Pacu Complications Expert Witnesses

Ellicott City, Maryland

Anesthesiology - general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, ophthalmologic, outpatient/ambulatory anesthesia, sedation, airway management, PACU complications, hypoxia, injury, hypotension/hypertension, medication error, spinal and epidural blocks, intraoperative and postoperative events, preoperative evaluation, standard of care, supervision

Dr. Alexis J. Carras is a board-certified anesthesiologist with over 25 years of full-time clinical practice and more than 20 years of experience as a consultant and expert witness in anesthesiology. He has reviewed over 75 medico-legal cases and has provided expert testimony in approximately 15 depositions as well as in court. His clinical expertise spans all major subspecialties of anesthesiology, including high-risk surgical settings and outpatient procedures, and he has held multiple leadership positions in his practice as well as at the state level. His recent expert witnessing expertise includes patient selection and preparation, nerve injury, surgical complications, and airway loss. He serves as both a plaintiff and defendant expert. He served as a governor-appointed physician member of the Maryland Board of Physicians from 2013 to 2017, where he participated in licensing and disciplinary oversight. He is currently the Secretary of the Maryland Board of Anesthesiologists. Hi...

Sugar Land, Texas

Anesthesiology, Ambulatory Surgery Centers - Perioperative Care, Quality Improvement, Ambulatory Surgery, Pediatric Anesthesia, Office-Based , Intraoperative, Neuroanesthesia, Postoperative Management, Patient Safety, Postoperative complications, Difficult airway management, PACU complications, Opioid Management, Perioperative cardiac events, Endoscopy Sedation , Obstetric

I am a board-certified anesthesiologist with more than 15 years of experience providing comprehensive perioperative care, including the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of surgical patients. I have experience caring for both adult and pediatric patients across a broad range of surgical specialties, including obstetrics, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, plastics, otolaryngology and trauma. My current clinical focus is ambulatory and office-based anesthesia. I serve as Medical Director for an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice, where I provide anesthesiology services and oversee office-based surgery safety initiatives, including the development and execution of medical emergency preparedness drills. I contribute to patient safety and professional education through participation in quality improvement committees and the review of anesthesia-related safety cases. I bring direct medical-legal experience through my service on the Texas Medical Board Expert ...