Joshua Rotenberg, MD MMS

Peds/Adolescent Neuro TBI Sleep Epilepsy CP Autism

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Dr. Joshua S. Rotenberg, MD MMS Board-Certified Pediatric Neurologist | Expert Witness & IME Houston, Texas | Licensed TX | Expert License FL | Available Nationwide WHO HE IS Dr. Rotenberg is a board-certified pediatric neurologist with 20+ years of active clinical practice and 200+ medico-legal cases across plaintiff and defense. He maintains a busy clinical practice at Houston Specialty Clinic, a multi-location pediatric neurology and sleep medicine center in Houston, ensuring every opinion is grounded in current real-world patient care -- not textbooks or retirement. He calls balls and strikes. His opinions are independent of retaining party, every time, regardless of who retains him. CREDENTIALS AT A GLANCE Dual ABPN Board Certification -- Neurology and Child Neurology UCNS Diplomate -- Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (fewer than 200 in the US) Subspecialty Certified -- Brain Injury Medicine, Epilepsy, Sleep Medicine USAF Veteran -- Former Chief, Pediatric Neurology, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Faculty -- Sam Houston State University COM and UT Health Houston 18+ peer-reviewed publications | 545+ citations Clinical and Scientific Advisory Committee, CACNA1A Foundation 200+ medico-legal cases | Federal and state court experience Licensed TX | Expert License FL | Available Nationwide WHAT MAKES HIM DIFFERENT Most pediatric neurologists opine from textbooks. Dr. Rotenberg has spent 20 years treating these children -- managing their acute injuries, following their neurodevelopmental trajectories, and understanding what their lives actually look like after a catastrophic event. That clinical depth changes a case. He pioneered neonatal hypothermia cooling protocols at Womens Hospital of Texas and Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center and has followed those birth-injured patients for 20 years. He is one of the only expert witnesses in the country who can opine on neurogenetics, insurance denial of genetic testing, and gene therapy access disputes in rare pediatric neurological conditions. CASE EXPERIENCE Traumatic brain injury -- motor vehicle, trucking, bus rollover, bicycle Birth injury and neonatal HIE -- cooling protocol cases, longitudinal follow-up Near-drowning and hypoxic-anoxic brain injury Seizure-related pool and water facility injuries Falls from height -- residential, recreational, institutional Premises liability -- trampoline parks, activity centers, water parks, diving boards, ski resorts, summer camps, hotels, amusement parks Aspiration injury -- federal wrongful death litigation experience Blast injury -- pediatric post-traumatic and chronic brain injury Gunshot wound TBI Neurogenetics -- insurance denial, gene therapy access, rare disease standard of care Medicaid Disputes CASE EXPERIENCE -- POPULATIONS AND SETTINGS Pediatric and young adult TBI -- plaintiff and defense Children with autism and complex behavioral neurology -- custody and family law Children with epilepsy injured in supervised settings Special needs children in school and institutional negligence cases Neonatal and infant brain injury DEFENSE AND REBUTTAL WORK Challenges brain injury claims unsupported by credible neurological findings Rebuts excessive and unreasonable life care plans Identifies misuse of screening instruments as diagnostic tools IME experience across pediatric and young adult populations Experience countering brain injury mill cases with inflated damages SERVICES OFFERED Case screening and records review Written expert opinion -- Daubert and Robinson compliant Independent Medical Examination (IME) Deposition testimony -- in person or video Trial testimony -- travel available nationwide Life care planning consultation Rebuttal opinions Maritime and admiralty -- cruise ship and vessel injury Translates complex neurological findings into clear, accessible testimony that judges and juries understand. Accepts limited cases annually for personal attention to every matter. Urgent review available by arrangement.