Pain Expert Witnesses

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in occupational medicine, pain management, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. He received his BA in biology from the University of Pennsylvania before earning his MPH in public health leadership from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his MD at Temple University. He subsequently completed an internal medicine internship at the Naval Medical Center, an occupational and environmental medicine residency at Duke University, and both a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation and a fellowship in pain medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is board-certified by both the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Preventive Medicine, holding certifications in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, and undersea and hyperbaric medicine. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. He formerly served as the associate program director for the anesthesia pain medicine fellowship at the National Capital Consortium and the assistant department head of occupational and preventive medicine at the Naval Health Clinic in San Diego. He spent several years working at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, serving as the White House medical unit physician, the associate program director of the pain medicine fellowship, and the director of interventional pain medicine. Currently, this expert serves as the director of interventional medicine at a major medical center in Washington DC and as an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at a medical school in Maryland.

This impressive expert has nearly 40 years of experience in pain medicine, pain management, and anesthesiology. He received his BS in electrical engineering and his AB in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania before earning his MS in electrical engineering, his PhD in biomedical engineering, and his MD from Stanford University. He subsequently two residencies at UCLA Medical Center, one in orthopedic surgery and the other in anesthesiology. This expert is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, and holds certifications in pain management and fluoroscopy and radiation safety. He is active in his field as an author of several scientific articles and as a member of professional organizations, including the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Formerly, he was an anesthesiologist at Amador Anesthesia Medical Group, the medical director and partner at The Center for Total Back Care, the Advanced Spine & Pain Management Center, and the Arizona Medical Spinal Institute, and a locum tenens physician at multiple medical centers in California and Arizona. This expert is currently an anesthesiologist at a private practice, the owner of a pain management center, and an assistant professor of anesthesia and pain management at a university, all in Nevada.

This qualified expert has over 10 years of experience in anesthesiology, pain management, and regenerative medicine. He earned his BS in chemistry from Case Western Reserve University and his MD from Johns Hopkins University. He subsequently completed an internal medicine internship at the University of Cincinnati, an anesthesiology residency at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and a pain management fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Institute. This expert is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, and is active in his field as a frequent author of scientific articles and as a member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain and the Interventional Orthopedics Foundation. Since 2010, this expert has served as the medical director of a pain management practice in Kentucky.

This highly-qualified, board-certified expert has over 25 years of experience in anesthsiology. He received his BA in biology and psychology from Washington University at St. Louis before earning his MD from the University of Miami. He then completed his residency training in internal medicine and anesthesiology at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is an active member of several professional societies and has received numerous funded grants for his contributions to post-operative anesthesiology research. In addition, this expert has authored over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts and 13 books. He formerly served as the chief of perioperative medicine, the chief operating officer of the department of anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, and pain management, and the vice chair of clinical research in anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, and pain management, all at the University of Miami. Currently, this expert serves as a tenured professor of anesthesiology at a medical school in Florida, as well as the chairman of the anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, and pain management department and the chief of perioperative medicine for a university-affiliated hospital, also in Florida.

This expert currently serves as Medical Director for a pain treatment physicians group and as Staff Anesthesiologist for three medical centers in North Carolina. He received a M.D. from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and finished a fellowship in Pain Management at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. A member of various professional organizations including the American Society of Anesthesiologists , he serves as a peer reviewer for various insurance carriers related to pain management and anesthesia. He has experience as an expert witness relating to anesthesia and pain management. He also serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for a pain medicine association.

This highly qualified nursing expert has over 15 years experience in the specialty of Neurosurgery. She holds two degrees in nursing as well as a Masters in Health Services Administration which has allowed her to practice in key leadership roles within the Neurosurgery Operating Room setting. She is a member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses and the American Nurses Association, as well as multiple key committees at the hospital where she currently practices. She boasts an impressive employment history having served as Neurosurgery Operating Room manager at the prestigious Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a Johns Hopkins hospital. She is currently the Neurosurgery Nurse Manager at an 874- bed general medical and surgical teaching hospital which averages 17,582 annual inpatient and 14,527 outpatient surgeries in 33 Operating Rooms. She manages 32 full time employees including clinical supervisors, registered nurses, Scrub techs, and instrument specialists.

This expert is a board certified pain management physician who has been practicing for over 15 years. He is a member of the American Pain Society and the American Medical Association, and has over 50 journal articles published in the field. He is the Chief of Pain Medicine at a major university in California, and he is the author of pain management book, published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

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 academic chief resident and senior chief resident during his program. This expert is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation. His expertise includes brain injury, amputations, polytrauma, spinal cord injury, burns, electrodiagnostics, pain management, musculoskeletal medicine, joint injections, botulinum toxin injection, nerve blocks, and rehabilitation from orthopedic surgeries. He formerly served as the medical director of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Palo Alto VA, an 18-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation unit that is 1 of 5 specialized centers in the US treating soldiers hurt in combat. This expert is currently a clinical assistant professor and the course director at a top medical school in California, as well as an attending physician at a polytrauma veteran rehabilitation center.

