Gastrointestinal Pathology Expert Witnesses

Kensington, Maryland

Pathology - Gastrointestinal Pathology, Liver Pathology, Hopkins, Surgical pathology, Board Certified, Cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, dysplasia, Barrett esophagus, perforation, colon, adhesions, gastric cancer, esophagus, anal cancer, anus

Dr. Lysandra Voltaggio is a nationally recognized gastrointestinal and liver pathologist with nearly 11 years of faculty experience at Johns Hopkins in the Division of GI and Liver Pathology. She is board-certified in Anatomic, Clinical, and Cytopathology, and currently serves as Staff Pathologist at The Joint Pathology Center and Adjunct Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Voltaggio has testified at trial and in deposition 11 times for both plaintiffs and defense attorneys. She is known for producing clear, well-reasoned expert reports and delivering unbiased, professional testimony. Attorneys consistently rely on her ability to explain complex pathology in logical, accessible terms that resonate with judges and juries. Her clinical expertise includes neoplastic and inflammatory diseases of the GI tract and liver, and she regularly provides second opinions on challenging cases nationwide. With a reputation for precision, objectivity, and collegiality, Dr....

Raleigh, North Carolina

Gastroenterology - Gastroenterology, Ulcerative Colitis, Postoperative Crohn’s, Endoscopy, Crohn’s Disease, Gastrointestinal Pathology, IBD Recurrence, Biologic Therapy, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Colitis, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Inflammatory Bowel, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Raleigh, North Carolina

Dr. Ravi S. Shah is a board-certified internal medicine physician and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, currently serving as Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in North Carolina. He provides expert witness services in medical malpractice cases involving gastrointestinal diseases, procedural complications, delayed diagnosis, failure to diagnose, and improper management of complex GI conditions. With specialized expertise in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, perforation, bowel obstruction, and colon cancer, Dr. Shah regularly reviews cases involving breaches in the standard of care, causation of injury, and failure to follow established treatment guidelines. Dr. Shah completed his residency and fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, where he received advanced training in gastroenterology, hepatology, and clinical nutrition. His experience includes expert analysis of claims in...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pathology, Forensic Pathology - Breast pathology, Gynecological pathology, Gastrointestinal pathology, Autopsy, Toxicology reports, Pulmonary pathology

I am a board‑certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with over 15 years of experience and a strong background in breast, gastrointestinal, gynecologic pathology, and autopsy providing expert case review, depositions, and courtroom testimony for medical malpractice litigation

Jackson, Tennessee

Pathology, Anatomic Pathology - surgical pathology, clinical pathology, gastrointestinal pathology, head and neck pathology, hematopathology, fine needle aspiration, thyroid cytology, pap smear, gynecologic pathology, thoracic pathology, neuropathology, fluid cytology, breast pathology, frozen section

Daniel Peterson, MD, is a board certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with subspecialty board certification in cytopathology and has been in practice for >7 years. He practices full time in the community hospital setting and routinely performs microscopic evaluation of a wide range of surgical pathology and cytopathology specimens including but not limited to: gastrointestinal pathology, thoracic pathology, head and neck pathology, gynecologic pathology, genitourinary pathology, dermatopathology, neuropathology, breast pathology, liver pathology, hematopathology and bone marrow pathology, frozen section pathology, thyroid fine needle aspiration, pap smears, fluid cytology, urine cytology, endobronchial fine needle aspiration, salivary gland fine needle aspiration, pancreatic fine needle aspiration, histochemical stain interpretation, and immunohistochemical stain interpretation. He is also responsible for medical directorship duties related to laboratory certification...

Carrollton, Texas

Pathology, Gastroenterology - Surgical pathology of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, cancer and preneoplastic conditions, Cancer pathology, Gastrointestinal pathology, Liver pathology, Autopsy pathology, Cause of death, Causation, Standard of care, Medical malpractice

Expertise in: 1. Pathobiology, clinico-pathologic correlation, and histopathologic diagnosis of diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, anus, liver, and pancreas. 2. Pathobiology, clinico-pathologic correlation, and histopathologic diagnosis of human neoplasms (cancer) and preneoplastic conditions. 3. Standard of Care, Causation, Cause of Death. From 07/1998 to 12/2000 Dr. Torres was Staff Pathologist, Assistant Professor and Director of the Gastrointestinal-Liver Pathology Division at Hermann Hosp-UTHSC in Houston, TX. From 01/2001 to 04/2012, Dr. Torres was Staff Pathologist and Director of Quality Assurance at Caris/Miraca Life Sciences, in Dallas TX, in which Dr. Torres was instrumental in creating a rather unique model of GI subspecialty-focused laboratory, that during his 12 yrs tenure became one of the largest private national Anatomic Pathology laboratories-Caris/Miraca Life Sciences. Dr. Torres contributed to the success and growth of the ope...