Disc Herniation Expert Witnesses
Disc herniation expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on disc herniation. The disc herniation expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Chiropractic, Diagnostic Radiology, Neurological Surgery, Neuroradiology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Management - Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Medicine & Rehab, Radiology, and Spine Surgery & Spine Care.
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Christopher A. Sarkiss, MD
Board-certified, Fellowship-trained Neurosurgeon
Global Brain & Spine Institute
Los Angeles, California
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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Neuro-oncology, Brain tumors, Brain hemorrhage, Spine Fusion, Spinal stenosis, Meningioma, Glioma, Brain metastasis, Disc herniation, Cauda equina syndrome, Traumatic brain injury, Pituitary tumors, Skull base tumors, Spine tumors, Cord compression, Stroke, Hydrocephalus, Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
Christopher A. Sarkiss, MD, FACS, FAANS, FCNS is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with a subspecialty focus in neurosurgical oncology and spine. Dr. Sarkiss is the Founder and Chairman of the Global Brain & Spine Institute. He specializes in the treatment of complex, minimally-invasive brain and spine surgery. Dr. Sarkiss graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and a minor in Political Science. Thereafter, he attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA for medical school graduating with honors. He then joined the Department of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City to complete his neurosurgical residency. Afterwards, Dr. Sarkiss completed a surgical neuro-oncology fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami Health System. Additionally, he served as a clinical research fellow where his research efforts focused on neuro-oncology, spine, socioeconomics, machin...
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Merna Naji, MD
Dual-Boarded PM&R and Pain Management Physician
Sacramento, California
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine
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Spinal cord injury, Disc herniation, Lumbar injury, Neuropathic pain, CRPS, Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal stenosis, Thoracic injury, Amputation, Disability, Failed back surgery, Whiplash, Cervical injury, Interventional pain procedures, Brain injury, Motor vehicle accident, Concussion, Radiculopathy, Falls, Opioids
Merna Naji, MD is a dual-board-certified physician in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Pain Medicine, offering a unique, function-focused and evidence-based perspective in medical-legal cases involving pain, injury, and disability. Her dual certification allows her to evaluate not only pain generation and treatment, but also functional impairment, recovery trajectory, and long-term outcomes—an expertise combination particularly valuable in complex personal injury, workers’ compensation, and disability matters.
Dr. Naji completed her Interventional Pain Medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where she served as Chief Fellow, and her PM&R residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of California, Davis, where she is actively involved in teaching pain fellows and PM&R residents.
Her PM&R background provides a strong foundati...
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Ahmer Ghori, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon: Standard of Care Expert
California
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery
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Standard of Care, Causation, Spine Surgery, Expert Witness, Delayed Cord Compression Diagnosis, Post Op Neuro Deficit, Spine Surgical Indication, Postop Infection, Spine Trauma, Myelopathy, Disc Herniation, ACDF, Spine Fracture, Cervical Fusion, Lumbar Fusion, Disc Replacement, failed back, spinal cord injury, rev Spine, malpractice
Dr. Ahmer K. Ghori is a board-certified & Harvard trained Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with more than 10 years of independent surgical practice and extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of complex spinal disorders. He is a partner at Orthopaedics Northeast in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he maintains an active high-volume surgical practice focused exclusively on spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori performs approximately 400 spine operations annually and has performed more than 4,000 spine procedures during his independent practice. His clinical work includes treatment of degenerative cervical and lumbar spine disease, cervical myelopathy, spinal trauma, spinal tumors, spinal infections, spinal deformity, and revision spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori completed orthopaedic surgery residency through the Harvard University Orthopaedic Residency Program at Harvard Medical School and subsequently completed specialized spine surgery fellowship training at the Norton Leatherman Spine Center in Loui...
