Spine, Hip & Knee Orthopedic Surgeon

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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To Whom It May Concern, At the age of 17, I was accepted to Indiana University School of Medicine through the 8-year BS/MD program. At my college graduation, I was awarded the President's Medal--the highest award given to a graduating senior. In medical school, I graduated as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, which recognizes the top 15% of medical school graduates. I completed my residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California. I completed a minimally invasive and outpatient spine surgery fellowship at Masson Spine Institute in Orlando, FL under the tutelage of neurosurgeon, Robert Masson, MD. For the past 4 years, I have practiced in private practice, hospital employed, and academic environments. I contributed extensively to the scientific literature with over 40 publications, book chapters, abstracts, and presentations. I have been recognized for research excellence with awards from the WOA (Western Orthopaedic Association), ORS (Orthopaedic Research Society), SRS (Scoliosis Research Society) and CSRS (Cervical Spine Research Society). I am board certified by the ABOS (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery). I am an active member of the AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons). From 2022-2025, I worked in a rural private practice environment near my hometown of Henderson, KY. My volume is approximately 110 clinic patients weekly, 10-20 surgical procedures per week, 2-4 office procedures weekly (kyphoplasty, epidural steroid injections), 10-15 call days per month. My productivity in 2024 was approximately 12,462 wRVU (MGMA 75th percentile, median 9,000 wRVU). The last 6 months of 2024 I averaged approximately 1250 wRVU monthly, October 2024 wRVU was approximately 1650. My practice mix is approximately 20% spine (operative and non-operative management), 30% elective total joints (hip, knee, shoulder) primary, complex, and revision total joints, 30% trauma/fractures, 10% pediatrics, 10% foot ankle and hand trauma I have been trained in expert witness testimony by SEAK at their official course in Falmouth, Massachusetts. I hold active, unrestricted medical licenses in Indiana and Kentucky. I have also been licensed to practice medicine in California, Florida, Missouri, and Utah. Please reach out anytime via phone or email with inquiries. Supporting documentation is available upon request. Respectfully, Phillip Behrens, MD