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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
However, the potential harm surgeons can inflict on patients during spinal surgery depends heavily on when, and if, a surgeon realizes their mistake. In this article, I will discuss the intricacies of wrong-level spinal surgery and considerations for attorneys in…
Case Summary This case involves a teenage patient with a neurocutaneous syndrome. The patient’s primary care physician (PCP) and neurology followed her from infancy for the neurocutaneous syndrome. As a young child, the physician told the patient that she no…
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Court Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Foradori v. Harris Citation: 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 6937 The plaintiff retained a restaurant management expert. The expert opined on the measures the restaurant manager should…
Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Kiser v. Caudill Citation: 2001 W. Va. LEXIS 49 The appellant retained a pediatric neurologist expert witness. However, the trial court held that the expert was unqualified to…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Wint v. Neurosurgical Group of Chattanooga, P.C. Citation: 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189393 In this case of medical negligence, the plaintiff claimed the…
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Barrigan v. MHMR Servs. Citation: 2007 Tex. App. LEXIS 43 Facts This was an appeal from a jury verdict in a workers’ compensation case to determine the…
Court – United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jurisdiction – Federal Case Name – Thomas v. W&T Offshore, Inc. Citation – 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158918 In this case, the plaintiff tripped and fell after his…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Duplantis v. James Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127306 Facts This case involves a construction project that took place on personal property in…
This case involves a 49-year-old male patient with a history of a previous herniated disc who suffered another herniated disc after heavy weight lifting in the gym. The patient initially underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Two weeks after…
This case involves a 28-year-old female rock climber who developed cauda equina syndrome after undergoing a microdiscectomy. The patient suffered a large paracentral herniated disk while on an outdoor climb and had intractable pain down her leg at the time of surgery.…