Plaintiffs’ Medical Malpractice Experts Directory

Below is a list of plaintiffs’ medical malpractice experts.

We have been working to piece together information on medical experts in different types of tort cases. Most of these are medical malpractice experts, but we are trying to cover the landscape of experts that you need in any tort claim requiring medical testimony.

The genesis of this idea is that it is hard for both sides to find experts in these cases. We respect the work of these expert search companies. They are providing a service that some lawyers need. But for most of us, paying someone to find us expert witnesses is just silly in 2026. Information should be free. So we have started this project and are trying to keep building it as we go.

Also, in the interests of full disclosure, we do not include on this list experts that our law firm has used in the past. Many experts are probably entirely pleased to be included on any list of experts because that is how they get work. But many of our experts are treating doctors who stepped in to help out their patient, in our case, or because they saw a rare tragedy and felt they must speak up. So we do not want anyone thinking that by working with us, it means your name is on a list we prepare and provide to the public.

• Anesthesiology
• Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery
• Colon Rectal Surgery
• Critical Care Medicine
• Dental Surgery
• Economic Damages
• Emergency Room Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Geriatrics/Nursing Home
• Hematology
• Hospital Management/Administration
• Hospital Medicine
• Infectious Disease
• Internist
• Life Care Planning
• Neurology
• Neonatology
• Neuropsychology
• Neurosurgery
• Nursing Home Experts
• OB/GYN
• Oncology
• Orthopedic
• Pain Management
• Pathology
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacy / Medication Safety
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Radiology
• Surgery
• Urology
• Vascular Surgery
• Vocational Rehabilitation

Anesthesiology

• Martin Howard Dauber: Chicago-based anesthesiologist who has testified in a number of cases, including brain injury from anesthesiology errors. Dr. Dauber is also an expert in critical care. He has testified as an expert for plaintiffs and defendants.
• Alan D. Kaye: Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Kaye also has a Ph.D. in pharmacology. He has written over 200 book chapters and manuscripts on pulmonary vascular pharmacology and anesthesiology. He has testified in cases involving improper epidural placement, failure to plan and manage patient intraoperative fluids, and in a number of diet drug cases.
• James M. Pepple: An anesthesiologist and pediatrician at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He has testified in cases involving negligence in placement and monitoring of a thoracic epidural, negligence in permitting decedent to aspirate stomach acids prior to surgery, negligent use of a post-surgery interscalen block, improper implementation of a biventricular cardioverter device, and in a number of cases where blindness or hypoxia resulted as a consequence of a poor plan or monitoring of anesthesia.
• Jeffery S. Plotkin: Director of Transplant Anesthesiology and Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery at Georgetown. Has been named in a few Maryland cases. Not a frequent flyer expert by any stretch.
• John (“Hans”) W. Schweiger: A professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the University of South Florida, Dr. Schweiger has been in private practice for the last ten years in South Florida, where he divides his time between the operating room and the intensive care unit. He is board-certified in anesthesiology, critical care medicine, and pain medicine. He has testified in cases involving:
  • obstetrical patient with reactive airway disease and suffered an injury during childbirth
  • inadequate ventilation during a leg operation for juvenile diabetes, which resulted in a death
  • failure to diagnose and treat her placenta percreta that resulted in death ($15 million verdict)

Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery

• Arthur Calick: Cardiologist in Huntington Beach, California, who has been named in a few malpractice cases. He has been in practice for over 50 years. He was named as an expert in a California case involving the use of heparin during a coronary angiogram and bypass surgery that led to thrombocytopenia and a bilateral leg amputation case that settled for $800,000 in 2014.
• Heather Lynn Bloom: Dr. Bloom is the Director of Electrophysiology Services at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, and is an assistant professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, where she teaches fellows. She is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology.
• Bruce Charash: Board-certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, Dr. Charash is a cardiologist in Westbury, New York. He received his medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University in 1981. He has testified in cases involving clinical cardiology.
• Tyrone Krause: A thoracic and cardiac surgeon in Newark, New Jersey. Attended medical school in New York. He has been in practice for nearly 30 years.
• Deepak Bhakta: Cardiologist and clinical cardiac electrophysiologist affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Krannert Institute of Cardiology in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Bhakta is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. His work focuses on heart rhythm disorders, electrophysiology procedures, and the management of complex cardiovascular conditions.
• Winston Campbell Patterson: Cardiologist and internal medicine physician specializing in cardiovascular diseases and health care administration. Dr. Patterson is affiliated with the UAMS Health Heart Center and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has also held academic and clinical affiliations with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and the UNC McAllister Heart Institute. His work focuses on cardiovascular medicine, clinical research, and health system leadership.

