Kidney Expert Witnesses

Kidney expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on kidney. The kidney expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Forensic Pathology, Internal Medicine, Interventional & Vascular Radiology, Nephrology, Pathology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacology- Clinical, Radiology, Toxicology, and Urology & Urological Surgery.

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Eric vanSonnenberg, MD

Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology

University of Arizona College of Medicine

Cave Creek, Arizona
Radiology, Interventional & Vascular Radiology - Interventional Radiology, abscess, biliary, kidney, cancer, Ablation, stones, gallbladder, chest x-rays, CT scans, pancreatitis, complications, liver, post operative complications, ultrasound
Board Certified in both Internal Medicine & Radiology Harvard trained Extensive medical malpractice experience Extensive publication & lecturing experience Current or previous academic medical faculty member at: Harvard, UCSD, UCLA, University of Texas, University of Arizona
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Matthew E Karlovsky, MD FACS

All subjects Expert within Urology & Urogynecology

SAME DAY RESPONSE- TEXT/CALL/EMAIL Urology & Urogynecology (Urogyn)

Paradise Valley, Arizona
Urology & Urological Surgery - Urogynecology, Prostate Cancer, Bladder, Kidney, Penis, Pelvic Mesh, Bladder Injury, Urology, Bladder/Vaginal Prolapse, pelvic pain, mesh pain, urology mesh, Interstim, Trauma and Injury to the Urinary Tract & Genitals, Sexual Injury, Catheter injury, Kidney Stone, Foley, Implants
Matthew E. Karlovsky, M.D. F.A.C.S. is a very experienced 62 Depositions, 18 trials as of 7/21/25), double board certified in Urology as well as in Urogynecology (Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery), by the American Board of Urology, a distinction held by very few urologists in the United States. He is fellowship trained in Urogynecology and Neuro-urology & Prosthetics and has been in private practice in metro Phoenix, AZ since 2005. He is experienced in the care and treatment of all matters in General Urology including Cancers of the Prostate, Kidney, Bladder, Testis, Penis, Erectile Dysfunction, Bladder and Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Incontinence Surgery in Women, Fistula, mesh complications, Interstitial Cystitis, Stone disease, Neurogenic bladder, Recurrent UTIs, device or implant injury, genital or pelvic nerve injuries or sex crimes. Dr. Karlovsky has reviewed hundreds cases for Plaintiff, Defense, national Insurance carriers, pelvic mesh and MDL cases, sexual/ge...
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Archana Anna Aggarwal, MD, FASN

Nephrology & Transplant Expert With 15+ Years Exp

Street Danville, California
Nephrology, Internal Medicine - Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Nephrologist, Dialysis, Hypertension, Hyperparathyroidism, Transplant, Kidney, Renal Disease, Chronic Kidney (CKD), Glomerulonephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Medication Toxicity Renal, Standard of Care
Archana Aggarwal, MD, is board-certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine". She has over 15 years in private practice and 4 years in academic medicine both in General Nephrology and in Transplant Nephrology. She has served many leadership roles within the hospitals she works at including (but not limited to ) Chief of Staff, Chief of Medicine, and Chief of Nephrology. She has served as medical director for Fresenius Dialysis units and two Davita dialysis units. She currently serves on the physician medical advisory board for Davita. She serves as a Nephrology consultant for Guidepoint Services. She has served as a sub-investigator for a large Bayer medical trial. She has a particular interest in Nephrology that includes Hypertension, Transplant, and Hyperparathyroidism.
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Howard S Robin, MD

Causation expert: medical legal and criminal cases

LJ Pathology Consultants

La Jolla, California
Pathology, Forensic Pathology - Motor Vehicular Accidents, Drug Overdose, Toxicology, Homicide, Opiates/opioids, DUI/DWI, Molecular Diagnostics, Immunology, Forensic Pathology, Autoimmune Diseases, Drugs of Abuse, Transfusion reactions, Laboratory medicine, Anatomic pathology, Clinical pathology, Immunopathology, Breast Cancer, Kidney, Liver, Blood Banking
48 years providing expert testimony in pathology cases. Extensive experience in deposition and courtroom testimony. Autopsy experience coroner's office. 37 years of experience directing clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories in hospital and outpatient settings. Special focus on blood banking, cancer diagnosis, toxicology, immunology, pharmacology, including drugs of use and drugs of abuse.
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Haseeb Al Mufti, MD

