Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: M.D., Ph.D
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, Minimally invasive valve surgery, Structural heart disease, Coronary disease, Heart failure
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2011
City of Practice: Omaha
State of Practice: Nebraska
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant:
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 3
- 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: UCSD SOM
Year of Completion: 1998
Residency: University of Minnesota
Year of Completion: 2006
Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s/Harvard
Year of Completion: 2008
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Associate professor/Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Current Academic Affiliation: Creighton Uny
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: Umerous
Number of Publications on PubMed: 30
Professional Organizations: ACS,ACC
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $700
- $2000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $700
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $1400
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $2000
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $1000
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $5600
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: $4000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $6000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $8000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: $4000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $4000
Case Responses
77M, IVC tear during CABG (Case #472)
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: In appropriate placement of cannula, failure to recognize injury, delay in appropriate care, extended pump time resulted in multiple postop complications.
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: Error by surgeon in cannula placement and delayed recognition related in extended pump run and jumper complication that directly relate.
- Expert Summary: 17 yrs experience. In cardiac surgery at both academic and in private practice settings - including trainees.
- Similar Summary: <1% of cases would result in delayed recognition and delayed therapy.
