Surgical Error Expert Witnesses
Surgical error 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 surgical error. The surgical error expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Critical Care Surgery, Laser Surgery, Life Care Planning, Nurse, Ophthalmology, and Trauma Surgery.
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Neal A. Sher, MD, FAAO, FACS
Decades of Experience in Ophthalmic Legal Work
Medicolegal-Ophthalmology, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Ophthalmology, Laser Surgery
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LASIK, PRK, cataract, glaucoma, refractive surgery, cornea, eye injury, chemical eye injury, laser vision correction, patent, ocular injury, non -lethal projectile injury, pepper ball, MDL. Consultant and expert in ophthalmic pharmaceutical patents, retinal injury, pharmaceutical patent, delayed diagnosis, surgical error, tear gas
Neal A Sher MD, FACS is a nationally known ophthalmic surgeon, educator, author, consultant and expert witness with more than 40 years of experience in ophthalmology. His clinical and surgical practice focused on corneal disease, refractive surgery, cataract surgery, anterior segment disorders, glaucoma, and complex ophthalmic diagnosis and treatment. He was involved in laser vision correction from its earliest development and was among the first surgeons in the world to perform excimer laser therapeutic procedures and laser vision correction. He has extensive experience with PRK, LASIK, LASEK, refractive surgery complications, corneal surgery, and cataract surgery.
In addition to malpractice and injury work, Dr. Sher has served as an expert in major intellectual property, patent, and Hatch-Waxman litigation for some of the nation’s leading law firms involving ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, devices, and surgical technology in the United States and abroad. He holds several patents rel...
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Mary Kay Kolar, RN,BSN,JD,CLCP
Certified Life Care Planner, Ret trial attorney
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
Woodbury, Minnesota
Life Care Planning, Nurse
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Medical knowledge, Nurse consultant, Delayed diagnosis, Legal knowledge, Brain damage, Surgical error, Trial experience, Amputations, Birth injuries, Medical malpractice, Spinal cord injuries, Consultant, Trauma, Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
After high school I attended Abbot Hospital nursing school and received an RN diploma. I then worked in Critical Care at Mayo Clinic. I graduated from Mayo’s pediatric nurse practitioner program then worked in that field and critical care while attending Augsburg College to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in nursing Summa cum laude. I then practiced in critical care while attending law school. After graduating Magna Cum Lau. I practiced with a mid size firm for 30 years trying multiple medical malpractice cases. I also tried several defense cases mainly involving auto accidents.
When I retired from law practice I decided to pursue a career which allowed me to use both my nursing and law experience. Life care planning does just that. I enjoy working with attorneys as it keeps my legal skills . As an LCP I personally review all medical and other relevant materials, interview the claimant, research the injuries then write a Liife Care Plan that contains a summary of the m...
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Brent S Jewett, MD
Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
RML Consulting LLC
Charleston, South Carolina
Trauma Surgery, Critical Care Surgery
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Trauma Surgery, Emergency Surgery, General Surgery, Critical Care Surgery, Laparoscopy, Bowel Injury, Mechanism of Injury, Trauma Care, Cholecystectomy, Appendix Surgery, Surgical Error, Pre-hospital Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Gallbladder Surgery, Abdominal Pain, Surgical Complications, Sepsis
▪ Practice at Trident Medical Center
▪ Chairman of Surgery 2021 - Present
▪ Member of Medical Executive committee 2021 - Present
▪ Member of Credentialing committee 2021 - present
▪ Member of PPEC 2021 - present
Board Certification
General Surgery – 2015-Present
Surgical Critical Care – 2016-Present
ATLS instructor - Dec 2022
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Advanced Cardiac Lift Support (ACLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Fellow of the American College of Surgery - 2018
DaVinci Robotic Certification – 2014
Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) - 2014