Emergency Medicine · Urgent Care · Rural Emergency Care
Emergency care reviewed by a family physician with fellowship training in acute care.
Many emergency departments, urgent care centers, and rural hospitals are staffed by physicians who trained in family medicine. When their care is in question, it helps to have an expert who shares that foundation. I am board certified in family medicine and went on to fellowship training in emergency and critical care medicine and point-of-care ultrasound, which most family physicians in the emergency department do not have. I work clinical shifts in trauma center, rural, and critical access emergency departments, and I have practiced in urgent care.
Why this background
The standard of care where family medicine meets emergency medicine
The same foundation, and more training
Like many physicians who staff community and rural emergency departments, I trained in family medicine. I then completed an acute care fellowship in emergency and critical care medicine at Ventura County Medical Center and a point-of-care ultrasound fellowship.
Current clinical practice
I work emergency department shifts now at a trauma center and and at rural and critical access hospitals. My opinions reflect how care is delivered today.
The whole arc of acute care
More than a decade in trauma center and rural emergency departments, critical access hospitals, and intensive care units in California and other states, often where backup is limited, plus several years in urgent care.
Areas of review
Case types
I review cases for both plaintiff and defense.
- Emergency department evaluation, treatment, and disposition
- Urgent care evaluation and the decision to transfer
- Rural and critical access hospitals, including care with limited resources and interfacility transfer
- Family medicine physicians practicing in emergency and urgent care settings
- Airway management, resuscitation, and critical care
- Emergency procedures and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
Services
What I provide
- Initial case review and merit evaluation
- Medical record review and chronology
- Written reports, declarations, and affidavits
- Deposition and trial testimony
Fee schedule provided with my CV.
Background
Credentials and experience
Training and certification
- Board certified in family medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine, since 2015
- Acute Care Fellowship, emergency and critical care medicineVentura County Medical Center, 2015–2016
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound FellowshipUltrasound Leadership Academy, 2015–2016
- Primary Care Psychiatry FellowshipUC Irvine, 2024
- Family medicine residencyVentura County Medical Center, 2012–2015
- MDJefferson Medical College
Licensure and certifications
- California medical license; DEA registration
- ATLS, ACLS, PALS, BLS, and AWLSAdvanced Trauma, Cardiac, Pediatric, Basic, and Wilderness Life Support
- Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS)Course director and instructor, Ventura County Medical Center
Teaching and scholarship
- Emergency department preceptor for residents, Ventura County Medical CenterSince 2015; former chief resident
- Senior faculty, national hospital procedures and ultrasound courses
- Peer-review editor, Journal of Urgent Care Medicine
- Peer-reviewed publications in urgent care and point-of-care ultrasound; guest on rural emergency medicine podcasts
- Co-creator of an acute care medication reference app
Contact
Request my CV or discuss a case
A short description of the case is enough to start. I will reply within one to two business days to confirm there is no conflict and discuss next steps.
Or email ben@benmati.com.
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