Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: M.D.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology
Area of Expertise: pediatric cardiology
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1998
City of Practice: MEMPHIS
State of Practice: Tennessee
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant:
- 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: Baylor College of Medicine
Year of Completion: 1991
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Year of Completion: 1994
Fellowship: UCLA
Year of Completion: 1998
Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: Associate Professor
Current Academic Affiliation: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Distinguishing Achievements
Awards: -
Number of Publications on PubMed: -
Professional Organizations: AAP, ACC, American Society of Echocardiography, Association of Pediatric Program Directors
Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $350
- $500
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: -
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: -
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): -
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): -
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
Deceased 2 week old (Case #307)
- Medical Probability: 4 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The diagnosis of aortic valve stenosis appeared timely and the cardiac catheterization was uneventful. It is not uncommon where the gradient across the valve initially was in mild range then a week l...
- Causation Probability: 4 / 10
- Causation Summary: It sounds like TTP was diagnosed fairly quickly however the patient had already experienced a number of complications including renal failure. Patient was not tolerating CRRT. Perhaps plasma infusio...
- Expert Summary: I am a pediatric cardiologist with ~24 years experience in academic and private setting.
- Similar Summary: We see patients with aortic valve stenosis fairly commonly. We are very familiar with issues that can occur following cardiac catheterization. TTP is fairly uncommon but we are very familiar with se...
Newborn with AVCD repair has multiple post-op complications, dies at 15 months old. (Case #440)
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The pt developed heart failure first post op night. This is either related to sepsis or potentially post bypass SIRS. The surgical repair appears intact on TEE and autopsy. Karius testing revealed ...
- Causation Probability: 6 / 10
- Causation Summary: Perhaps the patient should not have been extubated so soon after surgery. It does not say was the patient on inotropic support? Aside from lactic acidosis, were there others signs of low cardiac outp...
- Expert Summary: More than 25 years in pediatric cardiology in academic and private setting. I primarily work in pediatric echocardiography and TEE.
- Similar Summary: We have an active full service CVICU with many similar pts.
8yo ECMO Cannulation complicated by tamponade, death (Case #511)
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Cardiac perforation is a well known complication during VV ECMO cannulation. It is not specifically named in the case, but I suspect they used an Avalon cannula where the tip should be positioned in ...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: The cardiac perforation immediately preceded the death of this child. I reviewed the answers you provided. I would need to review echo images to provide any more detail. Without autopsy will not kn...
- Expert Summary: Pediatric cardiologist with more than 25 years experience in academic and private setting. Senior member of noninvasive cardiac imaging lab in an academic children's hospital.
- Similar Summary: Pediatric and neonatal ECMO is performed commonly in our facility.
