....hadn't he been....
Hey, guys. Is this sentence gramatically correct?

The injury would have caused much more damage, hadn't the surgeon been such an excelent specialist in his area of expertease.

Question

....hadn't he been....
Hey, guys. Is this sentence gramatically correct?

The injury would have caused much more damage, hadn't the surgeon been such an excelent specialist in his area of expertease.

Answer

Almost correct - only the word order is wrong.
It should be:

..had the surgeon not been such an excellent ..

Answer

I meant expertise, of course (sorry, it's one of my common mistakes). :)

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