Spinal Surgery Expert Witnesses

This experienced neurosurgeon has spent the past 20+ years building a specialty in spine surgery, even gaining a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering to improve neurosurgical interventions. He is currently engaged in an image guidance project for spinal surgery, and is personally invested in improving the field.

This expert earned his BA in Chemistry from Washington University and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. After receiving his PhD, he earned his MD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The expert completed his residency in Neurological Surgery at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Saint Louis Children's Hospital in association with the Washington University School of Medicine, and he went on to complete several prestigious fellowships. These fellowships focused in Spinal Surgery, Neuroscience/Neurosurgery, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurobiology. He is also active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including the Joint Spine Section, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the North American Spine Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In addition, he has published over 40 journal articles, been invited to present at numerous conferences regarding Neurosurgery and holds 3 patents. The expert currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery at a medical school in Missouri.

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 qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of neurology and spine surgery. He earned his MD from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität where he also completed a neurosurgery residency and a spinal surgery fellowship. He also earned his MHBA from Freidrich-Alexander University. This expert is a member of the German boards for neurosurgery and emergency medicine. He is active in his field as a member of several associations, including the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies, and the German Spine Society. He is also involved in research, having authored several scientific articles and numerous research abstracts. He has formerly served as a consultant neurosurgeon and assistant professor at Paracelsus Medical University. Currently, he serves as a complex spine neurosurgeon and instructor at a distinguished medical school in Ontario.

This expert has extensive experience as an orthopedic spine surgery physician assistant, focusing on areas such as spinal stenosis, cervical herniated discs, cervical myelopathy, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, degenerative lumbar spondylosis, spinal trauma, lumbar herniated discs, and kyphosis. She received her BS in biological sciences from Cornell University before earning her MS from Rutgers University. She is a certified physician assistant and communication facilitator thorugh the American Academy of Healthcare. This expert is active in her field as a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the North American Spine Society and as a researcher in orthopaedic spine surgery, having authored several publications. She has formerly served as a physician assistant for New Jersey Brain and Spine. Currently, this expert is a physician assistant for an orthopedic spine surgery center in Texas, as well as clinical preceptor for orthopaedic spine surgery at a teaching hospital in Texas.