Charles Sciolaro MD FACS is board certified in Thoracic Surgery. I am an active clinician. I specialize in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. I perform open heart surgery, lung surgery, artery and venous surgery. I am on a clinical sabbatical and I am working in critical access hospitals in Kansas and Missouri. I have implanted over 1000 pacemakers and internal cardiac defibrillators. I have been the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the past 5 years at two large metropolitan Kansas City hospitals. Our services include testing of defective pacemakers or defibrillators. We will provide complete medical record analysis and will discuss with you any unusual or suspicious observations we find in the record review. We will assist you with the discovery process.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Medical Degree from University of Kansas
Medical License Kansas, Missouri, Florida, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Member Society of Thoracic Surgery Expert Witness Progam,
AMA, Fellow of College of Surgeons, and International College of Surgeons
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Included in CV upon request
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: none
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: About 20
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Pacemaker and Defibrillator Device Failure
Cardiac Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Workman's Comp analysis
Forensic Chart analysis
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 50-60%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 40-50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Six times
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: All
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Several
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Since 1992 I began in Louisiana.
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting and Chart Review
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $375/hr
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $375
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Negotiable
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Negotiable
