Shahzad Ahmad | Principal Biomedical and Health IT Consultant

Shahzad Ahmad

Principal Biomedical & Health IT Consultant

Shahzad Ahmad has extensive understanding and knowledge of the enterprise healthcare IT landscape in both EHR systems as well as medical devices.

He joins Quandary Peak from Haemonetics, a leader in haemostasis blood management space. There he worked in a global landscape and applied industry best practices, standards, and regulatory requirements to own the entire software development life cycle of a medical device designed to characterize blood clotting. Prior to this, Shahzad worked as a technical problem solver and project manager to implement the Epic EHR across the nation’s top hospitals. Specifically, he provided technical oversight, project management, and designed solutions to implement Epic modules for population health, reporting, outpatient care, telehealth, and patient portal access.

Shahzad holds a Bachelors of Science in Bioengineering with Minors in both Business and Chemistry from the University of Illinois. While there, Shahzad was part of a research team aiming to create technologies for early detection of cancer biomarkers. Shahzad also worked to increase exposure to the field of nanotechnology through production and distribution of interactive web content.

Shahzad now focuses on honing and applying his skills in the EHR space to help clients navigate regulatory standards, software quality, project management, and patient safety.

Management, Audits, & Compliance Consulting

  • MAK-SYSTEM Group |
    • Provided training to MAK-SYSTEM personnel to prepare for FDA audit including content, audit process, and preparedness strategies.
    • Performed a mock audit utilizing the FDA’s Quality Systems Guide to Inspections of Quality Systems. Based on QSR and other applicable 21 CFR Part 800 and ISO 13485 requirements.
    • Incorporated applicable FDA guidance such as General Principles of Software Validation; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff (2002) and the ISO 14971 and 62304 standards.
  • Bluesight, Inc. |
    • Conducted management advisory services related to assessment of effectiveness of organizational strategy as executed through technology processes and functions, people, structure, and culture.
    • Participated in interviews with key stakeholders to gather information and reviewed various systems of records to identify shortcomings in processes.
    • Authored comprehensive report outlining gap findings along with recommendations on how to resolve them.
  • MedAdvisor Solutions |
    • Performed advisory services related to implementing a robust product management function along with a standard software development lifecycle process (SDLC).
    • Conducted a comprehensive analysis of entire companies SDLC and generated artifacts to identify gaps and areas for improvement.
    • Authored an extensive report outlining gap findings along with recommendations on how to resolve them.
    • Embedded within technology and product teams to guide implementation of best practice recommendations.
    • Guided organization on the creation of a product team
    • Created a new SDLC standard operating procedure (SOP) and trained teams to ensure compliance.
  • eClinicalWorks, LLC and Office of the Inspector General |
    • Serve on the Software Quality Oversight Organization under the Corporate Integrity Agreement between eCW and the OIG of HHS
    • Act as an independent auditor and oversight organization covering a technical review of EHR software and development processes as it relates to patient safety.
    • Provide recommendations to align company practices with industry best practices and foster a patient safety culture.
    • Authored numerous reports and memorandums documenting findings and adherence to recommendations regarding software quality, project management, DevOps, quality assurance, clinical informatics, security, and standards.
    • Press Release: EHR Vendor Pays $155M to Settle FCA Allegations
Research Projects
  • NCPDP Foundation Research Grant |
    A research project pertaining to RxChange Request and Response Transactions. The research will inform best practices to further enhance adoption and optimization of these transactions.

