Providing rigorous, evidence-based expert analysis for medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. Over a decade of expert witness experience backed by active clinical practice and academic leadership.
Dr. Mark Ettinger is a board-certified anesthesiologist who brings over 15 years of clinical experience to his expert witness practice. Trained at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, he has served as Department Chair, Medical Director of a preoperative assessment clinic, and Ethics Committee Chair at a 500-bed Level II trauma center.
His unique background includes training in both neurological surgery and anesthesiology at UT Southwestern, providing an unusually broad clinical perspective. He currently serves as President of Meridian Anesthesia, a division of National Partners in Healthcare, overseeing physician anesthesia services across multiple facilities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Dr. Ettinger has provided expert witness consultation and testimony since 2015, accepting cases for both plaintiff and defense. His practice spans general anesthesia, regional and neuraxial anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, critical care, pain management, and airway management.
Anesthesiology residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior neurological surgery and general surgery training at UT Southwestern.
Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. Valedictorian, LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine.
Former Chair of Anesthesiology, Ethics Committee Chair, and Director of Preoperative Assessment at Medical City Arlington.
Medical Director for Faith in Practice mission trips in Guatemala since 2014, providing surgical care to underserved communities.
Primary anesthesiologist for the Texas Rangers Team Physician and the Dallas Stars Team Physician.
Accepts cases for both plaintiff and defense. Committed to objective, evidence-based analysis regardless of retaining party.
Board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology (certification valid through 2032). Licensed in the State of Texas.
Expert opinions grounded in active clinical practice and deep subspecialty knowledge across the full spectrum of anesthesiology.
Induction, maintenance, emergence, and recovery from general anesthesia across all surgical specialties.
Difficult airway assessment, management algorithms, intubation techniques, and emergency airway scenarios.
Labor epidurals, cesarean section anesthesia, high-risk obstetric management, and neonatal resuscitation.
Spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks. Complications including spinal cord injury and nerve damage.
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