Emergency Medicine Expert Witness, Board Certified Emergency Physician
Glenn Birnbaum, MD FACEP, Emergency Medicine Expert
Suite 240 PMB 8642
Austin, Texas 78741
https://www.glennbirnbaummd.com/emergency-medicine-expert-witness
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I specialize in Emergency Room Failure to Diagnose cases and have assisted attorneys in 50-100 personal injury and medical malpractice cases, including frequent trial and deposition testimony in federal court and state courts nationwide.
As an emergency medicine expert, I diligently review the facts of the matter at hand, identify all the relevant issues, and provide an extensive analysis of the matter. Hallmarks of my work as an expert include: clear, consistent, well-supported opinions, explanation of complex medical concepts in a way attorneys and jurors understand, a sincere and professional demeanor, attention to detail, and easy accessibility (I return messages the same or next day).
Thanks for your interest in reviewing my credentials; I look forward working with you on an upcoming emergency medicine or personal injury matter.
Services
Dr. Birnbaum focuses on “Failure to Diagnose” claims in emergency medicine / ER and has assisted attorneys as an emergency medicine expert witness in matters such as:
-Pain and suffering,
-Trauma,
-Motor vehicle accident,
-Heart Attack,
-Myocardial Infarction,
-MI,
-Aortic Dissection,
-Pulmonary Embolism,
-PE,
-Aortic Aneurysm,
-Appendicitis,
-Ischemic Bowel,
-Stroke,
-TIA,
-Subarachnoid Hemorrhage,
-Cauda Equina Syndrome,
-Sepsis,
-Pneumonia,
-Infections
Litigation Support Services
- Extensive clinical experience - 32 years of clinical practice at major medical centers
- Medical teaching and leadership experience - EM residency core faculty, ED leadership
- Extensive expert experience - 75+ cases reviewed, retained repeatedly by top firms
Check out my typical case review process:
Schedule an introductory call with attorney.
Check for conflicts, discuss the case, agree on issues to be reviewed.
Receive agreement and documents for review.
Review all relevant documents.
Form preliminary opinions.
Identify other case issues including: additional documents needed, other experts needed, discrepancies in documents, relevant questions for depositions.
Schedule a discussion call with attorney.
Discuss all the above and agree on next steps.
Clarify all case deadlines.
Prepare all necessary reports.
Continue review and advice on the matter until it reaches a successful conclusion.
Areas of Expertise
- Anaphylactic Shock
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Asthma
- Back Pain
- Bariatric Medicine and Surgery
- Brain Injury
- Medical Records
- Medical Review
- Medical-Legal Issues
- Myocardial Infarction
- Personal Injury
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sepsis
- Standard of Care
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Trauma
- Wrongful Death
Additional Expertise:
Emergency Room, Emergency Department, Failure to Diagnose, Heart Attack, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Appendicitis, Ischemic Bowel, Cauda Equina Syndrome, CVA, TIA, Infection.
Profile
• Residency trained and board certified emergency medicine physician.
• Clinically practicing Emergency Medicine at major medical centers since 1989.
• Experience as core teaching faculty for an emergency medicine residency program.
• Leadership experience in hospital and medical group management.
• Experienced emergency medicine expert witness retained by both plaintiff and defense in 50-100 cases.
• Frequent testimony at deposition and trial in federal court and in state court nationwide.
• Retained by attorneys nationally including New Jersey, Texas, New York, Florida, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Arizona.
Areas Served
All States
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Professional Experience
Clinical Practice
2016-2022 Attending Physician
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine
Cedar Park, Texas
Community Hospital Emergency Department, Affiliate of Seton Healthcare System.
2016-2022 Attending Physician
Baptist Healthcare System, Department of Emergency Medicine
San Antonio, Texas
Tertiary and Community Hospital Emergency Departments, Affiliate of Tenet Healthcare.
2016-2022 Attending Physician
Seton Northwest Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine
Austin, Texas
Community Hospital Emergency Department, Affiliate of Seton Healthcare System.
2016-2022 Attending Physician
Ad hoc coverage for emergency departments contracting with Emergency Medical Associates and US Acute Care Solutions in various states including New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas.
1995-2017 Attending Physician
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine
Livingston, New Jersey
High volume, high acuity Emergency Department, regional center for burns, heart disease, stroke, cancer, renal transplantation.
1990-2016 Attending Physician
Morristown Memorial Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine
Morristown, New Jersey
High volume, high acuity Emergency Department, regional center for trauma, heart disease, stroke, cancer. Emergency Medicine residency program.
1989-1990 Attending Physician
Holy Name Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine
Teaneck, New Jersey
Community Hospital Emergency Department.