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David Siambanes, DO
Adult and child spine injury & Surgery
Tampa, Florida
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
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Scoliosis, Spine surgeon, Spinal fusion, Child neck injury, Back pain, Spine deformity, Neck pain, Spondylolisthesis, Disc herniation, Kyphosis, Spinal fracture, Spinal injury, Neck injury, Back injury, Child back injury, Spinal hardware, Tampa
Dedicated and highly experienced orthopedic surgeon with over 25 years of specialized training in complex adult and pediatric spinal surgeries and pediatric orthopedic conditions. I am double fellowship trained in both Complex Spine Surgery and Pediatric Orthopedics. Licensed in Florida, I have performed more than 100 complex surgeries annually and have extensive experience in providing medico-legal reports and treating patients with spinal injuries. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Siambanes is a dedicated educator, researcher, and innovator. He has contributed to advancements in scoliosis instrumentation systems and published research in respected medical journals. His commitment to improving pediatric orthopedic care is reflected in his memberships with organizations like the Scoliosis Research Society and the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America.
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Grant Schneider, DC
Failure to Diagnose and Refer Expert
Foundation Chiropractic
Juno Beach, Florida
Chiropractic
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Spinal Manipulation Injury, Decompression Injuries, Spine Expert, Failure to Diagnose, Causation, Personal Injury, Whiplash, Disc herniation, Nerve Injury, Sexual Boundaries, Rib Fracture, Vertebral Artery Dissection, Excessive Force, Chiropractor Negligence, Stroke, Informed Consent, Pre-suit Review, Red Flag, Record Falsification
Grant Schneider, DC
Owner & Treating Clinician, Foundation Chiropractic – Juno Beach, FL
Since 2015, I have dedicated my practice to direct clinical patient care, which consistently informs my expert witness work. My caseload includes trauma, geriatric, neurological, degenerative, comorbid and co-managed cases, which effectively hone chiropractic standard of care concepts in a wide variety of clinical conditions.
My publications appear in Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research and Journal of Pediatric, Maternal, and Family Health. I trained under SEAK in expert witness practice development in 2023. I am licensed in Florida and Michigan but can generally provide opinions and testimony nationwide.
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Ajay Wadgaonkar, MD
Top-tier, Johns Hopkins trained neuroradiologist
Orlando, Florida
Neuroradiology, Radiology
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Diagnostic radiology, Missed diagnosis, Brain imaging, Spine imaging, Personal Injury, Traumatic brain injury TBI, DTI, Hemorrhage, Slip and fall, MVA, Stroke CVA, Cancer, Aneurysm, Dissection, Disc herniation, Spinal cord injury, Fracture, CT, MRI, Medical malpractice
I am a board-certified diagnostic radiologist that completed residency and neuroradiology fellowship training at Johns Hopkins (a world-renowned medical institution). I currently serve as Director of Neuroradiology for one of the largest multi-state radiology practices in the country. In that role, I am responsible for supervision of 80+ neuroradiologists, including directing peer review and quality assurance for all practice neuroradiologists. A former medical school salutatorian, collegiate presidential scholar, and high school valedictorian, I've demonstrated a history of excellence throughout my life.
I am a true expert in neuroimaging, as almost the entirety of my clinical practice is devoted to neuroradiology. My world class, cutting-edge education has allowed me to keep pace with the rapidly evolving and highly technological field of radiology. In my current and prior clinical roles, I have functioned as the “go-to” neuroradiologist that other radiologists consult for assis...
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Michael P O'Neill, MD
Board-Certified Radiology Expert Witness
Radiology Review Services, LLC
Orlando , Florida
Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology
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Musculoskeletal Radiology, Expert Witness, Disc Herniation, Plaintiff and Defense Representation, Spine MRI Interpretation, Trial Testimony, Degenerative Disc Disease, Independent Medical Examination, Deposition Testimony, Causation Analysis, Radiology Record Review, Traumatic Brain Injury, Objective Image Analysis
Dr. Michael P. O’Neill is a fellowship-trained Neuroradiologist with over 30 years of experience in diagnostic radiology. He completed his Neuroradiology fellowship and Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from the State University of New York at Buffalo and holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, with prior studies in Electrical Engineering at Cornell University.
