18 Implant Failures Expert Witnesses Found

Dentist, Oral Surgery - New York & Nationwide - Dentistry, Dental Malpractice, Implants, Implantology, Crowns, Bridges, Esthetics, Oral Surgery, Extractions, Wisdom Teeth, Nerve Injury-Nerve Damage, Paresthesia, Periodontics, Endodontics-Root Canal, TMJ, Infection, Trauma, Misdiagnosis, Standard of Care, Informed Consent.

...Rabinowitz has over 25 years of experience as an expert witness and consultant with an emphasis on dental implant cases of all complexities and, as well, on restorative, crown and bridge, oral surgical, periodontal and endodontic cases. Dr. Rabinowitz evaluates claims of treatment failure, complications and misdiagnosis in all phases of implant, prosthodontic/restorative/crown and bridge and surgical dentistry. Dr. Rabinowitz will identify and analyze the issues of the most routine and the most complex cases in dentistry, clearly presenting his findings, recommendations and strategies to you. Conferences and/or reports are focused on strengthening your position in settlement or in court. He presents a clear analysis of issues for both defense and plaintiff counsel, including strengths and weaknesses in pursuing legal action, case defensibility and indications and strategies for case settlement....

Dentist, Investigation - Dentist, Standard of Care, Dental Investigation, Dental IMEs, Implants, Office Construction & Equipment, Digital Impression Imaging, Infections, Crowns & Bridges, Diagnosis & treatment plan, Veneers, Trauma, Dentrix Software Management. Ledger and insurance analysis. Dental employment issues.

...Certified by the FBI National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in Unidentified & Missing Dental Coding, Owner/Operator of dynamic dental practices, personally working in the area of restorative general dentistry and associated with orthodontic, endodontic, oral surgery, implants, periodontal specialists, forensics, and digital dental labs....

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - intensive care, critical care, legal nurse consulting, expert witness, cardiac care, charge nurse, ventilator management, vasoactive medication management, cardiac surgery

...Adept in pacemakers, implanted cardioverter-defibrillators, sepsis, septic shock, vasopressor medication management, ventilator-dependent respiratory failure, ARDS, and ECMO (V-V). Qualified in continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT). Experienced in pulmonary, arterial, venous thromboembolisms/EKOS catheter, TPA management, invasive catheters (central venous, arterial, pulmonary artery), and critical drug overdoses. Management of severe metabolic disorders related to diabetes, liver and kidney failure and surgical recovery for whole organ transplant recipients (heart, liver, kidney). Advanced neurologic monitoring (external ventricular drains). COVID-19 direct patient care and strict guidelines pertaining to personal protective isolation protocols. High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations, requiring poise and diplomacy to ensure patients receive the utmost care....

Biomechanics, Accident Reconstruction - Accident Reconstruction, Biomechanical Analysis of Injury, Premises Liability, Slips/Trips and Falls, Crash Data Retrieval, Heavy Vehicle EDRs, Blackbox Download, Photogrammetry, Computer Simulations, Failure Analysis, Human Factors, Laboratory Testing, 3D Laser Scanning, Expert Witness Testimony

...Technical Areas of Specialization: - Biomechanical Analysis of Injury - Accident Reconstruction - Premises Liability; Slips/Trips and Falls - Crash Data Retrieval; Heavy Vehicle EDRs - Photogrammetry and 3D Computer Simulations - Vehicle Systems Analysis Services: - Accident Reconstruction - Biomechanical Analysis of Injury - Premises Liability; Slips/Trips and Falls - Crash Data Retrieval - Heavy Truck Blackbox/EDR Downloads - Failure Analysis - Human Factors - Laboratory Testing - 3D Laser Scanning - Computer Simulations - Expert Witness Testimony - Litigation Support Incident Types: The following are examples of types of incidents that I investigate: -Transportation Accidents: Automotive, Motorcycles, Bicycles, Scooters, Golf Carts, Boats, Jet Skis, Buses, Heavy Trucks - Recreational Accidents: Exercise Equipment, Amusement Parks, Playground Incidents, Sports Injuries, Helmets/Personal Protective Equipment - Premises Liability: Slips/Trips and Falls, Falling Objects, Code Compliance...

Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering - Materials Science, Composite Materials, Fractography, Fractures, Weld Failures, Failure Analysis, Product, machinery, and equipment failures

Nikhil’s expertise is in fields of mechanical engineering, materials science, metallurgy, failure analysis, mechanical/materials behavior, laboratory testing, contamination analysis and equipment function to determine cause(s) of failure. He is involved in various consulting projects including implant failures, product failures, automotive component failures and patent infringement matters. When time permits, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses for the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California as an adjunct assistant professor of engineering practice. He has qualified as an expert witness in both State and Federal Court.

Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab - Spinal cord injury, Low back pain, Neck pain, Shoulder rotator cuff, Knee, Hip, Fracture, Amputation, Arthritis, Laceration, Headache, Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), Motor Vehicle Accident, Construction Accident, Crush Injury, Medical Malpractice, Forklift, Cumulative trauma

...Murakami has also served claimants who have suffered conditions such as: * Spinal cord injuries * Spinal cord stimulator failures * Low back injuries * Neck injuries * Shoulder injuries * Rotator cuff tears * Knee injuries * Hip injuries * Fractures * Amputations * Degenerative arthritis * Lacerations * Headaches * Traumatic brain injuries * Head injuries * Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) * Depression * Insomnia * Memory loss * Medical Malpractice In her private practice located in the Bay Area of California, Dr. Murakami uses an integrative approach to rehabilitating pain, which includes spine injections, joint injections, nerve blocks, spinal cord stimulator trials/implants, regenerative medicine, osteopathy and acupuncture.

Medical Devices, Intellectual Property - Mechanical Engineering, Forensic, Medical Device, Nitinol, Biomedical, Patent,IP, Consumer Products, Failure Analysis,Fracture,Fatigue, Truck Rollover, Crashworthiness, Finite Element, FEA, Reliability, Cell Phone,IVC, Composite Material,Piping,Equipment,Machinery,Food Processing,Personal Injury

...He has worked extensively as an expert in medical devices, patents, product failure, product liability, and personal injury. Dr. Parnell has been retained in medical device litigation cases that are in the news.  Products include stent, stent-grafts, AAA devices, IVC Filters (Inferior Vena Cava Filters), balloons, guide wires, feeding tubes, intubation devices, Intragastric Abdominal Balloon Weight Loss Systems, Back Pain Reduction Systems, Spinal Surgical Devices, Orthotic Devices, and other implantable or external devices. He has performed design analysis, failure analysis, reliability, and patent investigations. Dr. Parnell brings both breadth and depth of experience to clients. He has over 44 years of professional consulting experience, has taught both graduate and undergraduate University classes (Visiting Professor at Stanford University & Adjunct Professor at Santa Clara University), and has also worked in industry....

Medical Devices, Orthopedic Surgery - Regulatory Affairs, Quality Management Systems, Medical Device Testing, Orthopedic Implant Testing, Spinal Implants, 510(k), Premarket Notification, Labeling, Medical Device Failures, Implants

Dentist - Dental Prosthetics, Nerve damage, AGGA, implants, extractions, failure to diagnose, aligners, orthodontics, occlusion, TMJ, Sleep Apnea Appliances, Oral Pathology, periodontics

I have been practicing for 34 years in both clinical and academic settings. In the past 10 years I have reviewed approximately 100 cases involving potential claims of malpractice. I have additionally been involved in multiple federal cases involving FQHC's as well as False Claims Act claims. General Practice Residency Director for 16 years. Clinical practice for 34 years. I have provided both plaintiff and defense testimony in numerous depositions. I will provide certificates of merit/good faith certificates for all cases reviewed. I provide unbiased, reasoned and evidence-based assessments of dental claims based on my decades of experience as a practicing dentist, instructor and medical-legal dental consultant.

