Dr. Terrell J Swanson, MD, FAWM
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician in full-time active clinical practice. Fellowship trained by the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) on subjects such as hypothermia, frostbite, heat stroke, altitude illness, animal attacks, and bites from poisonous animals. Currently a candidate for a Diploma in Dive & Marine Medicine (DiDMM) with a further focus on dive injuries such as decompression sickness a.k.a. “the bends.” Clinical experience includes trauma centers, academic institutions, community settings, freestanding EDs as well as rural hospitals. Experienced teacher. Co-inventor of a novel endotracheal device (RSI Prime, LLC; patent pending) that incorporates an adapted carbon dioxide detector with a modified bougie (an adjunct for difficult airways). Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial.
- Dive Medicine
- Emergency Medical Services
- Emergency Medicine
- Environmental Medicine
- Medical Devices
- Medical Records
- Physician Assistants
- Trauma Surgery/Trauma Medicine
- Wrongful Death
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: MD (Doctor of Medicine)
FAWM (Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine) - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: WMS (Wilderness Medical Society)
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: I have given many lectures, including but not limited to:
Biological warfare agents
Bougie
Chemical injuries
Cricothyrotomy
Diarrhea & dehydration
Emergency ophthalmological procedures
Envenomations
Foleys
Frostbite
Heat illness
High altitude illness
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidism
Non-accidental truma
Necrotizing fasciitis
Neurogenic shock
Ring & penile entrapment
Pneumothorax
Primary Headaches
Seizures
Tetanus
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Tickborne illnesses
Venous Thromboembolism - 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: 15
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Including but not limited to:
Dive Medicine
Hypothermia
Medical malpractice
Drowning
COVID - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 70%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 30%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2 (1 deposition, 1 trial)
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: February 2025
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 2
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: None
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 2
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, reports, case review, depositions, trial testimony
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $600/hr
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $600/hr
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $600/hr
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Flat rate or $4,800
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses
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