simkins medical legal analyst - Law Firm Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin Attorneys Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

As a result of her surgical expertise and medical training, Dr. Simkins enhances our in-house service to clients and carriers for the defense of legal claims involving medical injuries. Her expertise in the field of medicine and paralegal training assists in defense theory development, determination of validity or inaccuracy of Plaintiff's medical theories, identification of pertinent medical facts that may influence the outcome of the case, assistance with development of cross-examination of the Plaintiff's medical expert and focused research of issues in the medical literature. In addition to medical malpractice cases, her expertise may be used in the determination and causation of medical injuries in professional liability, personal injury and employment cases. Her skills allow our firm to provide "on demand" expert medical analysis of a given case to assist the attorney with the case development and the focused selection of experts with the appropriate medical qualifications prior to the retention of outside medical experts. With immediate access to her expert medical analysis of a case, clients are assisted with the development of an early assessment of the risk and exposure in a case.

Year Joined Organization:
2004

Professional Licenses:

Medical License State of Pennsylvania (Active Retired)

1984-present

Education:

Duquesne University Paralegal Institute, 2003
General Studies Certificate

Rhode Island Hospital, 1979-1984

General Surgery Residency

St. Louis University School of Medicine, 1979

M.D.

Illinois Wesleyan University, 1975

B.A.

Majors: Biology, Math

Published Works:

Keeping Your Medical License: Implications of the MCare Act, Bulletin, Allegheny
County Medical Society, December 2006

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Lecture presentations to the community, nursing staff and medical staff, 1984-2002

Pittsburgh CLE presentation on medical records, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Pennsylvania Medical Society, 1984-present

Member

Allegheny County Medical Society, 1984-present

Member

American College of Surgeons, 1987-present

Member

The American Board of Surgery Certification 1985, 1994 (Retired 2003)

American College of Surgeons, 1987 (Retired Status 2003)

Fellow

Past Employment Positions:

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Department of Surgery, 1998-2003

Private Practice of General Surgery (partnership and Solo)

UPMC Passsavant Hospital, 1984-present (Honorary Staff)

Suburban General Hospital, 1984-1993