Dr. O’Neill is Board-Certified by the American Board of Radiology and licensed to practice medicine in the State of Florida since 2004.
He is President of Professional Radiology Associates, P.A. in Orlando, Florida, where he oversees a high-volume private practice with more than 300,000 MRI and CT interpretations. His clinical expertise includes MRI and CT imaging of the brain, spine, and musculoskeletal system.
Dr. O’Neill is the Founder and Managing Member of Radiology Review Services LLC, where he has provided Independent Medical Examina...
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Ahmer Ghori, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon: Standard of Care Expert
Florida
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery
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Standard of Care, Causation, Spine Surgery, Expert Witness, Delayed Cord Compression Diagnosis, Post Op Neuro Deficit, Spine Surgical Indication, Postop Infection, Spine Trauma, Myelopathy, Disc Herniation, ACDF, Spine Fracture, Cervical Fusion, Lumbar Fusion, Disc Replacement, failed back, spinal cord injury, rev Spine, malpractice
Dr. Ahmer K. Ghori is a board-certified & Harvard trained Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with more than 10 years of independent surgical practice and extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of complex spinal disorders. He is a partner at Orthopaedics Northeast in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he maintains an active high-volume surgical practice focused exclusively on spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori performs approximately 400 spine operations annually and has performed more than 4,000 spine procedures during his independent practice. His clinical work includes treatment of degenerative cervical and lumbar spine disease, cervical myelopathy, spinal trauma, spinal tumors, spinal infections, spinal deformity, and revision spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori completed orthopaedic surgery residency through the Harvard University Orthopaedic Residency Program at Harvard Medical School and subsequently completed specialized spine surgery fellowship training at the Norton Leatherman Spine Center in Loui...
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Ahmer Ghori, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon: Standard of Care Expert
Illinois
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery
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Standard of Care, Causation, Spine Surgery, Expert Witness, Delayed Cord Compression Diagnosis, Post Op Neuro Deficit, Spine Surgical Indication, Postop Infection, Spine Trauma, Myelopathy, Disc Herniation, ACDF, Spine Fracture, Cervical Fusion, Lumbar Fusion, Disc Replacement, failed back, spinal cord injury, rev Spine, malpractice
Dr. Ahmer K. Ghori is a board-certified & Harvard trained Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with more than 10 years of independent surgical practice and extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of complex spinal disorders. He is a partner at Orthopaedics Northeast in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he maintains an active high-volume surgical practice focused exclusively on spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori performs approximately 400 spine operations annually and has performed more than 4,000 spine procedures during his independent practice. His clinical work includes treatment of degenerative cervical and lumbar spine disease, cervical myelopathy, spinal trauma, spinal tumors, spinal infections, spinal deformity, and revision spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori completed orthopaedic surgery residency through the Harvard University Orthopaedic Residency Program at Harvard Medical School and subsequently completed specialized spine surgery fellowship training at the Norton Leatherman Spine Center in Loui...
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George S Miz, MD
UChicago Medicine Medical Group
Calumet City, Illinois
Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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Workers compensation, motor vehicle accident, back injury, neck injury, spinal injury, cervical and lumbar disc injury, spinal fracture, disc herniation, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, radiculopathy, sciatica
Fellowship trained in spinal surgery, board certified in orthopaedic surgery. Author of textbook chapters on spinal injury. Clinical research experience with focus on artificial disc replacement surgery. National and international presentations on various spinal surgery topics. Leadership positions in the North American Spine Society (chair and member of the Committee on Medical Education as well as the chair and member of the International Education Committee) as well as the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.
