Neurosurgery Expert Witnesses in California

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Neurosurgery expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including brain surgery, spinal surgery, neurovascular surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and functional neurosurgery. Some of the most common specialties among neurosurgery expert witnesses also include skull base surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, neuro-oncology, and neurotrauma. They can opine on the effects of traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, surgical complications, stroke outcomes, and tumor management.

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Jeff Alan Sugar, FAPA, MDView profile

ID: 60492

Dr. Jeff Alan Sugar, FAPA, MD

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Dr. Jeff A Sugar has 34 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA from the New College of Florida and his MD from the UCSF School of Medicine. After completing both an internship in Psychiatry and Rotating Medicine and a residency in Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Child Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at...

Neurology & Vascular Neurology Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurology & Vascular Neurology Expert Witness

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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...

Douglas Eliot Tucker, DFAPA, FASAM, MDView profile

ID: 68111

Dr. Douglas Eliot Tucker, DFAPA, FASAM, MD

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Dr. Douglas E. Tucker has over 34 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry, specializing in Addiction Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Michigan and his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School. After completing his internship in Psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, and his residency...

Neurology And Neurosurgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurology And Neurosurgery Expert Witness

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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...

Robert Martin Bilder, ABPP-CN, PhDView profile

ID: 84984

Dr. Robert Martin Bilder, ABPP-CN, PhD

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Dr. Robert M. Bilder has 40 years of experience in the field of Psychology. He earned his BA in Biology and Psychology from Columbia College and his Ph.D. in Psychology from City College of New York. He completed his internship in Clinical Neuropsychology at The Neurological Institute - Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by...

Neurology and Headache Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurology and Headache Medicine Expert Witness

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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...

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Barry Irwin Ludwig, FAANEM, MDView profile

ID: 115331

Dr. Barry Irwin Ludwig, FAANEM, MD

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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 +...

Neurology Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurology Expert Witness

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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...

Lawrence Mendel Shuer, FAANS, MDView profile

ID: 138476

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer, FAANS, MD

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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...

Physiatry Expert WitnessView profile

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Physiatry Expert Witness

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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...

Lawrence Stephen Mayer, MD, MS, PhDView profile

ID: 143191

Dr. Lawrence Stephen Mayer, MD, MS, PhD

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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...

Clinical Neurology Expert WitnessView profile

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Clinical Neurology Expert Witness

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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...

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Jonathan Albert Schleimer, MDView profile

ID: 218394

Dr. Jonathan Albert Schleimer, MD

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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...

Neurology and Psychiatry Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurology and Psychiatry Expert Witness

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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...

Anlee Dwang Kuo, JD, MDView profile

ID: 306721

Dr. Anlee Dwang Kuo, JD, MD

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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...

Otolryngology Expert WitnessView profile

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Otolryngology Expert Witness

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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...

Daniel Hal Geschwind, FANA, MD, PhDView profile

ID: 361742

Dr. Daniel Hal Geschwind, FANA, MD, PhD

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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...

Biomechanics and Kinesiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Biomechanics and Kinesiology Expert Witness

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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...

Manuel Leonardo Saint Martin, JD, MDView profile

ID: 480225

Dr. Manuel Leonardo Saint Martin, JD, MD

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Dr. Manuel L. Saint Martin has 30 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry and Law. He earned his MD from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and his JD from Southwestern Law School. After completing an Internship and Residency in General Surgery at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he went on to complete a Residency in Psychiatry at LAC+USC...

Pediatric Neurology Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Neurology Expert Witness

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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....

Thanh Trung Le, MDView profile

ID: 528373

Dr. Thanh Trung Le, MD

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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...

Endoscopic Neurosurgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Endoscopic Neurosurgery Expert Witness

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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...

Samuel I. Miles, MD, PhDView profile

ID: 563970

Dr. Samuel I. Miles, MD, PhD

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Dr. Samuel I. Miles has over 44 years of experience in the fields of Forensic, Clinical and Addiction Psychiatry. He earned his BS in Chemistry from the City College of New York, his MD from New York Medical College, and his Ph.D. from the New Center for Psychoanalysis. After completing his internship in Medicine at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, he went on to complete a residency in...

