failure to Diagnose” claims in emergency medical care and has successfully assisted attorneys as an emergency medicine expert witness in matters such as:

• Heart attack, Myocardial infarction (MI)
• Aortic dissection
• Pulmonary embolism (PE)
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
• Appendicitis (AP)
• Ischemic bowel
• Stroke (CVA) (TIA)
• Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Sepsis
• Pneumonia
• Infectious diseases (ID)

   

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Dr. Birnbaum is available for emergency room medical malpractice case review, report preparation, literature review, and expert witness deposition and trial testimony.

Dr. Birnbaum provides:

• Complete analysis of medical records including appropriateness of documented history. examination, diagnostics, and treatment
• Identification of presence/absence of red flags indicating serious illness
• Explanation of medical science behind the case
• Discussion of applicable Emergency Medicine standard of care
• Opinions on compliance with or deviation from the standard of care
• Identification of key points likely to surface during litigation