Spinal Injury Expert Witnesses
Spinal injury 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 injury. The spinal injury expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab, and Spine Surgery & Spine Care.
Simon Dardashti, MD, MS
Personal Injury & Medical Mal Pain Medical Expert
Expert Medical Services LLC
Arizona
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Pain Management, Spinal Cord Stimulator, Motor Vehicle Accident, Medical Malpractice, Epidural, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Back Neck Pain, Personal Injury, Spinal injury, Opiate, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Facet Injections, Slip Trip Fall, Spondylosis, Radiofrequency
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Case Reviews for Plaintiff & Defense Attorneys. Quick communication and timely turn-over.
I have experience with depositions mediation and trial. I review cases to establish causation of injuries, medical cost projections, appropriateness of care, disclosure statements, case review, medical necessity determinations.
Medical areas of expertise include: Complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD), motor vehicle accidents, spinal cord stimulation (SCS), spinal injury, causation of injuries, anoxic brain injury, hypoxia, whiplash, disability, neck and back pain, spinal cord injury, sciatica, nerve blocks, radiculopathy neuropathy, spondylosis, spinal stenosis, chronic pain, non-surgical orthopedic care, opioid and non-opioid medication management, herniated disc, epidurals, radiofrequency ablation, fluoroscopic guidance of procedures.
I am a Pain Management Physician with a wealth of experience and expertise in the fie...
Simon Dardashti, MD, MS
Personal Injury & Medical Mal Pain Medical Expert
Expert Medical Services LLC
Los Angeles, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Pain Management, Spinal Cord Stimulator, Motor Vehicle Accident, Medical Malpractice, Epidural, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Back Neck Pain, Personal Injury, Spinal injury, Opiate, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Facet Injections, Slip Trip Fall, Spondylosis, Radiofrequency
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Case Reviews for Plaintiff & Defense Attorneys. Quick communication and timely turn-over.
I have experience with depositions mediation and trial. I review cases to establish causation of injuries, medical cost projections, appropriateness of care, disclosure statements, case review, medical necessity determinations.
Medical areas of expertise include: Complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD), motor vehicle accidents, spinal cord stimulation (SCS), spinal injury, causation of injuries, anoxic brain injury, hypoxia, whiplash, disability, neck and back pain, spinal cord injury, sciatica, nerve blocks, radiculopathy neuropathy, spondylosis, spinal stenosis, chronic pain, non-surgical orthopedic care, opioid and non-opioid medication management, herniated disc, epidurals, radiofrequency ablation, fluoroscopic guidance of procedures.
I am a Pain Management Physician with a wealth of experience and expertise in the fie...
Roshni N. Patel, MD
Quadruple Board-Certified Pain & Neurology Expert
Ctr of Excellence in Pain & Regenerative Medicine
Farmington, Connecticut
Pain Management - Medicine, Neurology
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Headaches, Migraines, Medication Management, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Disability review, Concussion, Chronic Pain, Back Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Nerve Pain, Peripheral Neuropathy, Neck Pain, IME, Independent medical examiner, medical review, Seizures, Spinal Injury, Stroke
Dr. Roshni N. Patel, MD: Elite Pain Management and Neurology Expert- Quadruple board-certified in Pain Medicine, Headache Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine, and Neurology - one of only two physicians in the United States with this unique combination of qualifications.
Education and Appointments:
Assistant Clinical Professor, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University
Pain Medicine Fellowship, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia
Neurology Residency, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
MD, Ross University School of Medicine
Expertise:
15+ years of specialized practice in Pain Management and Neurology
Comprehensive experience in medicolegal consultations, including:
Workers' Compensation Cases
Disability Impairment Ratings
Medical Records Review
Personal Injury Cases
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Claim Reviews
Medical Necessity Determinations
Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs)
Board Certified by the American Boar...
Simon Dardashti, MD, MS
Personal Injury & Medical Mal Pain Medical Expert
Expert Medical Services LLC
Florida
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Pain Management, Spinal Cord Stimulator, Motor Vehicle Accident, Medical Malpractice, Epidural, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Back Neck Pain, Personal Injury, Spinal injury, Opiate, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Facet Injections, Slip Trip Fall, Spondylosis, Radiofrequency
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Case Reviews for Plaintiff & Defense Attorneys. Quick communication and timely turn-over.
I have experience with depositions mediation and trial. I review cases to establish causation of injuries, medical cost projections, appropriateness of care, disclosure statements, case review, medical necessity determinations.
Medical areas of expertise include: Complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD), motor vehicle accidents, spinal cord stimulation (SCS), spinal injury, causation of injuries, anoxic brain injury, hypoxia, whiplash, disability, neck and back pain, spinal cord injury, sciatica, nerve blocks, radiculopathy neuropathy, spondylosis, spinal stenosis, chronic pain, non-surgical orthopedic care, opioid and non-opioid medication management, herniated disc, epidurals, radiofrequency ablation, fluoroscopic guidance of procedures.
I am a Pain Management Physician with a wealth of experience and expertise in the fie...
Jesse Hatgis, D.O.
Pain/PM&R Physician- Double Board Certified
Parkland, Florida
Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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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
Scope of Practice:
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.
Publications, Research, & Professional Organizations:
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 disc...
