Emergency Medicine Physician & Hospital Standard of Care Expert Witness

Vipul Kella, MD MBA FACEP
Potomac, Maryland 20854

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Services
Dr. Vipul Kella offers the following services:
Case Reviews
Medical-Legal Consulting
Medical-Legal Reports
Testimony
Litigation Support Services
Over the past ten years, Dr. Kella has been retained in the following areas:
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care
Medical Negligence
Forensics and Sexual Abuse
Standard of Care
Nursing Home Liability
Wrongful Death
Independent Medical Examination
Medical Device Liability
Medical Fraud and Abuse
Areas of Expertise
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Emergency Medicine
- Fitness for Duty
- Forensic Medicine
- Health Care Economics
- Healthcare
- Hospital Administration
- Hospital Medicine
- Independent Medical Exams (IME)
- Medical Device Liability
- Medical Fraud
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical Negligence
- Medical Records
- Medical-Legal Issues
- Nursing Home Liability
- Sexual Abuse
- Standard of Care
- Trauma
- Universal Health Care
- Urgent Care
Additional Expertise:
Standard of Care, medical malpractice, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, Hospital & Medical Ethics, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death.
Profile
Dr. Vipul Kella is a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine physician who has been practicing for 15 years and has served as a medical expert for 10 years. He has reviewed over 100 cases and spent over 1000 hours on case reviews and issuing reports of medical-legal findings.
Dr. Kella provides patient care at Adventist HealthCare hospital outside Washington DC. Previously he was System Chief of Emergency, Pediatric, and Observation Services managing over 110,00 patient visits, over 40 physicians and 30 PA/Nurse Providers at Frederick Health.
In 2020, Dr. Kella continued serving patients while obtaining an MBA from Johns Hopkins with an emphasis on Healthcare Administration, pursuing his interest in Standard of Care, Administration, policy and decision-making in hospitals and healthcare facilities from a business perspective.
Dr. Kella works on cases for both plaintiff and defense.
Dr. Kella is dedicated to providing expertise to triers of fact, attorneys, and insurers, including in cases of alleged medical malpractice, personal injury, forensics, disability, and others.
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Professional Experience
Dr. Vipul Kella is a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine physician who has been practicing for 15 years.
Dr. Kella has served as a medical expert in over 100 cases, issued reports of findings, case review, and testimony.
Licenses
Maryland State medical License
Legal Experience & Services
10 years of experience as a medical expert. Examples of recent cases reviewed: myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, cauda equina syndrome, sexual assault, hospital administrative policies, fraud and abuse
Affiliations
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM)
National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS)
Qualifications
Board-Certified in Emergency Medicine
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Awards & Honors
“Difference Maker Award” (2014), American College of Physician Executives
National Society of Leadership and Success (2020)
Publications
The Dark Side of Telemedicine
Professional References
Please ask.
Education
Masters of Business Administration, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Concentrations: Healthcare and Entrepreneurship
Doctor of Medicine (MD): 1998-2002; University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Bachelor of Science (BS): 1993-1997; Molecular Biology; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Articles Published by Vipul Kella, MD MBA FACEP
The Dark Side of Telemedicine
The sudden increase in demand for telemedicine services has created new opportunities for fraud and abuse.
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