Spinal Cord Stimulation Expert Witnesses

Spinal cord stimulation 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 spinal cord stimulation. The spinal cord stimulation expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Addiction Medicine, Anesthesiology, Independent Medical Examinations, Neurological Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab, and Spine Surgery & Spine Care.

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Henry H Barnard II, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Barnard Consulting

Alabama
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine, Spine Surgeon, Surgery, Orthopedics, Back, Neck, Lumbar Spine ACDF, Decompression, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation
I am a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with 30 years of clinical practice experience. I am familiar with the Workmen’s Compensation system in general, as well as conditions of the spine resulting from personal injury claims. I have participated in well over a hundred depositions pertaining to the treatment of these patients, and my opinions are usually definitive. I hold an active medical license in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. I am also an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
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Benjamin Bjerke, MD

Fellowship-Trained Board-Certified Spine Surgeon

Nationwide, Alabama
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Neurological Surgery - ACDF, ALIF, Complications, Decompression, Defense, Infection, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Medical Malpractice, Microdiscectomy, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Personal Injury, Plaintiff, Spinal Stenosis, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation, TLIF, Workers Compensation, XLIF
Board-Certified, Fellowship-Trained and actively practicing orthopedic spine surgeon, completing over 200 spine cases annually of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Clinical practice is fully dedicated to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of spinal conditions. Available to provide expert opinion, testimony, or medical-legal consultation in all areas of spine surgery, including cases of orthopedic spine and neurosurgical cases. Extensive experience in standard of care, causation, damages, and need for future care regarding spinal injuries. Provides expert testimony for Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Medical Malpractice, and cases of Physician Competence, including depositions and testinomy in both plaintiff and defense cases for malpractice matters. Thorough imaging review (xray, MRI, CT scan) and expedited turnaround will be provided as needed. Has reviewed an extensive breadth of medical-legal matters as they relate to spinal injuries and surgery, and provided wr...
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Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA

Interventional Spine, Pain, CRPS Expert (MD/JD)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Alabama
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS, Peripheral nerve stimulation, RSD, Radiofrequency, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, MILD, Causalgia, Urine Drug, Hematoma, Neuropathic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Disability, DEA, Independent Medical Examination (IME), Epidural Injections, Budapest Criteria, Opioid Abuse and Overdose
Dr. Adam J. Carinci, MD, JD, MBA is a board-certified Pain Management physician with an active, full-time clinical practice specializing in interventional spine procedures. He evaluates standard of care, causation, and damages in medical malpractice, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases nationwide. His clinical expertise includes epidural steroid injections, facet interventions, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and the comprehensive management of acute and chronic spinal pain conditions. Dr. Carinci is frequently retained in matters involving procedural complications, nerve injury, failure to diagnose or appropriately treat spinal pathology, and issues related to informed consent, documentation, and clinical decision-making. He brings additional expertise in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and opioid prescribing and monitoring. Dr. Carinci serves as Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the ...
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David Jackson, MD

Award-Winning Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

DAVID JACKSON, MD

PARADISE VALLEY, Arizona
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine Trauma, Minimally invasive spine, artificial diskes, spine infections, spinal decompression, spinal cord stimulation, spinal cord injury, whiplash, sciatica, pedical screw, Independent medical examinations, cauda equina, laminectomy, spinal fusion, motor vehicle accidents, falls, back pain, neck pain, industrial injuries, IME
Award-winning orthopedic spine surgeon in active clinical practice. Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedics, University of Arizona School of Medicine. Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Banner Estrella Medical Center. Fellowship trained in spine surgery. Highly experienced - has performed 5000+ spine surgeries. Patented inventor. 10+ years teaching experience.
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F. Michael Ferrante, MD

CRPS and Spine Medicine

Ferrante Consulting

Arizona
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Spinal interventions. Nerve Blocks, Implantable Intrathecal Pumps, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal cord stimulation, Peripheral nerve stimulation, Spinal Injections, Epidural steroid Injections, Radiofrequency, Failed back syndrome, Spinal Medicine, neuropathic pain, MILD, Iatrogenic Nerve Injury, Trauma spinal cord
F. Michael Ferrante, MD, holds a BS in Biology from Tulane University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and a MD from New York Medical College. Dr. Ferrante completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. Between his residencies he did one year of an infectious disease fellowship at Barnes Hospital, Washington University. After Anesthesiology residency, he received his fellowship in Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ferrante is currently the Director of the UCLA Comprehensive Pain Center and Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles. Prior to coming to UCLA, Dr. Ferrante was the Director of Pain Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital and before that, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He was a member of the ASRA Board of Directors (1996-2011) and former President of ASRA (2007-2009). He is ...
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Paul Lynch, MD

Wrongful Death Expert Witness

Expert Witness Pain

Scottsdale , Arizona
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Wrongful Death, Catastrophic Injury , Interventional Pain Management, Back Pain, Neck Pain, Nerve Blocks, Pain Management/Medicine, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Spinal Injections, Epidural, Cervical Injections, Radiofrequency, Anesthesia, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Overdose
Dr. Lynch is a double board-certified and fellowship-trained pain management physician and anesthesiologist, with 20 years’ experience treating all types of chronic pain conditions. Throughout his career, Dr. Lynch has been focused on providing comprehensive and evidenced-based treatment, with vigilant attention to the standard of care and best practices. He has managed pain practices in 15 different states and is currently licensed to practice in 19 states. Dr. Lynch continues to actively see patients in a clinical setting and perform interventional pain management procedures, including performing independent medical examinations. Dr. Lynch is also focused on research and the advancement of chronic pain treatment, publishing over 30 journal articles relevant to pain management, specifically regarding the use of interventional procedures and practice of comprehensive pain management with responsible opioid prescribing. He has taught extensively across the country to other physicia...
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Constantine L Fotopoulos, MD

Interventional Physiatrist-Expert Witness

Arizona
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Back Pain, Neck Pain, Knee Pain, Sacroiliac Joint, SIJ, Radiofrequency Ablation, RFA, Genicular, Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, SpineJack, Vertiflex, PainTEQ, Spinal Cord Stimulation, SCS, Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation, Epidural Steroid Injections. ESI, Medial Branch Blocks, Compression Fracture, Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
Dr Fotopoulos is a board certified Physiatrist and fellow of the AAPMR. He also holds additional board certifications in Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. He is an accepted industry instructor and educator in numerous minimally invasive interventional procedures. He regularly preforms Epidural Injections, Medial Branch Blocks and Sacroiliac Joint Injections. He in an industry instructor in Radiofrequency Ablation for Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacroiliac and the Knee joints. Additionally he preforms and educates in Spinal Cord Stimulation. He was one of the earliest adaptors of the MILD procedure, Vertiflex, PainTEQ percutaneous SIJ fusion, and the basivertebral nerve ablation procedure. He also regularly preforms and teaches in Vertebroplasty, Balloon Assisted Vertebroplasty (Kyphoplasty), Sacropasty, SpineJack and Basivertebral Nerve Ablation . Dr Fotopoulos is a proud veteran of the United States Navy Diving community and an active Pol...
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Daniel P Sipple, D.O.

