Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree:
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Plastic Surgery - Surgery of the Hand
Area of Expertise: Hand surgery, Craniofacial surgery, Cosmetic surgery, Plastic surgery, Microsurgery, Pediatric plastic surgery, Transgender surgery
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2012
City of Practice: Los Angeles
State of Practice: California
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 5
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 1
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 2
- 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: -
Year of Completion: -
Residency: -
Year of Completion: -
Fellowship: -
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Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: -
Current Academic Affiliation: -
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: -
Number of Publications on PubMed: -
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Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $300
- $500
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $1000
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $750
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $1000
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $500
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $500
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: $1000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $1000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $1
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: $1000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $1000
Case Responses
Compartment syndrome resulting in amputation (Case #110)
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: No steps were taken to do further assessment on this patient : ie this patient should have had a pulse oximeter placed on the finger, gotten admitted and then checked for compartment pressures. Since ...
- Causation Probability: 7 / 10
- Causation Summary: In a compartment syndrome , a limb can be salvaged if tissue necrosis has not occurred yet . If measures had been taken it is quite possible that the limb could have been saved.
- Expert Summary: I am a medical reviewer for the medical board of California. I board certified in plastic surgery and hand surgery and already do independent reviews.
- Similar Summary: Once or twice a month . I am on call at multiple medical centers and deal with trauma call quite often
Medial Thigh Lift (Case #488)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The markings/ incisions are quite assymetric and do not represent standard of care markings for medial or vertical thigh lift markings.
- Causation Probability: 7 / 10
- Causation Summary: The markings led to a very assymetric result
- Expert Summary: I do this surgery in massive weight loss patients
- Similar Summary: I don’t do this bmi but I do conduct this surgery.
