Neurologist Expert Witnesses

Neurology, Legal Medicine - headaches, concussions, epilepsy, whiplash, discogenic disease, peripheral nerve injury, fibromyalgia, thoracic outlet syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, Alzheimer's, non-Alzheimer's dementia

Fellow of American Academy of Neurology. Certified, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of California Hospitals, San Francisco, California 1979-1994 (UCSF). Active clinical practice. Highly-experienced expert witness (500+ cases, 300+ depositions, 30+ trials, 20+ arbitrations) and independent medical examiner (3,000+ IMEs). Also experiences in fitness for duty examinations, disability evaluations, and chart reviews. Medical-legal matters addressed include: headaches, concussions, epilepsy, whiplash, discogenic disease, peripheral nerve injury, fibromyalgia, thoracic outlet syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, Alzheimer's, non-Alzheimer's dementia, traumatic brain injury, behavioral disorders, trauma, ms/Parkinson's disease, long-term disability.

Neurology, Neuropsychiatry - 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...

Neurology, Neurophysiology - Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion, Seizures/Epilepsy, Nerve and Muscle disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Headache disorders, Stroke, Neurodegenerative disorders, Ataxia, Auto-Immune encephalitis, Neurodiagnostics: EEG, EMG, IOM

Currently works in Houston, Tx as an outpatient neurologist, and double board certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology. Legal medicine is an integral part of his practice with participation in preparing medical expert opinions, depositions as well as independent medical examinations. Large array of patient types seen in an outpatient setting such as Traumatic Brain Injury, Ataxia, Auto Epilepsy, Nerve and Muscle disorders, Neurodegenerative Disorders, sleep disorder, Headache disorders, and ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Performing and interpretation of neurodiagnostic studies is part of Dr. Chachere's daily practice as well. Also, currently working as a sideline neurologist at a local high school for on field concussion care. Actively participates in local (Harris County Neurologic Society) and state (Texas Neurologic Society) neurologic societies to stay on the cusp of the field of neurology.

Florida

Oncology, Neurology - Neuro-Oncologist, Neurologist, Osteopathic Medicine, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury

I am a board-certified Neurologist and Neuro-oncologist and Clinician Scientist, Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. I bring a wealth of clinical experience and scientific expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of solid tumors including glioblastoma (GBM), other brain tumors, neurological complications of cancer and general neurology, as well as leadership in cutting- edge clinical and translational research in early detection, more sensitive diagnostic tools and therapeutic strategies in neuro-oncology, molecular signaling in cancer progression, mechanisms of tumor resistance and tumorigenesis, brain tumor biomarkers, clinical trial development and implementation and quality of life (QOL) issues in brain tumor patients. My recent clinical and research interests also include genomics, pharmacogenomics and precision health solutions and innovations in neurology and neuro-oncology and in building strategic and sustainable partner...

Atlanta, Georgia

Oncology, Neurology - Neuro-Oncologist, Neurologist, Osteopathic Medicine, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury

I am a board-certified Neurologist and Neuro-oncologist and Clinician Scientist, Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. I bring a wealth of clinical experience and scientific expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of solid tumors including glioblastoma (GBM), other brain tumors, neurological complications of cancer and general neurology, as well as leadership in cutting- edge clinical and translational research in early detection, more sensitive diagnostic tools and therapeutic strategies in neuro-oncology, molecular signaling in cancer progression, mechanisms of tumor resistance and tumorigenesis, brain tumor biomarkers, clinical trial development and implementation and quality of life (QOL) issues in brain tumor patients. My recent clinical and research interests also include genomics, pharmacogenomics and precision health solutions and innovations in neurology and neuro-oncology and in building strategic and sustainable partner...

Brooklyn, New York

Neurology, Epilepsy - Neurologist, Epilepsy Specialist, Complex Neurological Disorders, Independent Medical Examinations (IME), Epileptologist, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), EEG Interpretation, Board-certified Neurologist, Post-traumatic Epilepsy, Neurohospitalist, Clinical Neurophysiology, Stroke Specialist, Tele-neurology

Dr. Santoshi Billakota is a board-certified neurologist with expertise in epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic epilepsy, stroke, and complex neurological disorders. She is experienced in EEG interpretation and the evaluation of neurological injury and disease. She currently serves as an attending neurologist and epileptologist at Wyckoff Hospital Center and Queens Hospital Center in New York, and as a neurohospitalist and tele-neurologist with Vituity Healthcare in California. She previously served as an attending physician and assistant professor at NYU Langone Hospital’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and has held clinical appointments at Columbia University and Bellevue Medical Center. Dr. Billakota conducts independent medical examinations and disability reviews, providing evidence-based, neutral opinions for both plaintiff and defense counsel in state and federal matters. She is recognized for delivering clear, well-supported testimony. She is board-certified in N...