Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Ophthalmology
Area of Expertise: retina, retinal detachments, vitreous, endophthalmitis, uveitis, cataract complications, retina tears, diabetic retinopathy
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1982
City of Practice: YONKERS
State of Practice: New York
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Non-Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 3
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 25
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 2
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 7
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
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Residency: -
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Academic / Leadership Information
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Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $600
- $1800
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $600
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $2000
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $1000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $3000
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $1500
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $8000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $8000
- For each additional day: $8000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $4000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $8000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $9800
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $9800
- For each additional day: $9800
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $5000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $9800
Case Responses
Retinal detachment following cataract surgery. (Case #314)
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: preoperative and operative records needed . patient is a high myope and needed a very adeaquate retinal exam both preop and possibly post op . did patient lose vitrous ?? notes needed
- Causation Probability: 6 / 10
- Causation Summary: poor preop exam and possible mistake inOR ???
- Expert Summary: 40 years of p[ractice and teaching as chief of retina in a major teaching hospital voted by my peers into the retinal hall of fame my CV speaks for itself
- Similar Summary: everyday i see and deal with these complications .
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: wrong implant agreed to by both parties and doctor replaced free of charge. PCO is very common and can be fixed wiht an office procedure most of the time unless there are other reasons such as retin...
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: causation and results that are permanent not present here
- Expert Summary: i have been head of a major trauma center for 30 years and teach everyday residents about this I also defend my own malpractice carrier as well as go against them
- Similar Summary: not uncommon to here this as this is one of the many causes for lawsuits
Delayed Diagnosis of Retinal Detachment/Tear (Case #427)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Possible mistake but missed tears and new tears can very likely also be the defense. The surgical procedure offered were appropriate. I feel strongly that you can not prove negligence since both physi...
- Causation Probability: 7 / 10
- Causation Summary: Above Too tough to prove! I woukd not pursue
- Expert Summary: I have been doing it most of my life . I even work for and against my own malpractice carrier
- Similar Summary: Every day Missed breaks are very common plus possibility that a new break developed
Cataract extraction with IOL OD F/T diagnose a retinal detachment across 10 postoperative visits (Case #536)
- Medical Probability: 7 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Was patient complaining? Was patient dilated after cataract done?
- Causation Probability: 7 / 10
- Causation Summary: Failure to diagnose and treat in high risk post op patient
- Expert Summary: Been doing this a long time both defense and ain't iffy Please check my cv
- Similar Summary: Frequently Have seen similar cases like this
First-time bilateral Eylea HD (high-dose aflibercept) intravitreal injections. (Case #537)
- Medical Probability: 5 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: if sterile technique was not used or betadine was not used then malpractice . bilateral not uncommon even first time . enteroccusalmost all go blind .
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: infections happen and every retina specialist has had them . you would have to sho break in sterile technique basically op report should be in chart . if not possible ??
- Expert Summary: been doing this for 40 years and going strong
- Similar Summary: all the time i have seen this which is rare but not always malpractice you have to use 2 different vials for each eye .
Macular Hole caused by YAG Laser Capsulotomy (Case #571)
- Medical Probability: 1 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Known risk of yags is disruption of the vitreous
- Causation Probability: 1 / 10
- Causation Summary: Yags by nature cause disruption and a plasma wave of the vitreous which can cause retinal tears and macular holes
- Expert Summary: I do yags and am a retinal expert on macular holes for many years
- Similar Summary: Very rare but I have seen this happen 3 times. No fault of surgeon I was one of first in the world in 1980 to do yags Not much has changed
