Expert Information
Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes
Degree: M.D.
Specialty / Subspecialty:
- Neurology - Neurocritical Care
Area of Expertise: Stroke, Traumatic brain injury (TBi), Seizure, Trigeminal neuralgia, Hemorrhagic stroke, Post stroke recovery, Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Year of Medical Training Completion: 2018
City of Practice: Northville
State of Practice: Michigan
Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes
Type of Practice: Non-Academic
- Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 1
- 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, 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: -
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Residency: -
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Fellowship: -
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Academic / Leadership Information
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Number of Publications on PubMed: -
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Fee Schedule
Medical Record Review:
Review of Medical Records, Review of Additional Materials, additional office consultation
- $500
- $1500
Independent Medical Examination:
Independent Medical Examination with written report
- Per Hour: $500
Deposition in office:
Deposition: Discovery/Evidence
- First two hours: $2000
- For each Additional hour or any portion thereof: -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled disposition): $2500
- Cancellation fee (less than 7 days notice): $1500
Trial (InState):
- Initial day: $6000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- For each additional day: $2000
- Cancellation fee (less than 72 hours notice): -
- Retainer (due 14 days prior to scheduled trial): $1500
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
59yo F to ER for L sided weakness, dx new CVA, not seen by neurology for 5 days. (Case #384)
- Medical Probability: 4 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Yes the consult paradigm at this hospital is in serious need of work however in terms of medical treatment, I do not see a clear error. Changing from aspirin to clopidogrel/plavix earlier is unlikely ...
- Causation Probability: 4 / 10
- Causation Summary: Theres no way to prove that her worsening was due to a medical error as opposed to the natural progression of her stroke
- Expert Summary: Fellowship trained, triple board-certified Vascular and Neurocritical Care Neurologist with a decade of clinical experience in inpatient/outpatient, Neuro ICU and telemedicine settings at JC-certified...
- Similar Summary: I see stroke on a daily basis, I fortunately am not involved in cases where there has been a significant delay in care such as this one.
Delay in diagnosis of TIA/impending stroke, failure to treat? (Case #404)
- Medical Probability: 5 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Given that he woke up with the symptoms it would depend when he fell asleep or was last “normal”,” however most likely he presented out of the window (4.5 hours) for thrombolytics. In terms of t...
- Causation Probability: 4 / 10
- Causation Summary: The delay in stroke diagnosis would not have changed clinical management in most clinical scenarios as described in the previous answer.
- Expert Summary: I am a triple board certified neurologist, stroke and neuro ICU specialist with a decade of clinical experience. I currently am a full time inpatient stroke physician.
- Similar Summary: 1-2 a week (posterior circulation stroke with fluctuating symptoms)
59yo F Pipeline Stent Complication Causing Bilateral Blindness (Case #520)
- Medical Probability: 4 / 10
- Medical Error Summary: Orbital hematomas are not a common complication of endovascular stenting. There are rare case reports of this, the first one reported in 2004 (https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(04)00553-7/abstrac...
- Causation Probability: 4 / 10
- Causation Summary: Unless it can be demonstrated that there was some ocular trauma (positioning, taping etc) during the procedure, there is unlikely to be causation in the scenario.
- Expert Summary: I am a fellowship trained, triple board-certified Vascular and Neurocritical Care Neurologist with a decade of clinical experience in inpatient/outpatient, Neuro ICU and telemedicine settings at JC-ce...
- Similar Summary: I have never encountered a case like this, this case is worth writing up for a journal.
