Expert Information

Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes

Degree:

Specialty / Subspecialty:

  • Plastic Surgery  -  Surgery of the Hand

Area of Expertise: Burn, Hand surgery, Cosmetic surgery, Body contouring

Year of Medical Training Completion: 2011

City of Practice: Boston

State of Practice: Massachusetts

Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes

Type of Practice: Academic

  • Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 3
  • Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 2
  • Testified in a Trial For the Defendent:
  • 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: -

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

  • $1000
  • $1500

Independent Medical Examination:

Independent Medical Examination with written report

  • Per Hour: $1000

Deposition in office:

Deposition: Discovery/Evidence

  • First two hours: $2500
  • For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $1000
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $2500
  • Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $2500

Trial (InState):

  • Initial day: $9000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9000
  • For each additional day: $9000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9000
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $9000

Trial (Out of State):

  • Initial day: $9000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9000
  • For each additional day: $9000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9000
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $9000

Case Responses

Compartment syndrome resulting in amputation (Case #110)

  • Medical Probability: 7 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: The information is insufficient to be certain. On the initial examination, it seems likely he was heading towards compartment syndrome. However, intact two point discrimination and soft compartment...
  • Causation Probability: 7 / 10
  • Causation Summary: I believe EITHER a compartment syndrome was missed resulting in necrosis of the limb; OR there was another diagnosis (such as nec fasc) which was missed causing the injury. Other cases like this wh...
  • Expert Summary: I am an academic plastic and hand surgeon. I am a sub-specialist in surgery of the hand and see this type of case routinely in my regular practice. I am an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Me...
  • Similar Summary: Several times per year. I take call 9 full weeks each year and would see compartment syndrome about half of the weeks I am on call.