Expert Information

Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes

Degree: MD, PHD, MPH

Specialty / Subspecialty:

  • Neurological Surgery

Area of Expertise: Brain tumors, Neurosurgery, Spine surgery, Peripheral nerve surgery, Hydrocephalus, Head trauma, Intracranial hemorrhage, Stroke

Year of Medical Training Completion: 2009

City of Practice: ATLANTA

State of Practice: Georgia

Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes

Type of Practice: Academic

  • Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 10
  • Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 10
  • Testified in a Trial For the Defendent:
  • Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff:

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

  • $1000
  • $1000

Independent Medical Examination:

Independent Medical Examination with written report

  • Per Hour: $1000

Deposition in office:

Deposition: Discovery/Evidence

  • First two hours: $2000
  • For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: -
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $1000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $1000

Trial (InState):

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

Trial (Out of State):

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

Case Responses

Failure to do duraplasty during decompression for Chiari I (Case #264)

  • Medical Probability: 6 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: I regularly treat this condition and perform this surgery often. Duroplasty is often done, but it is not required step in this surgery. It requires careful review of the patient’s symptoms, imaging...
  • Causation Probability: 6 / 10
  • Causation Summary: Please see above response. Most of the time, duraplasty should be performed during a routine Chiari decompression.
  • Expert Summary: I am board certified with over 15 years of academic neurosurgery experience. I have extensive experience in case review. I regularly do cranial surgery including this one.
  • Similar Summary: I get referrals for Chiari malformation want to two times per month. About 50% of these require operative intervention.