Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Internal Medicine
Area of Expertise: Hospital Medicine
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2000
City of Practice: STATEN ISLAND
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: 9
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent:
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 1
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: -
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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
- $2000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: -
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: 4 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: If the patient was on appropriately dosed prophylactic Lovenox and SCDs, then the standard of care was met. If the patient missed a dose of Lovenox or was not dosed properly, then he would be at incr...
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: As above, until a medical error is established, causation is speculative. It remains unclear why PE was not suspected in light of the new onset of shortness of breath and unexplained tachycardia, bot...
- Expert Summary: 20+ years experience as a hospitalist Interim Associate Medical Director of Quality Prior case reviews of missed PE
- Similar Summary: Thankfully not often at all but that is because the diagnosis is suspected, evaluated, and managed in a timely fashion.
