This expert gained his MD from the University of Virginia and completed his internship and residency in general surgery at Duke University. He completed an additional fellowship in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery at Duke University. This expert is board certified in general surgery and is currently an assistant professor of surgery at a top tier University. He is also the division chief of general surgery at a Regional Hospital near the university....
Over the past several years, medical device manufacturers have been facing a growing number of lawsuits stemming from hernia mesh products—surgical implantations used to repair torn hernias. While hernia mesh has been a common treatment, with over one million repairs…
Case Summary This case involves an obese male patient with a past medical history of diabetes. The patient then underwent hernia mesh repair surgery for an incarcerated ventral hernia. Post-operatively, the patient was then discharged with instructions to follow up…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Avendt v. Covidien Inc. Citation: 262 F. Supp. 3d 493 The defendant then retained a general surgery expert witness to support its claim…
This case involves a common brand of transvaginal mesh, which was originally designed for general surgical repairs and has since been used in specific, gynecologic procedures. Without clinical testing, the mesh was branded as suitable for women requiring treatment for pelvic…
This case involves a middle-aged female in Virginia who underwent a surgical procedure to repair a recurrent hernia with a Composix synthetic mesh patch. The surgery proceeded without incident, however several weeks later the patient presented to the ER with severe cramping…
This case involves a patient who had inguinal hernia repair using Composix Kugel mesh. The patient is currently disabled and has suffered chronic, debilitating pain. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant knew the mesh was not suitable for this application,…
This case takes place in Virginia and involves a plaintiff who suffered from stress urinary incontinence. She received a pelvic mesh implant that was manufactured by defendant. She alleges that at the time of her surgery, the defendant knew of…
In 2008, plaintiff from Missouri underwent an anterior repair of the cystocele using defendant’s mesh support system. Immediately after surgery to implant the defendant’s polypropylene mesh product, plaintiff began experiencing pain. Eventually, the intense inflammatory reaction caused the polypropylene to…
In this case, a transvaginal mesh expert (urogynecologist) opines on physical injuries allegedly caused by a TVM product implanted into the plaintiff. After the plaintiff was implanted with defendant’s mesh vaginal support system, she alleges that she experienced significant mental…
This case involves a fifty-one-year-old woman who began experiencing stress urinary incontinence and problems with her bowel functions. The woman went to see an obstetrician/gynecologist who had specialized training in urogynecology and pelvic surgery. The doctor diagnosed the woman with…
