The need

Attorneys representing the plaintiff in his medical malpractice suit against a surgeon needed a medical statistician to make their case. The case alleged that the plaintiff suffered nerve damage, excessive bleeding, and hip dislocation because of a hip replacement surgery. To prove that this was an unusual outcome for this type of surgery, the ideal expert would need to consult several references about the complication rates for hip surgeries and create a report of the statistical likelihood of the alleged complications occurring.

Our approach

From conversations with the client, we understood the need was urgent, so we quickly went to work to find the precise fit.

The expert

We found an expert with a Ph.D. in Statistics from a top university. He was the founder and President of his own consulting firm specializing in statistical consulting for Medical Device companies. Earlier in his career, he had served as the head of biostatics groups at prominent pharmaceutical companies. Well-respected in his field, he had worked closely with regulatory groups and with the FDA at committee meetings and scientific advisory board meetings as well as published over 80 papers and presentations on biostatics. Finally, he had been retained as an expert witness and submitted expert reports in the past.