Myelopathy Expert Witnesses
Myelopathy 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 myelopathy. The myelopathy expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Epilepsy, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Orthopedic Surgery, Physician Assistant, and Spine Surgery & Spine Care.
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Manu Mehdiratta
Neurologist-Concussion, TBI and Stroke Expert
iScope Concussion and Pain Clinics
Alberta
Neurology
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Concussion, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Inury, mTBI, TBI, radiculopathy, brain infarct, myelopathy, spine, parkinsons, epilepsy, neurology
Dr. Manu Mehdiratta completed medical school at McMaster University and Neurology Residency at the University of British Columbia in 2006. He then completed fellowship training in stroke and cerebrovascular diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts and following fellowship served on the faculty in the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, BIDMC and Harvard Medical School.
He is currently a practicing neurologist and stroke specialist at Trillium Health Partners. He is on faculty in the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto. He is actively involved in stroke and neurology clinical trials. His clinical interests include general neurology, headache and cerebrovascular diseases. He has published numerous articles, papers and chapters in the area of traumatic brain injury, concussion and stroke neurology.
Dr Mehdiratta is the founder and medical director of a national concussion and pain clinic.
He has extensive...
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Manu Mehdiratta
Neurologist-Concussion, TBI and Stroke Expert
iScope Concussion and Pain Clinics
British Columbia
Neurology
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Concussion, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Inury, mTBI, TBI, radiculopathy, brain infarct, myelopathy, spine, parkinsons, epilepsy, neurology
Dr. Manu Mehdiratta completed medical school at McMaster University and Neurology Residency at the University of British Columbia in 2006. He then completed fellowship training in stroke and cerebrovascular diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts and following fellowship served on the faculty in the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, BIDMC and Harvard Medical School.
He is currently a practicing neurologist and stroke specialist at Trillium Health Partners. He is on faculty in the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto. He is actively involved in stroke and neurology clinical trials. His clinical interests include general neurology, headache and cerebrovascular diseases. He has published numerous articles, papers and chapters in the area of traumatic brain injury, concussion and stroke neurology.
Dr Mehdiratta is the founder and medical director of a national concussion and pain clinic.
He has extensive...
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Manu Mehdiratta
Neurologist-Concussion, TBI and Stroke Expert
iScope Concussion and Pain Clinics
California
Neurology
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Concussion, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Inury, mTBI, TBI, radiculopathy, brain infarct, myelopathy, spine, parkinsons, epilepsy, neurology
Dr. Manu Mehdiratta completed medical school at McMaster University and Neurology Residency at the University of British Columbia in 2006. He then completed fellowship training in stroke and cerebrovascular diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts and following fellowship served on the faculty in the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, BIDMC and Harvard Medical School.
He is currently a practicing neurologist and stroke specialist at Trillium Health Partners. He is on faculty in the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto. He is actively involved in stroke and neurology clinical trials. His clinical interests include general neurology, headache and cerebrovascular diseases. He has published numerous articles, papers and chapters in the area of traumatic brain injury, concussion and stroke neurology.
Dr Mehdiratta is the founder and medical director of a national concussion and pain clinic.
He has extensive...
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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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Ahmad Sawalha
Neurology and epilepsy academic physician
Middletown, Delaware
Neurology, Epilepsy
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Neurology, Status epilepticus, Headache, EEG, Stroke, Electroencephalogram, Multiple sclerosis, Optic neuritis, Epilepsy, Myelopathy, Autoimmune neurology, Myelitis, Seizure, Encephalitis, Parkinson, Meningitis, Neurocritical care, Myasthenia gravis, Dementia, Guillain barre syndrome
Board-certified neurologist with subspecialty fellowship training in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at Mayo Clinic. Currently Assistant Professor of Neurology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, with an upcoming appointment as Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
I have completed the SEAK Medical Malpractice Survival Training for Physicians.
Extensive expertise in acute care neurology, including acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, status epilepticus, refractory seizures, neurocritical care, encephalopathy, neuromuscular respiratory failure, altered mental status, CNS infections, and post-cardiac arrest care. Highly experienced in continuous EEG monitoring, ICU EEG interpretation, long-term epilepsy monitoring, and emergent EEG consultation, with deep familiarity in evidence-based management of critically ill neurologic patients.
Serves in multiple leadership and academic roles, including Vi...
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Manu Mehdiratta
Neurologist-Concussion, TBI and Stroke Expert
iScope Concussion and Pain Clinics
Florida
Neurology
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Concussion, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Inury, mTBI, TBI, radiculopathy, brain infarct, myelopathy, spine, parkinsons, epilepsy, neurology
Dr. Manu Mehdiratta completed medical school at McMaster University and Neurology Residency at the University of British Columbia in 2006. He then completed fellowship training in stroke and cerebrovascular diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts and following fellowship served on the faculty in the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, BIDMC and Harvard Medical School.
He is currently a practicing neurologist and stroke specialist at Trillium Health Partners. He is on faculty in the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto. He is actively involved in stroke and neurology clinical trials. His clinical interests include general neurology, headache and cerebrovascular diseases. He has published numerous articles, papers and chapters in the area of traumatic brain injury, concussion and stroke neurology.
Dr Mehdiratta is the founder and medical director of a national concussion and pain clinic.
He has extensive...
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Matthew Miller, PA, MPAS
Neurosurgery Operating Room Physician Assistant
Miller Medical Advisors, LLC.
