Surgical Oncology Expert Witnesses in Oregon

This supremely qualified hematologist/oncologist has remained in active practice for over 30 years and has acquired such high ranking clinical appointments as the Chief of Hematology/Oncology at several prior institutions. He also currently holds a clinical professorship in his field, is an attending physician, as well as a reviewer for major hematology and oncology editorials.

This board certified expert has been practicing for nearly 20 years. He completed his residency in Family Practice at the University of California, San Francisco prior to completing a fellowship as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, a highly selective postresidency program where physicians learn to conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners, and policy makers on issues important to the health and well-being of all Americans. A member of a number of distinguished family medicine and primary care organizations, he sits on the Editorial Board for the "Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine" and has been extensively published in journals such as "Annals of Family Medicine" and the "Journal of General Internal Medicine". Currently, this expert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at a major medical university.

This expert has over 13 years of experience as a Physician Assistant. His expertise consists of Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology/Oncology, Infusion Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Urgent Care. He currently serves as a Physician Assistant for the Bone Marrow Transplant team at a major university medical center.

This fellowship-trained doctor received his medical doctorate from the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at the prestigious University of Chicago Medical center. He is currently an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics hematology/oncology at a, where he frequently lectures on topics such as vascular abnormalities of the newborn.

This highly qualified pathologist and cancer research scientist has more than 45 years in active clinical medical practice delivering patient care and conducting laboratory-based biomedical research. This places him in a unique position to evaluate causation of disease, including occupational exposures. He also has considerable medico-legal experience. Board-certified in the UK, his clinical proficiency includes expertise in specialized areas including pulmonary, cardiac, breast, urological, and neurological diseases at a number of prestigious university medical centers. He is the former director of the University of California - San Diego's comprehensive cancer and has authored more than 300 publications in the field. This expert is currently a professor of pathology at a major university medical center in California.

This highly qualified, triple board certified gynecologic oncologist received his medical degree from the American University Beirut. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Subsequently, he completed two fellowships, one in Gynecologic Oncology and another in Breast Surgery, at UCLA-Cedars Siani and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, respectively. He is a member of various professional societies including the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, The American Society or Breast Surgeons, and The Johns Hopkins Medical Surgical Association. He is also a frequent contributor and Reviewer for the American Journal of Clinical Oncology. He Is published on multiple aspects of robot surgery, such as advanced robotic techniques in gynecologic surgery, and is currently the director of the Women's Center Outreach and Robotic surgery at a prestigious California university.

This double board certified expert has been practicing for 25 years. He studied medicine at Germany's University of Heidelberg and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Munich prior to coming to the U.S. and completing another residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He then also completed a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology and earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology. This expert has completed numerous research grants and serves as a reviewer for 15 scientific journals, including "Gynecologic Oncology", "Reproductive Sciences", and the "American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology", while he has published over 110 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. Currently, this expert serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a major medical university, and he is the Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Care Program at his institution's hospital affiliate.

This expert is a board-certified, fellowship-trained head and neck oncologic surgeon. He received his undergraduate degree with honors from Harvard University and his medical degree from New York University where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society. He completed his residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA Medical Center and thereafter completed the NIH-accredited advanced training fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He maintains a very active adult surgical practice that includes a particular emphasis on salivary gland disorders, head and neck oncology (for benign and malignant neoplasms), thyroid and parathyroid disorders and image-guided endscopic sinus surgery for revision sinus surgery, nasal polyposis and benign neoplasms of the sinonasal cavity.

This highly qualified board certified expert earned his BS from Stanford University and MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Residency and fellowship training were completed at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, respectively. He is well respected in the surgical community for his contributions to research and education. To date, he has authored more than 200 original peer reviewed articles and abstracts, more than 20 book chapters and reviews and lectured at more than 150 presentations and symposia. The expert is actively involved in mentoring, teaching and supervising medical/ graduate and postdoctoral students, residents, and fellows in his clinical practice. Currently, he is, among numerous administrative and clinical leadership positions, the Chief of the division of Urologic Oncology, the Vice Chair of Research in the department of Urology, the Director of the Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program, and a Professor with Tenure in Urology at a major university affiliated medical center/ program.

This board certified expert earned a BA from Wesleyan University and MD from Stanford University. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Stanford University and University of California- San Francisco, respectively. His commitment to research and education is evidenced by 80+invited lectures and presentations, 40+ original peer reviewed articles, 3 book chapters and serving as a reviewer for 7 surgical journals. He is actively involved in mentoring, teaching, and supervising medical and premed students, residents, fellows, postdoctoral fellows and faculty in his clinical practice. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Oncologic and Endocrine Surgery and a member of numerous Tumor Boards at a highly ranked university affiliated medical center/ program.

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of nursing. She warned her AD at Grigore Ghica Voda Nursing School, and her BS and MS at Al.I.Cuza University. She went on to complete her PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio, as well as her BSN at National University. She has significant background in cancer research and has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Chemotherapy/Biotherapy, Oncology Nursing Certification and is active in her field as the President of the San Diego Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society. She previously served as the RN Nurse Shift Superivosr at Northeast Baptist Hospital, and Currently is the RN Charge/Nurse Educator Liaison in the Hematology/Oncology Department at a Hospital in California.

This well-published and highly distinguished expert earned her BS and MS in Biology from Peking University in China. She then went on to complete her PhD in Genetics from Iowa State University. She pursued two Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biological Chemistry and Medicine from UC Irvine. This expert is active in her field as a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Cancer Research, the Society for Melanoma Research, the American Society of Preventive Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She has been honored with a number of awards, including the Presidential Research Award from the Chinese Academy of Science, the Research Excellence Award from Iowa State and the Faculty Research Award in Medicine from UC-Irvine. She is a prolific researcher in her field with over 30 peer-reviewed publications. Formerly, she was an Assistant Professional Researcher of Epidemiology and Medicine as well as an Assistant Project Scientist of Medicine at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. This expert is currently an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at a Top-Tier Medical School.

This exceedingly qualified expert in Oncology Nurse Specialist is considered a pioneer of Oncology Nursing in the United States and is known internationally as a leader her field. She published the first textbook on Oncology Nursing in the United States and over 300 Peer-Reviewed articles and book chapters. She brings over 40 years experience as an Oncology Nurse in 5 Major Cancer Centers in the United States and currently serves as an Oncology Nurse Specialist in California.

This expert is a urological oncology physician. He earned his MBBS at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and his MPH at the University of Texas School of Public Health. He completed his internship in surgery and his residency in urology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas before also completing a post-doctoral urology fellowship at the same university. He also completed a urologic oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. This expert is board-certified in urology and has published 2 book chapters, over 70 manuscripts, and over 50 abstracts. Formerly, this expert served as an assistant professor and clinical associate professor of urology and epidemiology at the University of Iowa. He currently is a staff physician and director of the bladder cancer program at a medical center in California. He is also an associate professor of surgery at a medical school in California.