Bariatric Surgery and Medical Regulation/Licensing

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

I am a full-time, board certified surgeon with a fellowship in bariatric surgery, specializing in complex bariatric cases. I have performed almost 4000 bariatric operations including intragastric balloons, as well as many, many other related procedures. I also spend a considerable amount of time teaching, and am an associate professor of surgery at our regional medical school as well as serve as the Director of Medical Education for our hospital's medical student teaching program. I have reviewed over 50 cases in the last two decades, have issued written reports, given numerous depositions, and testified in court as an expert witness. I have served on hospital peer-review committees and executive committees, the board of our state medical society and state board of medical examiners, published peer-reviewed articles, and am currently a surveyor for a national surgical quality accreditation program. I limit my medical expert witness services to bariatric surgery cases and general surgery complications in the morbidly obese; but, also have over seven years of expertise in medical regulation, physician licensing, and physician discipline.