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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 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 Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, by courtesy, and Director of Minimally Invasive NeuroSpine Surgery at a prestigious hospital in CA. He is focused on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for diseases of the spine and cares for patients with a wide range of spinal disorders. He graduated from the Johns Hopkins University Biomedical Engineering program with a focus on spinal cord ...
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 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 ...
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 In this case, the patient underwent elective Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion (DLIF) to alleviate chronic back pain. The L4-L5 level procedure resulted in the loss of nerve conduction in the lumbosacral plexus. The patient developed post-surgical left lower…
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…
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.…
This case involves a 61-year-old female patient who underwent surgery to resect an intradural intramedullary spinal tumor. The surgical procedure included the use of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. As part of the IOM, both somatosensory evoked potentials and motor evoked potentials were…