Andy S Barnett, MD

Portland, OR
Phone: (510) 847-64-46
Website: http://www.backtoworkexperts.com/


-Experienced Third Party Claims and Independent Quality Assurance reviewer.

-Experienced in preparing defense of litigation strategies for health system attorneys.

-Full time Faculty Member at a major medical school.

-Medical Director, Quality Assurance Director, National Clinical Steering Chair for a large national Urgent Care operations company. Chair of Health System Peer Review Committee.

-Published author and lecturer on prehospital care and triage, emergent air medical transport, colorectal cancer emergencies, and a wide range of trauma and medical conditions which present to the emergency department and urgent care clinic--please refer to CV for a complete list.

-I have the unusual combination of Board Certification in BOTH Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine, having completed independent residencies in each specialty; this allows me to participate as an expert witness "of same specialty" in those states which require it. Particularly relevant when addressing standard of care for a Family Physician working in the Emergency Department.

-I have worked in every size of Emergency Department, from 2-bed rural facilities to large University Based Level 1 Trauma Centers, over the last 15 years. More than 20,000 patients evaluated and treated, and ongoing practice at a busy urban multi-specialty Hospital Emergency Department.

-Longstanding and current member of Hospital Credentials Committee at local Level 1 Trauma Center

-15 Years experience and ongoing practice as an endoscopist, over 5,000 procedures performed, primarily screening and diagnostic colonoscopies. Highly expert reviewer of colon injury cases presenting to the Emergency Department.

Specialties

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Urgent Care Medicine

Subpecialties

  • Trauma
  • Stroke
  • Heart Attack
  • Sepsis
  • Appendicitis
  • Aeromedical transfer
  • EMS
  • Airway management
  • Torsion (ovarian/testicular)
  • Ectopic Pregnancy
  • Rural Emergency Medicine
  • Critical Care
  • Colon Perforation
  • Wrongful Death
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Litigation Defense
  • Insurance Claims Denial

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