Foot & Ankle Surgery Expert Witnesses in California

Podiatry, Foot & Ankle Surgery - Malpractice, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Trauma, Foot & Ankle Arthritis, Amputation, Diabetic Limb Salvage, Wound Care Specialist, Diabetic Complications, Sports Related Injuries, Podiatric surgery

Specializes in foot and ankle surgical complications and diabetic wound complications leading to amputation. Board certified Podiatrist and foot & ankle surgeon certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM) with 13 years of clinical experience. Actively treating patients specializing in Podiatric foot and ankle care of all aspects and complications from diabetic wounds and ulcers. Practicing part time within a multi-specialty Orthopedic practice specializing in trauma related injuries of all types. Performs all related foot and ankle surgeries and advanced wound care and diabetic complicated surgical procedures including amputations. Accepts both defense and plaintiff cases as opinions address the medical facts of the case which are not dependent upon the side of retaining counsel.

Foot & Ankle Surgery - foot, ankle, podiatry, bunion, hammertoe, achilles, plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, foot pain, ankle pain, CRPS, RSD, achilles tear, failed surgery, revision surgery, ankle surgery, foot surgery, ankle replacement, diabetic foot, Charcot

Dr Bob Baravarian is a fellowship trained podiatric foot and ankle surgeon with specialty in foot and ankle surgery, revision surgery, and complex foot and ankle correction. Dr Baravarian received his undergraduate training at the University of Southern California and placed division one tennis at USC. He then went to the California College of Podiatric Medicine for his 4 year medical schooling. He performed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh (Southside Hospital) program for 3 years which is considered one of the finest foot and ankle training programs in the country. Dr Baravarian then completed a prestigious AO/ASIF trauma, reconstructive surgery and revision surgery fellowship in Dresden, Germany prior to joining the UCLA for the start of his career. In 2003, Dr Baravarian started University Foot and Ankle Institute in Los Angeles, California which has grown to 10 locations with 10 doctors and is considered the finest foot and ankle comprehensive center in Southern Cal...

Beverly Hills, California

Podiatry, Foot & Ankle Surgery - Foot Pain, Foot Surgery, Foot and Ankle Fractures, Ankle Pain, Ankle Surgery, Tendon Tears, Foot Arthritis, Bunions, Chronic Foot and Ankle Pain, Ankle Arthritis, Ankle Sprain

Dr. Soomekh is a Foot and Ankle Specialist and Surgeon in private practice in Beverly Hills since 2003. He has expertise in all foot and ankle pathology. He is board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He is the treating Foot and Ankle physician for the Los Angeles Ballet. He has served as an expert witness in his field since 2005 in a variety of cases for both prosecution and defense cases.

Burbank, California

Podiatry, Foot & Ankle Surgery - Podiatry expert witness, Medical malpractice podiatry, Foot surgery, Ankle injury, Standard of care podiatry, Diabetic foot, Bunionectomy, foot trauma, Post-operative complication, ankle surgery, Charcot foot, Achilles tendon, Sports medicine, Hammertoe surgery, Plantar fasciitis, foot ulcers, amputation, loss of limb, foot infectio

Dr. Dalal is a board-certified podiatric surgeon practicing in a high-volume surgical setting with Lakeside Medical Group and Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, with over five years of comprehensive clinical and surgical experience. In addition to outpatient care, she manages inpatient and high-risk diabetic patients, including limb salvage and trauma, hospital consultations, with active participation in a rotating on-call schedule every four weeks. She completed her medical training at the California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University and subsequently completed formal surgical training in forefoot, reconstructive rearfoot, and ankle surgery at Chino Valley Medical Center, with a dedicated track at Kaiser Permanente Central Valley. She holds dual board certification through the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Dalal previously served as Clinical Faculty at Western University of Health Sciences, wi...

Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Podiatry - Total Ankle Replacement / Arthroplasty, Foot And Ankle Surgery, Limb Salvage, Diabetic Foot, Osteomyelitis, Vascular Disease, Failed Surgery, Complications, Rearfoot Reconstruction, Bunionectomy, Nerve Injury, Charcot, Amputation, Malpractice, Standard of Care, Trauma, Fractures, Infection, Revision

Expertise Overview I am a double board-certified surgical podiatrist specializing in high-complexity reconstructive surgery, total ankle replacement, and advanced limb salvage. With a foundation in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania and specialized training at the world’s leading limb preservation and orthopedic institutions, I provide authoritative expert testimony and meticulous case reviews. I am uniquely comfortable with the legal process and the rigors of cross-examination, having been raised in a legal environment by a Supreme Court attorney. Elite Clinical Training & Education Fellowship: The CORE Institute. Completed a premier orthopedic rearfoot and ankle reconstructive fellowship with a heavy emphasis on total ankle replacements and complex deformity correction. Residency: Georgetown University Hospital. Served as Chief Resident at one of the world’s elite limb salvage institutions. My training focused on an integrative approach involving orthopedic, vasc...

