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Opioid Management Expert Witnesses

Opioid management 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 opioid management. The opioid management expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Pain Management - Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and Pediatric Hospitalist.

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Simon Dardashti, MD, MS

Pain Medicine Expert Witness | PI & Med Mal

Expert Medical Services LLC

Arizona

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Pain Management, CRPS, RSD, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accident, Spine Injury, Radiculopathy, Neuropathy, Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulator, Epidural, Nerve blocks, Opioid Management, Causation, Independent Medical Exams (IME), Future Care, Standard of Care, Disability Evaluation, Cauda equina syndrome

Dr. Simon Dardashti is a board-certified Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology physician with active clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic pain conditions. He provides medical-legal case review, expert reports, deposition testimony, and trial testimony for plaintiff and defense attorneys. Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Case Reviews for Plaintiff & Defense Attorneys. Fast communication and timely report turnaround. Experienced in authoring Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 reports and providing deposition and trial testimony under FRCP standards. Medical areas of expertise encompass a wide range of conditions and treatments, including: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), amputations, cauda equina syndrome, motor vehicle accidents, spinal cord stimulation (SCS), spinal injury, epidurals, whiplash, dog bites, disability, neck and back pain, spinal cord injury, sciatica, nerve blocks, radiculopathy, neuropathy...

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Erin Lawson, MD

Del Mar, California

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Interventional pain management, Opioid management, Chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Polstlaminectomy pain syndrome, Fibromyalgia

Dr Erin Lawson is double board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, having completed residency and fellowship training at Emory University School of Medicine. She has 15 years of clinical experience treating patients with chronic pain. She has edited several textbooks of chronic pain conditions and is a question author for the American Board of Anesthesiology's pain medicine program. Dr Lawson brings both a comprehensive knowledge base and compassionate approach to the treatment of chronic pain. She uses an interventional approach to treat many chronic pain conditions including sciatica, spinal pain, joint pain, and migraines and is up to date on both safety guidelines and current procedure techniques for injections and spinal procedures. She is also current on safe opioid prescribing and managing patients with opioid use disorder and chronic pain.

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Jonathan Varghese, MD

Pain Management & Anesthesia Expert

JV MD INC

playa vista, California

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Interventional Pain, Independent Medical Exam, Standard of Care, Sedation Complication, Spine Injection, Nerve Injury, Epidural Injection, Medical Causation, Facet Injection, Future Medical Care, Radiofrequency Ablation, Permanent Impairment, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Deposition Testimony, Chronic Pain, Opioid Management

Dr. Jonathan Varghese is a board-certified anesthesiologist with advanced training and active clinical practice in both anesthesiology and interventional pain management. He maintains a high-volume procedural practice and routinely performs complex image-guided spine and peripheral nerve interventions, including epidural steroid injections, facet joint interventions, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and other neuromodulation procedures. In addition to his interventional work, he remains actively engaged in perioperative anesthesia care, including procedural sedation, intraoperative management, and postoperative pain control. Dr. Varghese’s expertise spans the full continuum of pain medicine and anesthesia care, including perioperative management, procedural sedation, injection-related complications, nerve injury, chronic pain syndromes, CRPS, opioid management, and long-term treatment planning. His work frequently involves detailed analysis of...

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Simon Dardashti, MD, MS

Pain Medicine Expert Witness | PI & Med Mal

Expert Medical Services LLC

Los Angeles, California

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Craig Murk, DO

Internal Medicine Physician - Primary Care

Denver, Colorado

Internal Medicine, Geriatrics - Diabetes, chronic disease management, COPD, cancer screening, preventative care, medicare wellness, dementia, pain management, opioid management, Psychiatric emergency, Psychiatric hospital, occupational medicine, disability exams

Dr. Craig Murk, DO, AOBIM Board-Certified Internal Medicine I'm a practicing internist available for medical expert consultation, case review, and testimony in internal medicine matters. I maintain an active clinical practice with a focus on chronic disease management in adults primarily aged 50+. I'm available for plaintiff or defense work including: • Medical record review and standard of care opinions • Written reports and affidavits • Deposition and trial testimony • Independent medical examinations Please find my CV and fee schedule attached. I'd welcome the opportunity to discuss any current cases where internal medicine expertise is needed.

