Expert Information

Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes

Degree: MD

Specialty / Subspecialty:

  • Pediatrics  -  Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Area of Expertise: Safety and Quality

Year of Medical Training Completion: 2008

City of Practice: CLEVELAND

State of Practice: Ohio

Previous Experience As Expert Witness: No

Type of Practice: 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

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Residency: -

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Academic / Leadership Information

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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

  • $400
  • $5000

Independent Medical Examination:

Independent Medical Examination with written report

  • Per Hour: -

Deposition in office:

Deposition: Discovery/Evidence

  • First two hours: $1000
  • For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $450
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $5000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $4000

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

Failure to resuscitate in NICU (Case #276)

  • Medical Probability: 6 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: 1. Surfactant was not given and the mother did not receive antenatal steroids.
  • Causation Probability: 6 / 10
  • Causation Summary: 1. Not giving surfactant. 2. Continuing with the non-invasive mode of ventilation with hypoxia, hypercarbia, and acidosis.
  • Expert Summary: I have practiced at a level III academic center for 10-plus years and trained fellows and residents. I review cases regularly.
  • Similar Summary: I practice in a busy academic center and encounter similar cases regularly.

Newborn has respiratory symptoms prior to DC, no apparent intervention/testing, dies next morning, was 3 days old. (Case #428)

  • Medical Probability: 7 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: Based on the case details provided, there may have been a lapse in the standard of care that could constitute a medical error. The newborn exhibited concerning respiratory symptoms, such as grunting, ...
  • Causation Probability: 8 / 10
  • Causation Summary: There is a strong indication of causation in this case. The nursing staff repeatedly documented the newborn's respiratory symptoms (grunting, nasal flaring, retractions) and flagged them as concerning...
  • Expert Summary: I am well-suited to provide an expert opinion on this case due to my 15 years of experience working in a level 3 academic neonatal center, where I have been directly involved in the care of critically...
  • Similar Summary: In my practice at a level 3 academic neonatal center, cases involving respiratory distress or signs of infection, like pneumonia, are relatively common. Neonates, especially those born at term or near...