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Expert surgical review that holds up in court.

Dr. Mike Mallah, MD, FACS, FICS — a double board-certified, actively practicing surgeon — provides medical-legal case review, standard-of-care opinions, and testimony for attorneys nationwide.

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Dr. Mike Mallah, MD, FACS, FICS

Mike M. Mallah, MD, FACS, FICS

Double Board-Certified Trauma & General Surgeon

General Surgery & Surgical Critical Care — American Board of Surgery · Fellow, American College of Surgeons · Fellow, International College of Surgeons

Dr. Mallah is a double board-certified, actively practicing surgeon with more than 4,000 operative cases and over a decade in trauma, acute care, and surgical critical care. He brings frontline clinical judgment, rigorous academic credibility, and clear communication to medical-legal matters — delivering defensible, well-documented standard-of-care opinions that withstand scrutiny at deposition and trial.

Prior to focusing on full-time clinical practice, Dr. Mallah spent three years as a healthcare management consultant with McKinsey & Company, advising C-suite executives and government health ministers. That analytical training carries directly into his casework — structured, evidence-based reasoning presented in terms a jury can follow.

Areas of Expert Review

Case types covered.

Trauma & Acute Care

Penetrating & blunt trauma, damage-control surgery, emergency operative management.

Surgical Critical Care

ICU management, ventilator & sepsis care, post-operative complications.

General Surgery

Laparoscopic & robotic procedures, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, hernia repair.

Standard of Care

Deviation analysis, causation review, informed consent, surgical decision-making.

Hospital & Systems

Multidisciplinary care coordination, protocols, length-of-stay & outcomes.

Medical Devices

Device commercialization & design — patent-pending inventor, surgical technology.

Why Retain Dr. Mallah

Credibility that reads clearly to a jury.

  • Actively practicing — current operative and ICU experience, not retired from clinical work.
  • Peer-reviewed authority — 20+ publications and book chapters in trauma and surgical care.
  • Proven communicator — national keynote speaker, media-experienced.
  • Rapid, reliable turnaround on record review and written opinions.
  • McKinsey-trained analysis — structured, defensible reasoning.
  • Award-winning educator — explains complex clinical care in plain terms.
Engagement Types

How Dr. Mallah works with your firm.

Record Review

Written opinion & report

Deposition

Sworn testimony

Trial Testimony

Scheduled in advance

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Complimentary Case Screening

A 15-minute merits review — at no cost.

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