Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Loyola University Medical Center
- Phone: 1(917) 664-7498
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Trauma Surgery and Wound CareKeywords/Search Terms:
Burns, Burn Care, Burn Surgery, Pediatric burns, Acute wounds, Complex wound care, Frostbite, SJS and TENS, Surgical Critical Care, Inhalation injury, Severe soft tissue infection, Necrotizing fasciitisEducation:
BA, Harvard College; MD, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeYears in Practice:
10Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
10+Additional Information
Dr. Carson is an academic burn surgeon and Burn Medical Director of the Loyola University Burn Center, one of the busiest burn centers in the country. He is board certified in general surgery and surgical critical care. His clinical and academic interests both focus on burn injuries and other injuries to the skin and soft tissues, including both acute management and management of long term sequelae (eg burn reconstruction and scar management). He treats both adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Carson has treated thousands of patients with serious burn injuries, and has published extensively on burn surgery, wound care and related topics. A respected authority in the field of burn care, Dr. Carson is a member of the editorial board of the field's pre-eminent journal (JBCR), and serves on national committees of several burn-related professional associations (American Burn Association, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma).