Spinal Cord Expert Witnesses in Virginia

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 highly qualified and board certified expert received his M.S and PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Tulsa. He completed his clinical internship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, followed by a neuropsychology specialty fellowship at the Memphis VA Medical Center. This expert is is board-certified in clinical neuropsychology through the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology. He is also a member of several professional organizations including the International Neuropsychological Society, American Psychological Association, and Sports Neuropsychology Society. He is actively involved in research, most recently in studying the effects of sports concussion with a multidisciplinary team from a major TN University. Currently, this expert is an attending Neuropsychlogist at a large multidisciplinary brain and spine physician clinic and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at a major TN University.

This expert has over 15 years experience in academia as it relates to Pharmacology. He has been accredited with the discovery of the RGS protein family, leading to 4 issued patents and numerous publications. In 2004 he was awarded the John Abel Award as an Outstanding American Pharmacologist under 40, from the American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). He is currently not only a Professor of Pharmacology, but also the Chair of the department and Director of the MD/PhD Scholars program at a University in West Virginia.

This neurosurgeon earned his BS in biological sciences and his MD from the University of Nebraska. He thereafter completed a residency in neurological surgery at the University of Kansas. This expert is active in his field as the author of more than 30 academic publications and as a member of professional societies such as the North American Spine Society, the Greater Kansas City Pain Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Medical Association. He formerly served as clinical conduct associate at MDS Pharma Services, and he currently serves as EHR physician for a medical service in Kansas.