Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Area of Expertise: Trauma, Fractures, Education
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2004
City of Practice: CHARLOTTE
State of Practice: North Carolina
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: No
Training and Additional Credentials
Medical School: -
Year of Completion: -
Residency: -
Year of Completion: -
Fellowship: -
Year of Completion: -
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Professor and Program Director
Current Academic Affiliation: UNC Charlotte SOM
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: Multiple
Number of Publications on PubMed: 250
Professional Organizations: AAOS, OTA, AWS, ACS, AOA, EOA...
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $1250
- $3000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $2500
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $3300
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $1875
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $3000
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $3300
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $7000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $7000
- For each additional day: $7000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $3500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $3300
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $9999
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $7000
- For each additional day: $7000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $3500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $3300
Case Responses
Tibia Closed Reduction Intramedullary rod nail fixation, Plafund Fixation of nondisplaced fracture. (Case #568)
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The surgeon ordered IV pain medication on POD #1. He did not see the patient despite being called by nursing about pain. There should be an exam by an APP at the minimum as compartment syndrome cannot...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: There was a 21 degree malrotation from the IMN procedure. There was also healing issues. The surgeon controls the reduction-which resulted in malrotation and nonunion. There was a revision surgery ...
- Expert Summary: I am an orthopaedic trauma surgeon with 25 years of experience. I am well published with over 260 peer reviewed publications. Thus I am aware of standard of care and current techniques.
- Similar Summary: Tibial nailing is a common procedure I perform on a regular basis with over 400-500 cases annually and regular IMN of tibial shaft fractures.
