Dr. Kelley Pratt
Kelley Pratt, MD, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with an active clinical practice spanning more than two decades. He currently serves as Emergency Department Medical Director and Medical Staff President at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, bringing both frontline clinical experience and executive-level oversight of ED operations, quality, and patient safety.
Dr. Pratt provides expert witness consultation for plaintiff and defense attorneys in matters involving emergency medicine standard of care, causation, and systems of care.
Available for case review, written analysis, deposition, and trial testimony.
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Medical Malpractice
- Pediatrics
- Physician Assistants
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Washington State Medical License
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American College of Emergency Physicians
Board of Directors, Legacy Health Partners
Board of Directors, Northwest Acute Care Specialists - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Clinical Assistant Professor, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and Western University of Health Sciences. Teaching experience includes emergency department operations, quality improvement, patient safety, and systems of care at the departmental and health-system levels. Ongoing clinical instruction of emergency medicine residents and medical students, including bedside teaching and clinical decision-making.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Emergency medicine, including standard of care and causation across a broad range of clinical presentations. Examples include stroke, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, meningitis, appendicitis, diabetic ketoacidosis, triage, and emergency department systems and operations. Experience with both adult and pediatric presentations.
- 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: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 3 years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Case review and merit assessment, standard of care and causation analysis, expert reports, deposition testimony, and trial testimony.
Consultation regarding emergency department operations, triage, clinical decision-making, and systems of care. - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Fee schedule available upon request.
Available Upon Request