Triple Qualified, Unicorn Inventor, Policy Expert

Sipple Medical Innovations

Arizona
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Concussion, Traumatic Brian Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Radiofrequency, Epidural Steroid Injection, EMG, Long Covid, Pain Suffering, Botox, Stroke, Amputation, Spine Surgery, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Burns, Neuropathic Pain, Headache
Dr. Daniel Sipple is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine with added qualifications in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. He trained at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, served on faculty at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He practiced at Midwest Spine and Brian Institute, Dr. Sipple is a the co-founder of Mayo Clinic Partnered InSitu Biologics, Acies Medical and Hypercharge Medical. Dr. Sipple served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, part of  President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.  In that capacity, presented internationally at the Neuroscience 20 in conjunction with the G20, and assisted in SBMT’s effort to raise $500 Million for 31 Federally Funded Tech Hubs. He is the founder of Acies Medical, whose patented Smart Needle is parted with the United Kingdom National Health Service. He advises and or is a board member of a diverse group of emerging neurotech start ups, and is on the cutting e...
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Naileshni Singh, MD

Award winning Pain Interventionalist

Granite Bay, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - pain management, opioid, opioid epidemic, neuromodulation, spinal cord stimulation, musculoskeletal, oncology/cancer pain, palliative/hospice, acute pain, medication, joint, peripheral nerve stimulation, decompression, spine, abdominal and pelvic, pain implant, neuropathic or nerve, opioid use disorder, injury, back or neck
I am a medical expert in interventional and non-interventional pain management. I have 20 years of experience in outpatient and inpatient pain medicine including medication management, procedures, and surgeries including those for neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation) and minimally invasive spinal procedures. I am in active in clinical practice and treat the following major categories of pain: acute, chronic, spinal, joint, cancer, neuropathic, inflammatory, and musculoskeletal. I am double boarded in anesthesiology and pain medicine with a 10-year recertification achieved through the American Board of Anesthesiology. I am a professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at a renown academic health center in California but I also have experience in leadership at the national level, research in pain medicine, teaching at the School of Medicine, and managing aspects of clinical work for an academic health system. This has resulted in multiple ...
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Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA

Interventional Spine, Pain, CRPS Expert (MD/JD)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS, Peripheral nerve stimulation, RSD, Radiofrequency, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, MILD, Causalgia, Urine Drug, Hematoma, Neuropathic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Disability, DEA, Independent Medical Examination (IME), Epidural Injections, Budapest Criteria, Opioid Abuse and Overdose
Dr. Adam J. Carinci, MD, JD, MBA is a board-certified Pain Management physician with an active, full-time clinical practice specializing in interventional spine procedures. He evaluates standard of care, causation, and damages in medical malpractice, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases nationwide. His clinical expertise includes epidural steroid injections, facet interventions, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and the comprehensive management of acute and chronic spinal pain conditions. Dr. Carinci is frequently retained in matters involving procedural complications, nerve injury, failure to diagnose or appropriately treat spinal pathology, and issues related to informed consent, documentation, and clinical decision-making. He brings additional expertise in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and opioid prescribing and monitoring. Dr. Carinci serves as Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the ...
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Jessica Oswald, MD MPH

Pain Management- UC San Diego Faculty

San Diego , California
Pain Management - Medicine, Pain Management - Medicine - Pain Management, Emergency Medicine, overdose, buprenorphine, addiction, nerve blocks, epidural abscess, infection, acute pain, chronic pain, radiofrequency ablation, epidural steroid injections, spinal cord stimulation, facet joints, trauma, back pain, neck pain. headache, migraine
Dr. Jessica Oswald, MD, MPH is a nationally recognized, board-certified Pain Medicine physician and academic leader with extensive expertise in interventional pain management, medication management, and standards of care related to acute and chronic pain treatment. She serves as an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she maintains an active clinical practice focused exclusively on pain medicine, including spine interventions, fluoroscopy-guided and ultrasound-guided procedures, neuromodulation, and complex pharmacologic management. Dr. Oswald is among a select group of physicians with advanced training across both Pain Medicine and Emergency Medicine, providing her with a uniquely broad perspective on patient evaluation, procedural decision-making, and complications across care settings. Dr. Oswald has national leadership experience in pain policy and clinical standards. She serves in leadership roles with the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat...
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Ryan McCarty, MD, CLCP

University of California Los Angeles, VA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab - pain medicine, life care planning, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, complex regional pain syndrome, headache, epidural injections, spinal cord injury
Dr. McCarty is a double-board certified Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician and a Certified Life Care Planner. He is an attending physician at the Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center and faculty member of the UCLA/VA Pain Medicine Fellowship Program and UCLA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program. He performs interventional and non-interventional pain management in the inpatient and outpatient settings. He is highly skilled in advanced procedures, including fluoroscopy-guided radiofrequency ablations, epidural steroid injections, spinal cord stimulation, and intrathecal baclofen pump implantation. He has expertise in medical management of complex cases, including opioid and non-opioid management. He treats traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and stroke patients in his rehabilitation and neurolysis clinics. Recognized for excellence in teaching as a UCLA Clinical Assistant Professor, he mentors fellows, residents, and medical studen...
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Joshua P Prager, MD, MS, DABPM, FNANS

