Qme Expert Witnesses

Escondido, California

Neuropsychology, Psychology - TBI, traumatic brain injury, Spanish, board-certified, ABPP, ABPP-CN, concussion, brain injury, dementia, depression, anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, somatoform disorders, cognitive, workers comp, QME, AME, IME

Dr. Silva is one of very few Spanish-speaking, board-certified neuropsychologists in the state of California. She can serve as a neuropsychological or psychological expert witness for civil forensic cases, particularly personal injury cases. She takes a balanced approach in evaluating neurological and medical factors as well as psychological variables. All of her evaluations include objective measurement of response bias/effort and symptom validity. Her interpretations are purely based on the objective data and evidence-based research. She has performed work for both defense and plaintiff's attorneys. Her specialties are with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), neurodegenerative conditions, strokes, and psychiatric conditions that include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), somatoform disorders, and mood and anxiety disorders. She has held board positions in national, state, and local neuropsychological organizations (HNS, CPA, SDPA), and is an active member of other organization...

Santa Barbara, California

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine - orthopedic expert witness, knee injury expert, shoulder injury expert, general orthopedics expert, sports medicine expert, California Ortho IME, Orthopedic medical legal expert, Santa Barbara orthopedic expert, Central Coast orthopedic expert, QME orthopedic california, Joint injury expert, Arthroscopy Expert Witness

Michael J. Milne, M.D. Orthopedic Expert Witness — Knee, Shoulder & General Ortho | Sports Medicine Surgeon | CA QME | Montecito & Central Coast Location: Santa Barbara, CA ▪ Servicing Southern California Central Coast, California, Florida, Wyoming, Missouri Board Certs / Licenses: Licensed in CA, WY, FL, and MO Board‑Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, thru 2035 Fellowship‑Trained in Sports Medicine & Arthroscopic Surgery Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), State of California Education & Training M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX Fellowship: Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy, Steadman Hawkins Clinic, Vail, CO MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia/San Francisco Expertise & Clinical Experience Former Head Team Physician/Head Team Orthopedic Surgeon, St. Louis Cardinals MLB Club - St. Louis, MO 20+ years of full‑spectrum orthopedic practice, 1000s of depositions, IMEs, record review...

Calabasas, California

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Certified Life Care Planner, Life Care Planning, Qualified Medical Evaluator, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Pain Management, Worker's Compensation, Expert Witness, Independent Medical Evaluation, Causation, IME, QME, Nerve, Testimony, Spine, CRPS, Catastrophic, Trauma, Personal Injury, Orthopedic

Dr. Perkins is a Dual Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine Specialist, a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), and a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) credentialed through the International Commission on Health Care Certification (ICHCC) — a rare combination that positions him as a uniquely comprehensive resource for personal injury, catastrophic injury, and complex pain litigation. With more than 10 years of clinical experience spanning interventional pain management, regional anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, and acute pain medicine, he brings deep specialty knowledge to the evaluation of spinal disorders, failed back syndromes, complex regional pain syndromes (CRPS), neuropathic pain, musculoskeletal injuries, trauma, cancer-related pain and all things anesthesia related. This breadth of clinical training means he understands not only how injuries occur and progress, but how they are treated — and at what cost — giving his opinions a level of depth that general...

Redwood City , California

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Chronic pain, acute pain, opioids, workers' compensation, disability, addiction, surgery, perioperative, Nerve injury, interventional pain, trauma, Headache facial pain, Neuropathy, medical education, RSD, 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, & 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's ...

Beverly Hills, California

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care, Occupational Lung Disease, Inhalational injuries, Fire, Smoke, Lung Cancer, Hospital Medicine, Skilled Nursing Faciilty, Sub-Acute, Post-Acute, Hospice and Palliative Care, Silicosis, COPD, Asthma, Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Workman's Compensation, QME, General Medicine

Dr. Ashkan Lee Naraghi is a board-certified pulmonologist, intensivist, and internist with extensive academic, clinical, and medico-legal experience. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and formerly served as Clinical Chief of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division within the Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Naraghi earned his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from UCLA and his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, followed by fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Cedars-Sinai. He is the co-founder of the Beverly Hills Lung & Sleep Institute, where he maintains an active clinical practice, and serves as an attending physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His clinical scope includes pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, sleep disorders, cardiopulmonary evaluat...

Chino Hills, California

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine - Orthopedic Expert Witness, Personal Injury, Joint Replacement, Fractures, Trauma, Sports Medicine, Shoulder Injury, Knee Injury, Hip Injury, Arthroscopy, Meniscus Tear, Ligament Injury, Rotator Cuff Tear, Dislocation, Auto Accident, Slip and Fall, Standard of Care, Causation, Impairment Rating, QME

Afshin Arianjam, M.D., FAAOS, FAAHKS, QME Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon | Fellowship-Trained in Sports Medicine Education & Affiliations: University of Southern California, Bachelor of Science (Renaissance Scholar, Magna Cum Laude) University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Medical Doctorate Fellowship: Sports Medicine Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Fellow, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Medical Director Total Joint Program at Top 100 Hospital Dr. Afshin Arianjam is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist with over a decade of experience in evaluating and treating complex musculoskeletal injuries. He currently serves as Medical Director of a nationally recognized Total Joint Program and practices at a Level 1 Trauma Center, where he manages acute and chronic injuries involving the shoulder, hip, knee, spine, and upper/lower extremities. As a Qualified Medical Evalua...

Kansas City, Missouri

Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Interventional Pain Management, Spine specialist, Spine procedures, Opioid prescribing, Personal injury patients, Medical-Legal work, IME, QME, Low back pain, Cervical spine pain

Dr. Sonali Agarwal is a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain management physician with two decades of clinical, academic, and leadership experience. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences in 1996 and her Doctor of Medicine in 1999 from Saba University School of Medicine, Netherlands-Antilles, following undergraduate studies in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. She completed her internship in Internal Medicine in 2001 and her residency in Anesthesiology in 2004 at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr. Agarwal pursued advanced subspecialty training through the Quad-Institution Pain Medicine Fellowship at Weill-Cornell, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Columbia Medical Center), which she completed in 2005. Following her fellowship, Dr. Agarwal joined the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine and Saint Luke’s...