Surgery Expert Witnesses in Connecticut

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Surgery expert witnesses specialize in a variety of fields, including general surgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, and plastic surgery. Some of the most common specialties among these experts also include trauma surgery, pediatric surgery, vascular surgery, bariatric surgery, and colorectal surgery. They have provided opinions on the effects of surgical errors, post-operative complications, issues with informed consent, violations of standard care, and malfunctions of surgical instruments.

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Average Surgery Expert Witnesses Court Fees

$550/hr

Review Fee

$800/hr

Deposition Fee

$1000/hr

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Surgery Experts in Connecticut

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Review Fee $550/hr
Deposition Fee $900/hr
Court Fee $900/hr

This highly qualified and board certified Otolaryngologist is a reviewer for several major ENT scientific journals, and has given numerous nationally invited lectures in his field. He is also published, and has acquired membership at such prestigious professional societies as the the American Academy of Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Surgery, and the American Rhinologic Surgery. This expert earned his AB at Georgetown University and MD at Albany Medical College. Currently, he is an assistant professor of surgery at an Ivy League school of medicine and an attending Otolaryngologist at a university affiliated medical practice.

Attending Otolaryngologist, An Ivy League-Affiliated Medical Center

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Albany Medical College

New Haven,

Connecticut

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This expert is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon with a subspecialty in hand and micro-vascular surgery. He completed his medical training at top medical universities. Currently practicing at a top medical university, he continues to see patients while pursuing his research interests. He specializes in elbow arthroscopy surgeries.

Associate Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training Program, Top Medical University

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Hahnemann Medical College

Connecticut

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Review Fee $600/hr
Deposition Fee $940/hr
Court Fee $940/hr

This highly qualified expert is board certified in Urology. He is currently the Co-Director of Urology at a top ten medical institution. He is a member of such prestigious societies as the American Urologic Association and the American Association of Clinical Urologists. He is actively involved in research in addition to his clinical and academic responsibilities.

Associate Professor, An Ivy League university in NY

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Chicago Medical School

Dillon,

New York

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Review Fee $950/hr

This fellowship trained and board certified otolaryngology specialist is the current medical director of a center specializing in vocal disorders like spasmodic dysphonia. He currently practices in both a clinical and academic capacity, and is a member of such prestigious professional societies as the American College of Surgeons, where he is also a fellow.

Medical Director, A Voice and Swallowing Disorders Specialty Clinic in NY

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

Ardsley,

New York

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This gynecologic oncology surgeon is extremely familiar with the da Vinci robot, using it regularly in surgery. A member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, this expert has dedicated her medical career to gynecology and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors.

Attending Physician, Top Tier Hospital

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

New York

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Review Fee $350/hr
Deposition Fee $400/hr

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.

Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Major Medical Center

Doctor of Medicine (MD), New York University

Great Neck,

New York

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Review Fee $700/hr

This board certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery expert is Fellowship trained and highly experienced in his field. He received his medical education form some of the most prestigious institutions in the country. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, as well as a member of several professional organizations. He has been awarded multiple honors throughout his career including the Reagen Fellow Award and The American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons Resident Scholar Award. This expert has published 22 peer-reviewed journal articles and authored two book chapters. He serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Surgery and is President of Saving Faces Foundation. He is currently Assistant Professor of Surgery at a major health system and enjoys hospital privileges at seven local hospitals.

Attending Physician, Several New York Hospitals

Doctor of Medicine (MD), New York University

New York,

New York

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Review Fee $600/hr

This Board Certified Colorectal Surgeon has been practicing medicine for more than 10 years, completing his fellowship at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and a member of the National Cancer Institute and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He is a former Assistant Professor of Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, and currently is an Associate Professor of Surgery at a New York-based university medical center.

Colorectal Surgeon, 3 New York-based medical centers

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Charles University School of Medicine

Syracuse,

New York

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Review Fee $500/hr

This expert has been preforming endotracheal intubations since 1974 and have been teaching the skill since 1978. He was the supervisor for paramedic training in New York City prior to going to medical school and performed and taught endotracheal intubation to paramedic students and intubated on the streets of the Bronx. For the last twenty years, he has taught two advanced trauma life support (ATLS) courses per year to emergency medicine and surgical residents and attending physicians.

Attending Physician, Several health centers and hospitals in the New York area

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

Armonk,

New York

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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 $360/hr
Deposition Fee $400/hr

This expert has more than 30 years of experience in Surgery and Surgical subspecialties including General, Thoracic, Vascular, Micro-vascular, Burn, Urological and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In addition to his areas of clinical practice, he has extensive experience in governance and supervision of Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals. In particular credentialing, privileging, utilization and billing for these services.

