General Surgeon Expert Witness
General surgeons manage a wide range of diseases and disorders that require surgical intervention. These doctors perform surgeries on almost any part of the body. For example, surgery can correct bowel obstructions, remove cancerous tumors, or repair damaged areas of the body. Some surgeries are emergent and life-saving, while other procedures may be elective.
Common general surgeries include:
- Appendectomy: removal of the inflamed appendix
- Breast surgery: breast biopsy or removal of tumors in the breast
- Colon and rectal surgery: Colonoscopy, treating bowel obstructions or diverticulitis, Bowel Obstruction
- Esophageal surgery
- Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy): treats cancer, gallstones, or inflammation
- Gastroenterology procedures: endoscopy, gastric bypass, and liver biopsy
- Hernia repair: fixing the weakened part of the muscle
- Thyroid removal due to cancer
- Spleen removal due to an injury
- Wound repair: debridement on infected tissue or skin grafts
- Robotic Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Bariatric surgery
However, in some cases, due to negligence or procedural error, complications can occur.
All surgeries have risks, and many patients present with extensive co-morbidities. These patients may experience complications that are not necessarily caused by human error.
Selecting the most knowledgeable surgeon for expert testimony is crucial to litigation. The expert can determine if the standard of care was breached or if the complication arose for other reasons.
Cambridge Medical Experts can assist you in locating a prominent Ivy League physician to analyze surgical cases. Malpractice can be accurately identified to achieve the best outcomes.
Our elite team of board-certified general surgeons have vast experience and are authorities in their specialties. As actively practicing doctors, you can be assured their medical insight is formidable.
Our experts can look at your case with a critical eye on various procedures and complications. Our doctors are well-versed in the common surgical complications, as well as rare occurrences:
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT): blood clot in one of the deep veins in the body
- Failure to treat post-operative complications
- Hemorrhage: rapid loss of blood
- Hospital-acquired infections
- Instrument damage: “knicks” or unintentional damage to surrounding areas of the surgery
- Misdiagnosis
- Misinterpreting imaging (CT, MRI, X-ray)
- Pulmonary embolism: a blockage in a blood vessel in the lungs
- Retained surgical instruments: surgical sponges or tools inadvertently left in the patient
- Sepsis/wound infection: caused by contamination of the surgical site
- Severe reaction to anesthesia:
- Shock: reduction of blood flow through the body
- Wrong site/wrong patient surgery
