Nerve Injury Expert Witnesses
Nerve injury 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 nerve injury. The nerve injury expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Acupuncturist, Anesthesiology, Brain Injury Medicine, Chiropractic, Clinical Neurophysiology, Critical Care Medicine, Dentist, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Hand Surgery, Laboratories & Testing, Legal Medicine, Life Care Planning, Medical Devices, Medical Management, and Neurology.
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Alabama
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Wilfred L Hynes, MD
Award Winning, Harvard Trained Pain Physician
Tufts Medical Center
Alabama
Pain Management - Medicine
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Pain management, pain medicine, chronic pain, spine injections, steroid injections, opiates, complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, RSD, nerve injury, epidural hematoma, failed back syndrome, facet injections, radiofrequency ablation, billing fraud, medical billing, personal injury
Award-Winning, Harvard Trained Pain Management Physician in active clinical practice. Tufts Faculty (2005-Present). Harvard Faculty (1997-2005). Double Board Certified (Anesthesia and Pain Management). 10+ years experience Medical Director, Tufts. Opiate Management Committee, Tufts Medical Center (2014-Present). Boston College - Scholar of the College/Gasson Scholar. Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial. Forensic experience includes medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, criminal matters, national opiate litigation, and health care fraud
Rich Woolley, DC, MS, ATC, CMTPT/DN, CIDN
Palmer, Alaska
Chiropractic, Acupuncturist
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Spinal Manipulation Injury, Stroke, Vertebral Artery Dissection, Disc Herniation Rib Fracture, Dry Needling Injury, Collapsed Lung, Pneumothorax, Spinal Epidural Hematoma, Nerve Injury, Infection, Abscess, Needling Implants (Shunts, Spinal Cord Stimulators, Pacemakers, Breast Implants
Dr. Woolley holds a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, a Master of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation (Magna cum laude) and a Doctorate of Chiropractic. He is a BOC certified athletic trainer and practicing chiropractor. He is board certified in acupuncture by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. He is also certified in dry needling through both Myopain Seminars and Integrative Dry Needling. He is an assistant dry needling instructor for Myopain Seminars. His areas of focus as an expert witness include dry needling injuries and adverse reactions, as well as spinal manipulation injuries and adverse reactions.
Tyler M Dunn, MD
Anesthesiologist/Pain Management Physician
TMD MD PLLC
Gilbert, Arizona
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine
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Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Life Care Planning, Chronic Pain, Life Support, Nerve Blocks, Airway Management, Disability, Narcotics, Cardiac Arrest, Hypoxic Brain Injury, Nerve Injury, Medication Error, Drug Interactions
Daniel Abraham, MD
Academic Clinical Anesthesiologist
Los Angeles, California
Anesthesiology, Medical Management
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Anesthesiology, General Anesthesia, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Sedation, Regional Anesthesia, Peri-operative Management, Airway management, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Epidural blocks, Spinal Blocks, Medication Errors, Post Anesthesia Care Unit(PACU) emergencies, Nerve Injury, Ambulatory Surgery
Dr. Daniel Abraham is an actively practicing, board-certified Anesthesiologist who draws his experience from his many years working at nationally renowned major academic centers, like the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Abraham currently holds a faculty position at the University of Southern California with a full-time clinical practice that is focused on evidence-based medicine and up to date clinical knowledge, with a focus on regional anesthesia. Dr. Abraham has extensive experience taking care of high acuity, sick patients in a variety of peri-operative environments, while supervising residents, fellows, and certified nurse anesthetists. He has extensive experience in evaluation, assessment, and management of patient complications in the operative space. His experience has included being a physician leader on a number of hospital committees focused on patient satisfaction, safety, and efficiency. Currently expecting acceptance as an expert witness fo...
Peter-Brian Andersson, MD, PhD
Neurology Consulting, Inc.
Tarzana, California
Neurology, Electrodiagnostic Medicine
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Neuromuscular disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Seizures, Epilepsy, EMG & EEG, Head injury, Spine disease, Neuropathy, Nerve injury, Headache, Myopathy
Neurology residency & Chief Resident UCSF. Fellowship Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology UCSF. Fellowship Neuromuscular disease and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Stanford. Rhodes Scholar. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, UCLA. Southern California SuperDoctors 2010-2023. Medical Director for California Stratus Alliance Neurodiagnostics. Principal Investigator/Sub-Investigator National Research Institute Trials.
Avram A. Bram-Mostyn, DO, FAAPMR, FS
Los Angeles based PM&R Physician- Board Certified
Maimonides Physiatry
GLENDALE, California
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Occupational Medicine
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Pediatric rehabilitation, Wound care, brain injury, Sports medicine, Spinal cord injury, Polytrauma, Pain management, Burns, Chiropractic, Diabetes, Disability, Electrodiagnostic medicine, Independent medical examinations, Orthopedics, Regenerative med, Spine, Nerve injury, Neuropathy, Amputation
Dr. Bram-Mostyn is a Baylor trained, board-certified physiatrist and Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (FAAPMR). He completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine, one of the top training programs in the country. His education also includes a Diploma in Tropical Medicine from Baylor's National School of Tropical Medicine, broadening his expertise in infectious diseases and global health. Dr. Bram-Mostyn's clinical experience spans inpatient and outpatient settings, including a recent position at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles where he served as a clinical instructor for resident physicians from UCLA, USC, and Casa Colina. Known for his excellent communication skills, he excels at explaining complex medical concepts clearly and compassionately. Dr. Bram-Mostyn is licensed in California, Colorado, and Texas and actively serves as a Flight Surgeon in the United States Air Force Reserve. Committed to patient care and advancement in physi...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Pejman Golpanian, MD
Beverly Hills, California
Anesthesiology, Legal Medicine
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airway, difficult intubation, brain damage, low oxygen, hypoxia, hypotension, blood pressure, paralysis, narcotics, aspiration, allergic reaction, pregnancy, epidural, awareness, drug interaction, positioning, numbness, ultrasound, nerve injury, nerve block
Dr. Pejman Golpanian is a highly experienced, board-certified Anesthesiologist actively practicing in California. He currently practices and holds privileges at 40+ outpatient ambulatory surgical centers, dental offices, and multiple Hospitals in the Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, and Thousand Oaks areas. He has performed well over 15,000 successful anesthetic procedures and is highly trained in all aspects of anesthesiology including general anesthesia, dental anesthesia (with a current dental anesthesia license), regional anesthesia with ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks, neuro-axial spinal and epidural anesthesia, and sedation with monitored anesthesia care.
Dr. Golpanian is an active expert consultant for the Medical Board of California assisting investigators, prosecutors, and administrative law judges in understanding the medical aspects of a medical-legal case. He provides clinical expertise and testimony regarding the practice of medicine and can e...
