- Areas of Expertise
Focused medical analysis for complex pediatric and healthcare matters.
- • Board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology
- • Clinical, educational and healthcare leadership perspective
- Approach to expert review
Clear medical reasoning—without overstating what the record can prove.
Facts
What the record documents.
Reasoning
How the clinical decisions fit.
Limits
What remains uncertain or nuanced.
- Areas of Expertise
Focused Expertise in Complex Pediatric Care.
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Clinical Pediatrics
Assessment of pediatric care, clinical reasoning and medical decision-making involving infants, children and adolescents.
General Pediatrics
Evaluation of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, communication and accepted pediatric practice.
Pediatric Nephrology
Specialized review of kidney disease in children, including urinary tract infection, vesicoureteral reflux, renal scarring, reflux nephropathy and related renal conditions.
Complex Medical Needs
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Medical Administration
Systems-level analysis informed by healthcare leadership, managed care, medical education and administrative decision-making.
Standards of Care
Managed Care & Medicaid
Clinical Leadership & Quality
- Questions Dr. McCurdy Can Help Clarify
Helping Counsel Evaluate Complex Medical Issues.
01What does the medical record actually establish?
The review can organize the chronology, identify significant findings and distinguish documented facts from assumptions, incomplete information or hindsight.
02Was the clinical reasoning medically supportable?
03Did healthcare-system factors affect the matter?
04What can—and cannot—be concluded?
- Case Inquiry
Start with the principal medical question.
Consult. Review. Report. Prepare and testify when required.
- 01
Summarize the matter.
Identify the case type and central medical issue.
- 02
Complete the conflict check.
Provide party and firm information before records are transferred.
- 03
Define the next step.
If the matter is suitable, scope and retention can be discussed directly.
Unique Consequences of Kidney Infections in Infants and Children
American Journal of Nephrology, 1981
Private Duty Nursing: How Much Is Enough?
Clinical Pediatrics, 2023