Anesthesiology Expert Witnesses in California
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of anesthesiology expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on anesthesiology and related issues. Anesthesiology expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these anesthesiology expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Spinal Cord Stimulation, Crps, Intubation, Nerve Injury, Trauma, Airway Management, Chronic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome , Epidural, Pain Management, Regional Anesthesia, RSD, Anesthesiology, Awareness Under Anesthesia, and Difficult Airway.
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Omeed Khodaparast, MD FASA
Anesthesiology Medical Expert
Anesthesiology
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Regional anesthesia, airway management, difficult intubation, hypotension, positioning, nerve injury, recovery room, nerve blocks, hypoxia, sedation, propofol, postoperative care, code, obstructive sleep apnea, fire
Dr. Omeed Khodaparast is a board-certified anesthesiologist in Dallas, Texas. With over 17 years of experience, Dr. Khodaparast is an expert in multiple facets of general anesthesia. His proficiency extends to advanced techniques such as ultrasound regional anesthesia, including peripheral nerve blocks for acute pain management, as well as propofol sedation and total IV anesthesia. In addition to his clinical devotion, Dr. Khodaparast holds pivotal leadership positions as the medical director and anesthesia chairman at a prestigious community hospital in Dallas. His influence further as an esteemed expert panelist for the Texas Medical Board, where he demonstrates his commitment to clinical standards and best practices. Recognized for his integrity and comprehensive knowledge, Dr. Khodaparast offers his services for both plaintiff and defense cases.
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Victor L. Mandoff, MD, FASA
AWARD WINNING ANESTHESIOLOGY EXPERT WITNESS
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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Acute Pain, Regional, Airway injuries, Difficult Airways, Critical Care, ACLS, BLS, Codes, Trauma Emergencies, Drug errors, Narcotics, Neuromuscular Blockers, Propofol Pharma, Invasive-catheters, OR fires, Simulation, Position/Nerve injuries, Sedation, Recall, Vents
I am a Board-Certified fully practicing Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Since this is a teaching hospital, training residents helps me keep up-to-date and stay current in knowledge and practice evidence-based medicine. I have over 20 years of clinical experience and have won many teaching awards like "Golden Apple Award" or "Red Sash Award" and "Educational Excellence Award" presented to me by residents, students, and the College of Medicine. Last year I became a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA). The FASA designation is the "highest acknowledgment that recognizes years of dedication to exceptional education, leadership and commitment to the specialty" as per American Society of Anesthesiologists website.
I am also Critical Care Fellowship trained at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Foundation and was Critical Care Board Certified and practiced Critical Care Medicine 2006 to about 2016.
UAMS provides care...
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Joseph (Jay) H McIsaac, III, MD, MS, MBA, CPE, FASA
Anesthesiology--Academic and Private Practice
McIsaac Consulting, LLC
Anesthesiology
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Patient Safety, Trauma, Coagulopathy, BioEngineering, Cardiovascular, Monitoring, CBRN, Airway, Disasters, Quality, Hemorrhage, Massive Transfusion, Technology, Risk and Crisis Management, Temperature and Hypothermia Reduction, Resuscitation, Non-OR Anesthesia, Risk Reduction
Experienced expert witness in both plaintiff and defense work. Licensed in FL, NJ, CT, and PA.
Clinical Professor at 2 medical schools until January 2024: University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University. Senior Attending Anesthesiologist at Hartford Hospital, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and the University of Connecticut Health Center. Pediatric, cardiovascular, trauma anesthesia expert. Board Certified in Anesthesiology from the American Board of Anesthesiology (lifetime certification) and also from the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons.
Masters in biomedical engineering; MBA; Certified Physician Executive; Certified Corporate Director; Author, Educator, Inventor, and Disaster preparedness expert. Able to cross multiple domains and explain complex topics in plain language to a layman.
Two books, 67 chapters, articles, editorials, and other publications. A well-known speaker at national and international professional meetings. He has presented and ...
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Jordan L. Newmark, MD, QME
Nationally recognized and experienced expert.
E&S Newmark Consulting | Stanford University School of Medicine
Redwood City , California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Chronic pain, acute pain, opioids, workers' compensation, disability, addiction, surgery, perioperative, Nerve injury, interventional pain, trauma, Headache facial pain, Neuropathy, medical education, RSD, QME, independent medical evaluation, IME, CRPS, Spine
Dr. Newmark is an ABA, double board certified, Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine Physician. He is President & CEO of E&S Newmark Consulting focused on the practice of medicine, qualified medical evaluation, expert witnessing, career and academic development, & medical-leadership consulting.