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome & Spinal Cord Stim

UCLA, Center for the Rehabiltation of Pain Syndromes

Santa Monica, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Spinal Cord Stimulation, neuromodulation, targeted drug delivery (intrathecal pumps), precision spinal diagnostics and therapeutics, complications of spinal injections, elder abuse (pain), epidural injections, ketamine infusions, functional rehabilitation FRP, opioid prescribing, RSD
Joshua P Prager, MD, MS, is an internationally recognized expert in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and neuromodulation, specializing in the implantation of devices in the nervous system to control pain and spasticity, including spinal cord stimulation. He manages an active ketamine infusion program and coordinates a comprehensive interdisciplinary functional pain rehabilitation program. A Harvard and Stanford-trained physician, Dr. Prager holds four board certifications: internal medicine, anesthesiology, subspecialty pain medicine, and pain medicine. He has held faculty positions at Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and at UCLA, where he served as director of the UCLA Pain Medicine Center. In the field of CRPS, Dr. Prager was elected to two consecutive two-year terms as chair of the CRPS group of the International Association for the Study of Pain, the largest organization of pain researchers and clinicians in the world. As chair he organized tw...
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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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Kamyar Assil, MD

Interventional Pain/Spine Specialist

Thousand Oaks, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Neck Pain, Back Pain, Nerve Damage, Herniated Disks, Lower Back Pain, Severe Headaches, Precision Epidural Steroid Injections, Nerve Root Blocks, Facet Diagnostic Injections, Radiofrequency Neurotomy, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Sympathetic Ganglion Blocks
Credentials: - Board Certified American Board of Anesthiology - Board Certified Subspecialty, Pain Management Affliations: - Assistant Clinical Professor in Department of Anesthiology at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine - Spine Intervention Society - American Medical Association - California Medical Association - Ventura County Medical Association Hospital Affliations: - Los Robles Regional Medical Center Dr. Kamyar Assil is a board-certified anesthesiologist with subspecialty certification in pain management. He is fellowship-trained and has extensive expertise in interventional pain management. Dr. Assil earned his Bachelor of Science with honors in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Medical Degree from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center and his residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Col...
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F. Michael Ferrante, MD

CRPS and Spine Medicine

Ferrante Consulting

Santa Monica, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Spinal interventions. Nerve Blocks, Implantable Intrathecal Pumps, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal cord stimulation, Peripheral nerve stimulation, Spinal Injections, Epidural steroid Injections, Radiofrequency, Failed back syndrome, Spinal Medicine, neuropathic pain, MILD, Iatrogenic Nerve Injury, Trauma spinal cord
F. Michael Ferrante, MD, holds a BS in Biology from Tulane University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and a MD from New York Medical College. Dr. Ferrante completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. Between his residencies he did one year of an infectious disease fellowship at Barnes Hospital, Washington University. After Anesthesiology residency, he received his fellowship in Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ferrante is currently the Director of the UCLA Comprehensive Pain Center and Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles. Prior to coming to UCLA, Dr. Ferrante was the Director of Pain Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital and before that, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He was a member of the ASRA Board of Directors (1996-2011) and former President of ASRA (2007-2009). He is ...
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Scott Pritzlaff, MD

Pain Medicine & Neuromodulation Expert Witness

Sacramento, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Neuropathic Pain, Postoperative Pain, Procedure Complications, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Epidural Steroid Injection, Radiofrequency Ablation, PNS, SCS, Bleeding, Hematoma, Nerve Injury, Chronic Pain, Causalgia, RSD, Pain Procedures, Ultrasound
Dr. Scott Pritzlaff is a nationally recognized pain medicine physician with focused expertise in procedural complications related to interventional pain management, spinal procedures, and neuromodulation therapies. He provides expert consultation and testimony in matters involving standard of care, causation, procedural risk, informed consent, device related complications, neurologic injury, postoperative pain, and adverse outcomes following pain management and spine procedures. Dr. Pritzlaff completed his Anesthesiology residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School program, followed by fellowship training in Pain Medicine at Stanford University. He later served as faculty in the Stanford Division of Pain Medicine, where he developed expertise in neuromodulation, advanced pain therapies, and complex spinal interventions. He is currently a Clinical Professor and Fellowship Program Director in the Division of Pain Medicine at the University of California, Da...
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Daniel P Sipple, D.O.

Triple Qualified, Unicorn Inventor, Policy Expert

Sipple Medical Innovations

Colorado
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Concussion, Traumatic Brian Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Radiofrequency, Epidural Steroid Injection, EMG, Long Covid, Pain Suffering, Botox, Stroke, Amputation, Spine Surgery, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Burns, Neuropathic Pain, Headache
Dr. Daniel Sipple is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine with added qualifications in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. He trained at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, served on faculty at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He practiced at Midwest Spine and Brian Institute, Dr. Sipple is a the co-founder of Mayo Clinic Partnered InSitu Biologics, Acies Medical and Hypercharge Medical. Dr. Sipple served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, part of  President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.  In that capacity, presented internationally at the Neuroscience 20 in conjunction with the G20, and assisted in SBMT’s effort to raise $500 Million for 31 Federally Funded Tech Hubs. He is the founder of Acies Medical, whose patented Smart Needle is parted with the United Kingdom National Health Service. He advises and or is a board member of a diverse group of emerging neurotech start ups, and is on the cutting e...
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Alexander Kiefer, MD, D.ABA

Harvard-trained Physician, Georgetown Faculty

Georgetown University Medical Center

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...
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Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA

Interventional Spine, Pain, CRPS Expert (MD/JD)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Florida
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS, Peripheral nerve stimulation, RSD, Radiofrequency, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, MILD, Causalgia, Urine Drug, Hematoma, Neuropathic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Disability, DEA, Independent Medical Examination (IME), Epidural Injections, Budapest Criteria, Opioid Abuse and Overdose
Dr. Adam J. Carinci, MD, JD, MBA is a board-certified Pain Management physician with an active, full-time clinical practice specializing in interventional spine procedures. He evaluates standard of care, causation, and damages in medical malpractice, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases nationwide. His clinical expertise includes epidural steroid injections, facet interventions, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and the comprehensive management of acute and chronic spinal pain conditions. Dr. Carinci is frequently retained in matters involving procedural complications, nerve injury, failure to diagnose or appropriately treat spinal pathology, and issues related to informed consent, documentation, and clinical decision-making. He brings additional expertise in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and opioid prescribing and monitoring. Dr. Carinci serves as Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the ...
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Jesse Hatgis, D.O.

