Bariatric Surgery Expert Witnesses in Illinois
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Dr. Keith Milton Monson, FACS, MD
Illinois
Dr. Keith Monson has 18 years of experience in the field of Surgery. He earned his BS in Biophysics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, his MD from Rush University Medical College, and his MS in Surgery from Michigan State University. He completed a residency in General Surgery and a research fellowship in Surgery at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Today,...
Urology Expert Witness
Illinois
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...
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Dr. Alan Bruce Loren, MD, PhD
Illinois
Dr. Alan B. Loren has 36 years of experience in the field of Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his MD from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He also earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago and completed his residency in General Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in...
General and Bariatric Surgery Expert Witness
Illinois
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...
Dr. Andrew Steve Agos, FACS, MD
Illinois
Dr. Andrew S. Agos has 24 years of experience in the field of General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He earned his BA from the University of Chicago and his MD from Chicago Medical School - Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. After completing his residency in General Surgery at Metropolitan Group Hospitals - University of Illinois, he went on to complete a fellowship in...
Dr. Jennifer Turney Cone, FACS, MD, MHS
Illinois
Dr. Jennifer T. Cone has over 5 years of experience in the field of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. She earned her BA in Biology from Johns Hopkins University, her MHS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and her MD from Tulane University School of Medicine. After completing her residency in General Surgery at Tulane University...
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Dr. Ronald Dennis Curran, MD
Illinois
Dr. Ronald Curran has 25 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He earned his MD from Rush Medical College of Rush University. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Northwestern University School of Medicine. Today, this...
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Dr. James Frank Boffa, FACS, MD
Illinois
Dr. James F. Boffa has over 26 years of experience in the fields of Gastrointestinal, Trauma and General Surgery. He earned his BS from George Williams College and his MD from Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the Metropolitan Group Hospitals Residency in General Surgery program. Today, this expert is board certified in Surgery. Formerly, this...
Dr. John Griffith Linn, MD
Illinois
Dr. John G. Linn has 11 years of experience in the field of Surgery. He earned his BS in Science Pre-Professional and his BA in History from the University of Notre Dame. He completed his MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin. After completing his internship and residency in General Surgery at McGaw Medical Center, he went on to complete his fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Ohio...
Dr. Keith William Millikan, FACS, MD
Illinois
Dr. Keith W. Millikan has 34 years of experience in the field of General Surgery. He earned his BA in Chemistry from the University of Chicago and his MD from Rush University Medical College. He completed a residency in General Surgery at Rush University Medical Center and today, this expert is board certified in Surgery. Formerly, this expert served as Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs in the...
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Dr. Lisa Ann Kowalski, FACS, FAMA, MD
Illinois
Dr. Lisa A Kowalski has 26 years of experience in the field of General Surgery. She earned her BS in Biology and Chemistry from Millikin University and her MD from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in General Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and today, this expert is board certified in Surgery through the American Board of...
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Dr. Jonathan M. Somers, MD
Illinois
Dr. Jonathan Somers has 28 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA from The University of Pennsylvania and his MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. After completing his residency in General Surgery at Rhode Island Hospital, he went on to complete a fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center. Today,...
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Dr. Kim Robert Sobinsky, FACS, MD
Illinois
Dr. Kim R. Sobinsky has 36 years of experience in the field of Surgery. He earned his BA from Illinois Wesleyan University and his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Illinois Hospital. Today, this expert is board certified in Surgery. Formerly, this expert held roles as a Clinical Assistant...
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Dr. Douglas Brian Aach, FACS, MD
Illinois
Dr. Douglas B. Aach has over 33 years of experience in General Surgery. He earned his BA in Biology from the University of Missouri Kansas City and his MD from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship in General Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Today, this expert is board certified in Surgery. Formerly, he served as a Staff in the...
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Dr. Ryan Merkow, MD
Illinois
This highly qualified expert is board certified with five years of experience in the field of surgical oncology, general surgery, and robotic surgery. He obtained his BS in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin and MS in health services and outcomes research from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Then he completed his MD and surgical residency at the University of...
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Dr. Cheong Jun Lee, MD
Illinois
This vascular surgery expert is currently the director of the vascular quality initiative and associate professor of vascular surgery at a major midwestern hospital. He received his BS and MD from the University of Michigan and then went on to train as an intern, resident and fellow at the University of Michigan as well. He trained again as a fellow in vascular surgery at Northwestern University....
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Dr. Christopher Ryan Aldridge, MD
Illinois
This well-credentialed expert earned his BA from Northwestern University and his MD from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed his internship and residency in general surgery at the Saint Louis University Hospital and is active in his field as a member of the American Board of Surgery. Formerly, he served as a staff physician in the wound care center of Alton Memorial Hospital....
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Dr. Lisa Liu, MD
Illinois
Dr. Lisa Liu has 13 years of experience in the field of Family Medicine. She earned her BA from the University of Chicago and her MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at MacNeal Hospital. Today, this expert is board certified in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine. Formerly, this expert held roles as a Data Manager and...
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Bariatric Surgery Expert Witness FAQs
A bariatric surgery expert witness provides insight into medical standards, procedures, and outcomes related to weight loss surgeries. They can testify on malpractice claims, surgical complications, or patient consent issues.
Cases involving alleged medical malpractice during weight loss surgeries, post-operative complications, informed consent disputes, or issues with pre-surgical evaluations often require a bariatric surgery expert witness.
Yes, some experts may specialize in specific types of bariatric surgeries like gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. Others may focus on adolescent bariatric surgery or revisional surgery.
An expert can review medical records to determine if standard care was followed, explain complex medical concepts to the court, and provide an opinion on whether complications were avoidable.
Bariatric surgery techniques and guidelines evolve over time. An expert who is current ensures accurate information about accepted standards of care and recent advancements in the field.
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