Cardiac Surgery Expert Witnesses

This qualified expert has nearly 10 years of experience in internal medicine. She received her BA in rhetoric and molecular/cell biology from UC Berkeley and earned her MD from the University of Chicago. She completed two residencies and two fellowships: an internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a diagnostic radiology residency at Oregon Health and Science University, a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt University, and a cardiothoracic radiology fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University. This expert is currently board-certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in pulmonary disease. She is active in her field as a member of several societies, including the American College of Radiology and the American Roentgen Ray Society. She is also involved in research, having authored numerous publications. Her former positions include critical care nocturnist for Skyline Medical Center and medical director of inpatient respiratory therapy at Kaiser Permanente's Westside Medical Center. Current, this expert serves as an assistant professor of cardiothoracic imaging at a medical school in Oregon.

This sextuple board certified expert in cardiology is fellowship trained and has been practicing for almost the past decade. A member of both the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, this expert currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at a major medical university. He is also the Director of Vascular imaging at the same institution.

This board certified expert has been practicing for over 35 years. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center prior to completing both a fellowship in Cardiology and a Preceptorship in Cardiac Electrophysiology. Awarded the honor of Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, he is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at a top medical school, where he also serves as the Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine.

This expert has over 25 years of experience in analytical chemistry including pharmaceutical development. With a Ph.D. from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he has published in analytical and physical chemistry. His previous positions include various lead positions of research and development as well as analytical testing. He currently serves as a Senior Vice President of an analytical services firm.

This highly qualified expert has almost 30 years of experience as a perfusionist. He received a B.S. in Biology from Nazareth College of Rochester and a M.S. in Education from the State University of New York in Albany. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Perfusion and has been elected as a Fellow to the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion where he previously served as President. He has published many articles on various perfusion methods and currently serves as Associate Professor and Clinical Coordinator in the Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion at a medical university in New York.

This board-certified and fellowship-trained expert has over 20 years of experience as a cardiologist. He received his M.D. from Hadassah Medical School and finished fellowships at the University of Southern California and the University of California in Los Angeles. He is board certified in Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in Cardiovascular Diseases. Elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association, he serves on the review panel for various journals including the "American Journal of Cardiology" and the "Journal of the American College of Cardiology". He currently serves as Professor of Medicine and Medical Director for a heart clinic at a major university medical center.

This extremely qualified Interventional Cardiology expert is Fellowship trained in both Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Endovascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiac Angiography. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at an Ivy League Medical School and Associate Director of Endovascular Services at a major university medical center.

This highly qualified Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology completed a M.P.H. and Ph.D. in Epidemiology and is fellowship trained in Preventive Cardiology. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the Society for Epidemiologic Research, the American Diabetes Association and the UMass NIH funded Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center. He is highly active in the research community with his projects attracting millions of dollars in funding from various bodies. He has published 117 peer-reviewed journal articles and 40 abstracts. He is frequently invited to lecture as a guest speaker at engagements around the country.

This highly qualified, double fellowship trained expert is highly active in both a clinical and academic setting. He received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and two fellowships, one in cardiothoracic surgery and one in pediatric cardiac surgery, at Indiana University and Emory university respectively. In his current clinical position, he is responsible for cardiac surgical patients in the CICU, the cardiac stepdown unit, and operating rooms. In addition, he instructs cardiology fellows, cardiothoracic surgery fellows, nurses, respiratory therapists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical students, perfusionists, and other physicians in training. He is in the operating room 6-8 hours daily, 4 days a week. This expert has over 100 abstracts and publications on the varying treatments of a range of heart diseases and defects that are frequently featured in respected medical journals.

This highly qualified expert received his M.D. from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He then went on to complete a Residency in General Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is Fellowship trained in Thoracic Surgery and Complex Cardiovascular Surgery and board certified / recertified in Adult Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery. He is a member / fellow of several local and National specialty organizations, including the Surgical Association of Louisiana, Louisiana State Medical Society, The Society of Thoracic Surgery, The American College of Chest Physicians, The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, and The American College of Surgeons and American Board of Thoeacic Surgery. He has published 15+ peer reviewed articles in professional journals. He is currently a professor of Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiovascular) at a top ranked university.

