Surgery Expert Witnesses in Massachusetts

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Surgery expert witnesses specialize in a variety of fields, including general surgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, and plastic surgery. Some of the most common specialties among these experts also include trauma surgery, pediatric surgery, vascular surgery, bariatric surgery, and colorectal surgery. They have provided opinions on the effects of surgical errors, post-operative complications, issues with informed consent, violations of standard care, and malfunctions of surgical instruments.

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Dr. John Joseph Kelly, MD, FACS, FASMBSView profile

ID: 1232697

Dr. John Kelly, MD, FACS, FASMBS

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Massachusetts

Dr. John J. Kelly has 24 years of experience in the field of General Surgery. He earned his BA in Chemistry from the College of the Holy Cross and his MD from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. He completed his residency in General Surgery and his fellowship in Laparoscopic Surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Surgery. Formerly, this...

Oncological Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Oncological Surgery Expert Witness

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This highly qualified, board certified General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist's research and clinical activities focus on pancreas and hepatobiliary malignancies and disorders. She completed Fellowship training in Surgical Oncology at the highly regarded Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is highly active in the research community with her projects in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and...

Dr. Mark Philip Callery, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 136078

Dr. Mark Callery, MD, FACS

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Massachusetts

Dr. Mark P. Callery has over 32 years of experience in the field of General Surgery, focusing on Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Surgery. He earned his MD from Albany Medical College. He completed both a research fellowship and his residency in General Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He went on to complete a fellowship in Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery at the Royal...

General Surgeon Expert WitnessView profile

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General Surgeon Expert Witness

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Massachusetts

This highly qualified General Surgery expert earned his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He went on to complete internship and residency training in general surgery at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, as well as Surgical Critical Care. This expert is a member of several professional organization including the...

Dr. Roger Allan Graham, MDView profile

ID: 136833

Dr. Roger Graham, MD

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Massachusetts

Dr. Roger Graham has 35 years of experience in the field of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology. He earned his BA from Yale University and his MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Surgery at Tufts Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas. Today, this expert...

General and Emergency Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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General and Emergency Surgery Expert Witness

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Massachusetts

This highly qualified surgeon/intensivist expert received his MD from the University of Crete School of Medicine and MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. He went on to complete an internship and residency at at Creighton University Medical Center, and Fellowshp in Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board...

Dr. John Robert Romanelli, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 1372453

Dr. John Romanelli, MD, FACS

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Massachusetts

Dr. John R. Romanelli has 23 years of experience in the field of Surgery with expertise in Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of Notre Dame and his MD from Drexel University College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Surgery at Morristown Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at UMass Memorial Medical...

Colorectal surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Colorectal surgery Expert Witness

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Massachusetts

This highly qualified expert graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Bio-Medical engineering and obtained their MD from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He then went on to complete a residency at the University of Massachusetts and a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation. He has published 22 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts,...

Dr. Joaquim Havens, MDView profile

ID: 22518

Dr. Joaquim Havens, MD

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Massachusetts

This highly qualified expert received his MD from Harvard Medical School and then trained as an intern, resident, and fellow at Harvard also. He is board certified in both general surgery and surgical critical care. He is a member of several national and regional societies and is extensively published in his field. This expert is a former surgery instructor at Harvard Medical School and is now...

Orthopedic Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Orthopedic Surgery Expert Witness

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This highly qualified expert is currently the Vice Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at a university-affiliated hospital system in the Boston area. He earned his undergraduate degree from Emory University and his medical degree from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He then completed his orthopaedic residency and fellowship in Sports Medicine at Tufts...

Dr. Stephen John Ferzoco, MDView profile

ID: 57853

Dr. Stephen Ferzoco, MD

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Massachusetts

Dr. Stephen J. Ferzoco has 25 years of experience in the field of General Surgery. He did his BS from Tufts University and his MD from Yale School of Medicine. After completing his residency in General Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, he went on completing his research fellowship in Cardiac Surgery from Brigham and Women's Hospital. Today, this expert is board-certified in Surgery....

General Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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General Surgery Expert Witness

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This highly qualified expert earned his BS, MA, and MD from Boston University and is Board Certified in Surgery with a sub-specialty in Critical Care. He then went on to complete his residency in General Surgery at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School before completing a fellowship in Trauma and Critical Care at the University of Maryland. In addition, this expert is active within his field...

Dr. David Richard King, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 688950

Dr. David King, MD, FACS

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Massachusetts

Dr. David R. King has 15 years of experience in General Surgery with expertise in Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He earned his BS in Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Tampa and his MD from the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. After completing his two residencies in General Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Jackson Memorial...

