Airway Injury Expert Witnesses

Manhasset, New York

Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck - Pediatric Otolaryngology, Ears Nose Throat, Microvascular Free Flap, Head and Neck Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Sinus, Head and Neck Reconstruction, Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Facial Trauma, Thyroid and Parathyroid, Rhinoplasty, Sleep Apnea, Head and neck cancer, Airway Injury, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Dr. Sanjay Kantu is a nationally recognized ear, nose, throat, facial plastic, and head-and-neck surgeon with 30 years of front-line operative and clinical experience. A former hospital department chief and long-time managing partner of a high-volume New York ENT practice, Dr. Kantu pairs seasoned surgical judgment with analytic rigor to produce concise, evidence-based opinions that withstand legal scrutiny. Core Expertise: - Adult & pediatric otolaryngology, sinus and skull-base surgery - Facial plastic & reconstructive procedures, cosmetic and functional - Thyroid/parathyroid, salivary-gland & head-and-neck oncology - Airway injury, voice disorders, sleep apnea, allergy, otologic disease - Hospital quality & patient-safety standards, utilization review, EHR audit trail analysis Current Fellowships: - 1993 – Present: Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS) - 2012– Present: Fellow of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (FAAPRS) - 20...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Critical Care Anesthesiology, Cardiac Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care, Airway Injury, Intubation, Thoracic Anesthesia, Respiratory Failure, Extubation, Medication Errors, Cardiac Arrest, Shock, Heart failure, Delirium, Sedation, ECMO and Impella, Sepsis, DVT, Critical Care Surgery

I have reviewed numerous medical-legal cases from the OR and ICU for approximately a decade, for both the Plaintiff and Defense. I am a Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. I hold triple board certification (anesthesiology, critical care, echocardiography), I have advanced training in patient safety from Harvard, and I am the Patient Safety and Quality Officer for Anesthesia and Critical Care. I am highly experienced at analyzing patient injuries in the intra-operative and post-operative periods and determining their causes. My clinical work is divided between the OR and Heart Vascular ICU. I have extensive experience with patients undergoing routine outpatient surgery, as well as critically ill patients in the OR and ICU suffering from heart failure, respiratory failure, kidney failure and dialysis, sepsis, and shock. I routinely care for patients on ECMO, impella, and other forms of mechanical circulatory support. I regul...