Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: MD
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Family Medicine
Area of Expertise: Family Medicine, Academic Medicine, Regulatory Medicine
Year of Medical Training Completion: 1984
City of Practice: Phoenix
State of Practice: Arizona
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 3
- Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 3
- Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 1
- Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 1
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
- $300
- $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
Failure to Diagnose and Inform of Tongue Cancer (Case #425)
- Medical Probability: 10 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: I have reviewed the attached records. The initial CT (2-25-21) was done specifically to assess a lump in the neck - this was not an incidental finding on CT. The cardiologist ordered the 2-25-21 ...
- Causation Probability: 10 / 10
- Causation Summary: Please see above. The findings on the CT are clear including mention of a possible dx of cancer by the radiologist. EP
- Expert Summary: Mature board certified family physician actively practicing since 1984. I have seven years experience (2014-2021) as a physician member of the Arizona Medical Board reviewing cases and making dis...
- Similar Summary: Multple cases as a member of the Arizona Medical Board on delayed and completely missed follow up reporting on lab and imaging results - resulting in patient harm. Happily only very occasional in...
- Medical Probability: 6 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: I have several questions to be able to come to a more clear conclusion as to whether med error or negligence occured on the initial ER visit: 1. Were other rule out sespis labs ordered during the fir...
- Causation Probability: 5 / 10
- Causation Summary: The Dec 9 visit was a point-in-time assessment of this person's clinical status. The assessment by the ER doc was presumably, that this patient did not have an acute abdomen warranting admission to th...
- Expert Summary: I have praticed family medicine in academic settings (residency training programs) for most of my career. I currently teach family medicine residents and also medcial students in the ambulatory settin...
- Similar Summary: I have supervised care for similar cases over the years, both from a persepctive of initial evaluation of post-partum abdominal pain, and evaluation of similar patients who are following up after ER v...