Neuropsychiatry  cognitive  and behavioral neurology Expert WitnessView profile

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Neuropsychiatry cognitive and behavioral neurology Expert Witness

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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...

James Ethan Rosenberg, MDView profile

ID: 609869

Dr. James Ethan Rosenberg, MD

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Dr. James E. Rosenberg has 29 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley and his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed an internship in Rotating Medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center, a residency in Psychiatry at the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, and a...

Neurology – Headache Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurology – Headache Expert Witness

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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...

Autumn Skye Ivy, MD, PhDView profile

ID: 645315

Dr. Autumn Skye Ivy, MD, PhD

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Dr. Autumn S. Ivy has 6 years of experience in the field of Neurology with expertise in Child Neurology. She earned her BS from California State University, Los Angeles, and her MD from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. After completing her residency in Pediatrics, she went on to complete a fellowship in Child Neurology at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford....

Pediatric Neuropsychology Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Neuropsychology Expert Witness

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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....

Dominick Addario Jr, MDView profile

ID: 648455

Dr. Dominick Addario Jr, MD

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Dr. Dominick Addario has 47 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry. He earned his BA from Rutgers University and his MD from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Transitional Medicine at the Albany Medical Center, he went on to complete a residency in Psychiatry at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. Today, this expert is board-certified in...

Neurology  Sleep Medicine  and Clinical Neurophysiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurology Sleep Medicine and Clinical Neurophysiology Expert Witness

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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...

Steven Lee McIntire, MD, PhDView profile

ID: 650159

Dr. Steven Lee McIntire, MD, PhD

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Dr. Steven L. McIntire has 27 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned both his BS and MS in Biology from Stanford University and both his Ph.D. in Neuroscience and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship in Medicine at Malden Hospital and a residency in Neurology at the UCSF School of Medicine. Today, this expert is board certified in Neurology through the...

Neuropsychology and Pediatric Neurology Expert WitnessView profile

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Neuropsychology and Pediatric Neurology Expert Witness

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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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Matthew William State, MD, PhDView profile

ID: 667058

Dr. Matthew William State, MD, PhD

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Dr. Matthew W. State has 28 years of experience in the field of Psychiatry and Neurology with expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He earned his BA in Political Science from Stanford University, his MD from Stanford University School of Medicine, and his MPhil and PhD in Genetics from Yale School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Psychiatry, he went on to complete a...

Neurosurgery and Neurology Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurosurgery and Neurology Expert Witness

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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...

Michael Allan Lobatz Sr, MDView profile

ID: 674004

Dr. Michael Allan Lobatz Sr, MD

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Dr. Michael A. Lobatz has 41 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and completed additional training in Neuropharmacology at the University of Illinois Chicago. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine and his residency in Neurology at...

Neurosurgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurosurgery Expert Witness

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This highly qualified expert received his MD from Tulane University School of Medicine. He then went on to completed a residency in Neurosurgery at the University of California - San Francisco. He is a member of numerous prestigious organizations such as the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Neurosurgical Society of America. He is a former neurosurgeon at the University of...

Mary Kay Dyes, MDView profile

ID: 676017

Dr. Mary Kay Dyes, MD

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Dr. Mary K. Dyes has 31 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Neurology. She earned her BA from Trinity University and her MD from the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center. After completing her internship and residency in Pediatrics at the LAC+USC Medical Center, she went on to complete a fellowship in Child Neurology at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center....

Neurological Surgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurological Surgery Expert Witness

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This board certified expert earned a BA from Harvard College and MD from Yale University. He did graduate work in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University. A General Surgery Internship was complete at the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University followed by a Neurosurgical Residency at the Neurological Institute of NY. He did Peripheral Nerve Fellowships with Dr....

Andrew Han-Tse Woo, MD, PhDView profile

ID: 709261

Dr. Andrew Han-Tse Woo, MD, PhD

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Dr. Andrew H. Woo has 25 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BA in Biology from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Neuroimmunology, and MD from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. After completing his internship in Internal Medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and his residency in Neurology at the University of California Los...

