Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree:
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Vascular Surgery
Area of Expertise: Vascular Surgery, Phlebology, Wound Care
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2014
City of Practice: Chicago
State of Practice: Illinois
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Non-Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 1
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 1
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 1
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 1
Available to Review Cases: Yes, for either the defendant or the plaintiff
Available to Be Deposed: Yes, for either the defendant or the plaintiff
Available to Testify In Trial: Yes, for either the defendant or the plaintiff
Training and Additional Credentials
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Year of Completion: 2003
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center
Year of Completion: 2010
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center
Year of Completion: 2012
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Section Chief, Vascular Surgery
Current Academic Affiliation: -
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: 2018 Physician Excellence in Nurse-Physician Relationship Award. 2015 Clinical Documentation Champion. 2011 AOA Teaching Award. 2010 Academic Achievement Award, University of Chicago. 2007 University of Chicago Surgical Society Travel Fellowship Award.
Number of Publications on PubMed: 12
Professional Organizations: Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). American College of Surgeons (ACS). American Venous Forum (AVF). Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU). American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA).
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $500
- $100
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $500
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $1500
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $750
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $100
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $100
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $100
- For each additional day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $100
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $100
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $100
- For each additional day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $100
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $100
Case Responses
Tear of vena cava and iliac vein during Anterior Lumbar Fusion (Case #109)
- Medical Probability: 5 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Iliac vein injury is an infrequent but known complication for anterior spine exposure. In 8 published series, the rate of major venous injury ranges 1.4-3.7% (Fantini GA, Pawan AY. Access related comp...
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: The complication itself is not negligent. However, the approach to repair it by clamping the iliac vein may not have been optimal and may have exacerbated the tear or resulted in large volume blood lo...
- Expert Summary: I am a board-certified vascular surgeon. I have been called emergently twice in the past 7 years to repair this type of injury - i.e. iliac vein injury during anterior spine exposure for lumbar fusion...
- Similar Summary: I have been called emergently twice in the past 7 years to repair this type of injury - i.e. iliac vein injury during anterior spine exposure for lumbar fusion. The most recent case was in June 2018....
Compartment syndrome resulting in amputation (Case #110)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: 1. Non-palpable radial pulse is abnormal in a 28 year old male, even if there are doppler signals. In conjunction with decreased sensation and decreased motor function, this likely should have prompte...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: 1. Based on the information provided above, I would hypothesize that the primary inciting event may have been necrotizing fasciitis due to a break in the skin from trauma. This then caused a secondar...
- Expert Summary: I am a board-certified vascular surgeon. We commonly are asked to assess for compartment syndrome. Compartment pressure measurements using a Stryker needle should be done if there is pain out of propo...
- Similar Summary: This specific case involving upper extremity compartment syndrome in conjunction with, and possibly due to necrotizing fasciitis, is uncommon. However, compartment syndrome is a common issue that vasc...
bleeding from external iliac artery following endovascular procedure (Case #347)
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Bleeding from endovascular access site is a recognized complication, but may be due to technical error. The bleeding may have been caused by failure of Angio-Seal closure device, misdeployment of clos...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: Access site bleeding is a known complication, but progression to hemorrhagic shock and death is unusual.
- Expert Summary: I am a board-certified vascular surgeon who has repaired closure device complications: bleeding from high access site (above inguinal ligament in external iliac artery), pseudoaneurysms, and intra-lum...
- Similar Summary: Access site complications a few times a year.
Large AAA in 56yo male, possible delay in intervention, resulting in rupture and death in hospital. (Case #434)
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Although the CT did not show frank signs of rupture, this is a very large (> 8 cm) aortic aneurysm that was symptomatic. Symptomatic aneurysms portend to imminent rupture and ought to be repaired urge...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: The patient presented with a symptomatic nonruptured aortic aneurysm and died of a frank rupture 2 days after hospital admission. The delay in diagnosis of the rupture and delay in surgical treatment ...
- Expert Summary: I am a board-certified vascular surgeon who has performed open and endovascular surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms in both the elective setting and the emergency ruptured setting. I am e...
- Similar Summary: Symptomatic nonruptured aortic aneurysms are less common than ruptured aortic aneurysms and much less common than asymptomatic nonruptured aneurysms. In my 12 years of practice, I have encountered a s...
