Mark Ettinger, MD Expert Witness
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Anesthesiologist- Very Experienced Expert Witness

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Anesthesiology

Keywords/Search Terms:

Regional Anesthesia, General anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, critical care, anesthesiology, epidural anesthesia, nerve blocks, spinal anesthesia

Education:

MD , LSU School of Medicine; Anesthesiology Residency, Johns Hopkins

Years in Practice:

13

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

25

Additional Information

I am a board-certified anesthesiologist and senior partner in a large anestheesia practice in Dallas, Texas. I have vast experience as a medical expert witness, having reviewed over 150 cases, many of which have advanced to both the deposition and trail phases. I currently serve as the Vice-Chair of the Anesthesia Department at a large, Level 2 trauma hospital in Dallas. I perform over 1200 anesthetics per year and am experienced in all types of anesthesia. I am the primary anesthesiologist for the team physicians for both the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Stars. In this role, I am charged with routinely performing regional anesthesia and commonly am the treating anesthesiologist for high-level professional athletes. I am also the Chair of both the medical ethics and peer review committees at my hospital, and therefore have extensive experience evaluating the practice of other physicians and dealing with complex medical ethics issues. I also serve as the director of our Preoperative Assessment Clinic where I am responsible for approving all patients for surgery. , I completed my anesthesiology training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and am currently working towards a Masters of Legal Studies degree at Vanderbilt.