Neurosurgery Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurosurgery Expert Witness

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This expert earned his BS from the University of California at Irvine before earning his MD at Johns Hopkins University. He went on to complete a fellowship in surgical epilepsy and a residency in neurosurgery at the University of Southern California. In addition, he is licensed as a fluoroscopy x-ray operator. He is very active in his field as a member of multiple professional societies...

Paul Graham Fisher, MDView profile

ID: 1193499

Dr. Paul Graham Fisher, MD

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Dr. Paul G. Fisher has over 27 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...

Matthew Fitzgerald Carroll, FAPA, MDView profile

ID: 1213473

Dr. Matthew Fitzgerald Carroll, FAPA, MD

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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...

Peter Craig Cassini, MDView profile

ID: 1422218

Dr. Peter Craig Cassini, MD

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Dr. Peter C. Cassini has 25 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...

Allen David Bott, MDView profile

ID: 1488603

Dr. Allen David Bott, MD

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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....

James Russell High, FAPA, MDView profile

ID: 1575389

Dr. James Russell High, FAPA, MD

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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...

Christopher Reveley Thompson, FAHA, MDView profile

ID: 1615465

Dr. Christopher Reveley Thompson, FAHA, MD

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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...

Mark H Strassberg, MDView profile

ID: 1805067

Dr. Mark H Strassberg, MD

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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...

Young-Shin Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhDView profile

ID: 1819302

Dr. Young-Shin Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhD

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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...

Marcel Oswaldo Ponton, FNAN, PhD, QMEView profile

ID: 1856200

Dr. Marcel Oswaldo Ponton, FNAN, PhD, QME

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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...

Charles Leon Scott, MDView profile

ID: 2147213

Dr. Charles Leon Scott, MD

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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...

David Leslie Fogelson, FAPA, MDView profile

ID: 2159921

Dr. David Leslie Fogelson, FAPA, MD

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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...

Barbara Elizabeth McDermott, BSN, PhDView profile

ID: 3080823

Dr. Barbara Elizabeth McDermott, BSN, PhD

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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...

Daniel Edward O’Connell, MD, MPHView profile

ID: 4957283

Dr. Daniel Edward O’Connell, MD, MPH

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California

Dr. Daniel E. O'Connell has over 5 years of experience in the field of Neurology. He earned his BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Vanderbilt University, his MD from the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and his MPH from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at the Westchester Medical Center and a...

Gregory Whitman, MDView profile

ID: 31187

Dr. Gregory Whitman, MD

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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...

June PaltzerView profile

ID: 50710

Dr. June Paltzer

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California

This highly qualified and board certified expert earned her BS from UC San Francisco and also holds an MA and PhD in Counseling and Clinical Psychology. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and completed fellowship training at UC Davis School of Medicine. She is active in her community as a member of numerous medical associations including The American Academy of Clinical...

Benjamin Aaron Emanuel, DOView profile

ID: 52032

Dr. Benjamin Aaron Emanuel, DO

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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...

Dean DelisView profile

ID: 61107

Dr. Dean Delis

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California

This expert has extensive experience in the neuropsychology field. He earned his BA from UC Davis and his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Wyoming. After completing an internship in clinical psychology at Palo Alto VA Medical Center, he went on to train under a prestigious fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine in the neuropsychology consortium. Previously, he was a...

Elliott M Stein, MDView profile

ID: 129612

Dr. Elliott M Stein, MD

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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...

Gilbert Wallace Kliman, MDView profile

ID: 23618

Dr. Gilbert Wallace Kliman, MD

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California

This expert has over 50 years of experience in child psychiatry. He earned his BA from the University of Cincinnati and an MD from Harvard Medical School. He then went on to complete a residency in psychiatry at Cornell University and Bronx Municipal Hospital. Following his residency, he completed a fellowship in science and psychiatry and child psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine....

Dillon Chen, MDView profile

ID: 27398

Dr. Dillon Chen, MD

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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...

