Information & Resources for Legal Counsel
Please note: This page is intended exclusively for legal counsel and is not accessible to the general public. Kindly refrain from sharing or distributing its contents beyond the intended legal audience.Raj V. Patel, MD, FACEP, FAAEM is a dedicated staff physician in the emergency department and hospitalist wards, with over 27,000 hours of hands-on patient care. Board-Certified in Emergency Medicine, he has held academic roles, including Clinical Assistant Professor, at prominent university health systems. In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Patel has served as Medical Director of the Emergency Department in two different health systems. He has also held leadership roles as Medical Director of Tactical EMS Operations in two counties and as Medical Director of a local public health department, further demonstrating his broad-based expertise and commitment to community health.
Dr. Patel’s areas of expertise include Emergency Medicine, Adult and Pediatric Resuscitations, Traumatic Injuries, Assaults, Toxicology and Overdoses, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Cerebrovascular and Cardiac Emergencies, Sepsis, Infections, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Delayed Diagnosis or Treatment, and Generally Accepted Practices (GAP) and Deviation from Standard of Care. He is also highly experienced in Cause of Death Determinations, Medical Procedure and Sedation Techniques, Medical Equipment, Workplace Hazards, EMS and Pre- Hospital Care, Hospital Policies and EMTALA Compliance, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, and cases involving Child, Elder, and Intimate Partner Abuse, including Strangulations.
You may access Dr. Patel’s CV by clicking here.
References for previous expert witness work, both plaintiff and defense:
Attorney / Firm / Contact Info
Alexander Cruickshank, Esq.
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
(410) 871-3648-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Amanda Suddeth, Esq.Amanda K. Suddeth Attorney-at-Law, PLLC(336) 813-1545-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Andrew Northrup, Esq.Maryland Office of the Public Defender(410) 870-9192-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Bethany Bonsu, Esq.Maryland Office of the Public Defender(410) 660-0646-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Brandt Rucker, Esq.The Rucker Law Firm, PLLC(864) 271-9925-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Bridgette Lane, Esq.Maryland Office of the Public Defender(410) 324-8912-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Bryton Weathers, Esq.Maryland Office of the Public Defender(301) 563-8913-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Chelsea Rinnig, Esq.Maryland Office of the Public Defender(202) 596-6128-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Christian Kiechel, Esq.Pope McMillan, PA(704) 873-2131-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Christopher Kalotra, Esq.
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
(301) 600-2041-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Derrick Cruz, Esq.New Hanover County Office of the Public Defender(832) 293-8962-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Ian Anthony, Esq.Maryland Office of the Public Defender(410) 480-7777-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Isabelle Foley, EsqMaryland Office of the Public Defender(202) 813-9072-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Jonathon Trapp, Esq.Trapp Law, PLLC(919) 225-1377-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lloyd Smith, Jr, Esq.Pritchett & Burch, PLLC(252) 209-4941-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Michael Scarantino, Esq.Maryland Office of the Public Defender(410) 821-2184-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Nathan Schaal-Wilson, Esq.Forsyth County Office of the Public Defender(336) 392-4649-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Rukaayat Balogun, Esq.Maryland Office of the Public Defender(410) 324-8913-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Spencer Beard, Esq.MCG Law(910) 726-1610Qualifications of Expertise (including, but not limited to):
Emergency Medicine
Adult & Pediatric Resuscitations
Traumatic Injuries
Assaults
Drug-Drug Interactions
Toxicology / Overdoses
Alcohol / Drug Abuse
Cerebrovascular Accidents
Transient Ischemic Attacks
Heart Attacks
Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest
Abdominal Pathology
Sepsis
Infections
Misdiagnosis
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Delayed Diagnosis or Treatment
Patient Care
Generally Accepted Practices (GAP)
Deviation from Standard of Care
Cause of Death Determinations
Medical Procedure Techniques
Medical Equipment
Sedation Techniques
Workplace Hazards
EMS & Pre-Hospital Care
Hospital Policies & Protocols
EMTALA Regulations & Compliance
Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
Child Abuse
Elder Abuse
Intimate Partner Abuse
Strangulations