Mary Salerno, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, LNCC, CBIS, CLCP
Mary Salerno, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CLCP, LNCC, CBIS
Mary Salerno is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Certified Life Care Planner, Legal Nurse Consultant Certified, and Certified Brain Injury Specialist. She has been developing comprehensive, evidence-based Life Care Plans and providing litigation support services since 1993.
As Founder and President of M. Salerno & Associates, Inc., Ms. Salerno brings more than three decades of experience in life care planning, expert witness testimony, catastrophic injury management, rehabilitation, legal nurse consulting, disability management, workers' compensation, hospital bill review, and complex medical case analysis. Her extensive clinical and forensic background allows her to evaluate both the immediate and long-term medical, psychological, rehabilitative, and supportive care needs of individuals with catastrophic injuries and chronic health conditions.
In addition to her life care planning expertise, Ms. Salerno is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with advanced training in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and medication management. This unique combination of rehabilitation, nursing, and psychiatric expertise provides a comprehensive perspective when evaluating cases involving traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, PTSD, depression, anxiety, psychological trauma, and other behavioral health conditions that frequently accompany catastrophic injury.
Ms. Salerno provides litigation support and consultation services to both plaintiff and defense attorneys throughout the United States and internationally. She is widely respected for her fair, objective, and scientifically grounded approach to Life Care Planning, Long-Term Medical Cost Projections, and case review. Her opinions are based on accepted methodologies, current medical literature, and individualized assessment, regardless of the retaining party.
Throughout her career, Ms. Salerno has served as both a consulting and testifying expert. She has extensive experience preparing Life Care Plans, Long-Term Medical Cost Projections, rebuttal reports, and critiques of plans developed by opposing experts. She is also frequently retained to provide opinions regarding nursing standards of care, psychiatric issues, medical damages, future care needs, and the reasonableness and necessity of healthcare services.
As a rehabilitation and catastrophic injury specialist, Ms. Salerno has developed comprehensive future care recommendations and cost projections for individuals with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations, severe burns, multi-system trauma, chronic pain syndromes, and complex psychiatric injuries. Her multidisciplinary team of experienced nurses and Certified Life Care Planners also provides life care planning and cost projection services for birth injuries, pediatric injuries, vaccine-related injuries, and medically complex conditions.
Beyond her consulting and expert witness work, Ms. Salerno is committed to education and professional development. She teaches psychiatric nursing at the graduate levels and serves as adjunct faculty for several universities. She is a frequent lecturer at professional conferences, legal education programs, and healthcare seminars, presenting on topics including traumatic brain injury, PTSD, psychiatric damages, life care planning methodology, future medical cost projections, and catastrophic injury management.
Ms. Salerno's reputation for thoroughness, credibility, and objective analysis has made her a trusted resource for attorneys, healthcare professionals, insurers, and courts seeking reliable expert opinions in complex medical and psychiatric cases.
Professional Certifications
• Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified (PMHNP-BC)
• Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC)
• Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS)
email: [email protected]
Mary Salerno is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Certified Life Care Planner, Legal Nurse Consultant Certified, and Certified Brain Injury Specialist. She has been developing comprehensive, evidence-based Life Care Plans and providing litigation support services since 1993.
As Founder and President of M. Salerno & Associates, Inc., Ms. Salerno brings more than three decades of experience in life care planning, expert witness testimony, catastrophic injury management, rehabilitation, legal nurse consulting, disability management, workers' compensation, hospital bill review, and complex medical case analysis. Her extensive clinical and forensic background allows her to evaluate both the immediate and long-term medical, psychological, rehabilitative, and supportive care needs of individuals with catastrophic injuries and chronic health conditions.
In addition to her life care planning expertise, Ms. Salerno is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with advanced training in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and medication management. This unique combination of rehabilitation, nursing, and psychiatric expertise provides a comprehensive perspective when evaluating cases involving traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, PTSD, depression, anxiety, psychological trauma, and other behavioral health conditions that frequently accompany catastrophic injury.
Ms. Salerno provides litigation support and consultation services to both plaintiff and defense attorneys throughout the United States and internationally. She is widely respected for her fair, objective, and scientifically grounded approach to Life Care Planning, Long-Term Medical Cost Projections, and case review. Her opinions are based on accepted methodologies, current medical literature, and individualized assessment, regardless of the retaining party.
Throughout her career, Ms. Salerno has served as both a consulting and testifying expert. She has extensive experience preparing Life Care Plans, Long-Term Medical Cost Projections, rebuttal reports, and critiques of plans developed by opposing experts. She is also frequently retained to provide opinions regarding nursing standards of care, psychiatric issues, medical damages, future care needs, and the reasonableness and necessity of healthcare services.
As a rehabilitation and catastrophic injury specialist, Ms. Salerno has developed comprehensive future care recommendations and cost projections for individuals with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations, severe burns, multi-system trauma, chronic pain syndromes, and complex psychiatric injuries. Her multidisciplinary team of experienced nurses and Certified Life Care Planners also provides life care planning and cost projection services for birth injuries, pediatric injuries, vaccine-related injuries, and medically complex conditions.
Beyond her consulting and expert witness work, Ms. Salerno is committed to education and professional development. She teaches psychiatric nursing at the graduate levels and serves as adjunct faculty for several universities. She is a frequent lecturer at professional conferences, legal education programs, and healthcare seminars, presenting on topics including traumatic brain injury, PTSD, psychiatric damages, life care planning methodology, future medical cost projections, and catastrophic injury management.
Ms. Salerno's reputation for thoroughness, credibility, and objective analysis has made her a trusted resource for attorneys, healthcare professionals, insurers, and courts seeking reliable expert opinions in complex medical and psychiatric cases.
Professional Certifications
• Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified (PMHNP-BC)
• Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC)
• Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS)
email: [email protected]