General Surgery Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania

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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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Alan Leslie Schuricht, FACS, MDView profile

ID: 8921

Dr. Alan Leslie Schuricht, FACS, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Alan L. Schuricht has 33 years of experience in General Surgery. He earned his BA in Chemistry from Cornell University and his MD from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his residency in General Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Formerly, this expert held roles as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Perelman School of...

Cosmetic and General Dentistry Expert WitnessView profile

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Cosmetic and General Dentistry Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This expert is a general dental practitioner with over 40 years of experience in all phases of dentistry including general care, prosthetics, cosmetics, root canals, oral disease therapy, and surgery. He is also a member of such prestigious dental societies as the American Dental Association, the Pennsylvania Dental Association, and is a fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantology,...

John Anthony McKeating, FACS, MDView profile

ID: 64203

Dr. John Anthony McKeating, FACS, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. John A. McKeating has 32 years of experience in the field of Surgery. He earned his BA from Washington and Jefferson College and his MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Surgery at UPMC Mercy, he went on to complete a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Today, this expert is board certified in...

Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Surgery Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This qualified, board certified surgeon has been practicing for over 30 years. Throughout his career, he has been appointed to such prestigious professional societies as the American Medical Association, and has delivered several nationally invited lectures. He currently holds surgical appointments at three major east coast healthcare centers.

Matthew Joseph Dougherty, FACS, MDView profile

ID: 81558

Dr. Matthew Joseph Dougherty, FACS, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Matthew J. Dougherty has 32 years of experience in the field of Vascular Surgery. He earned his BA from the University of Virginia and his MD from Harvard Medical School. After completing his residency in Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, he went on to complete a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic. Today, this expert is board certified in Vascular Surgery. Formerly, this...

Urology  Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Urology Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This highly qualified and board certified urologist received his BS at Pennsylvania State University and his MD at Temple University School of Medicine. He completed internship in General Surgery, residency training in Urology, and fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Urologic Robotic Oncology at the Henry Ford Hospital. This expert has performed over 50 types of robotic procedures in some...

Ronald Paul DeMatteo, FACS, MDView profile

ID: 605714

Dr. Ronald Paul DeMatteo, FACS, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Ronald P. DeMatteo has 24 years of experience in the field of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology, and General Surgery. He earned his BA from Johns Hopkins University and his MD from Weill Cornell Medicine. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, he went on to complete a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan...

Otolaryngology Expert WitnessView profile

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Otolaryngology Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This double board certified expert earned his BA at Johns Hopkins University and his MD at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He completed post-graduate training at the nation's top institutions and has since authored more than 100 publications in the space. He is a fellow of multiple prestigious societies, including the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the American Academy of...

Rohinton Jehangir Morris, FACS, MDView profile

ID: 676094

Dr. Rohinton Jehangir Morris, FACS, MD

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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...

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Expert Witness

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This supremely qualified, board certified expert boasts an impressive CV. He completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery at the prestigious, John Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a member of countless highly regarded professional societies including the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology, of which, he is in a current high ranking leadership position. He is a...

Edith Del Mar Behr, MDView profile

ID: 742965

Dr. Edith Del Mar Behr, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Edith Del Mar Behr has 32 years of experience in the field of Surgery. She earned her BA in Pre-Medicine from Immaculata University and her MD from the Drexel University College of Medicine. She completed a residency in General Surgery at Mercy Catholic Medical Center and today, this expert is board certified in Surgery through the American Board of Surgery. Formerly, this expert served as...

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Transplant and Hepato-Biliary Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Transplant and Hepato-Biliary Surgery Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This highly qualified board certified expert has been in clinical practice for over 20 years. Fellowship training was completed at the University of Pittsburgh. He is actively involved in research and education: to date, he has authored over 280 original peer reviewed articles/ abstracts, 8 book chapters, and lectured at more than 75 conferences and symposia. The expert serves as a reviewer and...

