Dr. Ertner served as our anesthesiologist expert in a wrongful death matter, focusing on what the treating anesthesiologist and anesthesiology team could have done (but did not do) to save a patient undergoing a routine robotic laparoscopic surgery who went into asystole following insufflation.  Dr. Ertner took great interest in the matter, going beyond what was initially asked of him to identify issues.  Dr. Ertner was detailed oriented.  In this matter the other side had practically no substantive response to Dr. Ertner’s report.   Dr. Ertner always made himself available for questions any day of the week, was available via email and phone, and timely completed his reviews and reports.  Dr. Ertner took the time needed to educate me in his area of expertise, anesthesiology in the operating room in general, and provide me with points to focus on in deposition of the other side.  Dr. Ertner was a tremendous asset to our case and resolution.  Dr. Ertner was always there for me when I needed him, which is an incredibly reassuring and empowering feeling.  I highly recommend Dr. Ertner and would use him again without question.

Dr Ertner’s great knowledge & educational background as an anesthesiologist with a cardiac fellowship, made a significant difference helping me to defend a case brought by the Dental Board. He promptly provided a thorough review, analysis and expert opinion.

Despite his very busy hospital schedule, he talked to me and my attorney for hours going into key details of the case & provided an outstanding defense when I was dealing with a very complicated case…He is very articulate, well-reasoned, experienced and was fully engaged with the most relevant factual details.

I strongly recommend Dr. Ertner to practitioners and attorneys who are seeking a fair and reasoned evaluation of any medical or dental cases involving anesthesia.

I have worked with Dr. Ertner on two matters and found him to be prompt, direct, candid, and very helpful.   On one of the matters, he found negligence in the records, signed a declaration and helped effect an excellent settlement.  On the other, he found no negligence, but took pains to explain, in understandable terms, why my client’s serious injury could not be related to the anesthetic care she had received.  I would not hesitate to work with Dr. Ertner again and recommend him highly.

Dr. Ertner served on a heart transplant case as an expert in cardiac anesthesiology. He went above and beyond researching and analyzing every potential issue of the case. Dr. Ertner always made himself available for questions and completed reviews and reports in a timely manner. Dr. Ertner excels at finding the minute details that can make a vast impact on the success of your case. He will break down the issues for you until you understand the details of complex medicine and arm you with everything you need to succeed. Dr. Ertner was a tremendous asset to our case and successful recovery of $19.9 million.

We worked with Dr. Ertner on a very complicated case. He was very prompt to respond and always available for calls even when he was on vacation. He was able to explain the technicalities in a very straightforward manner. He is an excellent expert and we highly recommend him. We would not hesitate to work with him again.