Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: No
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Emergency Medicine
Area of Expertise: Failure to diagnose, Personal injury, Pain and suffering, Trauma, Heart attack, Stroke, Abdominal emergencies, Emergency medicine
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1991
City of Practice: Austin
State of Practice: Texas
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Non-Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 30
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 30
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 5
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 5
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
- $3000
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): $4000
- For each additional day: $4800
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $4800
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $5000
- For each additional day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $2500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $5000
Case Responses
ER Treatment of Rocephin-Induced Anaphylaxis (Case #379)
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Immediately upon the patient developing symptoms consistent with anaphylaxis he should have been treated with epinephrine, Benadryl, iv steroids, iv fluid bolus. If the patient did not respond to this...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: More likely than not, the patient’s anaphylactic shock could have been successfully treated if medication’s were administered rapidly and in the timely fashion as described above. Had proper trea...
- Expert Summary: I am board certified in Emergency medicine, and have reviewed about 100 cases as a Emergency medicine expert witness on behalf of both plaintiff and defense. In clinical practice, I have frequently an...
- Similar Summary: In Emergency medicine, most emergency physicians encounter anaphylaxis not on a daily or weekly basis but regularly, and at least several times a year during their clinical practice.
54yo M Intoxicated MVC Patient Released Without Head CT; Later Fatal Subdural Hemorrhage (Case #556)
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Patient was discharged with a persistent elevated bp over 180/100 and tachycardia…high risk for hypertensive emergency requiring admission. Discharged with still markedly elevated blood alcohol leve...
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: Failure to diagnose the hemorrhage and control bp led to his death.
- Expert Summary: Board certified in EM. Reviewed over 100 cases to date.
- Similar Summary: MVA and or evaluations of intoxicated patients. Regularly , not daily diagnose patients with intracranial hemorrhage.
13yo left testicular torsion resulting in orchiectomy (Case #589)
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The GU exam was inadequately documented, suggesting it was either not done or a cursory exam which missed critical findings. 1. In a 13-year-old male presenting on Day 1 with acute lower abdominal/...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: The first ED visit was undoubtedly secondary to complaints from testicular tortion.
- Expert Summary: Board certified EM, Ihave reviewed over 100 cases as an expert and testified in deposition, state court, and federal court numerous times.
- Similar Summary: Pediatric evaluation for abdominal pain: daily. Confirmed diagnosis of testicular tortion: multiple times a year.
