Board-Certified Emergency Physician,
Medical Educator & Expert Witness
Former Navy Lieutenant Commander. CHSE. Author. Podcast Host. Expert in Emergency Medicine, Physician Well-Being & Healthcare Systems.
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Dr. Andrea Austin is a board-certified emergency physician and internationally recognized medical educator with over a decade of leadership experience across military and civilian healthcare systems. A former Navy Lieutenant Commander, she has held key roles including Simulation Director at the Navy Trauma Training Center, Director of the Healthcare Modeling and Simulation Program at the Naval Postgraduate School, Clinical Innovation Director at Southwest Healthcare and most recently, inaugural emergency medicine program director Florida State University-Pensacola.
Dr. Austin is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) with over a decade of experience in simulation and medical education, working with medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty.
Her areas of medicolegal expertise include emergency medicine standards of care, simulation-based safety, delays in diagnosis, medical errors, and the psychological impact of systemic failures on healthcare professionals. She is particularly well-versed in cases involving emotional trauma, moral injury, and institutional betrayalā€”topics explored in her book, Revitalized: A Guidebook to Following Your Healing Heartline, which offers a trauma-informed perspective on physician well-being. She also hosts the podcast Heartline: Changemaking in Healthcare, where she interviews frontline clinicians, leaders, and innovators.
Military & Civilian Leadership
Former Navy Lieutenant Commander with extensive military and VA healthcare systems experience
National Thought Leader
Author of Revitalized and host of Heartline podcast, CHSE certification, national lecturer on patient safety
Systems-Based Expertise
Deep understanding of how systemic failures impact both providers and patients
Comprehensive Medical-Legal Insight
Bridging clinical experience, peer-reviewed literature, and physician well-being in testimony
Medical-Legal Services
Physician Well-Being & Moral Injury
Expert testimony on burnout, moral injury, systemic betrayal, wrongful termination, PHPs, and institutional harm to providers.
Emergency Medicine Standards of Care
Objective review of clinical decisions, medical errors, delays in diagnosis, and patient safety in emergency settings.
Military & VA Healthcare
Navy veteran expertise in VA delays, service-connected conditions, military credentialing, and DoD/VA medical systems.
Simulation Training & Safety
Expert opinion on trauma-informed simulation practices, active shooter drills, and psychological safety in medical education.
Peer Review & Institutional Oversight
Evaluation of peer review integrity, adverse event responses, and institutional accountability within healthcare systems.
Patient Safety & Quality
Systems-level insight into safety practices, missed diagnoses, communication failures, and quality issues in emergency care.
Credentials & Leadership
Dr. Austin has served as Simulation Director at the Navy Trauma Training Center, Director of Healthcare Modeling and Simulation at the Naval Postgraduate School, and inaugural EM program director at Florida State University-Pensacola. She's trained residents and fellows, built hospital programs, and authored national frameworks on ethical simulation practices. Her expert witness work integrates clinical experience, evidence-based research, and a trauma-informed understanding of how healthcare systems impact both providers and patients.
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