Dentist - Defense & Plaintiff, Dental Malpractice, Failure to Diagnose, Dental Implants, Dental/ Oral surgery/ Extractions, Root Canal, Gum Disease/ Periodontics, Crown problems, Infection of the mouth, Loss of Teeth, Poor Dental Esthetics, Bone Loss, Decay, Loose Teeth, Scuba Diving

Fellowship Academy of General Dentistry; American Dental Association; Clinical Research Associates Evaluator Dr. Marks graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ, Magna Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He was a member of the Phi Zeta Kappa and Phi Omega Epsilon Honor Societies, & the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society. Dr. Marks received his DMD Dental degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dental Medicine. Dr Marks has held a number of teaching positions at FDU School of Dental Medicine; Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine; Clinical Supervisor of Dental Hygiene Clinic, Williamsport Area Community College; Instructor at Rochelle Dental Laboratories in NYC, and Yonkers, NY.; Instructor of Dental Technology, & organizer of Dental Assisting Program at the United States Public Health Service Hospital, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Marks received the Award of Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD).

Periodontics, Dentist - Dental implants, oral surgery, gum disease, gum infections, dental bone loss, tooth extractions, tooth decay, tooth removal, tooth preservation, dental bridges, root canals, dental crowns, bisphosphonate osteonecrosis, sinus perforation

...He has performed over 25,000 surgical procedures including dental implant placement, periodontal surgery, sinus elevation, bone grafting, ridge augmentation, dental extractions, socket preservation, soft tissue grafting and crown lengthening. Dr. Goldstein is experienced in litigation support in both criminal and civil cases including improper implant placement, implant failure, sinus perforation, implants displaced into the sinus, failure of dental prostheses improperly placed on implants, loss of teeth, and failure to diagnose. His experience also includes physical injury cases resulting in loss of teeth and damage to oral structures and child abuse cases resulting oral injury.

Dentist, Periodontics - dental implants, extractions, periodontal disease, nerve injury, lack of informed consent, oral cancer, orthodontics, failed root canal or endodontics, dental accident, dental infections, failure to refer, failed crown or bridgework, dental hospitalizations, failure to diagnose, failed treatment

...Sushner is a licensed periodontist with more than forty years of experience in clinical periodontics, dental implant surgery, and dentistry. Dr. Sushner is Board Certified in Dentistry. Dr. Sushner is certified as a Florida Dental Expert Witness and holds a Florida Dental Teaching Permit. Dr. Sushner serves as an adjunct faculty at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Sushner has broad experience in performing and evaluating periodontal, implant and dental surgical procedures of all kinds, including extractions. Dr. Sushner has placed and consulted on thousands of dental implants and has decades of experience in all phases of implant dentistry. Dr. Sushner has expertise and experience in diagnosing and treating gum disease, extraction related problems, oral pathology, dental infections, dental nerve injuries, bone grafting, sinus augmentation procedures and implant site evaluations. Dr....

Biomechanics, Medical Devices - Occupant Motion, Injury Biomechanics, Orthopedics, Medical Product Liability, Duties of Manufacturer, Design, Testing, Manufacturing, Warnings, Instructions for Use, Injury Event Reconstruction, Failure Analysis, Injury Pattern, Soft Tissue Injury, Low Speed Collisions, Falls, Impacts, Sports

...My experience includes laboratory evaluation of performance characteristics for orthopedic implant and instrumentation systems. Failure modes and effects analyses, risk analyses, identify and apply methods to reduce risk of hazards and harm. Evaluate adequacy of the information contained in the instructions for use (IFU’s), surgical techniques, promotional and other training materials, from the perspective of the medical device industry. Lectures concerning soft tissue and musculoskeletal injury biomechanics.

Dentist - Prosthodontics, Dental Implants, General Dentistry, Treatment Planning, Diagnosis, Unnecessary Treatment, Local Anesthesia, Full Mouth Rehabilitation, Restorative, Crown and Bridge, Oral Surgery, Periodontics

...He is currently pursuing a specialty in Prosthodontics, where his focus lies on complex full mouth rehabilitation leveraging dental implants and prosthetics. Dr. Nichols is competent and skilled at evaluating claims of treatment failure, complications and misdiagnosis in all phases of prosthodontic, restorative, surgical and implant dentistry. Dr. Nichols will analyze the case at hand whether routine or of utmost complexity, then subsequently present his findings and recommendations. As a surgical and restorative dentist, his area of expertise includes prosthodontics, dental implants, oral surgery, periodontics, general dentistry including crown and bridge and endodontics. Having completed multiple years of residency training, multiple advanced training continuums spanning Implant and Restorative dentistry, obtaining his fellowship in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, managing a successful private practice, and now pursuing a Prosthodontics residency, Dr....

