Anesthesiology expert witness in California
A California-licensed, board-certified anesthesiologist who currently practices in California — available to plaintiff and defense counsel in matters throughout the state.
Dr. Steudel holds an active California medical license and practices clinical anesthesiology in California today. For counsel, that means an expert who works within California hospital systems, protocols and practice patterns — not only one who has reviewed them.
California courts look at whether an expert is qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training or education on the specific subject of the testimony. A practicing, board-certified anesthesiologist with cardiothoracic experience, former Harvard Medical School faculty and 36 peer-reviewed publications is well positioned to address the standard of care and medical causation in anesthesia cases.
Review can begin early — before filing, for example during the notice period for professional-negligence claims — to tell counsel candidly whether the medicine supports the case.
Anesthesia issues reviewed in California cases
Airway management & difficult intubation
Independent review of airway events in the operating room, PACU, ICU and emergency department — from airway assessment and planning to rescue,…
Learn more02Cardiac & thoracic anesthesia
Review by a practicing cardiothoracic anesthesiologist of open-heart, aortic, thoracic and high-risk non-cardiac surgery — where small decisions about hemodynamics, bleeding and…
Learn more03Opioids, sedatives & drug overdose
Pharmacology-based analysis of opioid, sedative and anesthetic drug events — in hospitals, clinics and outside the clinical setting — for civil and…
Learn more04Hypoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest & death
Reconstruction of the clinical timeline in catastrophic anesthesia outcomes — what happened, when it could have been recognized, and what difference timely…
Learn more05General, regional & obstetric anesthesia
Review of anesthesia care across most surgical and non-surgical specialties — general anesthesia, spinal and epidural techniques, monitored anesthesia care and obstetric…
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