Thoracic Surgery File Review Consultants

Thoracic Surgery, Surgery - Fellow American College of Surgeons and Fellow American College Cardiology Board certified Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery Extensive experience in credentialing/privileging/peer review for a multiple hospital system Quality and Safety Improvement in multiple hospital system Graduate training in Quality Improvement Intermountain Healthcare 2019 Cardiovascular Service line medical director 70+ peer reviewed scientific publications Former faculty Washington University School of Medicine 1988-1994 SEAK File Review training 2022

Surgery, Thoracic Surgery - Trained cardiothoracic surgeon. Experience in surgery of the heart, valve, minimally invasive surgery, aortic and endovascular surgery, lung and esophageal surgery, chest wall and diaphragm surgery. Leader in aortic and mitral valve surgery. Faculty appointment as Assistant professor of surgery at University of Miami. Experience with file review and Medical expert witness testimony.

Thoracic Surgery - MBA from Emory University, LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt from MSI, IPEC Certified Professional Coach, Decorated Army Veteran-35 years of service, Author 15 years of experience as a member of the Army Reserve Credentialing and Privileging Advisory Panel (ARCAP). Over 20 Years of experience with peer review, medical malpractice expert review and programmatic quality and safety for acute care hospitals.

Thoracic Surgery - I have practiced thoracic and vascular surgery for the past 30 years and have reviewed medical malpractice cases for the past 15 years.

Thoracic Surgery - Board Certified through the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS). General Surgery Residency: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship: University of Utah. Dr. DeBoard practices adult cardiothoracic surgery for elective, urgent, and emergency conditions. He has multiple peer-reviewed publications and is active in research & quality improvement projects.