SANJAY KRISHNAN
Manchester,NH
Summary
Board-certified internal medicine physician with 18+ years of clinical experience, working in acute patient care setting including ICU care of patients, skilled nursing facility care, long term rehabilitations, medical consultant in locked psychiatric units, assisted livings/memory care units, group homes, and private house calls. Expertise in hematology/oncology, rheumatology, cardiology, neurology, pulmonology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, psychiatry, endocrinology, nephrology, intensive/critical care medicine, geriatrics, hospice/palliative care, urgent care, inpatient medicine, and telemedicine. Extensive experience as a Medical Director in various healthcare settings, including mentoring of mid-level healthcare providers, and allied healthcare clinical staff. Expertise in clinical care, drug safety, mentoring, and leadership. Experienced in testifying in social security disability cases as a medical expert, having testified in over 150 disability hearings, and completing over 150 interrogatories.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Expert Witness
Maximus
McLean, VA
12.2023 - Current
- Employed as a medical expert to review internal medicine cases, including neurology and neurosurgical cases.
- Analyzed records, exam data and test results to form a medical opinion to answer interrogatories by federal administrative law judges in social security disability cases.
- Analyzed records, exam data and test results to form a medical opinion to testify in federal court proceedings for social security disability cases.
- Maintained strict patient privacy and confidential patient information, taking care to meet HIPAA guidelines and statutes for data security.
Medical Expert Witness
CLFC Healthcare Consultants
Chicago, IL
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Employed as a medical expert to review internal medicine cases, including neurology and neurosurgical cases.
- Analyzed records, exam data and test results to form a medical opinion to answer interrogatories by federal administrative law judges in social security disability cases.
- Analyzed records, exam data and test results to form a medical opinion to testify in federal court proceedings for social security disability cases.
- Maintained strict patient privacy and confidential patient information, taking care to meet HIPAA guidelines and statutes for data security.
Medical Director
Job Corps
Manchester, New Hampshire
03.2020 - Current
- Medical Director of Job Corps facility that houses 250+ students
- Successfully directed the wellness center to take care of patients’ changing healthcare needs including leading the center successfully through the covid pandemic so that on campus learning could continue
- Reviewed and implemented policies regarding standard operating procedures and treatment guidelines, and instituted changes to meet healthcare needs of students
- Directed Wellness Department through federal inspection, successfully achieving a passing grade for the 1st time (2022) in 7 years since the center opened
- Ensured that covid protocols are adhered to and monitored for outbreaks on center, including contact tracing and appropriate testing are being conducted
- Implemented training activities when deficiencies in knowledge are identified.
Drug Safety Physician/Medical Reviewer (Intern)
Sollers
Edison, NJ
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Assessed AE’s/AESI’s/SAE’s/expectedness for each event as per companies’ reference safety information (RSI) for both clinical trial and post-marketing cases
- Proficient in writing concise medical case narratives
- Performed medical and safety assessments including individual case report processing (ICSRs) reported from multiple sources including literature, post-marketing studies, post-marketing spontaneous reports, and clinical trials to ensure complete and timely review in alignment with regulatory timelines for submissions
- Performed medical review of cases including accurate MedDra coding, WHO dictionary, seriousness criteria, and causality assessment
- Reviewed case narratives and medical content for completeness and issued medical safety queries
- Reviewed and processed medical analysis of SUSAR/IND safety reports
- Reviewed and performed analysis of similar events (AOSE’s), and provided medical input for overall assessment
- Knowledgeable on periodic reporting (PSURs/PBRER, PADER, and DSURs), IND/NDA filings, GCPs, and ICH guidelines
- Knowledgeable on ICH line listings, search strategies, and medical analysis and assessment
- Highly knowledgeable on regulatory guidelines for USFDA and EMEA
Medical Director
Blueprint Healthcare/Vantage Health
Manchester, New Hampshire
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Directed medical care at facilities specializing in skilled and long term nursing home patients including patients with various neurological chronic care conditions.
- Collaborated with the Executive Director and Director of Nursing to monitor for deficiencies, incorporated creativity and strategic planning to implement corrective plans of action, and improve standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Motivated the healthcare team to improve healthcare outcomes, resulting in reduction of hospitalization readmission rates from nearly 30% to below 10%
- Collaborated with pharmacists in drug safety vigilance, implementing guidelines to prevent adverse drug reactions, decreasing use of controlled substances/opioid use, and utilizing safe prescribing practices
- Utilized empathy and communication in directing care for terminally ill patients (hospice/palliative care) with various healthcare professionals, patients, and families through various healthcare systems.