Periodontics, Dentist - Dental implants, oral surgery, gum disease, gum infections, dental bone loss, tooth extractions, tooth decay, tooth removal, tooth preservation, dental bridges, root canals, dental crowns, bisphosphonate osteonecrosis, sinus perforation

...He has performed over 25,000 surgical procedures including dental implant placement, periodontal surgery, sinus elevation, bone grafting, ridge augmentation, dental extractions, socket preservation, soft tissue grafting and crown lengthening. Dr. Goldstein is experienced in litigation support in both criminal and civil cases including improper implant placement, implant failure, sinus perforation, implants displaced into the sinus, failure of dental prostheses improperly placed on implants, loss of teeth, and failure to diagnose. His experience also includes physical injury cases resulting in loss of teeth and damage to oral structures and child abuse cases resulting oral injury.

Dentist, Oral Surgery - New York & Nationwide - Dentistry, Dental Malpractice, Implants, Implantology, Crowns, Bridges, Esthetics, Oral Surgery, Extractions, Wisdom Teeth, Nerve Injury-Nerve Damage, Paresthesia, Periodontics, Endodontics-Root Canal, TMJ, Infection, Trauma, Misdiagnosis, Standard of Care, Informed Consent.

...Rabinowitz has over 25 years of experience as an expert witness and consultant with an emphasis on dental implant cases of all complexities and, as well, on restorative, crown and bridge, oral surgical, periodontal and endodontic cases. Dr. Rabinowitz evaluates claims of treatment failure, complications and misdiagnosis in all phases of implant, prosthodontic/restorative/crown and bridge and surgical dentistry. Dr. Rabinowitz will identify and analyze the issues of the most routine and the most complex cases in dentistry, clearly presenting his findings, recommendations and strategies to you. Conferences and/or reports are focused on strengthening your position in settlement or in court. He presents a clear analysis of issues for both defense and plaintiff counsel, including strengths and weaknesses in pursuing legal action, case defensibility and indications and strategies for case settlement....

Medical Devices, Biomedical Engineering - Medical Device Mfg./Design Defects, Surgical Instruments, Spinal Instrumentation, Medical Implants, Medical Device Patents, Pedicle Screws, Bone Screws, Spinal Cages, Knee Replacement, Patents Medical Devices, Hip Replacement, Spinal Rods

With 25+ years of design and development experience, Troy Drewry provides forensic engineering, litigation consulting and expert witness testimony regarding medical devices, including biomechanical devices and orthopedic implants and instrumentation, in cases involving FDA and regulatory processes, failure analysis, product liability, medical malpractice, and intellectual property, including trade secrets. He has hands-on experience in medical device companies, from startups to large corporations and knows their environments, constraints, issues, and concerns. He is ranked 17th out of the Top 100 Spinal Device Inventors (1971-2003). 62 US Issued Patents to date 27 US Patent Applications pending 17 Foreign Issued Patents to date 33 Foreign Patent Applications pending His company, Ragin Cajun Consulting LLC, is a product development consulting firm helping innovators and inventors take their ideas from concept to commercialization....

Oral Surgery, Dentist - Dental Malpractice, Failure to Diagnose, Nerve Injuries and Paresthesia, Impacted Teeth, Oral Pathology, Infection, Anesthesia and Sedation, Trauma, Dental Implants, Orthognathic Surgery, TMJ Disorders, Osteonecrosis, Patents, Plaintiff and Defense

Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Dr. Dean M DeLuke is a graduate of St Michael’s College (B.A.), Columbia University (D.D.S.), and Clarkson University (M.B.A.). He completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery training at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and a fellowship at East Grinstead Hospital in Sussex, England. Dr. DeLuke is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American and the International College of Dentists. He is currently Professor Emeritus, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at VCU School of Dentistry, where he has been the recipient of multiple teaching awards. He is also the recipient of the Daniel M. Laskin Award for Excellence in Predoctoral Education, a national award conferred by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). Prior to coming to Virginia Commonwealth University, he was a partner in a multispecialty group in upstate New York, and he was also Chief of Dentistry and Oral...