Surgical Oncology Expert Witnesses in Nebraska

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the University of Pretoria and completed his Orthopedic Surgery residency at Pretoria Academic Hospital and Kalafong Hospital. He then went on to complete a fellowship in Orthopedic Oncology at the University of Florida and a fellowship in Tumor Surgery and Tissue Banking at Cornell University. He is Board Equivalent Certified in Orthopedic Surgery. This expert has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and has Co-authored 12 books and manuscripts. He is a reviewer for several national and international journals such as, The Orthopedic Review Journal, the Journal of Bone Surgery ,Current Oncology, and the SA Orthopedic Journal. This expert currently serves as Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Unit at a major university affiliated medical center.

This qualified expert who is a Life Care Planner and an MD, obtained his BS in Zoology from the University of Wyoming and his MD from Creighton University. He completed his internship and Residency in General Surgery and his Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia and his Fellowship in Trauma at the Oregon Health Sciences University. He has been Board Certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Medicine and is Certified in Life Care Planning and Mediation. He is a member of multiple Trauma and Surgical medical Associations and has 50+ Publications on Surgery Research. He is currently the Medical Team Manager for a Medical Task Force and the Medical Director and Owner of a Life Care Planning Firm.

This expert in Internal Medicine completed medical school abroad in India and completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine. He has 6 publications and is currently a Hospitalist at a medical center in MO.

This qualified expert is a board-certified radiation oncologist who received his AB in political theory from Princeton University before earning his MD from the University of Florida. He subsequently completed an internship and radiation oncology residency at the Mayo Clinic, where he spent a year as chief resident. During his residency, he also served as a visiting resident in the pediatric proton therapy program at the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, the gynecologic oncology and brachytherapy program at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, and the general and pediatric radiation oncology program at Baptist M.D. Anderson. This expert is active in his field as a member of several organizations including the American Roentgen Society and the American College of Radiation Oncology. He is also involved in research, having authored several scientific publications and posters. He has formerly served as a healthcare consultant on federal healthcare and private healthcare insurance practices for Navigant Consulting, a radiation oncology instructor at the Mayo Clinic, and a radiation oncologist at Florida Radiation & Oncology Group. Currently, this expert serves as a radiation oncologist for a radiation oncology clinic in Missouri.

This expert has over 15 years of experience in the field of general surgery. She earned her BS and MD from the University of Iowa before completing an internship in general surgery at the University of Utah and a residency in general surgery at the University of Iowa. She is board certified in general surgery and active in her field as a member of the American College of Surgeons. She has formerly served as a surgeon at various hospitals across Iowa. This expert is currently the vice chair of the department of surgery, a faculty member in the trauma services department, and a member of the clinical faculty of general surgery at a medical center in Iowa.

This qualified expert graduated from Dartmouth College with his AB in neurobiology before earning his MD from New York University. He subsequently completed a pediatrics residency at the University of Colorado and a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in pediatrics with a sub-specialization in pediatric hematology-oncology. As a pediatrician and pediatric oncologist, this expert specializes in the treatment and management of pediatric brain tumors and other cancers. He is active in his field as a member of the Children's Oncology Group and as an author of several scientific articles. He has formerly served as a pediatrician focused on neuro-oncology at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor of pediatrics at a university in Colorado and an attending physician of pediatric hematology and oncology at a children's hospital, also in Colorado.

Al Barqawi, MD, FRCS, is an Associate clinical Professor and Lecturer in the Division of Urology at University of Colorado School of medicine. Dr. Barqawi also serves as Director of Research in the Section of Urologic Oncology. He has expertise in urologic oncology and general Urology primarily in prostate disease, early detection, novel imaging and treatment applications and epidemiology. He is interested in men’s health research, particularly sexual function and testosterone effect on general health. He also acts as the Principal Investigator for several national research projects. He pioneered 3D imaging of the prostate gland and focal targeted therapy for prostate cancer. He performed the first focal interstitial laser therapy of the prostate in the US. He also initiated the first phase I study for intra-prostatic injection of Botox for the treatment of BPH. He published more than 100 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He presented at many national and international meetings. He is also an elected member of the Editorial Board for several national and international medical journals. He serves regularly on the scientific committees for National science foundation and department of defense grant meetings.

This board certified expert has been practicing for nearly 30 years. Widely published, he sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, the Egyptian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, and Frontiers in Cancer Imaging and Diagnosis. This expert has also been an invited lecturer at continuing medical education programs at the regional, national, and international levels. He currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Radiology and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics at a major medical university. He is also the Director of the Division of Nuclear medicine as well as PET services at his institution's hospital affiliate.

This board certified expert has been practicing for over 20 years. He has been listed to the Best Doctors in America list 7 times and has been awarded the honor of Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Otolaryngology. Widely published, he has attended over 100 continuing education meetings and has presented over 130 times at various conferences, meetings, and symposiums. Currently, he serves as the Vice-President and Physician-in-Chief of the Cancer Center at his institution's affiliated medical center. This expert holds an endowed Professorship of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at a major medical university, where he also served as the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Residency Program Director in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

This highly qualified expert obtained his BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology as well as his MD from the University of Michigan. He then completed a residency in General Surgery and one in Cardiothoracic Surgery from University of Kentucky Hospital and Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, respectively. He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and American College of Surgeons. He has published 21 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He is currently the Director of a major medical school-affiliated hospital as well as a Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at a major medical university.

This highly qualified expert obtained his MD from Creighton University School of Medicine. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Hospital and his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He is a member of multiple professional organizations including the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Wyoming Medical Society. He is currently an oncologist/hematologist in WY.