Medical Director
Sun Valley Housecalls
Phoenix, AZ
01.2017 - 03.2018
- Provided primary care to patients who are homebound in independent/assisted livings and memory care/dementia units as well as group homes and private residences, including patients with chronic neurologic conditions.
- Medical consultant at Haven Senior Horizons inpatient geriatric psychiatric hospital
- Directed the care for terminally ill patients (hospice/palliative care).
Attending Physician
MD24 Housecall
Phoenix, AZ
10.2015 - 01.2017
- Provided primary care to patients who are homebound in private homes as well as independent/assisted livings and memory care/dementia units including patients with chronic neurologic conditions.
Medical Director
Scottsdale Physicians Group
Phoenix, AZ
11.2012 - 04.2015
- Directed patient care at skilled nursing facilities, long-term care nursing homes, and assisted living/ memory care/dementia units including patient with chronic neurologic conditions.
- Medical Director at Brookdale, North Chandler
Urgent Care Physician
Attending Physician
Phoenix, AZ
10.2011 - 10.2012
- Provided urgent care services.
Hospitalist, Staff Physician
Acclaimed Internal Medicine, LLC
Phoenix, AZ
07.2005 - 10.2011
- Lead inpatient acute care services including ICU management of patients including acute neurologic and neurosurgical conditions.
- Supervised and mentored medical residents to maintain quality of care standards, problem solve complex interdisciplinary medical concerns, and taught how to care for acutely sick patients
- Achieved an average length of stay at cardiovascular specialty hospital of 3.5 days (average 6 days)
Education
Graduate Certificate in Advance Pharmacovigilance And Drug Safety - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sollers College
Edison, NJ01.2023
Graduate Certificate -
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (MD) -
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
B.S - Science, Cellular Molecular Biology
University of Michigan - College of Literature
Certification
- Board certified in Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine) Currently Active
- Graduate Certificate, Advance Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety (Sollers College) Jan 10, 2023
- Advanced International Pharmacovigilance and Argus Safety Certification (APVASC) - CCRPS ` Oct 6, 2022
- Good Clinical Practices (GCP) - NIAID Jul 16, 2021
- Covid-19 Contact Tracing (Coursera-Johns Hopkins University) Jun 5, 2020
- Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials (Coursera-Johns Hopkins University) Jun 2, 2020
Affiliations
- TopDoc (2019-2020), recognized by the organization as one of the top internists in the country.
- A.C.E Award (Jan 2009), nominated by Banner Baywood Heart Hospital nursing staff for providing care above and beyond the expectations of the facility.
- Resident Research Award of the Year (May 2005)
- Novartis Cardiovascular/Renal Award (Jan 2004)
- Abstract Competition (Nov 2003)
Research/Publications
BiomineralizationhyperlipidemiaAOSE’sTopDocrnal of Investigative Medicine 52 (1): 377
S. Krishnan. “An Unusual Case of Bacteremia with Complications after Urologic Surgery” Poster presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine Mountain region conference. Santa Fe, NM. Feb. 2004.
S. Krishnan. “Retinal Artery Occlusion is a Marker of Significant Carotid Arteries and Heart Disease” Poster presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine Mountain region conference. Santa Fe, NM. Feb. 2004.
Additional Information
- United States Citizen
Timeline
Medical Expert Witness
Maximus
12.2023 - Current
Medical Expert Witness
CLFC Healthcare Consultants
08.2023 - 11.2023
Drug Safety Physician/Medical Reviewer (Intern)
Sollers
09.2022 - 04.2023
Medical Director
Job Corps
03.2020 - Current
Medical Director
Blueprint Healthcare/Vantage Health
09.2018 - 01.2020
Medical Director
Sun Valley Housecalls
01.2017 - 03.2018
Attending Physician
MD24 Housecall
10.2015 - 01.2017
Medical Director
Scottsdale Physicians Group
11.2012 - 04.2015
Urgent Care Physician
Attending Physician
10.2011 - 10.2012
Hospitalist, Staff Physician
Acclaimed Internal Medicine, LLC
07.2005 - 10.2011
Graduate Certificate in Advance Pharmacovigilance And Drug Safety - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sollers College
Graduate Certificate -
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (MD) -
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
B.S - Science, Cellular Molecular Biology
University of Michigan - College of Literature
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