Litigation Consulting

  • PioneerRx, LLC v. Roman Health Ventures, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court, Western District of Louisiana
    Case Number: 5:23-cv-00902
    Counsel: One LLP
    Nature of Suit: Copyright, Trade Secret, Breach-of-Contract
  • Eldridge Larkin and Myriam Hernandez-Larkin v. Ahmadur Rahman, MD |
    Jurisdiction: NY Supreme Court, New York County
    Index Number: 0805345/2021
    Counsel: Dwyer & Taglia, Esqs.
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Estate of Ryan Grey Lopez v. St. John’s Hospital, Hospital Sisters Health System, Siu Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: IL Circuit Court, Sangamon County
    Case Number: 2024LA000028
    Counsel: eliteXprts
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Miles Carroll v. Garrett Thiel, MD; Sean Early, MD; Steven Hollstien, MD; Jordan Justice, MD; William Dunbar, MD; Ryan Skrupky, MD; Robert Maciel, MD; Michael Trambert, MD; Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, et al. |
    Jurisdiction: CA Superior Court, County of Santa Barbara
    Case Number: 24CV02224
    Counsel: Law Office of Paul Green
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Estate of Brady Rheet Muck v. Knox Community Hospital and Emily Woods, DO |
    Jurisdiction: OH Court of Common Pleas, Knox County
    Case Number: 24MM08-0239
    Counsel: Arnold Todaro Welch & Foliano
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Tom Olson and Tammy Olson v. Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital, Daniel R. Kollmorgen, MD, Synergy Surgicalists, Intercity Radiology, and Heidi Tuthill, M.D. |
    Jurisdiction: MT Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County
    Case Number: DV46-2024-0001006-PI
    Counsel: Crowley Fleck, PLLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Estate of Aja Zyneé Drummer v. Isis Obstetrics & Gynecology, LLC, d/b/a, Nile Women’s Health Care, Hughan Frederick, MD, Lenika Vianen, CNM, and Zahidah Tunkara, CNM |
    Jurisdiction: State Court of GA, County of DeKalb
    Case Number: 24A05296
    Counsel: Copeland Stair Valz & Lovell LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Nardi Estate v. Hackensack Meridian Health |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of NJ, Middlesex County
    Case Number: MID-L-148-22
    Counsel: Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • North Country Hospital v. Cerner Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: Vermont American Arbitration Association
    Case Number: 01-24-0005-4848
    Counsel: eliteXprts
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Parents of Sophia Birdsall v. Kettering Medical Center |
    Jurisdiction: OH Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County
    Case Number: 2022 CV 04144
    Counsel: eliteXprts
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Estate of Christopher John Arroyo v.
    Sariye Savci, Hackensack University Medical Center
    |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of NJ, Essex County
    Case Number: ESX-L-7679-22
    Counsel: Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Parents of James Ace Whitson v.
    Presbyterian Healthcare Services
    |
    Jurisdiction: State of NM, County of Santa Fe
    Case Number: D-101-cv-202201576
    Counsel: Wheeler Trig O’Donnell LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Ann Walas, Executor of the Estate of Robert Walas v.
    Trinity Medical Center
    |
    Jurisdiction: Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of IL, Rock Island County
    Case Number: 2019 L 6
    Counsel: Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Vassar Brothers Medical Center v. Richard Tobey, M.D. and Emergency Physician Services of New York |
    Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Ulster
    Case Number: EF2022-2562
    Counsel: O’Connor First
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Amy Thompson, et al. v. St. Luke’s Health Network, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: PA Court of Common Pleas for Lehigh County
    Case Number: 2024-C-0240
    Counsel: Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
    Nature of Suit: Class Action, Privacy
  • Bell, Nedra E. v. Bailey, Latoya, et al. |
    Jurisdiction: Orleans Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, LA
    Case Number: 202000681
    Counsel: Bieser Jones Walker LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Shirley Carroll, Estate of David B. Carroll v. Kettering Adventist Health Care Network |
    Jurisdiction: Common Pleas Court of OH, Montgomery County
    Case Number: 2021 CV 00559
    Counsel: Bieser Greer
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • HealthbookPlus Holdings, Inc v. Rod Jardine |
    Jurisdiction: JAMS
    Case Number: 5220003477
    Counsel: Burns Figa & Will
    Nature of Suit: Breach-of-Contract
  • iPro, Inc v. Flagler Hospital, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Seventh Judicial Circuit of FL, St. Johns County