Matthew Jeranek, MD
California
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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surgical critical care, ACLS / Code, Drug Error, Difficult Airway, Regional Anesthesia, ultrasound, nerve injury, positioning injury, trauma, acute pain, neuromuscular blockade, sedation, intubation / air way injury, opioids, Non-OR anesthesia, propofol, Epidural/spinal, Blood transfusion, OSA, ECMO
I completed my anesthesia training at a level 1 trauma medical center in Detroit Michigan. I then went on to complete my fellowship in critical care medicine in 2018 at a major regional tertiary care center - Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin.
I am double boarded in anesthesia and critical care medicine and have been practicing critical care anesthesia as an assistant professor since 2018. I held leadership positions - of being the critical care fellowship program director and journal club director. I created a ultrasound workshop for our residents which lead to a publication in SOCCA. I just recently decided to go out and practice on my own. I continue to practice at other hospitals in Wisconsin. I specialize in all types of anesthesia (airway Management, general anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, intubations, hypoxia, sedation, difficult airway, nerve injury's, Epidurals, opioids, peripheral nerve blocks, PACU, cardiac arrest, surgical critical car. mechano-circulato...
Richard Allen Nathan, DMD,MS
UCSF Dental School
San Francisco, California
Dentist, Periodontics
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periodontics, implant failure, peri-implantology, oral surgery, nerve injury, peri-implantitis, periodontitis
I have been practicing the specialty of periodontics for the past 47 years.I have had a private surgical periodontal practice for 36 years and have been on faculty as a clinical periodontist at UCSF Dental School since 1978. I am currently a full professor at UCSF Dental School and have been teaching exclusively dental students as well continuing education for dentists and hygienists. I have lectured extensively nationally and internationally on the topic of periodontitis/ peri-implantitis for the past 38 years ( see attached CV). Also for the past 30 years I have been retained as a periodontal expert at least 100 times ( approx. 30% plaintiff and 70% defense.
Jordan L Newmark, MD, QME
Nationally recognized and experienced expert.
E&S Newmark Consulting | Stanford University School of Medicine
Redwood City , California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Chronic pain, acute pain, opioids, workers' compensation, disability, addiction, surgery, perioperative, Nerve injury, interventional pain, trauma, Headache facial pain, Neuropathy, medical education, qualified medical evaluation, QME, independent medical evaluation, IME, CRPS, Spine
Dr. Newmark is an ABA, double board certified, Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine Physician. He is President & CEO of E&S Newmark Consulting focused on the practice of medicine, qualified medical evaluation, expert witnessing, career and academic development, and medical-leadership consulting.
He remains as an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University. He has authored multiple journal articles, book chapters, and maintains an active simulation based pain and research program at Stanford University.
Dr. Newmark has over 10 years of expert witness and medicolegal experience.
Dr. Newmark won numerous awards from the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Stanford University and Alameda Health System.
Dr. Newmark is the former Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology of Alameda Health System, as well as the former Medical Director for Pain Management and Functional Restoration at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California.
The overall focus of Dr. Newmark'...
Scott Pritzlaff, MD
Sacramento, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Neuropathic Pain, Postop Pain, Procedure Complications, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Epidural Steroid Injection, Radiofrequency Ablation, PNS, SCS, Bleeding, Hematoma, Nerve Injury, Chronic Pain, Causalgia, RSD
Dr. Scott Pritzlaff is a highly regarded authority in pain management, recognized nationally for his expertise in the field. With a comprehensive background forged through training at prestigious institutions such as Harvard and Stanford, Dr. Pritzlaff brings a wealth of experience to his role as a clinician.
His professional journey includes a rigorous anesthesia residency at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, followed by fellowship training in pain medicine at Stanford. Dr. Pritzlaff's tenure as faculty in the Division of Pain Medicine at Stanford further solidified his standing as a leader in the field.
Currently serving as Associate Professor and Fellowship Program Director in the Division of Pain Medicine at the University of California, Davis, Dr. Pritzlaff continues to contribute significantly to the advancement of pain management. His unique perspective, shaped by previous roles as a Navy flight surgeon and combat veteran, adds a distinct depth to his e...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Florida
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Adam S. DiDio, M.D.
SAINT PETERSBURG, Florida
Brain Injury Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology
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Concussion, Postconcussion Syndrome, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), Closed head injury, Cognitive impairment, Neurocognitive testing, Neuropsychological review, MRI interpretation, Videonystagmogram (VNG), Neuropathy, Nerve Conductions & Electromyography (NCV/EMG), Radiculopathy, Nerve injury
I am a practicing neurologist, sub-specializing in Concussion/mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and Neurophysiology/Neuromuscular diseases. I earned my medical degree (M.D.) at the SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York, and then went on to complete my residency in Neurology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. During residency, I was elected to serve as Chief Resident. Following residency, I completed a fellowship in Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular diseases, also at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
I began private practice in 2006, in St. Petersburg, Florida. In addition to my private practice and multiple hospital affiliations, I served a two-year stint as the Chief of Medicine at the Bayfront Medical Center, a major level 2 Trauma center. I was the co-director of a multidisciplinary Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) clinic from 2007 – 2013.
Starting in September 2009, I was elected to be the Southeast Examining Neurologist for th...
Michael C. Eves, DO
Beachland Anesthesia
Vero Beach, Florida
Anesthesiology
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Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Medical Director, Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Regional Anesthesia, Nerve Injury, Spinals, Peri-Operative Pain Management, Airway Management, Intubation, Extubation, Hypoxia, Appropriate Patient Selection, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Ambulatory Surgery
Qualifications
-Board Certified Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice for the past 16+ years. Specialty areas of focus include ambulatory surgery with extensive experience in orthopedics, outpatient total joint replacements, ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks and managing post-operative pain.
-Medical Director, Chairman of Medical Executive Committee and Chairman of the Governing Body of Ambulatory Surgery Center in Vero Beach, FL. 6+ years at a high volume orthopedic and ENT surgery center. Developed and implemented policies and procedures for the assessment of appropriate patient selection for outpatient surgery, pre-admission testing guidelines, safety and quality improvement initiatives, staff education and training as well as patient education programs.
-Founding faculty member at the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine. Former faculty educator at Florida State University and University of Maryland responsible for education and training of medical student...
Robert J. Friedman, MD
Headache & Pain Center of Palm Beach
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Neurology, Pain Management - Medicine
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Double board certified in Neurology and Pain Management, neurologic injury, traumatic brain injury, TBI, headaches, back pain, RSD, CRPS, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Fibromyalgia, electrodiagnostic testing, nerve and muscle, EMG, nerve injury, neuropathic pain
Board Certified Neurology, Board Certified Pain Management, Certified IME, ABIME.
