Dr. Michael G. Argenziano has 21 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA in Biology from Columbia University and his MD from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing his internship in Surgery and his residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery, he went on to complete his fellowships in Surgery, Defibrillator Surgery, and...
This highly qualified double board certified cardiothoracic surgeon performs > 250 open heart surgeries per year as well as many minimally invasive procedures. He is a member of multiple distinguished national and international societies including the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education. He has received multiple awards and honors throughout his 15...
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Dr. Rohinton J. Morris has 29 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BS in Biochemistry from Juniata College and his MD from Drexel University College of Medicine. After completing his internship and residency in General Surgery at Hahnemann University Hospital, he went on to complete a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the same institution. Today, this...
This double board certified thoracic surgeon has has practicing for nearly 20 years. An editor of six different academic journals, this expert is widely published and has presented extensively across the U.S. on esophagectomy and other esophageal complications. He is an Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery at a major medical university, as well as the Director of the Esophageal Surgery Program...
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Dr. Ryan R. Davies has 15 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA in Architecture from Yale University and his MD from the Yale University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Surgery and a residency in General Surgery, he went on to complete a second residency in Thoracic Surgery and a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, all at the New...
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This highly qualified expert received his M.D. from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He then went on to complete a Residency in General Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is Fellowship trained in Thoracic Surgery and Complex Cardiovascular Surgery and board certified / recertified in Adult Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery. He is a member / fellow of several...
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Dr. Vincent Gaudiani has 40 years of experience in the fields of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA in English from Harvard University and his MD from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed an internship and a residency in General Surgery at the UH Cleveland Medical Center and another residency in Cardiovascular Surgery at Stanford Healthcare....
This highly qualified and double board certified pulmonologist earned his BA at the University of Rochester and MD at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He complete residency training in pediatrics and fellowship training in pediatric pulmonary medicine at the University of North Carolina. This expert is a member of several professional organizations. He is a former Chair, Section of...
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Dr. Ronald Curran has 25 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He earned his MD from Rush Medical College of Rush University. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Northwestern University School of Medicine. Today, this...
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This double board certified, distinguished Professor of Thoracic Surgery is Fellow of both the American College of Surgery and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a member of multiple professionals societies including the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. This expert serves as a reviewer for multiple medical publications such as the Annals of...
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Dr. Eugene A. Grossi has 33 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA in Chemistry from Columbia University and his MD from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing an internship in Surgery, he completed his residencies in Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at Bellevue Hospital. He also completed a fellowship in...
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This highly qualified expert is board certified in pediatrics with a sub-specialty in pediatric pulmonology, He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and belongs to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Thoracic Society. He has authored more than 150 publications in the pediatric pulmonology field, and has held a number of titles in the space. Currently, this...
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Dr. Michael S. Firstenberg has 17 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA in Chemistry from the University of Chicago and his MD from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and a residency in General Surgery at the University Hospitals of Cleveland, he went on to complete fellowships in Thoracic Surgery and...
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This expert is the Chief of the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, as well as the director of congenital and pediatric cardiac surgery and a Calvin F. Barber Professor of Surgery at his institution. He is board certified in surgery, thoracic surgery and congenital heart surgery specializing in valve repair and reconstruction, neonatal cardiac surgery, hybrid procedures complex...
Dr. Timothy S. Misselbeck has 11 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BS in Health Sciences from Drexel University and his MD from Ross University School of Medicine. After completing his residencies in General Surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Cardiovascular Surgery at Texas Heart Institute, he went on to complete his fellowship in Cardiac Transplantation...
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This expert is the head of the Section of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery and the Co-Director of the Congenital Heart Center, at his university. His major clinical interests are in complex congenital heart defect repair. His research interests are in clinical and translational research and are supported by his role as the Co-Founder of the Michigan Congenital Heart Outcomes Research and...
Dr. Ann Connors has over 33 years of experience in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery. She earned her BA from Johns Hopkins University and her MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Surgery at NYU Langone Health, she went on to complete a fellowship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester. She completed another...
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This highly qualified Cardiothoracic Surgery expert expert received his medical degree from Baylor College. He went on to Residency and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the highly regarded New York University Medical Center. He is double board certified in both General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of numerous prestigious professional societies including the Society of...
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Dr. Jonathan Somers has 28 years of experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He earned his BA from The University of Pennsylvania and his MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. After completing his residency in General Surgery at Rhode Island Hospital, he went on to complete a fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center. Today,...
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This board-certified expert earned his BA in History and BS in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed his MD at Universidad Central del Caribe. He went on to complete a residency in General Surgery at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and another residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the LAC+USC Medical Center. Following his residencies, he...
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What is the role of a cardiothoracic surgery expert witness?
A cardiothoracic surgery expert witness provides insight and testimony in legal cases involving heart and lung surgeries, drawing from their extensive medical knowledge and experience.
In what types of cases can a cardiothoracic surgery expert witness be beneficial?
These experts are crucial in malpractice suits, personal injury cases, or any litigation involving cardiac or thoracic surgical procedures and post-operative care.
What subspecialties exist within the field of cardiothoracic surgery that an expert witness might focus on?
Subspecialties include congenital heart surgery, heart failure/ transplant surgery, general thoracic surgery, and adult cardiac surgery.
How can a cardiothoracic surgery expert witness assist in a case involving surgical complications?
They can review medical records, identify standard of care breaches, explain complex surgical procedures, and testify on the potential causes of complications.
Why is it important to have a cardiothoracic surgery expert witness in a malpractice suit?
Their expertise helps determine if there was negligence or deviation from accepted standards of care during a cardiothoracic procedure.
How does Expert Institute select its Cardiothoracic Surgery expert witnesses?
Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.