Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: M.D.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Area of Expertise: High risk pregnancy, Mimimal invasive surgery, Menopausal medicine, Osteoporosis
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1989
City of Practice: SPRINGFIELD
State of Practice: Illinois
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 10
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 30
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 1
- 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: -
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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
- $400
- $1000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: -
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
Death of 66 y.o. Woman for Hemorrhagic Shock after TAH-BSO for Stage I Endometrial Ca (Case #407)
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: 03/14/23 @ 20:01 This was the critical time, the patient showed clear signs of shock which may have been ignored by the second year resident because the patient's post-op hemoglobin earlier in the da...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: The second year resident had a duty to the patient when called at 2001 as follows: 1. Suspect shock due to intrabdominal blood loss in this post-op pateint with low blood pressure and elevated heart ...
- Expert Summary: I have reviewed over 200 cases for a medical-legal opinion both for plaintiff and defense I have practiced for 30+ years I take care of patients like this one
- Similar Summary: frequently We do surgery every week and often need to rule out postop bleeding
bilateral ureter injury following C-Section hysterectomy in case involving placental accreta (Case #533)
- Medical Probability: 5 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The ureters are close to the uterus and with the expansion of the uterus that occurs in pregnancy and postpartum, it is easier to cause injury. Even with careful evaluation of position of the ureters...
- Causation Probability: 4 / 10
- Causation Summary: See above. It is a known risk of surgery
- Expert Summary: I am a practicing full time academic OB/GYN
- Similar Summary: I have had a similar case Cesarean hysterectomy resulted in ureteral injury.