This double board certified expert has been practicing for over 10 years. Fellowship trained in Pain Medicine and a member of multiple prestigious professional societies, he is adept at managing intrathecal pain pumps. He is not only an Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at a major medical university, but also the Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at the same institution and the DIrector of the Center for Pain Management at his institution's affiliated hospital.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine and has years of practice. He completed his internship training at New England Medical Center and his residency training in anesthesiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital before concluding a fellowship in pain management at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is the president of the Massachusetts Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and a member of various other professional associations, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He is a former instructor of anesthesiology at Harvard University and the former director of the acute postoperative pain service at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Currently, he is an assistant professor of pain management at a top 5 university, where he also directs the interventional pain service.

This fellowship trained, board certified expert earned his BA from Johns Hopkins and his MD from Drexel University School of Medicine. He completed both a residency and fellowship in Anesthesiology at Thomas Jefferson University. This expert is boarded in both anesthesiology as well as pain management. Formerly, this expert served as Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Drexel University and as the Chief of Anesthesiology at Northeastern Hospital. He remains engaged in his field as member of multiple societies, including The American Academy of Anesthesiology and The American Academy of Pain Management. Currently, this expert serves as a pain management physician in a successful private practice.

This expert is practicing Anesthesiologist in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. He is the former Corporate Chief of Anesthesia and co-Medical Director of the Surgical Program at William Osler Health System. He graduated from McMaster Medicine in 1994 then completed my Anesthesia residency at the University of Toronto in 1999. He has Prepared over 450 comprehensive Medical Legal reports in the domains of medical malpractice (plaintiff and defense), personal injury (plaintiff, defense, accident benefits, non-earner, and tort), long-term disability, and Workman's Compensation Board. He is a Diplomate of the Canadian Academy of Pain Management and also a member of the Chronic Pain Section of the Canadian Anesthesiologists Society and the American Society for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME) to use the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 6th Edition. He has received the Ontario Medical Association Section on Anesthesiology's Distinguished Service Award.

This double board certified expert has a BS in Biochemistry from Hartwick College and an MD from Harvard Medical School. He is a member of American Pain Society, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and International Association for the Study of Pain. Previously, he was Attending Anesthesiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and currently he is Assistant Professor, Attending Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist at a major university medical center in NY. His expertise is in acute and chronic pain management, anesthesiology, regional anesthesia, perioperative medicine.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine and has been practicing for 8+ years. She completed her internship training at Union Memorial Hospital and both her residency and fellowship training at the University of Virginia. She is a member of various professional societies, including the Maryland Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Her outstanding work as a practitioner has earned her a place in US News and World Report's list of top pain management specialists for 3 consecutive years. She lectures both nationally and internationally and is currently an assistant professor of anesthesiology at a major university in Maryland. She is also the current director of the pain medicine fellowship program and of the Pain Management Center at the same institution.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management and has been practicing for 15+ years. He completed his internship training at Harvard University and Metrowest-Framingham Hospital and his residency training at Boston Medical Center. He also concluded a fellowship focusing on interventional pain at Beth-Israel Deaconess Hospital. He has delivered lectures nationwide and has extensive experience in treating a high volume of patients with chronic pain syndromes of any origin. Currently, he is a pain physician and partner at a major pain management medical center and the director of interventional pain services at another major medical center. He is also an assistant professor at a major university in Massachusetts.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 10 years of experience in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. He earned his BS in physiology and BA in spanish literature at the University of California at Davis before completing his MD from the University of California Los Angeles. Additionally, he earned his Masters in Public Health from the University of California Los Angeles and completed his internship in internal medicine there as well. This expert completed his residency and fellowship in anesthesiology at Columbia University and did an additional fellowship in interventional pain medicine at the University of California Davis. He is dual board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology and is a licensed physician in California and New York. He is a member of many prestigious organizations including the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Pan Society and the International Association for the Study of Pain. He has published 13 peer-reviewed journal articles, 6 textbook chapter and a number of abstracts and other publications. This expert formerly served as an assistant professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of California Davis. Currently, he is the director of the Cancer Pain Management and Supportive Care program and the director of the Pain Medicine Tele-Health program at a California medical university. Additionally, he is an associate professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine.

