Robotic Expert Witnesses

Sacramento, California

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Urogynecology, URPS, Robotic, Vagina, Mesh implants, Biologic implants, Sacrocolpopexy, Incontinence, Surgery complications, Bladder, Uterosacral ligament, Sacrospinous ligament suspension, Slings, Periurethral bulking, Gynecology, Laparoscopy, Bladder, Pelvic organ Prolapse, Pelvic Pain, Sacral nerve Modulation

Dr. Hussein A. Warda is a highly accomplished physician with extensive expertise in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS), formerly known as Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS). He is currently a member of a private urology group and previously served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Davis, from 2017 to 2025. Throughout his career, Dr. Warda has been a leader in advancing clinical care, research, and medical education in his specialty. Dr. Warda completed a fellowship in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS) at Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, following his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Michigan State University. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh) with Excellence and Honors and is double board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in both Obstetrics and Gynecology (FACOG) and ...

San Marcos, California

Nurse, Critical Care Surgery - Registered Nurse, PACU, post anesthesia, critical care, general surgery, plastic surgery, urology, OB-GYN, orthopedics, robotic, medications, laparoscopic, spinal surgery, pain procedures, eye surgery, ambulatory surgery, colorectal, education, competencies

Anne McAdam has been a California registered nurse for 21 years and has served in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Ambulatory Post Anesthesia Care Unit. She also worked as a Nurse Educator in a women’s acute care unit and recovery room, where she trained nurses and contributed to the development and revision of nursing competencies and policies and procedures. In the recovery room, she worked in various capacities including bedside clinician, charge nurse and preceptor to students, new graduates and transferring nurses. In 2008, she worked as an adjunct faculty member at National University where she was a lecture professor for Medical Surgical Nursing III. She currently cares for a variety of inpatient and outpatient postoperative patients in an ambulatory care center recovery room. Anne has reviewed over 40 medical malpractice cases and has deposition and trial experience.

Ellicott City, Maryland

General Surgery - Minimally invasive, Mesh complications, Endoscopy, Robotic, Acute Care Surgery, Hiatal hernia, Hernia, Emergency Surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, cholecystectomy, Mesh infection, component separation, abdominal surgery, laparoscopic surgery, bariatric surgery

Received medical degree from Florida International University in Miami, FL. Completed General Surgery Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC and completed Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at Northwest Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Currently practicing as part of Lifebridge Health in Baltimore, MD since 2022. Outpatient practice involves robotic/minimally invasive surgery including ventral/incisional and inguinal hernia repair, abdominal wall reconstruction for large hernias, hiatal hernia repair, gallbladder disease and pathology. Additionally, outpatient cases including skin and soft tissue pathology such as lipomas as well as upper endoscopies and colonoscopies. Also take call frequently as an acute care and emergency surgeon - common cases in this setting include open lysis of adhesions for small bowel obstruction, small bowel resection surgery, gastric perforation repair, open and minimally invasive colorectal surgery for diverticulitis...

Tyringham, Massachusetts

Colon & Rectal Surgery, General Surgery - Colon cancer, rectal cancer, diverticulitis, anastomotic leak, bowel obstruction, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, surgical complications, hemorrhoids, anal fissure, fistula, laparoscopy, robotic, minimally invasive, transanal

Dr Lederman is Board Certified in General Surgery and his subspecialty field of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and he is a Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. For 22 years, he was in a busy private colorectal surgery practice in St. Louis, MO with a focus on minimally invasive colorectal surgery. This included robotic surgery with the da Vinci robot (starting in 2009), laparoscopic surgery, and advanced transanal techniques to treat benign and malignant colorectal diseases. He has broad experience with colorectal cancer, complicated diverticulitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, bowel obstructions, as well as anorectal disorders such as hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, prolapse and fecal incontinence. He has over 20 years experience as an expert witness, both for defense and plaintiffs, providing review, consultation, and testimony both at deposition and trial. He is currently retired from full-time surgical practice, but continues to assist on surgical ca...

Alton, New Hampshire

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery - Robotic, SMA syndrome, small bowel resection, Minimally invasive, minimally invasive hepatic surgery, laparoscopic, anti reflux surgery, obesity, Nissen fundoplication, median arcuate ligament release, splenectomy

Erik Patrick Dutson, MD, FACS Board-Certified General Surgeon | Former Chief of Surgery, Huggins Hospital | Former Executive Director, UCLA CASIT | Former Chief, Section of Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery, UCLA Dr. Erik Dutson is a highly experienced board-certified general surgeon (ABS, recertified through 2025) with over 25 years of active clinical practice, including extensive expertise in minimally invasive, robotic, and bariatric surgery. He has served in major leadership roles, including Chief of Surgery at Huggins Hospital, Executive Director of the UCLA Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT), and Chief of UCLA’s Section of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Dutson has performed thousands of complex laparoscopic and robotic procedures, directed fellowship training programs, and maintained outstanding clinical outcomes. His academic background includes a Clinical Professorship at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, an h-in...

Fredericksburg, Virginia

General Surgery - robotic, laparoscopic, open surgery, minimally invasive, general surgery, acute care, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, colectomy, gastrointestinal surgery, endoscopy, medical malpractice, surgical complications, hernia, cancer, intestinal obstruction, mesh complications, post op pain, delay in diagnosis, biliary

Eric L. Thomas, MD, FACS is a board-certified general surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) with more than 20 years of clinical experience in general surgery. He provides independent medical expert review and testimony in medical malpractice matters for both plaintiffs and defendants, offering objective, evidence-based opinions grounded in current standards of surgical care. Dr. Thomas maintains a broad-based, high-volume general surgery practice encompassing both elective and acute care surgery. His extensive clinical experience includes open, minimally invasive, and robotic surgical techniques. His practice includes upper and lower endoscopy, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, management of intestinal obstruction, colectomy, breast surgery, soft tissue masses and tumors, abdominal wall hernias, and the emergency management of a wide spectrum of acute surgical conditions. An expert in robotic surgery, Dr. Thomas has performed more than 2,000 robotic procedures ...