Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology
Area of Expertise: Gynecological Oncology, Gynecological Oncology
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1996
City of Practice: MANHASSET
State of Practice: New York
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 3
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 1
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 2
- 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: NYU
Year of Completion: 1989
Residency: Penn
Year of Completion: 1993
Fellowship: Penn
Year of Completion: 1995
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: MD
Current Academic Affiliation: Hofstra
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: Multiple
Number of Publications on PubMed: 20
Professional Organizations: SGO, ACS, acog
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $500
- $7500
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
Young woman with pelvic mass, rupture during removal, multiple complications. (Case #435)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Based on the available information, it is not clear how suspicious the providers were of a potential malignancy. This could have been assessed preoperatively with tumor markers. In the absence of reas...
- Causation Probability: 7 / 10
- Causation Summary: Depending upon the preoperative extent of disease evaluation, one could hypothesize that the metastatic disease might be related to the intraoperative rupture and seeding of the perineal cavity.
- Expert Summary: My training and expertise are aligned with the nature of this case.
- Similar Summary: The pathology is uncommon, but this is the type of case if you want oncologist would tend to see.
Client believes untreated placenta accreta resulted in her requiring a hysterectomy. (Case #507)
- Medical Probability: 4 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: A non uncommon clinical occurrence Pathology from the uterus would be critical to review
- Causation Probability: 4 / 10
- Causation Summary: See above comment. The pathology is needed.
- Expert Summary: I am a board certified OBGYN and Gyn oncologist An obstetrician should also review it
- Similar Summary: See above. As a Gyn Onc I get called in for these cases.
8-month delay in diagnosing carcinoid tumor of the ovary/fallopian tube (Case #545)
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Based upon the information in the narrative, it seems like surgical intervention would have been prudent and likely would have led to an identification of the nature of the mass. This may have prevent...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: Same responses as above. Based upon the information in the narrative, it seems like surgical intervention would have been prudent and likely would have led to an identification of the nature of th...
- Expert Summary: I am a board certified Gyn Oncologist with more than 3 decades of clinical experience.
- Similar Summary: Such tumors are uncommon. I currently care for 2 patients with this type of tumor and have seen others.
Robotic Hysterectomy Injury (Case #548)
- Medical Probability: 4 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Based on the information provided, the patient experienced postoperative bleeding, which is a known potential complication of this procedure. Day of surgery discharge is not uncommon. Percutaneous dr...
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: As stated above, based only on the information provided, I think further determination is not possible. The patient suffered postoperative bleeding and hematoma formation, which is a known complicatio...
- Expert Summary: I’m a gynecological oncologist who performs hysterectomy and robotic surgery.
- Similar Summary: Postoperative bleeding is uncommon, but not rare. I am very familiar with these circumstances.
