Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree:
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Surgery (General Surgery) - Surgical Oncology
Area of Expertise: Melanoma, colon cancer, rectal cancer, sarcoma, surgical oncology, squamous cell carcinoma
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2000
City of Practice: Philadelphia
State of Practice: Pennsylvania
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant:
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff:
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 1
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff:
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
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Year of Completion: -
Residency: -
Year of Completion: -
Fellowship: -
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Academic / Leadership Information
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Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $500
- $3500
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $1000
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $3500
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $1000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): -
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): -
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $6000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $6000
- For each additional day: $6000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $6000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $7000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $6000
- For each additional day: $7000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $7000
Case Responses
Lap Colectomy: failure to recognize transection of ureter (Case #118)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: For a routine laparoscopic right hemicolectomy it is extremely rare to injure the right ureter. If performing a medial to lateral dissection as describe the vessels should be skeletonized and the ret...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: It is very rare and a complication to transect the ureter during a right hemicolectomy leading to nephrectomy.
- Expert Summary: I am a national expert in surgical oncology with an expertise in colorectal cancer.
- Similar Summary: I perform approximately 100 colorectal cases per year.
Right hemicolectomy following appendiceal adenocarcinoma (Case #175)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: There may have been two issues with this case- 1- spillage of an appendix cancer can happen but increases risk of peritoneal metastases. 2- It is unclear when they determined to perform the laparo...
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: There may have been two issues with this case- 1- spillage of an appendix cancer can happen but increases risk of peritoneal metastases. 2- It is unclear when they determined to perform the laparo...
- Expert Summary: I am a national expert in surgical oncology with an expertise in GI and colorectal surgeries and a NCI designated cancer center.
- Similar Summary: I perform many colectomies per year and also treat patients with appendiceal carcinoma.
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: In retrospect there was some delay in diagnosis of the basal cell carcinoma. Would need expert dermatology review best for this portion of the case, and I would like to see some photographs.
- Causation Probability: 3 / 10
- Causation Summary: Would need to review case further in terms of the extent of surgery. Generally basal cell carcinomas can cause local issues; however, it is very rare for a basal cell carcinoma to spread to lymph nod...
- Expert Summary: Professor of Surgical Oncology in one of the major cancer centers in the Country. NCCN board member.
- Similar Summary: I oversee our Melanoma and Skin cancer program. I see dozens of patients with BCC per year. That being said I personally do not treat head and neck skin cancers- as our Head and Neck surgeons cover t...
Elective sigmoidectomy breakdown and death (Case #293)
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: This seems to be a long and complicated case and would need to look over records completely. I believe the question is was it appropriate for him to be transferred back and forth to rehab with the in...
- Causation Probability: 6 / 10
- Causation Summary: If there was opportunity to address the abdominal collections or a delay this could have prevented sepsis. Again would need to see all the records.
- Expert Summary: Professor of Surgical Oncology at large tertiary cancer center. 15 year experience performing complex colorectal surgery as part of my surgical oncology practice.
- Similar Summary: I manage anastomotic leaks 1-2 every few years.
No Surgery for Abdominal Bleed (Case #321)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: With an enlarging rectus hematoma could have considered interventional radiology or surgery. Clearly she continued to bleeding.
- Causation Probability: 3 / 10
- Causation Summary: With an enlarging rectus hematoma could have considered interventional radiology or surgery. Clearly she continued to bleeding.
- Expert Summary: I am board certified in general surgery, but practice surgical oncology.
- Similar Summary: This would be very rare for me to see. A general surgery expert witness who does ACS call would be best.
