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Surgery — Illinois

Surgery Illinois expert witnesses provide opinions on issues of informed consent and pre-operative miscommunications, surgical errors, post-operative infections and complications. The surgeons profiled in this directory may provide expert opinions in alleged failures to give patients pre-surgery instructions, failing to inform the patient of the risks involved if preoperative instructions are not followed, failure to adequately review patient charts, careless or incomplete planning before the surgery, operating room delays and other allegations of surgical malpractice. These surgeons may opine as well on issues of alleged surgical errors, including wrong site surgery, unnecessary surgery and issues of more extensive surgery than medically required, internal damage, including punctures and perforations of organs, arteries, connective tissues, intestines, or other internal body parts, internal bleeding, nerve damage, instruments left in patient’s body, improper incisions, delayed surgery, prolonged surgery, unsanitary surgical tools or operating room leading to infections, faulty surgical techniques, inattentive or distracted surgeons or staff, fatigue of surgeons and medical staff, failure to clearly communicate surgery orders, reckless, careless, or rushed decision making, damage to fertility and related issues in surgery. These Illinois expert witnesses in surgical issues may also testify in matters of post-operative care and infections, including staph, strep, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and clostridium bacteria, that lead to medical complications, as well as alleged errors requiring additional surgeries to correct mistakes, scarring or disfigurement and permanent disabilities.

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Neal A Sher MD, FACS

Neal A. Sher MD FACS, is an ophthalmic surgeon providing expert evaluation of potential malpractice cases involving ophthalmology for defense and plaintiff. He has extensive experience in malpractice, toxic exposures, product liability and patent issues.

Dr.Ahmad Elakil - Neurosurgeon, chief of Neurosurgery

Dr. Ahmad Elakil, M.D., MBA, FRCSC is the chief of neurosurgery in Chicago, IL. He is a board certified neurosurgeon. Expert in traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, spine surgery, spinal fusions and work related injuries.

Areas of Expertise: Neurosurgery; Neurological Surgery

Tel: (786) 731-6631

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Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgeon, 30+ yr, offers expert witness services in matters including: causation opinions in complex orthopedic cases; Independent Medical Exams, opinion supported by EBM; impairment & disability evaluations; peer medical file reviews [Non-public Profile Id 50392]

Areas of Expertise: Orthopedic Surgery

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MedWitness, Ltd.

Provides expert witnesses and consulting services related to medical records, medical malpractice and personal injury matters.

Areas of Expertise: Wound Care

Tel: (847) 673-4422

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Mary B. Gloeckner, RN,MS, APN, WOCN

Wound & Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist, 500 Bed hospital, 40+ years, acts as an expert witness in wound care and nursing, including ostomy, pressure ulcers, decubitus, colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, venous ulcers, vascular ulcers, fistula, etc.

Timothy G. Havenhill, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand, Active Member in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, serves as a consultant reviewer for the Journal of Hand Surgery. West Point graduate. Experienced expert witness

Crystal Lake, IL

Areas of Expertise: Hand Surgery

Tel: (815) 356-5200

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Dr. James Elmes MD

Board certified in orthopedic surgery, specializing in spine and the lower back, provides independent medical evaluations, disability evaluations, medical record reviews and expert witness services

Areas of Expertise: Orthopedic Spine Surgery; Spine Surgery

Tel: (312) 855-1414

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Robert A. Beatty, MD

Board Certified Neurosurgeon, 44 yr, provides medical record review, neurosurgical IME (independent medical examination), consultation and neurosurgeon expert witness testimony, incl. matter of neurological surgery, spine surgery & spine care,

Areas of Expertise: Neurosurgery; Neurological Surgery

Tel: (630) 986-4430

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Thomas F. Drost, MD

Board certified in general surgery, 22 yr in practice, current practice focus on wound care (past four years), active wound care practice includes skilled nursing facilities, with specific expertise in pressure ulcers and chronic non-healing wounds.

Areas of Expertise: Wound Care

Tel: (630) 871-8100

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George S. Miz, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon, fellowship Scoliosis and Spinal Surgery, in practice focused on de-generative spinal conditions, artificial disc replacement and minimally invasive techniques, in herniated discs, spine deformities, sciatica, trauma, tumors,

Areas of Expertise: Orthopedic Spine Surgery; Spine Surgery

Tel: (708) 423-8440

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Raymond W. Pryor, MD, CWSP

Board certified Wound Specialist, in active practice treating wounds in nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. Expert in pressure sores, ulcers, wound prevention, debridement, offloading, etc. Member, ABWM Exam Committee. Experienced expert witness

Areas of Expertise: Wound Care

Tel: (407) 569-7355

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Richard A. Feely, DO, FAAO, FCA, FAAMA, FAADE

Osteopathic manipulative medicine and acupuncture specialist provides IMEs, disability evaluations, quality assurance, utilization reviews, and expert witness services. Board certified Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon

Areas of Expertise: Surgery

Tel: (312) 266-8565

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Stephen P. Haggerty MD, FACS

Board Certified General Surgeon, Assistant Professor, Univ of Chicago, in private practice and clinical research, specialized in laparosopic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, and hernia repair, provides expert witness opinions and trial testimony

Highland Park, IL

Areas of Expertise: Bariatric Surgery

Tel: (847) 433-1060

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Chula Vista, CA

Dr. Jeff Stone DO, MPH FCCWS Wound Care Consultants

Dr. Stone is the past Medical and Fellowship Director for the HBO Unit at the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Texas Health Dallas. He is one of the first 60 physicians in the U.S.A. to receive his certification in Wound Care.

Dr. James Apesos, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgery, General and Hand Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery at Wright State University. Expert for cosmetic or reconstructive cases representing both defendants and plaintiffs

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