Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Neurology - Vascular Neurology
Area of Expertise: Vascular neurology, Stroke, Brain aneurysm, Neurology, Brain hemorrhage, Carotid disease, Vessel dissection, Pseudotumor
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2010
City of Practice: Irvine
State of Practice: California
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: No
Type of Practice: Non-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
Medical School: -
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Residency: -
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Fellowship: -
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Academic / Leadership Information
Highest Academic/Leadership Position Achieved: -
Current Academic Affiliation: -
Distinguishing Achievements
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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
- $550
- $1000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $550
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $1100
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $2000
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $1000
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $1000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: $2000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $2000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $8000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: $2000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $2500
Case Responses
Sphenopalatine and facial artery embolization for recurrent epistaxis results in loss of vision (Case #310)
- Medical Probability: 5 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Inadvertent embolization of other branches is a known bur rare risk of this type of particle embolization procedure for treatment of epistaxis. There are certain precautions one can take to minimize t...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: It is likely that particles embolized to treat the bleeding reached the artery supplying the left eye.
- Expert Summary: I have a decade of experience in performing such cases including a two year ACGME certified fellowship.
- Similar Summary: On average 5 to 10 times per year roughly
Bilateral Blindness after Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Case #338)
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: In retrospect the patient's presentation makes more sense for acute venous sinus thrombosis rather than idiopathic intracranial HTN.. If this was suspected at the initial 10/6 visit anticoagulation wo...
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: It is possible that starting anticoagulation on presentation on 10/6 instead of 10/9 could have lessened the risks of clot propagation, but this can happen even despite appropriate and timely anticoag...
- Expert Summary: I have over a decade of experience with neurovascular diseases and disorders. It's the primary focus of my current clinical work.
- Similar Summary: Commonly, likely 4-5 per year on average over the past ten years
