A neurologist and expert witness with more than 30 years of experience in neurology and neurophysiology, this physician specializes in the evaluation of disorders and injuries affecting the central and peripheral nervous systems. More than 25 years of expert witness experience includes consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony, with approximately 500 applicant, plaintiff, and defense matters documented, including numerous trials and depositions. Areas of expertise include headache, back pain, concussion, seizures, Parkinson’s disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, nerve compression, nerve injury and dysfunction, degenerative neurological conditions, electrodiagnostic evaluation, personal injury, workplace injury, and workers’ compensation matters.

Educational attainment includes a medical degree, followed by residency training in neurology and fellowship training in neurophysiology and neuromuscular disorders. Professional qualifications include medical licensure in California and board certification through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, and the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology. The expert has also served as a Qualified Medical Evaluator since 1996 and maintains professional involvement with the American Academy of Neurology.

Specialized neurological assessment is supported by experience with EMG and nerve conduction studies, EEG, evoked potentials, and evaluation of neuromuscular conditions. Academic responsibilities have included service as a clinical assistant professor and clinical associate professor of neurology, together with recognition for teaching in an academic medical setting. Scholarly work includes authorship of a physiology textbook addressing the nervous system, research involving neurogenic bladder, and participation in human-subject evaluation of anterior compartment syndrome. This combination of clinical neurology, neurophysiology, electrodiagnostic testing, QME work, and extensive expert testimony supports evaluation of neurological injury, impairment, nerve dysfunction, causation, and related medico-legal issues.