General Surgery Expert Witnesses in Tennessee

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.

Nashville, Tennessee

Trauma Surgery, Burns - Acute Care Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Emergency Surgery, Burn Surgery, Burn Critical Care, Surgical Education, Supervision, Blunt Trauma, Motor Vehicle Crash, Shock Resuscitation, Critical Care Medicine, Abdominal Sepsis, Inhalational Injury, Disaster Management, Rush availability, Penetrating Trauma

Stephen P. Gondek, MD, MPH, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery, Trauma, Burn, and Acute Care Surgery I am a board-certified trauma, burn, and surgical critical care surgeon with over 10 years of clinical and academic experience at a major tertiary referral center. I have dedicated my career to the care of critically ill and injured patients, while also training and supervising surgical residents and fellows. I serve as Burn ICU Medical Director and Fellowship Program Director, where I practice across trauma, burn, emergency general surgery, and surgical intensive care. I have published extensively, contributed to national guidelines, and lecture frequently on standards of care in trauma, resuscitation, and surgical critical care. My expertise includes: • Trauma systems and standards of care (blunt and penetrating injury, hemorrhage control, damage control surgery) • Surgical critical care and ICU management (sepsis, shock, organ failure, ventilator management) • Burn surgery and...

Nashville, Tennessee

Colon & Rectal Surgery, General Surgery - Colonoscopy, Colon Cancer, Crohn's Disease, Proctology, Hemorrhoids, Fecal Incontinence, Anal Fistula, Diverticulitis, Inherited Colon Cancer

I am a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon in private practice since 2006. I have extensive expertise in proctology and anorectal surgery, including hemorrhoidal disease, anal fistulae, fecal incontinence, and have a busy colonoscopy practice. I have experience dealing with many different types of complications related to colorectal surgery, such as abscesses, leaks, and perforations. I have additional expertise in the field of inherited cancers, particularly inherited colon and rectal cancers. Genetic testing is an integral part of my practice and while that is mainly gastrointestinal cancers, I have experience with the genetics of many other inherited cancer syndromes, including breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer syndromes. I do genetic testing in my office and believe that many patients with a family history of colorectal cancer don't get the needed testing..