    Case Number: CA22-1559
    Counsel: The Minor Firm
    Nature of Suit: Breach-of-Contract
  • GG Insurance Services, Inc v.
    Myles Johnson, Insurance Group, LLC
    |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court, District Of Arizona
    Case Number: 2:23-cv-01964
    Counsel: Koley Jesson
    Nature of Suit: Copyright, Trade Secret
  • Covid Testing Today, NRJY Inc v.
    Flow Health Laboratories, LLC, and Signal Diagnostics, LLC
    |
    Jurisdiction: JAMS Arbitration
    Case Number: 5210000247
    Counsel: Hochfelsen & Kani
    Nature of Suit: Arbitration, Breach-of-Contract
  • Vimo Inc d/b/a GetInsured v. Deloitte Consulting LLP |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara
    Case Number: G-24-7-NA, 22-cv-405262
    Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret, Breach of Contract
  • Teri Ginnan, Estate of Edward J. Ginnan, IV, Deceased v. Tanmay P. Patwa, M.D., Southwest Infectious Disease Associates, and Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers |
    Jurisdiction: Circuit Court of Illinois, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County
    Case Number: 20 L 509
    Counsel: Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, LLC
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Priscilla Salcedo v. Stride Adult Residential Facility L‑3, Los Angeles County Regional Center |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of The State Of California, County of Los Angeles
    Case Number: 22PSCV00977
    Counsel: Murchison & Cumming LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Austin Roberts v. Iowa Health System, Trinity Medical Center, Afzal Abdullah, M.D., Michael Barr, M.D., Ubaid Sherwani, M.D., Rajesh Alla, M.D., Quad Cities Nephrology Associates, Steven Cremer, M.D. and Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation |
    Case Number: 2020 L 76
    Counsel: Lane & Waterman, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Madelyn Hammock v. Hackensack Meridian Health |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of New Jersey
    Case Number: MON-L-003760-21 – 20510
    Counsel: Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Patricia Natiss v. Kenneth Natiss |
    Jurisdiction: Stamford Superior Court
    Case Number: FST-CV21-5024830-S
    Counsel: Cohen and Wolf, P.C.
    Nature of Suit: Divorce Settlement
  • Lena Williams v. Kaiser |
    Jurisdiction: California
    Counsel: Williams Law Firm
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Medical Malpractice, Arbitration
  • Kristen Dondero, et al. v. Yaakov Abdelhak, M.D. |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of New Jersey Bergen County
    Case Number: BER-L-3527-20
    Counsel: Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Estate of Kimberly Fazekas, Deceased, v. Franciscan St. Margaret Health — Dyer, et. al.  |
    Jurisdiction: Lake Superior Court State of Indiana
    Counsel: Krieg DeVault LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Epic
    Review and analyze electronic health records and audit trails
  • Pioneer Rx, LLC v. Danwins, LLC |
    Jurisdiction: Louisiana Western District
    Case Number: 5:21-cv-01738
    Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
  • Kristen Dondero, et al. v. Yaakov Abdelhak, M.D. |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of New Jersey Bergen County
    Case Number: BER-L-3527-20
    Counsel: Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
  • Richard Lasiw v.
    Hackensack University Medical Group
     |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division
    Counsel: Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Epic
    Review and provide analysis of electronic health records, audit logs, and system configurations for the Epic EHR.
  • Lifescience Technologies, LLC v.
    Mercy Health, Mercy ACO Clinical Services, Inc and Myia Labs, Inc
     |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
    Counsel: Stinson LLP
    Nature of Suit: breach of contract, trade secret
    Providing analysis of trade secrets and trade secret misappropriation in health IT applications including virtual health and telehealth.
  • Kasandra Izquierdo v.
    The New York and Presbyterian Hospital
     |
    Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Bronx
    Counsel: Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Eclipsys (Now Allscripts/ Veradigm)
    Review and analyze electronic health records, audit trails, and production from retired EHR systems and migration of data to new EHR systems.
  • Arianne McCain v.
    Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
    |
    Jurisdiction: Circuit Court, Cook County Illinois
    Counsel: Motherway & Napleton, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Epic
    Review and analyze electronic health records, audit trails, and InBasket messages.
  • Amy Fleschert v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
    Counsel: Carpenter law
    Nature of Suit: Class Action, Medical Billing
