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This highly experienced Neuroradiologist is board certified and fellowship trained in Interventional neuroradiology with a special interest in spinal pathology as well as image guided intervention of the brain or spine, such as vertebroplasty. He is a member of the American College of Radiology, the American Society of Neuroradiology and the Radiologic Society of North America. He has remained in active clinical practice for over 20 years, and is currently a Neuroradiologist at a large, major private practice.

This triple board certified expert has been practicing for nearly the past decade. Fellowship trained in Sports and Spine Medicine, he is a member of a multitude of prestigious medical societies and organizations. This expert is widely published and serves as a reviewer for the Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal, among others. He currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Rehabilitation Medicine at a major medical university, as well as the Co-Director of the Spine Center at the same institution. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at another major medical university.

This board certified expert has been practicing for over 40 years. He received his medical degree from the University of Toronto where he completed his residency in Neurosurgery prior to completing clinical fellowships in Neurosurgery at the University of Zurich and at the National Hospital in London. Awarded the honor of Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, he is the Chair of the Neurosurgery Section of the Ontario Medical Association and one of the founding members of the North American Skull Base Society. Currently, this expert is a Professor of Neurosurgery at a major medical university, where he is also the Director of the Skull Base Center. He also serves as the Deputy Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at a major medical hospital.

This fellowship-trained expert has over 20 years of experience as a neurosurgeon, completing fellowships in cranial base surgery and gamma knife surgery from George Washington University and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, respectively. He is certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and is a member of the Canadian Neurosurgical Society, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. This expert has published over 85 articles, book chapters, and abstracts on topics in his field. His areas of expertise include cranial nerve disorders, cerebrovascular disease, and cranial base microsurgery. He currently serves as an associate professor of neurosurgery as well as the director of multiple neurosurgical centers in Canada.

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 actively practicing, board certified expert is among the most renowned pediatric neurosurgeons in the country. He has acquired numerous appointments as departmental head of several neurosurgical practices. Across his thirty year career, he has also been extensively published in his field, and has given over 20 neurosurgical presentations to a national audience.

This double board certified expert has been practicing for over 15 years. He received his Ph.D. and M.D., from Cornell University prior to completing a neurosurgical residency at the Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia University, where he received the Congress of Neurological Surgeons' Resident Award. He then went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the Children's National Medical Center. A Member of multiple prestigious neurosurgical organizations, he currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at a major medical university, where he is also the Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine and has years of practice. He completed his internship training at New England Medical Center and his residency training in anesthesiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital before concluding a fellowship in pain management at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is the president of the Massachusetts Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and a member of various other professional associations, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He is a former instructor of anesthesiology at Harvard University and the former director of the acute postoperative pain service at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Currently, he is an assistant professor of pain management at a top 5 university, where he also directs the interventional pain service.

This highly qualified expert is double board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. He earned his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, did his residency in Rehabilitation Medicine, and completed his Fellowship in Sports & Spine Rehabilitation. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and has been an invited Lecturer and Presenter for numerous professional conferences and organizations. He has received numerous Awards and Honors for his performance as both an Academic and a Clinician, and is an accomplished Author of publications that include Peer-reviewed Journal Articles and a chapter in a scholarly textbook. He is currently an attending Physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at a top-ranking Medical Center.

This expert has been the Chief of Pediatrics at the Chicago Shriners Hospitals for Children since 1981, the Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury program since its inception in 1983, and in 2005 became the Assistant Chief of Staff, Medicine. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and an MD from University of Illinois. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the Subspecialty of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. He is the immediate Past-President of the American Spinal Injury Association and Past-Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, as well as Past President of the Chicago Pediatric Society and the American Paraplegia Society. He is a Certified Life Care Planner. This expert has authored over 135 peer-reviewed journal articles, nearly 22 book chapters, and 356 presentations or posters and 20 instructional courses at national and international meetings. He is a Co-Editor of the newest textbook on SCI: Spinal Cord Injury in the Child and Young Adult.