Harris Gellman, MD
Hand and Upper Extremity Expert
Broward Hand Center
Coral Springs, Florida
Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
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Hand and Upper Extremity, nerve injury, neuromuscular and spastic disorders, fractures, injuries to the upper extremity, Upper extremity trauma, hand and wrist injury, wrist fractures, hand pain, hand injury, Elbow injury, shoulder injury, congenital and pediatric
License(s): FL, PA, AR, CA, UT
Years in Practice: 38
Experience:
30 years performing IMEs
250 IMEs performed
Deposed/Testified 100 times
Served as Professor of Hand and Orthopedic Surgery
Authored multiple book chapters, 2 books, and over 70 peer reviewed articles
IME Certification: AME, QME
Board Certified Orthopedic Surgery
Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery
Anthony H Guarino, MD
GES, Inc.
Florida
Pain Management - Medicine
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Nerve damage, epidural steroid injection complications, Spinal and epidural injections, Spinal cord injury, Nerve injury, Radiofrequency neuroablation injuries, spinal cord stimulators, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS, RSD), medication errors, failed back surgery syndrome
Dr. Anthony Guarino is a nationally recognized pain management expert and a celebrated clinician, teacher, author and researcher. His interest in pain management began during his undergraduate work at Yale University and developed further during graduate studies in religion at Yale Divinity School.
He completed a medical degree at the University of Maryland, an internship in medicine at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and an anesthesiology residency and formal training in pain management at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Guarino served as director of pain management services for Washington University in St. Louis, MO at Barnes Jewish West County Hospital for 21 years before entering private practice in 2019.
He has over 20 years of experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys. The thoroughness of his work in combination with his ability to clearly communicate his findings to both attorneys and juries has led him to have a very busy consultant practice.
Roland Hamilton, MD
Brain and Spine Expert Witness
Florida
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Neurology, Independent Medical Examination, Stroke, Brain Death, Seizure, Spine Injury, Herniated disc, Motor Vehicle accident, nerve injury, Dementia, Back Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Encephalitis, Headaches, Head Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Neck Pain
I am a board-certified Neurologist with neurophysiology training. I have extensive experience evaluating and treating traumatic brain injury patients and working in personal injury clinics. My practice also consists of managing neurologic emergencies such as strokes, seizures, neuromuscular disorders, neurologic infections, migraines, head/brain injuries, and neurodegenerative disorders. I review legal cases, perform independent medical examinations, and participate in depositions and trials.
Eli Loch, D.O.
Pain Management Physician - Florida Georgia
Ponte Vedra, Florida
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Interventional, injection, epidural, facet, radiofrequency ablation, rhizotomy, neck, back, cervical, lumbar, sciatica, radiculopathy, neuropathy, pain, spinal cord stimulation, nerve injury, herniated disc, joint, knee, shoulder
Dr. Loch started his medical education at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. After graduating medical school, he completed a highly competitive residency in anesthesiology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. While there, he developed a passion for treating patients with complex spine, joint, and nerve pathology. Staying at the University of Florida, he was selected for an elite fellowship in interventional pain management to train with nationally recognized leaders in the field. Dr. Loch is board certified in both anesthesiology and interventional pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He is very experienced in image guided interventional procedures, having personally performed over 10,000 spine, joint, and nerve injections. He is active at Baptist Hospital Nassau, being both a consulting physician and member of the credentialing committee.
Dr. Loch has also been involved with numerous professional societies including the American Society of I...
Leo Sushner, DDS
Periodontics and Dental Implants Expert Witness
Leo Sushner, D.D.S.
Miami, Florida
Dentist, Periodontics
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dental implants, extractions, periodontal disease, nerve injury, lack of informed consent, oral cancer, orthodontics, failed root canal or endodontics, dental accident, dental infections, osteonecrosis, failed crown or bridgework, dental hospitalizations, failure to diagnose, failure to treat
Dr. Sushner is a licensed periodontist with more than forty years of experience in clinical periodontics, dental implant surgery, and dentistry. Dr. Sushner is Board Certified in Dentistry. Dr. Sushner is certified as a Florida Dental Expert Witness and holds a Florida Dental Teaching Permit. Dr. Sushner serves as an adjunct faculty at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Sushner has broad experience in performing and evaluating periodontal, implant and dental surgical procedures, including extractions.
Dr. Sushner has placed and consulted on thousands of dental implants and has decades of experience in all phases of implant dentistry. Dr. Sushner has expertise and experience in diagnosing and treating gum disease, extraction related problems, maxillary sinus issues, nerve injuries, oral pathology, dental infections, bone grafting, sinus augmentation procedures and implant site evaluations. Dr. Sushner served as an adjunct c...
Purnell Traverso, MD, MSc, FACS
Traverso Hand Inc
Coral Springs, Florida
Hand Surgery
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Hand fractures, wrist fractures, forearm fractures, nerve injury, nerve repair, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Cubital tunnel syndrome, Hand and wrist arthritis, wrist arthroscopy, TFCC injuries, micro vascular surgery, tendon injury and repair, hand and wrist pain, hand and wrist masses
Board certified in Hand, Wrist and microvascular surgery.
Additional experience in nerve injury, fracture, all wrist and hand trauma.
Lisensed in Florida and Connecticut
Over 10 years experience with
- Workmans compensation patients
- IME's and CME’s
- Depositions/Testimony
Alex Zajac, MD
A to Z Expert Witness Services
Wellington, Florida
Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
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General Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Neonatal Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Hypoxic Brain Injury, Cardiac Arrest, Difficult Airway, Lost Airway, Hypoxia, Spine Surgery, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Sedation, Medication Errors, Nerve Injury, Positioning
Award-winning dual board-certified anesthesiologist and pediatric anesthesiologist who trained at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Licensed in the state of Florida and works full-time as an anesthesiologist/pediatric anesthesiologist at St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach International Surgery Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Extensive experience with medical direction; supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified anesthesiologist assistants as well as solo practice. Multiple publications and grand rounds presentations.
Dr. Zajac serves as a medical expert witness in the fields of anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology. Dr. Zajac can opine on standard of care and medical malpractice for either plaintiff or defense counsel and is adept in providing his expert opinion on events that occur during the perioperative time period. Unblemished record and highly responsive to emails and phone cal...
Damien Doute, MD
ORTHOPEDIC SPINE SURGERY AND GENERAL ORTHOPEDICS
Spine and Orthopaedics of Atlanta, LLC
Decatur, Georgia
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery
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Pedicle Screws, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Joint Replacement, Fracture/Dislocation, Paralysis, Spine Fusion, Degenerative Spine, Scoliosis, Radiculopathy, Nerve Injury, Laminectomy, Discectomy
I am spine fellowship trained and have practiced a large amount of this discipline since my fellowship in 1998. My spinal expertise lies in the treatment of the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine in terms of nonoperative and operative treatment, congenital, traumatic, and degenerative problems. I am comfortable in anterior, posterior and lateral approaches to the entire spine. Spine Surgery, complex and non-complex, cervical, thoracic and lumbar, including revision surgery, is my forte.
I have also practiced a large amount of general orthopedics surgery since residency, concentrating on total joint replacement, arthroscopy, and fractures.