Colon Rectal Surgeon

• Henry W. Eisenberg: Board-certified in colon and rectal surgery since 1975. He is licensed in Ohio and currently practices as the Director of Health and Wellness Services at Cleveland State University. He was a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve.
• Marc Aaron Levitt, M.D.: Pediatric surgeon and colorectal surgery specialist based in Washington, District of Columbia. Dr. Levitt is internationally recognized for treating complex pediatric colorectal conditions including anorectal malformations, Hirschsprung disease, and other congenital disorders of the colon and rectum. His work includes surgical management of pediatric colorectal disorders and evaluation of complex gastrointestinal conditions in children. He has held affiliations with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Schneider Children’s Hospital, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
• Ralph Silverman, M.D.: Board-certified colon and rectal surgeon based in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Silverman specializes in colorectal surgery involving diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus, including colorectal cancer, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and complex anorectal conditions. His clinical work includes surgical management of colorectal disorders and evaluation of complications related to gastrointestinal and colorectal procedures. He has been affiliated with SSM Health and the Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

Critical Care Medicine

• Ramzy Husam Rimawi, M.D.: Physician specializing in critical care medicine, infectious diseases, and internal medicine based in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Rimawi treats complex infectious diseases and critically ill patients and has experience evaluating medical management of severe infections, sepsis, and intensive care treatment. His professional affiliations include Emory University Hospital Midtown and the Emory University School of Medicine.
• Steve Henry Salzman, M.D.: Physician specializing in pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, sleep medicine, and internal medicine based in Long Island City, New York. Dr. Salzman has extensive experience treating patients with complex pulmonary and respiratory conditions and managing critically ill patients in intensive care settings. His work includes evaluating respiratory failure, ventilator management, and pulmonary complications in medical malpractice and critical care litigation. He has been affiliated with NYU Winthrop Hospital, Winthrop Pulmonary Associates, Beth Israel Medical Center, and the Stony Brook–SUNY School of Medicine.
• Lisa Tracy Wollman, M.D.: Physician specializing in anesthesiology and critical care medicine based in Westwood, Massachusetts. Dr. Wollman has experience reviewing complex medical cases involving anesthesia care, perioperative management, and critical care treatment. Her work includes evaluating standards of care, clinical decision making, and complications related to anesthesia and critical care in medical malpractice litigation. She has been affiliated with the APHMFP Department of Anesthesia and Guttman Buschner PLLC.

Dental Surgery

• Michael Wahl: A dental surgeon who received his dental degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Currently has a practice in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Wahl may be the preeminent authority on dental surgery and anticoagulants, as well as dental procedures and endocarditis. He has published extensively on these topics and has provided critical expert testimony in several cases.

Economic Damages

• Gary M. Crakes, Ph.D.: Forensic economist and economic damages expert based in Cheshire, Connecticut. Dr. Crakes holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Connecticut and is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics and Finance at Southern Connecticut State University. He has served as an economic consultant in personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice litigation, analyzing economic loss, earnings capacity, and damages calculations. Dr. Crakes has published extensively on economic issues including damage estimation, health economics, and labor market analysis.
• Kristin Kucsma: Principal and Chief Economist of Sobel Tinari Economics Group in Livingston, New Jersey. Ms. Kucsma holds an M.A. in Economics from Rutgers University and completed doctoral coursework in economics at Rutgers. She specializes in forensic economic analysis including the calculation of economic damages in personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death litigation. Her work focuses on lost earnings, fringe benefits, household services, and loss of guidance and companionship.
• Stan V. Smith, Ph.D.: Forensic economist and economic damages expert based in Dunwoody, Georgia. Dr. Smith is President of Smith Economics Group, Ltd., a consulting firm specializing in economic and financial damages analysis for litigation. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago and has provided expert testimony in thousands of cases involving lost earnings, household services, hedonic damages, and business losses.
• Shael Wolfson, Ph.D.: Forensic economist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Wolfson holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of New Orleans and serves as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Xavier University of Louisiana. He has worked as a consulting forensic economist since 2000, analyzing economic damages in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and employment litigation including lost earning capacity, fringe benefits, household services, and future medical costs.

