Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: P.A.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Physician Assistant - Surgical
Area of Expertise: Physician Assistant, Urgent Care, Orthopedics, Emergency Medicine, Urology
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2005
City of Practice: Myrtle Beach
State of Practice: South Carolina
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Non-Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant:
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 1
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent:
- 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
Medical School: -
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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
- $375
- $1500
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
Physician Assistant at pulmonary practice did not coordinate immediate CTA for patient to rule out PE (Case #491)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Based on the given information, I believe there was reason to send the patient for a more emergent workup than an outpatient CTA. It's a little unclear what happened on 8/5/25 as it says he presented ...
- Causation Probability: 6 / 10
- Causation Summary: This does not say the cause of death. Was an autopsy performed or is PE assumed? Regardless, it seems more likely than not that had the patient been further evaluated there would likely have been inte...
- Expert Summary: I have been a PA for over 20 years and have experience in evaluating, diagnosing and treating PE as well as other causes of hypoxia. My experience spans both emergency medicine and outpatient surgical...
- Similar Summary: SOB/hypoxia is a common complaint to the ED and UC, and something that I've seen daily in practice. When I worked in ortho, DVT and PE were something I assessed patients for on a regular basis.