Pain/PM&R Physician- Double Board Certified

Interventional Spine Specialists of Florida

Parkland, Florida
Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab - Expert witness, Catastrophic injury, Non-catastrophic injury, Medical malpractice, Spinal injury, Spinal fractures, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Back pain, Neck pain, Spinal cord stimulation, Radiofrequency Ablation, Kyphoplasty, Discectomy, Epidurals, Headaches, Opioids, Impairment, Pain management, Spinal injections, Wrongful death
Dr. Jesse Hatgis, D.O. is a double board certified osteopathic pain management/ physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. As an interventional pain physician, Dr. Hatgis utilizes a variety of advanced therapies including, but not limited to, spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, kyphoplasty, endoscopic rhizotomy, endoscopic/microdiscectomy, tumor ablation, radiofrequency ablation, interspinous process device placement, facet joint stabilization, sacroiliac joint fusion, minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD procedure), stellate ganglion blocks, nerve blocks, joint injections, and regenerative medicine. Dr. Hatgis has authored and peer-reviewed numerous publications in various medical literature resources, specifically on sacral insufficiency and vertebral compression fractures, vertebral augmentation, original uses of Cortoss cement, Baastrup’s disease, percutaneous cervical discectomies, cauda equina syndrome, and innovative techniques for the usage ...
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John J D'Auria, MD

Anesthesiologist/Interventional PainSpecialist/IME

Ramoscenter for Interventional & Functional Pain Medicine

Tampa, Florida
Pain Management - Medicine, Independent Medical Examinations - Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, Interventional Pain Mgmt, Anesthesiology, Disc Low Back Pain, Facet Pain, Head/Neck/Thoracic Pain, Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy, Spinal Injections, Regional Anesthesia, Sciatica, Epidural Steroid, Radiofrequency Ablation, Spinal Cord Stimulation, CRPS/RSD, Joint Injections, Personal Injury, IME, Medical Malpractice
Dr. John J. Dauria is a University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University (Brigham & Women’s Hospital), and University of Massachusetts medically-trained clinician with extensive clinical practice experience in Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Management. He earned his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College (1974) and his M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School (1980). Dr. Dauria is a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology (1988) with subspecialty certification in Interventional Pain Management (2029), a Fellow of the World Institute of Pain’s Interventional Pain Practice (2012), and certified by the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (2010) and the American Board of Pain Medicine (2001). As a well-trained clinician, Dr. Dauria from 1980-1999 provided 'hands on' acute care Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology services including Anesthesiologist-in-Chief duties within the VA acute care hospital system for 12 ...
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Henry H Barnard II, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Barnard Consulting

Florida
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine, Spine Surgeon, Surgery, Orthopedics, Back, Neck, Lumbar Spine ACDF, Decompression, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation
I am a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with 30 years of clinical practice experience. I am familiar with the Workmen’s Compensation system in general, as well as conditions of the spine resulting from personal injury claims. I have participated in well over a hundred depositions pertaining to the treatment of these patients, and my opinions are usually definitive. I hold an active medical license in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. I am also an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
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Daniel P Sipple, D.O.

Triple Qualified, Unicorn Inventor, Policy Expert

Sipple Medical Innovations

Florida
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Concussion, Traumatic Brian Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Radiofrequency, Epidural Steroid Injection, EMG, Long Covid, Pain Suffering, Botox, Stroke, Amputation, Spine Surgery, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Burns, Neuropathic Pain, Headache
Dr. Daniel Sipple is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine with added qualifications in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. He trained at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, served on faculty at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He practiced at Midwest Spine and Brian Institute, Dr. Sipple is a the co-founder of Mayo Clinic Partnered InSitu Biologics, Acies Medical and Hypercharge Medical. Dr. Sipple served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, part of  President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.  In that capacity, presented internationally at the Neuroscience 20 in conjunction with the G20, and assisted in SBMT’s effort to raise $500 Million for 31 Federally Funded Tech Hubs. He is the founder of Acies Medical, whose patented Smart Needle is parted with the United Kingdom National Health Service. He advises and or is a board member of a diverse group of emerging neurotech start ups, and is on the cutting e...
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Gary Saff, M.D.

Pain management, interventional and medical-30 yrs

Integrated Pain Solutions of South Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Acupuncture, Neuropathy, Epidural, Radiculopathy, Interventional pain, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Addiction, Complex regional pain syndrome, Chronic pain, Medical management, Neuropathic pain, Nerve injury, Independent medical exam, post laminectomy pain syndrome, Spinal, Spinal cord stimulation, Automobile injury
PRIVATE PRACTICE October 2009 Integrated Pain Solutions of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida PRIOR CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS January 2004 – Director Pain Management/Anesthesiologist September 2009 Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston, Florida July 1994 – Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management; Director Pain October 2003 Management Fellowship - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons TRAINING July 1993 - June 1994 Pain Management Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY July 1990 – June 1993 Anesthesia Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA July 1989 - June 1990 Medical Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA July 1988 – June 1989 Medical Internship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION July 1984 – May 1988 University of South Florida College of Medicine, Doctorate of Medicine September 1980 – June 1984 Univers...
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Sudheer Potru, DO, FASA, FASAM

3X-Certified: Anesthesia, Pain Med, Addiction Med

Atlanta, Georgia
Pain Management - Medicine, Addiction Medicine - opioids, opioid prescribing, overdose, addiction, suboxone, MAT, alcohol, alcohol use disorder, anesthesiology, pain medicine, chronic pain, interventional pain, spinal injections, spinal cord stimulation
Dr. Potru is a former associate professor of anesthesiology at a major academic institution in the Southeast and is triple-board-certified in anesthesiology, interventional pain medicine, and addiction medicine; he is one of less than 25 clinicians across the country with this combination of certifications and has unique expertise as a result. Dr. Potru is a nationally recognized and well-published expert in opioid safety/stewardship as well as the treatment of chronic pain and addiction and perioperative management of the patient with substance use disorders; he sits on and is an active contributor to numerous national anesthesia/pain committees and working groups. Dr. Potru has given invited lectures at multiple national and international conferences, including that of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the International Anesthesia Research Society, as well as multip...
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Damien Doute, MD

