Expert Information

Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes

Degree: MD

Specialty / Subspecialty:

  • Internal Medicine  -  Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine  -  Interventional Cardiology

Area of Expertise: Cardiovascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

Year of Medical Training Completion: 2011

City of Practice: Torrance

State of Practice: California

Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes

Type of Practice: Academic

  • Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 1
  • Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff:
  • 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

  • $625
  • $2500

Independent Medical Examination:

Independent Medical Examination with written report

  • Per Hour: -

Deposition in office:

Deposition: Discovery/Evidence

  • First two hours: $1450
  • For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $725
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $2500
  • Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $2500

Trial (InState):

  • Initial day: $6000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $3000
  • For each additional day: $6000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $1500
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $5000

Trial (Out of State):

  • Initial day: $8000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $4000
  • For each additional day: $8000
  • Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2500
  • Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $5000

Case Responses

Delay in Treatment of Heart Attack (Case #305)

  • Medical Probability: 7 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: it appears that the patient underwent cardiac catheterization Friday 1/28. Depending on the severity of the anatomy and how the patients ventricle responded a case could have been made to push for ur...
  • Causation Probability: 7 / 10
  • Causation Summary: Not all the data was provided but if there was clear escalation in symptoms than this patient with deterioration of LV function than a consideration for more urgent revascularization could be been mad...
  • Expert Summary: I have been been practicing now 12 years in a large public teach academic hospital. I have an expert in CAD/MI.
  • Similar Summary: This is a common case presentation. We often push for urgent revascularization. If CABG not possible then I take for emergent PCI.