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This expert has been an ever present force in the rehabilitation community since the beginning of his career in PM&R. He entered a four-year integrated program at the Medical College of Virginia in 1985 and became involved from the early in his career in education and research. After completion of his four-year residency program, he completed a one-year fellowship in brain injury medicine. He remained in academia for several years and was involved with numerous grant projects and clinical program development. He then moved on to private practice opportunities while maintaining a unique balance between entrepreneurship, clinical care and ongoing academic achievement. He has pursued several additional certifications given his interests in neurosexuality, impairment and disability evaluation and management, post-trauma pain, brain injury, as well as medicolegal aspects of neurotrauma. This expert holds numerous academic appointments currently serving as an Affiliate Professor in our department as well as a Clinical Professor at the Graduate School of Psychology, a college in NY and Visiting Associate Professor at a University in VA, Department PM&R. He teaches regularly at the aforementioned institutions and has given hundreds of lectures worldwide mainly focused on topics related to brain injury medicine and neurorehabilitation. He became involved early on in his medical career in grant supported research and has remained involved as a peer reviewer of scientific programs, grants and books. He remains, as an affiliate faculty member of our department, involved in federally funded research projects mainly focused on brain injury outcomes and disorders of consciousness. He is a sought after speaker due to the great depth of his knowledge and diversity of the topics he is willing and able to speak on and has an international reputation of excellence in his field practice. Since his training at Medical College of Virginia, he has exemplified what it is to be an educator and has trained many students, fellows and clinicians both hands-on�, as well as in the context of his writing and lecturing about topics involving neurorehabilitative and neuromedical issues in acquired brain injury, post-traumatic pain and neurosexuality. He has been quite prolific with his writing serving as an editor of numerous special issues in multiple journals, authoring or co-authoring well over 180 peer reviewed publications. He serves as a peer reviewer or ad hoc reviewer for close to 20 different publications. Additionally, he has served as co-chief editor of the international, peer reviewed neurorehabilitation journal since 1991 and also as co-chief editor of the official scientific journal of the International Brain Injury Association since 2002. His commitment to education and dissemination is also evident in the many chapters (over 60) and books (8 either as chief editor, coeditor or associate editor) he has been responsible for. He is a member of numerous scientific, honorary and professional societies dealing with his work as a physician focusing on impairment and disability evaluation and treatment, and more specifically, brain injury medicine. These organizations are both scientific and advocacy related. He has held numerous medical directorships over the years and currently serves as the CEO and Medical Director of two successful brain injury related healthcare practices which he started. He has received multiple awards including most notably the first Young Investigator Award given out by the National Head Injury Foundation (now Brain Injury Association of America). He received the Clinical Service Award at the annual Williamsburg conference, the Weinstock award from the Virginia Brain Injury Association and the Shelton Berrol M.D. clinical service award for outstanding contributions to improving clinical services in brain injury from the Brain Injury Association of America. He has regularly been ranked as a top doctor by Best Doctors�. He is also involved with international health care consultation and frequently is asked to serve as a medical expert on brain injury cases. He has also served on innumerable committees over the years starting early in his career as a PM&R resident for organizations such as the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, the National Head Injury Foundation (subsequently the Brain Injury Association of America), the Brain Injury Association of Virginia, the International Brain injury Association, and the American Society of Neurorehabilitation, among other organizations. He along with a colleague were responsible for encouraging the National Head Injury Foundation to change its name to the Brain Injury Association of America and was also instrumental in the merger of the International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury with the International Brain Injury Association. He served nearly a decade as chairperson of the International Brain Injury Association bringing it from the verge of extinction to a thriving international organization. He also has a historical record of pro bono service to numerous agencies and has served on numerous advisory boards, scientific and otherwise. He has contributed substantively to his field in so many different ways over his 30 year career relative to disability advocacy, lay and professional education (nationally and internationally), support for survivors of ABI and their families, as well as research and dissemination. He is a true example of a clinician who has shown a career long dedication to advancing the field on so many different levels and has become an international leader in the subspecialty area of brain injury medicine and neurorehabilitation.

This expert earned his BS from West Chester University and his MD from Thomas Jefferson University. He went on to complete both an internship and his residency at top hospitals in New York, and his fellowship at the Tri-Institute Pain Management Fellowship, where he trained at New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Hospital, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This expert is board certified in both anesthesiology and pain management. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including Top Doctors in The NY Metro Area in Pain Management as well as Outstanding Anesthesiology Resident of the Year Award from Mount Sinai. This expert has also authored a textbook as well as over 15 book chapters on anesthesiology and pain management. Formerly, he served as an instructor of anesthesiology at Mount Sinai Hospital. Currently, he is an attending anesthesiologist and an assistant professor of anesthesiology at a top university medical center.

This expert completed his PhD in Neuropharmacology in the UK and completed postgraduate work at the Tennessee University Center for the Health Sciences. He is board certified in Pain Management, Psychopharmacology, Substance Abuse and Disability Analysts. He is currently an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at a university in the southern US.