Orthopedic Surgery Expert Witnesses in California
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Dr. Michael Warren Cluck, FAAOS, MD, PhD
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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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...
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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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. Daniel Christopher Allison, FACS, MBA, MD
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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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. Larry David 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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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. Mark Farnsworth Hambly, MD
California
Dr. Mark F. Hambly has 34 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He earned his MD from the 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 board certified in Orthopedic Surgery. Formerly, this expert...
Dr. Thomas James Grogan Jr, 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. Kenneth Ian Light, FAAOS, MD
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. Thomas William 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. Michael Paul 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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Dr. Dustin Jon 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. Mark Allen 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...
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Dr. Steven L Frick, MD
California
This highly qualified expert earned his BS from George Washington University and his MD from The University of South Carolina After completing his residency in orthopedic surgery this expert went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Children's Hosptial of San Diego. He is also active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including, The American...
Dr. Ross Parker Nathan, FAAOS, MD
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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Keith E 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. Robert John 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. Nicholas Elias Rose, FAAOS, FACS, MD
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. Stephen Paul 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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Paul Eliot Hughes, MD
California
Paul Eliot Hughes has 26 years of experience in the field of Orthopedic Surgery: Sports Medicine. He earned his BS from University of California Los Angeles and his MD from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. After completing his residency in General Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he went on to...
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Dr. Michael Patton Kimball, MD
California
Dr. Michael P. Kimball has 29 years of experience in the fields of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. He earned his BA in Biology from Occidental College and his MD from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. After completing both an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Alabama Hospital, he went on to...
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Dr. Edgar Otto Vyhmeister, FAAOS, MD
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. Payman Richard Emmanuel, FAAOS, MD
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. Michael Tyler Krosin, FAAOS, MD, 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. Scot Alan Youngblood, MD
California
Dr. Scot A. Youngblood has 16 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedic 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...
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Dr. Kendall Shannon 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 Robert Klein Jr, FAAOS, FACS, MD, MS
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 Scott 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. 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. 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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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. Jonathan L Oheb, MD
California
This expert is a well qualified orthopedic surgeon who has 5 years of experience. He completed his BA at Binghamton where he also completed his MBA. He then went on to complete his MD at the State University of New York. Next, he completed his medical education with residencies in orthopedic surgery at New York Medical College and Mount Sinai and a fellowship in hand surgery at Integris Baptist...
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Dr. Alexander Evan Weber, MD
California
This expert has extensive experience in the field of orthopaedic surgery. He earned his BA in neuroscience from Vassar College and his MD from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Michigan and his fellowship in sports medicine and arthroscopy at RUSH Medical Center in Chicago. He is board certified in orthopaedic...
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Dr. Michael Francis Dillingham, MD
California
This highly qualified expert earned both his BA in history and his MD at Stanford University. He went on to complete two residencies in orthopedic surgery and physical medicine and rehabilitation, both at Stanford. He completed a fellowship in spinal cord injury at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Association of...
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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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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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