Dr. Bruck is a Board-certified General Surgeon with a subspecialty in Breast Surgical Oncology. He has an appointment on the surgical staff at the Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ,and a teaching appointment on the Breast Surgical service at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Bruck established and manages a free-standing breast imaging center responsible for 6000 mammograms annualy. In addition, Dr. Bruck chairs a multi-diciplinary breast management conference twice a month at the Valley Hospital. He has an extensive experience as an expert witness.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: MD, Columbia U., College of P&S
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)
American Society of Breast Surgeons
Medical Society of New Jersey
New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Clinical Instructor in Surgery, Breast Surgical Service, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Cablevision: "Eye on Your Health" - talk on outpatient hernia surgery; separate presentation "Breast Care for the 21st Century"
Lifetime Cable: Panelist for American Cancer Soc. on "Breast Cancer Awareness"
Poster Presentation at Am. Soc. of Breast Surgeons national meeting: "Ultrasonography in a Breast Surgical Practice . . with 2808 cases". Talks to community groups on breast awareness, the most recent: "How to Test and What to Ingest for the Breast in 2009".
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 2 to 3 times a year
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: General Surgery, including trauma, abdominal surgery, breast surgery
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 12 to 15
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: Last week.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 10 to 12
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 8 to 10
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: over 25
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, examination of patients,review of cases, reports, depositions.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: No charge for initial conversation to determine if his case is one I feel qualified or interested in taking on. For formal consultation to review a case for an opinion, and for deposition in my office the standard charge is $400 per hour. For court testimony, the charge is $500 per hour, portal to portal, with a minimum of $2500 per day; for travel out of town, the charge is $6500 per day plus expenses (travel, room, board, etc.)
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $400.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $400 in or near my office.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $500 portal to portal with a minimum of $2500. Out of town, rate is $6500 per day plus travel expenses - car, air or train, room and board, etc.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel expenses - car, taxi; copy fees if incurred.