He remains as an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University. He has authored multiple journal articles, book chapters, and maintains an active simulation based pain and research program at Stanford University.
Dr. Newmark has over 10 years of expert witness and medicolegal experience.
Dr. Newmark won numerous awards from the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Stanford University and Alameda Health System.
Dr. Newmark is the former Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology of Alameda Health System, as well as the former Medical Director for Pain Management and Functional Restoration at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California.
The overall focus of Dr. Newmark's ...
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Evan Ross Goodman, MD
Board Certified in Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Coastal Pain and Spinal Diagnostics
Carlsbad, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Medical Doctor
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI (08/11-05/15)
Doctor of Medicine
• Pre-Clinical Honors
• Academic Excellence Recognition: Achieved >90% average exam scores during pre-clinical curriculum
Michigan State University, Lyman Briggs College, East Lansing, MI (08/06-05/10)
Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
• Dean's List
Licensing, Certifications, and Board Certification
Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology 2021
American Board of Anesthesiology Board Certification in Pain Medicine 2021
California Permanent Medical License 2020
Illinois Permanent Medical License 2019
ABA Advanced Exam Passed 2019
Abbott U.S. DRG certification 2019
Abbott U.S. Spinal Cord Stimulation course certification 2019
Medtronic Spinal Cord Stimulation course certification 2019
Passed USMLE Step 1, 2 CK, 2 CS, 3 2011–2016
Research Experience
Beaumont Hospital Research Institute, Royal Oak, MI (06/12 -07/12)
Researched with PI Harry Wasvary MD. Completed a r...
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Steve C. Yun, MD
Orange, California
Anesthesiology, Oral Surgery
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Anesthesia, Anesthesia malpractice, Anesthesiology malpractice, dental anesthesia, surgery, wrongful death, preoperative preparation, regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia, office anethesia, PACU, airway management, propofol/diprivan, intubation injuries, oral surgery
Board-certified anesthesiologist with full-time clinical practice. Physician of Excellence Award. AAAASF Surveyor. Dental Board of CA Examiner. National High School Debate and Forensics champion.
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Simon Dardashti, MD, MS
Pain Medicine Expert Witness | PI & Med Mal
Expert Medical Services LLC
Los Angeles, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Pain Management, CRPS, RSD, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accident, Spine Injury, Radiculopathy, Neuropathy, Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulator, Epidural, Nerve blocks, Opioid Management, Causation, Independent Medical Exams (IME), Future Care, Standard of Care, Disability Evaluation, Cauda equina syndrome
Dr. Simon Dardashti is a board-certified Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology physician with active clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic pain conditions. He provides medical-legal case review, expert reports, deposition testimony, and trial testimony for plaintiff and defense attorneys.
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Case Reviews for Plaintiff & Defense Attorneys. Fast communication and timely report turnaround. Experienced in authoring Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 reports and providing deposition and trial testimony under FRCP standards.
Medical areas of expertise encompass a wide range of conditions and treatments, including: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), amputations, cauda equina syndrome, motor vehicle accidents, spinal cord stimulation (SCS), spinal injury, epidurals, whiplash, dog bites, disability, neck and back pain, spinal cord injury, sciatica, nerve blocks, radiculopathy, neuropathy...
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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
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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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Divya Chander, MD, PhD
D. Chander LLC
San Francisco, California
Anesthesiology
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difficult airway, intubation, brain injury / brain damage, hypoxia, hypotension, residual paralysis, narcotics, oversedation, aspiration, PACU, neurosurgical anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, awareness under anesthesia, brain monitoring, ENT anesthesia, Intraoperative visual loss, drug errors
Dr. Chander is a board certified anesthesiologist and neuroscientist (PhD). She served on the Stanford Anesthesiology faculty for 8 years. At Stanford, her areas of expertise and teaching included general surgery, neurosurgical, ENT/head & neck, orthopedic, and obstetric anesthesia. She has extensive experience with propofol sedation and total IV anesthesia, +/- brain monitoring, and difficult airway. She has trained residents in the OR, on labor & delivery, and through didactic teaching. Over the past several years, Dr. Chander continues to practice anesthesia at several Bay Area hospitals (including a level 1 trauma center). Dr. Chander has also co-founded 2 companies in the healthcare space, in neuro-ICU diagnostics, and creating a platform for integration for public health data. She served on a NASA task force for COVID19, and a global pandemic resilience task force, which she co-chaired and directed. In 2020, she was appointed a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council.
