Emergency General Surgery Expert Witnesses

Santa Barbara, California

Trauma Surgery, Critical Care Surgery - Surgical Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, General Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sepsis, Shock, Emergency General Surgery, Hemorrhage, Peritonitis, Surgical Complications, Gallbladder Surgery, Appendix Surgery, Colon and Rectum Surgery, Bowel Obstruction, Laparoscopic Surgery

Dr. Rohit Sharma, MD, FACS is dual board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care with additional subspecialty certification in Neurocritical Care. He is the Trauma Medical Director at the only American College of Surgeons verified Level-1 Trauma Center between the LA and Bay areas. He has held numerous hospital leadership positions, and has extensive experience in Trauma Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement. He is full time General Surgery Residency Teaching Faculty, is well-published, and is active in clinical research on a wide range of General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, and Critical Care topics. He is passionate about providing his patients with the highest standards of care, and brings these same rigorous standards to malpractice case review for both plaintiffs and defendants. He has extensive experience and expertise in Trauma Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, and General Surgery. CV and references availabl...

Fort Myers, Florida

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Critical Care, Surgery, General Surgery, Robotics, Robotic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Endoscopy, Endoscopic, Acute Care, Acute Care Surgery, Airway, Emergency General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Rib Plating, VIdeo Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery, Chest Wall Reconstruction

Dr. Lewis is an acute care surgeon practicing trauma, surgical critical care, general, and robotic surgery. He participates multiple times during the year in surgical humanitarian missions to underserved areas. The American College of Surgeons verifies him as an ATLS student course director, ATLS instructor course director, and ASSET instructor. He has extensive experience in blood administration, emergency airways, and actively teaches Fundamentals of Critical Care Support internationally.

Elkhorn, Nebraska

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Delayed diagnosis, General Surgery, Trauma, Traumatic injury, Critical care, Surgical Critical care, Acute Care Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, Damage control surgery, Hemorrhagic shock, Blunt/Penetrating trauma, Surgical Decision Making, Falls/Geriatric trauma, Failure to rescue, Motor vehicle collision injuries, Infection

Dr. Charity Evans is a nationally recognized trauma, emergency general surgery, and critical care surgeon with extensive experience in the management of critically ill and injured patients. She is double board-certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Evans is a Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), where she practices full-time at a high-volume American College of Surgeons verified Level I adult and Level 2 pediatric academic trauma center, providing expert care for patients with blunt and penetrating trauma, surgical emergencies, and complex critical illness. Dr. Evans brings a distinctive combination of frontline clinical expertise, health system leadership, and academic experience to her work as an expert witness. Her areas of specialization include trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care, with particular expertis...

Pennsylvania

Trauma Surgery, Critical Care Surgery - General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Cholecystectomy, Exploratory laparotomy, Appendectomy, Bowel resection, Ostomy creation, Amputation, Chest tube, Thoracotomy, Tracheostomy, Bronchoscopy, Central line, Splenectomy, Gastrectomy, Damage control, Robotic surgery

Dr. Abdullah Wafa is a dual board-certified Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon and Surgical Critical Care specialist, currently serving as Medical Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery service at Inova Fairfax Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center in Falls Church, Virginia. He also holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Wafa completed his General Surgery residency at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Michigan. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery (for both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care). He has practiced as an attending trauma and acute care surgeon since November 2020, first at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital (a Level I Trauma Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA) and currently at Inova Fairfax Hospital. As Medical Director, Dr. Wafa leads clinical practice guideline development across multiple domains including blunt cer...

Fairfax, Virginia

Trauma Surgery, Critical Care Surgery - General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Cholecystectomy, Exploratory laparotomy, Appendectomy, Bowel resection, Ostomy creation, Amputation, Chest tube, Thoracotomy, Tracheostomy, Bronchoscopy, Central line, Splenectomy, Gastrectomy, Damage control, Robotic surgery

Dr. Abdullah Wafa is a dual board-certified Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon and Surgical Critical Care specialist, currently serving as Medical Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery service at Inova Fairfax Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center in Falls Church, Virginia. He also holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Wafa completed his General Surgery residency at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Michigan. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery (for both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care). He has practiced as an attending trauma and acute care surgeon since November 2020, first at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital (a Level I Trauma Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA) and currently at Inova Fairfax Hospital. As Medical Director, Dr. Wafa leads clinical practice guideline development across multiple domains including blunt cer...