Cardiac Surgery Expert Witnesses in Kentucky

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Cardiac surgery expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including clinical care, academic medicine, and healthcare administration. Some of the most common specialties include coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair and replacement, aortic surgery, and heart failure surgery. They can opine on the effects of surgical technique, standard of care, perioperative management, complications, and long-term cardiac outcomes.

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Cardiac Surgery Experts in Kentucky

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  • Review Fee $250/hr
    Deposition Fee $300/hr
    Court Fee $350/hr

    This expert earned his MBBS from Seth GS Medical College in India, before moving to the United States to complete a residency in internal medicine at the State University of New York and fellowships in cardiology at the University of Louisville and in cardiology and electrophysiology and Harvard Medical School. He also earned a MPH and a PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Texas. This expert is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology. Previously, he served as a clinical cardiologist and electrophysiology at King's Daughter Medical Center, as well as an assistant professor and the cardiac electrophysiology fellowship director at the University of Kentucky. Most recently, this expert practiced as a clinical electrophysiologist at Boulder Community Health. Currently, he serves as a cardiologist at consultancy based in Kentucky.

    Cardiologist, A cardiology consultancy based in KY

    Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Seth GS Medical College, India

    Louisville,

    Kentucky

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  • 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.

    Professor of Surgery, A Tennessee Based University

    Master of Arts (MA), Brandeis University

    Tennessee

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  • Review Fee $500/hr
    Deposition Fee $750/hr
    Court Fee $700/hr

    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.

    Assistant Professor, VCU Medical Center and Medical College of Virginia Hospitals

    Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Osmania Medical College, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Richmond,

    Virginia

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  • Review Fee $800/hr
    Deposition Fee $800/hr
    Court Fee $800/hr

    This highly qualified Professor of Cardiac Surgery is double board certified in general and thoracic surgery. He completed Fellowship training in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, and Heart Transplant & Device Surgery at the prestigious UCLA Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology as well as a member of multiple professional organizations including the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the American Heart Association. He has published 31 peer-reviewed journal articles and is frequently invited to lecture as a guest speaker both nationally and internationally.

    Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Major Academic Medical Center

    Master of Business Administration (MBA)

    Weslaco,

    Ohio

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  • Review Fee $500/hr
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    This highly qualified expert earned his MD from First Moscow Medical Institute. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Hahnemann University School of Medicine and a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at the Scientific Research Institute of Critical Care in Moscow. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the College of American Society of Critical Care Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. This expert is a member of distinguished national and international societies such as the Society of ultrasound in Medical education, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education. He has published over 10 peer-reviewed articles and has authored 2 text books on critical care ultrasonography. This expert is currently a member of the American College of Cardiology ultrasound guidelines committee and serves a Director of Ultrasound education and Professor of Medicine at a major university.

    Member, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Echocardiography Guidelines Committee

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), First Moscow Medical Institute (Presently Medical Academy)

    Norfolk,

    Virginia

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  • Review Fee $350/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr

    This highly qualified expert obtained his BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology as well as his MD from the University of Michigan. He then completed a residency in General Surgery and one in Cardiothoracic Surgery from University of Kentucky Hospital and Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, respectively. He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and American College of Surgeons. He has published 21 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He is currently the Director of a major medical school-affiliated hospital as well as a Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at a major medical university.

    Professor, A Major Medical University

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Michigan

    St Louis,

    Missouri

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  • Review Fee $550/hr
    Deposition Fee $650/hr

    This highly qualified, board certified, well published expert earned her Bachelor's from Williams College in Massachusetts and her medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. This was followed by a residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. This expert then completed her formal medical education by training for two fellowships, one in Cardiovascular Disease and the other in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Chicago Hospitals. This expert is a member of numerous medical societies and has earned numerous awards for her contributions as a clinician. This expert is extremely well published with 27 peer-reviewed articles, 17 clinical studies and 4 abstracts. This expert formerly held numerous positions, serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at University of Chicago Medical Center, Director of the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Rotation for Cardiovascular Disease Fellows and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. This expert currently holds many positions serving as Lecturer, Associate Professor, Director of Electrocardiography Services and Director of the Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Clinic at an Ivy League University Hospital Center.

