Hemodialysis Access Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Vascular Surgery, Wound Care - limb salvage, vascular injury, limb ischemia, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, aortic aneurysm repair, vascular trauma, hemodialysis access, wound care, non healing wounds, endovascular, amputation, gangrene, PAD, claudication, rest pain, carotid artery surgery, leg bypass surgery

Board certified, private practice Vascular Surgeon with 20 years experience in the medicolegal field. I have been in practice since 2002 in Vascular Surgery with extensive experience in open surgery and endovascular interventions done in the hospital, ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and office based lab (OBL). I have expertise in limb salvage and wound care for diabetic foot wounds, arterial related gangrene and venous disease as well as dialysis access and vascular trauma. Training: Medical School: New York University School of Medicine, New York 1991-1995, Alpha Omega Alpha General Surgery internship and residency 1995 - 2000: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center Fellowship in Vascular / Endovascular Surgery 2000-2002: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York

San Diego, California

Vascular Surgery - Peripheral arterial disease, claudication, limb ischemia, atherectomy, thrombolysis, arterial bypass, aortic aneurysm, stent graft, vascular trauma, vessel injury, hemodialysis access, peripheral angiogram, mesenteric ischemia, venous reflux, carotid, cerebrovascular disease, amputation, ultrasound

Lily Johnston, MD, MPH is board-certified in Vascular as well as General Surgery with 9 years of experience operating on adult patients in Virginia, Minnesota, and California. She specializes in operating on blood vessels in the neck and body including aortic and other aneurysms; aortic dissections; peripheral arterial disease in the arms and legs; carotid artery and cerebrovascular disease; renal and mesenteric vascular disease; venous or vein disease; connecting vessels for hemodialysis access; exposing and protecting blood vessels for spine surgery; vascular trauma or injury, and assistance with tumor resection when blood vessels are involved. Dr. Johnston received her BA (summa cum laude) from Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa followed by her MD from the University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA) where she received an award for Academic Excellence. After a residency in General Surgery at the University of Virginia (Charlotte...

Vero Beach, Florida

Vascular Surgery - Limb Salvage, Peripheral Artery Disease, Leg bypass, Carotid Artery Stenosis, Abdnominal Aortic Aneurysms, Gangrene, Trans Carotid Artery Revascularization - TCAR, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Hemodialysis Access, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Atherectomy, Ischemia, Wound Care, Varicose Veins, Rest Pain

Specialty & Experience I am a board-certified private Vascular Surgeon, and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. I hold active privileges at two area hospitals. I am a member of the Florida Vascular Society, and for three years served on the board of Indian River Medical Center, now Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach Florida. I am also a faculty member of Florida State University and train medical students who rotate through my practice. I have been practicing Vascular Surgery for over 24 years. My extensive clinical experience includes all aspects of arterial and venous surgery, repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid arteries, dialysis access, diabetic foot wounds, leg bypass surgery, invasive non-surgical treatment of varicose veins, vascular trauma, and much more. My mastery of both traditional open surgeries and cutting edge minimally invasive techniques allows me to customize the appropriate level of care for my patients with the goal of redu...

Rockville, Maryland

Vascular Surgery, Interventional & Vascular Radiology - Vascular, Endovascular Surgery, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Venous Disease, Vein ablation, Varicose veins, Aortic aneurysms, lower extremity amputations, carotid disease, hemodialysis access, outpatients vascular interventions, sclerotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, stent placement, atherectomy

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Vascular Surgery - Carotid Artery Stenosis/Occlusion, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Critical Limb Ischemia, Acute Limb Ischemia, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Hemodialysis Access, Endarterectomy, Thrombectomy, Peripheral Bypass, Angioplasty, Angiogram, Varicose Veins

I have been working as a board-certified vascular surgeon in a tertiary academic practice in Grand Rapids, MI since completing my fellowship in 2013. Though my skills have remained broad over that time, my involvement in our Carotid and Endovascular Board has provided me specific expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with carotid artery occlusive disease, with or without stroke. As one of the founding members in 2014, I continue to be involved in this weekly multi-disciplinary collaborative case review of challenging patients with various pathologies of ischemic brain events. Also, during most of my time in Grand Rapids, I have been the quality lead of our busy vascular surgery group. That position has kept me heavily involved in our group’s quality metrics, and constantly seeking strategies to improve patient outcomes. It has also given me the opportunity to participate as a Physician Champion in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Collaborative Quality Initi...

Fort Worth, Texas

Vascular Surgery - Limb Salvage, Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Carotid Disease, Stroke, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Foot Ulcers, Mesenteric Disease, Hemodialysis Access, Spinal Access Surgery, Vascular Trauma

Richmond, Virginia

Vascular Surgery, Interventional & Vascular Radiology - vascular surgery, hemodialysis access, hemodialysis interventions, critical limb ischemia, deep vein thrombosis, vascular duplex laboratory, limb amputation, aortic aneurysm, claudication, venous insufficiency, venous disease, arterial disease, lymphedema, endovascular interventions, 3D Printing

Dr. Michael Amendola is a practicing vascular surgeon at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond, Virginia. He serves as the Division Chief of Vascular Surgery and the Head of The Vascular Duplex Laboratory. Dr. Amendola earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Chemistry from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. After finishing medical school in 2002, he trained in general surgery and completed a vascular surgery fellowship in 2009. Dr. Amendola is a full-time surgeon and holds the academic rank of Professor of Surgery. His responsibilities include educating nursing students, advanced practice nurses (NP), medical students, general surgery residents, plastic surgery residents, podiatric residents, and vascular surgery fellows. He also completed his Master’s in Education in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins and is an Adjunct Faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Education. Dr. Amendola is board-certified in General and Va...