DVT Expert Witnesses

This supremely qualified hematologist/oncologist has remained in active practice for over 30 years and has acquired such high ranking clinical appointments as the Chief of Hematology/Oncology at several prior institutions. He also currently holds a clinical professorship in his field, is an attending physician, as well as a reviewer for major hematology and oncology editorials.

This double board certified thoracic surgeon has has practicing for nearly 20 years. An editor of six different academic journals, this expert is widely published and has presented extensively across the U.S. on esophagectomy and other esophageal complications. He is an Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery at a major medical university, as well as the Director of the Esophageal Surgery Program and the Chief of Thoracic Surgery and the same institution.

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 internationally recognized vein expert has been practicing for 35 years. A Fellow of the American College of Phlebology and an Emeritus Fellow of the Australasian College of Phlebology, he has given over 120 presentations at national and international medical conferences, including keynote presentations. He is Editor for "Phlebology: The Journal of Venous Disease" and serves as a reviewer for 6 other scientific journals. The Founding President of the American Board of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine, this expert has been chosen by his peers for inclusion in the Best Doctors in America Database for dermatology and phlebology (2011/12), while he has been named by "Vein Magazine" as one of the 25 most influential professionals worldwide in vein care. Currently, this expert is the Founder and a Physician at a private vein and dermatology practice.

This expert has over 13 years of experience as a Physician Assistant. His expertise consists of Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology/Oncology, Infusion Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Urgent Care. He currently serves as a Physician Assistant for the Bone Marrow Transplant team at a major university medical center.

This fellowship-trained doctor received his medical doctorate from the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at the prestigious University of Chicago Medical center. He is currently an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics hematology/oncology at a, where he frequently lectures on topics such as vascular abnormalities of the newborn.

This supremely qualified pediatric hematologist/oncologist has received his medical education and training from among the nation's finest institutions. Over his 30+ years of active practice, he has been appointed to several high ranking medical directorships and academic positions, and has acquired membership at the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. He has authored more than 30 publications in the space and has participated in more than 80 nationally invited lectures on pediatric oncology and hematology. Currently, this expert is an associate medical director in private practice and the director of pediatric hematology/oncology at a major medical university.

This board-certified and fellowship-trained expert has nearly 30 years of experience as an interventional radiologist. He received his M.D. from the prestigious Mount Sinai School of Medicine. A member of both the Society of Interventional Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America, he has several publications about different interventional methods. He currently serves as Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Interventional Radiology Services at a major university medical center.

This expert is Board Certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pathology, completing Fellowships in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT and Transfusion Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the American Society of Hematology, and has 50 publications in the field of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. She is a former Assistant Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics at Emory University, and currently is the Medical Director of Blood and Tissue Services, along with being an Associate Professor of both Pathology and Pediatrics at a top medical university.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of combined academic and field experience in Cytogenetics. She holds a master's degree in biology and a doctoral degree in human genetics, from highly respected institutions. She is a member of various genetics professional societies including the American Society of Human Genetics. She has been invited to lecture on topics such as Chromosome Translocation and is published in respected journals such as "Genes, Chromosomes, and Cancer". She earned her BA at Reed College, M.S. in Population Biology at Stanford University, and PhD in Human Genetics at the University of Maryland at Baltimore.

This highly qualified expert has 20+ years of medical experience with the majority of his practice focusing on Interventional Radiology. He received his M.D. at Federal University of Rio Grande Sul where he also completed 6 extra voluntary rotations in Intensive Care, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Trauma and Radiology. He completed postgraduate training in General Surgery and Interventional Radiology, and completed a Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellowship at MUSC. He is an accomplished presenter and invited lecturer at numerous hospitals and universities on topics related to Radiology and is a Fellow in the Society of Interventional Radiology. He is a published author of peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, a book editor and an award winning Top Reviewer for the "Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology”. He has also been named in 'Best Doctors in America' for multiple years and is a Product & Patent Owner. He holds numerous membership positions in various professional societies and has held faculty appointments at the Hospital de Clinicas, Federal University of Rio Grande Sul Medical School and Moinhos de Vento Hospital in Brazil. He is currently serving at a top-ranking University Hospital as both an Associate Professor with a dual appointment in the Department of Surgery & Radiology and Radiological Science, and an attending Interventional Radiologist.

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 expert currently serves as the chair of the Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at a major children's hospital. He is a member of the American Pediatric Society, the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. He has authored more than 100 publications in the field and has held numerous prestigious academic and clinical positions.

This double board certified radiologist has practicing for almost 30 years. He currently serves not only as a tenured Professor of Radiology at a major medical university, but also as the Director of the Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology. He is the Editor in Chief of one of the world's leading scientific journals on Interventional Radiology and is widely published, and has given 500 invited lectures. He has been treating liver tumors with embolization for nearly 20 years and is a founder of the world's largest annual scientific meeting on embolization.

This board certified expert has been practicing for over a decade. He earned a combined M.D.-Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University prior to completing a residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Seattle Children's Hospital. He holds membership in a multitude of prestigious medical organizations such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, while he serves as a manuscript reviewer for over 10 medical journals, including "Cancer", "Frontiers in Pediatric Oncology", and "Annals of Oncology". Currently, this expert is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at a major medical university, where he also serves as the Director of the Pediatric Sarcoma Program, the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program, and the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program.

This expert is a B.S.N. and PNP from the greater Alabama area. She has over fifteen years of experience, and is frequently invited to speak on various topics in pediatric/adolescent nursing. In her current role as a clinical assistant professor at an Alabama university, she supervises and instructs nursing students in a pediatric setting on topics such as proper assessment, safe medication administration, documentation, patient education, and treatment plans. She also has extensive experience in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, School Nursing, and Camp Nursing.

This double-board certified vascular/general surgeon earned a BA in Biology from the College of Holy Cross and an MD from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed residency training in general surgery at the highly prestigious Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School, and fellowship training in Vascular Surgery at the University of California San Francisco. He belongs to a number of prestigious societies in his field, including fellowship in the American College of Surgeons, the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, and the Society for Vascular Surgery. This expert is currently on the faculty for the Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Disease and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at a top university medical center. He is also an attending vascular surgeon at three medical facilities in the Baltimore area.

This double board certified expert obtained her MD from McGill University. She then went on to complete her internship at Beth Israel Deaconess and her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She then completed two fellowships, one in interventional neuroradiology at Notre Dame Hospital and one in vascular neurology and neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a fellow of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology and has served on multiple committees. She has published 155+ peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, book chapters, and electronic publications. She has lectured multiple times nationally. She is currently an Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Radiology at a major medical center. She is also the director of interventional neurology and neuroradiology as well as the program director for endovascular surgical neuroradiology at a major university medical center.

This highly qualified expert obtained his MD from Creighton University School of Medicine. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Hospital and his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He is a member of multiple professional organizations including the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Wyoming Medical Society. He is currently an oncologist/hematologist in WY.

This highly qualified, triple board certified doctor completed his MD at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He completed his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and then went on to complete a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. He has published more than 120 publications. He is a former Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and a former Associate Attending Physician at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He recently retired from a major university where he was Professor of Medical Oncology and the inaugural Director of the Division of Hematological Malignancies and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.