This highly experienced, triple board certified Professor of Medicine completed two Fellowships (in Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology). He is a member of multiple professional societies including the American Heart Association and the American Medical Association. He has received many awards and honors throughout his career, including the American Heart Association's Young Investigator Award several times. This expert serves a reviewer for several highly regarded medical journals including Circulation, Clinical Cardiology and the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. His research projects have attracted tens of millions of dollars in funding from the National Institute of Health. In addition to his academic and clinical pursuits, this expert is an innovator and a patent holder for lower extremity compression devices, systems and methods to enhance circulation. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and authored seven textbook chapters. He lectures as a guest speaker at various events around the country and is widely recognized as a thought leader amongst his peers.

This extremely qualified Cardiac Electrophysiology expert received his medical education from some of the most highly regarded institutions in the country. He is triple board certified and fellowship trained in Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Association. This expert is highly active in the research community with his projects attracting millions of dollars in grants. He has published extensively on the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation and frequently lectures throughout the country as an authority on the subject. This expert has authored over 100 publications and has a long history of serving as an expert in malpractice and civil cases, representing patients, physicians, hospitals, and health care systems.

This double board certified, distinguished Professor of Thoracic Surgery is Fellow of both the American College of Surgery and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a member of multiple professionals societies including the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. This expert serves as a reviewer for multiple medical publications such as the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He also sits on the scientific Editorial Board for the journal Thoracic Cancer and has published 35 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has received countless honors throughout his career and has been named on numerous Top Doctor lists. He is frequently invited to lecture as a guest speaker both nationally and internationally.

This highly qualified expert is a board certified Pediatric Cardiologist who has practiced and taught at some of nation's top-ranking children's hospitals. He is the former Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, a leading institution in pediatric cardiology, and is the current Chair of Pediatric Cardiology at a major medical university.

This expert is an extremely qualified Internist, specializing in Cardiology and Electrophysiology. He is extensively published in the field and expertise of electrophysiology, with more than 50 publications. He has also given numerous presentations on his expertise throughout the country. He currently serves as an assistant professor of internal medicine in the division of cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology.

This expert is the Chief of the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, as well as the director of congenital and pediatric cardiac surgery and a Calvin F. Barber Professor of Surgery at his institution. He is board certified in surgery, thoracic surgery and congenital heart surgery specializing in valve repair and reconstruction, neonatal cardiac surgery, hybrid procedures complex biventricular repairs, and adult congenital heart surgery.

This actively practicing, board certified cardiac electrophysiologist is also fellowship trained in his field. He is a leading expert in cardiac irregularities such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and has both published and performed grant funded research projects in his field.

This board certified expert is a clinical perfusionist level II at one of the Nation's top 3 hospitals and is also very involved in academia as the assistant provost to at a major university. His specialty is quality management and education of perfusion services. Even though he has been practicing for a little over 7 years, he is well educated on all aspects of perfusion devices new and old.

This board certified expert has been practicing for over 15 years. He completed a fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Stanford University as well as a research fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles that have appeared in journals such as the "Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery" and the "Annals of Thoracic Surgery", while he serves as a reviewer for the "World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease", among others. He holds membership in the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia of the American Heart Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, and he has been presented at conferences such as the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. Currently, this expert is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at a major medical university, as well as the Director of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at a major children's hospital.

This board-certified expert has over 20 years of experience as a radiologist with fellowship training in ultrasound and vascular and interventional radiology. He earned both is BA and MD from Harvard University. Following this, he completed both an internship and his residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. His fellowships included diagnostic and interventional radiology training at both Tufts-New England Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital. This expert remains current in his field as a member of several associations including the Society of Interventional Radiology and the American College of Radiology. He has published extensively in radiology methods. He currently serves as Chair of Radiology and Radiologist-in-Chief at a top university medical center.