Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree:
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Orthopaedic Surgery - Surgery of the Hand
Area of Expertise: Injury and surgery of the hand and upper extremity, Orthopaedic Surgery
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2002
City of Practice: Great Neck
State of Practice: New York
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 100
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff:
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 5
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 2
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: -
Year of Completion: -
Residency: -
Year of Completion: -
Fellowship: -
Year of Completion: -
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: -
Current Academic Affiliation: -
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: -
Number of Publications on PubMed: -
Professional Organizations: -
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $500
- $2000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $1500
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: -
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): -
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): -
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: -
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: -
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): -
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: -
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: -
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): -
Case Responses
Compartment syndrome resulting in amputation (Case #110)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Patient clearly had compartment syndrome which is a medical emergency. There was an error by both the ER staff and the plastic surgeon. This was an error that should have been avoided. Not the stan...
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: undiagnosed compartment syndrome resulted in amputation. Improper evaluation and in the least compartment pressures should have been measured.
- Expert Summary: I am a hand and upper extremity surgeon who has had extensive experience in evaluating, treating and operating on compartment syndrome.
- Similar Summary: Up to 5 times a year if not more.
Reduction of fracture to PIP joint (Case #164)
- Medical Probability: 5 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: 3-5 days follow-up in not definitive in terms of treatment of these injuries. Although these should be treated sooner rather than later, this is not a hard and fast tool. If he had not seen the hand...
- Causation Probability: 2 / 10
- Causation Summary: No - but certainly post-reduction X-rays should always be taken after a reduction.
- Expert Summary: I have 20 years of experience in hand and upper extremity surgery. I have consulted on a number do such case and have been deposed.
- Similar Summary: Fractures and or dislocations of the fingers - at least 5 a weeks.
56yo F has trigger release on multiple fingers, complications lead to partial amputation. (Case #418)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Should have seen in ER and given phentolamine and admitted.
- Causation Probability: 6 / 10
- Causation Summary: Not in terms of initial treatment but once presented to ER with pain and ischemia.
- Expert Summary: Extensive experience as a hand surgeon and performing this procedure.
- Similar Summary: Throughout my 24 year career as a hand surgeon. But never had this complication.