Emergency Medicine

• Phillip Buttaravolli. Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center and author of Minor Emergencies, a book on ED care.
• Jonathan Philip Bragg Elmer: Physician specializing in emergency medicine, neurocritical care, internal medicine, and critical care medicine. Dr. Elmer is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPP-Emergency Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His work focuses on the treatment of critically ill patients, neurological emergencies, and advanced care in intensive care and emergency department settings.
• Jacek Bronislaw Franaszek: Board-certified in emergency medicine since 2000, he has testified in Illinois and other states in ER negligence cases, tackling such issues as failure to diagnose appendicitis, throat obstruction (Maryland), stroke, testicular torsion, and myocardial infarction.
• Gayle Ann Galan: Physician specializing in emergency medicine and family medicine based in Ohio. Dr. Galan has affiliations with Memorial Health System, Marietta Memorial Hospital, and Selby General Hospital. She has also been associated with Hiram College. Her clinical work focuses on emergency department care and the treatment of acute medical conditions.
• David Stuart Glaser: Physician specializing in emergency medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, and internal medicine. Dr. Glaser is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine and the Colorado Permanente Medical Group. He has also practiced at the Kaiser Permanente Saint Joseph Hospital Emergency Department in Denver, Colorado. His clinical work focuses on the treatment of acute medical emergencies in both adult and pediatric patients.
• Samuel J. Kiehl, III. An Ohio physician board-certified in emergency medicine. Dr. Kiehl was a Navy doctor at the end of the Vietnam war. He has been named as an expert in hundreds of cases, including cases involving the failure to give Heparin to stop a blood clot, and failure to diagnose the tumor.
• Raymond Pitteti: Medical Director of Children’s Express Care at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (similar to urgent care). He is also the Associate Medical Director of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Dr. Pitetti is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine.
• John A. Sterba: Based in East Aurora and affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Sterba has testified for plaintiffs in a number of ER malpractice cases and general surgery cases. He specializes in general surgery, undersea and hyperbaric medicine, and emergency medicine. He has testified in many jurisdictions, including Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, and New York.
• Joseph Ross Yates: Illinois ER doctor who has been named as a plaintiff’s expert.

Gastroenterology

• Michael Apstein: Boston-based gastroenterologist affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He went to medical school at the University of Maryland.
• Mohammad Ali Al-Haddad: Gastroenterologist and internal medicine specialist affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Health Physicians Gastroenterology in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Al-Haddad focuses on advanced endoscopy and the diagnosis and treatment of complex gastrointestinal disorders.

Geriatrics/Nursing Home

• Jonathan Klein: Geriatrics expert who has testified in nursing home cases primarily in Maryland and Virginia against nursing homes such as Genesis and FutureCare. Dr. Klein went to undergrad at Maryland and went to the University of Milan in Italy for medical school, a fact that is picked at by defense lawyers. He has been board-certified in Geriatric Medicine and Internal Medicine. Dr. Klein was formerly a medical director of several nursing homes, including ManorCare.
• James A. Sexson: Board-certified in internal medicine, Dr. Sexson has been named as an expert in cases around the country, offering opinions for plaintiffs in such nursing cases as negligent activation of a pacemaker, failure to prevent a fall, failure to treat bed sores, brain injuries, and failure to provide medication.
• Harry Strothers, III: Chair and professor of medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Strothers regularly testifies in nursing home bed sore cases. He went to undergrad and medical school in Maryland and has been named as an expert here. He has also testified in a score of cases around the country, including his home state of Georgia, New York, Alabama, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.

Hematology

• Jack Goldberg: Chief of hematology and medical oncology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
• Barry L. Singer: Johns Hopkins-educated and board-certified in hematology, internal medicine, and medical oncology. Based in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he has testified in several cases involving anticoagulants such as heparin and coumadin.

Hospital Management/Administration

• Fred H. Hyde: Named as an expert in unnecessary cardiac surgical procedure cases, mostly involving the use of stents. He has an MD, a JD, and an MBA, all at Yale except for an MBA at Columbia, if you can imagine. He teaches hospital management at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York.
• Ernst Heilbrunn, M.D.: Anesthesiologist and hospital administration expert based in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. Dr. Heilbrunn specializes in anesthesiology and hospital administration issues, including standards of care in anesthesia practice, perioperative patient management, and hospital policy and oversight. He has been affiliated with Valley Hospital and has experience evaluating medical treatment, anesthesia procedures, and institutional practices in healthcare settings.

