Expert No. 96567 – CA(N)
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Expertise Description: M.D. - Board certified and practicing neurologist. Expert in Clinical / Forensic Neurology and Pain Management. Specialties include Independent Medical Examinations, Fitness for Duty Examinations, and Disability Insurance Examinations; medical records review; written reports; and expert testimony. More than 10 yeas experience performing evaluations in personal injury and neurology medical malpractice cases and claims. Areas of expertise include: Post-traumatic Headache, Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-concussion Syndrome, Post-traumatic seizures or Epilepsy, Cervical Whiplash, Discogenic Disease in the neck and lower back, peripheral nerve injury, soft tissue musculoskeletal injury, Post-traumatic Fibromyalgia Syndrome, traumatic spinal cord injury, toxic exposure / neurotoxicity, catastrophic injury, electrical injury / electrocution, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS), Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), carbon monoxide poisoning, and product liability issues injurious to the nervous system. Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
| Brain Injury | Pain Management | Toxicology |
| Medical | Personal Injury | Trauma |
| Neurology | Spinal Surgery | Wrongful Death |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Post-traumatic headache.
- Traumatic brain injury and post-concussion syndrome.
- Post-traumatic seizures or epilepsy.
- Cervical whiplash.
- Discogenic disease in the neck and low back.
- Peripheral nerve injury.
- Post-traumatic fibromyalgia syndrome.
- Traumatic spinal cord injury.
- Toxic exposure/neurotoxicity.
- Catastrophic injury.
- Electric injury/electrocution.
- Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS).
- Reflex sympathy disorder (RSD) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
- Carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Medical malpractice.
- Product liability issues injurious to the nervous system.
Licenses & Certifications:
| Alaska and California Medical License |
| Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, |
| Certified, American Board of Pyschiatry and Neurology |
| Certified, American Board of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine |
| California Independent Medical Examiner |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Medicine | Boston University | |
| BS | Biology | Amherst College |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Naval Regional Medical Center
- Martinez Veterans Administration Hospital
- Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry
- San Francisco Neurology Society
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- American Electroencephalography (EEG) Society
- Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
- California Medical Association
- American Medical Association
- Association of California Neurologists
- Royal Society of Medicine, London, England
