Medical Expert Witness
Akram M. Alashari, MD, FACS
Saginaw, Michigan 48603
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• Chairman, Department of Surgery and Trauma Medical Director of ACS-verified Level II Trauma Center.
• Assistant Professor of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care.
• Course Director for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS).
Experienced healthcare speaker with presentations at national medical conferences.
Active clinical practice includes the following:
-Elective general surgery (examples: gallbladder removal, hernia repair)
-Emergency general surgery (examples: appendicitis, bowel perforation, bowel obstruction, internal bleeding)
-Trauma surgery (examples: motor vehicle collisions, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, falls)
-Critical care (examples: head injury, respiratory failure, need for intensive care)
Surgery Clerkship Director responsibilities include ensuring medical students meet the requirements of their surgery rotation; update curriculum and medical student assignments; evaluate medical student performance, deliver feedback, and render a final score for their clerkship.
Services
Dr. Alashari's active clinical practice includes elective general surgery, emergency general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care. As a medical expert witness, he specializes in cases involving medical malpractice and standard of care.
Litigation Support Services
Dr. Alashari reviews medical records for Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation, Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE and FPPE), and professional liability.
Areas of Expertise
- Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal Surgery
- Abdominal Surgery
- Anatomy
- Brain Injury
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Critical Care
- Critical Care Surgery
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Standard of Care
- Surgery
- Surgical Complications
- Trauma
- Trauma Surgery
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Wrongful Death
Additional Expertise:
Traumatic Injuries, Motor Vehicle Collision, Shock, Gallbladder, Appendix, Intestines, Colon, Wounds, General Surgery, Medical Fraud, Medical Illustration, Trauma Medicine.
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LinkedInAffiliations
American College of Surgeons (ACS) – Fellow
Michigan Chapter of SCCM – Board Member
CMU Academy of Medical Educators – Associate Member
American Medical Association (AMA)
Michigan Chapter of American College of Surgeons (MCACS)
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) – Professional Member
Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS)
Saginaw County Medical Society (SCMS)
Association for Surgical Education (ASE)
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)
American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL)
Alumni Association of New York Medical College (NYMC)
Qualifications
Board Certified in Surgical Critical Care
Board Certified in General Surgery
Publications
1. Fritzke J., Luciano E., Alashari A., Kirshner M., Rodriguiz-Lopez J. Novel TEVAR technique for thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Sep;110:108651
2. Sripathi S., Farooqi N., Kamel M., Baroody R., Alashari A. Inguinoscrotal Hernia of the Urinary Bladder. Cureus. 2024 Mar 21;16(3):e56636.
Education
Fellowship Training:
University of Florida Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (PGY-6) (7/2014 – 6/2015)
Residency Training:
University of Connecticut Integrated Surgery Residency Program (7/2010 – 6/2014)
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Internship:
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Surgery Residency Program (7/2009 – 6/2010)
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Medical Education:
New York Medical College Fifth Pathway Program, Valhalla, New York (6/2007-6/2008)
New York Medical College
October 6 University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt (MBChB) (10/2002-4/2009)