Hospital Medicine

• Vince Faridani, M.D.: Internal medicine and hospital medicine physician based in Valdosta, Georgia. Dr. Faridani has experience in hospital medicine, internal medicine, and healthcare administration. His practice focuses on inpatient medical care, hospital operations, and clinical management of complex adult medical conditions. He has been affiliated with SGMC Health through Apogee Physicians and has also worked with Health First and Tift Regional Medical Center.
• Joseph Jordan Romano, D.O.: Internal medicine and hospital medicine physician based in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Romano specializes in internal medicine, osteopathic medicine, and hospital-based patient care. He provides expert witness services involving standards of care in hospital medicine and internal medicine. Dr. Romano has been affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Infectious Disease

• Mark Andrew Jacobson: Named as an expert in a Maryland case involving misdiagnosis of psoriasis as a result of HIV/AIDS progression.
• Ramzy Husam Rimawi: Board-certified physician specializing in infectious diseases, internal medicine, and critical care medicine based in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Rimawi is affiliated with Emory University Hospital Midtown and the Emory University School of Medicine. His clinical work focuses on the treatment of complex infectious diseases and the management of critically ill patients in intensive care settings.

Internal Medicine

• Richard A. Berg: Internist in Baltimore who specializes in infectious diseases.
• Gary W. Crooks: University of Pennsylvania internist. Went to Stanford for undergrad and Harvard for medical school. Listed as “Top Doc” by Philadelphia Magazine and as an “Outstanding Primary Care Physician” by Town and Country Magazine.
• Ronald Mark Goldenberg: Board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, and critical care medicine based in New York, New York. Dr. Goldenberg is affiliated with NYU Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates and the New York University School of Medicine. His clinical work focuses on pulmonary medicine, intensive care treatment, and the management of critically ill patients.
• Ian H. Newmark: This expert is board-certified in critical care, pulmonary disease, and internal medicine.
• Jason Alexander Ramirez: Physician specializing in family medicine and hospital medicine based in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Dr. Ramirez is affiliated with GBMC Hunt Valley Primary and Family Care and has an academic affiliation with the University of Maryland School of Medicine. His clinical work focuses on primary care, inpatient hospital medicine, and the management of a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Marc R. Shepard: Internist who is a professor at George Washington University Medical Center with expertise in long-term care. May testify in nursing home bed sore cases.
• Perry Jay Starer: New York-based doctor specializing in geriatric medicine and internal medicine who has testified in a lot of nursing home bedsore cases. He has also testified in failure to prevent suicide and delayed diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma.
• Cynthia Louise Vuittonet: Board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine and addiction medicine based in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Dr. Vuittonet is affiliated with Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Central Jersey Medical Center, and Jewish Renaissance Medical Center. Her clinical work focuses on primary care, substance use disorders, and the treatment of patients with complex medical and addiction-related conditions.

Life Care Planning

• Michael Elliott April, M.D.: Physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management, and sports medicine based in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. April also has experience in acupuncture and life care planning evaluations related to injury and rehabilitation. His work includes assessing long term medical needs, rehabilitation treatment, and future care planning in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. He has been affiliated with the Pain and Injury Center of Greater Washington, NeurPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and MD Certified Life Care Planner.
• John Fountaine, M.A., C.R.C., C.C.M: Certified life care planner based in Bothell, Washington. Mr. Fountaine provides life care planning services for individuals with catastrophic injuries and chronic medical conditions, evaluating long term medical needs, rehabilitation requirements, and projected future medical costs. His work is commonly used in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation to assess lifetime care requirements and associated economic damages.
• Laura Stajduhar: Vocational rehabilitation expert and life care planner based in Chehalis, Washington. Ms. Stajduhar evaluates employability, vocational limitations, and long term care needs for individuals with serious injuries or disabilities. Her work includes vocational assessments, earning capacity evaluations, and life care planning for use in personal injury, medical malpractice, and disability litigation.

Neurology

• Dr. Frank Jeffrey Coufal: Neurosurgeon in La Jolla. He is the Medical Director of Neurotrauma and Neurosurgical Emergency Services at Scripps Memorial Hospital. Here is an interview with Dr. Coufal.
• Teodoro Forcht Dagi: Neurosurgeon with a medical degree and a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins. He is an editor for Neurosurgery and the Journal of Clinical Ethics.
• Robert A. Beatty: Illinois-based board-certified neurosurgeon with a focus on spinal surgery.
• Dr. Jonathan Rutchik: Double board-certified neurologist and occupational medicine physician, serving as clinical professor at UCSF. He regularly offers expert opinions on stroke, epilepsy, brain injury, peripheral neuropathy, and traumatic brain injury on behalf of plaintiffs.

