General and cosmetic surgery expert witness has 7 years of experience practicing in general surgery and cosmetic surgery, with expertise involving bariatric surgery, weight loss surgery, body augmentation, breast augmentation, facial augmentation, and complex wound management. They have 7 years of expert witness experience, including deposition experience. Their current and prior leadership responsibilities include surgical department leadership, safety committee leadership, bariatrics medical direction, and participation in medical executive and credentialing committees. They are board certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. Their credentials include Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and Fellow of the International College of Surgeons, along with BLS, ACLS, ATLS, FLS, Hyperbaric Oxygen certification, ASSET training, and a bariatric mini fellowship. Their education includes a Doctor of Medicine degree and a Bachelor of Science degree magna cum laude, and their professional involvement includes the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Cosmetic Surgeons. Their cosmetic surgery and body-contouring work includes brachioplasty, buttock lift, liposuction, thigh lift, tummy tuck, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty, neck lifts, otoplasty, rhinoplasty, and circumferential body lift. Their bariatric and general surgery experience includes gastric band, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, weight loss surgery, abdominal surgery, complex abdominal wounds, complex wound management, pancreatic and biliary conditions, trauma-related presentations, and surgical case analysis presented through peer-reviewed publications and professional conferences. For disputes involving general surgery, cosmetic surgery, bariatric procedures, body contouring, breast or facial augmentation, or wound-related surgical issues, their background supports objective review within the documented scope of their surgical practice.