This expert received a Bachelor's of Arts degree summa cum laude in Biology and Religion from Temple University and was awarded his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. He completed his internship in General Surgery and his Neurological Surgery residency at Montefiore Medical Center, where he remained on the faculty as an assistant professor. He later completed a Neuro-Oncology Fellowship in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia. He is well published in the field of Neurosurgery and is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Section on Tumors. He is currently an actively practicing neurosurgeon at multiple medical centers in the New York area and serves on the faculty of a local medical school.

This double board certified expert has been practicing for nearly 20 years. Fellowship trained in Pediatric Neurosurgery, he has been awarded the honor of Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. This expert has been listed to The Best Doctors in America multiple times, while he has appeared in America's Top Surgeons, Who's Who in America, as well as Who's Who in Medical Sciences Education. Widely published, he has served as an Invited Reviewer for many professional medical journals, including the "Journal of Pediatrics", "Neurosurgery", and the "Journal of Neurosurgery". Currently, this expert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery as well as the Department of Pediatrics at a major children's hospital, where he is also the Director of both the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program and the Pediatric Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Program.

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 Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. This expert has published 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and has been invited to lecture at national meetings on several occasions. He serves as reviewer for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. He is a former Advisor for the Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Council of Florida, former Senior Physician Assistant for the Division of Neurosurgery at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at a major university and Senior Physician Assistant at a major university-affiliated health center.

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 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. She has lectured nationally on various topics related to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She has received multiple honors and awards such as being named among the Best Doctors in America as well as a Teaching Excellence Award. She is a reviewer for very well-respected journals such as the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is currently the Residency Program Director, the Medical Director of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program, and an Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at a major medical university.

This double board certified expert obtained her MD from McGill University. She then went on to complete her internship at Beth Israel Deaconess and her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She then completed two fellowships, one in interventional neuroradiology at Notre Dame Hospital and one in vascular neurology and neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a fellow of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology and has served on multiple committees. She has published 155+ peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, book chapters, and electronic publications. She has lectured multiple times nationally. She is currently an Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Radiology at a major medical center. She is also the director of interventional neurology and neuroradiology as well as the program director for endovascular surgical neuroradiology at a major university medical center.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in neurosurgery and has been practicing for 12+ years. He completed his residency training in neurosurgery at Penn State University and his fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital. He has a Master of Science in Public Health from Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is a member of various professional associations, including the Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He has maintained an ambitious research track record in pediatric and general neurosurgery for which he has been awarded highly coveted grants from private and NIH sources. Over consecutive years he has been awarded his institution's highest accolades for clinical and laboratory investigations. He has over 40 peer-reviewed publications, numerous book chapter contributions and a book on nerves and nerve injury. He currently an Assistant Professor of neurosurgery at a major university medical center and is an attending at two major US hospitals.

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 highly qualified expert received his MD from Tulane University School of Medicine. He then went on to completed a residency in Neurosurgery at the University of California - San Francisco. He is a member of numerous prestigious organizations such as the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Neurosurgical Society of America. He is a former neurosurgeon at the University of California - San Francisco as well as an Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery. Currently, he is a neurosurgeon in private practice in CA.

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 been awarded multiple awards for excellence in clinical practice. Currently, he is a spine surgeon in independent private practice.

This Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at a prominent southern university is also the director of a molecular Neuro-Oncology laboratory and the chief of Neurosurgery at a major Veteran's Administration medical center in the Southeast. He attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University, earning MD, PhD, and MPH degrees. He pursued his neurosurgical residency training at Duke University, where he also completed an MHSc program. His primary clinical interest has been caring for patients with one of the most malignant primary brain tumors, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In addition to his clinical and research interests in malignant brain tumors, he has remained very active in the education of medical students, neurosurgery residents/fellows, and young neurosurgeons. Throughout his career, he has also maintained a very active clinical and administrative role in the healthcare of veterans with neurosurgical conditions.