ERCP Expert Witnesses

This impressive expert received his BA in Psychology from Rollins College and his MD from Georgetown University. He completed his residency in General Surgery and his fellowship in Critical Care. Board Certified in General Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, he is an active member in the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Formerly, he was a Surgery and Trauma physician at a private practice, an assistant clinical professor at the University of California at San Francisco, and the chief of surgery at Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa. Currently, he is part of the general surgery active staff at multiple hospitals in Maryland and an assistant clinical professor at a prestigious university in Maryland.

This expert is a highly qualified expert and is a board certified General Surgeon. He received his BA in Literatures in English from Brown University and his MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed his residency in General Surgery at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University before completing his fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Gastrointestinal Surgery with the Oregon Health Sciences University. This expert is is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the Chicago Surgical Society. He is currently a Partner and Bariatric and Gastrointestinal Surgeon at a university-affiliated surgical center as well as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery.

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 qualified expert has demonstrated experience in the field of surgical oncology. He attended Jai Hind College at the Basantsing Institute of Science in India before earning his MD from the American Institute of Medicine at the University of Seychelles. He completed an internship in general surgery at Mercy Catholic Medical Center before subsequently completing a general surgery residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He then completed two fellowships: one in minimally invasive surgery at Emory University and the other in complex general surgical oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute. This expert is board-certified in general surgery, with a subspecialty in complex general surgical oncology. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology. He is also highly involved in research, having authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. His former positions include clinical instructor of surgery at Rutgers Medical School and clinical instructor at Case Western Reserve University. Currently, this expert serves as an assistant professor of surgical oncology at a prominent medical school in Georgia.

This qualified expert is board-certified in internal medicine and has experience as a gastroenterologist. He received his BS in human biology, health and society from Cornell University before earning his MD from George Washington University. He then completed an internal medicine residency at Boston University and a gastroenterology fellowship at Boston Medical Center. This expert is active in his field as a member of several gastroenterology associations, including the American College of Gastroenterology, the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is also involved in research, having authored numerous gastroenterology publications and presented on several posters. He has formerly served as a telehealth physician for Thirdeye Health. Currently, this expert holds several positions, including a medical advisor for a healthcare startup and a gastroenterologist for a Massachusetts hospital.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in hepatology. She received her BA in biology from Columbia University before earning her MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center before completing two fellowships: one in hepatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center and one in gastroenterology at State University Hospital at Stony Brook. This expert is board-certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in gastroenterology. She is active in her field as a member of both the International and American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, as well as the American Gastroenterological Association. She is highly involved in hepatology research and is a leading researcher in the realm of liver disease, having authored numerous publications on the topic. She has formerly served as the director of hepatology and clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, global head of hepatology for Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, and global development lead of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis for Shire Pharmaceuticals. Currently, this expert serves as the CEO of a liver disease consulting company, as well as the head of liver disease development clinical sciences for a pharmaceutical company based in New York.

This highly-qualified expert is double-board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. She earned her MD from Bangalore Medical College in her home country of India and subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine at Madras Medical College. Upon moving to the United States, she completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Florida, a fellowship in gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic, and a fellowship in transplant hepatology at Stanford University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in cancer biology at Stanford University. This expert is active in her field as a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American College of Gastroenterology. She is also highly involved in research, having authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and spoken at multiple conferences as an invited speaker. She has formerly served as a research specialist in radiology at Emory University Hospital and a clinical instructor of gastroenterology and hepatology at Stanford University. Currently, this expert serves as an instructor of gastroenterology and hepatology at a prestigious California university.

This qualified expert has nearly 15 years of experience in the field of gastroenterology. He earned his BA in medical studies and psychology at Brandeis University before earning his MPH and MD at George Washington University. This expert went on to complete a residency at Boston University Medical School before completing two prestigious fellowships in gastroenterology, hematology, and nutrition at Loyola University Medical Center and inflammatory bowel disease at the University of Chicago. He is currently board-certified in gastroenterology. In addition, this expert has published 4 peer-reviewed articles and has been asked to speak on over 15 occasions. Formerly, this expert held positions including clinical assistant professor in gastroenterology at the University of Chicago and was a teaching attending of gastroenterology at both Weiss Memorial Residency Program and Saint Joseph Hospital Residency Program. Currently, this expert is a sole practitioner and founder of a gastroenterology private practice, chief medical officer of a patient referral management company, and the medical director of the Digestive Health Institute at a medical center in Illinois.

This highly qualified expert has 36 years of experience as a practicing gastroenterologist. He received his BA from Antioch College and his MD degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School before completing an internal medicine residency at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. This expert is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He is active in his field and is a member of multiple gastroenterology societies. He has a research background and has authored several journal articles and has presented at national meetings. He has held academic appointments at several prestigious medical schools including the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Jefferson Medical College. He has received numerous awards during medical school, fellowship and private practice. This expert recently retired from a busy clinical practice and is now working as a consultant.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 20 years of experience in the field of gastroenterology. He earned his BA biology from Texas A&M University and his MD from the University of Texas. He subsequently completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Texas and a gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at the University of Alabama. He completed an additional fellowship in advanced therapeutic endoscopy/ERCP and endoscopic ultrasonography with Drs. Marc Catalano and Joseph Geenen. This expert is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, and is active in his field as a member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Gastroenterology Association, and the American College of Gastroenterology. He is also active in his field as an author of numerous peer-reviewed publications. Currently, this expert is the medical director of the GI Lab at a medical center, as well as a faculty member at a medical school and in the gastroenterology fellowship program for a hospital system, all in Texas.

