Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: M.D.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Addiction Medicine
Area of Expertise: Medical Toxicology, Overdose, Addiction, Alcohol, Cannabis, Drugs of Abuse, Heroin / Fentanyl, Kratom
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2021
City of Practice: GRAND RAPIDS
State of Practice: Michigan
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 3
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 3
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 3
- 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: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Year of Completion: 2015
Residency: University of Michigan Emergency Medicine
Year of Completion: 2019
Fellowship: Harvard Medical Toxicology
Year of Completion: 2021
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Clinical Assistant Professor
Current Academic Affiliation: Clinical Assistant Professor - Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: -
Number of Publications on PubMed: 20
Professional Organizations: -
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $750
- $750
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): $3000
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $3000
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $6000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $6000
- For each additional day: $6000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $6000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $6000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $6000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $6000
- For each additional day: $6000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $6000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $6000
Case Responses
54yo M Intoxicated MVC Patient Released Without Head CT; Later Fatal Subdural Hemorrhage (Case #556)
- Medical Probability: 4 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Minor motor vehicle accidents in the setting of intoxication do not always require advanced cross-sectional imaging. Based on the description, in this scenario, there did not appear to be a clear indi...
- Causation Probability: 3 / 10
- Causation Summary: As discussed above, there does not appear to be a clear indication for cross-sectional imaging with appropriate monitoring and re-evaluation.
- Expert Summary: Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician with 11 years of practice including in level 1 trauma centers. Medical Toxicologist with expertise in alcohol use and intoxication.
- Similar Summary: On a regular basis, probably every shift.
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (Case #576)
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: There is more information that is needed to come to a complete conclusion. We need to know further details about recent medication changes, signs and symptoms upon presentation and time course of symp...
- Causation Probability: 6 / 10
- Causation Summary: The patient developed worsening symptoms over the following days, due to the ongoing NMS. In order to make a definitive statement about the potential causation, more information is needed from records...
- Expert Summary: Board Certified in both Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. NMS is a core topic within medical toxicology, and I have experience managing such. I am experienced in reviewing cases including dep...
- Similar Summary: NMS is a rare disease process, so I encounter this rarely, but so do all physicians. No one encounters NMS on a daily or weekly basis.
