Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: No
Degree: M.D.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology
Area of Expertise: Pediatric cardiology, Pediatric interventional cardiology
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1985
City of Practice: SAN DIEGO
State of Practice: California
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 8
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 9
- 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: Harvard Medical School
Year of Completion: 1976
Residency: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Year of Completion: 1980
Fellowship: Texas Children’s Hospital
Year of Completion: 1985
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Director, Division of Cardiology
Current Academic Affiliation: Rady Children’s Hospital/UC San Diego
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: Distinguished Physician by RCHSD
Number of Publications on PubMed: 160
Professional Organizations: AAP, ACC, SCAI
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $500
- $2000
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
PDA Closure failed, contraindicated equipment? (Case #503)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: 1. Use of a Amplatzer Duct Occluder I was a very poor decision for a Type C ductus and likely contributed to the embolization. Most pediatric interventionalists would recommend a ADO II or an Amplatz...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: 1. I believe that the device embolization precipitated a series of events leading to the patient's brain injury. Embolization with significant obstruction to the right pulmonary artery flow, led to ...
- Expert Summary: 1. Although I retired from practice 3 years ago, I had a long career as a very experienced and nationally known pediatric interventional cardiologist. I have closed hundreds of PDA's using coils, ADO ...
- Similar Summary: Because PDA devices have good control systems, embolizations are rare likely in the range of 1-2%. Furthermore, ventricular fibrillation and brain injury are very rare outcomes of device embolization...
