Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: M.D.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Area of Expertise: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Spine Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2018
City of Practice: Seattle
State of Practice: Washington
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 2
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 2
- 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: No
Available to Testify In Trial: No
Training and Additional Credentials
Medical School: Northwestern University
Year of Completion: 2009
Residency: University of Virginia
Year of Completion: 2015
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Year of Completion: 2016
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Associate Professor
Current Academic Affiliation: University of Washington
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: -
Number of Publications on PubMed: 41
Professional Organizations: Scoliosis research society, Pediatric spine study group, International Perthes Study Group, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $650
- $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
Failure to timely diagnose Hip Dysplasia in infant resulting in need for surgical intervention. (Case #438)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: There was medical error, though unclear if negligence. The radiology report demonstrated that there was hip dysplasia, hence a referral to pediatric orthopaedic surgery was needed earlier than late...
- Causation Probability: 6 / 10
- Causation Summary: It is true that the earlier hip dysplasia is caught, the easier it is to treat with less invasive methods. However, these less invasive methods sometimes fail and require escalate to more aggressive ...
- Expert Summary: 1) 9 years in practice taking care of infants with hip dysplasia 2) High level understanding of the non surgical and surgical treatment of infant hip dysplasia (for example, see highly cited article ...
- Similar Summary: Thankfully this is not a common scenario, perhaps a handful of other occasions.
***For Pediatric Ortho Surgery Only*** Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Loss, Postoperative Quadriplegia (Case #513)
- Medical Probability: 5 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: This is a very high risk neurologic injury case due to several factors including Hurler's syndrome (MPS patients have much higher baseline risk of spinal stenosis and neurologic injury, and this patie...
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: To be honest, more detailed analysis is needed.
- Expert Summary: Practicing academic pediatric spine surgeon, and my practice is >75% pediatric spinal deformity or pediatric spine conditions.
- Similar Summary: This is a relatively rare case scenario, and all cases with MPS are complex. I consult and treat several skeletal dysplasia patients a year
**Pediatric Ortho Surgeon Only Please** 8 y.o. s/p ORIF of femur shaft with intramedullary fixation (Case #538)
- Medical Probability: 2 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: There was thoughtful decision making and providing the choice of fixation for a proximal femur fracture. When weighing the patient's baseline characteristics including significant osteopenia and hist...
- Causation Probability: 1 / 10
- Causation Summary: Every method of femoral fixation needs to enter the bone and has risk of periprosthetic fracture. The surgeons utilized a implant strategy that was appropriate for the case, which is actually lower r...
- Expert Summary: I am a pediatric orthopedic surgeon with over 10 years of experience in practice, with majority of my time serving in a level 1 pediatric trauma center.
- Similar Summary: At least several per year. Treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children are common amongst academic pediatric orthopedic surgeons.
