Neuroscience Expert Witnesses in California
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Dr. Barry Ludwig, MD, FAANEM
California
Dr. Barry I. Ludwig has 47 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Spanish and Pre-Medical Studies from Washington University in Saint Louis and his MD from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Hospital before completing a residency in Neurology at NYC Health +...
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Neurology and Headache Medicine Expert Witness
California
This neurology and headache medicine expert earned her BS in neuroscience from UCLA and her MD from Florida International University. She subsequently completed an internal medicine internship at UC Irvine and a neurology residency at LAC+USC Medical Center. She is active in her field as a scientific researcher and as a member of the American Headache Society and the American Academy of...
Dr. Lawrence Shuer, MD, FAANS
California
Dr. Lawrence M. Shuer has over 38 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BA in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School. After completing his internship in General Surgery at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and his fellowship in Neurology at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, he completed his...
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Neurology Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified and double board certified Neurology expert has over 40 years of experience in the field. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and subsequently went on to complete Fellowship training in Neurology at this highly regarded institution. He is Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology as well as a member of numerous professional...
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Dr. Clifford Segil, DO
California
Dr. Clifford S. Segil has 16 years of experience in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology. He earned his BS in Neuroscience from Trinity College and his DO from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at the Western University of Health Sciences. After completing his residency in Adult Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, he went on to...
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Physiatry Expert Witness
California
This highly-qualified expert has over 10 years of experience as a physiatrist. He received his BA in mathematics and philosophy from Yale University before earning his MD from the University of California San Francisco. He subsequently completed an internship at Highland General Hospital and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Stanford University, where he served as both...
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Dr. Thanh Le, MD
California
Dr. Thanh T. Le has 27 years of experience in the field of Child Neurology. He earned his BS in Molecular Biology from the University of Utah and his MD from the University of Utah School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and residency in Pediatrics, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Neurology, all at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Today, this expert is board...
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Clinical Neurology Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert is board certified in neurology and has been practicing for 20+ years. He completed his residency training focusing on neurology at the University of Michigan Medical Center. He also concluded a fellowship program in Clinical Neuromuscular Diseases at the USC Neuromuscular Center. He is a fellow at the American Academy of Neurology and a member of various other...
Dr. Farhad Sahebkar, MD
California
Dr. Farhad Sahebkar has 18 years of experience in Neurology and 8 years experience in Pharmaceuticals. He earned his MD from the Universität Witten/Herdecke Fakultät für Gesundheit. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Illinois Chicago and another residency in Child Neurology at Stanford University. He then completed a research fellowship in Neurology at University of...
Neurology and Psychiatry Expert Witness
California
This compassionate physician is board-certified in neurology and psychiatry, serving patients in the Central Coast region with neurological disorders. She evaluates and treats many disorders of the nervous system including traumatic brain injury, headaches, back and neck injuries, multiple sclerosis, and dementia. She received her M.D. from the prestigious George Washington University School of...
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Dr. Paul Fisher, MD
California
Dr. Paul G. Fisher has over 29 years of experience in the fields of Pediatrics and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology. He earned his BA in Human Biology from Stanford University, his MD from UCSF School of Medicine, and his MHS in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University. After completing two residencies in Pediatrics and Neurology from Johns Hopkins Hospital, he went on...
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Otolryngology Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified Otolaryngology received his medical degree at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He went on to complete a residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Minnesota and Fellowship training in Otology Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery. He is board certified in both Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Neurotology. He is a Fellow of the...
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Dr. Matthew Carroll, MD, FAPA
California
Dr. Matthew F. Carroll has 23 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from Cornell University and his MD from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. After completing his residency in Psychiatry at Naval Medical Center San Diego, he went on to complete a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve...
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Biomechanics and Kinesiology Expert Witness
California
This expert received his MSc and PhD in Biomechanics from the University of Waterloo (Canada), and followed up with a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Mobility at Toronto Rehab Institute/Sunnybrook Hospital/University of Toronto. He has over 25 years of experience in biomechanics and kinesiology of human movement. His clinical and research work has included orthotics & prosthetics, footwear, back...
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Dr. Elliott Stein, MD
California
This expert has over 40 years of experience in the field of geriatric psychiatry. He earned his BS in psychology from Pennsylvania State University and his MD from the University of Miami. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Herrick Memorial Hospital and is dual board certified in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. He is active in his field as a member of the American Association for...
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Pediatric Neurology Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the prestigious Harvard Medical School, he went on to complete a residency in Pediatrics and Neurology at Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital respectively. He completed a fellowship in Vascular Neurology at UCSF and post graduate studies in Cognitive Neuropsychology at Harvard University. He is board certified in Neurology....
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Dr. Debra Kahn, MD
California
Dr. Debra R. Kahn has 17 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. She earned her BA in Psychology and Feminist Studies from Stanford University and her MD from the UCSF School of Medicine. She completed a Residency in Psychiatry at UC Davis Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Formerly, this expert served as an Associate...