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Simon Dardashti, MD, MS

Pain Medicine Expert Witness | PI & Med Mal

Expert Medical Services LLC

Florida

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Ketan Chopra, MD

Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine Expert Witness

Detroit, Michigan

Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine - Anesthesiology, Pain management, Regional anesthesia, chronic pain, interventional pain, epidural injections, nerve blocks, medical malpractice, perioperative medicine, anesthesia complications, spinal stimulation, patient safety, opioid management, multimodal analgesia, acute pain, sedation

Dr. Ketan Chopra is a highly trained anesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician, currently practicing at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, Michigan. He completed his chief residency in anesthesiology at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University and a fellowship in interventional pain medicine at the University of Michigan. With board certifications in both anesthesiology and pain medicine, Dr. Chopra specializes in managing complex pain conditions using state-of-the-art techniques, including regenerative medicine, spinal interventions, and neuromodulation. As a Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, he is committed to advancing the field through education, research, and mentorship. Dr. Chopra is actively involved in professional organizations, including the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and the American Society of Anesthesiology. He is a sought-after speaker at national conferences, addressing topics such as cervical spine interventi...

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Simon Dardashti, MD, MS

Pain Medicine Expert Witness | PI & Med Mal

Expert Medical Services LLC

Nevada

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Simon Dardashti, MD, MS

Pain Medicine Expert Witness | PI & Med Mal

Expert Medical Services LLC

Oregon

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Jason B Ochroch, MD

Physician Anesthesiologist - UPenn Faculty

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology, general anesthesia, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), intubation, extubation, airway emergencies, difficult airways, acute pain medicine, acute on chronic pain, multimodal analgesia, opioid management, regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, epidural and spinal anesthesia, nerve catheters, IV infiltration

Dr. Jason Ochroch is a board-certified anesthesiologist with subspecialty fellowship training in regional and orthopedic anesthesia and acute pain medicine. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Associate Residency Program Director at the University of Pennsylvania. - Maintains full clinical practice as an attending anesthesiologist and on the inpatient Acute Pain Medicine service - Supervises and teaches medical students, resident physicians, and nurse anesthetists at a large tertiary academic medical center on a daily basis - Extensive experience with regional anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks - Expert in evidence-based best practice medicine, also having completed University of Pennsylvania’s Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics program - Active researcher and first author with 10+ peer-reviewed publications, along with numerous national and local presentations - Peer reviewer in several academic journals - A...

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Veena Graff, MD

Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Thomas Jefferson University | Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine - Opioid management, Billing, Medical Fraud, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Acute and Chronic Pain Management, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain syndromes, Regional Anesthesiology, Nerve Blocks, Epidurals, Spinals, Ultrasound & Fluoroscopic guided procedures, General Anesthesia, Airway, Intubation, Criminal

Dr. Graff is board-certified in both anesthesiology & pain medicine. She is currently an associate professor and serves as the vice chair of clinical operations at Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine, in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to this role, she was at the at the Ivy League institution, the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine from 2016 - 2025, where she served as the division chief and fellowship program director of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine and the perioperative pain management lead for the University of Pennsylvania Health System's Opioid Task Force, for all seven hospitals under the health system. Dr. Graff supervises and teaches fellow physicians, resident physicians, medical students, and nurse anesthetists daily. Dr. Graff also holds a faculty position and is a fellow within the national organization, American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) & Pain Medicine. She also holds a membership with the natio...

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Barbara-Jo Achuff, MD

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Physician

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist - Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Cardiac Care, Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric Sedation, ECMO, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure, Resuscitation, Post-Operative Care, Clinical Informatics, Opioid Management, Ventricular Assist Device (VAD), Heart Transplant

Dr. Barbara-Jo Achuff is a dual board-certified physician in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Informatics with over 25 years of clinical experience in high-acuity medical environments. She currently serves as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Her distinguished career includes tenure at three of the nation's top-tier pediatric institutions: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Texas Children’s Hospital, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Dr. Achuff completed an advanced fellowship in Cardiac Intensive Care and specializes in the management of complex congenital heart disease, post-operative cardiac care, and mechanical circulatory support, including ECMO. She is a recognized leader in medication safety and sedation stewardship, having served as a leader on Sedation Oversight Committees for over a decade and published NIH-funded research on opioid weaning and analg...