Neuro Oncology Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Neuro-oncology, Brain tumors, Brain hemorrhage, Spine Fusion, Spinal stenosis, Meningioma, Glioma, Brain metastasis, Disc herniation, Cauda equina syndrome, Traumatic brain injury, Pituitary tumors, Skull base tumors, Spine tumors, Cord compression, Stroke, Hydrocephalus, Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery

Christopher A. Sarkiss, MD, FACS, FAANS, FCNS is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with a subspecialty focus in neurosurgical oncology and spine. Dr. Sarkiss is the Founder and Chairman of the Global Brain & Spine Institute. He specializes in the treatment of complex, minimally-invasive brain and spine surgery. Dr. Sarkiss graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and a minor in Political Science. Thereafter, he attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA for medical school graduating with honors. He then joined the Department of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City to complete his neurosurgical residency. Afterwards, Dr. Sarkiss completed a surgical neuro-oncology fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami Health System. Additionally, he served as a clinical research fellow where his research efforts focused on neuro-oncology, spine, socioeconomics, machin...

Woodbridge, Connecticut

Neuroradiology, Radiology - TBI, traumatic brain injury, fMRI, MRI, DTI, CT scan, pediatric neuroradiology, neuro-trauma, neuro-oncology, stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, spine

I am a board-certified diagnostic radiologist with a certificate of added qualification in neuroradiology following a two-year fellowship in diagnostic neuroradiology at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School and a one-year fellowship in pediatric neuroradiology at the University of California, San Francisco. I have 13 years of dedicated neuroradiology experience and am currently an Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale University where I also serve as the Chief of Neuroradiology. I am also a Colonel in the United States Air Force and currently serve as the Chief of Aerospace Medicine for the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. I have military training in aerospace medicine and accident investigation. I have written more than 25 chapters on neuroradiology topics and approximately 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles. My clinical and research expertise involves neurotrauma, neurovascular disease, pediatric neuro...

Orlando, Florida

Neurology, Hospice and Palliative Care - Neuro-oncology, brain tumor, brain cancer, glioblastoma, glioma, brain metastases, spinal tumors, neurofibromatosis, delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis, standard of care, causation, medical malpractice, negligence, complications of cancer therapy, chemotherapy, neurology, expert witness

Ivo W. Tremont-Lukats, M.D. Director, Neuro-Oncology — AdventHealth Medical Group, Orlando, FL PERSONAL STATEMENT My practice centers on evidence-based patient care in adult neurology, with a particular focus on neuro-oncology. My clinical work covers the full range of brain and spinal tumors — including gliomas, glioblastoma, brain metastases, and neurofibromatosis — as well as the neurological complications of cancer therapy. My broader neurology experience includes dementia and cognitive impairment, stroke, headache disorders, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, autoimmune CNS diseases such as multiple sclerosis, and post-COVID neurological sequelae. I bring this perspective to case review involving diagnosis, causation, and standard of care. EDUCATION & TRAINING • M.D., Medicine — Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela (1987) • Internal Medicine Residency — Universidad Central de Venezuela (1989–1992) • Medical Oncology Subspecialty Residency — Universidad Central de Venezu...

Rochester, New York

Neurological Surgery - Spine surgery, Cranial surgery, Brain tumors, Spine tumors, Shunts, Spine fusions, Pituitary tumors, Cerebrovascular disease, Spine trauma, Cranial trauma, Deep brain stimulation, Aneurysms, AVMs, Neuro-oncology

I am board-certified neurosurgeon with very broad clinical skillset with nearly ten years experience in a wide variety of surgical procedures. I am active in clinical practice and can provide medico-legal expert witness services covering a number of neurosurgical procedures and case types.