ORTHOPEDIC SPINE SURGERY AND GENERAL ORTHOPEDICS

Spine and Orthopaedics of Atlanta, LLC

Decatur, Georgia
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Pedicle Screws, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Joint Replacement, Fracture/Dislocation, Paralysis, Spine Fusion, Degenerative Spine, Scoliosis, Radiculopathy, Nerve Injury, Laminectomy, Discectomy
I am spine fellowship trained and have practiced a large amount of this discipline since my fellowship in 1998. My spinal expertise lies in the treatment of the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine in terms of nonoperative and operative treatment, congenital, traumatic, and degenerative problems. I am comfortable in anterior, posterior and lateral approaches to the entire spine. Spine Surgery, complex and non-complex, cervical, thoracic and lumbar, including revision surgery, is my forte. I have also practiced a large amount of general orthopedics surgery since residency, concentrating on total joint replacement, arthroscopy, and fractures. I am comfortable with hip, knee and shoulder surgery and diagnosis, including trauma/fractures. I have taken general emergency room call consistently. I also routinely perform knee and shoulder arthroscopy and deal with foot and ankle problems and trauma. I have given both trial and deposition testimony in a variety of cases. My me...
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Henry H Barnard II, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Barnard Consulting

Albany , Georgia
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine, Spine Surgeon, Surgery, Orthopedics, Back, Neck, Lumbar Spine ACDF, Decompression, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation
I am a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with 30 years of clinical practice experience. I am familiar with the Workmen’s Compensation system in general, as well as conditions of the spine resulting from personal injury claims. I have participated in well over a hundred depositions pertaining to the treatment of these patients, and my opinions are usually definitive. I hold an active medical license in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. I am also an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
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F. Michael Ferrante, MD

CRPS and Spine Medicine

Ferrante Consulting

Hawaii
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Spinal interventions. Nerve Blocks, Implantable Intrathecal Pumps, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal cord stimulation, Peripheral nerve stimulation, Spinal Injections, Epidural steroid Injections, Radiofrequency, Failed back syndrome, Spinal Medicine, neuropathic pain, MILD, Iatrogenic Nerve Injury, Trauma spinal cord
F. Michael Ferrante, MD, holds a BS in Biology from Tulane University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and a MD from New York Medical College. Dr. Ferrante completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. Between his residencies he did one year of an infectious disease fellowship at Barnes Hospital, Washington University. After Anesthesiology residency, he received his fellowship in Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ferrante is currently the Director of the UCLA Comprehensive Pain Center and Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles. Prior to coming to UCLA, Dr. Ferrante was the Director of Pain Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital and before that, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He was a member of the ASRA Board of Directors (1996-2011) and former President of ASRA (2007-2009). He is ...
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Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA

Interventional Spine, Pain, CRPS Expert (MD/JD)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Illinois
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS, Peripheral nerve stimulation, RSD, Radiofrequency, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, MILD, Causalgia, Urine Drug, Hematoma, Neuropathic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Disability, DEA, Independent Medical Examination (IME), Epidural Injections, Budapest Criteria, Opioid Abuse and Overdose
Dr. Adam J. Carinci, MD, JD, MBA is a board-certified Pain Management physician with an active, full-time clinical practice specializing in interventional spine procedures. He evaluates standard of care, causation, and damages in medical malpractice, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases nationwide. His clinical expertise includes epidural steroid injections, facet interventions, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and the comprehensive management of acute and chronic spinal pain conditions. Dr. Carinci is frequently retained in matters involving procedural complications, nerve injury, failure to diagnose or appropriately treat spinal pathology, and issues related to informed consent, documentation, and clinical decision-making. He brings additional expertise in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and opioid prescribing and monitoring. Dr. Carinci serves as Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the ...
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Constantine L Fotopoulos, MD

Interventional Physiatrist-Expert Witness

Overland Park, Kansas
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Back Pain, Neck Pain, Knee Pain, Sacroiliac Joint, SIJ, Radiofrequency Ablation, RFA, Genicular, Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, SpineJack, Vertiflex, PainTEQ, Spinal Cord Stimulation, SCS, Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation, Epidural Steroid Injections. ESI, Medial Branch Blocks, Compression Fracture, Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
Dr Fotopoulos is a board certified Physiatrist and fellow of the AAPMR. He also holds additional board certifications in Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. He is an accepted industry instructor and educator in numerous minimally invasive interventional procedures. He regularly preforms Epidural Injections, Medial Branch Blocks and Sacroiliac Joint Injections. He in an industry instructor in Radiofrequency Ablation for Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacroiliac and the Knee joints. Additionally he preforms and educates in Spinal Cord Stimulation. He was one of the earliest adaptors of the MILD procedure, Vertiflex, PainTEQ percutaneous SIJ fusion, and the basivertebral nerve ablation procedure. He also regularly preforms and teaches in Vertebroplasty, Balloon Assisted Vertebroplasty (Kyphoplasty), Sacropasty, SpineJack and Basivertebral Nerve Ablation . Dr Fotopoulos is a proud veteran of the United States Navy Diving community and an active Pol...
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Henry H Barnard II, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Barnard Consulting

Louisiana
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine, Spine Surgeon, Surgery, Orthopedics, Back, Neck, Lumbar Spine ACDF, Decompression, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation
I am a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with 30 years of clinical practice experience. I am familiar with the Workmen’s Compensation system in general, as well as conditions of the spine resulting from personal injury claims. I have participated in well over a hundred depositions pertaining to the treatment of these patients, and my opinions are usually definitive. I hold an active medical license in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. I am also an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
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Jatinder S Gill

Interventional Spine and Pain - Harvard Faculty

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...
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Daniel P Sipple, D.O.

Triple Qualified, Unicorn Inventor, Policy Expert

Sipple Medical Innovations

Roseville, Minnesota
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Concussion, Traumatic Brian Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Radiofrequency, Epidural Steroid Injection, EMG, Long Covid, Pain Suffering, Botox, Stroke, Amputation, Spine Surgery, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Burns, Neuropathic Pain, Headache
Dr. Daniel Sipple is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine with added qualifications in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. He trained at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, served on faculty at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He practiced at Midwest Spine and Brian Institute, Dr. Sipple is a the co-founder of Mayo Clinic Partnered InSitu Biologics, Acies Medical and Hypercharge Medical. Dr. Sipple served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, part of  President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.  In that capacity, presented internationally at the Neuroscience 20 in conjunction with the G20, and assisted in SBMT’s effort to raise $500 Million for 31 Federally Funded Tech Hubs. He is the founder of Acies Medical, whose patented Smart Needle is parted with the United Kingdom National Health Service. He advises and or is a board member of a diverse group of emerging neurotech start ups, and is on the cutting e...
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Henry H Barnard II, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Barnard Consulting

