Nerve Pain Expert Witnesses

Birmingham, Alabama

Physical Medicine & Rehab, Orthopedics - Non-Surgical - Joint pain, spine pain, musculoskeletal pain, nerve pain, neck & back pain, work injury, personal injury, injections, fracture, concussion, orthobiologic, PRP & stem cell injection, Sports Medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound, ultrasound-guided injections, Independent Medical Examination, IME, Bilingual in English & Spanish

Non-surgical orthopedic physician triple-board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in active clinical practice. Published over 45 research papers and chapters for academic text books and given over 190 courses and presentations. Faculty of the American Sports Medicine Institute Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopeadic Center and of the University of Alabama Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program in Birmingham, Alabama. Fully fluent in English and Spanish.

Huntsville, Alabama

Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - neck pain, whiplash, back pain, spine surgery, spine, robotic surgery, sciatica, nerve pain, spine fusion, laminectomy, hip pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, neck surgery, cervical fusion, lumbar fusion, cervical spine, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, navigation

Dr. Spruiell is an orthopaedic surgeon with additional fellowship training in spine surgery, and he now focuses his practice on all aspects of adult spinal surgery including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal disorders. He attended medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, AL. He then moved west to join the University of Colorado Department of Orthopedic Surgery for his residency. There, he gained extensive training in the management of degenerative and traumatic orthopaedic and spinal conditions. He then moved to California and completed additional fellowship training in Spine Surgery at the University of California – San Diego. There, he completed a rigorous and comprehensive training in all aspects of adult spine care.

Arizona

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Trauma- ATLS Instructor, Critical Care, Brain Trauma, Airway Injurys, Burns, Accidental Trauma, Electrocution, Fractures, Orthopedic Injuries, Nerve Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Emergency Care, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Arrest, Urgent Care, Radiculopathy, Back pain, Infections, Board Certified

I am a board‑certified Emergency Medicine physician and current attending at Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center with experience teaching trauma and emergency care. I regularly educate and supervise emergency medicine residents, physician assistants, and medical students, serve as an ATLS instructor, and teach trauma evaluation and resuscitation in high‑acuity clinical settings. My teaching background include pediatric emergency medicine lectures, ultrasound lectures, EKG lectures, ATLS/Trauma lectures, bedside instruction, and formal didactics, allowing me to clearly explain standards of care and clinical decision‑making to attorneys, judges, and juries. I bring a practical, evidence‑based approach to case review, report preparation, and testimony grounded in contemporary academic emergency department practice. Topics addressed in cases include: Failure to Diagnose Missed Diagnosis Delayed Diagnosis Pain & Suffering Ischemia Causation Personal Injury Delay in Care Delay in Transfer Nerv...

Los Angeles, California

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Trauma- ATLS Instructor, Critical Care, Brain Trauma, Airway Injurys, Burns, Accidental Trauma, Electrocution, Fractures, Orthopedic Injuries, Nerve Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Emergency Care, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Arrest, Urgent Care, Radiculopathy, Back pain, Infections, Board Certified

I am a board‑certified Emergency Medicine physician and current attending at Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center with experience teaching trauma and emergency care. I regularly educate and supervise emergency medicine residents, physician assistants, and medical students, serve as an ATLS instructor, and teach trauma evaluation and resuscitation in high‑acuity clinical settings. My teaching background include pediatric emergency medicine lectures, ultrasound lectures, EKG lectures, ATLS/Trauma lectures, bedside instruction, and formal didactics, allowing me to clearly explain standards of care and clinical decision‑making to attorneys, judges, and juries. I bring a practical, evidence‑based approach to case review, report preparation, and testimony grounded in contemporary academic emergency department practice. Topics addressed in cases include: Failure to Diagnose Missed Diagnosis Delayed Diagnosis Pain & Suffering Ischemia Causation Personal Injury Delay in Care Delay in Transfer Nerv...