Marla Flores RevesView profile

ID: 31380

Ms. Marla Flores Reves

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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...

Octavio Seung Choi, MDView profile

ID: 31980

Dr. Octavio Seung Choi, MD

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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...

Derrick TuckersonView profile

ID: 37708

Mr. Derrick Tuckerson

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California

This expert has over a decade of experience in the field of psychiatric nursing. He earned his BSN and MSN from the Dominican University of California and is a licensed psychiatric nurse. He previously served as a nurse manager at Heritage Acute Psychiatric Health Facility, as a charge nurse in the psychiatric emergency department at John George Pavilion, and as a charge nurse in the behavioral...

Andrew Michael Blumenfeld, MDView profile

ID: 39103

Dr. Andrew Michael Blumenfeld, MD

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California

This expert has over 25 years of experience in clinical neurology. He graduated from the University of Witwatersrand with his bachelor of medicine and surgery and then completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in neurology, both at Johannesburg Hospital. He then moved to the United States and completed an additional residency in neurology and a fellowship in neurophysiology, both...

David Daniel Gonda, MDView profile

ID: 89635

Dr. David Daniel Gonda, MD

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California

Dr. David D. Gonda has 8 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Neurosurgery. He earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University and his MD from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. After completing his residency in Neurosurgery at UC San Diego Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Texas Children's Hospital. Today,...

Ali Najafi, MDView profile

ID: 619444

Dr. Ali Najafi, MD

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California

Dr. Ali Najafi has 23 years of experience in Neurological Surgery. He earned his BS from Missouri State University and his MD from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Neurosurgery and General Surgery at UH Cleveland Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship at Semmes Murphey Clinic. Today, this expert is board certified in Neurological...

Howard Tung, MDView profile

ID: 661541

Dr. Howard Tung, MD

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California

Dr. Howard Tung has 33 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BA from Dartmouth College and his MD from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. After completing residencies in Neurological Surgery at Huntington Hospital, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and LAC + USC Medical Center, he went on to complete a research...

Philip K. Rosenthal, MDView profile

ID: 855277

Dr. Philip K. Rosenthal, MD

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California

Dr. Philip K. Rosenthal has 33 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. He earned his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MD from Weill Cornell Medical College. After completing both an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Neurological Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, he went on to complete another residency in Neurological Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical...

Azadeh Farin, FAANS, FACS, MDView profile

ID: 875566

Dr. Azadeh Farin, FAANS, FACS, MD

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California

Dr. Azadeh Farin has nearly 15 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery. She earned her BA in Economics and BS in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University and her MD from UC San Diego School of Medicine. After completing her internship in General Surgery and her residency in Neurosurgery at LAC + USC Medical Center, she went on to complete two Spine fellowships...

Cary David Alberstone, FACS, MDView profile

ID: 1028500

Dr. Cary David Alberstone, FACS, MD

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California

Dr. Cary D. Alberstone has 24 years of experience in the field of Neurological Surgery with expertise in Brain and Spinal Surgery. He earned his BS in Biology from the University of California Riverside, his MA in Historical Musicology and History of Science from the University of Southern California and Harvard University respectively, and his MD from Albany Medical College. After completing his...

The Average Neurosurgery Expert Witness
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  • Review Fee

    $825

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  • Deposition Fee

    $1375

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  • Court Fee

    $1125

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Neurosurgery Expert Witness FAQs

A neurosurgery expert witness provides specialized knowledge in court cases, offering insights on medical malpractice, personal injury, or other cases involving neurological issues.

Neurosurgery expert witnesses can handle a variety of cases including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, stroke, aneurysms, and surgical errors among others.

They can review medical records, testify about standard care practices, determine if negligence occurred during surgery or treatment, and assess the impact of alleged malpractice.

Yes. Subspecialties include pediatric neurosurgery, neurovascular surgery, spine surgery, functional and epilepsy neurosurgery, and skull base surgery.

Each subspecialty has unique standards of care. An expert with specific experience can provide accurate testimony about whether those standards were met.

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