Medical Malpractice

Dr. A. d'Alessandro, MD, FACS is a Board Certified Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeon. Dr. d'Alessandro served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in the New York metropolitan area for 25 years and is now the Chairman Emeritus of the department.

Dr. d'Alessandro serves as an Expert Witness on issues related to General, Cardiac, and Thoracic Surgery in addition to Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. He holds medical licenses in New York and the European Union and speaks English, Italian, French, and Latin.

Certifications:

• American Board of Surgery
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery

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Dr. Andrew Mark Rodgers, BS, MS, DC, is a National Certifed Chiropractic Expert Witness with over 34 years of experience. He has worked on over 30 malpractice cases on the proper standard of care and has recently testified in 4 cases in the last 3 years. Dr. Rodgers is available for complimentary verbal evaluations, offers expedient affidavits and cost effective testimonies and depositions for chiropractic deviation from standard of care cases nationwide. He represents both Defendant and Plaintiff.

Areas of Expertise

Malpractice cases – proving standard of care and deviations

Administrative law, state laws and honest medical protocols and billing procedures

Plaintiff/defendant expert witness testimony in trauma cases, motor vehicle cases, workers comp cases and / or slip and fall injuries

Insurance fraud

Continues very active clinical practice

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Main Office - New Jersey: 239 Washington Street - Suite 409 Jersey City, NJ 07302

New York Office: 155 East 31st Street, Suite 25L New York, NY 10016

Dr. Alberto M. Goldwaser is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, in General Psychiatry and in Forensic Psychiatry. He has been named as a "Distinguished Fellow" of the American Psychiatric Association - a special distinction "for exceptional contributions to the community and the profession of psychiatry."

Dr. Alberto M. Goldwaser has conducted Civil, Criminal, Military, and Administrative Forensic Psychiatric Examinations in many states. He offers Independent Medical Examinations and Testimony for Plaintiff and Defense.

Areas of Expertise

Pre Deposition /Trial Consultations Violence Risk Assesment Criminal Responsibility Competency: Civil/Criminal Divorce Child Custody and Parental Time Sharing Child Abuse Elderly Abuse Psychiatric Effects of Physical Injuries Psychic Injury Post-Traumatic Stress Mental Disability

Medical Malpractice Confidentiality Involuntary Treatment Correctional Psychiatry Juvenile Justice Ethics and Human Rights Sexual Harassment Boundaries Violation Wrongful Death Civil Commitment Right to Refuse Treatment Right to Treatment

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Steven R. Graboff, M.D. is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Examiners, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners and a Certified Forensic Physician. He has had an active Orthopaedic Surgery practice in Huntington Beach, California, since 1985, and he brings considerable expertise and experience to the forensic medical legal community.

With over 20 years of litigation support experience, Dr. Graboff has qualified and testified as an orthopedic expert witness over 400 times for both the plaintiff and defense in cases throughout the United States.

Dr. Graboff received his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine in 1980. He did a general surgery internship at the University of California Irvine Medical Center and affiliated hospitals from 1980 - 1981, and he completed his Orthopaedic Surgery training in 1985 from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and affiliated hospitals, Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Graboff was first certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 1987. He has been re-certified by the Board in January 1998 and most recently re-certified effective January 2008. He is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is appointed by the State of California as a Qualified Medical Examiner.

Dr. Graboff is a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners, the American Medical Association, the California Medical Association, the Orange County Medical Association, the California Orthopaedic Association, the Association of University Professors, the California Faculty Association, and the California Teachers Association. He has volunteered his services as the team physician for the Garden Grove School District for 10 years and participated in the CIF Southern Section Athletic Safety Commission.

Dr. Graboff has been teaching Orthopedics, differential diagnosis, and musculoskeletal radiology in the Department of Physical Therapy, California State University, Long Beach, College of Health and Human Services, for over 10 years. He is a guest lecturer at the University Of California Irvine School Of Medicine and an Instructor in the Clinical Foundations teaching program. He is a medical specialist and advisor for the City of Huntington Beach Emergency Operations Center, and he volunteers his services with the Medical Reserve Corps, Orange County, California.

