Karen Doyle RNC,LNC,ALS, ACN
San Diego, CA 92129
Office: 619-884-9444
Karen Doyle is an actively practicing Neonatal Nurse with 40 years of in-hospital clinical nursing experience and 28 years of Neonatal/Pediatric Legal Nurse Expert experience. Her extensive clinical and medical-legal background provides a unique combination of advanced bedside expertise and a comprehensive in-depth understanding of the most current Nursing Standards of Care in Neonatal and Pediatric litigation. She is a highly accomplished Expert in Legal Medical Review, Depositions, and Trials.
Clinical Expertise:
- 40 years in-hospital experience
- Advanced Life Support Neonatal ICU Nurse
- Pediatric/PICU Nurse
- Comprehensive care and resuscitation of the critically ill and medically complex neonate in the NICU and Labor & Delivery setting.
- Complex care of childhood injuries, disease processes, and medically fragile children.
- Umbilical and Arterial Central Line placement
- PICC lines
- Intubation/ETT
- Thoracentesis
- Emergency medication
- Medication administration
- IV administration/IV maintenance
- Neonatal/Pediatric Monitoring/Interventions/Documentation/Communication
- Identification of symptoms of deterioration and Coordinating escalation of care.
Legal Nurse Witness Expertise:
- 28 years experience as a NICU & Pediatric Nurse Expert Witness
- Deposition Testimony
- Trial Testimony
- Medical record reviews
- Case Analysis
- Timelines and Chronologies
- Nursing Standards of Care
- Hospital Policies & Procedures
- Case Merit Expert Consultation/Evaluation
- Written Expert Reports
Karen's vast areas of expertise provide a robust foundation for her Expert Witness services. She has been retained in Neonatal & Pediatric medical-malpractice matters for both Plaintiff and Defense, and has a distinguished and highly respected background providing Expert opinions in Deposition and Trial testimony.
Her approach to expert review is thorough yet efficient, clinically grounded, objective, and evidence-based. Her reports and timelines serve as excellent resources, 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
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- 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
American Heart Association
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Pediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation Trainer
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: 70+
- 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: 45%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 55%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 7
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: July 30, 2026
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 2 Trials
- 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: 28 years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Legal Nurse Expert Witness
Legal Nurse Expert Consulting
Medical Record Review, Case Analysis, Development of medical timelines and chronologies, Evaluation of Nursing Standards of Care, Review of hospital Policies and Procedures, Case merit evaluation, Written Expert reports
Deposition preparation and testimony
Trial testimony - 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
Available Upon Request