Burbank, California

Neurology, Neurophysiology - Traumatic Injury, Nerve Pain, Seizures, Standard of Care, Critical Care, Disability, Back Pain, Stroke, Migraine, Tremor, Movement Disorder, Spine Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, TBI, Concussions, Spasticity, Muscle Weakness, Loss of Consciousness, Oxygen Deprivation, Surgical Complications

Dr. Fawaz Faisal is triple board certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Sleep Medicine. He began his medical education at the University of Damascus in Damascus, Syria, graduating in 1986. He moved to California in 1987 where he completed his Neurology residency at Standford University Hospital. He then completed additional fellowships in Sleep Medicine and Clinical Neurophysiology at UCLA. He has since served as an assistant clinical professor at UCLA for 20 years. Dr. Faisal holds hospital privileges at Providence St. Joseph Burbank, UCLA Medical Center and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. In addition he has been the president and medical director of Western Neurological Associates in Burbank since 2000. His practice has included treatment of epilepsy, headaches, neuromuscular disorders, sleep disorders and Dementia/Parkinson’s disease.

Colorado

Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - neck pain, whiplash, back pain, spine surgery, spine, robotic surgery, sciatica, nerve pain, spine fusion, laminectomy, hip pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, neck surgery, cervical fusion, lumbar fusion, cervical spine, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, navigation

Dr. Spruiell is an orthopaedic surgeon with additional fellowship training in spine surgery, and he now focuses his practice on all aspects of adult spinal surgery including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal disorders. He attended medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, AL. He then moved west to join the University of Colorado Department of Orthopedic Surgery for his residency. There, he gained extensive training in the management of degenerative and traumatic orthopaedic and spinal conditions. He then moved to California and completed additional fellowship training in Spine Surgery at the University of California – San Diego. There, he completed a rigorous and comprehensive training in all aspects of adult spine care.

Farmington, Connecticut

Pain Management - Medicine, Neurology - Headaches, Migraines, Medication Management, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Disability review, Concussion, Chronic Pain, Back Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Nerve Pain, Peripheral Neuropathy, Neck Pain, IME, Independent medical examiner, medical review, Seizures, Spinal Injury, Stroke

Dr. Roshni N. Patel, MD: Leading Medical-Legal Expert in Pain Management & Neurology Distinguished Credentials Quadruple Board-Certified Specialist in Pain Medicine, Headache Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine, and Neurology One of only two physicians nationwide with this elite credential combination 15+ years of specialized medical-legal consultation experience Board Certified by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME) Medical-Legal Services Comprehensive Medical Records Review & Analysis Expert Witness Testimony (6+ cases in the last 4 years) Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) Workers' Compensation Case Evaluation Evidence-Based Impairment Ratings (AMA Guides 6th Edition) Personal Injury Case Assessment Short & Long-Term Disability Claim Review Medical Necessity Determinations Clinical Authority Assistant Clinical Professor, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University Medical Director, Center of Excellence in Pain & Regenerative Medicine Sp...

Washington, District Of Columbia

Pain Management - Medicine, Independent Medical Examinations - Chronic Pain, Epidural Injection, Meningitis, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Neuromodulation, Nerve Pain, Opioid - Abuse, Addiction, Overdose, Prescribing, Methadone, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Causalgia, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Post-laminectomy, Failed Back, Workers Compensation

Alexander Kiefer, MD, D.ABA is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified, actively-practicing physician specializing in Interventional Chronic Pain Medicine. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and is the Director of the Chronic Pain Rotation for Georgetown University's Anesthesiology Residency Program. He is a clinician with extensive experience caring for patients suffering from all chronic pain diagnoses. He maintains busy practices in Washington, DC and Maryland. He attended medical school at Weill Cornell Medical College and completed his residency training in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care at Georgetown University. He completed fellowship training in Chronic Pain Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kiefer is an active member of the medical staff of Georgetown University Hospital. He has a special interest in research, medical edu...

