Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: D.O.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Area of Expertise: fractures, hand, amputations, general orthopedics, fractures, hand, amputations, general orthopedics
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2001
City of Practice: HOLLYWOOD
State of Practice: Florida
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: No
Training and Additional Credentials
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Residency: -
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Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $400
- $1000
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $1500
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $1500
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: $500
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $1500
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $500
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $7500
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $1000
- For each additional day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $1000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $5000
Trial (Out of State):
- Initial day: $7500
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $1000
- For each additional day: $5000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): $1000
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $5000
Case Responses
55yo Male missed/delayed Lisfranc Dx in R foot leading to multiple complications. (Case #387)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: A Lisfranc injury is one that needs to be operated on as soon as possible to avoid secondary midfoot complications. The diagnosis was missed initially by multiple providers and therefore the surgery t...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: Again this should have been treated by surgery urgently and it was not.
- Expert Summary: I have been in practice in general orthopedics for over 25 years. I do not perform this type of surgery but I have seen this injury and the consequences of delayed care.
- Similar Summary: Rarely, do I see this in my office and rarely in the ER.
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Unfortunately without additional information to include whether the patient is a diabetic and if any labs or cultures came back positive for infection it is difficult to answer the question. Also it w...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: as stated above. Again in order to answer these questions appropriately one would need to see the x-rays and CT scans.
- Expert Summary: I have been in practice for over 25 years. My fellowship is in postraumatic issues to include nonunions, malunions and infections.
- Similar Summary: Rarely but I have seen them from other physicians.
62yo F Total R Hip Arthoplasty, immediate pain/foot drop symptoms. Poss delay in treatment. (Case #401)
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Yes, the surgery comes with risks of nerve and vessel damage. It is about 1.5%. The patient had symptoms on POD #1 therefore the nerve was injured or cut during the surgery. The EMG at 6 weeks shows n...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: Yes, as stated the nerve if retracted and protected during this surgery should not be injured. The patient thought at 6 months post surgery should have a repeat EMG to see if there is any change in th...
- Expert Summary: I have been doing partial hip replacements for fractures over 25 years. I perform the posterior incision on all my cases. In all my years I have never injured the nerve. This is a rare complication wh...
- Similar Summary: I have never encountered this issue in over 25 years of practice.
Too large Femoral Component for Total Knee Arthroplasty (Case #402)
- Medical Probability: 8 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Controversy: supporting patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty – do it Abstract Patellar resurfacing during total knee arthroplasty remains a controversial topic. Some surgeons routi...
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: The research shows that the patients post operative pain and (possible loss of motion) can be due to both not resurfacing the patella and/or too large a femoral component.
- Expert Summary: I do not perform total knee replacements but I do see patients who have had knee replacements and do deal with their issues.
- Similar Summary: Rarely, since I do not perform knee replacements.
59yo male has foot surgery, has subsequent Achilles rupture (Case #413)
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: According to the peer reviewed articles reviewed the chance of an achilles rupture after an appropriately performed Strayer procedure almost never occurs.
- Causation Probability: 8 / 10
- Causation Summary: The patient had multiple procedures performed at the same time. Normally this procedure is performed for documented relevant gastrocnemius equinus contracture. Based on the multiple procedures and foo...
- Expert Summary: I have seen this problem in my practice and patients do well with physical therapy and rare.y succumb to this surgery.
- Similar Summary: Sometimes. I have not performed this procedure myself but have seen patients with the problem.
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: If compartment syndrome is even suspected pressures should have been taken of the compartments ASAP. Compartment syndrome is one of the few orthopedic emergencies.
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: Diagnosis and Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome Osborn, Patrick M. MD; Schmidt, Andrew H. MD Author Information Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 29(5):p 183-188, March...
- Expert Summary: I have been practicing general orthopedics for over 25 years. I have seen and treated compartment syndrome over the years.
- Similar Summary: This is not a common complication and or diagnosis. But when it is even suspected compartment pressures and frequent physical exams must be performed to avoid permanent complications.
Ultrasound guided carpal tunnel surgery (Case #492)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: First of all the physician performing the surgery was not either an orthopedic surgeon or orthopedic specialist or Plastic Surgeon fellowship trained in hand. The surgery is never done under ultras...
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: The transaction of the median nerve was definitively caused during the time of the surgery. This is basically an irreversible injury, despite the fact that the graft was used to try to improve the fun...
- Expert Summary: I have been in practice for over 25 years. I have performed multiple carpal tunnel releases over the years.
- Similar Summary: I have never heard of a case where the median nerve was completely transected. I have heard of cases where the motor branch of the median nerve was transected, but not the median nerve in its entirety...
Ankle pseudoaneurysm after surgery (Case #502)
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: It appears based on the information that during the procedure either a portal or by using the scope or shaver there was damage done to the artery. This is a rare complication but should be dealt wit...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: If possible complications and risks of the procedure were not clearly discussed with the patient prior to surgery. Also if a thorough exam and identification of the pulse on the ankle was not identifi...
- Expert Summary: I have been in practice as a general orthopedic surgeon for over 25 years.
- Similar Summary: I have not encountered this issue in practice.
Tibia Closed Reduction Intramedullary rod nail fixation, Plafund Fixation of nondisplaced fracture. (Case #568)
- Medical Probability: 9 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: When the physician was placing the nail he/she should have been cognizant of the rotation of the foot before putting any of the screws in to lock the nail in place. He/she also should have checked the...
- Causation Probability: 9 / 10
- Causation Summary: The rotational deformity was causally related to the fracture pattern and the operative procedure.
- Expert Summary: My fellowship is in post-traumatic reconstruction, ie, non unions, malunions etc. I have also been in a general orthopedic practice over 25 years.
- Similar Summary: Once in a while but I am knowledgeable on this topic.
