Doreen Shenfeld represents hospitals, medical staffs, medical groups and health care systems at all levels in the peer review process, from the initial stages of advising clients in connection with all aspects of the credentialing process, through the preparation for and representation at internal administrative hearings, as well as any court challenges to credentialing decisions. Doreen's 20 years of experience in complex business litigation, including multiple cases in which she successfully defended peer review damages actions filed against hospitals, medical staffs and individual physicians, bring a unique perspective and ability to guide clients through the process in a way that minimizes the risk of litigation.
Doreen has been a regular guest lecturer for USC's Masters Program in Health Care Administration on the subject of medical staff legal issues, and has taught Continuing Medical Education seminars and given Continuing Legal Education lectures on a variety of medical staff-related subjects.
As of June 2016, Doreen joins Loyola University Chicago as a part-time faculty member in the Masters of Law in Health Law and Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law programs.
Prior to joining Manatt, Doreen was a senior litigation attorney at several midsize Los Angeles firms, defending hospitals in a wide range of complex commercial, contract, medical staff, unfair competition and employment matters.