Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: M.D.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Pain Medicine
Area of Expertise: Spine, Pain, Injury, Radiofrequency Ablation, Epidural Steroid Injection, Auto Accident, Life Care Plan, Future Medicals
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2009
City of Practice: Covington
State of Practice: Louisiana
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Non-Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 20
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 100
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 1
- 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: -
Professional Organizations: -
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $-
- $-
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $3200
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $4000
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $2000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $4000
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $4000
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $9000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9000
- For each additional day: $9000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $9000
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
Wrong-level kyphoplasty (Case #253)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Difficult to say without seeing imaging. Depending on patients condition, it can be very difficult to get accurate counts on imaging studies. Also there can be radiology errors on counting vertbrae,...
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: In this age group, osteoporosis affects many vertebra, not only one single level. If the wrong level was treated, there is not necessarily an injury or damages. In most cases, the damages would be mo...
- Expert Summary: I have performed > 70 kyphoplasty in private practice.
- Similar Summary: Rarely, if ever, have i seen a wrong-level kypho. In addition i have personally performed prophylactic kyphoplasty, knowing there would be a fracture there in the future (preventative)
