Urogynecology Expert Witnesses

This highly qualified expert has served for 40 years as a board certified Ob-Gyn at a major medical institution. Over the course of his career, he has acquired membership at such prestigious professional societies as the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and has been appointed chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a major healthcare center.

This expert is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and was trained at at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of OB/GYN as well as the American College of Surgeons. Furthermore, he speaks nationally on the topic of gynecologic surgery and has earned multiple awards due to his surgical ability and technique.

This expert is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and was trained at the University of Toronto. He is currently actively practicing. He was formerly the associate professor of the highly regarded Duke University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has published extensively on a wide variety of Obstetric and Gynecology topics.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in Urology. He is currently the Co-Director of Urology at a top ten medical institution. He is a member of such prestigious societies as the American Urologic Association and the American Association of Clinical Urologists. He is actively involved in research in addition to his clinical and academic responsibilities.

This fellowship trained and board certified Ob-Gyn is extensively published, has pursued high profiled grant-funded research endeavors, and has given nationally invited lectures in his field. He earned a BS from Harvard and an MD from Baylor College of Medicine. He served as Chief Resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine and completed fellowship training at Yale University. He belongs to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. He is currently a reproductive endocrinology/gynecologist in private practice with more than 30 years of experience in Ob/Gyn.

This expert is trained and board certified in radiation oncology. Currently a professor at a major medical center, he continues to treat patients and conduct research projects. He also serves as a reviewer for the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. His clinical interests include pediatric cancers, breast cancer and sarcoma.

This gynecologic oncology surgeon is extremely familiar with the da Vinci robot, using it regularly in surgery. A member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, this expert has dedicated her medical career to gynecology and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors.

This board certified pathologist has been practicing for more than 35 years. He is extremely well established and respected in the field, having authored more than 175 publications on pathology and having spoke at a number of prestigious conferences and symposiums in the field. He is a leading member of several pathologic societies and currently serves as a professor of pathology and immunology at a top university medical center.

This highly qualified and board certified urologist received his BS at Pennsylvania State University and his MD at Temple University School of Medicine. He completed internship in General Surgery, residency training in Urology, and fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Urologic Robotic Oncology at the Henry Ford Hospital. This expert has performed over 50 types of robotic procedures in some of the most complex minimally invasive procedures. He has pioneered multiple novel operations and works closely with industry to advance minimally invasive surgical technology. He authored 40+ publications in peer reviewed journals and serves as a reviewer for many top urologic journals. He is also a member of the professional organizations the American Urology Association and American Association of Clinical Urologists. This expert is currently an Associate Professor of Urology at a top ranking university and the Vice Chief of Robotic Surgery and Director of Minimally Invasive Robotic Urological Oncology at a university affiliated hospital. He currently directs one of the largest robotic surgery training facilities in the world though a joint venture between Intuitive Surgical and his affiliated medical school.

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 incredibly well credentialed expert is widely heralded as the utmost authority on gynecological pathology. He has over 30 years of experience at some of the most prestigious clinical and academic positions in the country. He is board certified in both anatomical and clinical pathology with an emphasis on gynecological pathology. He was a former professor and attending pathologist at USC medical school and Yale University Medical school as well as the associate director of the Pathology and Immunohistochemical lab at USC. He then moved on to the be director of both the gynecologic pathology department and director of the gynecologic fellowship program at Yale. He is currently a tenured full professor of pathology and gynecology, the director of the gynecological pathology program, and attending pathologist at a major university medical center, as well as the co-director of the tissue acquisition and cellular/molecular analysis shared service at a major cancer treatment center where he has published a plethora of peer reviewed journal articles, a book and many book chapters, and abstracts on the various topics in the field of gynecologic pathology and gynecologic oncology.

This double board certified expert has been practicing for over 20 years. The principal investigator in over $3 million worth of grant funds, he is a reviewer for both the Journal of Urology and the Journal of Pediatric Urology and a Fellow of both the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as the Society for Pediatric Urology. He is currently a Professor of Urology and Pediatrics at a major medical university, as well as the Medical Director of Pediatric Urology at a major children's hospital. He also serves as the Chief of Pediatric Urology at a major medical center.

