General Surgery Expert Witness | California
General Surgery | E-008057
Expert Qualifications
This board certified expert earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 2001, where he then completed a General Surgery residency prior to completing a fellowship in Minimally Invasive, Robotic, and Bariatric Surgery at the University of California San Diego. His peer-reviewed publications have appeared in journals such as the "Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery" and "Surgical Endoscopy", while he has presented nationally before the American College of Surgeons and The Society for Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery, among others. Currently, this expert is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at a top medical school, where he is also the Associate Program Director of the General Surgery Residency and MIS/Bariatric Surgery fellowship. His clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal and paraesophageal hernias, gastric and esophageal cancers, as well as esophageal motility disorders including achalasia. He also focuses on the advanced laparoscopic repair of both inguinal and ventral hernias, as well as advanced techniques for abdominal wall reconstruction. He also has a special interest in robotic surgery - he was the first surgeon in the Los Angeles area to perform a single-incision robotic cholecystectomy.
Bio Snapshot
Location: California B.S., Ursinus College M.D., Jefferson Medical College Residency, General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Fellowship, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, University of California San Diego Board Certification, American Board of Surgery Member, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Current, Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, major medical university Current, Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency, major medical university Current, Associate Program Director, MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, major medical university