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Dr. Theron Blickenstaff, MD, MPH,
FACOEM
Medical/
Occupational/ Environmental Expert |
Dr. Blickenstaff has almost 20 years experience related to environmental,
occupational, and industrial health and safety, including chemical exposure; premature
mortality assessments; indoor air quality (Sick Building Syndrome); mold; disability and
worker fitness-for-duty assessments; worker sensitivities; epidemiology; cancer causation; risk assessments;
and MSDSs.
Dr. Blickenstaff is a Fellow
of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (FACOEM),
and a member of
the Tennessee College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
He is Board Certified in General Preventive Medicine and Occupational
Medicine.
Dr. Blickenstaff has provided support for Workers’ Compensation,
Social Security Disability, toxic tort, and product and premises liability
cases. His involvement has
included review of records, verbal and written reports, affidavits,
depositions, and expert testimony.
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Marianne H. Boeing, RN, MSN, CLCP
Nursing Expert |
Ms. Boeing has nearly 30 years experience involving nursing and 10 years of
life care planning experience. Her experience includes patient care and
nursing practices, including medical facility “standard-of-care” procedures;
assess individuals with severe, catastrophic disabilities determining needs
for care, equipment and services; conduct research trans-disciplinary
consultation; produce Life Care Plans: expertise includes spinal cord
injuries, traumatic brain injuries, birth injuries; chronic diseases;
dysrhythmia monitoring; organ transplantation needs, amputation/prosthetic
needs, and “high-tech” home and facility care issues; case management
services to implement Life Care Plans; total patient care in critical care
units, including medical, surgical, cardiac and telemetry.
Marianne is a Certified Life Care Planner and is an Advanced Cardiac Life
Support. She is a member of the International Academy of Life Care
Planners; the American Association of Critical Care Nurses; and the
Northeast Ohio Case Management Network. |
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Donato J. Borillo, M.D., J.D.
Medical and Human Factors Expert
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Mr.
Borillo has more than 15 years experience as a medical doctor and has held a
Doctor of Jurisprudence for more than 10 years. His experience includes
aerospace medicine, including human factors, medical certification, sudden
incapacitation, time of useful consciousness, aviation accident
investigation; occupational medicine, including IMEs, Med Review Officer
drug screen questions; hyperbaric medicine, including carbon monoxide
exposure and treatment and dive accidents; wound care, including decub wound
prevention/healing, chronic wound care, diabetic wound care; and FAA
training and evaluations.
Donato
received much of his training in the US Air Force, where he was awarded the
Julian E. Ward Memorial Award by the USAF Society of Flight Surgeons. He is
an Associate Fellow in the Aerospace Medical Association; a member of the
Undersea Hyberbaric Medical Society, the American College of Occupational
and Environ Medicine; the Airplane Owners and Pilot Association, the Ohio
State Bar, and the Toledo Bar Association. |
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Michael Burnstein,
M.D.
Medical Psychiatry Expert |
Mr Burnstein has nearly 20 years experience in psychiatry. His experience
includes forensic psychiatry; child and adolescent psychiatry; competency
determinations; insanity evaluations; commitment to hospitalization; danger
and suicide assessments; independent psychiatric evaluations; medical
malpractice; mental health law; sexual harassment; correctional facility and
prison mental health; restraint and seclusion of patients; school mental
health, special education; mental retardation, autism, asbergers syndrome;
family violence; post-traumatic stress disorder; disability evaluations/
workers compensation.
Michael is a Certified Forensic Examiner and a Consulting
Forensic Examiner for the Michigan Department of Community Health. He holds
a Certification in Child Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry
and Neurology; a Certification in Adult Psychiatry, The American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology; a Certification in Psychiatry, the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; a Licentiate of the Medical College of
Canada; and a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners (Canada).
He is a member of the Michigan Council of Child Psychiatry; the Michigan
Psychiatric Society; the American Psychiatric Association; and the American
Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians; the American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology – Examiner in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Examiner in
Adult Psychiatry; and the American Psychiatric Association – Committee on
Psychiatry and Mental Health in the Schools. |
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George W. Cyphers, LPC,
CRC, CDMS
Vocational & Life Care Planning Expert |
Mr. Cyphers has nearly 30 years in rehabilitative services. His experience
includes Life Care Planning; evaluation of economic loss; lost income; loss
of earning; worklife expectancy; vocational testing, rehabilitation
evaluation; work capacity evaluations including physical testing;
transferable skills analysis; ergonomic modification; clinical guidance,
training, case consultation; review and interpret medical and psychological
data; develop and implement rehabilitation plans; managing difficult
workers; counseling ethics; childhood development disorders.