I am comfortable with hip, knee and shoulder surgery and diagnosis, including trauma/fractures. I have taken general emergency room call consistently. I also routinely perform knee and shoulder arthroscopy and deal with foot and ankle problems and trauma.
I have given both trial and deposition testimony in a variety of cases.
My me...
Roland Hamilton, MD
Brain and Spine Expert Witness
Decatur, Georgia
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Neurology, Independent Medical Examination, Stroke, Brain Death, Seizure, Spine Injury, Herniated disc, Motor Vehicle accident, nerve injury, Dementia, Back Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Encephalitis, Headaches, Head Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Neck Pain
I am a board-certified Neurologist with neurophysiology training. I have extensive experience evaluating and treating traumatic brain injury patients and working in personal injury clinics. My practice also consists of managing neurologic emergencies such as strokes, seizures, neuromuscular disorders, neurologic infections, migraines, head/brain injuries, and neurodegenerative disorders. I review legal cases, perform independent medical examinations, and participate in depositions and trials.
Eli Loch, D.O.
Pain Management Physician - Florida Georgia
Georgia
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Interventional, injection, epidural, facet, radiofrequency ablation, rhizotomy, neck, back, cervical, lumbar, sciatica, radiculopathy, neuropathy, pain, spinal cord stimulation, nerve injury, herniated disc, joint, knee, shoulder
Dr. Loch started his medical education at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. After graduating medical school, he completed a highly competitive residency in anesthesiology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. While there, he developed a passion for treating patients with complex spine, joint, and nerve pathology. Staying at the University of Florida, he was selected for an elite fellowship in interventional pain management to train with nationally recognized leaders in the field. Dr. Loch is board certified in both anesthesiology and interventional pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He is very experienced in image guided interventional procedures, having personally performed over 10,000 spine, joint, and nerve injections. He is active at Baptist Hospital Nassau, being both a consulting physician and member of the credentialing committee.
Dr. Loch has also been involved with numerous professional societies including the American Society of I...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Illinois
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Morris A Fisher, MD
Evanston, Illinois
Neurology
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Nerve injury, neuropathies, myopathies, neuromuscular diseases, electrodiagnosis, electromyography, cerebrovascular disease, strokes, lumbosacral and cervical radiculopathies, back pain, neck pain, traumatic brain injury
National and international reputation in neuromuscular disease and electrodiagnosis. Has had excellent training and extensive experience in cerebrovascular disease. Has frequently dealt with all aspects of nerve and root dysfunction including focal nerve injury as well as lumbosacral and cervical radiculopathies. Has knowledge and expertise in head trauma and neurological injury in general. Has published over 100 scholarly articles and has been President of an international organization. Has been a Professor of Neurology for 30 years and has been actively involved in teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and younger faculty. He has examined at national certification examinations. Has provided expert legal testimony for over 30 years. Has been cited in listings of prominent physicians including US News and World Report of Top Doctors.
Anthony H Guarino, MD
GES, Inc.
Illinois
Pain Management - Medicine
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Nerve damage, epidural steroid injection complications, Spinal and epidural injections, Spinal cord injury, Nerve injury, Radiofrequency neuroablation injuries, spinal cord stimulators, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS, RSD), medication errors, failed back surgery syndrome
Dr. Anthony Guarino is a nationally recognized pain management expert and a celebrated clinician, teacher, author and researcher. His interest in pain management began during his undergraduate work at Yale University and developed further during graduate studies in religion at Yale Divinity School.
He completed a medical degree at the University of Maryland, an internship in medicine at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and an anesthesiology residency and formal training in pain management at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Guarino served as director of pain management services for Washington University in St. Louis, MO at Barnes Jewish West County Hospital for 21 years before entering private practice in 2019.
He has over 20 years of experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys. The thoroughness of his work in combination with his ability to clearly communicate his findings to both attorneys and juries has led him to have a very busy consultant practice.
Matthew Jeranek, MD
Illinois
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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surgical critical care, ACLS / Code, Drug Error, Difficult Airway, Regional Anesthesia, ultrasound, nerve injury, positioning injury, trauma, acute pain, neuromuscular blockade, sedation, intubation / air way injury, opioids, Non-OR anesthesia, propofol, Epidural/spinal, Blood transfusion, OSA, ECMO
I completed my anesthesia training at a level 1 trauma medical center in Detroit Michigan. I then went on to complete my fellowship in critical care medicine in 2018 at a major regional tertiary care center - Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin.
I am double boarded in anesthesia and critical care medicine and have been practicing critical care anesthesia as an assistant professor since 2018. I held leadership positions - of being the critical care fellowship program director and journal club director. I created a ultrasound workshop for our residents which lead to a publication in SOCCA. I just recently decided to go out and practice on my own. I continue to practice at other hospitals in Wisconsin. I specialize in all types of anesthesia (airway Management, general anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, intubations, hypoxia, sedation, difficult airway, nerve injury's, Epidurals, opioids, peripheral nerve blocks, PACU, cardiac arrest, surgical critical car. mechano-circulato...
Eugene Lipov, MD
Westmont, Illinois
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Devices
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PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Stellate Ganglion Block, SGB, Ketamine, Nerve Injury, Injections, Chronic Pain, Opioids, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, hot flashes, patents, intellectual property
Pain Medicine thought-leader. Founding member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Developer of multiple innovative pain treatments. Developed hybrid stimulator that combined convention dorsal column stimulator and sub-q stimulator. Evaluated needle design that lead to improvement of Sprotte needle. Pioneered the use of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hot flashes. Developed the Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) protocol to treat PTSD.
Work has been written about in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and featured on ABC, NBC and WGN.
Experienced expert witness – has given over 1,000 depositions.
Significant medical device experience.
Active clinical practice. Board Certified in both pain medicine and anesthesiology.
University of Illinois faculty.
Performs the entire range of pain procedures including: dorsal column stimulators (DCS), radio frequency ablati...
Michael B. Jacobs, MD, MPH
Pain Management Expert - Former Navy Physician
Potomac, Maryland
Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Interventional, Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulator, SCS, DRG, PNS, Pain Pump, Epidural, Radiofrequency, Interspinous Spacers, PRP, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Nerve Injury, Post-Operative Pain, Work Injury, Opioids, Procedure Complications, Medical Marijuana, Causation
Dr. Jacobs is board certified in Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Occupational Medicine. He served over 20 years as a Navy physician, including roles as director of Pain Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and specialty consultant to the Navy Surgeon General and White House. He now practices as an Interventional Pain Management physician and is an associate professor of anesthesiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Jacobs has served on the guidelines committee of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, published numerous articles, and lectured at national conferences.
Dr. Jacobs has an active clinical practice, including the management of complex chronic pain conditions, such as failed back surgery syndrome (post-laminectomy syndrome), complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), post-surgical pain (e.g hernia, joint replacement, nerve injury), and chronic joint, neck, and back pain. He performs advance...
