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Jason is a 4th year medical student pursuing a career in Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery. His Interest include sports, fitness, chemistry, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, allergy/immunology, surgical oncology, human genetics, public health, preventative medicine, and rheumatology.Articles by Jason Cohn
Gynecologist Causes Bowel Perforation During Laparoscopic Surgery
This case involved a forty-two-year-old female patient who presented to a local hospital for surgery due to complaints of abdominal pain. The patient underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and lysis of abdominal adhesions. The postoperative note indicated that the…
Posted on inOB/GYN Expert Witness Opines on Delivery Resulting in Bladder Necrosis
This case involves a thirty-four-year-old female who delivered her child at thirty-eight weeks gestation. The woman was in active labor for sixteen hours. Her OB/GYN was concerned because the baby descended into the pelvis but the head appeared to be…
Posted on inNursing Expert Witness Addresses Dosage Error of Heparin
This case involves a thirty-five-year-old pregnant female who established care at a local hospital for her third delivery of a child. The woman was considered morbidly obese. Her second child was delivered by C-section and her OB/GYN suggested that she…
Posted on inOB/GYN Expert Witness Discusses Facial Nerve Injury in Newborn
This case involves a thirty-year-old female who presented to the hospital while in labor. She told her obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) that she had regular contractions at home. Her OB/GYN examined her which showed that her cervix was fully dilated. The physician…
Posted on inOncology Expert Witness Opines on Cardiomyopathy After Herceptin
This case involves a forty-seven-year-old female who presented to her gynecologist with breast tenderness. While she was in the shower, she noticed a lump in her right breast. A mammography revealed that she had calcifications which were suggestive of a…
Posted on inRheumatology Expert Witness Discusses Bladder Cancer Diagnosis
This case involves a forty-five-year-old male who presented to his family physician with complaints of bleeding during urination, coughing, frequent nose bleeds, and joint pain. Additionally, he was found to have a nose deformity which was due to a perforated…
Posted on inStevens-Johnson Syndrome Develops in Male After Treatment for Seizure
This case involves a fourteen-year-old male who presented to the emergency room with symptoms of a seizure. His parents said that he was walking in their house when he began to smell burning rubber. A few seconds later, he dropped…
Posted on inGastroenterology Expert Witness Comments on Effects of Remicade
This case involves a twenty-five-year-old female who had a two-year medical history of Crohn’s disease. Her gastroenterologist prescribed her 5-aminosalicylic acid daily and prednisone for flare ups during the last two years to manage her symptoms. She visited her physician…
Posted on inNeurology Expert Witness Opines on Failure to Diagnose Thymoma
This case involves a thirty-five-year-old female who presented to her neurologist with difficulties swallowing. Her past medical history included myasthenia gravis and hypertension. She first established care with her neurologist when she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular…
Posted on inPediatrics Expert Witness Discusses Eisenmenger’s Syndrome Diagnosis
This case involves a one-year-old child who presented to the ER with cyanosis and clubbed fingers. His parents expressed that the child suddenly collapsed while crawling at home. The boy had no medical conditions except for being born with a…
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