Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Witnesses

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Cardiothoracic surgery expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including general surgery, vascular surgery, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, and anesthesiology. Some of the most common cardiothoracic surgery expert witness specialties also include heart transplant surgery, lung cancer surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair or replacement, and thoracic aortic aneurysm repair. They can opine on the effects of surgical errors, postoperative complications, patient consent issues, standard of care violations, and medical malpractice claims.

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Dr. Michael G. Argenziano, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 135191

Dr. Michael Argenziano, MD, FACS

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New York

Dr. Michael G. Argenziano has 21 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA in Biology from Columbia University and his MD from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing his internship in Surgery and his residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery, he went on to complete his fellowships in Surgery, Defibrillator Surgery, and...

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Expert WitnessView profile

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Cardiothoracic Surgeon Expert Witness

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Georgia

This highly qualified double board certified cardiothoracic surgeon performs > 250 open heart surgeries per year as well as many minimally invasive procedures. He is a member of multiple distinguished national and international societies including the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education. He has received multiple awards and honors throughout his 15...

Dr. Vincent Anthony Scavo, MDView profile

ID: 311271

Dr. Vincent Scavo, MD

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Indiana

Dr. Vincent A. Scavo Jr. has over 20 years of experience in Surgery, specializing in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery. He earned his BS in Molecular Biology from Purdue University and his MD from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Surgery, he completed another residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine. Today, this...

Thoracic Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Thoracic Surgery Expert Witness

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New York

This double board certified thoracic surgeon has has practicing for nearly 20 years. An editor of six different academic journals, this expert is widely published and has presented extensively across the U.S. on esophagectomy and other esophageal complications. He is an Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery at a major medical university, as well as the Director of the Esophageal Surgery Program...

Dr. Fawad Naeem Khawaja, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 314116

Dr. Fawad Khawaja, MD, FACS

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Florida

Dr. Fawad N. Khawaja has 12 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from Jacksonville University and his MD from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama, he went on to complete fellowships in...

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Expert Witness

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Louisiana

This highly qualified expert received his M.D. from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He then went on to complete a Residency in General Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is Fellowship trained in Thoracic Surgery and Complex Cardiovascular Surgery and board certified / recertified in Adult Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery. He is a member / fellow of several...

Dr. Bryan Payne Stanifer, MD, MPHView profile

ID: 38582

Dr. Bryan Stanifer, MD, MPH

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New York

Dr. Bryan Stanifer has over 4 years of experience in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He earned his SB in Biology from The College of William and Mary and his MD from James H. Quillen College of Medicine. After completing his general surgery residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, he pursued a thoracic surgery residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Stanifer is board certified in...

Pediatrics and Pulmonology Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatrics and Pulmonology Expert Witness

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Virginia

This highly qualified and double board certified pulmonologist earned his BA at the University of Rochester and MD at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He complete residency training in pediatrics and fellowship training in pediatric pulmonary medicine at the University of North Carolina. This expert is a member of several professional organizations. He is a former Chair, Section of...

Dr. Matthew Jacob Henry, MDView profile

ID: 637328

Dr. Matthew Henry, MD

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New York

Dr. Matthew J. Henry has over 10 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Surgery. He earned his BS in Zoology from the University of Florida and his MD from Florida State University College of Medicine. After completing his internship and residency in General Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, he went on to complete another residency in Thoracic Surgery at Baylor College of...

Thoracic Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Thoracic Surgery Expert Witness

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Tennessee

This double board certified, distinguished Professor of Thoracic Surgery is Fellow of both the American College of Surgery and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a member of multiple professionals societies including the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. This expert serves as a reviewer for multiple medical publications such as the Annals of...

Dr. Rohinton Jehangir Morris, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 676094

Dr. Rohinton Morris, MD, FACS

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Rohinton J. Morris has 29 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biochemistry from Juniata College and his MD from Drexel University College of Medicine. After completing his internship and residency in General Surgery at Hahnemann University Hospital, he went on to complete a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the same institution. Today, this...

Pediatric Pulmonology Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Pulmonology Expert Witness

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Florida

This highly qualified expert is board certified in pediatrics with a sub-specialty in pediatric pulmonology, He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and belongs to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Thoracic Society. He has authored more than 150 publications in the pediatric pulmonology field, and has held a number of titles in the space. Currently, this...

Dr. Erin Mills Iannacone, MDView profile

ID: 679271

Dr. Erin Iannacone, MD

Dr. Erin M. Iannacone has 7 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. She earned her BS from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her MD from the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Surgery at UCSF Fresno, she went on to complete fellowships in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Advanced Aortic Surgery at...

Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Expert Witness

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New York

This expert is the Chief of the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, as well as the director of congenital and pediatric cardiac surgery and a Calvin F. Barber Professor of Surgery at his institution. He is board certified in surgery, thoracic surgery and congenital heart surgery specializing in valve repair and reconstruction, neonatal cardiac surgery, hybrid procedures complex...

Dr. James Lawrence Lubawski, MDView profile

ID: 691244

Dr. James Lubawski, MD

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Illinois

Dr. James L. Lubawski Jr has 11 years of experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. He earned his BA in Economics from Northwestern University and his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. After completing his residency in General Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, he completed a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical...

Pediatric and Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Witness

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Michigan

This expert is the head of the Section of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery and the Co-Director of the Congenital Heart Center, at his university. His major clinical interests are in complex congenital heart defect repair. His research interests are in clinical and translational research and are supported by his role as the Co-Founder of the Michigan Congenital Heart Outcomes Research and...

Dr. Ryan Robert Davies, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 707717

Dr. Ryan Davies, MD, FACS

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Texas

Dr. Ryan R. Davies has 15 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA in Architecture from Yale University and his MD from the Yale University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Surgery and a residency in General Surgery, he went on to complete a second residency in Thoracic Surgery and a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, all at the New...

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Expert Witness

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Georgia

This highly qualified Cardiothoracic Surgery expert expert received his medical degree from Baylor College. He went on to Residency and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the highly regarded New York University Medical Center. He is double board certified in both General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of numerous prestigious professional societies including the Society of...

Dr. Vincent Augustus Gaudiani, MDView profile

ID: 896373

Dr. Vincent Gaudiani, MD

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California

Dr. Vincent Gaudiani has 40 years of experience in the fields of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA in English from Harvard University and his MD from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed an internship and a residency in General Surgery at the UH Cleveland Medical Center and another residency in Cardiovascular Surgery at Stanford Healthcare....

Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Witness

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California

This board-certified expert earned his BA in History and BS in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed his MD at Universidad Central del Caribe. He went on to complete a residency in General Surgery at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and another residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the LAC+USC Medical Center. Following his residencies, he...

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    $825

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    $975

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Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Witness FAQs

A cardiothoracic surgery expert witness provides insight and testimony in legal cases involving heart and lung surgeries, drawing from their extensive medical knowledge and experience.

These experts are crucial in malpractice suits, personal injury cases, or any litigation involving cardiac or thoracic surgical procedures and post-operative care.

Subspecialties include congenital heart surgery, heart failure/ transplant surgery, general thoracic surgery, and adult cardiac surgery.

They can review medical records, identify standard of care breaches, explain complex surgical procedures, and testify on the potential causes of complications.

Their expertise helps determine if there was negligence or deviation from accepted standards of care during a cardiothoracic procedure.

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