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Ahmer Ghori, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon: Standard of Care Expert
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery
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Standard of Care, Causation, Spine Surgery, Expert Witness, Delayed Cord Compression Diagnosis, Post Op Neuro Deficit, Spine Surgical Indication, Postop Infection, Spine Trauma, Myelopathy, Disc Herniation, ACDF, Spine Fracture, Cervical Fusion, Lumbar Fusion, Disc Replacement, failed back, spinal cord injury, rev Spine, malpractice
Dr. Ahmer K. Ghori is a board-certified & Harvard trained Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with more than 10 years of independent surgical practice and extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of complex spinal disorders. He is a partner at Orthopaedics Northeast in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he maintains an active high-volume surgical practice focused exclusively on spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori performs approximately 400 spine operations annually and has performed more than 4,000 spine procedures during his independent practice. His clinical work includes treatment of degenerative cervical and lumbar spine disease, cervical myelopathy, spinal trauma, spinal tumors, spinal infections, spinal deformity, and revision spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori completed orthopaedic surgery residency through the Harvard University Orthopaedic Residency Program at Harvard Medical School and subsequently completed specialized spine surgery fellowship training at the Norton Leatherman Spine Center in Loui...
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Tom Simopoulos, M.D., M.A.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Southborough, Massachusetts
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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opioids, spinal cord stimulator, radiofrequency procedures, spinal injections, complex regional pain syndrome, Persistent pain after injuries, interventional pain, criminal, fraud, CRPS, ablations, nerve injury, chronic pain, failed back surgery, over dose, personal injury, RSD, disc herniation
Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD, MA, is a Harvard trained and faculty pain management specialist at the Arnold Pain Management Center and an anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). He is also an Associate Professor in Anesthesia at the Harvard Medical School. He has multiple teaching awards by fellows in training and recognized as "Top Doctor" in the Boston area since 2017.
Dr. Simopoulos attended medical school at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. He completed his postdoctoral training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Faulkner Hospital in Boston. Dr. Simopoulos holds a Masters of Arts degree in Biochemistry from Brandeis University in Waltham. He is board-certified in Anesthesiology with a Pain Medicine subspecialty. Dr. Simopoulos has strong clinical interests that include radiofrequency technology, intradiscal therapies and e...
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Jurgen Luders, MD
Actively operating neurosurgeon expert witness
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Neurological Surgery
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Complex spine, Epilepsy surgery, Brain tumors, Spine trauma, Brain trauma, IMEs, Pedicle screws, Intracranial hemorrhage, Spinal abscess, cauda equina, Brain abscess, Whiplash, Spinal fusion, Myelopathy, Radiculopathy, Spinal cord injury, Pseudoarthrosis, Disc herniation, Cervical artificial disc
Board certified, Cleveland clinic trained and actively practicing neurosurgeon. Associate clinical professor at the College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University. Greater than 20 years of clinical experience with an average of 500 cases per year. With a focus of spine surgery, epilepsy, surgery, tumors of the nervous system, and trauma. Greater than 10 years experience in expert witness, IME and record review.
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Jad Bou Monsef, MD
Academic Board-Certified Spine Surgeon | IME | NY
Jad Bou Monsef
Brooklyn, New York
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery
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Expert witness, Expert testimony, Disc herniation, Myelopathy, Personal injury, Spine surgery, Cervical spine, Spinal stenosis, Causation analysis, No-fault, Board-certified, Thoracic spine, Pre-existing, Spinal fusion, Radiculopathy, Independent medical examination, Lumbar spine, Surgical necessity, Workers compensation, Spine trauma
Dr. Jad Bou Monsef is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon and Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. He completed advanced fellowship training in spine surgery at the Mayo Clinic and maintains an active surgical practice at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Dr. Bou Monsef provides independent medical examinations and causation analysis for spine-related matters throughout New York. His active surgical practice gives him a current, clinically grounded perspective on the injuries and surgical decisions most commonly encountered in complex medicolegal matters.
