Pain Medicine Expert Witnesses in California

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Pain medicine expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including anesthesiology, neurology, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and palliative care. Some of the most common pain medicine expert witness specialties also include chronic pain management, interventional pain management, opioid use and misuse, neuropathic pain, and complex regional pain syndrome. They can opine on the effects of long-term opioid use, pain management techniques, patient care standards, medication side effects, and the impact of chronic pain on quality of life.

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Dr. Ronald Gary Pearl, PhD, MD, FCCMView profile

ID: 132268

Dr. Ronald Pearl, PhD, MD, FCCM

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California

Dr. Ronald G. Pearl has 37 years of experience in the fields of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BA in Psychology from Yale University, his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and his MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed both an internship and residency in Internal Medicine, a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, and a second...

Pain Management Expert WitnessView profile

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Pain Management Expert Witness

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California

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...

Dr. Bernard Raymond Wilcosky, MDView profile

ID: 1374577

Dr. Bernard Wilcosky, MD

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California

Dr. Bernard R. Wilcosky Jr has over 37 years of experience in the field of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He earned his BA from Methodist College and his MD from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship in Anesthesiology at Letterman Army Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Anesthesiology. Formerly, this expert held roles as the Medical...

Pediatric Anesthesiology & Pediatric Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric Anesthesiology & Pediatric Critical Care Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert is triple board certified in Pediatrics, Anesthesiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He earned his BS from the University of Wisconsin and his MD from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Oakland, CA, residency in Anesthesia at the Hospital Of the University of Pennsylvania and...

Dr. David Joseph Copenhaver, MD, MPHView profile

ID: 149836

Dr. David Copenhaver, MD, MPH

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California

This expert has over a decade of experience in the field of anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. He earned his BS in physiology from the University of California, Davis, before earning his MD and his MPH from the University of California, Los Angeles. He went on to complete his residency and fellowship in anesthesiology at Columbia University, with an additional fellowship in...

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Management Expert WitnessView profile

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Management Expert Witness

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California

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...

Ms. Jacie Touart, PAView profile

ID: 16899

Ms. Jacie Touart, PA

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California

This highly-qualified expert in PA pain management has over 15 years of experience in her field. She earned her BS in health sciences and her MS in physician assistant studies from Duquesne University. She is a certified physician assistant and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Formerly, she held roles as a physician assistant at the Georgia Pain Specialists/Lanier Pain...

Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Expert Witness

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California

This board certified expert earned a BS from the University of Maryland, summa cum laude, and MD from Temple University School of Medicine. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Stanford University School of Medicine, respectively. He is actively involved in research and is responsible for training and mentoring medical...

Dr. Joshua Philip Prager, MD, MS, DABPMView profile

ID: 284327

Dr. Joshua Prager, MD, MS, DABPM

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California

Dr. Joshua P. Prager has 37 years of experience in the fields of Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine. He earned his BS in Chemistry from Stony Brook University, MS in Health Services Research and Public Management from Stanford University, and his MD from Stanford University School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Internal Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and...

Anesthesiology / Difficult Airway Expert WitnessView profile

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Anesthesiology / Difficult Airway Expert Witness

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California

This experienced expert received his BS in Chemistry, his MS in Pathology, and his MD from Dalhousie University. He completed his residency in Anesthesia at Dalhousie University and his research fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology in Anesthesia at Stanford University. He has published over 65 peer reviewed articles, 78 abstracts, and has been invited to present 18 presentations. Formerly, he was...

Dr. David Ben Hoenig, MDView profile

ID: 1442195

Dr. David Hoenig, MD

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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...

Anesthesiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Anesthesiology Expert Witness

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California

This expert has been practicing anesthesiology at a 600 bed hospital in Southern California for nearly a quarter century. A graduate of UC Riverside, he attended medical school at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in Illinois and thereafter completed residencies in General Surgery and Anesthesiology at Loma Linda University Medical Center. A diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and...

Dr. Brian David Belnap, DOView profile

ID: 1589077

Dr. Brian Belnap, DO

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California

Dr. Brian D. Belnap has 14 years of experience in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Pain Medicine. He earned his BS in Pre-Physical Therapy from Brigham Young University and his DO from Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. After completing his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he went on to complete...

Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation Expert WitnessView profile

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Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation Expert Witness

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California

This expert, a native of Southern California, completed his undergraduate education at Pacific Union College before attending Loma Linda University School of Medicine where he received his MD degree in 2008. He completed an Internal Medicine internship followed by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency and continued his specialization with a Pain Management fellowship, all at Loma...

Dr. Ezekiel Fink, MDView profile

ID: 16408

Dr. Ezekiel Fink, MD

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California

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Texas

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...

Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology Expert Witness

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California

This highly-expert has 15 years of experience as an anesthesiologist, with extensive experience in hospital administration, acute pain management, and perioperative evaluations, as well as general, regional, and neuraxial anesthesia for infants, children, and adults. He earned both his BS in microbiology and molecular genetics and MD from UCLA before going on to complete a pediatric internship at...

Dr. Jerome Charles Stenehjem, MDView profile

ID: 18377

Dr. Jerome Stenehjem, MD

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California

Dr. Jerome C. Stenehjem Jr has 37 years of experience in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and he earned his MD from the University of Utah School of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics. Today, this expert is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Formerly, the...

Regional and Pediatric Anesthesiology Expert WitnessView profile

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Regional and Pediatric Anesthesiology Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert in pediatric anesthesiology earned his BS and BA from the University of Rochester and his MD from SUNY Upstate Medical University. He then went on to complete an internship in medicine from St. John Hospital and Medical Center and two residencies in anesthesiology; one at Montefiore Medical Center of Albert Einstein University and the other at Maimonides Medical...

Dr. Kasra Christopher Maasumi, MD, MS, QMEView profile

ID: 31906

Dr. Kasra Maasumi, MD, MS, QME

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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...

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine Expert Witness

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California

This qualified expert earned her BS in computer science from International Christian University in Japan before earning her DO from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She subsequently completed an internship at Alameda County Medical Center, a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine, and a fellowship in pain medicine at UC San...

The Average Pain Medicine Expert Witness
Charges $850 / Hour

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    $525

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  • Deposition Fee

    $800

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  • Court Fee

    $1225

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Pain Medicine Expert Witness FAQs

A pain medicine expert witness provides insight into standards of care, diagnoses, treatment options, and potential causes of pain in medical malpractice or personal injury cases.

Pain medicine experts can assist with cases involving chronic pain management, opioid use, nerve damage, post-surgical complications, and other related issues.

They can provide valuable insights on prescribing practices, patient monitoring, risk assessment for addiction, and whether appropriate steps were taken to prevent misuse.

Yes. Subspecialties may include neuropathic pain, cancer-related pain, palliative care, interventional pain management, and more. Each has unique expertise.

CRPS is often misunderstood. An expert can clarify the condition's complexities, explain diagnostic criteria and treatment options, and assess if standard care was provided.

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