Karen Doyle RNC,LNC,ALS, ACN
San Diego, CA 92129
Office: 619-884-9444
Karen Doyle is an actively working Certified Advanced Life Support Neonatal Nurse with 39 years in-hospital Nursing & has served as a Neonatal/Pediatric Legal Nurse Expert for 27 years with extensive experience in Legal Medical Review, Depositions, and Trials. Her primary responsibility in the hospital setting is the complex care and resuscitation of the critically-ill neonate both in the NICU and Labor and Delivery setting. She is skilled in all Neonatal Advanced Life Support Procedures, and also serves as an Expert regarding the Neonatal Standards of Care, Policies and Procedures. Karen's expertise encompasses the Pediatric population as well with 16 years in-hospital experience in the Acute Pediatric Care Unit and Pediatric ICU. Her reviews are thorough yet efficient, her reports and timelines serve as excellent resources, her vast Nursing experience enables her to apply the most current Standards of Practice to each unique case, and exhibiting professional confidence and integrity during depositions and trials are of utmost importance to her.
- Emergency Medical Services
- Legal Nurse Consultant
- Medical Malpractice
- Neonatology
- Nursing
- Pediatric Critical Care
- Pediatrics
- Personal Injury
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Wrongful Death
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Certified Neonatal Registered Nurse, Neonatal Advanced Life Support Nurse, Advanced Care Nurse, Registered Nurse, Basic Life Support Instructor, Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: National Association of Neonatal Nurses
Society of Pediatric Nurses - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Pediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation Trainer and Mock Code Instructor
Basic Life Support Instructor - 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: 50+
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Pediatric and Neonatal Malpractice
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 40%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 60%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 20+
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: October 14, 2024
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 2 Trials
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 27 years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Legal Nurse Expert
Consulting
Medical Record Review
Deposition and Trial experience - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Fee Schedule provided upon request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Fee Schedule provided upon request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Fee Schedule provided upon request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Fee Schedule provided upon request
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Fee Schedule provided upon request
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