Top Nephrology Expert in Dialysis & Kidney Care

San Francisco, California
Nephrology - Nephrology, Nephrologist, Kidney, Acute, Nephrotic syndrome, Proteinuria, Systemic vasculitis, Peritoneal dialysis, Dialysis, End-Stage renal disease, Acute kidney injury, Kidney failure, Electrolyte disorders, Hemodialysis, Hyperkalemia, Hyponatremia, Rhabdomyolysis, Pyelonephritis, Chronic kidney
Dr. Al-Mufti is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. He has extensive clinical and administrative experience. In addition to providing independent expert medical opinions to both plaintiff and defense attorneys on matters. His areas of expertise include: Medical malpractice, standards of care, complex hypertension, center and home kidney dialysis, acute kidney injury and inpatient kidney care, congestive heart failure associated with kidney failure, dialysis catheter-related complications, inflammatory kidney diseases, nephrotic syndromes and proteinuria, kidney injury related to systemic vasculitis, urinary tract infections, obstructive uropathy, contrast related acute kidney injury, drug-related kidney injury, all other disorders of hereditary and congenital kidney disease, and pregnancy-related kidney failure and syndromes.
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Bryan Stone, MD

Rancho Mirage, California
Nephrology, Internal Medicine - Renal, overdose, medical, hypertension, dialysis, administrator, hyponatremia, acute, chronic, kidney, kidneys, hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, sodium, calcium, potassium, diabetes, blood pressure, medication
1. Board certified in Nephrology 2. Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee chair 2022-2024 3. Medical Executive Committee member 4. Davita Dialysis medical director 5. Kidney X participant (government backed program for dialysis technology) 6. Nephrology Care Alliance board member ( national board for value-based care) 7. Healthpoint LLC ( prior startup for disability legal review) 8. Department of Medicine chair for 8 years 9. Trainer for nephrology for residency programs
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Jonathan Bernie, M.D.

Urology Expertise Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery

Greenwich, Connecticut
Urology & Urological Surgery - BPH, Bladder, Cryoablation/Cryosurgery, Catheter, ESWL/Lithotripsy, Fistula, HOLEP, Incontinence, Kidney, Laparoscopic, Laser, Interstitial Cystitis, Mesh, Prosthesis, Prostate, Urology, Robot, Testosterone, Trauma, Urolift
Dr. Bernie is a fellowship trained urologic surgeon with over 20-years of clinical and surgical experience. He completed his residency in Urology at The University of California -San Diego Health and subsequently completed a one-year fellowship in Endourology and Robotics at Indiana University where he developed expertise in robotic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and endoscopic surgery. Dr. Bernie is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine at The University of Vermont and is licensed in NY and CT Dr. Bernie has published peer-reviewed articles and in various medical journals and is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology. Dr. Bernie has been chosen as a "Top Doctor" by Castle Connolly (2018-2025), New York Magazine and Connecticut Magazine. Additionally, he has performed hundreds of utilization and clinical reviews of robotic surgical procedures and has provided his services as an expert witness in robotic and general urological cases since 2009.
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Theodore Stamatakos, MD

Florida
Urology & Urological Surgery - Kidney, bladder, ureteral, prostate & testicular cancer, urologic trauma, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, BPH, erectile dysfunction, testis torsion, chronic pelvic pain, urinary fistulas, urinary catheter issues, urologic complications, Interstim, prostate/renal cancer cryoablation, seed implant
Theodore Stamatakos is Board Certified by the American Board of Urology. He attended college at Yale University, New York Medical College and the Urology Residency program at the University of Minnesota. He has been active in clinical practice in the community setting for greater than 25 years and has served on numerous hospital and office committees during his career. He has extensive experience in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of common disorders of the urinary tract in females and genitourinary tract in males. He will assist in both defense and plaintiff matters and practices evidence based medicine, following established AUA guidelines. He will provide his opinion on medical and surgical urological care rendered in various settings i.e. office, hospital, ambulatory surgery center and nursing facilities. Particular interest in the urological care of nursing home patients.
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Theodore Stamatakos, MD