Neonatology

We are still building this section. Neonatologists often matter in birth asphyxia, HIE, NICU management, fetal distress, and resuscitation cases.

Neuropsychology

We are still building this section. Neuropsychologists are useful in brain injury, hypoxic injury, stroke, seizure, and cognitive impairment damages cases.

Neurosurgery

• Maxwell Scott Laurans: Neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive and spinal surgery affiliated with Yale New Haven Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Laurans focuses on surgical treatment of spinal disorders and neurological conditions and has experience in minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures and emerging telemedicine technologies.
• Glen Jeffrey Poffenbarger: Neurosurgeon specializing in neurological surgery. Dr. Poffenbarger is affiliated with Bighorn Medical Center and Big Horn Basin Bone and Joint LLC in Cody, Wyoming. He has also held affiliations with Rappahannock Neurosurgery Associates and Mary Washington Hospital. His clinical work focuses on the surgical treatment of neurological and spinal disorders.
• Michael Shaffrey: Dr. Shaffrey is a neurosurgeon who is the current chair of the department of neurosurgery at the University of Virginia. He completed his medical degree at the University of Virginia in 1987. He specializes in operations involving disc displacement and disease, cervical and lumbar stenosis, spinal tumors, and brain tumors.

Nursing

• Susan R. McGinley: Nursing standard of care.
• Darla Rae Myers Ura: Nursing standard of care.

Nursing Home Experts: Nurses and Administrators (doctors listed above)

• Bryon S. Arbeit, MA, JFA, JFA: A former nursing home administrator in Sarasota, Florida, who has testified in cases where nursing homes’ procedures were at issue.
• Kathleen Anne Hill-O’Neill: A gerontological nurse practitioner who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been named as an expert over 100 times, mostly on issues related to the appropriate standard of care for a nursing home nurse. She has testified extensively in failure to monitor and treat bed sores cases in cases all over the country, including Florida, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Illinois. She has conducted investigations into nursing homes for the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Ellen Ullmann: A Florida-based nurse who testifies in assisted living abuse and neglect cases.
• Ilene Warner-Maron: Nurse and licensed nursing home administrator with 30 years of experience caring for the elderly, who now works for Alden Geriatric Consultants in Media, Pennsylvania. She has been named as an expert for plaintiffs in nursing home cases in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, among other states, often on issues related to pressure sores.
• Cathryn H. Winslow: A Maryland clinical nurse who provides life care plans and catastrophic injury case management.

OB/GYN

• Patricia Mary Boatwright: Obstetrician-gynecologist in Chicago, Illinois.
• Lawrence Borow: Pennsylvania-based OB-GYN, who regularly testifies in birth injury cases during childbirth, including shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus injuries. He graduated from Temple Medical School in 1970. He has testified that he works about equally for plaintiffs and defendants and that between 5 to 8% of professional work is medical-legal related. He has testified in a number of Maryland birth injury cases. He graduated from Rush Medical College in 1975.
• Martin Gubernick: Board-certified New York OB-GYN who has testified in shoulder dystocia and other birth injury cases, including a few cases in Maryland that generated seven-figure verdicts and settlements. He is a clinical instructor of obstetrics and gynecology at Cornell.
• Jeffery King: Formerly at Georgetown, this Virginia doctor is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and maternal and fetal medicine. He has testified in a significant number of cases in Maryland involving a birth injury or wrongful death.
• Elizabeth Wickstrom: She is a board-certified maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Kansas. This obstetrics expert has been named as an expert in cases involving Down’s Syndrome and a mother with oligohydramnios, low amniotic fluid levels, which allegedly caused her child to have cerebral palsy.
• Norman Abram Ravski: Obstetrician and gynecologist based in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Ravski is affiliated with County Ob/Gyn, P.C., Yale-New Haven Hospital, and the New Haven Community Medical Group, and has held an academic affiliation with the Yale University School of Medicine. His clinical work focuses on obstetrics and gynecology care, including prenatal care and management of gynecologic conditions.
• Cynthia Harlin Brown: Obstetrician and gynecologist based in Bessemer, Alabama. Dr. Brown is affiliated with UAB Medical West Ob/Gyn Health Center and provides care in obstetrics and gynecology, including prenatal care and treatment of gynecologic conditions.

