Dr. Thomas F. Gleason has 38 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BA from Dartmouth College and his MD from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. After completing his residency at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, he went on to complete a fellowship in Adult Spinal Problems at Toronto General Hospital. Today, this...
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This highly qualified and certified rheumatologist has extensive experience having practiced for over 13 years. Earning his MD from University of Ioannina Medical School in Greece with summa cum laude honors, he went on to serve as a Research Scholar at Northwestern University College of Medicine. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Brown University’s Rhode Island Hospital...
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Dr. Michael W. Cluck has 17 years of experience in Orthopedic Surgery and Spine Surgery. He earned his BA in Physiology and Cell Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and both his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and his MD from the Creighton University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at LAC + USC Medical Center...
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This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in orthopedic surgery. He obtained his BA in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University, before receiving his MD from Temple University. He then went on to complete an internship in general surgery at the Albert Einstein Medical Center, a residency in orthopedic surgery at Boston University Medical Center, a fellowship...
Dr. Richard N Weinstein has 25 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery with expertise in Sports Medicine. He earned his BS in Biology from Tufts University and his MD from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and his MBA from Regis University. After completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Bronxcare Health System, he went on to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine at...
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This Fellow of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons is a partner and faculty orthopedic surgeon at a private practice surgical center. He has remained in active clinical practice for over 30 years, during which he has authored and co-authored several publications on joint orthopedics and has made presentations on hip and knee reconstruction.
Dr. Seth P. Levitz has 14 years of experience in Orthopaedic Hand Surgery. He earned his BA in Psychology from Amherst College and his MD from UMass Chan Medical School. After completing both an internship and a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Boston Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Curtis National Hand Center. Today, this expert is...
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This qualified orthopedic trauma surgery expert earned his BS in human physiology from Boston University, his MPH with a concentration in family & community health from Harvard University, and his MD from Boston University. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center and a fellowship in orthopaedic traumatology at Grant Medical Center in Ohio. He...
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Dr. Charla R. Fischer has 11 years of experience in Orthopedic Surgery. She earned her BS in Biochemistry from the University of Southern California and her MD from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. After completing her residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, she went on to complete a fellowship in Spine Surgery at NYU...
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This professor of Metallurgy maintains a keen expertise in metallurgy, alloys, mechanical performance, metal deformation and fracture mechanics and failure analysis. After earning his PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, he moved to the United States where he served as a National Research Council research fellow at the Wright-Patterson...
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Dr. Keith A. Heier has 23 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania and his MD from the University of Florida College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery at Florida Orthopaedic...
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This expert has over 20 years of expertise in materials consulting and forensic engineering work. He received a bachelor's in manufacturing engineering from Brunel University of West London. He continued on at Brunel to earn his PhD in metallurgy. A licensed metallurgical engineer, he is a member of the American Society of Testing & Materials and the American Society of Materials International....
Dr. Benjamin A. Goldberg has over 23 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Medical Education from Northwestern University and his MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. After completing his internship in Surgery and his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in Shoulder and...
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Dr. Andrew N. Bazos Jr has 36 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. He earned his BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Harvard University and his MD from Yale School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, he went on to complete another residency in Pediatric...
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Dr. Ross P. Nathan has 34 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery with expertise in Hand Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of California, Irvine and his MD from Baylor College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, he went on to complete a fellowship in Hand Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University...
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Dr. Christian Foglar has over 20 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his MD from Universität Basel Medizinische Fakultät. After completing his research fellowship at AO Research Institute Davos, his internship in General Surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and a fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma at Baylor College of Medicine. He went on to complete a residency in...
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Dr. Andrew Louis Degruccio has over 25 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Kinesiology and Psychobiology from the University of California Los Angeles and his MD from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. After completing his internship in General Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, he went on to complete...
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This highly qualified expert with over 50 years of experience earned his BA from the University of California Berkeley and his MD from Chicago Medical School. After completing his internship in surgery at USC Medical Center, this expert when onto residency in general surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and in orthopedic surgery at the Orthopaedic Hospital. He is also active in his field as a...
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Dr. Harry L. Lockstadt has 38 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery, specializing in Spinal Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of Windsor and his MD from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University where he also completed his residency training. He is currently board certified in Orthopedic Surgery through the American Board of Orthopaedic...
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Dr. David T. Stamer has 29 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of Massachusetts and his MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Today, this expert is board certified in Orthopedic Surgery. Formerly, this expert...
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A metal hip implant expert witness can assist with cases involving product liability, medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death related to hip replacement surgeries.
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Metal hip implants are complex devices. An expert in this field will understand the intricacies of their design, use, potential complications, and failure modes.
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