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Andrew Lawson, MD, is a Stanford trained, board certified Emergency Medicine Specialist. He works full time in a high volume regional adult & children’s medical and trauma center that sees over 60,000 patient visits per year. As a Quality Assurance Director for the last 10 years, Dr. Lawson has personally reviewed hundreds of cases and has overseen the review of thousands of medical records. He has been selected as a member of an elite group of physicians to provide hospital wide quality case reviews.

Dr. Lawson is uniquely qualified to comment on Standard of Care Issues in Emergency Medicine. He has developed expertise in reviewing medical records for quality improvements and for reducing medical-legal pitfalls in his group’s medical practice. As an Expert Witness, he has developed the skills to provide thorough research and background information, pros and cons to the case, precise timelines, a unique approach and understanding of the opponent's expert witness testimony, and the highest quality consultation, chart review, and testimony for any situation. His unique teaching methods and presentation skills transform difficult, complex, and diverse topics into easy to understand information for jury members and other laypersons.

Areas of Expertise include:

• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Critical Care Issues
• Medical Case Review
• Pre-hospital Care
• Quality Assurance

Dr. Matt Baretich is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE), a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM), and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM). He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering (BS), Biomedical Engineering (MS), and Hospital and Health Administration (PhD).

With over 30 years of experience in Clinical Engineering, Healthcare Facilities Engineering, and Forensic Engineering, Dr. Baretich provides Expert Witness and Incident Investigation services related to Medical Devices, Medical Technology and Healthcare Facilities.

Recent Expert Witness Cases include:

• Patient burn during surgery
• Neurological injury during surgery
• Orthopedic injury during surgery
• Fetal injury during an obstetric procedure
• Under-infusion of medication for an ambulatory patient
• Interpretation of patient monitoring data
• Inadequate maintenance services

Incident Investigation Services focus on incidents where medical devices, building systems, information technology, or other healthcare-delivery technology may have contributed to death, injury, or other harm to patients, staff, and visitors, or financial losses due to damage to equipment, systems, and facilities.

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Dr. Barry J. Benjamin, M.D. is an experienced, practicing, Board Certified Otolaryngologist on the clinical faculty of a major academic institution and hospital.

With over thirty years of clinical practice in general otolaryngology, and several years experience in providing opinions and testimony, Dr. Benjamin is able to provide credible and effective expert opinions. He is on the clinical faculty of a major New England Medical School and is on the staff of an internationally known specialty hospital in Boston. Dr. Benjamin is interested in case review in support of defense or plaintiff.

Benjamin Lerman, MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and a practicing Emergency Physician with extensive experience as a medical expert witness. He is well regarded for his efficient and fast review of the records, as well as his ability to communicate effectively when testifying. Dr. Lerman has reviewed and testified in both Plaintiff's and Defense cases on the following matters:

Aneurysms

Appendicitis

Abdominal Pain

Heart Attacks (MI)

Trauma

Stroke

LICENSES:
California Medical Board License #G065066.
Drug Enforcement Agency License #BL0748674.

CERTIFICATIONS:
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners.

Dr. Robert Burdick, MD is a Board Certified Oncologist and a Board Eligible Hematologist with over 40 years of experience as a medical doctor. Dr. Burdick is also Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He specialized in medical oncology and hematology throughout his 30 years in private practice.

Dr. Burdick serves as a Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Washington, School of Medicine, and has held this appointment since 1985. He serves as an Expert Witness for both Plaintiff and Defense in Medical Malpractice litigation.

Areas of Expertise:

• Medical Oncology
• Hematology
• Internal Medicine
• Delay in Diagnosis (Cancer)
• Cancer causation
• General Causation
• Negligence & Standard of Care
• Life Expectancy
• Independent Medical Exams (IMEs)
• Best Practices