This board certified urologist was formerly professor of urology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The Steven K Wilson Chair of Prosthetic Urology was endowed at this University in 2007. He is past president of the Southcentral Section of the American Urological Association. He has performed prosthetic surgery in 49 countries and been visiting professor at 80 American training programs & numerous foreign centers. He is the author or co-author of 168 peer reviewed publications, videos and abstracts, 16 textbook chapters, many reference surgical videos and 4 prosthetic urology textbooks. Currently, this expert is in private practice limited to prosthetic urology

This expert is a Professor of Urology and Chief of Andrology (male infertility and sexual dysfunction) at a top university medical center in New Orleans, where he has been since 1988. His practice is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction including Peyronie's disease, surgical and vascular reconstruction, prosthetic surgery, male infertility (both surgical and medical therapies), BPH, and urethral stricture disease. A clinician, author, and lecturer, this expert has published over 350 peer-reviewed articles in professional publications and has contributed numerous chapters in textbooks. This expert, who earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at McGill University in Montreal and completed his urology residency at the University of California at San Francisco and his fellowship at the University of California at Davis, has been awarded many honors in the field of urology, male infertility, and erectile dysfunction, and currently serves as president of an international group of sexual medicine and is past- president of the a North American sexual medical association. In addition, he is associate editor for a variety of major urology publications.

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 highly-qualified expert is double boarded and has been practicing for 25+ years. He has received numerous awards for his work as both a clinician and an educator that include 'New York Super Doctors' and 'NY Magazine's Best Doctors'. He is a member of various professional societies and is an elected Fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists. He is extensively published, an invited lecturer, and a reviewer for numerous publications. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a top-ranking University and is an attending OBGYN at a leading University-affiliated Medical Center.

This fellowship-trained and board certified pediatric urologist is the current assistant professor of pediatric urology at a major medical university. He is extensively published in his field and has also given nationally invited lectures and presentations. Furthermore, he is also a member of such prestigious medical societies as the American Urological Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Urologists.

This highly qualified expert currently serves as the Director of Male Reproductive & Sexual Medicine at a top ranking NYC University-affiliated Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Urology at a top-ranking University. He completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University and subsequently attended medical school and completed his urology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College. Following residency, he completed two years of fellowship training in male reproductive medicine and microsurgery at the Center for Reproductive Medicine & Microsurgery at Cornell. He received additional training during fellowship in male sexual medicine at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He was the recipient of the prestigious Research Scholar Award from the American Urological Association Foundation and he has authored more than 45 articles and book chapters in the fields of reproductive urology, male sexual medicine, and reconstructive penile surgery. His research and discoveries have been published in leading journals including Fertility & Sterility, Journal of Urology, Urology, British Journal of Urology International, and Annual Review in Medicine and he was the a recipient of the Arnold Belker Fellowship, given by the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction in recognition of accomplishment and leadership potential in male reproductive medicine. His clinical practice is focused on the medical and surgical treatment of male infertility, male sexual dysfunction, testosterone deficiency, scrotal pain, and other disorders of the penis and testes.

This board-certified expert in family medicine serves as an emergency room physician in the Georgia. He received his MBBS/MD degree from the University of Lagos and furthered his clinical training in the Gravesend and North Kent Hospitals in the United Kingdom. He completed his residency in family medicine at NYU Lutheran Medical Center. He holds memberships with numerous professional societies, has published articles in multiple peer-reviewed journals, and is actively engaged in university research and teaching roles. This expert previously served as an attending physician at Clinch Memorial Hospital. He also currently serves at three major medical centers in Georgia and is an associate director at a top-tier medical residency program in Georgia.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in Urology with added qualifications in Pediatric Urology. He has been practicing for over 10 years. He received his BA from Johns Hopkins University and his MD from Tufts University. He went on to complete 2 residencies, one in General Surgery and another in Urology at Lahey Clinic. After, he completed his fellowship in Pediatric Urology at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. He is a member of various professional associations including the Society of Pediatric Urology, American Urological Association, and the Society of Fetal Urology. He has published numerous times in the urology field with over 35 publications in books and peer-reviewed journals. Previously, he has served as a Medical Director at Rady Children's Hospital. Currently, he serves as a Pediatric Urologist, Division Chief, and Program Director, at a prominent medical school and center in California.