Medical Consulting
2001-present Medical Director, Tradewinds Medical Advisors, PLLC
Provide medical and strategic guidance to legal and healthcare industry firms. Typical engagements include emergency medicine expert services including medical malpractice case file review and emergency medicine expert witness testimony; medical advisor services for healthcare startups and healthcare firms including medical device, e-health, health information technology, medical marketing, medical publishing, pharmaceutical.
2013-2016 EDIMS, LLC
Content Management Editor, Infectious Disease for EDIMS electronic medical records system. Developed and edited physician charting templates and associated clinical reference material for emergency department-focused EMR.
2009-2016 Senior Consulting Partner, Scimed Partners, Inc.
Provided medical and strategic guidance as part of a diverse team of physicians, healthcare executives, engineers, and scientists. Focus areas included: Medical Devices, Healthcare Technologies (Including Telehealth, Monitoring and Sensing), Diagnostics, Biotechnology (Medical, Agriculture, Industrial), Pharmaceuticals, and Emerging Technologies.
2011-2016 Medical Advisor, Innovamedix, LLC
Provided medical and strategic guidance to a healthcare startup, including device development, medical applications, device adoption, strategic planning and marketing planning.
1992-1995 Emergency Medical Systems
Consulted on development of computer systems for Emergency Medicine. Developed templates for computerized history and physical generation. Served as liaison between system developers and physicians and hospital staff.
1993-1995 Datascope Corporation
Provided technical guidance on the design, prototyping, preclinical and clinical testing of medical devices.
1992-1993 Morristown Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Redesign Committee
Provided guidance to architects and planning group on architectural redesign of Emergency Department.
Licenses
Professional Certifications
1991-present Board-Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine
2003-present Certificate in Travel Health™, International Society of Travel Medicine
Current Medical Licensure, New Jersey, Texas
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Legal Experience & Services
Review some typical cases I've worked on:
- Failure to diagnose infection / abscess
- Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism in the Emergency Department
- Failure to diagnose intracerebral hemorrhage
- Failure to diagnose bowel perforation
- Personal injury / wrongful death / pain and suffering
- Emergency Department fracture care
- Failure to diagnose sepsis
- Diagnosis and treatment of traumatic intracranial bleeding in a patient on anticoagulants
- Failure to diagnose post operative infection / abscess
- Failure to diagnose appendicitis in a pediatric patient
- Failure to properly diagnose and treat fracture-dislocation of the should
- Failure to diagnose acute coronary syndrome / myocardial infarction
- Failure to timely diagnose and treat epiglottitis
- Failure to diagnose complications of hand surgery
- Failure to diagnose acute coronary syndrome / myocardial infarction
Affiliations
American College of Emergency Physicians
Awards & Honors
1999 Patient First Award
Honor awarded to physicians and staff at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in recognition of high achievement in patient satisfaction.
1992-present
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Honor awarded to physicians board-certified in Emergency Medicine and demonstrating evidence of high professional standing in the specialty of Emergency Medicine.
1981-present
Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America
Seminars & Training
Presentations
Birnbaum, GA: Cardiac Emergencies. Radio Interview, Emergency Care Today, Stations WALE and KFNX; August 2000.
Nashed A, Lin M, Birnbaum GA, Cody R, Block M: Predictors of Outcome of Elderly Patients Requiring Emergency Department Endotracheal Intubation. Poster Presentation at Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, May 1994.
Nashed A, Lin M, Birnbaum GA, Cody R, Block M: Outcome of Elderly Patients Requiring Emergency Department Endotracheal Intubation. Poster Presentation at New Jersey Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Meeting, May 1993.
Publications
Allegra J, Lavery R, Cody R, Birnbaum GA, Brennan J, Hartman A, Horowitz M, Nashed A, Yablonski M: Magnesium Sulfate in the Treatment of Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation in the Prehospital Setting. Resuscitation 2001; 49:245-249.
Tobey RC, Birnbaum GA, Allegra JR, Horowitz MS, Plosay JJ 3d: Successful Resuscitation and Neurologic Recovery From Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation After Magnesium Sulfate Administration. Ann Emerg Med 1992; 21:92-96.
Cody RP, Weisel CP, Birnbaum G, Lioy PJ: The Effect of Ozone Associated with Summertime Photochemical Smog on the Frequency of Asthma Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments. Environmental Research 1992; 58:184-194.
Birnbaum G, Allegra J, Plosay JJ 3d: Magnesium Sulfate and Torsade de Pointes [letter]. Ann Emerg Med 1989; 18:1256-7.
Education
1988 - 1989 Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey
1986 - 1989 Emergency Medicine Resident
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey
1981 - 1986 Pennsylvania State University / Thomas Jefferson University Combined BS / MD Program
Bachelor of Science / Doctor of Medicine