Dr. Chan...
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Rosalind J Boyer-Cole
Acute care, Critical care, Anesthesiology Expert
Legal Nurse Consultant
California
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
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Emergency, Labor and Delivery, Pain, Standard of Care, Endoscopy, Trauma, Cesearean, General, Airway, Intensive care, Acute Care, Epidural, Regional, Chronic, Outpatient, Obstetrics, Spinal, Medical Malpractice, Cardiac, Pharmacology
BIO: Rosalind Boyer-Cole
The Pacific Northwest is considered home for Rosalind Boyer-Cole, DNP, RN, NE-C, and I graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Portland. My clinical specialties include Critical Care, Trauma, and Emergency services. Following my professional experience in Critical Care, I obtained my Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia at St Joseph’s University and completed my training in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My passion for being a successful clinician and my special interest in Public and Community Health, as well as serving diverse and indigenous populations, have led me to multiple volunteer experiences in anesthesia and Public Health in Latin America, Europe, and African countries, where I have worked alongside students and other healthcare professionals. I am currently the founder of Legal Nurse Advocate Consultants, LLC, https://legalnurseadvocate.com/, which was established to collaborate with attorneys and provide clarity t...
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Creed Stary
Anesthesiologist for Eye Surgery, Stanford Faculty
Palo Alto, California
Anesthesiology, Ophthalmology
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Physiology, Neuroscience, Research, Cataract, Retina, Outpatient, Glaucoma, Strabismus, Cornea
Board Certified Faculty Anesthesiologist at Stanford School of Medicine, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology. Over 12 years of experience providing outpatient anesthesia for eye surgeries, serving as Assistant Medical Director at the Stanford Byers Eye Surgery Center. Specializing in anesthesia and outpatient medical clearance for cataract, retina, occuloplastic, cornea, glaucoma and strabismus surgeries. Also with specialized expertise with medical record anesthesia chart review for pre-operative clearance and for intra-operative fact-finding and discovery.
Stary Anesesiology and Pain Medicine Consulting, LLC, #B20250258481
creed@starymd.com
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Dustin Coyle, MD
Anesthesiologist with 21+ years experience
Escondido, California
Anesthesiology
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Anesthesiology, Anesthesiologist, Pediatric, Mobile, Ketamine, Office, Dental, Trauma, Pain, Ambulatory, California, San Diego
21+ years experience practicing anesthesiology in every setting from major trauma center to office-based anesthesia. I currently do mobile pediatric dental anesthesia, and academic anesthesia.
Trained in pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University; anesthesiiology at the University of Utah
13 years as faculty at the University of Utah doing clinical anesthesia and teaching. 7 years in private practice in community hospitals, surgery centers, and offices.
Extensive knowledge of general and pediatric anesthesia, dental anesthesia, and ketamine treatment for pain.
Fees:
$500/hr review/affidavits
$800/hr testimony
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Erin Lawson, MD
Del Mar, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Interventional pain management, Opioid management, Chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Polstlaminectomy pain syndrome, Fibromyalgia
Dr Erin Lawson is double board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, having completed residency and fellowship training at Emory University School of Medicine. She has 15 years of clinical experience treating patients with chronic pain. She has edited several textbooks of chronic pain conditions and is a question author for the American Board of Anesthesiology's pain medicine program. Dr Lawson brings both a comprehensive knowledge base and compassionate approach to the treatment of chronic pain. She uses an interventional approach to treat many chronic pain conditions including sciatica, spinal pain, joint pain, and migraines and is up to date on both safety guidelines and current procedure techniques for injections and spinal procedures. She is also current on safe opioid prescribing and managing patients with opioid use disorder and chronic pain.
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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
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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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Jeremy Laney, MD
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Disease
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Liver transplant, Cardiac Surgery, Pain management, Airway management, Sedation, Awareness under anesthesia, Echocardiography, Epidural, Intubation, ECMO, Heart Transplant, General Surgery, Life Support, Ventilaltion, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Lung Transplant, Surgery, ACLS, Ventilator
Board-certified, fellowship-trained anesthesiologist at Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California (USC). Received my Medical Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2016. Completed my residency in Anesthesiology at Los Angeles County + USC program. Completed fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Keck Medical Center of USC. Currently working full-time at Keck Medical Center of USC as a full time clinician and assistant professor. This is a high-volume surgical center with complex cases and requires teaching fellows, residents and medical students in anesthesiology. Well-educated on current literature in my field.
