Coronary Artery Bypass Expert Witnesses
Coronary artery bypass expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on coronary artery bypass. The coronary artery bypass expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, and Nurse.
Christina Vassileva, MD
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease
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mitral valve repair, mitral valve replacement, mitral valve surgery, valve repair, valve replacement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, TAVR, TAVI, coronary artery bypass, CABG, aortic aneurysm, atrial fibrillation
I completed medical school and general surgery at Johns Hopkins and subsequently finished my training in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac track at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in 2009. Throughout my training I have received multiple awards that distinguish my scholastic achievement.
I am well versed in all aspects of cardiac surgery. I have special expertise in mitral valve repair. I also have experience with transcatherter aortic valve replacement.
I have been involved on a national level in a number of professional organizations, including the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) as a member of the Quality Management Task Force as one of the participants in the development of the updated risk model in cardiac surgery, on which the STS risk calculator is based. In the American College of Cardiology (ACC), I have participated in a number of initiatives on patient-centered care and shared decision-making. In addition, I am one of two surgeons nationally t...
Yvette M. Twum-Danso, PhD
Cardiac Nursing Expert Witness
T-D Legal Nurse Consultant
Columbia, South Carolina
Nurse, Cardiovascular Disease
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Falls, Telemetry, Cardiology, Cardiac procedures, Catheterization Lab, EKGs, Case Management, Coronary Artery Bypass
Yvette Twum-Danso, PhD, RN, CCRN
With 28 years of nursing experience, Dr. Yvette Twum-Danso is a CCRN-certified cardiac nurse and an expert in falls, cardiac procedures, heart catheterization, and telemetry nursing. She holds a PhD in Nursing and has served in diverse roles, including adjunct nursing instructor, preceptor, and charge nurse. A proud former captain in the US Army, Dr. Twum-Danso brings leadership and precision to her work. She has been retained as a nurse expert in 27 cases, provided deposition testimony twice, and testified in one trial.
