Expert Information

Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes

Degree: MD

Specialty / Subspecialty:

  • Ophthalmology

Area of Expertise: Trauma, Cataract, Cornea, Cornea transplant, Dry eye, Chemical burns, Eye injury/surgery

Year of Medical Training Completion: 2004

City of Practice: PITTSBURGH

State of Practice: Pennsylvania

Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes

Type of Practice: Non-Academic

  • Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 2
  • Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 3
  • 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: -

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

  • $500
  • $2000

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

Cataract surgery with no cataracts? (Case #317)

  • Medical Probability: 4 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: The physician clearly documented mild nuclear sclerosis. Nuclear sclerosis is a type of cataract. Therefore it is documented that the patient has cataracts. Whether he/she was truthful in documenta...
  • Causation Probability: 4 / 10
  • Causation Summary: If nuclear sclerosis was present, the patient had cataracts by definition.
  • Expert Summary: I am an experienced cataract surgeon in practice since 2004.
  • Similar Summary: Sometimes, although cataracts in 46 year olds are uncommon but definitely possible.

Cataract extraction with IOL OD F/T diagnose a retinal detachment across 10 postoperative visits (Case #536)

  • Medical Probability: 8 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: I would need the complete records but a dilated exam should have been done revealing the RD at some point.
  • Causation Probability: 5 / 10
  • Causation Summary: RD can happen even in a case where nothing went wrong. Early pickup leads to better outcome though.
  • Expert Summary: Cataract surgeon with 21 yrs experience.
  • Similar Summary: Thankfully rarely, but did pick up one postop retinal tear and one RD. Both immediately referred by me to retina with good outcome thankfully. This can happen in any situation to anyone, but early dia...