Board certified in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (heart imaging). Provide anesthesia services for many types of surgical cases but specialize in cardiac and liver transplant. Ample clinical experience in other surgical cases (including outpatient). Expert witness experience since 2021 to clients all ...
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Vic Perkins, DO, QME, CLCP
Pain Medicine, Anesthesia, and Life Care Planner
Perkins Anesthesiology Corp.
Calabasas, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Certified Life Care Planner, Life Care Planning, Qualified Medical Evaluator, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Pain Management, Worker's Compensation, Expert Witness, Independent Medical Evaluation, Causation, IME, QME, Nerve, Testimony, Spine, CRPS, Catastrophic, Trauma, Personal Injury, Orthopedic
Dr. Perkins is a Dual Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine Specialist, a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), and a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) credentialed through the International Commission on Health Care Certification (ICHCC) — a rare combination that positions him as a uniquely comprehensive resource for personal injury, catastrophic injury, and complex pain litigation.
With more than 10 years of clinical experience spanning interventional pain management, regional anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, and acute pain medicine, he brings deep specialty knowledge to the evaluation of spinal disorders, failed back syndromes, complex regional pain syndromes (CRPS), neuropathic pain, musculoskeletal injuries, trauma, cancer-related pain and all things anesthesia related. This breadth of clinical training means he understands not only how injuries occur and progress, but how they are treated — and at what cost — giving his opinions a level of depth that general...
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Pejman Golpanian, MD
Tarzana, California
Anesthesiology, Legal Medicine
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airway, difficult intubation, brain damage, low oxygen, hypoxia, hypotension, blood pressure, paralysis, narcotics, aspiration, allergic reaction, pregnancy, epidural, awareness, drug interaction, positioning, numbness, ultrasound, nerve injury, nerve block
Dr. Pejman Golpanian is a highly experienced, board-certified Anesthesiologist actively practicing in California. He currently practices and holds privileges at 40+ outpatient ambulatory surgical centers, dental offices, and multiple Hospitals in the Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, and Thousand Oaks areas. He has performed well over 15,000 successful anesthetic procedures and is highly trained in all aspects of anesthesiology including general anesthesia, dental anesthesia (with a current dental anesthesia license), regional anesthesia with ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks, neuro-axial spinal and epidural anesthesia, and sedation with monitored anesthesia care.
Dr. Golpanian is an active expert consultant for the Medical Board of California assisting investigators, prosecutors, and administrative law judges in understanding the medical aspects of a medical-legal case. He provides clinical expertise and testimony regarding the practice of medicine and can e...
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Yashar ILKHCHOUI
Sherman Oaks, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
Double Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. I also serve as a Qualified Medical Evaluator for California's DWC. Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Case Reviews for Plaintiff & Defense Attorneys. I diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions including motor vehicle accidents, complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD), spinal and joint injuries, sciatica, radiculopathy, herniated disc, neuropathic pain, acute and chronic pain conditions, opioid and non-opioid medication management, and I offer fluoroscopic-guided procedures.
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Amir Rad, MD
Dental Anesthesia Expert: DBC Permitted
Los Angeles Dental Anesthesia
Beverly Hills, California
Anesthesiology, Dentist
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Dental Anesthesiology, Dentist Anesthesiologist, Dental Sedation, Pediatric Dental Anesthesia, Dental office sedation, Dental Anesthesia, IV Sedation
Board-Certified Physician Anesthesiologist | Dental Board of California Evaluator | Dental Office Anesthesia Specialist
As a Board-Certified Physician Anesthesiologist, a state-appointed General Anesthesia Evaluator for the Dental Board of California, and the Founder and CEO of LA Dental Anesthesia, my clinical practice is exclusively dedicated to sedation and anesthesia in the dental office setting. I provide attorneys with highly objective, ground-level analysis on standard-of-care adherence, regulatory compliance, and clinical oversight in sedation and anesthesia within outpatient dental sedation.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS:
Case Volume & Focus: Over 2,000 documented cases strictly in dental office anesthesia including general anesthesia and sedation.
Board Certification: Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology.
Medical Licensure: Licensed Physician and Surgeon by the Medical Board of California.
Specialized Dental Permitting: Medical General Anesthesia (MGA) P...
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Keith J Chamberlin, MD MBA FASA
Award-Winning Anesthesiologist-Fmr. Chief of Staff
Chamberlin Health, Inc.
