Orthopedic Surgery Expert Witnesses in California
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Dr. Mark Gomez, PhD
California
Dr. Mark A. Gomez has 35 years of experience in the field of Biomechanics. He earned his BA in Biological Sciences and both his MS and his Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics from the University of California, San Diego. Formerly, this expert served as an Injury Biomechanics Consultant at Medical-Legal Consultants, Inc. and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of...
Orthopedic Surgery – Post-Trauma Reconstruction Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert has over 45 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon. He earned his BA in psychology from Lafayette College and his MD from New York Medical College. He then went on to complete a medical-surgical internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, and his fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of California, San Diego. He...
Ms. Lilly Brown, RN, MSN, CENP
California
Ms. Lilly M. Brown has over 33 years of experience in Nursing and Nursing Leadership. She earned her ADN from Kennebec Valley Community College, her BSN from Saint Joseph's College of Maine and then her MSN from Grand Canyon University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Registered Nurse in the states of California and Maine and is Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) through the...
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Orthopedic Surgery Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified orthopaedic trauma surgeon is currently an assistant clinical professor at a top ranking university in California. He earned his MD at the Israel Institute of Technology and is fellowship trained in orthopaedic trauma surgery at the University of California San Francisco. He is a member of several professional organizations, he has authored 30+ journal articles in the...
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Dr. Walter Biffl, MD, FACS
California
Dr. Walter L. Biffl has 26 years of experience in the field of Trauma Surgery. He earned his BS in Psychology from Duke University and his MD from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed a research fellowship in Trauma Surgery and a residency in Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Today, this expert is board-certified in...
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Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified and board-certified expert currently serves as Assistant Professor of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at a major medical university and as Attending Surgeon for a major university medical center and a children's hospital. He received a B.S. from Stanford University and a M.D. from the University of California in San Francisco. Board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery, he finished...
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Dr. Paul Kim, MD
California
Dr. Paul H. Kim has 8 years of experience in the fields of Orthopaedic Surgery and Foot and Ankle Surgery. He earned his BS in Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, his DPM from Samuel Merritt University, and his MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington School of...
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Physical Therapy Expert Witness
California
This qualified expert of Physical Therapy obtained his BS in Kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton and his DPT in Physical Therapy from Azusa Pacific University. He is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics and in Physical Therapy and is also Certified as a Clinical Instructor, Worker's Compensation Care Provider, and in Manuel Therapy. He is a member of multiple...
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Dr. Scott Forman, MD
California
Dr. Scott Forman has 33 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery with expertise in Foot and Ankle Surgery and Sports Medicine. He earned his BS in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. After completing his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, he then completed a...
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Dr. Edgar Vyhmeister, MD, FAAOS
California
Dr. Edgar O. Vyhmeister has 43 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BA in Germanic Language and Literature from La Sierra University and his MD from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in General Surgery at the Adventist Health White Memorial, he went on to complete a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Loma Linda...
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Dr. Nitin Bhatia, MD
California
Dr. Nitin N. Bhatia has over 20 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from Stanford University and his MD from Baylor College of Medicine. After completing his internship in General Surgery at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, he went on to complete a fellowship in...
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Dr. Thomas Jackson, MD
California
Dr. Thomas W. Jackson has 40 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery and he earned his MD from the Wayne State University School of Medicine. Today, this expert is board certified in Orthopedic Surgery. Formerly, this expert served as an Owner and as an Orthopedic Surgeon with DeAnza Surgery Center, Inc. and Community Medical Group of Riverside, Inc.
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Dr. Daniel Allison, MD, MBA, FACS
California
Dr. Daniel C. Allison has 14 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biochemistry from Southern Methodist University, his MD from Baylor College of Medicine, and his MBA in Healthcare Administration from Rice University. After completing his internship in Orthopedic and General Surgery and residency in Orthopedic Surgery, he went on to complete a fellowship in...
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Dr. Payman Emmanuel, MD, FAAOS
California
Dr. P. Richard Emmanuel has 22 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of California Los Angeles and his MD from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. After completing his residency at Wilmington Hospital and in Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship at Southern...