Areas of evaluation include cervical and lumbar disc herniations and radiculopathy, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, traumatic and post-surgical spine conditions, causation and apportionment in the setting of pre-existing pathology, surgical necessity and appropriatenes...
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Ahmer Ghori, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon: Standard of Care Expert
Texas
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery
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Standard of Care, Causation, Spine Surgery, Expert Witness, Delayed Cord Compression Diagnosis, Post Op Neuro Deficit, Spine Surgical Indication, Postop Infection, Spine Trauma, Myelopathy, Disc Herniation, ACDF, Spine Fracture, Cervical Fusion, Lumbar Fusion, Disc Replacement, failed back, spinal cord injury, rev Spine, malpractice
Dr. Ahmer K. Ghori is a board-certified & Harvard trained Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with more than 10 years of independent surgical practice and extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of complex spinal disorders. He is a partner at Orthopaedics Northeast in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he maintains an active high-volume surgical practice focused exclusively on spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori performs approximately 400 spine operations annually and has performed more than 4,000 spine procedures during his independent practice. His clinical work includes treatment of degenerative cervical and lumbar spine disease, cervical myelopathy, spinal trauma, spinal tumors, spinal infections, spinal deformity, and revision spine surgery.
Dr. Ghori completed orthopaedic surgery residency through the Harvard University Orthopaedic Residency Program at Harvard Medical School and subsequently completed specialized spine surgery fellowship training at the Norton Leatherman Spine Center in Loui...
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James W Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS, FAANS
Experienced Neurosurgeon and Spine
Neurosurgical Associates, PC Richmond VA
HENRICO, Virginia
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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spinal trauma, spinal fusion surgery, spinal cord injury, nerve injury, Brain Tumors, Traumatic brain injury, intracranial hemorrhage, disc herniation, adult hydrocephalus, personal injury, laminectomy, Cauda equina syndrome, spinal cord stimulator, cervical spine surgery, back/neck pain, IME, Healthcare economics
I am a board certified neurosurgeon with over 33 years of clinical experience specializing in complex brain and spine surgery. I continue to practice actively with Neurosurgical Associates, P.C. in Richmond, VA. I received my residency training at The George Washington University Medical Ctr and Medstar Health Washington Hospital Center, a top rated Level 1 trauma center, in Washington, DC. During my residency, I also had the opportunity to train at the world renowned National Hospital for Neurology and Neuro Surgery, Queen Square, London, England. In my practice of neurosurgery, I treat patients with benign and malignant primary and metastatic tumors of the brain and spine, adult hydrocephalus, spinal and head trauma and a wide range of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine procedures. In addition to my surgical experience, I obtained MBA in Healthcare Management from Johns Hopkins University. I've served on hospital boards, chaired credential and neurosurgical committees and bee...
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David A Lundin, MD, FAANS, FACNS
Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery Expert Witness
Synapse Neurosurgical Consultants
Mercer Island, Washington
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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neurosurgery expert witness , Spine Trauma, Spinal fusion surgery, Total Disk Replacement, Brain Tumors, Spinal Hematoma, Nerve Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Fracture, Paralysis, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Disc Herniation, Neurosurgeon Expert witness, Spine surgery Expert witness , Spine surgeon expert witness
David A. Lundin, MD, received his medical degree in 1999 from the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine, where he graduated at the top of his class. He completed his internship and residency in Neurological Surgery at the UW and served as a Senior Registrar at the renowned Atkinson Morley's Hospital in London, England. He then completed a fellowship in spinal surgery at the UW within the departments of Orthopedics and Neurological Surgery followed by a Chief Residency in Neurological Surgery in 2006. He served as Director of Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine at the Southern California Center for Neuroscience and Spine in Los Angeles before joining the University of Washington/Valley Medical Center as the Medical Director of Neurosurgery and the Spine Center in 2008 where he maintains a robust clinical practice. He is the current Chief of the Department of Surgery. Additionally he is a Clinical Professor in Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington.
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