Urgent Care Provider, An Urgent Care Center in NY

Master of Public Health (MPH), Stony Brook University

Hauppauge,

New York

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

This highly qualified expert currently serves as the Director of Male Reproductive & Sexual Medicine at a top ranking NYC University-affiliated Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Urology at a top-ranking University. He completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University and subsequently attended medical school and completed his urology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College. Following residency, he completed two years of fellowship training in male reproductive medicine and microsurgery at the Center for Reproductive Medicine & Microsurgery at Cornell. He received additional training during fellowship in male sexual medicine at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He was the recipient of the prestigious Research Scholar Award from the American Urological Association Foundation and he has authored more than 45 articles and book chapters in the fields of reproductive urology, male sexual medicine, and reconstructive penile surgery. His research and discoveries have been published in leading journals including Fertility & Sterility, Journal of Urology, Urology, British Journal of Urology International, and Annual Review in Medicine and he was the a recipient of the Arnold Belker Fellowship, given by the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction in recognition of accomplishment and leadership potential in male reproductive medicine. His clinical practice is focused on the medical and surgical treatment of male infertility, male sexual dysfunction, testosterone deficiency, scrotal pain, and other disorders of the penis and testes.

Assistant Professor, Top-ranking University

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Weill Cornell Medical College

New York,

New York

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Review Fee $600/hr
Deposition Fee $600/hr

This fellowship trained and board certified pediatric surgeon earned his MD from Boston University School of Medicine, and served as the chief resident at New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University. He is a fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Surgery. He has authored more than 30 publications in the realm of pediatric surgery as well. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor at a prestigious university medical center, a director of their neonatal and pediatric ECMO program, in addition to his role as attending pediatric surgeon at two top medical centers.

Co-Director, A university-affiliated medical center in NY

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Boston University School of Medicine

Brooklyn,

New York

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Review Fee $500/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr

This board certified expert has been practicing for over 20 years. He completed his Pathology residency at the Holy Mercy Hospital of Sao Paulo and a second Pathology residency at the University of Texas - Houston prior to completing a Fellowship in Surgical Pathology at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and a Gastrointestinal Pathology fellowship at Yale University. He is widely published in journals such as "World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology", "The International Journal of Gynecological Pathology" and "The American Journal of Surgical Pathology" and holds membership in multiple distinguished pathological societies. He has received the 'Attending of the Year in Anatomic Pathology" award multiple times. A former Assistant Clinical Professor of Pathology at Yale University, he is currently an Associate Professor of Pathology and the Surgical Pathology Director at another major medical university.

Associate Professor of Pathology, Major Medical University

Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Pernambuco (Brazil)

New York,

New York

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Review Fee $350/hr
Deposition Fee $450/hr
Court Fee $450/hr

This highly qualified general surgeon received his M.D. at Ain Shams University. He completed an internship in Surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital, residency training in Urology at Ain Shams University Hospital, residency training in Surgery at Harrisburg Hospital, and a fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. This expert is boardcertified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He is also a member of several professional organizations including the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery, Association for Academic Surgery, and the American Medical Association. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Surgery at a major university and Attending Surgeon and Director of Surgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery at a university affiliated hospital. The scope of expertise involves abdominal wall reconstructions and complex hernia repairs in addition to general surgery, Trauma and surgical critical care.

Attending Surgeon and Director of Surgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery, University-affiliated Hospital

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Ain Shams University

Jamesville,

New York

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Review Fee $650/hr

This qualified expert completed his Internship in General Surgery at Yale University, his Residency in General Surgery at Ohio State University, and his Fellowship in Liver and Pancreas Surgery / Surgical Oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He obtained his MPH in clinical Investigation from Ohio State University and is Board Certified in Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology. He is a member of multiple Surgery and Oncology Medical Associations and has over 50+ publications on Surgical Oncology and General Surgery research. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery for the Division of Surgical Oncology at a Top Medical School.

Surgical Oncologist, A Top Medical School in NY

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine

Brooklyn,

New York

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Review Fee $350/hr
Deposition Fee $350/hr
Court Fee $350/hr

This subway operations expert served as a motorman/train operator for the New York City Transit Authority's subway system for almost 30 years. He is proficient in the operations of all facets of subways and SMEE equipment, including but not restricted to air brake systems, electrical systems, and full spectrum knowledge of undercarriage/body construction. He is also an expert in wayside signal operation, roadbed design, track and switch design, "Chemical Right to Know", and other OSHA required safety regulations.

Principal Consultant, An independent light-rail transit consultancy in NY

Associate of Science (AS), John Jay College

Mastic,

New York

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Review Fee $700/hr

This highly qualified expert is double Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. She received her M.D. from Temple University School of Medicine, did her Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at New York University, and completed an accredited 3 year fellowship in Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery and Urogynecology at the University of Pennsylvania. She has an avid interest in clinical as well as basic scientific research and has presented her work at numerous national conferences. She is a published Author in peer-reviewed Journals, and has received numerous awards for her role as an educator and for her work in research.

