Cardiac Surgery Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania

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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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  • Review Fee $600/hr
    Deposition Fee $600/hr
    Court Fee $600/hr

    This expert attended Brown University before earning his MD at Stanford University. He completed a residency in General Surgery at Case Western Reserve University and a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Harvard Medical School before his fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He is currently an actively practicing interventional radiologist in Pennsylvania, seeing patients at several local hospitals.

    Interventional Radiologist, Multiple Pennsylvania hospitals

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), Stanford University

    South Abington,

    Pennsylvania

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  • Review Fee $400/hr

    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.

    Clinical Associate Professor, An Ivy League University Hospital Center

    Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Moorestown,

    New Jersey

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  • Review Fee $150/hr
    Deposition Fee $375/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    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.

    Associate Professor, A Medical University in NY

    Master of Science (MS), State University of New York at Albany

    Baldwinsville,

    New York

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

    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.

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Major Medical Center

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), American University of Beirut

    New York,

    New York

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  • Review Fee $600/hr

    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.

    Co-Director, A Major Children's Hospital in MD

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Maryland

    Severna Park,

    Maryland

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

    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.

    Chief, An Ivy League-Affiliated University Medical Center

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), Ludwig-Maximilians-University

    New York,

    New York

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  • Review Fee $750/hr

    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.

    Associate Professor, A Medical School in MA

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), New York University School of Medicine

    San Antonio,

    New Jersey

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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
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This 3x board certified expert received his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University and his M.D. degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine, and his fellowship training in Clinical and Interventional Cardiology at NYPH-Cornell Campus. He also completed an advanced training in structural and peripheral vascular fellowship at Hahnemann University hospital. He is extensively published with 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and 6 books, book chapters, and abstracts. He has received numerous honors and awards, and he currently serves as an Assistant Professor at a top-ranking medical institution.

    Assistant Professor, Top-ranking Medical University

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), Duke University

    New York,

    New York

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

    This highly qualified expert is board certified in interventional cardiology and has been practicing for 32+ years. He completed his residency training at the University of Michigan and his fellowship training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University and the University of Heidelberg. He is a fellow of 5 professional associations, including the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions. He has been listed as one of the "Best Doctors in America" for 18 consecutive years and was honored with Harvard University's Rose Seegal Prize. He has published 31+ manuscripts on renowned medical journals and is the former director of interventional cardiology at Christiana Care Health System. Currently, he is a clinical professor of cardiology at a major university.

    Clinical Professor, A top medical school in NC

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), Harvard Medical School

    Chapel Hill,

    Delaware

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  • Review Fee $330/hr
    Deposition Fee $530/hr
    Court Fee $530/hr

    This experienced nurse life care planner maintains clinical expertise in cardiovascular disease, chronic pain, brain injury, amputations, burns, and trauma. For 20+ years she has provided life care planning and case management services to clients. Prior to her life care planning career, she gained hands on experience as a nurse at New York University Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

    Life Care Planner, A health management company in NJ

    Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Binghamton University

    Westfield,

    New Jersey

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  • Review Fee $250/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This highly qualified expert has over 10 years of experience in the field of diagnostic radiology. After his BA in American Studies from Ramapo College of New Jersey, this expert went on to complete his MD at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He then completed an internship in Internal Medicine, a residency in Diagnostic Radiology and a fellowship in Breast Imaging. Currently, he works as an Assistant Professor of Breast Imaging at a distinguished university and is an active Faculty member and Co-Chair of the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Continuous Professional Improvement (CPI) module for Breast Imaging.

    Breast Imaging Co-Chair, A College of Radiology

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), State University of New York at Stony Brook

    Sound Beach,

    New York

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  • Review Fee $450/hr
    Deposition Fee $550/hr
    Court Fee $650/hr

    This expert specializes in cardiology and internal medicine. She earned her BA in economics from Harvard College and her MD from New York University. She completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical Center before completing a fellowship in healthcare policy at the US Department of Health and Human Services. She then proceeded to complete a fellowship in cardiology and a fellowship in heart failure at Columbia University Medical Center. This expert is board certified in internal medicine, with subspecialties in cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. She is heavily involved in research, having authored several peer-reviewed scientific articles, presented posters at cardiology conferences, and been an invited speaker for numerous conferences. She was formerly an instructor of medicine at NYU. Currently, this expert is the director of heart failure service and an attending physician at a distinguished NY hospital system, as well as an assistant professor of medicine at a prominent medical school in NY.

    Director, A Hospital in NY

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), New York University

    New York,

    New York

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $550/hr

    This highly qualified expert holds three board certifications and specializes in interventional cardiology. She received her BS in biochemistry and molecular biology from Chestnut Hill College before going on to earn both her PhD in cardiovascular biology and her MD from Drexel University. She also received her MCR from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Brigham & Women's Hospital. She then completed two fellowships at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: one in general cardiology and the other in interventional cardiology. This expert is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and interventional cardiology. She is active in her field as a member of the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. She is also highly involved in research, having authored numerous articles and abstracts on cardiology. Currently, this expert serves as the associate director of structural and valvular heart disease, the co-director and co-founder of the maternal fetal medicine-cardiology joint program, and the program director for the interventional cardiology fellowship at a major medical school in New York.

    Program Director, A Major Medical School in NY

    Master of Clinical Research (MCR), Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Ny,

    New York

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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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