Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: M.D.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Ophthalmology
Area of Expertise: Cataract, Glaucoma
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2011
City of Practice: CHICAGO
State of Practice: Illinois
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
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- 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, only for the defendant
Available to Be Deposed: Yes, only for the defendant
Available to Testify In Trial: Yes, only for the defendant
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: -
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Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $500
- $1000
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
Retinal detachment following cataract surgery. (Case #314)
- Medical Probability: 4 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: It is common for patients with a mature cataract to require a few weeks for visual recovery. The patients initial complaints of decreased vision, irritation/sensitivity, and blood pooling are all par...
- Causation Probability: 4 / 10
- Causation Summary: See above answer. Patient was referred to retina specialist. Timing of referral may have been within standard of care if this was a “macula-off” retinal detachment.
- Expert Summary: I perform about 500 eye surgeries a year including complex cataract and glaucoma cases. I work in a multi-subspecialty Center and collaborate closely with retinal specialists.
- Similar Summary: About once a year I see someone who has developed a retinal detachment after eye surgery.
Cataract surgery with no cataracts? (Case #317)
- Medical Probability: 4 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Examination findings showed evidence of a cataract, which is the nuclear sclerosis. If the patient's vision complaints could be attributed to the cataracts then this would be an indication for surger...
- Causation Probability: 4 / 10
- Causation Summary: Cataract surgery has known risks. If cataract surgery was indicated and the patient was informed of the risks, accepted the risks, and complications were handled appropriately then this all fits withi...
- Expert Summary: I perform over 500 eye surgeries a year including several hundred cataract surgeries with different kinds of lens implants. I practice in a large University referral practice and have encountered and...
- Similar Summary: Once or twice a year we provide care for a patient that states they did not have a good understanding of cataract surgery and associated risks before having the surgery.
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: The documented pre-op plan conflicts with the surgery that was performed. There was no discussion of risks involved with the Panoptix lens prior to the surgery.
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: There are risks associated with multifocal lenses such as the Panoptix. Patients implanted with multifocal lenses should be educated with regards to these risks and then only have these lenses implan...
- Expert Summary: I perform more than 500 cataract surgeries a year with various types of lens implants, including multifocal lenses such as the Panoptix. I am familiar with this type of lens and risks involved. I s...
- Similar Summary: It is very rare for a wrong intraocular lens to be placed.
