Phacoemulsification Expert Witnesses

CHICAGO, Illinois

Ophthalmology, Brain Injury Medicine - motor vehicle accident, concussion, MVA, eyelid malpractice, glaucoma, glaucoma malpractice, double vision, retinal detachment, phacoemulsification, cataract, dislocated implant, endophthalmitis, cataract malpractice, ocular tuberculosis, brain injury, eye injury, central vestibular dysfunction, pterygium recurrence

CREDENTIALS AND METHODOLOGY My academic work comprises more than 70 papers, articles, textbook chapters, and lectures. These publications and presentations have addressed optics, glaucoma, cataracts, uveitis, pterygium, oculoplastics, and retinal disease. I was recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor from 2007-2010 and 2015-2016, and in 2000 I was awarded the King Leon of Armenia Medal of Honor for care of an injured soldier. I served as Chairman of Ophthalmology at Weiss Memorial Hospital for many years, where I maintained a private office while providing hospital consultations and emergency room coverage. I am board certified in ophthalmology and completed fellowships in oculoplastics and cataract surgery. My education and advanced training included the University of Chicago School of Medicine, Wills Eye Institute, Cooper Hospital (Newark, NJ), McGill University, and the University of Montreal. I later held academic affiliations with the Illinois Eye Institute and...

East Brunswick, New Jersey

Ophthalmology, Optometry - cataract, glaucoma, eye surgery, narrow angle, vision, eye, ophthalmology, phacoemulsification, intraocular lens, glaucoma surgery, lens, glaucoma shunt, bleb, IOL, blind, Omni, Hydrus, goniotomy, iStent, hyphema

Rajen U. Desai MD FACS is a cataract and glaucoma surgeon with Precision Eye Partners in New Jersey. He earned both his B.S. and M.D. from Stanford, followed by both residency and glaucoma fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, ranked as one of the top 10 medical centers in the nation. - Produced over 50 peer-reviewed publications and presentations across the country. - 2013 Society of Heed Fellows Award, one of only 10 honorees across the nation. - Principal Investigator in multiple FDA clinical trials on glaucoma surgery. - 2013 and 2014 "Best Teachers of Medical Students Award" - Given talks nationally to other surgeons on cataract and glaucoma surgery Every week, I am asked by patients to give second or third opinion on cases of cataract and glaucoma surgeries done by other surgeons. Reviewing stacks of old records regularly, I became very efficient at finding concerning areas of management. I'm often asked to perform surgery on patients whose first eye surgery had co...