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Dr. Geoffrey Tompkins, MD
California
Dr. Tompkins has over 20 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacements. He is board certified and has performed over two thousand hip and knee replacement surgeries. He received his MD from the University of California, Los Angeles and went on to complete his medical training with a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of North Carolina,...
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Dr. Michael Krosin, MD, FAAOS, QME
California
Dr. Michael T. Krosin has 14 years of experience in the fields of Orthopaedic Surgery with expertise in Foot and Ankle Surgery and Orthopaedic Trauma. He earned his BA in Philosophy from Princeton University and his MD from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Mary’s Medical Center, he went on to complete a...
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Dr. Michael Weinstein, MD
California
Dr. Michael P. Weinstein has 36 years of experience in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine and Sports Medicine. He earned his BS in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh and his MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, a fellowship in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at...
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Mr. Yoshi Shiratori
California
This board-certified athletic trainer and strength and conditioning specialist has over 15 years of experience in the field. He earned his BS in exercise science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his MS in exercise science from the George Washington University. This expert holds a membership in the New York State Athletic Trainers Association. Formerly, he served as a Physician...
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Dr. Scot Youngblood, MD
California
Dr. Scot A. Youngblood has 18 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from Duke University and his MD from Duke University School of Medicine. After completing his internship in Surgery and his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Naval Medical Center - San Diego, he went on to complete a fellowship in Orthopedics at OrthoCarolina. Today, this expert is...
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Dr. Dustin Schuett, DO, FAAOS
California
Dr. Dustin Schuett has 3 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BA in Biology from Saint John's University and his DO from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. After completing his internship in General Surgery and his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Naval Medical Center - San Diego, he went on to complete a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction...
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Dr. Kendall Wagner, MD, MS
California
Dr. Kendall S. Wagner has over 39 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BA in Zoology from the University of California Santa Barbara, his MS in Physiology from the University of Southern California, and his MD from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. After completing his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at LAC+USC Medical Center,...
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Dr. Michael Klein, MS, MD, FAAOS, FACS
California
Dr. Michael R. Klein Jr has over 47 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from the University of Missouri Kansas City, his MS in Anatomy from Drexel University, and his MD from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. After completing his internship at USAF Scott Hospital, he went on to complete his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Wilford...
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Dr. Ronald Kvitne, MD
California
Dr. Robert S. Kvitne has 35 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. He earned his BS in Medicine from the University of North Dakota and his MD from the UCSF School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, he went on to complete a fellowship in Sports...
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Dr. Michael Cluck, MD, PhD, FAAOS
California
Dr. Michael W. Cluck has 17 years of experience in Orthopedic Surgery and Spine Surgery. He earned his BA in Physiology and Cell Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and both his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and his MD from the Creighton University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at LAC + USC Medical Center...
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Dr. Larry Dodge, MD
California
Dr. Larry Dodge has 37 years of experience in the fields of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine. He earned his BA in Psychology from the University of California, Davis and his MD from UCSF School of Medicine. After completing his internship in General Surgery at University of Michigan Health and his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California San...
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Dr. Ramy Elias, MD, FAAOS
California
Dr. Ramy N. Elias has 20 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of Washington and his MD from the UC San Diego School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital. Today, this expert is board-certified in Orthopedic Surgery. Formerly, this expert served as a Partner of Lakewood Orthopaedic...
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Dr. Babak Samimi, MD
California
This expert has over a decade of experience in orthopedic surgery. He earned his BS and MD both from the University of California Los Angeles, subsequently completing a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Southern California. He is active in his field as a member of numerous professional organizations, including the California Orthopedic Association. He has given numerous...
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Dr. Robert Kollmorgen, DO, FAAOS, FAOAO
California
Dr. Robert C. Kollmorgen has 14 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery with expertise in Sports Medicine. He earned his BA in Biology from Case Western Reserve University and his DO from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. After completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, he pursued a...
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Dr. Robert Purchase, MD
California
Dr. Robert J. Purchase has 15 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BA from Washington and Jefferson College and his MD from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. After completing his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Temple University Hospital, he went on to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at St. Mary’s Medical Center....