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Neurology & Vascular Neurology Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert completed a neurology residency at George Washington University Hospital. She then went on to finish a stroke/neurocritical fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center and at the University of Southern California. She is a member of prestigious professional organizations such as the Neurocritical Care Society and American Academy of Neurology. She is a reviewer...
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Dr. Nathan Lavid, MD
California
Dr. Nathan E. Lavid has 22 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Microbiology from the University of Kansas and his MD from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the UCI School of Medicine, he went on to complete a fellowship in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern...
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Endoscopic Neurosurgery Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert is Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, by courtesy, and Director of Minimally Invasive NeuroSpine Surgery at a prestigious hospital in CA. He is focused on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for diseases of the spine and cares for patients with a wide range of spinal disorders. He graduated from the Johns...
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Dr. Peter Cassini, MD
California
Dr. Peter C. Cassini has 26 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Biology from Indiana University Bloomington, his MS in Anatomy from The Ohio State University, and his MD from The University of Toledo Health Science Campus. After completing his residency in Neurology at Stanford University Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine...
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Neuropsychiatry cognitive and behavioral neurology Expert Witness
California
This expert gained his MD from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed his residency in neurology at Brown University. He completed an additional fellowship in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert is board certified in neurology. Currently he is an assistant professor of neurology of a university's memory...
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Dr. Lawrence Mayer, MD, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Lawrence S. Mayer has 52 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Statistics. He earned his BS in Psychology and Pre-Medicine, his MS in Mathematics, and his Ph.D. in Mathematics and Statistics from The Ohio State University. He also obtained his MBBS from the GKT School of Medical Education. Today, this expert is certified as a Private Pilot through the Federal...
Neurology – Headache Expert Witness
California
This expert is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Center for Headache Medicine at an Ivy League University. Prior to joining the university as a senior clinical research scientist in molecular neurobiology, this expert attended University of Southern California, Keck Medical School, completed a residency program at USC Department of Neurology and served on faculty there until 2000. He...
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Dr. David Hoenig, MD
California
Dr. David B. Hoenig has 20 years of experience in the fields of Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine, and Pain Medicine. He earned his BS in Psychobiology and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, his MA in Interdisciplinary Biological and Physiological Sciences from Touro College, and his MD from the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute...
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Pediatric Neuropsychology Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert earned her BA at the University of California, Los Angeles, and her MA in Psychology at the University of Michigan. She went on to complete a PhD in Clinical Psychology, as well as an internship in Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Michigan. She went on to complete a fellowship in Health Psychology at the Children's Hospital of Orange County....
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Dr. Allen Bott, MD
California
Dr. Allen Bott has 43 years of experience in the fields of Neurology and Pediatric Neurology. He obtained his MD at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine before he completed both an internship and a residency in Psychiatry at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He then completed a residency in Neurology and a fellowship in Child Neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine....
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Neurology And Neurosurgery Expert Witness
California
As a neurologist with double board certification in General Neurology and Neurocritical Care, this expert has a strong track record of teaching and publication on the subjects of management and intervention in traumatic injury and neurological disease. He was formerly a clinical instructor in the department of Neurosurgery at UCLA Medical Center. He currently is the Director of the Neurocritical...
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Dr. James High, MD, FAPA
California
Dr. James R. High has 51 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Medical Sciences from Indiana University Bloomington and his MD from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed both an internship in Transitional Medicine and a residency in Psychiatry at LAC + USC Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry. Formerly, this expert...
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Neurology Sleep Medicine and Clinical Neurophysiology Expert Witness
California
This highly qualified expert is triple-boarded in neurology, sleep medicine, and clinical neurophysiology. He graduated magna cum laude from UCLA, then received his MD with Latin honors from the State University of New York. He went on to complete his neurology residency at NYU where he served as chief resident, and received the Resident Teacher of the Year award. He also completed fellowships in...
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Dr. Christopher Thompson, MD, FAHA
California
Dr. Christopher R. Thompson has 17 years of experience in the fields of Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Virginia and his MD from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and a residency in General Psychiatry at Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, he...
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Neuropsychology and Pediatric Neurology Expert Witness
California
This expert has close to 20 years of experience in the field of neuropsychology. She received her B.S. degree from Duke University and her M.A. and Psy.D. degrees from the California School of Professional Psychology. She is board certified in clinical neuropsychology with a subspecialty in pediatric neuropsychology. She is an author on 9 academic publications and is an ad hoc reviewer for the...
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Dr. Ezekiel Fink, MD
California
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Dr. Ezekiel Fink has 15 years of experience in the field of Neurology, Pain Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine. They earned their undergraduate degree from [Undergraduate Institution] and their medical degree from [Institution Where the Medical Degree Was Earned]. After completing their residency in Neurology at [Residency Institution or Hospital], they went on to complete a fellowship in Pain...
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Neurosurgery and Neurology Expert Witness
California
This highly-qualified double board-certified expert has over 35 years of experience as a neurosurgeon. He has been staff neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Systems. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (CIME). He completed an internship in general surgery at Maimonides Medical Center...