Georgia
Urology & Urological Surgery - Kidney, bladder, ureteral, prostate & testicular cancer, urologic trauma, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, BPH, erectile dysfunction, testis torsion, chronic pelvic pain, urinary fistulas, urinary catheter issues, urologic complications, Interstim, prostate/renal cancer cryoablation, seed implant
Theodore Stamatakos is Board Certified by the American Board of Urology. He attended college at Yale University, New York Medical College and the Urology Residency program at the University of Minnesota. He has been active in clinical practice in the community setting for greater than 25 years and has served on numerous hospital and office committees during his career. He has extensive experience in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of common disorders of the urinary tract in females and genitourinary tract in males. He will assist in both defense and plaintiff matters and practices evidence based medicine, following established AUA guidelines. He will provide his opinion on medical and surgical urological care rendered in various settings i.e. office, hospital, ambulatory surgery center and nursing facilities. Particular interest in the urological care of nursing home patients.
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MONY FRAER, MD, MHCDS,CPE, CHS, FACP, FASN

Academic practice, broad expertise and experience

University of Iowa

Coralville, Iowa
Nephrology - nephrology, kidney, hypertension, kidney stones, kidney transplant, dialysis, end stage kidney disease, chronic kidney disease, renal insufficiency
Mony Fraer, MD, MHCDS, CPE, FACP, FASN, AHSCP is a board-certified nephrologist, internist, and Clinical Professor at the University of Iowa with more than two decades of experience in kidney disease, dialysis, hypertension, and transplant-related nephrology. His background includes program leadership, extensive teaching and scholarly work, and advanced training in health care delivery and quality improvement, and 15 years experience in expert witness work.
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Theodore Stamatakos, MD

Maryland
Urology & Urological Surgery - Kidney, bladder, ureteral, prostate & testicular cancer, urologic trauma, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, BPH, erectile dysfunction, testis torsion, chronic pelvic pain, urinary fistulas, urinary catheter issues, urologic complications, Interstim, prostate/renal cancer cryoablation, seed implant
Theodore Stamatakos is Board Certified by the American Board of Urology. He attended college at Yale University, New York Medical College and the Urology Residency program at the University of Minnesota. He has been active in clinical practice in the community setting for greater than 25 years and has served on numerous hospital and office committees during his career. He has extensive experience in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of common disorders of the urinary tract in females and genitourinary tract in males. He will assist in both defense and plaintiff matters and practices evidence based medicine, following established AUA guidelines. He will provide his opinion on medical and surgical urological care rendered in various settings i.e. office, hospital, ambulatory surgery center and nursing facilities. Particular interest in the urological care of nursing home patients.
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Paola Vietoris, RN, BSN

DUNKIRK, Maryland
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care, Sedation, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure, Sepsis, child abuse, Liver, Kidney, Pancreatic and Intestinal Transplantation, Peds Gastroenterology, Peds Hematology/Oncology, Seizures, Procedural Sedation, Pre-op and post-op surgical care
I am a full-time practicing RN with over 30 years' experience working in a pediatric ICU at a major medical institution in Washington, DC. My work primarily is with critically ill newborns and young adults. Skills and experience include caring for patients in multisystem organ failure, respiratory distress, respiratory failure, liver, small bowel, pancreatic and kidney transplant, neurological, pre-op and post-op surgical care, and neurosurgical diseases, infectious diseases, non-accidental trauma (NAT) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Consistent focus on evidence-based nursing care as well as other nursing standards. I am a licensed registered nurse (RN) with an unrestricted nursing license in 37 states and the District of Columbia. My extensive experience enables me to provide expert witness services to attorneys and other legal professionals. Available for consultation, case evaluation, deposition and testimony.
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Konstantin Walmsley, MD

New Jersey Urology

Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Urology & Urological Surgery - Urinary Incontinence, Urogynecology, Prostate, Urology-Adult, Prostate Surgery, Prostate Cancer, Vaginal Surgery, Vasectomy, BPH, Erectile Dysfunction, Kidney, Kidney Cancer, Transvaginal Mesh
Named a "Top Doctor" by New Jersey Monthly magazine from 2006-2019, Dr. Walmsley has a busy clinical practice in general urology with a focus on female urology and voiding dysfunction. He is well published and actively involved in the education of resident physicians. In addition he has served as medical staff president at Hackensack Meridian Health-Mountainside Hospital and currently serves as Chairman of Surgery, He also is an Associate Professor of Urology at Seton Hall University School of Medicine.
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Theodore Stamatakos, MD