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Dr. Ross Nathan, MD, FAAOS
California
Dr. Ross P. Nathan has 34 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery with expertise in Hand Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of California, Irvine and his MD from Baylor College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, he went on to complete a fellowship in Hand Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University...
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Dr. Mark Hambly, MD
California
Dr. Mark F. Hambly has 34 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from the University of Southern California and his MD from Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and a fellowship in Spine Surgery at Wiltse Spine Institute. Today, this expert is...
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Dr. Thomas Grogan, MD
California
Dr. Thomas J. Grogan Jr. has 37 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery with expertise in Sports Medicine and Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from Princeton University and his MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA Health, he went on to complete his fellowships in Joint...
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Dr. Christian Foglar, MD
California
Dr. Christian Foglar has over 20 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his MD from Universität Basel Medizinische Fakultät. After completing his research fellowship at AO Research Institute Davos, his internship in General Surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and a fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma at Baylor College of Medicine. He went on to complete a residency in...
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Dr. Nicholas Rose, MD, FAAOS, FACS
California
Dr. Nicholas E. Rose has 26 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery with expertise in the Surgery of the Hand. He earned his BS in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. After completing both an internship and a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, he went on to complete a...
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Dr. William Brien, MD
California
Dr. William W. Brien has 36 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BA in Pre-Medicine from the University of Southern California and his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. After completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, he went on to complete a fellowship in Adult...
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Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, FAANS
California
Dr. Anand Veeravagu has over 6 years of experience in the field of Neurosurgery. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, his Doctor of Medicine from Stanford University School of Medicine, and completed his residency in Neurosurgery at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Following his residency, he pursued a fellowship in Spinal Deformity, Oncology,...
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Dr. William Stetson, MD
California
This award-winning orthopedic surgeon specializes in sports medicine, trauma, and arthroscopy with a focus on the surgical reconstruction of complex joint injuries. He earned his BA and MD from the University of Southern California where he went on to complete his orthopedic residency. He then completed a prestigious fellowship in arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery at the Southern California...
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Dr. Dimitriy Kondrashov, MD
California
Dr. Dimitriy G. Kondrashov has 17 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center....
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Dr. Curt Comstock, MD
California
Dr. Curt P. Comstock has 35 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He obtained his BS from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School. After completing both his internship in Surgery and his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Michigan Medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in Orthopedic Traumatology at the McGovern Medical School...
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Dr. Keith Liberman, MD
California
This highly qualified expert with over 50 years of experience earned his BA from the University of California Berkeley and his MD from Chicago Medical School. After completing his internship in surgery at USC Medical Center, this expert when onto residency in general surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and in orthopedic surgery at the Orthopaedic Hospital. He is also active in his field as a...
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Dr. Gregory Loren, MD
California
Dr. Gregory J. Loren has 35 years of experience in Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of California, Irvine, and his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. After completing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine, he completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at Southern California Orthopaedic Institute. Today,...
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Dr. Kenneth Light, MD, FAAOS
California
Dr. Kenneth I. Light has 42 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BA from Cornell University and his MD from Weill Cornell Medical College. After completing an internship in General Surgery at the UC San Diego School of Medicine and a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the UCSF School of Medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in Spine Surgery at the Jacobs...
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Dr. Stephen Kay, MD
California
Dr. Stephen P. Kay has 36 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from Harvard University and his MD from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He completed an internship in General Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and a...
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Orthopedic Surgery Expert Witness FAQs
An orthopedic surgery expert witness provides insight into cases involving musculoskeletal injuries, surgical procedures, and standards of care in orthopedics.
They are crucial in medical malpractice suits, personal injury cases, workers' compensation claims, and any case involving bone or joint injuries.
Subspecialties include sports medicine, pediatric orthopedics, spine surgery, hand surgery, foot and ankle surgery, and joint replacement.
The expert can review medical records, identify if there was a deviation from standard care during the procedure or post-op management leading to the failure.
It ensures their testimony reflects up-to-date practices and standards of care. This knowledge can be pivotal in determining negligence or malpractice.
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