    Coordinator & Lecturer, A University-Affiliated Hospital in IL

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

    Chicago,

    Illinois

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  • Review Fee $385/hr
    Deposition Fee $850/hr
    Court Fee $975/hr

    This expert has over 30 years of experience as a perfusionist. He earned his BA in general science, zoology, chemistry, and physics from the University of Iowa and his BS in perfusion technology from the University of Texas-Houston. He is board certified in cardiovascular perfusion. He is active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion and the American Society of Extracorporeal Technology. This expert is also highly involved in research, having presented numerous scientific presentations and lectures and authored scientific articles and several perfusion clinical and quality improvement policies and procedures. He previously served as a clinical perfusionist for California Heart-Lung Perfusion and Psicor, the director and chief perfusionist of adult and pediatric perfusion at USC, and as the chief of pediatric perfusion at both Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego and Vanderbilt University. This expert is currently a pediatric perfusionist at a children's hospital in Ohio.

    Pediatric Perfusionist, A Children's Hospital in OH

    Bachelor of Science (BS), University of Texas-Houston

    Villa Hills,

    Tennessee

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This highly qualified expert has nearly 10 years of experience in anesthesiology. He received his MD from Indiana University and completed his residency in Anesthesiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He is board certified in anesthesiology and is a licensed physician in Indiana. This expert has published 5 peer-reviewed journal articles and is a member of a number of organizations including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Indiana Society of Anesthesiologists and the Indiana State Medical Association. Currently, he is an assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology at a midwest university. Additionally, he is the director of regional anesthesia service and the co-director of acute pain service at the same midwest university, and is an attending anesthesiologist at a midwest teaching hospital.

    Director, A University-Affiliated Hospital in IN

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), Indiana University

    Carmel,

    Indiana

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  • Review Fee $300/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This highly qualified expert has a wealth of experience as a CRNA, having earned his BSN and MSN from Rush University. He is a member of several Anesthetist and Pain Management Associations. Currently, he is the President of an independent CRNA contracting service, located in Illinois. He provides services to patients of all age groups in both the ambulatory and hospital settings. He is experienced in all forms of anesthesia delivery with specialty skills in regional anesthesia. Lastly, through his training and experience, he has an in depth knowledge of anesthesia and it’s implications as it relates to the multitude of surgical specialties.

    President, Independent CRNA Contracting Service

    Master of Science (MS), Rush University

    Wheaton,

    Illinois

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  • Review Fee $500/hr
    Deposition Fee $750/hr
    Court Fee $750/hr

    This highly qualified, board certified cardiologist has extensive professional experience. He specializes in complex heart disease, transplants and heart failure. This expert earned his BS in biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After completing his medicine internship and his residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, this expert went on to complete a prestigious cardiology fellowship at the University of Chicago Hospital. He is a member of various professional organizations, including the American Society of Transplantation, the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, and the Heart Failure Society of America. He has published over 20 book chapters and nearly 50 publications relating to topics in his field. Formerly, he has served as an associate program director of the advanced heart failure and transplant fellowship program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and an assistant professor of cardiology at the University of Chicago and Northwestern medical schools. Currently, this expert is an associate professor of cardiology at a top IL medical school, and the medical director of the mechanical cardiology support program and the program director of the advanced heart failure and transplant program at an IL hospital.

    Program Director, An IL Hospital

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Skokie,

    Illinois

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  • Review Fee $750/hr

    This qualified expert in cardiology has extensive experience in his field. He earned his MD from All India Institute of Medical Sciences and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine. This expert then went on to finish another prestigious fellowship in advanced cardiac imaging at Weill Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital. He holds board certifications in internal medicine, cardiology, and cardiovascular disease. This expert is a distinguished member of the American Heart Association, the American Society for Nuclear Cardiology, and the American Society of Echocardiography, to name a few. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles on topics in his field as well as 4 abstracts and posters. Currently, he serves as an assistant professor at a top IL medical school and as the director of advanced cardiac imaging at a top IL medical school.