Director, A Top-Ranking University Affiliated Hospital

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Temple University School of Medicine

New York,

New York

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Review Fee $500/hr

This highly qualified expert graduated Summa Cum Laude from his B.S., M.S., and M.D. He is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and he was Fellowship trained at Harvard University. He is extensively published with 180+ peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts, and he has been an invited lecturer and presenter at numerous professional conferences all over the world. He is an editor and reviewer for numerous professional publications and he has received multiple awards for his work in academics and his performance as a clinician. He formerly served as an attending surgeon and an Assistant Professor at University of California, Irvine. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at a major medical university as well as the Division Chief of Implant Service at a hospital in NY.

Associate Division Chief, A Major University-Affiliated Hospital in NY

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Ben-Gurion University

New Rochelle,

New York

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This supremely qualified Otolaryngology expert is Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He served as the Howard W. Smith Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center from 1994 to 2013. He received his medical degree with honors (AOA) from Baylor College of Medicine and trained in general surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by specialty training in Otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine affiliated hospitals. He completed fellowship training in Head and Neck Surgery at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. This expert is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, over 25 book chapters and 2 textbooks. He has served as president of several prestigious academic societies, including the Society of University Otolaryngologists and the Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology. He has lectured at over 50 international academic institutions and has served on the editorial boards of several scientific journals, including The Laryngoscope, Head and Neck, and Cancer. He is a lifetime member of the Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars and has received both the Presidential Citation and the Vice-Presidential Citation of the Triological Society. He has been listed as one of New York City's best doctors for the past 15 years. In addition to his Otolaryngology appointments he is also a Professor of Neurology at a major university medical center.

Program Director, Combined Residency Training Program at Multiple Universities

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Baylor College of Medicine

New York

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Review Fee $600/hr
Deposition Fee $700/hr
Court Fee $700/hr

This extremely qualified expert is board certified in pathology and has been practicing for 20+ years. He completed his internship training at Rohtak Medical College, India, and his residency training at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University, where he also pursued further postdoctoral training focusing on breast pathology. He is a member of multiple professional associations, including the American Association for Cancer Research, the Cancer and Leukemia Group and the US and Canadian Academy of Pathology. He has published 60+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewed for 6+ renowned medical journals. He lectures both nationally and internationally and was honored for his teaching by Georgetown University in 2002. He is a current professor of pathology at a major university and the current director of surgical pathology, immunohistochemistry and breast pathology at a major hospital in New York.

Director, Major Hospital

Doctor of Medicine (MD), All India Institute of Medical Sciences

New York,

New York

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This qualified expert of Orthopedic Surgery obtained his BS in Biomedical Engineering and his MD from Duke University. He completed his Internship in General Surgery at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, his Residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, and his Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery at the Tampa General Hospital/Florida Orthopedic Institute. He is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery, is a member of the prestigious Orthopedic Trauma Association, and is the Section Editor for the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. He has 350+ Publications focused on Orthopedic Surgery Research and is currently an Attending Surgeon for Orthopedic Surgery at a Top University Hospital and a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at a Top Medical School.

Professor, An Ivy League Medical School in NY

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Duke University

New York,

New York

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What Can a Surgery Expert Witness Opine On?

Appendectomy

Removal of the appendix due to appendicitis.

Cholecystectomy

Surgical removal of the gallbladder.

Hernia Repair

Correction of hernias to relieve discomfort.

Mastectomy

Surgical removal of breast tissue.

Knee Replacement

Replacing damaged knee joints with prosthetics.

Cataract Surgery

Removal of cloudy lens from the eye.

FAQs for Surgery Expert Witnesses

What is the role of a surgical expert witness in legal proceedings?

A surgical expert witness provides insight into standard surgical procedures, patient care, and potential malpractice. They can review medical records, provide testimony, and clarify complex surgical issues.

What types of cases can a surgery expert witness handle?

Surgery expert witnesses can handle a variety of cases including medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, and workers' compensation claims.

How can a surgical expert witness help in a medical malpractice case?

In a medical malpractice case, a surgical expert witness can identify if there was a deviation from standard care during surgery which led to patient harm or death.

Are there subspecialties within the field of surgery for which I can find an expert witness?

Yes, there are many subspecialties in surgery such as cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, orthopedic, plastic and reconstructive surgery. Expert witnesses are available for these subspecialties.

Why is it important to have a surgical expert witness with experience in the specific type of surgery involved in my case?

Each type of surgery has unique standards and procedures. An expert with specific experience can accurately assess whether those standards were met or breached.

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Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.

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