Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, is an internationally known bioengineer and expert with more than 25 years of experience. He is the president of LFM Healthcare Solutions, LLC, which he founded in 2013.
Dr. Muscarella provides services for the public (and/or through their legal representatives). His services often focus on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections linked to medical equipment; infection-control lapses; and violations of aseptic technique.
The broad objectives of Dr. Muscarella’s case reviews and consulting services for the public are to:
- provide litigation support and case reviews
- offer expert opinions, insights and perspectives
- provide expert advice and expertise
- define the key questions to ask
- strengthen a case’s scientific foundation
- enhance a case’s merit and value
- research and identify important case details
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Some of the more specific objectives of Dr. Muscarella’s case reviews and consulting services include:
- identifying the cause and prevention of an infection, bacterial outbreak or medical harm
- determining an outbreak’s source, reservoir and mode of transmission
- recommending actions to prevent additional infections
Dr. Muscarella’s services often focus on reviewing cases and providing expert opinions and advice about healthcare-associated infections linked to the following medical devices, among many others:
- arthroscopic instrumentation including shaver handpieces and associated instrumentation and cannula
- automated endoscope reprocessors, or AERs, which are used in healthcare facilities to clean and disinfect many types of flexible endoscopes, including duodenoscopes and other types of gastrointestinal endoscopes
- bronchoscopes, which may become contaminated with and transmit carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
- cystoscopes, both rigid and flexible
- duodenoscopes, colonoscopes and other types of gastrointestinal endoscopes, which may become contaminated with and transmit multidrug-resistant bacteria, including CRE and colistin-resistant bacteria
- heater-cooler devices, which may become colonized with mycobacteria and other types of bacteria and pose an infection risk
- reusable biopsy forceps, which are used in healthcare facilities to sample tissue from a woman’s cervix
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Bio — Dr. Muscarella’s bio may be read by clicking here.
Contact — Call | Email | Text | Skype or complete the form below. (E: Larry@LFM-HCS.com)
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Experience — Dr. Muscarella’s experience may be read by clicking here.
Peer-Reviewed Publications: Many of Dr. Muscarella’s published papers may be viewed by clicking here
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