Mississippi
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine, Spine Surgeon, Surgery, Orthopedics, Back, Neck, Lumbar Spine ACDF, Decompression, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation
I am a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with 30 years of clinical practice experience. I am familiar with the Workmen’s Compensation system in general, as well as conditions of the spine resulting from personal injury claims. I have participated in well over a hundred depositions pertaining to the treatment of these patients, and my opinions are usually definitive. I hold an active medical license in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. I am also an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
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Tobias A Mattei, MD

Saint Louis University

St. Louis, Missouri
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - spine surgery, lumbar disc herniation, spinal fusion, spinal trauma, spinal fracture, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, spinal cord injury, myelopathy, radiculopathy, artificial disc replacement, spinal cord stimulation, failed back syndrome, chronic back pain, pseudarthrosis
I am a fellowship-trained academic neurosurgeon specialized in complex spine/deformity surgery, currently practicing as Assistant Professor of the Division of Neurosurgery of St. Louis University. I have been an active member of the North American Spine Society, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons as well as many other international societies. I am member of the editorial board of The Spine Journal and Deputy Editor of the North American Spine Society Journal, the new open access initiative of the North American Spine Society. I am an active reviewer of several other neurosurgical journals including World Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurology & Neurosurgery, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, Journal of Engineering in Medicine: Part H, British Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurological Sciences. I have already provided expert review services for several scientific funding agencies in the U.S. (including the NIH P...
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F. Michael Ferrante, MD

CRPS and Spine Medicine

Ferrante Consulting

Nevada
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Spinal interventions. Nerve Blocks, Implantable Intrathecal Pumps, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal cord stimulation, Peripheral nerve stimulation, Spinal Injections, Epidural steroid Injections, Radiofrequency, Failed back syndrome, Spinal Medicine, neuropathic pain, MILD, Iatrogenic Nerve Injury, Trauma spinal cord
F. Michael Ferrante, MD, holds a BS in Biology from Tulane University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and a MD from New York Medical College. Dr. Ferrante completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. Between his residencies he did one year of an infectious disease fellowship at Barnes Hospital, Washington University. After Anesthesiology residency, he received his fellowship in Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ferrante is currently the Director of the UCLA Comprehensive Pain Center and Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles. Prior to coming to UCLA, Dr. Ferrante was the Director of Pain Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital and before that, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He was a member of the ASRA Board of Directors (1996-2011) and former President of ASRA (2007-2009). He is ...
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Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA

Interventional Spine, Pain, CRPS Expert (MD/JD)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Nevada
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS, Peripheral nerve stimulation, RSD, Radiofrequency, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, MILD, Causalgia, Urine Drug, Hematoma, Neuropathic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Disability, DEA, Independent Medical Examination (IME), Epidural Injections, Budapest Criteria, Opioid Abuse and Overdose
Dr. Adam J. Carinci, MD, JD, MBA is a board-certified Pain Management physician with an active, full-time clinical practice specializing in interventional spine procedures. He evaluates standard of care, causation, and damages in medical malpractice, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases nationwide. His clinical expertise includes epidural steroid injections, facet interventions, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and the comprehensive management of acute and chronic spinal pain conditions. Dr. Carinci is frequently retained in matters involving procedural complications, nerve injury, failure to diagnose or appropriately treat spinal pathology, and issues related to informed consent, documentation, and clinical decision-making. He brings additional expertise in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and opioid prescribing and monitoring. Dr. Carinci serves as Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the ...
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Daniel P Sipple, D.O.

Triple Qualified, Unicorn Inventor, Policy Expert

Sipple Medical Innovations

New Jersey
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Concussion, Traumatic Brian Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Radiofrequency, Epidural Steroid Injection, EMG, Long Covid, Pain Suffering, Botox, Stroke, Amputation, Spine Surgery, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Burns, Neuropathic Pain, Headache
Dr. Daniel Sipple is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine with added qualifications in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. He trained at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, served on faculty at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He practiced at Midwest Spine and Brian Institute, Dr. Sipple is a the co-founder of Mayo Clinic Partnered InSitu Biologics, Acies Medical and Hypercharge Medical. Dr. Sipple served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, part of  President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.  In that capacity, presented internationally at the Neuroscience 20 in conjunction with the G20, and assisted in SBMT’s effort to raise $500 Million for 31 Federally Funded Tech Hubs. He is the founder of Acies Medical, whose patented Smart Needle is parted with the United Kingdom National Health Service. He advises and or is a board member of a diverse group of emerging neurotech start ups, and is on the cutting e...
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John D. Tydings, MD

Central Jersey Spine Associates, PA

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Lumbar Spine Surgery, Cervical Spine Surgery, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Stenosis, Sacroiliac Joint Fusion, Failed Back Surgery, Spinal Instrumentation, Workers Compensation
I am a board certified, fellowship trained orthopaedic spinal surgeon in practice since 1990. I am familiar with all aspects of spinal surgery including the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine from a variety of approaches, both with and without instrumentation. I have been performing sacroiliac fusions since 1990. I have been implanting spinal cord stimulators since 1991. My practice predominantly involves Workers Compensation patients and patients injured as the result of motor vehicle accidents. I regularly perform Independent Medical Evaluations and I have testified numerous times as an expert witness.
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Joel Lane Kent, MD

University of Rochester

Victor, New York
Pain Management - Medicine - Opioids, Buprenorphine, Interventional, Nerve blocks, Palliative care, Opioid, Morphine, CRPS, Epidural injections, Spinal hematoma, Narcotic, Methadone, Spinal cord stimulation, Overdose, hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Intrathecal drug delivery, RSD, Nerve injury
Primary area of expertise: Pain Medicine Expert consulting experience: • Authored over 50 expert case reports • Participated in over 25 depositions • Testimony experience in civil trials and professional hearings • Provides litigation support and expert testimony in plaintiff and defense cases Professional experience: • Over 25 years of experience in Pain Medicine • Triple Board Certified • Practice Director of University Multi-Disciplinary Pain Management Practices from 1998 to 2017 • Program Director of a Multi-Disciplinary Pain Management Fellowship Training Programs from 1998 to 2015 • Professor of Anesthesiology, Palliative Care, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University of Rochester School of Medicine • Lectures extensively and published Profile: Dr. Kent is an expert in all realms of Pain Medicine and has focused expertise in the prescribing and oversight of opioid analgesics. His specialties include acute and chronic pain management, opioid analgesics, inte...
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Henry H Barnard II, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Barnard Consulting