Timothy Scott Misselbeck, MDView profile

ID: 833321

Dr. Timothy Scott Misselbeck, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Timothy S. Misselbeck has 11 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BS in Health Sciences from Drexel University and his MD from Ross University School of Medicine. After completing his residencies in General Surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Cardiovascular Surgery at Texas Heart Institute, he went on to complete his fellowship in Cardiac Transplantation...

Hernia Surgery and Gastrintestinal surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Hernia Surgery and Gastrintestinal surgery Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This highly qualified, board certified expert earned his Bachelor's and medical degree from Tufts University. This was followed by an internship and residency in general surgery at the Philadelphia General Hospital. Right after he completed his formal medical education, this expert served in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Jackson. This expert is a member of numerous medical...

P.V. Pathanjali Sharma, FACS, MDView profile

ID: 961467

Dr. P.V. Pathanjali Sharma, FACS, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Pathanjali Sharma has 44 years of experience in the field of Vascular Surgery and he earned his MBBS from the Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences. He completed an internship in Transitional Medicine at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and both a residency in General Surgery and a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan. Formerly, this expert...

Pediatric Plastic Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Plastic Surgery Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This qualified expert of Pediatric Plastic Surgery obtained her BA in Biology cum laude from Harvard College and her MD in Medicine from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. She completed her internship and Residency in General Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, her Residency in Plastic Surgery at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and her Fellowship in Craniofacial...

Henry George Yavorek Jr., FACS, MDView profile

ID: 993284

Dr. Henry George Yavorek Jr., FACS, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Henry George Yavorek has 31 years of experience in General Surgery. He earned his BA from the University of Scranton and his MD from Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his residency in General Surgery at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston. Today, this expert is board certified in Surgery. Currently, he serves as the Owner of Henry G. Yavorek, M.D., F.A.C.S and as a Surgeon at...

Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This expert is the Division Chief of Hand in the Department of Plastic Surgery. He is also the Program Director of the Plastic Surgery component of the Plastic Surgery Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, as well as intimately involved with the Hand Transplantation Program at a major PA Medical Center. He has trained in Plastic Surgery at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. He completed...

Ann Reynolds Connor, MDView profile

ID: 1274655

Dr. Ann Reynolds Connor, MD

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Pennsylvania

Dr. Ann Connors has over 33 years of experience in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery. She earned her BA from Johns Hopkins University and her MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Surgery at NYU Langone Health, she went on to complete a fellowship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester. She completed another...

Orthopedic Spine Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Orthopedic Spine Surgery Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This board-certified expert in orthopedic surgery specializes in spinal procedures. He earned his MD from Georgetown University following a BA from the University of California Santa Barbara. The expert also holds an MS in physiology and biophysics from Georgetown. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Georgetown University and a fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery at the Mayo...

Allen Herbert Bar, MDView profile

ID: 10007

Dr. Allen Herbert Bar, MD

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Pennsylvania

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...

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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Pennsylvania

This expert received his MD from the University Faculty of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt. He went on to complete his residency in integrated surgery from the University of Connecticut and his fellowship in surgical critical care from the University of Florida. He is fluent in both Arabic and English, and he is board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care. He is a member of many...

Michael Jay Singh, MDView profile

ID: 16634

Dr. Michael Jay Singh, MD

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Pennsylvania

This expert has over 15 years of experience as a vascular surgeon. He received his BA in biology from the University of Rochester before getting his MD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He then completed an internship and residency in general surgery at the same school. He then completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Massachusetts. He then moved to the...

Richard Edward Redlinger Jr., MDView profile

ID: 31164

Dr. Richard Edward Redlinger Jr., MD

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Pennsylvania

This highly qualified expert is board certified in general surgery and vascular surgery. He earned his MD from Drexel University School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency in surgery and his fellowship in vascular surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Vascular Surgery. A former vascular surgeon at St....

The Average General Surgery Expert Witness
Charges $750 / Hour

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    $550

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  • Deposition Fee

    $975

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  • Court Fee

    $725

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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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