Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: M.D.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Dermatology - Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery
Area of Expertise: Dermatology, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2014
City of Practice: Baton Rouge
State of Practice: Louisiana
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Non-Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant:
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 1
- 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: -
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Fellowship: -
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Academic / Leadership Information
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Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $750
- $3000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $750
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $2000
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $1000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $2000
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $2000
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $9500
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9500
- For each additional day: $9500
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $9500
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $9500
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9500
- For each additional day: $9500
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $9500
Case Responses
Delay in surgery for squamous cell carcinoma? (Case #304)
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: A 3.6 x 3.2cm SCC that is biopsy proven and documented in the medical record does not 'resolve on its own' and not treating it surgically and expeditiously is very likely malpractice. The following vi...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: Please see above. The inadequate treatment offered before Mohs likely led to a delay in definitive surgical treatment which is the standard of care for this lesion.
- Expert Summary: I practice Mohs surgery all day every day. I have treated over 10,000 skin cancers and I am a credible, articulate expert in this exact field.
- Similar Summary: I treat SCC daily and encounter dangerous lesions with metastatic potential several times per month.
Skin lesion ruled out cancer w/ Dermtech. 5 months later, invasive stage 2 melanoma. (Case #466)
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The lesion required a biopsy at initial presentation. Dermtech is not appropriate for a r/o Melanoma. It is a 'decision support tool' not an appropriate diagnostic modality when the pre-test probabili...
- Causation Probability: 7 / 10
- Causation Summary: Delay in diagnosis can cause stage progression of Melanoma resulting in lymph node biopsy and possible dissection as we have here in this case.
- Expert Summary: I am double board certified in Dermatology and Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery and focus almost exclusively on skin cancer in my practice.
- Similar Summary: I have never used Dermtech for this exact reason but I remove Melanomas frequently.