New York
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine, Spine Surgeon, Surgery, Orthopedics, Back, Neck, Lumbar Spine ACDF, Decompression, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation
I am a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with 30 years of clinical practice experience. I am familiar with the Workmen’s Compensation system in general, as well as conditions of the spine resulting from personal injury claims. I have participated in well over a hundred depositions pertaining to the treatment of these patients, and my opinions are usually definitive. I hold an active medical license in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. I am also an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
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Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA

Interventional Spine, Pain, CRPS Expert (MD/JD)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Rochester, New York
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS, Peripheral nerve stimulation, RSD, Radiofrequency, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, MILD, Causalgia, Urine Drug, Hematoma, Neuropathic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Disability, DEA, Independent Medical Examination (IME), Epidural Injections, Budapest Criteria, Opioid Abuse and Overdose
Dr. Adam J. Carinci, MD, JD, MBA is a board-certified Pain Management physician with an active, full-time clinical practice specializing in interventional spine procedures. He evaluates standard of care, causation, and damages in medical malpractice, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases nationwide. His clinical expertise includes epidural steroid injections, facet interventions, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and the comprehensive management of acute and chronic spinal pain conditions. Dr. Carinci is frequently retained in matters involving procedural complications, nerve injury, failure to diagnose or appropriately treat spinal pathology, and issues related to informed consent, documentation, and clinical decision-making. He brings additional expertise in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and opioid prescribing and monitoring. Dr. Carinci serves as Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the ...
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Eugenia Zimmerman, MD

Pain Management | Physical Medicine and Rehab

Hillsborough, North Carolina
Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab - spine injections, chronic pain management, spinal cord stimulation, opioid prescription, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), musculoskeletal injuries, radiofrequency ablation, spine pain, soft tissue injuries, MVA, nerve injury, overuse injury, spine injuries
Dr. Eugenia Zimmerman has over 20 years clinical experience in chronic pain management and outpatient PM&R, specializing in spine, musculoskeletal, nerve injuries and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Extensive experience with fluoroscopically-guided interventional pain procedures along with complex medication management including opioids. 30+ depositions as expert witness in worker's comp and personal injury cases. Well-versed in USDOL and North Carolina worker's comp cases along with their respective impairment rating systems. Diplomate in the American Board of Pain Medicine and board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehab.
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Henry H Barnard II, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Barnard Consulting

North Carolina
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine, Spine Surgeon, Surgery, Orthopedics, Back, Neck, Lumbar Spine ACDF, Decompression, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation
I am a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with 30 years of clinical practice experience. I am familiar with the Workmen’s Compensation system in general, as well as conditions of the spine resulting from personal injury claims. I have participated in well over a hundred depositions pertaining to the treatment of these patients, and my opinions are usually definitive. I hold an active medical license in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. I am also an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
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Daniel P Sipple, D.O.

Triple Qualified, Unicorn Inventor, Policy Expert

Sipple Medical Innovations

Ohio
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Concussion, Traumatic Brian Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Radiofrequency, Epidural Steroid Injection, EMG, Long Covid, Pain Suffering, Botox, Stroke, Amputation, Spine Surgery, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Burns, Neuropathic Pain, Headache
Dr. Daniel Sipple is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine with added qualifications in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. He trained at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, served on faculty at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He practiced at Midwest Spine and Brian Institute, Dr. Sipple is a the co-founder of Mayo Clinic Partnered InSitu Biologics, Acies Medical and Hypercharge Medical. Dr. Sipple served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, part of  President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.  In that capacity, presented internationally at the Neuroscience 20 in conjunction with the G20, and assisted in SBMT’s effort to raise $500 Million for 31 Federally Funded Tech Hubs. He is the founder of Acies Medical, whose patented Smart Needle is parted with the United Kingdom National Health Service. He advises and or is a board member of a diverse group of emerging neurotech start ups, and is on the cutting e...
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Hassan Aboumerhi, MD

Pain Medicine Expert

Avicenna Medical Consulting

Cleveland, Ohio
Pain Management - Medicine - Pain management, pain medicine, spinal cord stimulation, epidural steroid injection, personal injury, interventional pain medicine, neuromodulation, ablation, rfa, injection, pain, chronic pain
Double-board certified interventional pain physician with experience in acute and chronic pain as well as personal injury. Licensed in Illinois and Ohio. Teaches anesthesiology to residents at the University of Chicago and pain medicine to fellows at University Hospitals Cleveland. Current Chair of IMANA Student-Resident Committee. Consultant for Guidepoint and SPR Therapeutics. Reviewer for Frontiers in Pain Research. Special training in advanced procedures including: -Basivertebral nerve ablation -Spinal cord stimulation -Peripheral nerve stimulation -Dorsal root ganglion stimulation -Vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty / Spinejack -MILD -Posterior sacroiliac joint fusion -Bone tumor ablation
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Martin L Martucci, JD MD

Interventional Pain Management Physician

Tulsa Pain Consultants

TULSA, Oklahoma
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Interventional Pain Management, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Opioid Medication, Medicolegal aspects of opioid medication, Radiofrequency Ablation, Musculoskeletal Pain, Epidural Steroid Injections, Discography
Dr. Martucci is a double-boarded anesthesiologist and interventional pain management physician. He has 25 years of post-residency experience performing multiple different interventional pain management procedures including epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation (RFTC), discography, platelet rich plasma (PRP), peripheral nerve stimulation, and spinal cord stimulation. He is also an experienced prescriber of opioid medication. Dr. Martucci is also a licensed attorney and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law (with honors) in 1988. After practicing business law in Houston with Vinson & Elkins he became interested in medicine and attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He completed a general surgery internship at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, and an anesthesiology residency at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He completed a pain management fellowship at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center under Gabor Racz, MD. Dr. Martucci ha...
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F. Michael Ferrante, MD

CRPS and Spine Medicine

Ferrante Consulting

Oregon
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Spinal interventions. Nerve Blocks, Implantable Intrathecal Pumps, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal cord stimulation, Peripheral nerve stimulation, Spinal Injections, Epidural steroid Injections, Radiofrequency, Failed back syndrome, Spinal Medicine, neuropathic pain, MILD, Iatrogenic Nerve Injury, Trauma spinal cord
F. Michael Ferrante, MD, holds a BS in Biology from Tulane University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and a MD from New York Medical College. Dr. Ferrante completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. Between his residencies he did one year of an infectious disease fellowship at Barnes Hospital, Washington University. After Anesthesiology residency, he received his fellowship in Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ferrante is currently the Director of the UCLA Comprehensive Pain Center and Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles. Prior to coming to UCLA, Dr. Ferrante was the Director of Pain Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital and before that, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He was a member of the ASRA Board of Directors (1996-2011) and former President of ASRA (2007-2009). He is ...
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Matthew Tormenti, MD, MBA