Ugochi Okoroafor-Ridgway, MD
Hand Surgery Expert - Orthopedic Hand Surgeon
Niche Hand Surgery and Orthopedics
Odenton, Maryland
Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
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Carpal Tunnel, Cubital Tunnel, Trigger Finger, Hand Fractures, Wrist Fractures, Hand and Wrist Arthritis, Hand Masses, Nerve Injury, Tendon Injury, DeQuervain's, Workers’ Compensation, TFCC, Ligament Injury, Dupuytren's, Nerve Repair, Microsurgery, Wrist Arthroscopy, Medical Record Review
Dr. Okoroafor is a double board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery. She is the founder and CEO of Niche Hand Surgery and Orthopedics, a private medical practice located in Fairfax, VA. Warmly known by her patients and colleagues as “Dr. O,” she prides herself on her approachable bedside manner and on providing culturally competent orthopedic care. Her clinical expertise includes hand and wrist fractures, tendon injuries, sports injuries, workplace injuries, motor vehicle accidents, nerve problems, and more.
Dr. Okoroafor is certified in both orthopedic surgery and hand surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and she has extensive training in microvascular surgery. She is licensed in Colorado, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia. In addition to her full time clinical practice, she is actively involved in research, which she has presented nationally, and she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters. She is a member o...
Morgan Williams
Med Legal Pro, LLC
Germantown, Maryland
Phlebotomy, Laboratories & Testing
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phlebotomist, venipuncture, blood work, blood test, specimen collection, nerve injury, infections, EHR, electronic health records, heplock, bruising, swelling, clots, bleeding, infiltration, arterial puncture, allergies, fainting, extravasation, petechiae
Lee D. Cranberg, MD
Harvard Medical School
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Neurology, Neuropsychiatry
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Behavioral Neurology,Testamentary Capacity,Contested Wills,Financial Competency,Closed Head Injury,Traumatic Brain Injury,TBI,Brain Damage,Nerve Injury,Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy,Persistent Vegetative State,PVS,Life Expectancy,Lamictal,Seizures,Dementia,Alzheimer's,concussion,headache,stroke
Award-winning Neurologist. Harvard Medical School faculty. Clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient care. Board Certified. Fellowship training and extensive experience in Behavioral Neurology – that branch of neurology that focuses on brain conditions, including dementia, that change a person's behavior or intellect. Has treated 1,000+ patients with dementia (usually due to Alzheimer's Disease). Past President of the Boston Society of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery. Boston Magazine Top Doctor (Neurology), 2017. Former Director of Neurology at Head Injury rehabilitation facility. Highly experienced expert witness. Has reviewed over 250 cases and testified in dozens of depositions and trials. Expert-witness assignments have involved death, catastrophic injury cases, testamentary capacity, financial competency, personal injury, medical malpractice, and criminal cases. Experience includes spine injury, head trauma, seizure disorder, epilepsy, headaches, post-concu...
Wilfred L Hynes, MD
Award Winning, Harvard Trained Pain Physician
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Pain Management - Medicine
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Pain management, pain medicine, chronic pain, spine injections, steroid injections, opiates, complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, RSD, nerve injury, epidural hematoma, failed back syndrome, facet injections, radiofrequency ablation, billing fraud, medical billing, personal injury
Award-Winning, Harvard Trained Pain Management Physician in active clinical practice. Tufts Faculty (2005-Present). Harvard Faculty (1997-2005). Double Board Certified (Anesthesia and Pain Management). 10+ years experience Medical Director, Tufts. Opiate Management Committee, Tufts Medical Center (2014-Present). Boston College - Scholar of the College/Gasson Scholar. Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial. Forensic experience includes medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, criminal matters, national opiate litigation, and health care fraud
Brinda B Kamdar, MD
Boston, Massachusetts
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine
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Regional Anesthesia, Spinal complications, Epidural Hematoma, Regional Anesthesiology, Obstetric Anesthesia, General Anesthesia, Nerve injury, Acute Pain Management, Spinals, Neuroanesthesia, Epidural complications, Acute Pain, Epidurals, Peripheral Nerve blocks, Compartment syndrome
Brinda Bharat Kamdar MD is a nationally recognized board certified anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (the original and largest Harvard teaching hospital) and chosen by her peers as one of "Boston's Top Doctors" in 2024 and 2023. She completed her medical training at the University of California at San Francisco in 2004 and anesthesia residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008. She is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School, where she serves as Program Director for the Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship and Associate Director of the Regional Anesthesia and Peri-operative Pain Service at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She serves as an associate editor for the Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine journal, and has been recognized for mentorship of faculty as the recipient of the MGH Faculty Clinical Mentorship Award in 2017 and 2022. Particular areas of interest are real-time lumbar and thoracic neuraxi...
Indu Reddy, M.D.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Anesthesiology
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Anesthesia, Orthopedic anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, General surgery, Neuraxial anesthesia, Gynecology, Urology, Preoperative assessment, Perioperative medicine, Postoperative anesthetic care, Operating Room, Difficult airway, Airway Management, Positioning, Nerve Injury, Ambulatory anesthesia
Board-Certified Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice. Current practice includes providing anesthesia to all types of patients, from straightforward to complex cases, as well as preoperative assessment, perioperative medicine, and postoperative anesthetic care. Great verbal communication skills. Focused on providing an objective, thorough, and detail-oriented review of materials with careful analysis of the findings in order to help attorneys make decisions about how they wish to proceed with their cases.
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...
Eugene Lipov, MD
Michigan
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Devices
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PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Stellate Ganglion Block, SGB, Ketamine, Nerve Injury, Injections, Chronic Pain, Opioids, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, hot flashes, patents, intellectual property
Pain Medicine thought-leader. Founding member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Developer of multiple innovative pain treatments. Developed hybrid stimulator that combined convention dorsal column stimulator and sub-q stimulator. Evaluated needle design that lead to improvement of Sprotte needle. Pioneered the use of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hot flashes. Developed the Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) protocol to treat PTSD.
Work has been written about in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and featured on ABC, NBC and WGN.
Experienced expert witness – has given over 1,000 depositions.
Significant medical device experience.
Active clinical practice. Board Certified in both pain medicine and anesthesiology.
University of Illinois faculty.
Performs the entire range of pain procedures including: dorsal column stimulators (DCS), radio frequency ablati...
Steven D Lockman, MD
Minnesota Neurorehabilitation Institute
Plymouth, Minnesota
Brain Injury Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Mild TBI, mTBI, Stroke, Neurorehabilitation, Sports Injury, Anoxic Brain Injury, HIE, Post-Concussion Syndrome, PCS, Nerve Injury, Acute Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Life Care Planning, Independent Medical Examinations, IMEs, Whiplash, MVA
Award-winning brain injury medicine physician in active clinical practice. Triple board certified in Brain Injury Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Certified Life Care Planner. Former Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Hennepin County Medical Center. 20+ Years of University medical school teaching experience. Experienced Expert Witness & Independent Medical Examiner.
