Expert Information

Currently engaged in clinical practice: Yes

Degree: MD

Specialty / Subspecialty:

  • Orthopaedic Surgery

Area of Expertise: Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma, Spine injury, Spine surgery

Year of Medical Training Completion: 1999

City of Practice: Winnemucca

State of Practice: Nevada

Previous Experience As Expert Witness: Yes

Type of Practice: Non-Academic

  • Deposition(s) Given For the Defendant: 50
  • Deposition(s) Given For the Plaintiff: 20
  • Testified in a Trial For the Defendent: 30
  • Testified in a Trial For the Plaintiff: 5

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

  • $750
  • $1500

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

62yo F Total R Hip Arthoplasty, immediate pain/foot drop symptoms. Poss delay in treatment. (Case #401)

  • Medical Probability: 9 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: Failure to recognize and adddress peroneal nerve injury after joint replacement surgery
  • Causation Probability: 7 / 10
  • Causation Summary: Injury was not addressed by surgeon in post operative period - was the hip made too long or was damage done to the nerve during surgery.
  • Expert Summary: Significant experience in joint replacement surgery and extensive experience in medical legal cases but no significant history in med mal cases.
  • Similar Summary: Never. Experienced a nerve injury during joint replacement surgery but extensive knowledge of how to deal with this postoperatively

Too large Femoral Component for Total Knee Arthroplasty (Case #402)

  • Medical Probability: 5 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: It is unclear from the records why the femoral component contributed to any symptoms. The nonresurfaced patella could be causing pain and if there was significant arthritis on the patella, not resurf...
  • Causation Probability: 6 / 10
  • Causation Summary: If the patella should have been resurfaced (does not need to be in all cases), then this would cause pain for the patient.
  • Expert Summary: Significant knee replacement experience.
  • Similar Summary: Rarely. I do perform many knee replacements, but few revisions.

Sciatic Nerve Injury post total hip, full loss of function (Case #446)

  • Medical Probability: 6 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: The cause of the posterior wall fracture and need for second surgery is concerning. It suggests improper reaming of the acetabulum. Would need to see imaging to confirm.
  • Causation Probability: 6 / 10
  • Causation Summary: Second surgery, probably unnecessary had improper reaming not have occurred, would have prevented injury to the sciatic nerve.
  • Expert Summary: I am not a good expert for this case.
  • Similar Summary: I do not encounter this is my practice.

Nicked lung during Kyphoplasty procedure. (Case #449)

  • Medical Probability: 8 / 10
  • Medical Error Summary: The needle should always be in bone. Damage the the pleural means the needle was not within bone.
  • Causation Probability: 8 / 10
  • Causation Summary: Placement of the needle led to puncture.
  • Expert Summary: Experience with kyphoplasty and in court
  • Similar Summary: I do kyphoplasty 2-5 times a year.