Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Internal Medicine
Area of Expertise: Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Hypertension, Diabetes
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1984
City of Practice: BRONX
State of Practice: New York
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant:
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 8
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 1
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 5
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
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Residency: -
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Academic / Leadership Information
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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: -
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): -
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): -
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: -
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: -
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): -
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: -
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: -
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): -
Case Responses
DVT resulting in death (Case #252)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Patient with pathology proven adenocarcinoma of the appendix-at risk for hypercoagulable state due to carcinoma. Undergoes a hemicolectomy and complains of new onset shortness of breath. One must imme...
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: Due to the failure to rule out a pulmonary embolus in a patient that had undergone a prolonged surgical procedure and complains of new onset shortness of breath,the patient did not receive appropriate...
- Expert Summary: I have reviewed over 60 medical records over the past seven-to -eight years ,including several cases in which pulmonary embolism was not diagnosed in a timely manner,resulting in the death of the pati...
- Similar Summary: In my practice,never,but in the review of many other outside cases,unfortunately too many.
Death After Bowel Obstruction (Case #345)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Patient has a history of a surgically repaired hernia. Complains of abdominal pain and projectile vomiting. A small bowel obstruction is the leading diagnosis. Needed to have emergent CT scan of the a...
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: The failure to timely consider a small bowel obstruction in a man who underwent prior abdominal surgery and now presents with abdominal pain and projectile vomiting caused the bowel to become gangreno...
- Expert Summary: I have dealt with way too many cases in which a failure to timely diagnose a patient's alarming symptoms has led to injury and even death. i have reviewed over 50 cases,many of which involve a failur...
- Similar Summary: Occasionally we see patients who present with abdominal pain and vomiting, and promptly take them to the Emergency Room for urgent evaluation to rule out bowel obstruction.
Post cervical laminectomy, possible delayed diagnosis of CSF infection (Case #441)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Patient with cervical spine laminectomy develops increasing WBC count as he is being discharged..No attempt made to evaluate the spinal fluid for infection. Certainly developed a hospital acquired inf...
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: Lack of appropriate evaluation of a rising WBC delayed the diagnosis of a CSF infection and led to a delay in appropriated treatment of bone infection.
- Expert Summary: I have been reviewing medical malpractice cases since 2012. Between 60-80 cases in total. I am well aware of cases in which inappropriate evaluation of infection leads to systemic infection and furthe...
- Similar Summary: I do see occasional cases that are admitted to the inpatient service.
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Foreign body lodged in bronchus. Poor ostomy placement Abdominal infection next to ostomy. Lack of nutrition for over one week. Pressuring family to make an otherwise functioning person a DNR.
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: Foreign body in bronchus ultimately led to hypoxia respiratory failure.
- Expert Summary: I have reviewed over 60 cases over the past 12-13 years, many which involve negligence similar to this case.
- Similar Summary: In my practice it is exceedingly rare to come across cases that involve such obvious areas of negligence.
Potential negligent treatment of acute pancreatitis resulting in multiorgan failure. (Case #575)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Not appreciating that a lipase level of over 59000 and a Hct of 55 are consistent with acute pancreatitis. No use of recommended Lactated Ringers solution. Inadequate volume resuscitation. Failure ...
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: The lack of appropriate volume resuscitation along with failure to get urgent GI,Surgery and Nephrology consults resulted in multi organ compromise.
- Expert Summary: I have reviewed over 60 medical malpractice cases over the past 13 years and am well aware of medical negligence/ medical malpractice.
- Similar Summary: Thankfully nothing this extreme has been seen in my practice.