SAN RAFAEL, California
Anesthesiology, Medical Management
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Central Line, Difficult Airway, Anesthesia Positioning, Capnography, Pre-operative Anesthesia, Ambulatory Surgery, Laryngospasm, Propofol, PACU, Nurse Anesthetist, Colonoscopy, Intubation, Difficult airway, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, post anesthesia discharge, prone position, NORA (Non-OR anesthesia sites), ASA 3 and 4
Award-winning anesthesiologist in active clinical practice.
Georgetown educated.
Former Dartmouth Faculty.
Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
Extensive administrative experience including quality, safety, policies and procedures and credentialling.
Former Hospital Chief of Staff.
Former CEO of multiple medical groups and an Accountable Care Organization (ACO).
Decorated United States Army veteran.
Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial.
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Daniel Abraham, MD
Academic Clinical Anesthesiologist
Los Angeles, California
Anesthesiology, Medical Management
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Anesthesiology, General Anesthesia, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Sedation, Regional Anesthesia, Peri-operative Management, Airway management, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Epidural blocks, Spinal Blocks, Medication Errors, Post Anesthesia Care Unit(PACU) emergencies, Nerve Injury, Ambulatory Surgery
Dr. Daniel Abraham is an actively practicing, board-certified Anesthesiologist who draws his experience from his many years working at nationally renowned major academic centers, like the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Abraham currently holds a faculty position at the University of Southern California with a full-time clinical practice that is focused on evidence-based medicine and up to date clinical knowledge, with a focus on regional anesthesia. Dr. Abraham has extensive experience taking care of high acuity, sick patients in a variety of peri-operative environments, while supervising residents, fellows, and certified nurse anesthetists. He has extensive experience in evaluation, assessment, and management of patient complications in the operative space. His experience has included being a physician leader on a number of hospital committees focused on patient satisfaction, safety, and efficiency. Currently expecting acceptance as an expert witness fo...
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Robert H. Odell, Jr., MD, PhD
Neuropathy & Pain Center of Las Vegas
California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Low back pain, neck pain, personal injury, facet syndrome, discogenic disease, radiculopathy, CRPS, electromedicine, neuropathic pain, interventional pain management, medication management, including malpractice & DEA defense, over billing in pain management, over utilization in pain management
Dr. Odell is a Stanford and UCLA trained practicing anesthesiologist and pain management physician. A fellow of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Stanford, he received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering (1974) and his MD (1976). He completed an anesthesia residency at UCLA in 1982. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology, the American Board of Pain Medicine and a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP).
Dr. Odell is the Founder of the Neuropathy & Pain Centers of Las Vegas and Owner of Associated Pain Specialists, located in east TN. A well-established pain management expert, he uses a wide variety of pain management techniques to treat patients in his private practices. Patients from around the country seek out the acclaimed Neuropathy and Pain Centers of Las Vegas. Dr. Odell uses Sanexas, an advanced electromedical device that can produce favorable outcomes for treating neuropathic pain by healing the nerves. A broad spectrum of debilitating co...
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F. Michael Ferrante, MD
CRPS and Spine Medicine
Ferrante Consulting
Santa Monica, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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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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Jonathan Varghese, MD
Pain Management & Anesthesia Expert
JV MD INC
playa vista, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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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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Robert A Ertner, MD
Anesthesiologist - General & Cardiothoracic
Chico, California
Anesthesiology
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cardiac anesthesia, airway trauma, intubation, operating room fires, positioning, central lines, airway management, regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia, epidurals, spinal anesthesia, ICU sedation, preoperative assessment, general anesthesia, echocardiography
Dual board-certified, cardiovascular fellowship-trained (Emory University) anesthesiologist in full-time clinical practice. Additionally board certified in peri-operative transesophageal echocardiography. Over 21 years of experience in hands-on patient care and direction/supervision of CRNAs and medical students.
• General anesthesia including: Induction and maintenance of anesthesia, ventilator management, intra-operative monitoring, management of emergence from anesthesia, and transportation to and from the operating room.
• Airway management including endotracheal tubes, single-lung ventilation, and non-invasive techniques.
• Epidural and spinal anesthesia.
• Regional anesthesia.
• Invasive Monitoring including central Lines, arterial Lines, and pulmonary arterial catheters.
• Pre-operative assessment and post-operative patient management.
• Echocardiography and ultrasound assessment.
Areas of practice include: General, cardiovascular, vascular, thoracic, bariatric, orthopedic,...
