Dr. Wendy Ketner is the Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Expert Institute. Dr. Ketner graduated with a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Dr. Ketner completed her training at Mount Sinai Beth Isreal where she participated in all aspects of general surgery, including routine hernia repairs, cholecystectomies, and appendectomies. She also performed mastectomies for breast cancer, and breast reconstruction, surgical oncology procedures, vascular surgery, including endovascular and open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, colorectal surgery for benign and malignant disease, as well as taking care of critically ill patients in the surgical intensive care unit. Her research was in post-mastectomy reconstruction and the surgical treatment of gastric cancer, on which she co-authored a textbook chapter. She also has a paper on the percutaneous delivery of stem cells after myocardial infarction.
Multiple patients prescribed Essure, a nickel-based contraceptive implant, joined in a class action after suffering numerous complications. The IUD was meant to provide permanent birth control by being implanted directly into the patient’s Fallopian tubes. There were a multitude of…
This case involves a man who was admitted to a hospital in Nebraska for treatment of severe pneumonia and was put on a ventilator. Initially, he responded well to treatment, and was plans were made for him to be discharged. However, hours before…
This case takes place in North Carolina and involves a patient who underwent a total knee replacement in order to treat chronic arthritis. Following the procedure, the patient developed significant scarring, and post-surgical physical therapy was ineffective. Some time after…
The margins of the removed lesion were found to be negative for cancerous cells, and doctors believed that the cancer was not invasive to the patient’s pancreas. This result prompted doctors to order a 6-month period of observation of the…
This case involves a middle-aged male patient in New Mexico who suffered complications after undergoing a robotic-assisted prostatectomy in order to treat early-stage prostate cancer. The surgery was performed with the assistance of a da Vinci robotic surgical technology, which…
This case involves a middle-aged man who presented to the hospital complaining of difficulty swallowing which had persisted for several hours before he arrived. According to the patient, he had been at a business dinner with several clients when a…
This gastrointestinal case involves a middle-aged male who had undergone outpatient surgery to repair a knee injury. After the surgery, doctors discharged the patient with medication for pain. For several days after the surgery, the patient was unable to move…
This case takes place in New York and involves a male patient who presented to an urgent care facility with complaints of severe pain in his right leg. The patient’s leg was examined, and it was determined that he was…
This case involves a patient with severe injuries from an accident at work in the state of Colorado. During the patient’s admission a urinary catheter was placed. Shortly thereafter, the patient complained of pain for several hours. The patient’s penis…
This case takes place in Vermont and involves an elderly male patient with a past medical history of diabetes, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol. The patient underwent left eye extraction of a brunescent cataract. According to the records hydrodissection…