George is a member of the National Rehabilitation Association; National
Rehabilitation Counselor Association; American Rehabilitation Counseling
Association; and the International Association of Rehabilitation
Professionals. He holds numerous certifications including Commission on
Rehabilitation Counselor Certification: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor;
the Commission of Certification of Disability Management Specialist:
Certified Disability Management Specialist; and the Ohio Counselor, Social
Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board: Licensed Professional
Counselor.
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Jill Eberle,
MSN, APRN-BC, CNP, MOL;
Nursing Expert |
Ms.
Eberle has more than 30 years experience in the health care field, including
more than 20 as a registered nurse. Her experience includes nursing
practices; medical facility “standard-of-care” procedures; care of acute and
critically ill patients; home bound patients and long term care patients;
complex wound care management; home care settings; healthcare management;
community health care services; and clinical areas of medical-surgical
nursing, cardiac recovery, critical care, wound management, kenal,
developmental disabilities, cardio-thoracic ICU, and telemetry.
Jill is
a Registered Nurse and a Board Certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
in Ohio, and a member of the American Nurses Association, the North West
Ohio Nurses Association, the American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners, the Ohio Academy of Advanced Practice Nurses, and the
Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Society. |
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Lisa Ferrara, D. Eng;
Biomedical Engineer |
Mrs. Ferrara has nearly 20 years experience in biomedical
engineering, including several years in the Department of Neurosurgery with
the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Her expertise includes musculoskeletal
injuries, brain injuries, soft tissue injuries, trauma induced injuries,
spinal disorders and the biomechanics of spinal trauma. Biomechanical
behavior of the brain, head injuries, defective helmets and associated brain
injuries, spinal injuries, etiologies that affect the central nervous
system, sensory loss, child abuse, shaken baby syndrome, and the effects of
substance abuse on the brain.
Lisa is a member of the American Society for Testing
Materials; the North American Spine Society; the International Biomechanics
Society; and the Biomedical Engineering Society. She has nearly 20
years' experience in presenting lectures or articles regarding Biomedical
Engineering, especially spinal issues. Lisa has authored more than 60
book chapters. |
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Susan K. Murry, MSN, CRPN
Nursing Expert |
Ms. Murry has more than 25 years experience as a nurse, including more than
10 as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Her experience includes patient care;
nursing practices; medical facility “standard-of-care” procedures; OSHA
compliance; school health; family care including pediatrics, gynecology and
gerontology; occupational injury assessment and treatment; child abuse and
neglect screening; communicable diseases including STD’s; community health
education; pharmacology; and pathophysiology.
Sue is an Advanced Practice Nurse with Prescriptive Authority (Ohio
registration), a Certified Nurse Practitioner, and a Nursing Doctorate
Candidate. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau; the Ohio Association of
Advanced Practice Nurses; the Medical College of Ohio Alumni Association;
and The Ohio State University Alumni Association. |
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Duane B. Priddy, Ph.D.
Materials/ Chemistry Expert
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Dr.
Priddy has more than 35 years experience involving the analysis, design,
manufacturing, and testing of organic materials and products, notably
plastics. Duane has served as an expert for litigation involving
product defects, premises damage, and personal injuries. His area of
expertise also includes medical implants (e.g. hip/ knee/ shoulder/
elbow).
Duane is a member of ACS (American Chemical Society) and has 65 U.S.
patents. He has authored more than 100 publications, including 5
encyclopedia articles and 8 book chapters, and has written more than 200 Dow
Plastics Internal Research Reports. He has also written and published
a book entitled "Modern Styrenic Polymers" (Wiley, 2003). |
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Lawrence M. Roslinski,
Ph.D.
Toxicologist |
Mr. Roslinski has more
than 35 years experience in the field of environmental and
occupational toxicology in both the private and public sectors.
Larry has been involved in all aspects of chemical hazard
identification, regulatory requirements, and risk reduction --
related to health, safety, and toxicology.
Larry is a member of the Society of Toxicology, the American Board of
Toxicology, and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. |
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Henry A. Spiller, M.S., D.ABAT, D.ABFE
Toxicologist
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Mr. Spiller has
more than 20 years experience in toxicology and research,
including coordination of international projects with the World
Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization on pesticide
safety, among others. He has more than a decade of
experience in training toxicologists and
specialists in Poison Information as well as
writing for the national certification exam for Specialists in Poison
Information.
