Audiology Expert Witnesses in California

Audiology, Noise - Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Vertigo, Acoustic Trauma, 3M, Airbag Deployment, Head Injury, Whiplash, Malpractice, ADA, Fitness for Duty, OSHA, Noise Exposure, Hearing Aids, Product Liability, MVA, Airplane Crash, Central Auditory Processing, Shooting Accident

Dr. Colucci has extensive experience in clinical, industrial, military, and forensic audiology, serving patients of all ages, including those with multiple disabilities. He holds a B.A. from California State University, Fullerton (1972), an M.A. from Ohio University (1974), and an Au.D. from Central Michigan University (2004). He was certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensed in 1976, and he became board-certified by the American Board of Audiology in 1999. In 1990, he was a guest speaker at the Fellows of the Howard House Foundation. In 1997, he served as an Expert Witness for the California Audiology and Speech Pathology Licensing Board. Part of Dr. Colucci’s noise and trauma expertise comes from consulting in the petroleum, nuclear, and manufacturing industries. From 2007 to 2020, he served as the consulting audiologist for Chevron and other petroleum producers, including British Petroleum, Tesoro Petroleum, Conoco, and Valero Petroleum. In 2010...

Fairfield, California

Audiology - Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, TBI, Hyperacusis, Worker's Compensation, Occupational Health, Noise Exposure, Hearing Conservation

Dr. Dimitri Palilis received his Doctor of Audiology degree from Rush University and has practiced audiology for approximately 20 years. He is a California and Nevada-licensed dispensing audiologist and owner of Creative Hearing Solutions. His medical-legal practice focuses on hearing loss, tinnitus, occupational and military noise exposure, acoustic trauma, traumatic brain injury, hearing conservation and disability evaluation. Dr. Palilis has worked across research, clinical, occupational and forensic audiology. He has authored thousands of medical-legal opinions for the Veterans Affairs disability system involving hearing loss, tinnitus, military noise exposure, and causation. His work has provided him with substantial experience analyzing noise exposure history, audiometric patterns, delayed-onset claims, competing etiologies, and the relationship between auditory symptoms and traumatic injury. Dr. Palilis provides independent medical examinations, record review, causation ana...

Dana Point, California

Audiology, Noise - Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Vertigo, Acoustic Trauma, 3M, Airbag Deployment, Head Injury, Whiplash, Malpractice, ADA, Fitness for Duty, OSHA, Noise Exposure, Hearing Aids, Product Liability, MVA, Airplane Crash, Central Auditory Processing, Shooting Accident

Dr. Colucci has extensive experience in clinical, industrial, military, and forensic audiology, serving patients of all ages, including those with multiple disabilities. He holds a B.A. from California State University, Fullerton (1972), an M.A. from Ohio University (1974), and an Au.D. from Central Michigan University (2004). He was certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensed in 1976, and he became board-certified by the American Board of Audiology in 1999. In 1990, he was a guest speaker at the Fellows of the Howard House Foundation. In 1997, he served as an Expert Witness for the California Audiology and Speech Pathology Licensing Board. Part of Dr. Colucci’s noise and trauma expertise comes from consulting in the petroleum, nuclear, and manufacturing industries. From 2007 to 2020, he served as the consulting audiologist for Chevron and other petroleum producers, including British Petroleum, Tesoro Petroleum, Conoco, and Valero Petroleum. In 2010...