Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Anesthesiology - Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology
Area of Expertise: General Anesthesia, Sedation
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1995
City of Practice: New Haven
State of Practice: Connecticut
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: No
Type of Practice: Academic
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
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Residency: -
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Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $1000
- $5000
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
56yo has rotor cuff repair, initial supraclavicular block and second rescue block. Develops pneumothorax. (Case #414)
- Medical Probability: 5 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Although it is relatively uncommon, pneumothorax after supraclavicular has been reported and should be discussed with patient during preop interview and when obtaining consent. Images should be obtain...
- Causation Probability: 6 / 10
- Causation Summary: Again video documentation would be helpful‘; clearly a pneumothorax developed post procedure and required chest tube placement. Pneumothoraxes has been documented in shoulder surgery‘/rotator cuff...
- Expert Summary: I have done many anesthetic for rotator cuff repairs both with supraclavicular and interscalene blocks along with general anesthesia
- Similar Summary: Rare when using US guidance and I have seen less than a handful of cases when US was not utilized
Failure to secure IV, monitor, and assess patient in prone position on OR table. (Case #432)
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: It is not clear given the provided case information if this was a sedation case with local anesthesia, a MAC case( monitored anesthesia care) or a procedure requiring general anesthesia. Was the proce...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: Patient's complaints appear to have been ignored regarding arm discomfort. Patient should have been repositioned and patient comfort confirmed verbally with patient while awaiting restart of IV
- Expert Summary: I was an anesthesiologist assistant for 4 years prior to attending medical school and was on the scientific staff and medical staff at Emory University School of Medicine. so I am very familiar with r...
- Similar Summary: Rarely however IV malfunctions do occur. As for positioning injuries I am aware that positioning injuries occur but I have not experienced any in my practice to date
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The time line as laid out is confusing. According to time line the patient was intubated PRIOR to the induction of anesthesia at 1723- induction medications were delivered at 1731; either the patient ...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: The Preop workup of this patient appears to fall short of standards of care prior to a non emergent surgical procedure. The surgery likely need to be done but the patient should have been optimized pr...
- Expert Summary: I have 30 plus years of experience as a Board certified anesthesiologist. I had extensive trainng as a cardio- thoracic anesthetist/anesthesiologist and have worked in private practice, academic pract...
- Similar Summary: I practice at an academic center and these cases happen several times in a year