    Chief, A University in Kentucky

    Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    Louisville,

    Illinois

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  • Review Fee $200/hr
    Deposition Fee $250/hr
    Court Fee $250/hr

    This highly-qualified nursing expert has 23 years of experience as an intensive care nurse, with experience in the CVICU, ER, catheterization lab, CCU, MRICU, PACU, and OR. He earned his AA in science and his AS in nursing from Hillsborough Community College before completing his BHS from Virginia Commonwealth University and is now a licensed registered nurse. This expert has former experience as an RN in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital, in the Vascular OR at Sentara Hospital, and as a traveling RN. He additionally has served as a nurse consultant with Blue Cross Blue Shield. Currently, this RN serves on the cardiovascular intensive care unit at a for-profit healthcare facility in VA.

    Registered Nurse, A staff nursing company in VA

    Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc), Virginia Commonwealth University

    Henrico,

    Virginia

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  • Review Fee $550/hr
    Deposition Fee $700/hr
    Court Fee $950/hr

    This Tennessee-based expert received his AS in nursing from Motlow State Community College, his BSN from the University of Tennessee, and his MS in family nursing from Austin Peay State University. This expert is a licensed registered nurse and is certified in both ACLS and BLS. Formerly, he served as a registered cardiac telemetry nurse at Saint Thomas West Hospital, a travel nurse at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, and a registered nurse in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at Saint Thomas West Hospital. He currently serves as a family nurse practitioner in the electrophysiology and cardiology unit at a hospital in Tennessee.

    Family Nurse Practitioner, A Hospital in TN

    Master of Science (MS), Austin Peay State University

    Franklin,

    Tennessee

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  • Review Fee $550/hr
    Deposition Fee $750/hr

    This fellowship-trained cardiology expert earned his BS in biological sciences from the University of Illinois-Chicago before earning his DO at Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine and a prestigious fellowship in cardiology at Midwestern University, St James Hospital. This expert is triple-board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and nuclear cardiology. Formerly, this expert served as a hospitalist at Franciscan Alliance-St. Margarets and a non-invasive cardiologist at CardioSpecialists. Currently, this expert is the medical director of non-invasive cardiology at a private practice in Illinois.

    Medical Director, A private practice in IL

    Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Chicago,

    Illinois

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Related Specialties

What Can a Cardiac Surgery Expert Witness Opine On?

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Restores blood flow to the heart.

Heart Valve Repair

Fixes damaged heart valves.

Heart Transplant

Replaces diseased heart with a donor heart.

Aneurysm Repair

Corrects weak spots in blood vessels.

Atrial Septal Defect Closure

Closes holes in the heart wall.

Maze Procedure

Treats atrial fibrillation by creating scar tissue.

FAQs for Cardiac Surgery Expert Witnesses

What is a cardiac surgery expert witness?

A cardiac surgery expert witness is a heart surgeon who provides specialized medical opinions in legal cases. They assist by reviewing records, explaining cardiac surgery standards, and testifying in court.

In what case types can a cardiac surgery expert witness provide assistance?

A cardiac surgery expert witness assists in malpractice, surgical error, standard of care, informed consent, device/implant failure, perioperative injury, and wrongful death cases.

How can a cardiac surgery expert witness evaluate adherence to surgical standards of care?

A cardiac surgery expert witness evaluates adherence to surgical standards of care by reviewing records, guidelines, operative decisions, outcomes, and peer practices for consistency and safety.

What credentials should counsel expect from a board-certified cardiac surgery expert witness?

Counsel should expect a board-certified cardiac surgery expert witness to hold ABTS certification, active clinical practice, academic or research roles, and prior medico-legal testimony experience.

How does a cardiac surgery expert witness analyze intraoperative decision-making in disputed outcomes?

A cardiac surgery expert witness analyzes intraoperative decision-making by reviewing operative notes, monitoring data, guidelines, and surgeon choices to assess if care met accepted cardiac surgery standards.

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