Boca Raton, Florida
Neurological Surgery, Physician Assistant
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Operating Room, Spine Surgery, Spinal Fusions, Laminectomy, Brain Surgery, Patient Care, Myelopathy, Radiculopathy, Post op Complications, Suturing, Patient Positioning, Patient Draping, Brain Tumor, Hematomas
I am a highly experienced Neurosurgery Physician Assistant, specializing as a First Surgical Assistant with over 2,000 neurosurgical cases completed. With more than five years of dedicated clinical practice, I have gained extensive expertise in managing complex neurosurgical conditions involving both brain and spine pathology. My responsibilities encompass pre-operative evaluation, intra-operative technical assistance, and post-operative management, ensuring optimal patient outcomes across a wide spectrum of neurosurgical procedures.
I practice at a Level 1 trauma center, where I respond to traumatic and emergent neurosurgical cases on call, providing immediate and comprehensive care for critically ill patients. My surgical volume averages 10-15 cases per week, including a diverse range of complex surgeries such as craniotomies, spinal surgeries, vascular procedures, neuro-oncology surgeries, and trauma-related interventions.
My depth of experience includes navigating intricate su...
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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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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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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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Tobias A Mattei, MD
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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spine surgery, lumbar disc herniation, spinal fusion, spinal trauma, spinal fracture, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, spinal cord injury, myelopathy, radiculopathy, artificial disc replacement, spinal cord stimulation, failed back syndrome, chronic back pain, pseudarthrosis
I am a fellowship-trained academic neurosurgeon specialized in complex spine/deformity surgery, currently practicing as Assistant Professor of the Division of Neurosurgery of St. Louis University. I have been an active member of the North American Spine Society, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons as well as many other international societies.
I am member of the editorial board of The Spine Journal and Deputy Editor of the North American Spine Society Journal, the new open access initiative of the North American Spine Society. I am an active reviewer of several other neurosurgical journals including World Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurology & Neurosurgery, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, Journal of Engineering in Medicine: Part H, British Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurological Sciences.
I have already provided expert review services for several scientific funding agencies in the U.S. (including the NIH P...
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Ahmer Ghori, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon: Standard of Care Expert
New Jersey
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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Philip Smucker, MD
Neurosurgery MD - 17 years practice spine + brain
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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spine, brain, peripheral nerve, lumbar, cervical, thoracic, spine surgery, fusion, myelopathy, cauda equina syndrome, lumbar stenosis, brain injury, subdural, head injury, fracture, hematoma, disc, infection, minimally invasive, trauma
I am available for neurosurgery and spine surgery expert witness and Independent Medical Examination services.
I am a board certified neurosurgeon, actively practicing full brain and spine surgery along with neurosurgery clinic at a regional medical center, including elective/urgent/trauma surgeries. I have worked 17+ years in one stable practice.
My primary neurosurgery focus is on spine, brain, and trauma.
I graduated with multiple scholarships from Indiana University, the largest medical school in the country, and did 7 years of neurosurgery residency covering 5 hospitals following that time.
My academic achievements include 99th percentile national scores on USMLE step 1 medical boards, and 95th percentile nationally for neurosurgery written boards.
I have been published in peer-reviewed journals and served in many administrative roles.
I was elected to 2 terms (4 years) as department of surgery chair, and I currently serve as section of neurosurgery lead physician. I se...
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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
New York
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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Manu Mehdiratta
Neurologist-Concussion, TBI and Stroke Expert
iScope Concussion and Pain Clinics
Mississauga, Ontario
Neurology
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Concussion, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Inury, mTBI, TBI, radiculopathy, brain infarct, myelopathy, spine, parkinsons, epilepsy, neurology
Dr. Manu Mehdiratta completed medical school at McMaster University and Neurology Residency at the University of British Columbia in 2006. He then completed fellowship training in stroke and cerebrovascular diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts and following fellowship served on the faculty in the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, BIDMC and Harvard Medical School.
He is currently a practicing neurologist and stroke specialist at Trillium Health Partners. He is on faculty in the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto. He is actively involved in stroke and neurology clinical trials. His clinical interests include general neurology, headache and cerebrovascular diseases. He has published numerous articles, papers and chapters in the area of traumatic brain injury, concussion and stroke neurology.
Dr Mehdiratta is the founder and medical director of a national concussion and pain clinic.
He has extensive...
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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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Manu Mehdiratta
Neurologist-Concussion, TBI and Stroke Expert
iScope Concussion and Pain Clinics
Texas
Neurology
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Concussion, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Inury, mTBI, TBI, radiculopathy, brain infarct, myelopathy, spine, parkinsons, epilepsy, neurology
Dr. Manu Mehdiratta completed medical school at McMaster University and Neurology Residency at the University of British Columbia in 2006. He then completed fellowship training in stroke and cerebrovascular diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts and following fellowship served on the faculty in the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, BIDMC and Harvard Medical School.
He is currently a practicing neurologist and stroke specialist at Trillium Health Partners. He is on faculty in the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto. He is actively involved in stroke and neurology clinical trials. His clinical interests include general neurology, headache and cerebrovascular diseases. He has published numerous articles, papers and chapters in the area of traumatic brain injury, concussion and stroke neurology.
Dr Mehdiratta is the founder and medical director of a national concussion and pain clinic.
He has extensive...