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Kamyar Assil, MD
Interventional Pain/Spine Specialist
Thousand Oaks, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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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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Irina V. Wiliiams, MD, MHA
Expert Anesthesiologist, Pain Mgmt Board Cert, MHA
Expedient Medicolegal Services
Oakland, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Standard of Care, Traumatic Injury, Personal Injury, Inpatient Hospital Policy, Pharmaceutical Intervention, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spine Injury, Disability Evaluation, Impairment due to Pain, IME, Nerve Damage, Motor Vehicle Accident, Post Operative Complications, Regulatory Compliance
Dr. Irina V. Williams is a distinguished and Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist, recognized for her expertise in both clinical practice and healthcare leadership. Dr. Williams completed her Anesthesiology residency at Wayne State University’s Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI, followed by a prestigious Interventional Pain Management Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.
In her clinical role, Dr. Williams specializes in the treatment of complex pain conditions, including spine disorders, musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), fibromyalgia, and chronic pain related to trauma and substance use disorders. She is adept in various interventional procedures, utilizing fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guided techniques to manage chronic pain effectively.
Dr Williams built and developed an Interdisciplinary Pain management service within Alameda Health System. Under her leadership, the Pain Medicin...
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Joseph J Barrows, MD
Joseph J. Barrows, MD Inc.
Newport Beach, California
Anesthesiology, Medical Management
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intubation, hematoma, informed consent, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, DVT, VTE, PE, capnography, brain damage, hypoxia, paralysis, narcotics, laryngospasm, ambulatory surgical center, ASC, medication error, propofol, central line, ventilation
Board-Certified Anesthesiologist in active clinical practice. 15+ years experience. Over 4,000 spinal surgical procedures performed. Anesthesiologist for U.S. Olympic and Red Bull athletes, the Los Angeles Kings, and U.S. Navy SEALs. Extensive teaching experience. 10+ years experience as Medical Director of an Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) with duties including peer review and performance enhancement. Experienced expert witness. First person in family to attend college - worked way through college working construction and bartending. Excellent verbal communication skills.
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Naileshni Singh, MD
Award winning Pain Interventionalist
Granite Bay, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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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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Matthew B Tash, MD
Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology Expert Witness
Tash Consulting LLC
Studio City, California
Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
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Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial Anesthesia, Obstetrical Anesthesia, Thoracic Anesthesia, Neuro Anesthesia, Critical Care, Trauma, Cardiac Arrest, Perioperative, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Recovery Room, Medication Error, Malpractice, Negligence, Anesthesia, Vascular Anesthesia, Robotics, Neonatal
Dr. Matthew Tash, MD is a board-certified Anesthesiologist, double boarded in both Pediatric Anesthesiology and Adult Anesthesiology. He treats patients of all ages from minutes-old through end-of-life. His primary expertise and niche is as a Pediatric Airway Expert AND as an expert in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest and Rapid Response in hospital settings.
He has worked for many years in a tertiary-care hospital performing in an inpatient and outpatient (ambulatory) setting. Dr. Tash’s expertise is in clinical anesthesiology of children and adults of all ages. His expertise is in preoperative histories, exams, and assessments including surgical candidacy and airway evaluation. He is an expert in intra-operative anesthetic management for most procedures. He has extensive practice in post-operative care. He has consulted for the Pediatric Head and Neck Surgical Department as well as performing in a role as a long-time consultant to the head of the Obstetrical Anesthesia Subdivision. Dr. Ta...
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Stephen Garber, MD
Anesthesiologist-OB Anesthesia Fellowship 35+yrs
Laguna Woods , California
Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
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nerve injury from epidural, failed spinal anesthesia, failed intubation, maternal hemorrhage, maternal cardiac arrest, local anesthesia toxicity, total spinal anesthesia, respiratory arrest, seizure related to anesthesia, awareness under anesthesia, permanent neurological injury, post partum bleed
Stephen Z. Garber, MD
Fellowship-Trained Obstetric Anesthesiologist
Fellowship-trained Obstetric Anesthesiologist with more than 30 years of clinical experience at a Level III Labor and Delivery Center. I have personally performed over 15,000 regional anesthetics, including epidural and spinal techniques for labor and cesarean delivery.
Throughout my tenure, I have led institutional Best Practices initiatives and served as the point person for two successful Center of Excellence designations through the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP).
I have implemented numerous innovations in obstetric anesthesia practice, including:
Transition from epidural to spinal anesthesia as the preferred technique for cesarean delivery
Implementation of Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia (PCEA)
Introduction of advanced difficult airway equipment and protocols
Adoption of Combined Spinal-Epidural (CSE) techniques for labor analgesia
Deployment of rapid infusion systems fo...
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