Andreas Plackis, MD

Little Rock, Arkansas
Andreas Plackis, MD Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

TRIPLE BOARD-CERTIFIED CARDIAC ANESTHESIOLOGIST

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Anesthesiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery

Keywords/Search Terms:

Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiac Surgery, ACLS Code Blue, Airway ETT LMA, Arterial Line, Central Line, Awareness, Difficult Intubation, Drug Error, ECMO, Heart Transplant, Hypotension, Hypoxia, Sedation, Nerve Block, Spinal Epidural, Preoperative, PACU, Positioning, Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)

Education:

Fellowship - Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Residency - Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Medical Doctorate, University of Missouri School of Medicine,; B.S. in Biological Sciences, University of Missouri

Additional Information

BOOK A FREE LITIGATION CONSULT TO DISCUSS YOUR SURGICAL CASE: calendly.com/plackismd SAME-DAY RESPONSE: Text/Call: (501) 570-6687. Email: [email protected] **I provide anesthesia medical expert witness services and complimentary 15-minute litigation consults to advise medical malpractice attorneys on surgical cases.** My portfolio: • Award-winning, Vanderbilt-trained, triple board-certified cardiac anesthesiologist in full-time clinical practice. • Specialty Certification in Anesthesiology (ABA), Subspecialty Certification in Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology (ABA), Certification in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (NBE) • Robust cardiac anesthesia practice at the only heart transplant center in Arkansas. • Experienced public speaker and presenter with numerous local and national presentations. • Substantial education experience. Multiple case reports and publications. • Top 1-3%ile national ranking compared to peers in nearly every ABA licensing/training examination. • Member of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Attorneys: • Will assist plaintiff or defense attorneys in establishing standard of care compliance and identifying breaches in anesthesiology medical malpractice cases. • Provide unbiased case review, written reports, and deposition/trial testimony as indicated. • Highly responsive to phone calls and emails. • Two-week or less turnaround time for initial case opinion. My areas of practice: • General, cardiovascular, thoracic, bariatric, ambulatory, orthopedic, trauma, transplant, OB-GYN, vascular, urological, ophthalmological, ENT, dental, colorectal, and neurosurgery. • Interventional cardiology: Provide TEE and anesthesia services for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Mitraclip placement, Atrial Septal Defects (ASD) and Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) closure, Watchman procedures, and Paravalvular Leak Repairs • Non-OR Anesthesia (NORA): GI lab, interventional radiology, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology lab.