Eugene Lipov, MD Expert Witness
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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Pain Management - Medicine and Medical Devices

Keywords/Search Terms:

PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Stellate Ganglion Block, SGB, Ketamine, Nerve Injury, Injections, Chronic Pain, Opioids, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, hot flashes, patents, intellectual property

Education:

BA, Northwestern University; MD, Northwestern University

Years in Practice:

35

Additional Information

Pain Medicine thought-leader. Founding member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Developer of multiple innovative pain treatments. Developed hybrid stimulator that combined convention dorsal column stimulator and sub-q stimulator. Evaluated needle design that lead to improvement of Sprotte needle. Pioneered the use of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hot flashes. Developed the Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) protocol to treat PTSD. Work has been written about in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and featured on ABC, NBC and WGN. Experienced expert witness – has given over 1,000 depositions. Significant medical device experience. Active clinical practice. Board Certified in both pain medicine and anesthesiology. University of Illinois faculty. Performs the entire range of pain procedures including: dorsal column stimulators (DCS), radio frequency ablations, stellate ganglion blocks, epidural injections, dual sympathetic reset (DSR) protocol, steroid injections, spine injections, facet injections, nerve blocks, RACZ, and spinal cord stimulation. Extensive work treating veterans. Licensed physician in nine states: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington State.