Surgical Technology Expert Witnesses

This certified operating room nurse currently practices at an orthopedics-focused institution, and has served in operating room nursing positions across the nation for more than 20 years. His clinical focus on orthopedics in the OR setting make him qualified to perform this review.

This certified surgical technologist has over 20 years of experience in his field, and has served at several positions at civilian and government hospitals through out the greater San Antonio area. Working in the various positions he has held has led to him acquiring a great deal of valuable experience.

This qualified nursing expert has been working in the OR for over 35 years with the last 23 spent as a Nurse Manager. Her hospital is an award winning 806-bed teaching hospital that delivers advanced care. She is intimately familiar with the standard of care regarding surgical counts. She is a Certified Nurse in the O.R.

This highly qualified expert is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He received his MD from Texas Tech School of Medicine. His post-doctoral education continued at the University of Florida at Jacksonville where he developed a passion for Minimally Invasive Surgery. Following residency he entered private practice in Palm Coast, Florida where his interests expanded to include robotic surgery until his return to Texas as an Associate Professor to help rebuild and expand the Department of Surgery. His area of interest focuses on minimally invasive foregut and colorectal surgery.

This highly qualified board certified expert earned a BA cum laude from Hamline University and DO from the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Madigan Army Medical Center and University of California- San Francisco, respectively. He is a member of several surgical societies and committees dedicated to the improvement of patient outcomes and the quality of post graduate medical education. He is an editor and reviewer for several widely referenced medical and surgical journals. Currently, he is a tenured Professor of Urology, the Director for Laparoscopy and Endourology at a university affiliated medical center.

This expert is a highly qualified expert and is a board certified General Surgeon. He received his BA in Literatures in English from Brown University and his MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed his residency in General Surgery at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University before completing his fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Gastrointestinal Surgery with the Oregon Health Sciences University. This expert is is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the Chicago Surgical Society. He is currently a Partner and Bariatric and Gastrointestinal Surgeon at a university-affiliated surgical center as well as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery.

This highly qualified nursing expert has extensive professional experience. She earned her BS in nursing from Lenoir-Rhyne College. In 2007, she was awarded "Travel Nurse of the Year." Previously, she has served as a staff nurse at Frye Regional Medical Center, and as a travel nurse at Holy Cross Hospital, Newman West, Redmond Regional Hospital, Emory University Hospital, North Fulton Regional Hospital, and Northside Hospital. Currently, this expert is a staff nurse at a top GA hospital.

This expert has over 45 years of experience in nursing, focusing on surgical nursing and post-surgery recovery. She earned her BS in nursing at Pan American University, her MS in public health nursing at the University of Texas Brownsville, and her EdD with a focus in health science education at the University of Houston. She has held numerous positions in various facilities across Texas with a consistent focus on surgical nursing and nurse education. She recently transitioned from clinical work to a consulting role. In her current position as a nurse consultant, she consults and presents on topics related to surgery recovery and pain management for patients following surgery.

This highly-qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in operating room nursing. She received her BSN in registered nursing from Texas Woman's University before earning her MSN in nursing education from Aspen University. She is a certified operating room nurse and formerly served as a guest lecturer in operating room nursing at the University of Houston Victoria. For nearly 30 years, this expert has served as an operating room registered nurse and unit educator at a hospital in Texas.

This expert is a urological oncology physician. He earned his MBBS at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and his MPH at the University of Texas School of Public Health. He completed his internship in surgery and his residency in urology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas before also completing a post-doctoral urology fellowship at the same university. He also completed a urologic oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. This expert is board-certified in urology and has published 2 book chapters, over 70 manuscripts, and over 50 abstracts. Formerly, this expert served as an assistant professor and clinical associate professor of urology and epidemiology at the University of Iowa. He currently is a staff physician and director of the bladder cancer program at a medical center in California. He is also an associate professor of surgery at a medical school in California.