Expert Details
Legal Counsel and Insurers Case Evaluations including Medical, Fitness for Duty and Disability
ID: 729728
California, USA
As a board certified neurologist who maintains an active clinical practice, Expert has 20 years of experience in
dealing with forensic matters in all areas listed below. Expert also was on the faculty of the University of
California Davis and San Francisco. Expert has extensive experience and special interest in traumatic brain and
spinal cord injury. Expert's opinions are evidence based and able to withstand vigorous cross examination. Dr.
Expert is an experienced litigation consultant who has participated in more than 300 depositions and 30 trials.
Multiple cases involved dealing with mild traumatic brain injury, RSD, medical malpractice, neck and back pain, neurotoxicology, and cervical whiplash.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1974 | Degree: M.D. | Subject: Neurology | Institution: Boston University |
| Year: 1966 | Degree: B.A. | Subject: Biology | Institution: Amherst College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1978 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Forensic Neurologist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Private practice as forensic neurologist |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Over 300 depositions and more than 500+ cases including 30+ trials and 20+ arbitration hearings. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1972-74. San Francisco Neurologic Society, 1974-present. Fellow Member of American Academy of Neurology, 1976-present. American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1978-present. American EEG Society, 1979. Examiner, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine certification examination, 1980. Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association, 1980-present. California Medical Association, 1980-present. American Medical Association, 1980-present. Association of California Neurologists, 1999-present. Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine, London, 2010-present. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1971-present. California State License Certificate G, 1973-present. Alaska State License Certificate 3809, 1997-present. Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), 1976. Certified, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1978. Board Eligible, American Board of Qualification in EEG (ABQEEG), 1980. Elected to Fellowship, American Academy of Neurology, 1982. Independent Medical Examiner, plaintiff and defense counsel, personal injury, 1991. Certified, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1990. Independent Medical Examiner, State of California, Division of Industrial Accidents, 1990. Agreed Medical Examiner, 1991. Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California, Division of Industrial Accidents, 1991-2004. |
Fields of Expertise
aberration coma, accident, Americans with Disabilities Act, brain concussion, brain disease, brain injury, central nervous system disease, clinical neurophysiology, coma, compartment syndrome, courtroom testimony, damage, electric shock hazard, epilepsy, expert testimony, expert witness, forensic medicine, health care dispute, nervous system, nervous system disease, neuroanatomy, neurological trauma, neurology, neurotoxicity, pain and suffering, pain medication, posttraumatic headache, spinal cord disease, spinal cord injury, testimony, trauma, traumatic memory, vertebral artery dissection, voltage-gated channel, neurorehabilitation, neuro intensive care unit, cerebral angiography, neuropsychopharmacology, neuropsychiatry, neuroimaging, behavioral psychology, sleep medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, chronic pain management, traumatology, neuromuscular disorder, neuropathology, analgesia, hearing loss, neuropharmacology, neurobiology, neurochemistry, pain management, radiology, neuroscience, medical science, geriatrics