This expert is a board certified doctor in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He practices at a major medical center. He has been the director of gastroenterology clinics and is a tenured professor of medicine at a major university. He is highly respected in his field.

This highly qualified and board certified expert has over 25 years of experience as a gastroenterologist. He received a B.A. in Biology from the prestigious Dartmouth College and a M.D. from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and finished a fellowship in Gastroenterology at the US Naval Hospital. A member of both the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American College of Gastroenterology, he has published and presented extensively on endoscopic procedures. Previously Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, he is currently Professor and Chief of Gastroenterology at a major medical university.

This board certified surgeon received an MD from Ovidius University School of Medicine in Romania. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, American Hernia Society and Association for Academic Surgery. His practice focuses on bariatric surgery, advanced laparoscopic surgery including hernia repair, and treatment of biliary tree and foregut disorders and robotics. He is well published in his field and held academic appointments at major universities. He currently practices at a major health system in New Jersey.

This board certified Gastroeneterology and Hepatology expert completed fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Advanced Hepatology. He is involved in clinical and translational research and has a record of publication, presentation, and funded research. He has authored and co-authored a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals. This expert specializes in general and transplant Hepatology. He currently serves as Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program at a major university hospital.

This expert is an experienced and actively practicing gastroenterologist and gastrointestinal endoscopist with teaching, consultative and clinical responsibilities at a major academic medical center. He has obtained his medical degree and training form among the nation's top ten medical universities, and currently holds clinical and academic positions at a top east coast healthcare center.

This expert is board certified in internal medicine with a subspeciality in transplant hepatology. He earned his BS from Indiana University and his MD from the University of Chicago. He completed residency training at the University of Pennsylvania and St. Luke's Hospital, and fellowship training in liver diseases at Mount Sinai Hospital. He has authored more than 20 publications in the hepatology and liver disease fields, and belongs to a number of prestigious societies in the space, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Currently, this expert serves as the Clinical Director of Hepatology and Co-Director of Transplant Hepatology at a top university medical center.

This double board certified Pediatric Gastroenterology expert is Fellowship trained and currently practices at some of the most prestigious medical institutions in New York. In addition to his clinical work, this Assistant Professor of Pediatrics is an active researcher and educator. This expert is a member of several highly regarded professional organizations including the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society. He has published several peer-reviewed journal articles in publications such as the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology. He is an Attending Pediatric Gastroenterologist at a major New York city hospital and serves as Director of Pediatric Motility Center and Director of Pediatric Endoscopy Unit.

This qualified and board certified expert has over 14 years of experience as a gastroenterologist. He holds a M.D. from the University College of Medical Sciences and has finished a fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Albert Einstein Medical Center as well as an additional year fellowship in Interventional Endoscopy at the St Luke's Pancreaticobiliary Center in Milwaukee. Elected as a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology, he has published several papers on endoscopic procedures and actively reviews professional journals including Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Diseases of the Esophagus. His past positions have included Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of Endoscopic Services. He currently serves as Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology & Professor of Medicine at a major university medical center. He is a recognized expert in therapeutic/interventional endoscopy and is engaged in teaching and training at the regional, national and international levels.

This expert's is a Physician-Scientist (M.D. and Ph.D) who serves as an attending hepatologist at a top tier university. He specializes the care of viral hepatitis (HCV and HBV) and other liver diseases. His research interests have been centered on hepatitis C virus (HCV) virology, pathogenesis, and virus-host interaction including immune response. For the past 10 years during his PhD and Post-Doctoral training, he has investigated viral-host interactions that regulate HCV viral replication through the activation of intracellular innate immune response. In recent years, he has focused on understanding how host cell innate immune pathways sense HCV infection and initiate the host response which involves type I interferon and proinflammatory cytokine production to regulate hepatic immunity. After a recent transition to an independent faculty position, his laboratory continues to investigate virus-host interactions that regulates disease outcome and pathogenesis of HCV infection. He has extensive expertise and skills in virology, cell signaling, cytokine biology, and cell biology. His role as a physician specializing in the care of viral hepatitis at an academic medical center offers the unique integration of basic science and clinical/translational science into the laboratory research program.

This highly qualified expert has 20+ years of medical experience with the majority of his practice focusing on Interventional Radiology. He received his M.D. at Federal University of Rio Grande Sul where he also completed 6 extra voluntary rotations in Intensive Care, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Trauma and Radiology. He completed postgraduate training in General Surgery and Interventional Radiology, and completed a Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellowship at MUSC. He is an accomplished presenter and invited lecturer at numerous hospitals and universities on topics related to Radiology and is a Fellow in the Society of Interventional Radiology. He is a published author of peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, a book editor and an award winning Top Reviewer for the "Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology”. He has also been named in 'Best Doctors in America' for multiple years and is a Product & Patent Owner. He holds numerous membership positions in various professional societies and has held faculty appointments at the Hospital de Clinicas, Federal University of Rio Grande Sul Medical School and Moinhos de Vento Hospital in Brazil. He is currently serving at a top-ranking University Hospital as both an Associate Professor with a dual appointment in the Department of Surgery & Radiology and Radiological Science, and an attending Interventional Radiologist.