Oncology

• Dennis Citrin: Board-certified medical oncologist and internist. Has testified in breast cancer misdiagnosis malpractice lawsuits.
• John M. Kirkwood: Yale-educated oncologist whose practice and research have focused on melanoma. He has been named as an expert in at least a handful of failure to diagnose and treat melanoma cases around the country, including Maryland, Ohio, and Arizona. He is a professor and director of the Melanoma and Skin Cancer program at the University of Pittsburgh.
• Daniel Labow: Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Mount Sinai Health System. He is a board-certified surgeon specializing in surgical oncology.
• Douglas S Reintgen: Duke-educated surgical oncology expert witness who is a board-certified expert in surgery with a subspecialty in surgical oncology of the breast.

Orthopedic Surgery

• Steven Frank Boc: Philadelphia-based foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon. Has testified on the standard of care issues, the scope of injury, and informed consent.
• Eugene Carragee: Orthopedic surgeon who is a professor at Stanford, who has written on lower back disorders.
• Gregory S. Maslow: New Jersey-based orthopedic who has testified in scores of cases, mostly in the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania area. Most of his cases are not medical malpractice but auto tort or workers’ compensation claims.
• Ralph Rashbaum: Texas-based orthopedist who has been named as an expert in scores of cases, mostly in Texas but he has also been named in states such as North Carolina, Illinois, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. Some of his cases have involved:
  • delayed diagnosis of an intradural hematoma
  • failure to timely diagnose a T10-T11 fracture leading to paraplegia
  • unnecessary 3-level disc surgery
  • back surgery in the wrong location
  • failure to diagnose mediastinum germ cell cancer
• Kenneth Christopher Sands: Board-certified orthopedic surgeon based in Melbourne, Florida. Dr. Sands is affiliated with Steward Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and RestoreMyJoint.com. He has also been affiliated with Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital and Sebastian River Medical Center. His clinical work focuses on orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, including joint injuries, degenerative joint disease, and surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.

Pain Management

• Andrew Jesse Engel: Board-certified physician specializing in anesthesiology and pain medicine based in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Engel is affiliated with Affordable Pain Management Chicago and Weiss Memorial Hospital. His clinical practice focuses on the treatment of chronic pain conditions using interventional pain management techniques, medication management, and anesthesia-based therapies.
• Howard Jeffery Rosen: Board-certified in anesthesiology and pain management.
• Alexander E. Weingarten: Board-certified in anesthesiology, he has been elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. He has been practicing pain management since 1984.

Pathology

• Theonia Boyd: Pediatric, perinatal, and adult surgery pathologist. Attended Johns Hopkins for undergrad and the University of Utah for medical school. Has been doing medical-legal work since 1996, reviewing about a dozen cases a year. She charges, at last check, $500 an hour for review, $2,500 for a half day, and $5,000 for a full day, which makes up about a third of her income. She has testified that she works equally for plaintiffs and defendants.
• Jonathan Eisenstat: Forensic and anatomical pathologist affiliated with Eisenstat Forensic Pathology LLC in Georgia. Dr. Eisenstat has also been affiliated with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in the field of pathology. His work focuses on forensic pathology, autopsy examination, and medico-legal death investigations.
• Peter Marlyn Mazari: Anatomical and forensic pathologist affiliated with Mazari Forensics. Dr. Mazari has served as a medical examiner for Gloucester, Salem, Camden, and Ocean Counties and has held affiliations with Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Perelman School of Medicine. His work focuses on forensic pathology, autopsy evaluation, and medical examiner investigations.

