Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Area of Expertise: trauma, foot and ankle, arthroplasty hip and knee
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2012
City of Practice: CASTRO VALLEY
State of Practice: California
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 20
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 25
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 2
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 2
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: Columbia
Year of Completion: 2004
Residency: San Francisco Orthopedic residency
Year of Completion: 2009
Fellowship: Ortho Indy
Year of Completion: 2010
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Department Chair
Current Academic Affiliation: Clinical faculty for residency
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: teaching awards multiple.
Number of Publications on PubMed: 10
Professional Organizations: AAOS, OTA, AOFAS, AO
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $1000
- $3000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $1000
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $3200
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $1700
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $1700
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $500
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $9999
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $3000
- For each additional day: $9999
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $3000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $6000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $9999
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $3000
- For each additional day: $9999
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $3000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $6000
Case Responses
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Timing of response and ultimate fasciotomy with sequela. The X-rays are unimpressive but there is a clinical suspicion requiring examination and response. No obvious intervention in ER (Ice, tora...
- Causation Probability: 7 / 10
- Causation Summary: The role of foot fasciotomy is somewhat controversial and nuanced so it would depend somewhat on the symptoms and severity. more often than not, with a foot compartment in the presence or absence of ...
- Expert Summary: I am an orthopedic lower extremity trauma surgeon...I see this frequently
- Similar Summary: Frequently. I am the ortho chair and have been in charge of trauma and trauma call over 15 years.
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: There are a lot of details left out of this case. We do not know the reason for revision. Its unclear why the plastic was left in and it is atypical that this is done, but there may be reasons why t...
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: Again, there is tremendous amount of details that are not presented in this story. without knowing them, it is difficult to support anything.
- Expert Summary: I do a high volume of both primary and revision knee replacement
- Similar Summary: I frequently do revisions of other surgeons. I also have to have clinical decision making for when to revise and the many different pathways.
