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This highly experienced Neuroradiologist is board certified and fellowship trained in Interventional neuroradiology with a special interest in spinal pathology as well as image guided intervention of the brain or spine, such as vertebroplasty. He is a member of the American College of Radiology, the American Society of Neuroradiology and the Radiologic Society of North America. He has remained in active clinical practice for over 20 years, and is currently a Neuroradiologist at a large, major private practice.

This triple board certified expert has been practicing for nearly the past decade. Fellowship trained in Sports and Spine Medicine, he is a member of a multitude of prestigious medical societies and organizations. This expert is widely published and serves as a reviewer for the Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal, among others. He currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Rehabilitation Medicine at a major medical university, as well as the Co-Director of the Spine Center at the same institution. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at another major medical university.

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 highly qualified expert is double board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. He earned his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, did his residency in Rehabilitation Medicine, and completed his Fellowship in Sports & Spine Rehabilitation. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and has been an invited Lecturer and Presenter for numerous professional conferences and organizations. He has received numerous Awards and Honors for his performance as both an Academic and a Clinician, and is an accomplished Author of publications that include Peer-reviewed Journal Articles and a chapter in a scholarly textbook. He is currently an attending Physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at a top-ranking Medical Center.

This expert has been the Chief of Pediatrics at the Chicago Shriners Hospitals for Children since 1981, the Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury program since its inception in 1983, and in 2005 became the Assistant Chief of Staff, Medicine. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and an MD from University of Illinois. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the Subspecialty of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. He is the immediate Past-President of the American Spinal Injury Association and Past-Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, as well as Past President of the Chicago Pediatric Society and the American Paraplegia Society. He is a Certified Life Care Planner. This expert has authored over 135 peer-reviewed journal articles, nearly 22 book chapters, and 356 presentations or posters and 20 instructional courses at national and international meetings. He is a Co-Editor of the newest textbook on SCI: Spinal Cord Injury in the Child and Young Adult.

This highly qualified expert earned his Physician Assistant degree from the University of Florida. He completed a Masters in Physician Assistant Studies in Critical Care Medicine from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is a Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of Physician Assistants, President of the American Academy of Physician Assistants in Legal Medicine and member of Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants. He is an associate member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. This expert has published 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and has been invited to lecture at national meetings on several occasions. He serves as reviewer for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. He is a former Advisor for the Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Council of Florida, former Senior Physician Assistant for the Division of Neurosurgery at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at a major university and Senior Physician Assistant at a major university-affiliated health center.

This highly qualified expert obtained her MD from University of Kentucky. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh, and then did a fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. She is a member of numerous prestigious societies such as the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals. She has published 18 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. She has lectured nationally on various topics related to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She has received multiple honors and awards such as being named among the Best Doctors in America as well as a Teaching Excellence Award. She is a reviewer for very well-respected journals such as the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is currently the Residency Program Director, the Medical Director of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program, and an Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at a major medical university.

This board certified expert earned a BA magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University and MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Duke University Medical Center and Texas Back Institute, respectively. He is well recognized in the spinal surgery community for his work in spinal arthroplasty and endoscopic procedures. He is called upon routinely to give lectures and presentations on spinal surgery and has been awarded multiple awards for excellence in clinical practice. Currently, he is a spine surgeon in independent private practice.

This expert in the biomechanics of the human spine earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his doctorate in biomedical engineering from Duke University, where he researched spinal trauma. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, the Orthopedic Trauma Association granted him the 'Best Paper' award for his work on spine trauma and the spine's response to loads. He has served as a reviewer for the both the 'Journal of Biomechanics' and 'Spine'. He has significant exposure to the clinical arena, having taught residents and fellows in orthopedic surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He currently applies his knowledge as a consultant.

This medical device sales professional has been in the industry since 1999. He earned his B.A. in Economics from Emory University and eventually went to work for Boston Scientific as a Territory Sales Manager in Men's and Women's Health. After 10 years with Boston Scientific, the expert joined St. Jude Medical's Neuromodulation device team as a Territory Manager in the Gulf Coast region. He was involved in 800+ implants and worked on device servicing for an additional 200+ patients. The expert left St. Jude at the end of 2015 and is now a Business Development and Sales Manger for a different device company in a separate product category.

This qualified Orthopedic Surgeon earned his MD from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon and completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the Hospital Universitario Jose E. Gonzalez. He completed a fellowship in Spine Surgery at the Hospital Victorio de la Fuente Narva¡ez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City. He is board certified by the Mexican Board of Orthopedic Surgery and Mexican Board of Spine Surgery. He is fluent in English.

This qualified expert of Orthopedic Surgery obtained his BS in Exercise Science magna cum laude from Rutgers University and his MD in Medicine magna cum laude from the Jefferson Medical College. He completed his Internship and Residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Miami and his Fellowship in Spine Surgery at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. He is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery and is a member of the prestigious American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and Alpha Omega Alpha Society. He has 30+ Publications on Orthopedic Surgery Research and is currently an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon at A Private Spine Specialist Clinic, an Affiliate Associate Professor at a University in Florida, and the Vice Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at a Regional Hospital in Florida.

