Expert Information

Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes

Degree: MD

Specialty / Subspecialty:

  • Family Medicine

Area of Expertise: Family Medicine

Year of Medical Training Completion: 1983

City of Practice: PANORAMA CITY

State of Practice: California

Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes

Type of Practice: Academic

  • Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant:
  • Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 5
  • Testified in a Trial For the Defendent:
  • Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 3

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

  • $600
  • $2400

Independent Medical Examination:

Independent Medical Examination with written report

  • Per Hour: -

Deposition in office:

Deposition: Discovery/Evidence

  • First two hours: $1200
  • For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $600
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $2400
  • Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $2400

Trial (InState):

  • Initial day: $4800
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $4800
  • For each additional day: $4800
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2400
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $4800

Trial (Out of State):

  • Initial day: $4800
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $4800
  • For each additional day: $4800
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2400
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $4800

Case Responses

Death After Bowel Obstruction (Case #345)

  • Medical Probability: 6 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: coffee ground emesis is c/w gi bleed and alone warranted ER evaluation--warfarin raises the risk of GI bleeding and if a bleed occurs patients decline rapidly Projectile vomiting may be red flag of o...
  • Causation Probability: 6 / 10
  • Causation Summary: if hypotensive from gi bleed then direct relationship established if ER eval for gi bleed led to successful resuscitation/stabilization then workup likely would have revealed the pathology found at a...
  • Expert Summary: Years of experience in management of elderly chronically ill patients as well as med mal expert witness experience.
  • Similar Summary: do not go to nursing home or exteded care facilities

**Req Family Medicine who works as ER provider** 25yo F possible missed post-c-section infection, abnormal CT. (Case #471)

  • Medical Probability: 7 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: Given gas in endometrial cavity consider PID or acute endometritis. Pelvic exam and prob gyn consult indicated. Likely would have admitted. Consider urine and blood cultures, ask about recent gyn p...
  • Causation Probability: 6 / 10
  • Causation Summary: uterine gas needs to be explained and uti does not explain
  • Expert Summary: ER or primary care physician with ER, urgent care or lots of outpatient experience.
  • Similar Summary: lower abdominal pain and fever is a frequent complaint in the outpatient office I see patients and teach residents, med students