Newtown, Pennsylvania
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Neurological Surgery - Spine Surgery, Spinal Fusion, microdiscectomy, cervical fusion, TLIF, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Healthcare Economics Intraoperative Neuromonitoring, Cauda equina, pedicle screw, Spinal cord injury, spinal cord stimulation
I am a board-certified neurosurgeon with an active clinical practice based in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I am a down to earth and straightforward individual. Patients often comment on my approachability. I received my residency training at the University of Pittsburgh, one of the top rated clinical and research programs in the country. I've authored over 20 peer reviewed articles and given presentations nationally and internationally. I operate at several community hospitals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. I was the Chief of Neurosurgery at a level -2 Trauma center in Pennsylvania for 5 years. Consistently, I am selected for Castle Connolly Top Doctors and Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors. Following several years in practice I went back to school to obtain my MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. I currently am a partner at my practice and assist with management and strategy development and deployment. I have testified numerous times as an e...
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Henry H Barnard II, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Barnard Consulting

South Carolina
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine, Spine Surgeon, Surgery, Orthopedics, Back, Neck, Lumbar Spine ACDF, Decompression, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation
I am a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with 30 years of clinical practice experience. I am familiar with the Workmen’s Compensation system in general, as well as conditions of the spine resulting from personal injury claims. I have participated in well over a hundred depositions pertaining to the treatment of these patients, and my opinions are usually definitive. I hold an active medical license in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. I am also an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
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Henry H Barnard II, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Barnard Consulting

Texas
Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Spine, Spine Surgeon, Surgery, Orthopedics, Back, Neck, Lumbar Spine ACDF, Decompression, Interbody Fusion, Kyphoplasty, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Spine Fusion, Spinal Cord Stimulation
I am a fellowship trained, board certified Orthopaedic Spine surgeon with 30 years of clinical practice experience. I am familiar with the Workmen’s Compensation system in general, as well as conditions of the spine resulting from personal injury claims. I have participated in well over a hundred depositions pertaining to the treatment of these patients, and my opinions are usually definitive. I hold an active medical license in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. I am also an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
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Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA

Interventional Spine, Pain, CRPS Expert (MD/JD)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Texas
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS, Peripheral nerve stimulation, RSD, Radiofrequency, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, MILD, Causalgia, Urine Drug, Hematoma, Neuropathic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Disability, DEA, Independent Medical Examination (IME), Epidural Injections, Budapest Criteria, Opioid Abuse and Overdose
Dr. Adam J. Carinci, MD, JD, MBA is a board-certified Pain Management physician with an active, full-time clinical practice specializing in interventional spine procedures. He evaluates standard of care, causation, and damages in medical malpractice, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases nationwide. His clinical expertise includes epidural steroid injections, facet interventions, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and the comprehensive management of acute and chronic spinal pain conditions. Dr. Carinci is frequently retained in matters involving procedural complications, nerve injury, failure to diagnose or appropriately treat spinal pathology, and issues related to informed consent, documentation, and clinical decision-making. He brings additional expertise in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and opioid prescribing and monitoring. Dr. Carinci serves as Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the ...
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Daniel P Sipple, D.O.

Triple Qualified, Unicorn Inventor, Policy Expert

Sipple Medical Innovations

Texas
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Concussion, Traumatic Brian Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Radiofrequency, Epidural Steroid Injection, EMG, Long Covid, Pain Suffering, Botox, Stroke, Amputation, Spine Surgery, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Burns, Neuropathic Pain, Headache
Dr. Daniel Sipple is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine with added qualifications in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. He trained at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, served on faculty at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He practiced at Midwest Spine and Brian Institute, Dr. Sipple is a the co-founder of Mayo Clinic Partnered InSitu Biologics, Acies Medical and Hypercharge Medical. Dr. Sipple served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, part of  President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.  In that capacity, presented internationally at the Neuroscience 20 in conjunction with the G20, and assisted in SBMT’s effort to raise $500 Million for 31 Federally Funded Tech Hubs. He is the founder of Acies Medical, whose patented Smart Needle is parted with the United Kingdom National Health Service. He advises and or is a board member of a diverse group of emerging neurotech start ups, and is on the cutting e...
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Ramesh Singa, MD

HealthAdvise

Austin, Texas
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine - Interventional pain management, intrathecal targeted drug delivery, pump, injection, epidural, facet, radiofrequency ablation, rhizotomy, neck, back, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sciatica, radiculopathy, neuropathy, spinal cord stimulation, nerve injury, herniated disc, degeneration
Ramesh Singa, MD, is a pain management physician board certified in Pain Management and Anesthesiology. He is part of the Republic Spine and Pain team in Leander and Austin, TX. With over 15yrs experience, Dr. Singa’s top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Training Medical Rusha Medical College Residency St. Barnabas Health Care System Fellowship Rush University Medical Center Board Certifications American Board of Anesthesiology American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
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Daniel P Sipple, D.O.

Triple Qualified, Unicorn Inventor, Policy Expert

Sipple Medical Innovations

Wisconsin
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Concussion, Traumatic Brian Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Radiofrequency, Epidural Steroid Injection, EMG, Long Covid, Pain Suffering, Botox, Stroke, Amputation, Spine Surgery, Vertebral Compression Fracture, Burns, Neuropathic Pain, Headache
Dr. Daniel Sipple is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine with added qualifications in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. He trained at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, served on faculty at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He practiced at Midwest Spine and Brian Institute, Dr. Sipple is a the co-founder of Mayo Clinic Partnered InSitu Biologics, Acies Medical and Hypercharge Medical. Dr. Sipple served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, part of  President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.  In that capacity, presented internationally at the Neuroscience 20 in conjunction with the G20, and assisted in SBMT’s effort to raise $500 Million for 31 Federally Funded Tech Hubs. He is the founder of Acies Medical, whose patented Smart Needle is parted with the United Kingdom National Health Service. He advises and or is a board member of a diverse group of emerging neurotech start ups, and is on the cutting e...