Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree:
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Plastic Surgery
Area of Expertise: Breast surgery, Liposuction, Face surgery, Body surgery, Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1996
City of Practice: Richmond
State of Practice: Virginia
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Non-Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 12
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 18
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 6
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 4
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: -
Year of Completion: -
Residency: -
Year of Completion: -
Fellowship: -
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Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: -
Current Academic Affiliation: -
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: -
Number of Publications on PubMed: -
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Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $500
- $1000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $500
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $1200
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $600
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $1200
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $1200
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $8000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $8000
- For each additional day: $8000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $5000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $8000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $9999
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9999
- For each additional day: $9999
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9999
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $9999
Case Responses
Rupture of breast implant following kenalog injection (Case #125)
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Based on the history, the Kenalog injections caused the implant rupture. Normally injecting keloid scars requires the injection to be intradermal. The implant can usually be moved out of the way to ...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: The patient did not have any issues with volume prior to the injection. After the injection, the implant was noted to decrease in volume only. Thus establishing a cause and effect.
- Expert Summary: I have performed over 6000 breast augmentations and also inject keloids on a regular basis.
- Similar Summary: I encounter cases similar to this every couple of years. It is not common to have the implant ruptured by an injection. Bu, it does happen.