Anthony H Guarino, MD
GES, Inc.
Chesterfield, Missouri
Pain Management - Medicine
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Nerve damage, epidural steroid injection complications, Spinal and epidural injections, Spinal cord injury, Nerve injury, Radiofrequency neuroablation injuries, spinal cord stimulators, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS, RSD), medication errors, failed back surgery syndrome
Dr. Anthony Guarino is a nationally recognized pain management expert and a celebrated clinician, teacher, author and researcher. His interest in pain management began during his undergraduate work at Yale University and developed further during graduate studies in religion at Yale Divinity School.
He completed a medical degree at the University of Maryland, an internship in medicine at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and an anesthesiology residency and formal training in pain management at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Guarino served as director of pain management services for Washington University in St. Louis, MO at Barnes Jewish West County Hospital for 21 years before entering private practice in 2019.
He has over 20 years of experience working with both plaintiff and defense attorneys. The thoroughness of his work in combination with his ability to clearly communicate his findings to both attorneys and juries has led him to have a very busy consultant practice.
David Lancaster, DO, CLCP, CIME
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Life Care Planning, IME
Lancaster Medical Associates, LLC
Columbia, Missouri
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Life Care Planning
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TBI, SCI, Spinal Cord Injury, Multi Trauma, Musculoskeletal, Disability, Damages, Auto Accident Injury, Pain, Fall, Personal Injury, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Independent Medical Exam, IME, Tort, Nerve Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Cost Projection, Amputation
Dr. Lancaster is a Board Certified PM&R physician, Certified Life Care Planner, and Certified Independent Medical Examiner with 20 years of experience. He is available for life care planning for larger cases and cost projections for smaller cases. Dr. Lancaster's experience encompasses stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple trauma, debility, amputation, pressure wounds, burns, neurological disorders, musculoskeletal injuries, falls, critical illness myopathy, and electrodiagnostic testing (EMGs). Previously, Dr. Lancaster served for 10 years as the Medical Director of Capital Region Medical Center’s in-patient rehabilitation unit in Jefferson City, MO. During his tenure, he also ran a busy out-patient practice specializing in acute and chronic pain, electrodiagnostic studies, and osteopathic manipulation. Dr. Lancaster is licensed and available in Missouri as well as available nationally. He and his assistant are personable and ready to assist with client need...
Mark D. Kraft, MD
Pain Medicine & Medical Devices Expert Witness
Advanced Pain Consultants
Las Vegas, Nevada
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Devices
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Failed back, chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Practice guidelines and standards, Nerve Injury, Injections, Opioids, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, patents, intellectual property, pharma, medical billing, pill mill, spinal cord stimulators, ablation
Fellowship trained pain physician. Experienced expert witness with excellent communication skills. Co-author of international pain practice guidelines. Active clinical practice after recovering from a disabling spine injury. Pharma and medical device experience. Inventor of a patented system and method for objectively verifying internal disc disruption. Former master instructor for International Spinal Injection Society.
Performs pain procedures including: Spinal cord stimulators, radio frequency ablations, stellate ganglion blocks, epidural injections, steroid injections, spinal nerve root injections, facet injections, and nerve blocks.
Licensed in Arizona, California, and Nevada
Roland Hamilton, MD
Brain and Spine Expert Witness
New Jersey
Neurology, Neurophysiology
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Neurology, Independent Medical Examination, Stroke, Brain Death, Seizure, Spine Injury, Herniated disc, Motor Vehicle accident, nerve injury, Dementia, Back Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Encephalitis, Headaches, Head Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Neck Pain
I am a board-certified Neurologist with neurophysiology training. I have extensive experience evaluating and treating traumatic brain injury patients and working in personal injury clinics. My practice also consists of managing neurologic emergencies such as strokes, seizures, neuromuscular disorders, neurologic infections, migraines, head/brain injuries, and neurodegenerative disorders. I review legal cases, perform independent medical examinations, and participate in depositions and trials.
Karl Maloney, DDS
Branchburg Oral, Maxillofacial and Implant Surgery, LLC
Branchburg, New Jersey
Oral Surgery
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Wisdom Teeth, Dental extractions, Dental Implants, Bone Grafting, Sinus Lift, Nerve Injury, IV Anesthesia, Facial Trauma, Mandible Fracture, Jaw Fracture, Dental Infection, Head and Neck Infection, Oral Pathology, Oral Cancer, Jaw Tumor
Dr. Maloney is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He has been in private practice and hospital based oral and maxillofacial surgery for 14 years. He has expertise in office based surgery such as dental implants, bone grafting, wisdom teeth extractions, dental extractions and oral pathology. In addition, he has 14 years of experience at two Regional Level I Trauma Center Hospitals. Hospital based procedures he has expertise in include facial trauma such as mandible fractures, midface trauma, dental injuries and dental/head and neck infections.
He has published articles in Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction and International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery on topics related to dental implants, 3-D cone beam tomography, mandible fractures and orbital fractures.
Daniel Abraham, MD
Academic Clinical Anesthesiologist
New York
Anesthesiology, Medical Management
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Anesthesiology, General Anesthesia, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Sedation, Regional Anesthesia, Peri-operative Management, Airway management, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Epidural blocks, Spinal Blocks, Medication Errors, Post Anesthesia Care Unit(PACU) emergencies, Nerve Injury, Ambulatory Surgery
Dr. Daniel Abraham is an actively practicing, board-certified Anesthesiologist who draws his experience from his many years working at nationally renowned major academic centers, like the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Abraham currently holds a faculty position at the University of Southern California with a full-time clinical practice that is focused on evidence-based medicine and up to date clinical knowledge, with a focus on regional anesthesia. Dr. Abraham has extensive experience taking care of high acuity, sick patients in a variety of peri-operative environments, while supervising residents, fellows, and certified nurse anesthetists. He has extensive experience in evaluation, assessment, and management of patient complications in the operative space. His experience has included being a physician leader on a number of hospital committees focused on patient satisfaction, safety, and efficiency. Currently expecting acceptance as an expert witness fo...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester, New York
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Matthew Jeranek, MD
New York
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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surgical critical care, ACLS / Code, Drug Error, Difficult Airway, Regional Anesthesia, ultrasound, nerve injury, positioning injury, trauma, acute pain, neuromuscular blockade, sedation, intubation / air way injury, opioids, Non-OR anesthesia, propofol, Epidural/spinal, Blood transfusion, OSA, ECMO
I completed my anesthesia training at a level 1 trauma medical center in Detroit Michigan. I then went on to complete my fellowship in critical care medicine in 2018 at a major regional tertiary care center - Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin.