Los Angeles, California

Foot & Ankle Surgery - foot, ankle, podiatry, bunion, hammertoe, achilles, plantar fascia, plantar fasciitis, foot pain, ankle pain, CRPS, RSD, achilles tear, failed surgery, revision surgery, ankle surgery, foot surgery, ankle replacement, diabetic foot, Charcot

Dr Bob Baravarian is a fellowship trained podiatric foot and ankle surgeon with specialty in foot and ankle surgery, revision surgery, and complex foot and ankle correction. Dr Baravarian received his undergraduate training at the University of Southern California and placed division one tennis at USC. He then went to the California College of Podiatric Medicine for his 4 year medical schooling. He performed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh (Southside Hospital) program for 3 years which is considered one of the finest foot and ankle training programs in the country. Dr Baravarian then completed a prestigious AO/ASIF trauma, reconstructive surgery and revision surgery fellowship in Dresden, Germany prior to joining the UCLA for the start of his career. In 2003, Dr Baravarian started University Foot and Ankle Institute in Los Angeles, California which has grown to 10 locations with 10 doctors and is considered the finest foot and ankle comprehensive center in Southern Cal...

San Diego, California

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Podiatry - Standard of Care, Malpractice, Disability, Peer Review, Lower Extremity, Arthroscopy. Foot Pain, Foot Surgery, Foot and Ankle Fractures, Ankle Pain, Ankle Surgery, Tendon Tears, Arthritis, Bunions, Reconstructive surgery, trauma, sports medicine, arthritis, hammertoes

I am a Foot and Ankle Specialist in private practice in San Diego, CA. I am board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in both Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery. I have been the Program Director of the Scripps Mercy Podiatric Surgery Residency since 2020. I am also a Past President of the San Diego Podiatric Medical Society, past Podiatry Section Chief at Scripps Mercy Hospital, serve as faculty for AO Trauma, and am a national lecturer with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. I have both deposition and trial testimony experience and work with both plaintiff and defense counsel.

Belvedere Tiburon, California

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Podiatry - ankle replacement, ankle arthroplasty, total ankle, surgical complications, revision surgery, trauma, osteomyelitis, complex reconstruction, failed foot/ankle surgery

I have extensive experience in complex foot and ankle surgery. In my career I have performed over 25,000 surgical cases and over 1500 ankle replacements. I have published extensively on a wide variety of subject involving foot and ankle surgery (128 publications) and lectured all over the world on Foot and Ankle surgery. Please refer to my most recent CV for details. I worked for Kaiser Permanente for 38 years and left there in 2023. I now work in a private practice setting in San Francisco, with a focus on ankle replacements and complex surgical cases. I have served as Editor in Chief for the Journal of Foot and Surgery for 7 years and Editor in Chief of Foot and Ankle Specialist for 6 years. Former Chair of Board- American Academy of Foot and Ankle Osteosynthesis Former Course Chair-AO Podiatric Course Past President, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 1998-1999 Board of Directors, ACFAS, 1992-2000 Past Chair; Outcomes Research Committee, ACFAS Past Chair; Clinica...

Castro Valley, California

Orthopedic Surgery, Foot & Ankle Surgery - Fracture, infection, nonunion, ankle, knee replacement, hip replacement, revision, arthroplasty, osteomyelitis, malunion, orthopedic trauma

My name is Michael Krosin, MD. I am an Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon in a high volume clinical and academic practice. I have been in practice for ten years. My clinical focus is orthopedic trauma surgery including complex and revision fracture care, infections and post traumatic deformity. In addition I have a busy elective practice in primary and revision hip and knee replacement as well as elective foot and ankle surgery. I am involved in teaching nationally as well as with my residents and am regarded as an engaging and thoughtful teacher with excellent interpersonal relationships and presence. I have several published articles in peer-reviewed journals, have served on quality committees and ethics committees, and spent several years as Departmental Chair. I am still 100% clinical inclusive of my teaching duties. I find medico-legal work to be very engaging and have finally found the space for a greater involvement in my practice. I have a commitment to the highest standar...

Walnut Creek, California

Podiatry, Foot & Ankle Surgery - Foot and Ankle Pain, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot and Ankle Fractures, Foot and Ankle Trauma, Standard of Care, Malpractice, Bunions, Chronic Foot and Ankle Pain, Ankle Arthritis, Diabetic Limb Salvage, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Amputations, Sports Medicine, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Dr. Elmi is a Foot and Ankle Specialist in private practice in Walnut Creek, CA. He is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. He has been serving as an expert witness in his field since 2015, in addition to regularly performing IMEs. After completing his medical training at CSPM in 2012, Dr. Elmi was then accepted to a top residency program at UCSF/St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco, where he served as Chief Resident. He received extensive medical and surgical training for patients of all age groups and medical backgrounds. Thereafter, Dr. Elmi went into private practice in Marin County, and served as the Chief of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery at Marin General Hospital for 4 years. He then moved his practice to Walnut Creek in 2021, joining BASS Medical Group, a conglomerate multispecialty group of surgeons across many specialties. He then became Chief of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at John Muir Hospital, a title which he currently holds. Additionally...