    Health IT System: Epic
    Review and analyze billing information to aid in determination of system export capabilities regarding medical billing.
  • Joao Martins v. Michael Curi, M.D. |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division: Middlesex County
    Counsel: Farkas & Donohue, LLC
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Sunrise McKesson (Now Allscripts)
    Review and analyze electronic health records, audit trails, to determine edits made to clinical notes.
  • Brady and Macy Ingram v. Cerner Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: Circuit Court Of Jefferson County, Alabama
    Counsel: Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Cerner
    Review and analyze electronic health records, system configurations, and system generated artifacts along with internal development documents to determine the nature of microbiology laboratory results display.
  • James Barcz v. Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Iowa |
    Jurisdiction: Iowa District Court for Linn County
    Counsel: Hayes Lorenzen Lawyers, PLC
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Epic
    Review and analyze electronic health records, audit logs, and automated vitals machine data.
  • Sarah Trotta v. Community Health Network |
    Jurisdiction: Marion County Indiana Superior Court
    Counsel: Zeigler Cohen & Koch
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Epic
    Review and analyze electronic health records and EHR configurations for display of laboratory results.
  • Andrew Puglisi v. Maria N. Musso, D.O. |
    Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens
    Counsel: Bamundo Zwal Schermerhorn & Caffrey, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: eClinicalWorks (eCW)
    Review and analyze electronic health records, audit logs, and determine what information has been shared and with whom.
  • Ruth Elsie Sowder v. Louis Kattine, M.D. |
    Jurisdiction: Montana Fourth Judicial District Court Missoula County
    Counsel: Hall Booth Smith
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Epic
    Review and guide client on subpoena requests for audit trails across multiple Epic features such as InBasket messages and Sticky Notes. Review relevant audit trails and electronic health records.
  • Tony L. Sylvester v. University of S. Alabama Health Services Foundation (representing Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings) |
    Jurisdiction: Circuit Court, Mobile County Alabama
    Counsel: Lewis Rice, LLC
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: LabCorp, NextGen, Cerner
    Review and analyze electronic health records, audit logs, interface messages (HL7) relevant to the case. Provide expert analysis on industry standard laboratory information system (LIS) integration with EHR systems.
  • Angela Prieto v. Rush University Medical Center |
    Jurisdiction: Circuit Court, Cook County Illinois
    Case Number: 18 L 003531
    Counsel: Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Epic
    Review and provide analysis of electronic health records, audit logs, and system configurations for the Epic EHR.
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  • Byron Foxie v. Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Almost Home |
    Jurisdiction: Circuit Court, Cook County Illinois
    Case Number: 19 L 7430
    Counsel: Barker, Castro & Steinbeck, LLC
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Epic
    Assist with the review and discovery production of electronic health record information relevant to the case. Provide analysis of electronic health records, audit logs, and system configurations for the Epic EHR.
  • Estate of David Rose and Carol Ann Rose v.
    Medical Information Technology Inc (MEDITECH)
     |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of New Jersey
    Counsel: Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
    Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
    Health IT System: Meditech
    Perform forensic analysis to evaluate and recreate medication prescription generation and transmission of prescriptions to pharmacies. Review and analyze electronic health record audit logs, system configurations, and system generated artifacts.
  • People of the State of California; Aetna Health of California v.
    Dr. Shahrokh Dayyani
     |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court, State of CA, County of Los Angeles
    Counsel: Kennaday Leavitt PC
    Nature of Suit: Healthcare Billing Fraud
    Assist with the review and discovery production of electronic health record information relevant to the case. Provide analysis regarding industry standards for electronic health record audit logs.

Intellectual Property Consulting

  • Confidential Analysis of Cyber-Security Incident |
    Counsel: Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
    Nature of Consultation: Pre-Litigation Analysis

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