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Dr. Mark Strassberg, MD
California
Dr. Mark H. Strassberg has 42 years of experience in the fields of Psychiatry and Neurology. He earned his BS from Brooklyn College and his MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo. After completing an internship in Flexible Medicine at Deaconess Hospital and a residency in Psychiatry at UCSF Medical Center, he went on to complete another...
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Dr. Young-Shin Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhD
California
Dr. Young Shin Kim has 25 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry with expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She earned her MD in Medical Sciences from Yonsei University College of Medicine, her MS in Medical Sciences from Yonsei University, her MPH in Epidemiology from Yale University, and her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. After completing her...
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Dr. Marcel Ponton, QME, PhD, FNAN
California
Dr. Marcel O. Ponton has 32 years of experience in the field of Neuropsychology. He earned his BA in Psychology from Wheaton College, his MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate School of Psychology. After completing an internship in Clinical Psychology at LAC + USC Medical Center, he went on to complete...
Dr. Michael Makhinson, MD, PhD
California
Dr. Michael Makhinson has 19 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Biochemistry from University of California, Los Angeles and both his MD and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed his residency in Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Today, this expert is board certified in Psychiatry....
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Dr. Charles Scott, MD
California
Dr. Charles L. Scott has 26 years of experience in the field of Forensic Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Music from Emory University and his MD from the Emory University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Transitional Medicine and a residency in Adult Psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he went on to complete his fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and...
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Dr. David Fogelson, MD, FAPA
California
Dr. David L. Fogelson has 41 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his B.A. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship in Medicine at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital and a residency in Psychiatry at the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA before going on to complete...
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Dr. Jonathan Schleimer, MD
California
Dr. Jonathan A. Schleimer has over 31 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS from the University of California San Diego and his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurology and his fellowship in Neurophysiology at UCSF Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology...
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Dr. Dillon Chen, MD
California
This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in diagnostic and musculoskeletal radiology. He obtained his BS in biology from Stanford University, before receiving his MD from the University of California, San Francisco. He then completed a prestigious residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, where he was named chief resident, and a...
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Dr. Anlee Kuo, MD, JD
California
Dr. Anlee Dwang Kuo has 18 years of experience in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She earned her BA in Asian Studies from Dartmouth College, her JD from New York University, and her MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After completing her internship in Pediatrics and her residency in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, she went on to complete...
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Dr. Barbara McDermott, PhD, BSN
California
Dr. Barbara E. McDermott has 37 years of experience in the field of Psychology. She earned her BSN and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. Today, this expert is a licensed Psychologist in the states of Alaska and California. Formerly, this expert served as an Associate Professor in the Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Department of Psychiatry at the University...
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Dr. Gregory Whitman, MD
California
This expert has over 20 years of experience in neurology. He obtained his BS in biochemistry at Cornell University and his MD at the University of Connecticut. He then went on to complete an internship in internal medicine at Boston University followed by a residency in neurology at Boston City Hospital and a fellowship in otoneurology at the University of California Los Angeles. He previously...
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Ms. Marla Flores Reves
California
This expert has more than 20 years of experience in the field of marriage and family counseling. She earned her BA from the University of Southern California, her MA in counseling education from Loyola Marymount University, her MA in marriage and family therapy from Phillips Graduate University, and her MS in health care ethics from Creighton University. She is a licensed marriage and family...
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Dr. Kasra Maasumi, MD, MS, QME
California
Dr. Kasra C. Maasumi has 8 years of experience in the field of Neurology and Pain Medicine. He earned his BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California Irvine, his MS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California Los Angeles UCLA, and his MD from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Neurology at Texas Tech...
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Dr. Octavio Choi, MD
California
This highly qualified expert is based in Stanford, California, and has extensive experience in clinical and forensic psychiatry. He obtained his BS in computational neuroscience from Stanford University, before receiving both his PhD in neuroscience and his MD from the University of California, San Diego. This expert then completed a residency in psychiatry at the University of California, Los...
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Dr. Daniel Geschwind, MD, PhD, FANA
California
Dr. Daniel H. Geschwind has 27 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Chemistry and Psychology from Dartmouth College and both his MD and Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the Yale University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine and a residency in Neurology, he went on to complete a fellowship in Neurogenetics, all at the David Geffen School...
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Dr. Mark D'Esposito, MD
California
Dr. Mark T. D'Esposito has 31 years of experience in the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience. He earned his BA in Interdisciplinary Studies and BS in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester, and his MD from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. Today, this expert is board-certified in Neurology. After completing his residency in Neurology at Boston Medical Center,...
Neuroscience Expert Witness FAQs
A neuroscience expert witness provides specialized knowledge about the brain and nervous system to assist in court cases. They can clarify complex neurological issues, interpret medical records, and provide expert testimony.
Neuroscience expert witnesses are often involved in personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability cases, or any case where neurological damage or disorders are at issue.
Yes, many neuroscientists specialize in areas such as neuropsychology and can provide valuable insights into mental health disorders for both civil and criminal cases.
Subspecialties include but are not limited to neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, neuropathology, and behavioral neuroscience. The choice depends on the case specifics.
A neuroscience expert can explain the nature of the injury, potential long-term effects, and treatment options. They can also assess if proper care was provided.
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