This expert is a neurosurgeon at a Spine and Brain Institute in Florida. He was a consultant in Neurosurgery at the Mayo Clinic in Florida from 2009-2015 and an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. He was the director of the Mayo Clinic Florida spine surgery fellowship from 2013-2015. He received a BS degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MD degree from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, followed by Neurosurgical residency training at the University of Pittsburgh. During residency, he was awarded the North American Spine Society Clinical Travelling Fellowship in 2007. His major clinical interests are complex spinal surgery, spinal deformity surgery and image guidance in spine surgery. He has published over 30 original peer-reviewed articles and has presented more than 50 abstracts, posters and lectures. He serves on the Florida Neurosurgery Society, on the Executive Committee of the Southern Neurosurgical Society, Robotics and Navigation committee for the North American Spine Society, as well as previously directing the a training portion of the Annual Pittsburgh Spine Summit. He is a member of the prestigious Neurosurgery Society of America, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society as well as the Congress of Neurological Surgery and is a Fellow of the American Association of Neurologic Surgery.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in neurological surgery, received his bachelor's in pre-med from the University of Tulsa, and his MD from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He then went on to complete his internship in General Surgery and residency in neurosurgery at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is an active member of many organizations including the American Medical Association and the Tulsa Surgical Society. Currently, he is a neurospine surgeon at a Tulsa Spine and Specialty Hospital, an Oklahoma Surgical Hospital and a hospital in Tulsa.

This board-certified expert in orthopedic surgery specializes in spinal procedures. He earned his MD from Georgetown University following a BA from the University of California Santa Barbara. The expert also holds an MS in physiology and biophysics from Georgetown. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Georgetown University and a fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery at the Mayo Clinic. The expert formerly served as an orthopedic surgeon in the Mayo Health Care system. He currently serves as a surgical preceptor and instructor for a minimally invasive spine center in Pennsylvania and as a spine surgeon at an area spine center.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 35 years of experience as a neurologist and specializes in spinal cord injury and trauma. He received his BS in chemistry from Florida State University before earning his MD from the University of Miami. He subsequently completed an internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and a neurology residency at Letterman Army Medical Center. This expert is dual-board certified in neurology and spinal cord injury medicine. He is certified by the American Society of Neurorehabilitation and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the International Spinal Cord Society and the American Academy of Neurology. He is also highly involved in research, having authored numerous books and peer-reviewed articles and spoken as an invited lecturer at various conferences throughout his career. He has formerly served as a staff neurologist at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, a staff scientist of neuropharmacology at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the director of medical student education in the neurology department at the University of Miami, and the chief of spinal cord injury service at the Miami VA medical center. Currently, this expert serves as a professor of clinical neurology and the director of the spine division in the neurology department at a major Florida university.

This highly qualified expert earned his BA from Indiana University, Bloomington and his MD from Indiana University School of Medicine. Prior to completing his residency in physical medicine & rehabilitation at the University of California Irvine this expert served as a flight surgeon at William’s Air Force Base. He is also active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. He has extensive experience as a medical director of physiatry facilities and is currently the medical director of a private physiatry practice in Indiana with a focus on spinal injury treatments, including stem cell injections.

For nearly a decade, this expert was a nurse practitioner on the neurology team, a neurology clinical specialist and the Stroke Program Coordinator at two mid-sized regional hospitals. As the Stroke Program Coordinator, she was responsible for assuring that all clinical quality measures were addressed and achieved, as based on DPH, American Stroke Association, and JCAHO guidelines.

This expert is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at an Ivy League medical school. He is Clinical Director of one of the largest and best known MS centers in the world. He is neurology clerkship director at a top tier hospital. In this role he supervises the education of Harvard medical students. He currently serves as chair of a Professors of Neurology education subcommittee and sits on the American Academy of Neurology’s Undergraduate Education Subcommittee. He also co-directs the multiple sclerosis fellowship program at a major MS center. This expert received his AB from the University of Chicago in 1993 in the Biological Sciences with a specialization in Neurosciences, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his MD at Loyola University. He completed medical internship at Mt. Auburn hospital and neurology residency at Tufts. He was a post-doctoral research fellow in the neuroimaging of multiple sclerosis under the guidance of Rohit Bakshi, MD He has authored or co-authored over twenty scholarly works. He co-edits a best selling textbook in the Multiple Sclerosis field.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in neurology and psychiatry with subspecialty in spinal cord injury medicine and neural repair and rehabilitation. He has has been practicing for 26+ years and received his MD degree from the University of Bonn, Germany. He completed residency training in internal medicine, neurology and neuropathology at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, and concluded two fellowships focusing on neuroimmunology and neurogenetics at Columbia University, and in retrovirology and molecular biology at McGill University. He is a member of various professional associations, including the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, the American Neurological Association and the American Academy of Neurology. He has published 65+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves in the editorial boards of of four renowned medical journals. He lectures both nationally and internationally and has received several honors for his impressive work as an academic and practitioner. He is the former director of the Spinal Cord Injury Service and the Regional Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence at St. Louis VA Medical Center and the former director of the Neuropathy Association Center of Excellence and the National MS Society Multiple Sclerosis Center at St Louis University where he was a tenured professor. Currently, he is the chair of a Neuroscience Institute, chief of the Neurology Service, Director of the MS and Hereditary Neuropathy Centers at a major academic medical center, and a professor at a major university.