I have been practicing clinical Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in private practice since 1986. I began providing medical-legal chart reviews, depositions and trial testimony since the early 1990's.
Cases involved Defense and Plaintiff in the following areas:
1. Upper GI
Esophageal perforation related to Esophageal Dilation, ERCP, & FB Foreign Body
UGI Bleed
Complications of Gastrostomy Feeding Tubes
Complications of EGD
Failure to properly perform Esophageal Dilation
Failure to timely diagnose and Treat Gastric Perforation
Gastric Perforation associated with Para Esophageal Hiatal Hernia
Gastric Ulcer with Perforation
2. Small Bowel
Failure to Diagnose Crohn's Disease
Failure to treat IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease using Imuran
Small Bowel Obstruction
Mesenteric ischemia of Small Intestine
3. Colon
Complications of Colonoscopy to include Colon Perforation due to Mechanical, Instrument and Pneumatic (air insufflation) etiologies
Complications of Colonoscopy leading to Splenic Laceration
Lower GI Bleed
Mesenteric ischemia of Colon
Ogilvie's Syndrome
Failure to diagnose Colon Cancer
Failure to diagnose Anal Cancer
Diverticulitis with delayed Diagnosis of Colon Perforation
Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
4. Pancreas
Failure to Diagnose and Treat Pancreatitis
Complications of ERCP
5. Liver
Drug Induced Hepatitis
Hepatic laceration during treatment of Diverticulitis