Laparoscopic Expert Witnesses in Illinois

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Laparoscopic expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including general surgery, gynecology, urology, gastroenterology, and bariatric surgery. Some of the most common specialties among laparoscopic expert witnesses also include hernia repair, gallbladder removal, appendectomy, colon resection, and gastric bypass. They can opine on the effects of surgical errors, complications from laparoscopic procedures, standards of care in laparoscopic surgery, patient outcomes post-surgery, and the use of specific laparoscopic instruments.

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Dr. Andrew Steve Agos, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 114622

Dr. Andrew Agos, MD, FACS

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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...

Emergency Surgery  Trauma and Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Surgery Trauma and Critical Care Expert Witness

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert is double board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He is Fellowship trained in Surgical Critical Care from one of the nation's top medical schools and holds membership in multiple prestigious medical organizations such as the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is a Fellow of the highly regarded American College of Surgeons. He has been widely...

Dr. Kim Robert Sobinsky, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 1659904

Dr. Kim Sobinsky, MD, FACS

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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...

Neurological Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurological Surgery Expert Witness

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Illinois

This board-certified and fellowship-trained expert has over 10 years of experience in neurosurgery. Recognized as one of America's Top Surgeons and America's Top Doctors for 5 consecutives years, he has done extensive research in neuro-oncology through grant support and clinical trials. He also serves on various editorial boards and as an ad hoc reviewer. Among other positions, he currently...

Dr. Douglas Brian Aach, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 1669347

Dr. Douglas Aach, MD, FACS

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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...

Diagnostic Radiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Diagnostic Radiology Expert Witness

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Illinois

This qualified expert in Diagnostic Radiology completed his Fellowship in Abdominal Imaging in the Department of Radiology from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He is Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology and is a member of multiple Radiology Medical Associations. He has 150+ Publications focused on Diagnostic Radiology and is currently the Chief of Abdominal Imaging and a Professor of...

Dr. Cheong Lee, MDView profile

ID: 28101

Dr. Cheong Lee, MD

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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....

Plastic Surgery & Otolaryngology Expert WitnessView profile

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Plastic Surgery & Otolaryngology Expert Witness

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Illinois

This highly qualified and board certified expert has over 10 years of experience as a facial plastic surgeon. He received his B.S. and M.D. from University of Illinois. He finished a residency in Otolaryngology at Northwestern University where he excelled and was named chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery at University of California. Elected as a Fellow of the...

Dr. James Frank Boffa, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 395188

Dr. James Boffa, MD, FACS

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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...

Wound Care And Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Wound Care And Family Medicine Expert Witness

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Illinois

This dual board certified expert in Family Medicine and Wound Healing and Tissue Repair received his BS from the University of Pittsburgh and DO from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed internship and residency at St. Joseph Medical Center. He is an active member of associations for his board certification. He currently is an assistant...

Dr. Stephen William Ganshirt, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 396559

Dr. Stephen Ganshirt, MD, FACS

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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...

Orthopedic Surgery & Upper Extremity Expert WitnessView profile

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Orthopedic Surgery & Upper Extremity Expert Witness

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Illinois

This extremely qualified and fellowship trained expert earned both his BA and MD from University of Chicago. He completed an internship at UNC followed by a residency in orthopedic surgery at University of Chicago. This expert pursued his expertise in hand surgery by completing two hand surgery fellowships in Switzerland. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery with advanced qualification in...

Dr. John Griffith Linn, MDView profile

ID: 632987

Dr. John Linn, MD

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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...

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert is highly qualified and board certified in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He obtained his first degree in Dentistry from the University of Punjab, de'Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore in Pakistan. And to further increase his credentials, he completed another Dental Degree at Boston University School of Dental Medicine, finishing with Magna Cum Laude. He further sub-specialized...

Dr. Keith William Millikan, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 701145

Dr. Keith Millikan, MD, FACS

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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...

Wound Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Wound Care Expert Witness

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Illinois

This expert reviews several cases per year, and is willing to testify in court.

Dr. Lisa Ann Kowalski, MD, FACS, FAMAView profile

ID: 839332

Dr. Lisa Kowalski, MD, FACS, FAMA

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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...

Wound Care Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Wound Care Surgery Expert Witness

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This highly qualified Wound Care specialist received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He went on to complete a Residency in General Surgery. This expert is board certified in Wound Care by the American Board of Wound Management. He is a member of several highly regarded professional organizations including the American Board of Wound Management and the...

Orthopedic Surgery – Sports Medicine Fellowship Expert WitnessView profile

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Orthopedic Surgery – Sports Medicine Fellowship Expert Witness

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert earned his BA from the University of Illinois and his MD from The Chicago Medical School. He then went on to complete a residency in orthopedic surgery at Rush University Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Massachusetts General of Harvard University. He is active in his field as a member of American Orthopedic Society for Sports...

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...

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...

Laparoscopic Expert Witness FAQs

A laparoscopic surgery expert witness is a medical professional who provides insight and testimony in legal cases involving minimally invasive surgical procedures.

They can handle cases involving surgical errors, complications from laparoscopic procedures, standard of care issues, and patient consent matters.

They can provide detailed analysis of medical records, explain complex surgical procedures in layman's terms, and testify on the standard of care in laparoscopic surgeries.

Yes, these may include gynecologic laparoscopy, urologic laparoscopy, or bariatric (weight loss) laparoscopy among others.

Each type of laparoscopic procedure has unique risks and standards. An expert with specific experience can provide accurate and credible testimony.

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