Laparoscopic Surgery Expert Witnesses in Illinois
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Dr. Akhil Seth, MD, FACS
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...
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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. Andrew Agos, MD, FACS
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...
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. Jennifer Cone, MD, FACS, 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. Jonathan 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 Sobinsky, MD, FACS
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 Aach, MD, FACS
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. Currently, he serves as a Surgeon at...
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Dr. Ryan Headley, MD, FACS
Illinois
Dr. Ryan C Headley has 18 years of experience in the field of General and Bariatric Surgery. He earned his BA in Biology from Illinois Wesleyan University and his MD from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in General Surgery at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Today, this expert is board-certified in Surgery....
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Dr. Keith Monson, MD, FACS
Illinois
Dr. Keith Monson has 20 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,...
Dr. Cheong 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. Ronald 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 Boffa, MD, FACS
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. Stephen Ganshirt, MD, FACS
Illinois
Dr. Stephen W. Ganshirt has 29 years of experience in the field of General Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of Notre Dame and his MD from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the Ascension Providence Hospital Southfield Campus. Today, this expert is board-certified in Surgery. Formerly, this expert held roles as an...
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Dr. Alan 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...
Dr. John 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...
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Dr. Robert Arensman, MD, FACS
Illinois
Dr. Robert M. Arensman has over 45 years of experience in the fields of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from Trinity College and his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric...
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Dr. James Lubawski, MD
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...
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Dr. Keith Millikan, MD, FACS
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. Sapan Desai, MD, PhD, MBA
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Illinois
Dr. Sapan S. Desai has 9 years of experience in the field of Vascular Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from the University of Illinois Chicago and both his MD and Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cellular Biology through the combined Ph.D./MD Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago before obtaining his MBA from Western Governors University. Today, this expert is...
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Ms. Kimberly Kafka, RN, BSN
Illinois
Ms. Kimberly A. Kafka has 26 years of experience in Nursing. She earned her AA in Biology from Fullerton College and her BSN from the University of St. Francis Leach College of Nursing. Today, this expert is licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois. Formerly, this expert served as a Registered Nurse at LDS Hospital, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale, and UChicago Medicine...
Dr. Lisa Kowalski, MD, FACS, FAMA
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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Laparoscopic Surgery Expert Witness FAQs
A laparoscopic surgery expert witness provides insight and testimony in legal cases involving minimally invasive surgical procedures. They can clarify complex medical issues, standard of care, and causation.
Cases involving surgical errors, complications from laparoscopic procedures, informed consent issues, or disputes about the standard of care often require a laparoscopic surgery expert witness.
Subspecialties include gynecologic laparoscopy, urologic laparoscopy, bariatric surgery, and general surgical laparoscopy. Each has unique standards and potential complications.
An expert can review medical records to determine if proper procedure was followed, assess whether complications were avoidable, and testify on the impact of these complications.
Laparoscopic surgery involves specific techniques and equipment not used in traditional surgery. An expert in this field will have specialized knowledge that could be crucial to your case.
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