Dr VanBendegom is a board certified, residency trained Emergency Physician and a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians. He has 20 years of experience as a full time practicing Emergency Medicine Physician in a busy, tertiary care medical center. He is a senior partner in his practice and has more than 10 years of experience in leading multidisciplinary peer review and 12 years experience in Emergency cardiac care. Dr VanBendegom has been an EMS director for 8 years and regularly participated in the education of medical students, paramedics and police. He has been an expert witness for more than 5 years with cases throughout the United States.