Pediatrics

• Carolyn Crawford: Pediatrician who lives in Pennsylvania and practices in southern New Jersey. She graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1971. She has testified that she does 75% plaintiffs’ work and 25% defense work, and the outside expert legal work takes up about 5% of her time. She has testified a large number of cases involving, among other things:
  • Preeclampsia
  • Placenta abruption causing anoxic brain injury
  • Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
  • Spastic diplegia (Little’s Disease)
  • Failure to deliver by C-section
  • Herpes encephalitis
• Ronald S. Gabriel: Pediatric neurologist in Los Angeles.
• Herschel R. Lessin: Stanford/Yale-educated pediatrician who has been named as a plaintiff expert in scores of cases over the years, including:
  • Failure to treat long QT Syndrome (Florida)
  • Negligent delay in performing a spinal tap, and failure to diagnose and treat herpes encephalitis (Florida)
  • Negligence in performing percutaneous pinning surgery (Washington)
  • Failure to refer a child for a cardiology workup that led to his death (Texas)
• Steven L. Shore: Dr. Shore is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric infectious disease specialist. He received his medical degree in 1967 from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He is currently at Sandy Spring Pediatrics in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Leonard B. Weiner: Syracuse-based pediatric infectious disease doctor. Graduated from medical school at Tufts University. Has testified in a number of cases for failure to diagnose a bacterial illness, including herpes encephalitis. Has testified for both plaintiffs and defendants.
• Mindy B. Statter: Board-certified in general surgery, pediatric surgery, and surgical critical care, Dr. Statter has testified for plaintiffs in both pediatric and emergency room negligence cases.
• Mark Patrick Cain, M.D., F.A.A.P.: A highly qualified expert in pediatric urology with an extensive background in both clinical practice and academic medicine. He is currently a Professor of Pediatric Urology at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Chief of Pediatric Urology at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. Dr. Cain’s career spans several decades, having completed his medical degree at the Oregon Health Sciences University in 1987, followed by residencies and a fellowship at the Albany Medical Center Hospital and the Mayo Clinic, respectively. Dr. Cain is board-certified in urology with a subspecialty certification in pediatric urology, and he has been recertified through 2028. He has also held numerous leadership positions in prominent medical organizations, such as the American Urological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, where he chaired several committees related to pediatric urology. His research and clinical interests include congenital urological conditions, reconstructive surgery, and the long-term management of pediatric urological diseases.
• Adam Craig Alder, M.D., M.S., FAAP: An expert in pediatric anesthesiology and anesthesiology with a focus on the care of pediatric patients undergoing surgery and other medical procedures. He is affiliated with Texas Children’s Hospital, one of the nation’s leading pediatric medical centers, and serves as a faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine, where he contributes to both patient care and medical education. Dr. Adler’s role at Texas Children’s involves overseeing the anesthesia management for a wide range of complex pediatric cases.
• Michele J. Beaulieu: Specializes in nursing, nurse practitioners, and neonatology. She is affiliated with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Specialty Physicians in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Beaulieu’s work primarily involves neonatal care, focusing on the medical needs of newborns, particularly those in intensive care units.
• Trevor Jesse Resnick: Specializes in pediatrics, child neurology, and headaches. He is affiliated with Neuro Network Partners, University of Miami School of Medicine, and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida. Dr. Resnick’s practice focuses on neurological disorders in children, and his expertise includes managing conditions related to pediatric neurology and headaches.
• Sameer Jayant Patel: Pediatrician and pediatric infectious disease specialist affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Patel’s work focuses on pediatric infectious diseases, public health, and treatment of complex infections in children.

Pharmacy / Medication Safety

We are still building this section. This category can be very useful in dosing errors, interaction cases, hospital medication administration, and pharmacy system failures.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

We are still building this section. Physiatrists are often useful in spinal injury, amputation, functional impairment, and future rehabilitation damages cases.

Radiology

• Richard E. Latchaw: A Professor of Radiology at the UC Davis Medical Center since 2002, Dr. Latchaw testified in a significant number of radiology and neuroradiology cases. His billable rate, at least at one time, is $500 an hour. His legal work makes up 5% of his professional activities. Approximately 20% of his clinical work and legal work is pediatric neuroradiology. He reviews cases and testifies for both plaintiffs and defendants. He has testified that he considers about 10 cases a year, usually interpreting film. He has focused lots of attention on the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic strokes. He has also testified in cases involving:
  • Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
  • Head trauma cases
  • Negligent vacuum extraction
  • Misdiagnosis of a subarachnoid hemorrhage
• C. Douglas Phillips: Neuroradiologist at University of Virginia Health System Division of Neuroradiology.
• Michael James Potchen: Board-certified radiologist with CAQs in neuroradiology in Rochester, New York after spending most of his career in Michigan. He has testified as a plaintiffs’ expert in a failure to diagnose pneumonia, an aneurysm, lung cancer, failure to detect a broken wire on a defibrillator, and many other types of cases. He also testifies, seemingly less frequently, as a defense expert. He charged, at least at one time, $750 an hour.
• Ronald Washburn: Virginia-based radiologist who is board-certified in diagnostic radiology and has testified on CT scan interpretations.
• Edward M. Soffen: Board-certified radiation oncologist affiliated with Princeton Radiation Oncology in Freehold, New Jersey. Dr. Soffen specializes in radiation therapy for a variety of cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, and gastrointestinal malignancies. His clinical work focuses on radiation treatment planning and the management of cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
• Paul Albert Caruso: Specializes in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology. He is affiliated with Lenox Hill Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Caruso’s practice focuses on the use of imaging techniques to diagnose and manage neurological conditions. His background includes affiliations with prominent institutions in both diagnostic and specialized neuroradiology.
• Henry Zenyih Wang: Board-certified radiologist specializing in neuroradiology and diagnostic radiology. Dr. Wang is affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center, UR Medicine Imaging Sciences, and Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York. He has also held affiliations with the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. His clinical work focuses on advanced imaging of neurological disorders and the interpretation of complex diagnostic studies.
• Gregg Henry Zoarski: Board-certified radiologist specializing in diagnostic radiology, neuroradiology, and interventional radiology. Dr. Zoarski has been affiliated with Christiana Hospital and Christiana Care Health Services in Newark, Delaware, and has also held affiliations with Stamford Health, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and University Imaging Center. His clinical work focuses on imaging interpretation and minimally invasive image-guided procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological and vascular conditions.

