Transplant Surgery Expert Witnesses in New Mexico

This highly qualified expert is board certified in General Surgery and Colon and Rectal Surgery. He earned his BS from Oklahoma State University and his MD from New York Medical College. He completed a residency in General Surgery and fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at LSU. He is a veteran of the US Army and while in the Army, he served as Chief of Professional Services before moving to a major university medical center. He is well published, with over a dozen peer reviewed journal articles and numerous presentations. In addition to his clinical duties, he is actively involved in the education of medical students and residents.

This highly qualified expert is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He received his MD from Texas Tech School of Medicine. His post-doctoral education continued at the University of Florida at Jacksonville where he developed a passion for Minimally Invasive Surgery. Following residency he entered private practice in Palm Coast, Florida where his interests expanded to include robotic surgery until his return to Texas as an Associate Professor to help rebuild and expand the Department of Surgery. His area of interest focuses on minimally invasive foregut and colorectal surgery.

This expert is highly qualified and board certified. He obtained a Bachelors of Arts degree from Duke University and pursued a Doctorate in Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia. He completed an Internship in General Surgery at Temple University Hospital and a residency in General Surgery at the same institution. He further sub-specialized in General Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is heavily involved in research and has published over 10 books and non-peer reviewed articles, over 98 publications, and more than 100 abstracts. He has been an invited lecturer more than 135 times. He is constantly contributing to his field by teaching, and is currently serving as a Professor of Surgery at a major medical university. This is in addition to his clinical work at various leading medical centers.

This qualified expert has nearly 25 years of experience in nephrology. He received his BS in metallurgical engineering and materials science from Carnegie Mellon University before earning his MD from the University of Colorado. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver and his fellowship in renal diseases and hypertension at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. This expert is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology and hypertension. He began his career as a clinical nephrologist for Colorado Kidney Associates. He then worked as an electronic medical records consultant for companies like Kaiser Permanente before becoming an assistant professor of medicine in the division of renal diseases and hypertension at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He has served in many distinguished roles, including the medical director of the hemodialysis unit at the Denver Veteran's Affairs Medical Center and the chief of nephrology at HealthOne Sky Ridge Medical Center. This expert is also heavily involved in research, having authored numerous scientific articles and book chapters concerning nephrology and electronic medical records. Currently, he serves as the director of information technology for a group nephrology practice and a nephrology service teaching attending physician for a residency program in Colorado.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 25 years of experience in neurological surgery. He has extensive experience in brain and spine care, traumatic brain injury, and sports-related spinal injuries. He received his BS in psychobiology and psychology at McGill University before earning his MD from the University of Louisville. He completed a general surgery and critical care residency at Phoenix Integrated Surgical before completing a neurological surgery residency at Barrow Neurological Institute, specializing in skull base, vascular neurosurgery, and complex spinal surgery. He subsequently completed a neurosurgery research fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. This expert is board-certified in neurological surgery and is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He is also involved in research, having authored several publications and presented at a multitude of neurosurgery conferences. He has formerly served as the chief of neurosurgery at Tuscon Medical Center, Northwest Medical Center, and Eldorado Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as a staff neurosurgeon for one of Arizona's largest neurological institute programs.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in the field of dialysis nursing. She earned her BSN from the University of Central Florida. She is a licensed registered nurse and a certified nephrology nurse who specializes in acute care, chronic, peritoneal, and home hemodialysis. This expert began her career as an evening charge nurse for the Alzheimer's unit at Woodbriar Skilled Nursing Facility before serving as an acute registered nurse at hospitals in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida. She then began working for Melbourne Kidney Center, serving as a relief nurse manager, a peritoneal dialysis and home manager, and the clinic manager. She has also served as the center director for Renal Advantage, the clinic specialty coordinator for St. Vincent's Hospital, the the regional vice president of operations for the western region of American Renal Associates. Most recently, this expert served as the facility administrator for US Renal Care and currently serves as the project manager, where she has duties as both a registered nurse and an administrator, at a renal care facility in Arizona.

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 expert is extremely well qualified to perform this case review. He has over 30 years of experience as a nephrologist and is a leader in his field. He has been appointed as a former Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of National Kidney Foundation of Southeast Texas, and on a national level, he is on the Board of Directors for Chronic Kidney Disease. In addition, he is active in an academic setting as well, lecturing on dialysis management, preventive nephrology, etc. Finally, he is a nationally recognized nephrologist, receiving awards such as the American Association of Kidney Patient's Peter Lundin Award, and was named as one of America's Top doctors by Castle Connolly.

This board certified general surgeon has been practicing medicine for over 20 years. Fellowship trained at one of the nation's top hospitals, this expert is both a General Surgeon, Surgical Intensivist and an Associate Professor of Surgery, making her highly qualified to review the standard of care provided to the plaintiff.

This expert has been a practicing nurse for over 25 years. Nenita is currently a Certified Nephrology Nurse and has an active membership in the American Nephrology Nurses Association. She has presented on dialysis and renal disease at various professional conferences and symposiums, while her work has been published in journals such as "Peritoneal Dialysis International" and the "Nephrology Nursing Journal" since 1996 to date. Currently, this expert is a Nursing Supervisor in the Acute Dialysis Department of a major hospital, wherein she manages the daily operations of a unit responsible for providing both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis for newborns and elderly patients alike.

This board certified expert has been in clinical practice for over 10 years and is currently the Vice Chairman of the department of Surgery at his clinical institution. He is also the Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program. He completed his residency training at the Tulsa Regional Medical Center (now Oklahoma State University Medical Center) and St. Francis Hospital. He is a member of numerous surgical associations and institutional committees that ensure excellence in surgical technique and outcomes. He is actively involved in research and his interests lie primarily in general and laparoscopic surgery, chronic wound care, complex ventral hernias, and endoscopy. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of General Surgery and staff surgeon at a major medical center.