• Orthopedic Surgery

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

A: Licensures
California Medical License Number G55401
California DEA Number AS3243211

Board Certification
Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; July 9, 1993
Recertified through 12/31/2024; participating in MOC

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

A: Orthopaedic Research Society; Local Area Host, 1999; Board of Directors, 2000-2003
California Orthopaedic Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Board of Directors, 1998-2000
Western Orthopaedic Association; Board of Directors, 1996-97
CAP-MPT Education Committee, 1998-2001
The Hip Society; Membership Committee Chair 2007-2008
International Hip Society
The Knee Society
Association of Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgeons; Board of Directors, 2000-2003
The American Orthopaedic Association; Critical Issues Committee, 2001-2003
Trustee, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, 2008-2015

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

A: Harbor-UCLA Faculty, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1991-Present

1991 John Charnley Award from the Hip Society:
"The Mechanism of Loosening of Cemented Acetabular Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Analysis of Specimens Retrieved at Autopsy"

1991 AOA-Zimmer Travel Award for Orthopaedic Fellows:
"The New Number One Problem in Total Hip Replacement"

1993 John J. Fahey North American Traveling Fellow of the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)

1994 Presidential Guest Speaker, Orthopaedic Research Society:
"Polyethylene Issues in Total Hip Replacement"

1994 John Charnley Award from the Hip Society:
"The Origin of Sub-Micron Polyethylene Wear Particles in Total Hip Replacement"

1995 Presidential Guest Speaker, California Orthopaedic Association:
"Wear Debris as the Predominant Cause of Late Failure in Prosthetic Joints"

1996 Earl C. Marmar Lecture, Albert Einstein Medical Center (Visiting Professor)
"Wear Issues in Total Hip Arthroplasty"

1997 Visiting Professor, Texas Tech. University Health Sciences Center
1998 Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania
1999 Visiting Professor, University of Alabama, Birmingham

2000 John Charnley Award from the Hip Society:
"Wear is a Function of Use, Not Time"

2001 Visiting Professor, University of New Mexico
2001 Visiting Professor Medical University of South Carolina
2004 Presidential Guest, Japanese Orthopaedic Society
2007 Visiting Professor University of Missouri, Kansas City
2008 Visiting Professor University of Tenn. at Chattanooga
2009 Presidential Guest, Korean Knee Society
2009 Presidential Guest, Japanese Orthopaedic Society
2009 Visiting Professor University of Tenn. at Chattanooga
2010 Visiting Professor University of Tenn. at Chattanooga
2010 Presidential Guest, Korean Orthopaedic Association
2011 Visiting Professor University of Tenn. at Chattanooga

2012 Frank Stinchfield Award from the Hip Society:
“Decreasing Patient Activity with Aging: Implications for Cross-Linked Polyethylene Wear”

2012 Visiting Professor Stanford University
2012 Presidential Guest Speaker, Clinical Orthopaedic Society
2013 Guest Speaker, Swedish Orthopedic Institute, Seattle
2015 Visiting Professor University of Tenn. at Chattanooga
2018 Guest Speaker, Forever Active Forum, Melbourne, Australia
2019 Presidential Guest Speaker, Australian Orthopaedic Association, Canberra

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: More than 100 times.

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

A: Hip resurfacings, total hip replacements, revision total hip replacements, uni-compartmental (partial) knee replacements, total knee replacements, and revision total knee replacements. The issues include infection, dislocation, nerve injury/palsy, loosening, wear and other mechanisms of failure of joint arthroplasties, medical malpractice, personal injury, and product liability.

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

A: Less than 40%.

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

A: More than 60%.

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

A: More than 50 and less than 100.

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

A: June 2023.

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

A: More than 20 and less than 40 times.

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

A: More than 20 and less than 40 times.

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

A: 25ish years.

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

A: Consulting. Expert opinion.

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

A: $800 (eight hundred dollars) per hour, or ¼ fraction thereof.

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: $800 (eight hundred dollars) per hour, or ¼ fraction thereof.

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

A: $800 (eight hundred dollars) per hour, or ¼ fraction thereof.

An $800 fee will apply if a deposition or conference is cancelled within 48 hours of the scheduled time by any attorney involved with the case.

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

A: The fee for a court appearance is $7,500 per half-day (four hours or any fraction thereof) payable at the courthouse.

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

A: Time for any appearance outside of Los Angeles County will be billed on a “port to port” basis at $800 per hour, plus expenses.

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