Expert Information

Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes

Degree: MD

Specialty / Subspecialty:

  • Surgery (General Surgery)

Area of Expertise: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Year of Medical Training Completion: 2013

City of Practice: Livingston

State of Practice: New Jersey

Previous Experience As Expert Witness: No

Type of Practice: Non-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: Yes, for either the defendant or the plaintiff

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: -

Current Academic Affiliation: -

Distinguishing Achievements

Awards: -

Number of Publications on PubMed: -

Professional Organizations: -

Fee Schedule

Medical Record Review:

Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation

  • $250
  • $-

Independent Medical Examination:

Independent Medical Examination with written report

  • Per Hour: -

Deposition in office:

Deposition: Discovery/Evidence

  • First two hours: $800
  • For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $400
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $800
  • Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $500

Trial (InState):

  • Initial day: $800
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $500
  • For each additional day: $800
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $800

Trial (Out of State):

  • Initial day: $1000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $800
  • For each additional day: $1000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $500
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $1000

Case Responses

Patient with history of prior abdominal surgery, dies during laparoscopic procedure. End tidal co2 dropped immediately after a Veress needle was inserted into the peritoneum. (Case #452)

  • Medical Probability: 6 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: Given the patient’s multiple medical co-morbidities and prior surgery for obstruction, she would have benefited from a more in depth pre operative risk stratification work up. Additionally, the ...
  • Causation Probability: 6 / 10
  • Causation Summary: This patient appears to be a high risk patient for both general anesthesia and surgery. With her co-morbid conditions, she warranted a more extensive pre-operative evaluation and risk stratification.
  • Expert Summary: I am double boarded in both general surgery and complex surgical oncology. I have been in practice for over 10 years with thousands of gastrointestinal cases completed while currently practicing at a ...
  • Similar Summary: Quite often. We tend to operate on many high risk patients, which greatly increases the risks of surgery. Thorough evaluation and discussion of risks with the patient prior to operative intervention i...