Dr. Alina C Lopo
Sherman Oaks, CA 91356
Office: 818-825-5994
I am Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. I have been involved in medicolegal consultation for 26 years, have been deposed well over 25 times, and have served as expert witness in a court of law.
I was in private practice as an internist for over 20 years, and have covered an inpatient palliative consultative service, and have been medical director of three different hospices. I was Chief Medical Officer of two hospitals in the San Jose area for a year. Currently, I serve as Medical Director of Skirball Hospice, and Medical Director of the Jewish Center for Palliative Care. I also have an Internal Medicine Clinic at the Los Angeles Jewish Home
- Hospital & Medical Ethics
- Internal Medicine
- Life Care Planning
- Long Term Care
- Nursing Homes
- Pain Management
- Palliative Care
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Fellow, American College of Physicians
MD UCLA School of Medicine
PhD University of California, Davis
MS and BS University of Miami
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American College of Physicians
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Extensive speaking and teaching experience. Please see CV
- 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: Too numerous to know, both for depositions and court testimony
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Internal Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Medicine - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 25%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 75%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Over 25
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: March 2021
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: Over 10
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: Over 10
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Over 20
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, reports, site inspections, record review, expert testimony
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $650
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $650
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $650
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $650 (including travel)
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Initial engagement agreement retainer, applicable to subsequent work
Available Upon Request