Bunions Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Podiatry - Standard of Care, Malpractice, Disability, Peer Review, Lower Extremity, Arthroscopy. Foot Pain, Foot Surgery, Foot and Ankle Fractures, Ankle Pain, Ankle Surgery, Tendon Tears, Arthritis, Bunions, Reconstructive surgery, trauma, sports medicine, arthritis, hammertoes

Dr. Cullen is a Foot and Ankle Specialist in private practice in San Diego, CA. He is board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in both Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery. After completing his medical training at CSPM in 2010, Dr. Cullen was then accepted to a top residency program at Kaiser Hayward where he served as Chief Resident. He received comprehensive medical and surgical training by leaders in the field covering all variety of pathology in the foot and ankle. Thereafter, Dr. Cullen went into private practice in San Diego, and served as the Chief of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery at Scripps Mercy Hospital for 4 years. He has been the Program Director of the Scripps Mercy Podiatric Surgery Residency since 2020. Dr. Cullen is a Past President of the San Diego Podiatric Medical Society. He is a national lecturer with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

Walnut Creek, California

Podiatry, Foot & Ankle Surgery - Foot and Ankle Pain, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot and Ankle Fractures, Foot and Ankle Trauma, Standard of Care, Malpractice, Bunions, Chronic Foot and Ankle Pain, Ankle Arthritis, Diabetic Limb Salvage, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Amputations

Dr. Elmi is a Foot and Ankle Specialist in private practice in Walnut Creek, CA. He is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. He has been serving as an expert witness in his field since 2015, in addition to regularly performing IMEs. After completing his medical training at CSPM in 2012, Dr. Elmi was then accepted to a top residency program at St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco, where he served as Chief Resident. He received extensive medical and surgical training for patients of all age groups and medical backgrounds. Thereafter, Dr. Elmi went into private practice in Marin County, and served as the Chief of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery at Marin General Hospital for 4 years. He then moved his practice to Walnut Creek in 2021, joining BASS Medical Group, a conglomerate multispecialty group of surgeons across many specialties. Additionally, he remains the director of Podiatry at the Marin Community Clinics, an FQHC which he has been volunteering at since...

Beverly Hills, California

Podiatry, Foot & Ankle Surgery - Foot Pain, Foot Surgery, Foot and Ankle Fractures, Ankle Pain, Ankle Surgery, Tendon Tears, Foot Arthritis, Bunions, Chronic Foot and Ankle Pain, Ankle Arthritis, Ankle Sprain

Dr. Soomekh is a Foot and Ankle Specialist and Surgeon in private practice in Beverly Hills since 2003. He has expertise in all foot and ankle pathology. He is board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He is the treating Foot and Ankle physician for the Los Angeles Ballet. He has served as an expert witness in his field since 2005 in a variety of cases for both prosecution and defense cases.

Golden, Colorado

Orthopedic Surgery, Foot & Ankle Surgery - Bunions, Hammertoes, Neuromas, Metatarsal Osteotomies, Bunionettes, Foot and Ankle Fractures, Midfoot and Hindfoot Fusions, Ankle Fusions, Ankle Replacements, Great Toe Fusion, Great Toe Replacements, Ankle Arthroscopy, Ankle Lateral Ligament Reconstructions, Achilles, tendon repairs, Amputations

Leadership positions: Past Chairman of the Lutheran Medical Center Orthopedic Department. Past President of Woodridge Orthopedic and Spine Center. Past President of Golden Ridge Surgery Center. Past President of the Rocky Mountain Foot and Ankle Club. Past President of Panorama Orthopedic and Spine Center. Past Member of the AAOS Board of Councilors. Current President of the Colorado Orthopedic Society. Affiliations: Member of the American Foot and Ankle Society. Member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Member of the Board of the Colorado Orthopedic Society. Level 2 Certified in Workers Compensation. I have written articles and chapters on foot and ankle conditions. I have given presentations at local, regional and national meetings on foot and ankle problems. I have more than 20 years of experience in doing total ankle replacements.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Podiatry - Ankle replacement, foot and ankle trauma, bunions, hammertoes, dropfoot deformity, nerve disorders, lower extremity wounds, sports medicine, flatfoot, hi arch, tendon disorders, plastic surgery and reconstruction - soft tissue coverage, arthritis, bone lengthening, heel pain, microsurgery

Dr. Disabato is active in private practice and has over 30 years of private practice experience in Medicine and Surgery of the Foot & Ankle. He serves as President of Virginia Foot & Ankle Surgical Associates, PC. He has served as the department chairman of Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery and a member of various hospital committees at his local medical health care intuitions. Triple board certified by; American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery - Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery - Reconstructive Rearfoot & Ankle Surgery and American Board of Podiatric Medicine. Fellowship trained in foot and ankle trauma/reconstructive surgery. The first at the world renowned Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Kurgan, Russia. Second, at the Istituto Clinico Humanitas Hospital, Milano, Italy. Dr. Disabato has been trained in traditional podiatric and orthopaedic surgical methods. He has undergone specialized training in reconstructive s...