I am double boarded in anesthesia and critical care medicine and have been practicing critical care anesthesia as an assistant professor since 2018. I held leadership positions - of being the critical care fellowship program director and journal club director. I created a ultrasound workshop for our residents which lead to a publication in SOCCA. I just recently decided to go out and practice on my own. I continue to practice at other hospitals in Wisconsin. I specialize in all types of anesthesia (airway Management, general anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, intubations, hypoxia, sedation, difficult airway, nerve injury's, Epidurals, opioids, peripheral nerve blocks, PACU, cardiac arrest, surgical critical car. mechano-circulato...
Suja Johnkutty, MD
Board Certified Neurologist
Plainview, New York
Neurology, Legal Medicine
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Headache Disorders, Concussions, Closed Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Nerve Injury, Testamentary Capacity, Dementia
A neurologist with training from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Fellowship, specializing in Neuromuscular Medicine and board-certified in Neurology. Currently on the teaching staff for General Neurology at NYU Langone Hospitals and previously served as Headache Director at a Columbia Presbyterian Affiliated Hospital. Actively involved in clinical practice as a treating neurologist, with a focus on expanding telemedicine services for TBI/concussion management. Extensive clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient care. Conducts fitness for duty examinations, disability reviews, Independent Medical Examinations, medical expert opinions, pre-suit consultations, and chart reviews. Experienced in providing expert-witness testimony for personal injury and criminal cases, particularly those involving head trauma, headaches, and post-concussion syndrome
Joel Lane Kent, MD
University of Rochester
Victor, New York
Pain Management - Medicine
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Opioids, Buprenorphine, Interventional, Nerve blocks, Palliative care, Opioid, Morphine, CRPS, Epidural injections, Spinal hematoma, Narcotic, Methadone, Spinal cord stimulation, Overdose, hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Intrathecal drug delivery, RSD, Nerve injury
Primary area of expertise: Pain Medicine
Expert consulting experience:
• Authored over 50 expert case reports
• Participated in over 25 depositions
• Testimony experience in civil trials and professional hearings
• Provides litigation support and expert testimony in plaintiff and defense cases
Professional experience:
• Over 25 years of experience in Pain Medicine
• Triple Board Certified
• Practice Director of University Multi-Disciplinary Pain Management Practices from 1998 to 2017
• Program Director of a Multi-Disciplinary Pain Management Fellowship Training Programs from 1998 to 2015
• Professor of Anesthesiology, Palliative Care, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University of Rochester School of Medicine
• Lectures extensively and published
Profile:
Dr. Kent is an expert in all realms of Pain Medicine and has focused expertise in the prescribing and oversight of opioid analgesics. His specialties include acute and chronic pain management, opioid analgesics, inte...
Seth L. Jaffe, D.O.
IME Solutions, PLLC
Charlotte, North Carolina
Orthopedic Surgery
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Knee Arthroscopy, Shoulder Arthroscopy, Rotator Cuff Repair, Knee and Hip Joint Replacement, Fracture Care, Carpal Tunnel Surgery, Cervical and Lumbar Spine Injuries, Overuse Syndromes/Injuries, Nerve Injuries, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Chronic Pain, Soft Tissue Injuries
Board Certified, Fellowship trained Orthopedic Surgeon, in active practice since 1994. Specialty focus in Medical-Legal evaluations, IME's, Impairment and Disability Evaluations/Ratings, AMA Guidelines, Peer-Peer and medical file reviews, Video depositions and Expert testimony. Currently working with and representing worker's compensation and insurance carriers, attorneys for plaintiffs and defense, State/Federal disability carriers. Opinions are supported by evidence based medicine and over 1000 evaluations and 200 depositions. Rapid report turnaround, usually within 48 hours.
Daniel Abraham, MD
Academic Clinical Anesthesiologist
Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Medical Management
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Anesthesiology, General Anesthesia, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Sedation, Regional Anesthesia, Peri-operative Management, Airway management, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Epidural blocks, Spinal Blocks, Medication Errors, Post Anesthesia Care Unit(PACU) emergencies, Nerve Injury, Ambulatory Surgery
Dr. Daniel Abraham is an actively practicing, board-certified Anesthesiologist who draws his experience from his many years working at nationally renowned major academic centers, like the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Abraham currently holds a faculty position at the University of Southern California with a full-time clinical practice that is focused on evidence-based medicine and up to date clinical knowledge, with a focus on regional anesthesia. Dr. Abraham has extensive experience taking care of high acuity, sick patients in a variety of peri-operative environments, while supervising residents, fellows, and certified nurse anesthetists. He has extensive experience in evaluation, assessment, and management of patient complications in the operative space. His experience has included being a physician leader on a number of hospital committees focused on patient satisfaction, safety, and efficiency. Currently expecting acceptance as an expert witness fo...
Taras Grosh, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine
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Regional Anesthesiology, Nerve Injury, Pain Management, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Epidural Anesthesia, Spinal Anesthesia, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Ultrasound guided procedures, General Anesthesia, Sedation, Intubation, Extubation, Difficult Airway, Trauma
Dr. Grosh is a board-certified Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia he is fellowship trained in Regional Anesthesiology Acute and Chronic Pain management.
Dr. Grosh is the Director of Orthopedic Anesthesiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center overseeing clinical care of orthopedic surgical patients. Additionally, he is Chair of Procedural Sedation Committee and the co-chair of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center's Clinical Effectiveness Committee in which he oversees quality improvement and safety metrics for patients in the perioperative space.
Dr. Grosh is an expert in the field of regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, nerve injury, anesthesia for total joint arthroplasty including knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist as well as traumatology and airway management. Dr. Grosh also staffs Penn’s acute/chronic pain consult service creating c...
Scott Sexton, MD
VSAS Medical Legal Evaluations
Allentown , Pennsylvania
Orthopedic Surgery
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orthopedic trauma, fractures, nonunions, compartment syndrome, amputation, joint replacement, shoulder, elbow, humerus, nerve injury, pelvis, acetabulum, femur, tibia fractures, ankle fractures, hip, knee, spine, pain, tendon tears
Since 2007 I have been employed full time as an orthopedic surgeon at a large level 1 trauma center. I serve as the director of orthopedic trauma and have performed over 600 cases per year for 15+ years. I manage acute injuries to the upper and lower extremities surgically and non operatively and deal with the long term sequelae of these injuries including infection, nonunion, and nerve injury.
As part of my role, I educate and train medical and physician assistant students. I also oversee quality control of the orthopedic trauma program and attend and participate in monthly quality meetings and M&M reviews. I also participate in local and national meetings as an educator and instructor.
I routinely see patients in the office 2 days a week and manage the acute injuries, while also maintaining a practice in general orthopedics, including performing arthroscopy and joint replacement. I perform surgery 2-3 days per week and perform 600+ surgeries per year with a high volume of...
Chad R Greene, D.O.
