Dr. Wendy Ketner is the Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Expert Institute. Dr. Ketner graduated with a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Dr. Ketner completed her training at Mount Sinai Beth Isreal where she participated in all aspects of general surgery, including routine hernia repairs, cholecystectomies, and appendectomies. She also performed mastectomies for breast cancer, and breast reconstruction, surgical oncology procedures, vascular surgery, including endovascular and open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, colorectal surgery for benign and malignant disease, as well as taking care of critically ill patients in the surgical intensive care unit. Her research was in post-mastectomy reconstruction and the surgical treatment of gastric cancer, on which she co-authored a textbook chapter. She also has a paper on the percutaneous delivery of stem cells after myocardial infarction.
This case involves a 56-year-old male smoker who presented to the emergency room with complaints of lower extremity pain and a pulsating sensation in hisĀ leg. During the first presentation, a venous doppler was performed that was negative for deep vein…
This case involves a minimally verbal 12-year-old female who presented to the same hospital system pediatric emergency room multiple times over a 3 month period. She was first diagnosed with pneumonia, given a 10-day course of amoxicillin and discharged from…
This case involves a 70-year-old male with a past medical history of COPD, Hepatitis B, high blood pressure, and diabetes who underwent elective lumbar discectomy for radicular pain. The patient’s medical clearance from his primary care physician apparently did not…
This case involves a 63-year old female patient with a past medical history of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and coronary artery disease. She presented to the emergency room around 10 am with a chief complaint of pain in her…
This case involves a middle-aged male patient who was on chloroquine for treatment of extraintestinal amebiasis for several years. He subsequently presented to his optometrist for changes in his vision. His optometrist diagnosed him with ocular migraines. The optometrist told…
This case involves a dermatologist who was employed as a high-risk physician at a major university hospital in Chicago. The dermatologist was implicated in a severe instance of medical negligence concerning the delayed diagnosis of advanced melanoma resulting in a…
This case involves a 56-year-old male patient at risk for pulmonary embolism who was unable to undergo anticoagulation therapy. The patient had an IVC filter implant placed. The patient complained of persistent pain for weeks following the surgery but was…
This case involves a couple who separated as a result of theĀ 68-year-old husband’s alcoholism.Ā Several months after the couple separated, the man was hospitalized and diagnosed with wet brain, exhibiting signs of short and long-term memory loss. The couple eventually divorced…
This case involves a 52-year-old male patient in the recovery unit following an ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation. When the patient met the appropriate recovery criteria, his sheath was removed. Upon removal, the patient’s blood pressure began to drop drastically.…
This case involves an otherwise healthy farmer who allegedly contracted cancer from prolonged exposure to a chemical herbicide. The farmer worked in a location which relied heavily on the use of chemical herbicides for crop development. After 13 years in…