Driver Fatigue Expert Witnesses

Boynton Beach, Florida

Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine - Sinus Surgery, Traumatic Hearing Loss/Vertigo, Defense Base Act, Patent litigation, Mold Exposure, Sleep Apnea, insomnia, sleep deprivation, sleep medications, sinusitis, Balloon Sinus Dilation, Balloon Sinuplasty, ENT, snoring, tonsils, CPAP, driver fatigue, ear nose and throat, hearing loss, tinnitus

Full time clinician double Board-Certified in both Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) – Head and Neck Surgery and Sleep Medicine. Over twenty years of consulting and forensic experience: expert witness for Plaintiff and Defense cases - traumatic hearing loss/vertigo, mold exposure, class-action tobacco/oil spill/3M, medical device patents, sleep deprivation accidents, and medical malpractice. Dr. Brodner also performs VA Nexus letters, utilization and disability review, IMEs (in-person and Zoom - Domestic and International), and Industry clinical research/R&D. National thought leader on Balloon Sinus surgery. Served on the Medical Advisory Board for Entellus Medical charged with developing and implementing a physician education program for teaching balloon sinus surgery to other ENT surgeons. Duties included lectures, small-group conferences, live demonstrations during surgery, webinars, and hands-on cadaver labs. Published original research on the safety and efficacy of...

Quincy, Illinois

Trucking, Transportation - Driver Training, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regultions, Driver Qualifications, Driver Hiring, Dock Safety, Construction Zone Safety, Truck Loading, Forklift Safety, FMCSR, Industry Standards & Practices, Driver Negligent Hiring, Driver Fatigue, Extreme Weather Driving, Hours of Service

Don Hess, president of DLH Associates, Inc. has been providing expert witness services including analysis of vehicle crashes to attorneys and other clients, since 1996. His specialty is crashes involving commercial motor vehicles, including trucks, tractor-trailers, buses, forklifts, and motorcycles. With nearly two million miles of safe cross-country trucking experience, combined with over 25 years as a driver trainer, Don is well-qualified to provide analysis of what drivers are trained to do in specific situations and circumstances, what federal and state regulations call for and require, and all aspects of the safe and proper operation of commercial motor vehicles. As a motorcyclist with over 50 years of riding and training experience, he is also qualified to comment on accidents involving motorcycles. Don has vast experience in hands-on training of commercial drivers, from basic driving and maneuvering skills to emergency driving skills and live skid pad training. He has been ...

Stoneham, Massachusetts

Transportation, Human Factors - Driver Fatigue, Fatigue Impairment, Human Fatigue, Accident Investigation, Human Factors, Operator Fatigue, Driver Alertness, Circadian Rhythms, Sleep Deprivation, Drowsy Driving, Fatigue Risk Management, Chronobiology, Truck Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Rail Accidents, Marine Accidents

Dr. Fred W. Turek is an internationally recognized authority on sleep, circadian rhythms, fatigue, shift work, and human performance. He is the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Biology at Northwestern University and Founder and Director of Northwestern University's Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology, one of the world's leading research centers in the field. For more than 40 years, Dr. Turek has conducted pioneering research on the biological mechanisms that regulate sleep, alertness, fatigue, cognition, performance, and health. He is widely recognized for his role in the discovery of the first mammalian CLOCK gene, a landmark breakthrough that transformed modern circadian biology. He is also a co-inventor on multiple U.S. patents related to sleep and circadian regulation. Dr. Turek founded and served as the first President of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms and has held leadership positions with the Sleep Research Society and numerous scientific jour...

Stoneham, Massachusetts

Transportation, Human Factors - Driver Fatigue, Fatigue Impairment, Human Fatigue, Accident Invesitgation, Human Factors, Operator Fatigue, Driver Alertness, Circadian Rhythms, Sleep Deprivation, Drowsy Driving, Fatigue Risk Management, Chronobiology, Truck Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Rail Accidents, Marine Accidents, Circadian Rhythms, Shift Work

Dr. Martin Moore-Ede is an internationally recognized authority on sleep, fatigue, circadian rhythms, human performance, occupational safety, and fatigue risk management. He is the Founder and Chairman of Circadian® and Circadian Expert Services and has spent more than four decades helping organizations understand and mitigate the effects of sleep loss, fatigue, and circadian disruption on safety, health, and operational performance. A physician and physiologist, Dr. Moore-Ede earned his medical degree from the University of London and his Ph.D. in Physiology from Harvard University, where he later served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School as Associate Professor of Physiology. He is widely recognized for pioneering research into the biological clock and the impact of fatigue and sleep disruption on human behavior, cognition, decision-making, and safety. Dr. Moore-Ede has directed more than 100 research studies and over 300 consulting projects involving sleep, fatigue, shift ...