Dr. Kihm is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who has performed over 4000 IMEs in the past 13 years, many depositions and several live trial appearances. He previously worked 30 years in orthopaedic surgery including Total Hip, Total Knee, Spine, Arthroscopy, and general orthopaedics. We currently service Michigan and Florida, flying to different cities on request.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: M.D. with American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certification
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Refer to C.V.
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Orthopaedic Surgery
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: 10 or more
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: orthopaedic surgery
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 10%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 90%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 500
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: August 2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 5
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 6
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 13
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $350
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $250
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $800
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $5000 per day
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: All expenses incurred for travel
