General Surgery Expert Witnesses in New Jersey

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.

Englewood, New Jersey

General Surgery, Surgical Oncology - Hepatobiliary, Whipple, Bowel surgery, Oncology, Pancreas, Liver resection, Translational Medicine, Monoclonal antibodies, Liver, Liver, Cancer research, Drug development, Bile duct, Colon, Drug safety - Bench to Bedside, Intellectual Property, Gall bladder, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Regulatory Compliance

George Miller, MD, is Division Chief of Surgical Oncology and the Medical Director of Oncologic Surgery at Holy Name Medical Center. Dr. Miller, certified by the American Board of Surgery, is one of the nation's leading surgeon-investigators, with a distinguished career as an accomplished surgeon and scientist. He is a highly experienced general surgeon and surgical oncologist recognized for his expertise in the treatment of complex surgical and oncologic diseases and hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal cancers, especially those affecting the liver, pancreas, and GI tract. He as performed more than 2,000 complex general surgery and hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgical oncology operations with fantastic results. Dr. Miller maintains an active clinical surgical practice. He completed his residency training in General Surgery at NYU and a trio of fellowships at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Surgical Oncology, Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, and Experimental Immunothera...

Mays Landing, New Jersey

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery - Personal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Abdominal Surgery, Critical Care, Colon Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Sports Injury, Sepsis, Brain Death, Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Venous Thrombus, Pre-hospital Care, Burn Injury, Standard of Care, Surgical Complications, Trauma, Hospital Quality Safety, Policy review, Medical

I currently serve as the Vice Chair for Surgical Quality, Patient Safety and Performance Improvement for the Department of Surgery. Over the years, I have served as Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care (and Trauma Program Medical Director) at two different Trauma Centers. I have significant clinical and administrative leadership experience and have lead numerous peer and quality group review committees and group case reviews. I have significant experience in reviewing and evaluating surgical cases for complications, errors, appropriate management and care as well as serving as an expert witness in numerous medical-legal cases. I have a breadth of experience in graduate and undergraduate medical education and have also obtained an Executive Healthcare MBA degree. I am considered to be a content expert in Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery and Healthcare Quality. I have also served on numerous national board of surgery examiner's committees and have participated a...

Freehold, New Jersey

General Surgery, Wound Care - Emergency general surgical care, Hernia surgery, Gallbladder surgery, Colon surgery, Surgery on the skin, Breast surgery, Bariatric surgery

Emil Shakov, MD, FACS is a board certified general surgeon with expertise in this field. He earned his MD from the American University of the Caribbean in 2004. He completed a surgical residency in 2009 from the Seton Hall School of Health and Medical Sciences. He completed a fellowship from The Valley Hospital in 2010 in minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery, and robotic surgery. He began his career with a high volume emergency general surgery cases in 2010. He moved on to a high volume bariatric surgical group in 2012. Dr. Shakov opened his own private practice in 2013. Since 2017 Dr. Shakov has been offering services such as independent medical examinations, case reviews, causality, and worker's compensation. He began his career as an expert witness in general surgery in 2018 offering services such as reviews and testimony for general surgical malpractice to determine affidavit of merit, extensive medical records review to determine deviation of care. He will provide ...