Expert Information

Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes

Degree: MD, PHD

Specialty / Subspecialty:

  • Surgery (General Surgery)  -  Transplant Surgery

Area of Expertise: Transplant surgery, Hepatopancreobiliary surgery, Access Surgery for ESRD, General Surgery for ESLD, Laparoscopic surgery, Donor surgery, Nutcracker Vein syndrome, Core muscle injury

Year of Medical Training Completion: 1997

City of Practice: Philadelphia

State of Practice: Pennsylvania

Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes

Type of Practice: Academic

  • Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 1
  • Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 1
  • 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: 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: Temple University

Year of Completion: 1983

Residency: MUSC

Year of Completion: 1996

Fellowship: Johns Hopkins

Year of Completion: 1998

Academic / Leadership Information

Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery

Current Academic Affiliation: Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery

Distinguishing Achievements

Awards: See CV

Number of Publications on PubMed: 249

Professional Organizations: ASTS, AASLD, ASA, AMA, AHBPA, UNOS

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: $1250

Deposition in office:

Deposition: Discovery/Evidence

  • First two hours: $3000
  • For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $1500
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $5000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $1000

Trial (InState):

  • Initial day: $9000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2500
  • For each additional day: $9000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2500
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $3000

Trial (Out of State):

  • Initial day: $9000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2500
  • For each additional day: $9000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2500
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $5000

Case Responses

Inadvertent pre-op CMV mismatch for kidney transplant, CMV+ 3 months later. (Case #467)

  • Medical Probability: 5 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: I would need more details, however, CMV status can change. Given that though and given they used Campath this patient would be considered intermediate risk at lease. This will in part depend on Flo...
  • Causation Probability: 6 / 10
  • Causation Summary: This is possible given it appears they did not use the optimized valcyte dose and time of use. Need more details again here.
  • Expert Summary: I have 27 years experience dealing with this issue. I have a PhD in immunology. I have published and been the PI for a number of CMV trials.
  • Similar Summary: Daily we encounter this decision tree and management.