Henry has been published in more
than 200 publications on toxicology related subjects, including peer review
medical/scientific journals, comprehensive toxicology textbooks and
abstracts from scientific meetings. He has directed,
as principal investigator, more than 35 multi-center national studies in
toxicology. He has been recognized by Courts in;
Malpractice, Toxic Tort claims, Cause of Death, Workers compensation, DUI,
including interpreting drug and/or toxicology screen, blood alcohol results,
Dram shop cases, post-mortem drug and or toxicology results.
Henry has experience in more than 40,000 clinical
cases and hundreds of post-mortem evaluations.
He is a Registered Professional Nurse in NJ and KY;
is Director, AAPCC Certified Regional Poison Center;
is a Diplomate, American Board of Applied Toxicology
and a Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Examiners;
is a Fellow, American College of Forensic Examiners;
a Member, Society of Forensic Toxicologists; and
is on the Board of Directors, American Board of Applied Toxicology.
Henry is a member of American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC);
American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT);
American Board of Applied Toxicology (ABAT);
Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT);
Fellow – American College of Forensic Examiners. |
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Douglas J. Van
Sweden, P.E.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Licensed Engineer in Michigan |
Mr. Van Sweden has more than 25 years as a
mechanical engineer, with the majority of that time in vehicle crash
investigations. His experience includes vehicle crash reconstruction including
cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, and personal
watercraft; biomechanical injuries; vehicle inspections and testing; vehicle
dynamics; vehicle crash demonstrations; seat belt and airbag restraint systems;
vehicle systems and structures including: engines, fuel systems, electrical
systems, cooling systems, exhaust systems, drive trains, brakes, suspension,
steering, body corrosion, interior components, and seats; vehicle and stationary
equipment fires and explosions; fire origin and cause; injury causation;
reconstruction of non-transportation related accidents, including elevators and
hoists; durability testing; certification testing; emergency driver training
instructor.
Doug is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers; the
National Society of Professional Engineers; and the International
Association of Arson Investigators. |
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Christy L.
Yano, BSN-RN, MSN-CRNP, ANCC, AANP Dual Certifications;
Nursing Expert
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Mrs. Yano has experience involving nursing; medical facility
standard-of-care procedures; aesthetic medicine service procedures;
women's health care; patient care assessments, including heart rate,
blood pressure, oxygen saturation, telemetry reading, respiration
rate, and pain block procedures.
Christy is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
and the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses. She is a
Certified Nurse Practitioner, a Family Nurse Practitioner, and a
Registered Nurse. |
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Scott M. Yano,
P.E.
Electrical
and Medical Equipment Expert
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Mr. Yano has experience
in
designing, developing, and operating advanced diagnostic medical equipment.
His work has included developing medical equipment
requirements and specifications and demonstrating equipment performance.
Scotts experience includes the design,
installation, and operation of power supplies; electronic wiring schematics; and
instrumentation and control equipment.
He
performs software programming; evaluates wireless (RF) and sound controlled equipment
performance; and is involved in determining the effects of electromagnetic fields on
equipment and personnel.
Scott is a member of IEEE (Institute of
Electronics and Electrical Engineers), Antennas and Propagation, Vehicular Technology, and
Communication Societies.
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Lance R. Youles,
LNHA
Nursing Home and Long Term Care Expert
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Mr. Youles has practiced, managed, or consulted in
long term care since 1978, and has served as an expert witness and legal
resource since 1993, providing both plaintiff and defense deposition and
courtroom testimony.
His experience includes
long-term standards of care; abuse/neglect; state and federal regulation
compliance; standards of practice for Nursing Home and Assisted Living
Administrators; facility staffing levels; facility policies and procedures;
compliance and/or effectiveness of employee orientation, training, and
in-service education; ownership and corporate responsibility for
institutional care and services; fiscal issues; resource allocation; safety
and effectiveness of medical equipment and supplies, alarm systems/devices,
fire safety, and building components; resident rights; day-to-day facility
operations; and facilities for the mentally challenged, disabled, and foster
care.
Lance’s long term care background ranges from high
school experiences as a nurse’s aide, to post-college roles as a licensed
administrator, multi-facility manager, consultant, staff educator, and
facility owner. His responsibilities have included receivership,
administration, management, and monitoring appointments for the State of
Michigan. He also served as a nursing home expert for the State of Indiana,
Office of the Attorney General, to evaluate the competency of nursing home
administrators under review for receiving substandard quality of care
violations. He has extensive facility administrative and operations
experience, including senior management positions with long term care
organizations that owned and operated nursing and assisted living
facilities.
He is a member of the American Health Care
Association, the Health Care Association of Michigan, the Michigan Center
for Assisted Living, the American College of Health Care Administrators, the
National Fire Protection Association, and is a Certified Eden Alternative
Associate.
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