Monroe , North Carolina
Urology & Urological Surgery - Kidney, bladder, ureteral, prostate & testicular cancer, urologic trauma, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, BPH, erectile dysfunction, testis torsion, chronic pelvic pain, urinary fistulas, urinary catheter issues, urologic complications, Interstim, prostate/renal cancer cryoablation, seed implant
Theodore Stamatakos is Board Certified by the American Board of Urology. He attended college at Yale University, New York Medical College and the Urology Residency program at the University of Minnesota. He has been active in clinical practice in the community setting for greater than 25 years and has served on numerous hospital and office committees during his career. He has extensive experience in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of common disorders of the urinary tract in females and genitourinary tract in males. He will assist in both defense and plaintiff matters and practices evidence based medicine, following established AUA guidelines. He will provide his opinion on medical and surgical urological care rendered in various settings i.e. office, hospital, ambulatory surgery center and nursing facilities. Particular interest in the urological care of nursing home patients.
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Ravish Shah

Practicing nephrologist

Columbus , Ohio
Nephrology, Interventional & Vascular Radiology - Kidney, Chronic kidney disease, Acute kidney injury, End stage renal disease, Electrolytes, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, Dialysis disequilibrium, Lupus, Hyperkalemia, Hyponatremia, Hypertension, Glomerulonephritis, Rhabdomyolysis, Pyelonephritis, Central pontine myelinolysis
Dr. Ravish Shah is a board-certified nephrologist and interventional nephrologist with over a decade of active clinical and leadership experience. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Southern Illinois University and Nephrology fellowship at The Ohio State University, where he later served as Assistant Professor. Since 2014, Dr. Shah has been in private practice, managing complex renal conditions including acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), dialysis-related complications, hypertension, and electrolyte disorders. He currently serves as Medical Director for inpatient and outpatient dialysis programs, providing oversight of clinical operations, regulatory compliance, and quality of care. As an interventional nephrologist, he performs angiograms, angioplasty, AV fistula and graft management, tunneled dialysis catheter placement, and peritoneal dialysis catheter procedures. His expertise allows him to evaluate vascular ac...
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Steven J Hirshberg, MD, FACS

Midlantic Urology

Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
Urology & Urological Surgery - Erection, impotence, infertility, sperm, vasectomy, penis, Prostate, Bladder, kidney, Testis, testicle, torsion
Dr. Hirshberg has been in clinic practice for 27 years since completing a prestigious fellowship in male reproductive medicine and surgery. He maintains an active practice in all areas of clinical urology including vasectomy, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, kidney stones, BPH (enlarged prostate), erectile dysfunction/impotence, with special interest in hormone disorders and male infertility. Dr. Hirshberg is Chief, Division of Urology at Jefferson Health - Abington. He is on the teaching faculty for the Jefferson - Einstein residency program where he is an integral part of the residency program. He has been named a "Top Doctor" in Philadelphia Magazine numerous times.
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Theodore Stamatakos, MD

South Carolina
Urology & Urological Surgery - Kidney, bladder, ureteral, prostate & testicular cancer, urologic trauma, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, BPH, erectile dysfunction, testis torsion, chronic pelvic pain, urinary fistulas, urinary catheter issues, urologic complications, Interstim, prostate/renal cancer cryoablation, seed implant
Theodore Stamatakos is Board Certified by the American Board of Urology. He attended college at Yale University, New York Medical College and the Urology Residency program at the University of Minnesota. He has been active in clinical practice in the community setting for greater than 25 years and has served on numerous hospital and office committees during his career. He has extensive experience in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of common disorders of the urinary tract in females and genitourinary tract in males. He will assist in both defense and plaintiff matters and practices evidence based medicine, following established AUA guidelines. He will provide his opinion on medical and surgical urological care rendered in various settings i.e. office, hospital, ambulatory surgery center and nursing facilities. Particular interest in the urological care of nursing home patients.
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Orville C Campbell, MD, MBA

Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Correctional Health

C. David Solomon Consultants, LLC

Nashville, Tennessee
Internal Medicine, Nephrology - Correctional Healthcare, Nephrology, Hospital standard of care, Nursing Home, hospital negligence, Corrections, medication toxicity, delayed diagnosis, sepsis management, Delayed Treatment, Internal Medicine, Medication Errors, Jail, documentation error, hospital errors, Dialysis , ICU Complications, prison, Delayed Diagnosis, kidney
Emory University trained Board Certified Internal Medicine and Nephrology Physician | Former Dialysis Medical Director and Associate Medical Director for Tennessee Department of Correction| 30+ Years Clinical Experience | Expert in Dialysis Care, Kidney Failure, Hospital Standard of Care, and Correctional Healthcare. Seasoned Expert Witness Available for medical record review, expert reports, deposition, and trial testimony. Orville C. Campbell, MD, MBA is a board-certified internist and nephrologist, physician executive, healthcare consultant, public health strategist, and medical-legal consultant with more than 30 years of experience across inpatient medicine, outpatient care, nephrology, dialysis, correctional healthcare, long-term care, hospice, utilization management, population health, and public health systems leadership. His career combines frontline clinical judgment, executive operations, regulatory insight, quality governance, performance strategy, and defensible medica...
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Timothy J Atkinson, PharmD

Overdose Pharmacology and Toxicology Expert

Vanguard Pain Management Consulting LLC

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Toxicology, Pharmacology- Clinical - Opioids, Gabapentin, Pregabalin, NSAIDs, Polysubstance, Addiction, Overdose, Suicide, Poisoning, Toxicology, Malpractice, Wrongful, Risk Mitigation, Opioid Safety, Taper, Opioid Discontinuation, Controlled Substances, Respiratory Depression, Kidney, Liver
Dr. Atkinson is a Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner in Pain Management specializing in high-risk chronic pain medication management for more than 12 years. He has extensive experience in providing comprehensive drug therapy management with controlled substances, polypharmacy, and polysubstance use. He ran a suboxone clinic for patients with comorbid opioid use disorder and high-risk chronic pain for years and served as director of a pharmacy pain residency training program. Dr. Atkinson is a frequent and experienced national speaker at pain conferences on pain pharmacology and toxicology topics. Dr. Atkinson is a national subject matter expert in opioid and controlled substance prescribing and management including regulatory requirements for standard risk mitigation activities. He has served for many years as a public policy expert on opioids for federal agencies, guideline workgroups, and the section editor on opioids and substance use disorders for the journal of pain research. ...
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Theodore Stamatakos, MD

Tennessee
Urology & Urological Surgery - Kidney, bladder, ureteral, prostate & testicular cancer, urologic trauma, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, BPH, erectile dysfunction, testis torsion, chronic pelvic pain, urinary fistulas, urinary catheter issues, urologic complications, Interstim, prostate/renal cancer cryoablation, seed implant
Theodore Stamatakos is Board Certified by the American Board of Urology. He attended college at Yale University, New York Medical College and the Urology Residency program at the University of Minnesota. He has been active in clinical practice in the community setting for greater than 25 years and has served on numerous hospital and office committees during his career. He has extensive experience in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of common disorders of the urinary tract in females and genitourinary tract in males. He will assist in both defense and plaintiff matters and practices evidence based medicine, following established AUA guidelines. He will provide his opinion on medical and surgical urological care rendered in various settings i.e. office, hospital, ambulatory surgery center and nursing facilities. Particular interest in the urological care of nursing home patients.
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Theodore Stamatakos, MD

Texas
Urology & Urological Surgery - Kidney, bladder, ureteral, prostate & testicular cancer, urologic trauma, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, BPH, erectile dysfunction, testis torsion, chronic pelvic pain, urinary fistulas, urinary catheter issues, urologic complications, Interstim, prostate/renal cancer cryoablation, seed implant
Theodore Stamatakos is Board Certified by the American Board of Urology. He attended college at Yale University, New York Medical College and the Urology Residency program at the University of Minnesota. He has been active in clinical practice in the community setting for greater than 25 years and has served on numerous hospital and office committees during his career. He has extensive experience in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of common disorders of the urinary tract in females and genitourinary tract in males. He will assist in both defense and plaintiff matters and practices evidence based medicine, following established AUA guidelines. He will provide his opinion on medical and surgical urological care rendered in various settings i.e. office, hospital, ambulatory surgery center and nursing facilities. Particular interest in the urological care of nursing home patients.