Sudbury, Massachusetts

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology, Epidural, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Injections, Spinal, MRI, Nerve Block, Cervical Epidural, Spinal Cord Injury, Nerve Injury, Lumbar, Neuropathy, Fluoroscopy, Spine, Standards, Spinal Headache

I am an interventional Spine Expert and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School. I finished my Residency and Pain Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2001. I am licensed in MA and board-certified in anesthesiology with a subspecialty certification in pain medicine. I practice pain management and Spine Interventions full-time at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. My job involves clinical care, teaching (Anesthesiology Residents and Pain Fellows), and research. I see a broad spectrum of adult pain patients. In addition to medical management, I practice all essential spine interventions ( epidural, facet, radiofrequency, sacroiliac injections, nerve blocks, MILD procedure, etc.) and advanced spine interventions such as vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty and spinal cord stimulation. The common conditions I see include spine disorders, spine fractures, spinal stenosis, degenerative spine, back pain, neck pain radiculopathy, neuropathy, nerve disorde...

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab - Neck pain, back pain, complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, RSD, nerve stimulator, injury, nerve pain, IME, neuropathy, chronic pain, radiculopathy, joint pain, radiofrequency ablation, RFA, rhizotomy, neurotomy, Life care Plan support, spinal cord stimulator, interventional injections

Dr. Mehta is a highly experienced physician, clinician educator, and healthcare leader with over 17 years of expertise. He is dual board-certified and fellowship-trained in Pain Management, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). He has served as a medical expert and independent medical evaluator in over 60 cases. He has extensive experience with pain conditions, musculoskeletal medicine, spine (neck and back), injuries, and expertise in a wide range of interventional pain management techniques including radiofrequency ablation (RF denervation or neurotomy), spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, sympathetic nerve, plexus and ganglion blocks, spinal injections (epidural, facet joint, medial branch blocks), joint and soft tissue injections. Professional Experience: • Mankato Clinic, MN (05/2023 - Present) o Physician, Pain Management • North Memorial Health, MN o Medical Director of Specialty Care (08/2021 - Present) o Phy...

Nevada

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Trauma- ATLS Instructor, Critical Care, Brain Trauma, Airway Injurys, Burns, Accidental Trauma, Electrocution, Fractures, Orthopedic Injuries, Nerve Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Emergency Care, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Arrest, Urgent Care, Radiculopathy, Back pain, Infections, Board Certified

I am a board‑certified Emergency Medicine physician and current attending at Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center with experience teaching trauma and emergency care. I regularly educate and supervise emergency medicine residents, physician assistants, and medical students, serve as an ATLS instructor, and teach trauma evaluation and resuscitation in high‑acuity clinical settings. My teaching background include pediatric emergency medicine lectures, ultrasound lectures, EKG lectures, ATLS/Trauma lectures, bedside instruction, and formal didactics, allowing me to clearly explain standards of care and clinical decision‑making to attorneys, judges, and juries. I bring a practical, evidence‑based approach to case review, report preparation, and testimony grounded in contemporary academic emergency department practice. Topics addressed in cases include: Failure to Diagnose Missed Diagnosis Delayed Diagnosis Pain & Suffering Ischemia Causation Personal Injury Delay in Care Delay in Transfer Nerv...

Austin, Texas

Physical Medicine & Rehab, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - spine injury, neck injury, spinal cord injuries, motor vehicle accident injures, whiplash, low back pain, tendon injuries, ligament injuries, nerve pain, spinal fractures, neck pain, thoracic pain, spinal fractures, nerve pain

My legal focus lies in the causation and treatment of spine disorders related to MVA, personal injury, work-related injuries, and medical malpractice. I work with both defense and plaintiffs. I have been in clinical practice for 16 years and have performed medico-legal work for 13 years. I have an extensive knowledge base and make use of the official disability guidelines and clinical experience when formulating opinions. I have examined injured persons for law firms, insurance companies, and independent review organizations. I have reviewed tens of thousands of pages of records, files, and medical charts over the last thirteen years. I have been deposed multiple times and am a persuasive and compelling expert witness with a focus on objective data, image interpretation, and a meticulous focus on the details. Real-world clinical experience has been integral to my success as a medical expert witness. I currently opine on multiple diagnoses and treatments, including but not limited...