• Brain Injury
• Independent Medical Examinations
• Laser Surgery
• Medical Malpractice
• Ophthalmology
• Personal Injury

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:

A: MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Medical Scientist Training Program). PhD in Neuroscience, UCLA. Ophthalmology residency, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA. Board certified, American Board of Ophthalmology (certified 2011, recertified 2021). Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), State of California, Division of Workers' Compensation. Licensed physician and surgeon in California and Nevada.

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:

A: American Academy of Ophthalmology. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. California Medical Association. San Bernardino Medical Association. Phi Beta Kappa.

Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:

A: Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC; teaching ophthalmology, including cataract surgery, since 2009. Registered optometric continuing education provider. Invited speaker: Inland Empire Optometric Society, continuing education presentation (2026); Saint Joseph Hospital, Day of Ophthalmology (2009); Rio Hondo Optometric Association (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: 40 to 50 cases.

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?

A: Ophthalmology: standard of care in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery, including cataract and laser-assisted cataract surgery, intraocular lens implants and intravitreal injections; medical causation of vision loss; ocular trauma and eye injury; measurement of visual impairment and disability; apportionment of pre-existing ocular disease; California workers' compensation eye injuries.

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?

A: 50 percent.

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?

A: 50 percent.

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?

A: 6.

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?

A: July 2026.

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?

A: 3.

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?

A: 3 trials.

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?

A: Since 2012.

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)

A: Medical record review and clinical chronology; consultation with counsel; independent medical examinations in California and Nevada; California QME and AME evaluations; written reports and declarations; deposition and trial testimony.

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?

A: $750 per hour.

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: $750 per hour.

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?

A: $1,000 per hour in person (4-hour minimum); $850 per hour remote (2-hour minimum).

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?

A: $1,000 per hour in person (4-hour minimum); half-day reservation $4,000, full-day reservation $8,000.

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)

A: $3,000 retainer before work begins. Travel time at $750 per hour, plus travel expenses. Rush work billed at 150 percent. In-office examination of a party: $1,250 flat fee for the examination, with additional testing as needed.

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