Bariatric Surgery Expert Witnesses in Florida

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience as a surgeon and is actively involved in acute care surgery which includes trauma, surgical critical care (ICU), and emergency general surgery. He earned his BS in biological sciences and chemistry from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. He subsequently completed a general surgery residency at UCLA and a fellowship in critical care and trauma at the University of Miami. This expert is board-certified in general surgery, surgical critical care, and neurologic critical care. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, such as the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the Association of Academic Surgeons. Throughout his career, he has held a variety of distinguished roles, including the medical director of the trauma intensive care unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital, the chief of surgical services at Jackson South Community Hospital, and the trauma medical director at both Northside Hospital and Osceola Regional Medical Center. Currently, this expert is based in Florida where he serves as an associate professor of surgery at a university and as a trauma surgeon at a medical center.

This expert is Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Surgery at a major medical university. He has numerous peer reviewed publications, articles and textbook chapters, and published abstracts. He has given many academic presentations and has won several honors and awards including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow's Honorary Fellow, Who's Who in the UK, and the Sir Peter Freyer Medal. He is the founding chairman of the UK National training Council for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery. He has advised as an expert in more than 300 medico-legal cases since 1993

This highly qualified expert is internationally recognized for her expertise in pelvic pain, minimally invasive gynecological surgery, and vulvar disorders. She received a M.D. from Duke University and finished fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain and Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina. A board member of the International Pelvic Pain Society, she has authored and coauthored numerous peer-reviewed articles. She is currently Chairman of a major board for pelvic pain and a gynecologic surgeon and pelvic pain specialist at a medical center.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in surgical critical care and has been practicing for 12+ years. He completed his residency training in general surgery and his fellowship training in trauma and surgical critical care at the University of Miami. He also concluded a NIH research training fellowship at the University of Texas. He is a fellow at the American College of Surgeons and a member of various other professional associations, including the American Burn Association and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He has published 35+ peer-reviewed journal articles and lectures both nationally and internationally. Currently, he is a trauma and burn surgeon and a professor of critical surgery at a major university, where he also directs the surgical residency training program. Additionally, he is the director of a major injury research center.

This board certified expert earned his BS from Allegheny College and MD from the University of Pittsburgh. Residency training in General Surgery was completed at the University of Colorado Health Science Center. He is a member of several prestigious surgical committees and societies and he has been recognized for his numerous contributions to improving patient care and enhancing resident and postgraduate medical education. He is actively involved in research, with more than 500 original peer reviewed articles and abstracts, 154 book chapters/ books, and he has presented at more than 400 invited lectures and conferences. He has served in a host of clinical leadership and administrative roles such as the Director of Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Denver general Hospital and the Chief of General Surgery at The Methodist Hospital. Currently, he is a Professor of Surgery and the Chief of Acute Care Surgery at a major university affiliated medical center.

This highly qualified and fellowship trained expert earned his medical degree from King Edward Medical College in Pakistan. Following this, he went on to complete a general surgery residency at University of Missouri as well as a fellowship in colorectal surgery at Washington University. He is active in his field as a member of multiple medical societies including The American College of Surgeons. In addition, he has authored over 20 journal articles as well as 3 book chapters. Currently, he is the Program Director of the Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program in addition to his role as Assistant Professor of Surgery at a major Florida medical school.

This highly qualified expert received his MD from The Ohio State Medical School and went on to complete a residency in surgery at Loyola University Medical Center and in general surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is a board certified general vascular surgeon with over 26 years of practice in Florida. This expert served as a trauma and general/vascular surgeon in eight Florida hospitals as well as developed his own general and vascular surgical practice. He has been published in the American Journal of Surgery and presented for the Southwest Surgical Society. He remains active in his field as a fellow of The American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Medical Association.

This highly qualified, board certified colon and rectal surgeon has extensive experience in her field. She completed her BS in microbiology from the University of Florida and her MD from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She completed her residency in general surgery from at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and was fellowship-trained in colon and rectal surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She holds board certifications from the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. This expert is a member of various professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. She has published over 8 peer-reviewed publications, 1 book chapter, and nearly 20 presentations on topics in her field. Currently, she is the chief of general surgery at a top FL hospital, a colon and rectal surgeon at a top FL hospital, and an assistant professor of surgery at a FL medical school.

This highly-qualified expert earned his BS at the University of South Florida, his MS at Johns Hopkins University and his MD at the University of Puerto Rico. He completed general surgery residencies at the University of Puerto Rico and Wright State University. In addition, he completed a fellowship in hand surgery at the University of Virginia and fellowship in plastic surgery and burn at the University of South Florida. He is active in his field as a member of the American Burn Association and the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has formerly served as a staff physician at Memorial Hospital of Tampa and a surgeon for burns, critical care, hand, and plastic surgery at Akron Children's Hospital. This expert currently serves as a courtesy physician at a hospital in Florida and as a worker's compensation physician for hand, burn and plastic surgery cases at an occupational health company. In addition, he serves as a principal investigator and medical director at a clinical research organization in Florida.