Gastrointestinal Pathology Expert WitnessView profile

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Gastrointestinal Pathology Expert Witness

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This extremely well qualified expert of Pathology completed his Internship and Residency in Surgical Pathology and his Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and his Residency and Fellowship in Pediatric Pathology at the Children’s Hospital of Boston. He is Board Certified in Pathology and is a member of the prestigious American Society of Clinical...

Dr. Peter Michael Mowschenson, MBBS, FACSView profile

ID: 696472

Dr. Peter Mowschenson, MBBS, FACS

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Massachusetts

Dr. Peter M. Mowschenson has 41 years of experience in the field of Surgery. He earned his BS from King's College London and his MBBS from the King's College London GKT School of Medical Education. He completed a residency in Surgery at Guy's Hospital before coming to the United States and completing a residency in Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a fellowship in Endocrinology...

Dr. Robert Canning, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 716647

Dr. Robert Canning, MD, FACS

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Massachusetts

Dr. Robert Canning has over 33 years of experience in the field of General Surgery. He earned his BA from Columbia University and his MD from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his residency in General Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and today, this expert is board certified in Surgery. Formerly, this expert served as an Instructor of Surgery at...

Dr. Eric David Lederman, MD, FACS, FASCRSView profile

ID: 1241069

Dr. Eric Lederman, MD, FACS, FASCRS

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Massachusetts

Dr. Eric D. Lederman has 24 years of experience in the field of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He earned his BS in Chemistry from Yale University and his MD from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. After completing an internship in General Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital and a residency in General Surgery at Albany Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Colon and...

Dr. Jeffrey Allen Kalish, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 140918

Dr. Jeffrey Kalish, MD, FACS

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Massachusetts

Dr. Jeffrey A Kalish has 13 years of experience in the field of Vascular Surgery. He earned his BA from Harvard University and his MD from NYU Grossman School of Medicine. After completing his residency in General Surgery at Boston Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified...

Dr. Gerard Michael Doherty, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 1693096

Dr. Gerard Doherty, MD, FACS

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Massachusetts

Dr. Gerard M. Doherty has over 33 years of experience in the field of Surgery with expertise in Surgical Oncology. He earned his BA in Chemistry from the College of the Holy Cross and his MD from Yale School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Surgery at UCSF Health, he went on to complete a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the National Cancer Institute. Today, this expert is board...

Dr. Pardon Robert Kenney, MD, MMSc, FACSView profile

ID: 199587

Dr. Pardon Kenney, MD, MMSc, FACS

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Massachusetts

Dr. Pardon R. Kenney has 44 years of experience in the field of Surgery. He earned his BS and his MMSc from Brown University and his MD from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He completed his residency in Surgery at Rhode Island Hospital. Today, this expert is board-certified in Surgery. Formerly, this expert served as the Chief of Surgery at Brigham and Women's Faulkner...

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Dr. Justin Michael Broyles, MDView profile

ID: 55023

Dr. Justin Broyles, MD

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Massachusetts

Dr. Justin Broyles has over 8 years of experience in the field of Plastic Surgery. He earned his BS in Human Biology from The University of Texas at Austin and his MD from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. After completing his residency in Integrated Plastic Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, he served as an Administrative Chief Plastic Surgery Resident. Dr. Broyles is...

Dr. Sapan Sharankishor Desai, MD, PhD, MBAView profile

ID: 703826

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...

Dr. Michael Ryan Cassidy, MD, FACSView profile

ID: 73254

Dr. Michael Cassidy, MD, FACS

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Massachusetts

Dr. Michael R. Cassidy has 9 years of experience in the field of Surgery with expertise in Complex General Surgical Oncology. He earned his BA in Neuroscience from Boston University and his MD from the Boston University School of Medicine. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the Boston Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at the...

The Average Surgery Expert Witness
Charges $784 / Hour

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    $550

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  • Deposition Fee

    $800

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  • Court Fee

    $1000

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Surgery Expert Witness FAQs

A surgical expert witness provides insight into standard surgical procedures, patient care, and potential malpractice. They can review medical records, provide testimony, and clarify complex surgical issues.

Surgery expert witnesses can handle a variety of cases including medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, and workers' compensation claims.

In a medical malpractice case, a surgical expert witness can identify if there was a deviation from standard care during surgery which led to patient harm or death.

Yes, there are many subspecialties in surgery such as cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, orthopedic, plastic and reconstructive surgery. Expert witnesses are available for these subspecialties.

Each type of surgery has unique standards and procedures. An expert with specific experience can accurately assess whether those standards were met or breached.

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