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General surgery expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including trauma surgery, laparoscopic surgery, vascular surgery, colorectal surgery, and breast surgery. Some of the most common specialties among general surgery expert witnesses also include surgical oncology, endocrine surgery, transplant surgery, pediatric surgery, and critical care surgery. They can opine on the effects of surgical errors, post-operative complications, standard of care issues, patient consent, and medical malpractice claims.

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Dr. Allen Bar, MDView profile

ID: 10007

Dr. Allen Bar, MD

This highly qualified expert is board certified in General Surgery has been practicing for over 30 years. He earned his BA and MD from Tufts University. He completed a residency in General Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, before serving for two years in the United States Army. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of several other prestigious national and...

Surgery  Laparoscopy and Bariatrics Expert WitnessView profile

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Surgery Laparoscopy and Bariatrics Expert Witness

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New Jersey

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Pennsylvania

This board certified surgeon received an MD from Ovidius University School of Medicine in Romania. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, American Hernia Society and Association for Academic Surgery. His practice focuses on bariatric surgery, advanced laparoscopic surgery including hernia repair, and...

Dr. Robinson Villaverde Baron, MDView profile

ID: 1001295

Dr. Robinson Baron, MD

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California

Dr. Robinson V. Baron has over 45 years of experience in the field of General Surgery. He earned his MD from the Far Eastern University. After, completing his internship at Kenmore Mercy Hospital, he went on to complete a residency in General Surgery at the Easton Hospital. He also completed a fellowship in Anesthesiology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Formerly, he served as the...

General Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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General Surgery Expert Witness

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Oklahoma

This board certified expert has been in clinical practice for over 10 years and is currently the Vice Chairman of the department of Surgery at his clinical institution. He is also the Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program. He completed his residency training at the Tulsa Regional Medical Center (now Oklahoma State University Medical Center) and St. Francis Hospital. He is a...

Dr. Akhil Kumar Seth, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 1008135

Dr. Akhil Seth, MD, FACS

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Illinois

Dr. Akhil K. Seth has 6 years of experience in the field of Surgery and Plastic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University and his MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, he went on to complete his residency in Plastic...

General Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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General Surgery Expert Witness

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Tennessee

This highly qualified and dual fellowship trained expert earned his BS from Stanford University and his MD from University of Tennessee College of Medicine. After completing his general surgery residency, he went on to train under two fellowships. The first fellowship was in surgical critical care at Stanford and the second was at Vanderbilt in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. As a...

Dr. Clifford Lanier Deal, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 1019016

Dr. Clifford Deal, MD, FACS

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Virginia

Dr. Clifford L. Deal, III has 18 years of experience in General Surgery. He earned his BA from Washington and Lee University and then both his MS in Pharmacology and Toxicology and his MD from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed an internship and a residency in General Surgery at VCU Medical Center. Today, this expert is board-certified in Surgery by the American...

Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic colorectal and foregut surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic colorectal and foregut surgery Expert Witness

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Texas

This highly qualified expert is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He received his MD from Texas Tech School of Medicine. His post-doctoral education continued at the University of Florida at Jacksonville where he developed a passion for Minimally Invasive Surgery. Following residency he entered private practice in Palm Coast,...

Dr. Glenn Ault, MDView profile

ID: 10283

Dr. Glenn Ault, MD

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California

This expert has over 20 years of experience in colorectal surgery. He obtained his BS at Muhlenberg College, his MD at Hahnemann University, and his MS in education at the University of Southern California. He then went on to complete his residency in general surgery at Hahnemann University, followed by a fellowship in colorectal surgery at the University of Southern California. This expert is...

Urology Expert WitnessView profile

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Urology Expert Witness

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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...

General and Bariatric Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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General and Bariatric Surgery Expert Witness

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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. David Michael Powell, MDView profile

ID: 1037509

Dr. David Powell, MD

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Ohio

Dr. David M Powell has 23 years of experience in the field of Otolaryngology. He earned his BA from the University of Virginia and his MD from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. After completing an internship in General Surgery at Mount Carmel West and a residency in Otolaryngology at The Ohio State College of Medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in Facial Plastic and...

Urology, Urologic Oncology, and Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Urology, Urologic Oncology, and Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery Expert Witness

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California

This expert is a urological oncology physician. He earned his MBBS at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and his MPH at the University of Texas School of Public Health. He completed his internship in surgery and his residency in urology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas before also completing a post-doctoral urology fellowship at the same...

Dr. David Ralph Miles, MDView profile

ID: 1066405

Dr. David Miles, MD

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North Carolina

Dr. David R. Miles has 32 years of experience in the field of General Surgery. He earned his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School and he completed his residency in General Surgery at the Tulane University School of Medicine. Formerly, this expert served as the Director of the Bariatric Program at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Furthermore, he was the Owner of...

General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Expert Witness

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Florida

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience as a surgeon and is actively involved in acute care surgery which includes trauma, surgical critical care (ICU), and emergency general surgery. He earned his BS in biological sciences and chemistry from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. He subsequently completed a general...

Dr. Darren Michael Rowan, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 1069969

Dr. Darren Rowan, MD, FACS

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Alabama

Dr. Darren M. Rowan has 30 years of experience in General and Acute Care Surgery. He earned his BS in Zoology from Louisiana State University and his MD from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed a residency in General Surgery at the University of South Alabama. Today, this expert is board-certified in Surgery. Most recently, this expert served as a Surgeon...

Critical Obstetrics and Gynecology Expert WitnessView profile

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Critical Obstetrics and Gynecology Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert has served for 40 years as a board certified Ob-Gyn at a major medical institution. Over the course of his career, he has acquired membership at such prestigious professional societies as the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and has been appointed chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a major healthcare center.

Dr. Mark Reza Laftavi, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 10710

Dr. Mark Laftavi, MD, FACS

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Nevada

Dr. Mark R. Laftavi has 25 years of experience in the field of Transplant Surgery. He earned his MD from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Faculty of Medicine. He completed fellowships in Transplant Surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Rush University Medical Center, and Mount Sinai Hospital. Formerly, this expert served as a Physician at the University Medical...

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Expert WitnessView profile

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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Expert Witness

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Tennessee

This expert has over twenty five years of experience as a nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Over his career, this CRNA worked for multiple independent anesthesia firms providing anesthesia services to various hospitals across Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky. Much of his work is done in CRNA-only rural hospitals and surgery centers. This expert has also worked as a clinical instructor at...

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    $550

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  • Deposition Fee

    $725

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  • Court Fee

    $975

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General Surgery Expert Witness FAQs

A general surgery expert witness provides insight and testimony in legal cases involving surgical procedures, standards of care, postoperative complications, and patient consent.

These experts are crucial in medical malpractice suits, personal injury cases, product liability issues related to surgical devices, or any case involving surgical procedures.

Subspecialties include trauma surgery, laparoscopic surgery, colorectal surgery, breast surgery, vascular surgery, endocrine surgery, transplant surgery, and more.

They can review medical records, identify deviations from standard surgical practices, explain complex medical concepts to a lay audience, and provide credible testimony.

Current clinical experience ensures the expert is up-to-date with evolving surgical techniques, technologies, and standards of care - vital for accurate case evaluation.

Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.

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