Dr. Compton is a Board Certified Internal Medicine and Geriatric physician with 25 years of experience. He is in active practice of Geriatric Medicine and is a Certified Wound Care Specialist. He provides litigation support in: Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Home Health, Office based care and wound care in all settings.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BS Engineering (1973), MD (1976), Certified Nursing Home Medical Director, Certified Wounf Care Specialist
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: see attached CV
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Clinal Preceptor in Geriatrics to medical students and residents at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD until 7/2007. Instructor in Geriatrics at the VA Medical Center in Baltimore 1/2 day per week - 6/2006 to present.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 60
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Nursing Home, Home Health, Hospital, Assisted Living, Group Homes, Elder Abuse, Wound care in all areas, Pressure ulcers, Falls and all manner of issues of older adult healt care.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 50
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 50
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 30
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: December 2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 5 times in Medical malpractice and 12 times in case of elder abuse/decisionmaking capacity
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 17
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 20 years in Elder Decision Making Capacity Cases
5 years in Med Mal and Nursing Home Cases
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, Litigation support,Expert Reports, Review of Policy and Proceedures, Expert Testimony, Record Review, Independant evaluation of decesion-making capacity in older adults
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $350
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $350 with $1500 retainer
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $1500 for first four hours, $400/hr after four hours
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $3500 per day
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: see attached fee schedule
