Expert Witness Services
Susan Reynolds, MD, PhD
Objective Healthcare Leadership Expertise for Attorneys, Healthcare Organizations, and Legal Professionals
Dr. Susan Reynolds provides independent consulting and expert witness services for attorneys and healthcare organizations in cases involving medical staff leadership, governance, regulatory matters, physician conduct, peer review, credentialing, and related matters.
Drawing on decades as a physician executive, including 12 years as a CEO of an emergency medical center and 11 years as a hospital Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Reynolds brings extensive healthcare leadership expertise to each engagement. Her distinguished career includes service as a White House healthcare advisor and leadership educator.
She provides objective, evidence-based case analysis and testimony grounded in substantial healthcare leadership experience.
Susan Reynolds, MD, PhD
President and CEO
The Institute for Medical Leadership
Program Director
Chief of Staff Boot Camp™
A Career Across Healthcare Leadership
Dr. Reynolds’ career spans clinical medicine, healthcare administration, executive leadership, national health policy, executive search, and leadership development. She has held prominent positions within notable medical and professional organizations, including the national Chair of Health Policy for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), President of American Association of Women Emergency Physicians, and Regional Governor of the America Medical Women’s Association. She was recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
She founded The Institute for Medical Leadership in 2001 and developed the highly acclaimed Chief of Staff Boot Camp™ in 2003. The Institute and its programs have trained thousands of physician leaders and healthcare executives.
Dr. Reynolds authored the book Prescription for Lasting Success: Leadership Strategies to Diagnose Problems and Transform Your Organization, as well as wrote a column for Chicago Medicine Magazine. The breadth of her experience has given her a layered perspective on healthcare leadership and how its impact extends across organizations.
Expert Witness Experience
Dr. Reynolds has participated in 34 expert witness engagements, providing consultation, case review and analysis, affidavits, rebuttal reports, as well as deposition and trial testimony.
- Medical Staff Governance
- Hospital Decision-Making and Organizational Response
- Physician Performance and Conduct
- Medical Staff Policies and Their Application
- Credentialing and Privileging
- Peer Review and Accreditation