Focused on orthopaedic surgery and hand trauma for more than 20 years, this orthopaedic surgery expert witness provides clinical and litigation-related analysis involving hand surgery, reconstructive hand procedures, fracture management, traumatic upper extremity injuries, and disorders affecting the hand and wrist. The expert has more than 10 years of experience providing consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in orthopaedic matters. Clinical expertise includes treatment and evaluation of distal radius fractures, scaphoid fractures, rheumatoid arthritis affecting the hand, carpal tunnel conditions, post-traumatic orthopaedic conditions, functional impairment assessment, and complications involving upper extremity trauma and recovery. Additional experience includes reconstructive hand surgery, fracture reduction techniques, upper extremity trauma care, and surgical management of complex hand and wrist injuries.

Extensive professional leadership and academic responsibilities have included service as Chief of the Division of Hand Surgery and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. Fellowship training in hand surgery, AO trauma fellowship training, and international orthopaedic trauma surgery experience further support the expert’s work involving fracture reconstruction, trauma evaluation, and surgical treatment of upper extremity conditions. The expert has also served as faculty instructor and lecturer for orthopaedic trauma symposia, fracture management programs, upper extremity surgical courses, sports medicine and trauma education programs, and hand surgery educational conferences involving orthopaedic trauma instruction and fracture management training. This expert holds a Doctor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies earned magna cum laude.

Research, publication, and instructional activities have addressed distal radius fracture reduction, rotational malreduction, rheumatoid thumb reconstruction, scaphoid fixation techniques, basal joint arthroplasty, upper extremity trauma management, and surgical fixation methods involving the hand and wrist. Additional professional contributions include reviewer responsibilities for the American Journal of Sports Medicine and committee participation with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons involving orthopaedic training examinations and self-assessment development. Board certification credentials include certification through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand. The expert is also a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and holds medical licensure in Massachusetts. Professional organization memberships include the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the AO Alumni Association, the Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association, the New England Hand Society, the New England Orthopaedic Society, and Health Volunteers Overseas.