Ahmad Elakil, MD, MBA
Neurosurgeon - Chief of Neurosurgery Department
chicago, Illinois
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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Neurosurgeon, spine surgery, back, neck pain, spine fusion, traumatic brain injury, TBI, concussion, subdural hematoma, brain bleed, cervical fusion, lumbar fusion, spine surgeon, brain tumor, epidural hematoma, car accident, spinal injury, cervical surgery
Dr. Ahmad Elakil
Chief of Neurosurgery
Dr. Ahmad Elakil, is the chief of the division of neurosurgery in Chicago,IL. He is a board certified neurosurgeon.He completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Calgary, followed by a postgraduate training at the University of Miami. During his residency, Dr. Elakil completed his Masters of Business Administration at Cornell University. He was awarded the Social Butterfly Award that year.
Expert in traumatic brain injury, TBI, spinal injury, spine surgery, cervical surgery, ACDF, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, lumbar fusion, TLIF, XLIF, craniotomy, spinal abscess, spinal trauma, back pain, neck pain, disc herniation, spinal cord injury
Dr. Elakil was cited in many prestigious national and international neurosurgical journals. He was awarded more than twenty awards in national and international neurosurgical meetings.
George S Miz, MD
UChicago Medicine Medical Group
Calumet City, Illinois
Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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Workers compensation, motor vehicle accident, back injury, neck injury, spinal injury, cervical and lumbar disc injury, spinal fracture, disc herniation, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, radiculopathy, sciatica
Fellowship trained in spinal surgery, board certified in orthopaedic surgery. Author of textbook chapters on spinal injury. Clinical research experience with focus on artificial disc replacement surgery. National and international presentations on various spinal surgery topics. Leadership positions in the North American Spine Society (chair and member of the Committee on Medical Education as well as the chair and member of the International Education Committee) as well as the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.
E. Andy Akan, MD
Akan Neurological Experts
Dyer, Indiana
Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Traumatic brain injury, TBI, concussion, intracranial hemorrhage, Alzheimer's, dementia, stroke, TPA, spinal injury, radiculopathy, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, migraine, headache, nursing home, acute rehabilitation, EMG, EEG, neuropathy, myopathy
I have served as an expert in forensic neurology in over 100 medical legal cases.
Board certified neurologist practicing in the hospital and outpatient setting for over 18 years. I completed a full 3 year categorical internal medicine residency prior to my neurology residency.
Previously served as medical director for one of three comprehensive stroke care programs in the state of Indiana. Currently serving as medical director of neurosciences and director of quality at a stroke and rehabilitation hospital.
I am an associate professor of neurology at Indiana University School of Medicine.
I have 3 years experience admitting patients into acute rehabilitation and have followed patients in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. I currently read and interpret both EEG and EMG testing.
I have a 14 year history as an expert physician speaker for multiple pharmaceutical companies.
I have experience testifying in both depositions and jury trial. I am available to wo...
Simon Dardashti, MD, MS
Personal Injury & Medical Mal Pain Medical Expert
Expert Medical Services LLC
Texas
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Pain Management, Spinal Cord Stimulator, Motor Vehicle Accident, Medical Malpractice, Epidural, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Back Neck Pain, Personal Injury, Spinal injury, Opiate, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Facet Injections, Slip Trip Fall, Spondylosis, Radiofrequency
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Case Reviews for Plaintiff & Defense Attorneys. Quick communication and timely turn-over.
I have experience with depositions mediation and trial. I review cases to establish causation of injuries, medical cost projections, appropriateness of care, disclosure statements, case review, medical necessity determinations.
Medical areas of expertise include: Complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD), motor vehicle accidents, spinal cord stimulation (SCS), spinal injury, causation of injuries, anoxic brain injury, hypoxia, whiplash, disability, neck and back pain, spinal cord injury, sciatica, nerve blocks, radiculopathy neuropathy, spondylosis, spinal stenosis, chronic pain, non-surgical orthopedic care, opioid and non-opioid medication management, herniated disc, epidurals, radiofrequency ablation, fluoroscopic guidance of procedures.
I am a Pain Management Physician with a wealth of experience and expertise in the fie...
Jackson B Salvant, MD, FAANS, FACS
Southeastern Neurosurgical Consulting LLC
Newport News, Virginia
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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Craniotomy, Spinal Fusion, Head Injury, Spinal Injury, Brain Injury, Spinal Surgery, Pituitary, Brain Tumor, Brain Aneurysm, Deep Brain Stimulation, MRIGFUS neuro critical care, brain surgery, radiosurgery, AVM, Parkinson's, Gamma Knife, neck injury, back injury, spinal fracture, subdural
I am Board Certified and in continuing practice of General Neurosurgery for 29 years. I am a member in good standing of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, International Gamma Knife Society, American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, American College of Surgeons and Southern Neurosurgical Society. I have lengthy experience in head and spinal injury treatment, spinal surgery, brain tumor surgery, pituitary surgery, gamma knife treatment, deep brain stimulation and neurosurgical critical care. I can provide review of medical records and expert testimony as required. I do not currently care for pediatric patients or perform endovascular procedures for stroke or vascular conditions. I have provided review for defense and plaintiff counsel.