Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD, PhD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Surgery (General Surgery) - Surgical Oncology
Area of Expertise: Surgical Oncology, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Pancreas, Colorectal surgery
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2019
City of Practice: MIDLOTHIAN
State of Practice: Virginia
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: No
Type of Practice: Academic
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: Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Year of Completion: 2010
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Residency Program
Year of Completion: 2018
Fellowship: John Wayne Cancer Foundation Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Year of Completion: 2020
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Associate Professor
Current Academic Affiliation: VCU School of Medicine
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: SSO-YIA, ACS-IRG, VHA Career Dev. Award, John Wayne Alumni Grant, Shock Society Travel Award, 1st Place - Murray Friedman ACS Basic Science, 1st Place-Hofstra Northwell Manuscript, 1st place-Hofstra Surgical Research Day Oral Presentation
Number of Publications on PubMed: 44
Professional Organizations: Fellow of the Society of Surgical Oncology (FSSO), Fellow of the American College of surgeons, American Association for Cancer Research member.
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $500
- $3000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $800
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $2000
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $2000
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $1000
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2000
- For each additional day: $2500
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $5000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2000
- For each additional day: $2500
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $5000
Case Responses
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The most likely scenario here is a carbon dioxide embolism from insufflation. This usually occurs if the verses needle or port were placed in the liver and commonly occurs in patients with significant...
- Causation Probability: 6 / 10
- Causation Summary: A carbon dioxide embolism at the time of surgery, if not managed appropriately, will cause death. This case will come down to the timing of recognizing the problem and the interventions. Actions in th...
- Expert Summary: I deal with C02 emboli on almost a monthly basis since I do robotic liver surgery (100% rate of occurrence). I understand how to manage them, and I educate my anesthesia team about them prior to every...
- Similar Summary: I encounter CO2 embolism almost monthly in the context of liver surgery. However, I encounter it as a complication of abdominal access during laparoscopy less than once every 2 years and none resulted...
Breast Cancer Spread? (Case #463)
- Medical Probability: 2 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Case Summary: The patient presented with a palpable right breast abnormality. Imaging revealed a 1.4 cm irregular hypoechoic mass. Biopsy confirmed invasive ductal carcinoma, Grade 2, ER/PR positive,...
- Causation Probability: 2 / 10
- Causation Summary: There is biological causation for the biopsy/localization procedure and the local recurrence, less likely the metastatic disease. There is no legal causation since biopsy procedures and localization a...
- Expert Summary: I am a board-certified surgical oncologist with expertise in the diagnosis and surgical management of breast and gastrointestinal cancers. In my practice, I routinely utilize image-guided biopsy, sent...
- Similar Summary: In my breast practice, I have encountered very few cases of biopsy or localization tract seeding — fewer than five over the course of my career. This reflects how uncommon the complication is in bre...