Surgery (General)

• Peter Neumann: General and plastic surgeon who has testified in negligently performed facelifts and breast implants, among other cases.
• Paul M. Starker: Board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care, this New Jersey-based surgeon has been named as an expert in some lap chole and bowel obstruction cases as a plaintiff’s expert. He is on the consulting staff at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Urology

• Jay S. Copeland: This Maryland-based board-certified urologist is based in Prince George’s County.
• Joseph David Schmidt: Urologist in San Diego. Specializes in treating patients with prostate cancer.
• Myron Irwin Murdock: Bowie, Maryland, urologist who specializes in pediatric urology.
• Jeffrey Scott Montgomery: Board-certified urologist affiliated with the University of Michigan Urology Cancer Center and University of Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Montgomery specializes in urologic oncology, including cancers of the bladder, kidney, prostate, and testicles. His clinical work focuses heavily on the surgical treatment of complex urologic cancers and minimally invasive procedures. He has held academic appointments at the University of Michigan and has published extensively on urologic oncology and surgical outcomes.

Vascular Surgery

• Carl Warren Adams: Board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in thoracic and cardiac surgery and surgical critical care. Dr. Adams has practiced at several hospitals, including St. Joseph Heart Institute/RCRMC Heart Center in Durango, Colorado. His clinical work focuses on aortic aneurysms, peripheral vascular disease, and other complex cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures. He has also held affiliations with Saint Joseph Hospital, Redwood Memorial Hospital, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Evans Army Community Hospital, and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Associates.
• Stephen Becker: Board-certified in general surgery and experienced in performing laparoscopic bladder procedures. He completed a vascular fellowship. Interesting background with an undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College and his M.D. from the University of Brussels.
• Eric Bershad: Vascular neurology expert witness at Baylor College of Medicine. Named an expert in an adult oxygen deprivation case that settled for over $20 million. Widely published for a relatively young doctor.
• Joseph H. Boyer: He is a cardiothoracic surgeon. Dr. Boyer is board-certified in thoracic surgery and cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. He attended medical school at the State University of New York in Syracuse. He is currently a physician at Florida Hospital.
• Joseph A. Caprini: Illinois-based vascular surgeon affiliated with NorthShore University HealthSystem-Metro Chicago. He has a particular focus on venous thromboembolism and venous insufficiency.
• Mark D. Morasch: Heart and vascular surgeon expert witness based in Utah. He is board-certified in general surgery and vascular surgery. Dr. Morasch is extraordinarily experienced at providing expert testimony in the areas of peripheral vascular disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, angioplasties, endovascular aneurysm repair, inferior vena cava filter, aortic dissection, ischemic limb, brachial plexus palsy, aortic embolism, cerebral vascular disease, and deep vein thrombosis. Has published a great deal on these subjects.
• Paul E. Collier: Board-certified in general surgery and vascular surgery, he received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. He performed his undergraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Collier is a physician and current medical director at the Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory at the Sewickley Valley Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Collier has testified in several cases involving peripheral vascular disease, grafting procedures, and claudication.
• John C. Lyne: Board-certified urologist.

Vocational Rehabilitation

• Michael H Morgenstern: Florida vocational rehab expert who has been named in hundreds of cases. (Motion to strike this expert.)
• Rick A. Sarkisian: An instructor at California State University, Sarkisian is a frequently used vocational rehabilitation expert. He has been a rehabilitation counselor, school counselor, and vocational counselor and has testified as an expert hundreds of times, mostly in California. He is also the author of books designed for Catholics that help people find their purpose in life.

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