General Surgery Expert Witnesses in Idaho

General Surgery - Advanced laparoscopic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, breast surgery, inguinal, ventral and umbilical hernia surgery, colon and rectal surgery, biliary surgery, venous access surgery, soft tissue tumors, thyroid and parathyroid surgeries

Forty years experience as active clinical general surgeon in private practice and with Kaiser Permanente. Retired partner physician with Kaiser Permanente and past Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCLA. Board certified with American Board of Surgery, fellow of The American College of Surgeons. I have performed over fifteen thousand major general surgery cases, involving all aspects of general surgery. My responsibilities have included active instruction of UCLA general surgery residents during my time at Kaiser Permanente and of Cedars-Sinai general surgery residents during my time in private practice. I will provide objective, non biased expert witness reports and testimony, supported by substantial medical evidence.

General Surgery, Critical Care Surgery - Minimally Invasive Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastro-intestinal Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Gall Bladder / Cholecystectomy, Colon Surgery, Colon Cancer, Colon Polyps, Diverticulitis, Appendix / Appendectomy, Hemorrhoids, Surgical Infections, Colonoscopy, EGD

Board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care. Active clinical practice with 30+ years of experience. Clinical Assistant Professor. Fellowship-trained endoscopist, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School affiliation. Fellowship trained trauma and surgical critical care, MIEMSS. Fellow of American College of Surgeons. Experience as risk retention group claims committee chairman, hospital quality, safety and credentials committee member and state board reviewer of standards of care. Retired Major, US Army reserve medical corps and volunteer mission surgeon.

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

General Surgery, Wound Care - Rural Surgery, Hernias, Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Gallbladder, Wound Care, Resource Limited, Critical Access, Appendectomy, Safe Surgery Checklist

Allyson Sterling is a Board Certified General Surgeon practicing for over a decade in multiple hospital settings, gaining a breadth of experience in surgical care from mid-sized suburban settings to critical access, remote facilities. Her practice has focused on delivering excellent quality care in limited resource settings with the intention of keeping appropriate care as close to home as possible. Dr. Sterling has championed the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist in her hospital settings and fosters collaborative care teams to enhance safety and communication in the operating room and the hospital. Dr. Sterling received her BA from Wake Forest University, studied at the University of Virginia and earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, VA. She completed her internship and residency in General Surgery at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System in Spartanburg, SC. Dr. Sterling is Board Certified in General Surgery and is a Fello...