Physician Anesthesiologist - Vanderbilt Faculty
Nashville, Tennessee
Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
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General Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia, Ambulatory Surgery, Spine Surgery, Dental Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Monitored Anesthesia Care, Sedation, Airway Management, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Eye Blocks, Epidural & Spinal Anesthesia, Medication Errors, PACU, Nerve Injury, Positioning, OSA
Board-certified, Vanderbilt-trained Anesthesiologist with academic, private practice and military medical experience. Past-President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Resident Component and Member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Board of Directors. In full-time clinical practice with hands-on patient care and direction/supervision of CRNAs, residents, and medical students.
• General anesthesia including: Induction and maintenance of anesthesia, ventilator management, intra-operative monitoring, management of emergence from anesthesia, and transportation to and from the operating room.
• Airway management including endotracheal tubes, single-lung ventilation, and non-invasive techniques.
• Epidural and spinal anesthesia.
• Regional anesthesia.
• Invasive Monitoring including central Lines, arterial Lines, and pulmonary arterial catheters.
• Pre-operative assessment and post-operative patient management.
• Echocardiography and ultrasound assessment...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Texas
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Steven M Croft, MD
Houston, Texas
Neurology
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Epilepsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Stroke, Radiculopathy, Neuropathy, Nerve Injury, Dementia, Alzheimer's, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Parkinson's, Occupational Injuries, Electrical Injuries, Independent Medical Exams, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (adults)
I'm a board certified Neurologist. I'm in full-time solo private practice. I work with Plaintiff and Defense attorneys on a wide range of cases including: Auto Accidents, Occupational Injuries, Falls, Electrocution and a variety of Neurological Diseases. I'm often asked to address: Causation, Standard of Care, and Extent of Injury. I'm experienced in deposition as well as trial testimony.
I've served in leadership positions in my state and local medical society. I am a officer for the Texas Chapter of the Association of Physicians and Surgeons.
I've served as Medical Director for the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation and Advisory Board Member of the Houston Area Parkinson's Society. I also serve on the Medical Advisory Board for Driver Licensing for Texas.
I've been an advocate for patients having testified in front of Texas Senate Committees and participating in the American Academy of Neurology's day at the Capitol in Washington, D.C..
In my spare time, I enjoy spend...
Omeed Khodaparast, MD FASA
Dallas, Texas
Anesthesiology
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Regional anesthesia, airway management, difficult intubation, hypotension, positioning, nerve injury, recovery room, nerve blocks, hypoxia, sedation, propofol, postoperative care, code, obstructive sleep apnea, fire
Dr. Omeed Khodaparast is a distinguished, board-certified anesthesiologist in Dallas, Texas. With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Khodaparast is an expert in multiple facets of general anesthesia. His proficiency extends to advanced techniques such as ultrasound regional anesthesia, including peripheral nerve blocks for acute pain management, as well as propofol sedation and total IV anesthesia. In addition to his clinical devotion, Dr. Khodaparast holds pivotal leadership positions as the medical director and anesthesia chairman at a prestigious community hospital in Dallas. His influence further extends as an esteemed expert panelist for the Texas Medical Board, where he demonstrates his commitment to clinical standards and best practices. Recognized for his integrity and comprehensive knowledge, Dr. Khodaparast offers his services for both plaintiff and defense cases.
Felix G. Rivera, M.D.
US Neurology Consulting, PLLC
Harlingen, Texas
Neurology, Telemedicine
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Stroke, Epilepsy, Headache, migraine, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, mild traumatic brain injury, mTBI, closed head injury, concussion, Spinal Cord Injury, Nerve Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Memory Loss, Dementia, Encephalopathy, Parkinson's Disease, testamentary capacity, competency
Dr.Felix Rivera is a Board Certified Neurologist with over 14 years of experience. Fellowship trained in Epilepsy and Neuromuscular Disorders.
Has experience with Outpatient General Neurology, Inpatient Neuro-Hospitalist and Outpatient Tele Neurology, as well as currently provides Telemedicine care in Neurology, Inpatient Telemedicine/ Tele Neuro-Hospitalist for hospitals in several states throughout the United States.
He is Licensed in over 25 states
Dr. Rivera has experience in areas, including but not limited to : Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, mild traumatic brain injury, mTBI, Stroke, Epilepsy, Headache, migraine, closed head injury, concussion, Spinal Cord Injury, Nerve Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Memory Loss, Dementia, Encephalopathy, Parkinson's Disease.
Ramesh Singa, MD
HealthAdvise
Austin, Texas
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine
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Interventional pain management, intrathecal targeted drug delivery, pump, injection, epidural, facet, radiofrequency ablation, rhizotomy, neck, back, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sciatica, radiculopathy, neuropathy, spinal cord stimulation, nerve injury, herniated disc, degeneration
Ramesh Singa, MD, is a pain management physician board certified in Pain Management and Anesthesiology. He is part of the Republic Spine and Pain team in Leander and Austin, TX. With over 15yrs experience, Dr. Singa’s top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Training
Medical
Rusha Medical College
Residency
St. Barnabas Health Care System
Fellowship
Rush University Medical Center
Board Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Matthew Jeranek, MD
milwaukee, Wisconsin
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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surgical critical care, ACLS / Code, Drug Error, Difficult Airway, Regional Anesthesia, ultrasound, nerve injury, positioning injury, trauma, acute pain, neuromuscular blockade, sedation, intubation / air way injury, opioids, Non-OR anesthesia, propofol, Epidural/spinal, Blood transfusion, OSA, ECMO
I completed my anesthesia training at a level 1 trauma medical center in Detroit Michigan. I then went on to complete my fellowship in critical care medicine in 2018 at a major regional tertiary care center - Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin.
I am double boarded in anesthesia and critical care medicine and have been practicing critical care anesthesia as an assistant professor since 2018. I held leadership positions - of being the critical care fellowship program director and journal club director. I created a ultrasound workshop for our residents which lead to a publication in SOCCA. I just recently decided to go out and practice on my own. I continue to practice at other hospitals in Wisconsin. I specialize in all types of anesthesia (airway Management, general anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, intubations, hypoxia, sedation, difficult airway, nerve injury's, Epidurals, opioids, peripheral nerve blocks, PACU, cardiac arrest, surgical critical car. mechano-circulato...
Eugene Lipov, MD
Wisconsin
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Devices
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PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Stellate Ganglion Block, SGB, Ketamine, Nerve Injury, Injections, Chronic Pain, Opioids, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, hot flashes, patents, intellectual property
Pain Medicine thought-leader. Founding member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Developer of multiple innovative pain treatments. Developed hybrid stimulator that combined convention dorsal column stimulator and sub-q stimulator. Evaluated needle design that lead to improvement of Sprotte needle. Pioneered the use of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hot flashes. Developed the Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) protocol to treat PTSD.
Work has been written about in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and featured on ABC, NBC and WGN.
Experienced expert witness – has given over 1,000 depositions.
Significant medical device experience.
Active clinical practice. Board Certified in both pain medicine and anesthesiology.
University of Illinois faculty.
Performs the entire range of pain procedures including: dorsal column stimulators (DCS), radio frequency ablati...
