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This highly-qualified expert has nearly 15 years of experience as an anesthesiologist specializing in interventional pain management. Much of her work focuses on spine-related pain issues such as low back pain, neck pain, pain after failed spine surgeries, as well as opioids and the opioid epidemic. She received her BS in molecular and cell biology from UC Berkeley before earning her MD from Saba University in the Caribbean. She subsequently completed an internal medicine internship and anesthesiology residency at the University of Missouri before completing a quad-institution pain medicine fellowship program through Weill-Cornell New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Columbia Medical Center. This expert is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine. She is active in her field as a member of the International Spine Interventional Society, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. She has formerly served as an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Missouri, a pain management physician at Saint Luke's Hospital, and an interventional pain management physician at Mosaic Life Care. Currently, this expert serves as an interventional pain management physician for a Missouri health system.
Physician, A health system in MO
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Saba University
Kansas City,
Missouri
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What Can a Pain Expert Witness Opine On?
Pain Assessment
Evaluate the patient's pain level.
Medication Management
Prescribe medications to alleviate pain.
Physical Therapy
Implement exercises to reduce pain.
Nerve Blocks
Inject anesthetic to block pain signals.
Acupuncture
Use needles to relieve pain naturally.
Pain Management Counseling
Provide strategies for coping with pain.
FAQs for Pain Expert Witnesses
What is a pain expert witness?
A pain expert witness is a medical specialist who explains chronic or acute pain in legal cases. They assist by reviewing medical records, offering opinions, and testifying to clarify pain-related issues.
What types of cases may benefit from the expertise of a pain management expert witness?
A pain management expert witness supports personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, disability, chronic pain, opioid prescribing, and pain treatment standard-of-care cases.
How can a pain expert witness quantify chronic pain for litigation purposes?
A pain expert witness quantifies chronic pain using medical records, pain scales, functional assessments, and objective tests to support litigation claims.
What credentials should attorneys look for in a pain expert witness?
Attorneys should choose a pain expert witness who is a board‑certified pain management physician with clinical experience, academic publications, and prior courtroom testimony.
How does a pain expert witness evaluate the adequacy of prior pain management?
A pain expert witness evaluates prior pain management by reviewing records, treatments, medications, patient response, and adherence to pain management guidelines and standards of care.
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