Vessel Injury Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease - Peripheral arterial disease, claudication, limb ischemia, atherectomy, thrombolysis, bypass, abdominal aortic aneurysm, stent, vascular trauma, vessel injury, hemodialysis access, angiogram, mesenteric ischemia, endarterectomy, carotid, AAA, amputation, ultrasound, ECMO, statin

Lily Johnston, MD, MPH is board-certified in Vascular as well as General Surgery with over 10 years of experience operating on adult patients in Virginia, Minnesota, and California. She specializes in operating on blood vessels in the neck and body including aortic and other aneurysms; aortic dissections; peripheral arterial disease in the arms and legs; carotid artery and cerebrovascular disease; renal and mesenteric vascular disease; venous or vein disease; connecting vessels for hemodialysis access; exposing and protecting blood vessels for spine surgery; vascular trauma or injury, and assistance with tumor resection when blood vessels are involved. Dr. Johnston received her BA (summa cum laude) from Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa followed by her MD from the University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA) where she received an award for Academic Excellence. After a residency in General Surgery at the University of Virginia (Cha...

Marietta, Georgia

Vascular Surgery, Wound Care - Wound Care, Dialysis Access, Deep Venous Thrombosis/DVT, Lower Extremity Ulcers, Peripheral Angioplasty/Stent, Vessel injury, Quality & Safety, Limb Ischemia, Amputation, Lower Extremity Prosthetics, Varicose Veins, Outpatient Based Lab, Central Line, Vascular Ultrasound, Product Liability

Board-Certified Vascular Surgeon with more than three decades of clinical, academic, and leadership experience, providing evidence-based medico-legal opinions in vascular surgery malpractice, limb salvage, wound care, venous thromboembolism, dialysis access, and procedure-related complications. Independent, objective opinions for plaintiffs and defendants on standard of care, causation, and damages. Training & Academic Background. Earned a BSE in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University (Magna Cum Laude, 1980) and an MD from Cornell University Medical College. Completed General Surgery residency and Vascular Surgery fellowship training at UCLA (including dedicated research experience) and subsequently served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, teaching medical students and surgical residents. Clinical Career. Practiced with Vascular Surgical Associates in Marietta, Georgia (1995–June 2025), contributing to clinical prog...