Surgery Complications Expert Witnesses

Surgery complications expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on surgery complications. The surgery complications expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Otolaryngology, and Otology.

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MENA SHAKER, MD, DO, FACOG

BOARD CERTIFIED OBGYN FACOG-MEDICAL DIRECTOR OBHM

Alabama
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology - OB/GYN FULL SCOPE, VNOTES HYSTERECTOMY, SHOULDER DYSTOCIA, SURGERY COMPLICATIONS, OB HOSPITALIST, LAPARASCOPY, POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE, HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, OB CRITICAL CARE, HYSTEROSCOPY, ECLAMPSIA, MEDICAL DEVICE INJURIES, DA VINCI ROBOTICS, BIRTH INJURY, FETAL DEMISE, ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES
ATTENTION: REGIONAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR EXPERIENCE FOR OBGYN HOSPITALIST SERVICES, PRACTICED BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN MEDICINE, MULTIPLE SITES AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR OBGYN HOSPITALIST PROGRAMS, CHAIR OF PEER REVIEW, CREDENTIALING COMMITTEE, MATERNAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR. FULL SCOPE OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY, SURGERIES. ACTIVE STATE LICENSES AL, NC, TX I am a board certified OBGYN with 15 years of clinical experience in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Surgical Gynecology, and OB/GYN Critical Care Hospitalist Medicine. I have taught and worked with medical students, residents, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and am currently a Site Medical Director for different OBGYN hospitalists programs. I have had the full exposure of working in different hospitals in different states ranging from academics, military, civilian with large trauma centers, and civilian with locums-remote facilities with low resources. I have reviewed a countless number of cases throughout my c...
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Hossein Mahboubi, MD, MPH

Otology, Neurotology Expert Witness

House Clinic | PIH Health

Los Angeles, California
Otology, Otolaryngology - Otology, Neurotology, Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Cochlear implant, Dizziness, Tympanoplasty, Mastoidectomy, Acoustic neuroma, Vestibular schwannoma, Facial paralysis, CSF leak, Meniere's disease, Surgery complications, Otosclerosis, Surfer's ear, Noise induced hearing loss, Ear trauma, Temporal bone fracture, Stapedectomy
Hossein Mahboubi MD, MPH is a dual board-certified otolaryngologist with fellowship training in otology, neurotology and skull base surgery, a sub-specialty focusing on the diseases of the ear and hearing, balance, and facial nerves. Dr. Mahboubi completed his residency in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at University of California Irvine following a post-doctoral research fellowship at the same institution, which helped develop his passion for treating ear and skull base diseases. He then spent additional two years completing a clinical fellowship in otology and neurotology at House Ear Clinic and University of California Los Angeles where he advanced his skills in cochlear implants, stapedectomy, and complex ear and lateral skull base surgery. Dr. Mahboubi has published numerous articles in national and international otolaryngology journals on the diseases of the ear, nose, and throat, including hearing loss, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis, exostosis (surfers’ ear), dizziness...
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Ilan Mizrahi, MD

Top Anesthesiologist, Award-Winning Teacher

Massachusetts General Hospital

Brookline, Massachusetts
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - General Anesthesia, Surgery complications, Critical Care, ICU, Difficult Airway, ACLS, Shock, Sepsis, Resuscitation, Perioperative medicine, PACU, Orthopedic anesthesia, General Surgery, Endoscopy, Airway Management, Spinal Anesthesia, Informed Consent, Central Line, Cardiac Arrest
Dr. Ilan Mizrahi is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified anesthesiologist and critical care physician. He teaches at Harvard Medical School and practices at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is recognized as a "Top Doctor" by Boston Magazine and Castle Connolly. Dr. Mizrahi specializes in the full spectrum of anesthesia care—from preoperative clearance to operative management and postoperative recovery. He has extensive experience evaluating whether the standard of care was met during anesthesia and in managing complications that arise in the recovery room, hospital ward, or ICU. In addition to his operating room practice, Dr. Mizrahi is a senior physician in the ICU, caring for critically ill surgical and medical patients. He provides expert insight into the care of hospitalized patients during emergencies such as cardiac arrest, code-blue events, CPR, and emergency intubation. He has particular expertise in “failure-to-rescue” cases involving delays in recognizing or resp...
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James M. Wheeler, MD, MPH, JD

Center for Women's Healthcare

Houston, Texas
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology - OB/Gyn Board Certified, Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology-Fellowship Trained, Laparoscopy, Hysteroscopy, Hysterectomy, Infertility, Hormones, Birth Injury, Surgery Complications, Medical Device Related Injury, Drug Related Injury
James M. Wheeler, MD, MPH, JD, magna cum laude from Harvard, is an OB/GYN trained at Baylor, with subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology / Infertility at Yale. He is a graduate of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Yale, focusing upon clinical epidemiology and biostatistics and health policy. He also earned his MPH at Yale majoring in Biostatistics. Dr. Wheeler is a former national officer of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) & served on several of their health policy committees including the Health Care Commission and the Hysterectomy Committee. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers and has given over 200 invited lectures. Dr. Wheeler has consulted in hundreds of medicolegal matters for over 30 years. He has been a testifying expert before the FDA for drugs and devices and testified before U.S. Congressional staffers on health policy issues. Partial Case Topics Include: Birth Injury — Causation Cesarean Secti...
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MENA SHAKER, MD, DO, FACOG

BOARD CERTIFIED OBGYN FACOG-MEDICAL DIRECTOR OBHM

HOUSTON, Texas
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology - OB/GYN FULL SCOPE, VNOTES HYSTERECTOMY, SHOULDER DYSTOCIA, SURGERY COMPLICATIONS, OB HOSPITALIST, LAPARASCOPY, POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE, HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, OB CRITICAL CARE, HYSTEROSCOPY, ECLAMPSIA, MEDICAL DEVICE INJURIES, DA VINCI ROBOTICS, BIRTH INJURY, FETAL DEMISE, ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES
ATTENTION: REGIONAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR EXPERIENCE FOR OBGYN HOSPITALIST SERVICES, PRACTICED BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN MEDICINE, MULTIPLE SITES AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR OBGYN HOSPITALIST PROGRAMS, CHAIR OF PEER REVIEW, CREDENTIALING COMMITTEE, MATERNAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR. FULL SCOPE OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY, SURGERIES. ACTIVE STATE LICENSES AL, NC, TX I am a board certified OBGYN with 15 years of clinical experience in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Surgical Gynecology, and OB/GYN Critical Care Hospitalist Medicine. I have taught and worked with medical students, residents, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and am currently a Site Medical Director for different OBGYN hospitalists programs. I have had the full exposure of working in different hospitals in different states ranging from academics, military, civilian with large trauma centers, and civilian with locums-remote facilities with low resources. I have reviewed a countless number of cases throughout my c...