Altered Mental Status Expert Witnesses in California

This highly qualified expert completed a neurology residency at George Washington University Hospital. She then went on to finish a stroke/neurocritical fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center and at the University of Southern California. She is a member of prestigious professional organizations such as the Neurocritical Care Society and American Academy of Neurology. She is a reviewer for several journals such as the Neurocritical Care Journal and BMC Neurology Journal. She has published 17 peer-reviewed articles in the field of Neurology and Neurocritical Care. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology in the Division of Neurocritical Care/Stroke at a major medical school as well as the Associate Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Program and the Associate Program Director of the Vascular Neurology Fellowship. She is also Associate Division Chief of Neurocritical Care/Stroke, the Co-Director of the Neurocritical Stroke Services, and the Medical Director of the Transcranial Doppler Program at a major medical center.

This highly-qualified expert in emergency medicine received a B.A. and B.S. from the University of California, at Davis. He went on to graduate from the prestigious Washington University in St. Louis Medical School. He completed residency in emergency medicine and fellowship in international emergency medicine at Loma Linda University. He is well-published and currently serves as an assistant professor of emergency medicine at an elite university medical center on the west coast.

This expert gained his MD from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed his residency in neurology at Brown University. He completed an additional fellowship in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert is board certified in neurology. Currently he is an assistant professor of neurology of a university's memory and aging center and an attending at a neurology clinic.

This expert is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Center for Headache Medicine at an Ivy League University. Prior to joining the university as a senior clinical research scientist in molecular neurobiology, this expert attended University of Southern California, Keck Medical School, completed a residency program at USC Department of Neurology and served on faculty there until 2000. He is Board Certified in the areas of: Psychiatry and Neurology and Pain Medicine. He also holds subspecialty certification in Headache Medicine. This expert is widely published in various scientific journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association Cephalalgia, and Headache. He has authored book chapters lectures both nationally and internationally on a variety of headache topics, and has appeared on NBC, CBS and has been featured in articles ranging from the San Francisco Chronicle to Vogue Magazine. This expert has held several nationally elected positions, including chair of the sections on Chronic Daily Headache and In-office Patient Education for the American Headache Society. He is immediate past President of the Headache Cooperative of the Pacific, is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society. He is on the boards of the several neurological organizations. He is a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals, including Headache and Cephalalgia. He is an editor for a headache publication. This expert co-founded a firm develops computer-based tools to aid in the diagnosis, education, and care of people with chronic medical conditions. His primary research interest is the pathophysiology of chronic daily headache, utilizing functional imaging, body fluid analysis and deep phenotyping. He has been the recipient of NIH, foundation, industry and individual grants and gifts for his research.

As a neurologist with double board certification in General Neurology and Neurocritical Care, this expert has a strong track record of teaching and publication on the subjects of management and intervention in traumatic injury and neurological disease. He was formerly a clinical instructor in the department of Neurosurgery at UCLA Medical Center. He currently is the Director of the Neurocritical Care fellowship program, Director of the Tele-stroke program, and an assistant professor of Neurology in Critical Care and Stroke at a top-ranked university medical center.

This highly qualified expert is triple-boarded in neurology, sleep medicine, and clinical neurophysiology. He graduated magna cum laude from UCLA, then received his MD with Latin honors from the State University of New York. He went on to complete his neurology residency at NYU where he served as chief resident, and received the Resident Teacher of the Year award. He also completed fellowships in clinical neurophysiology at UCLA Medical Center, and sleep medicine at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. Having had the diversity of medical training along both coasts, this expert is capable of working with diverse patient backgrounds. He is also an active member of the medical community and the greater community.

This qualified emergency medicine expert earned his BS in biology from California Polytechnic State University and his MD from University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He then completed an internship at Scripps Mercy Hospital and a residency in emergency medicine at UCSD Medical Center. Previously, he served as an attending physician in the emergency department at Scripps Memorial Hospital and as the chief of the department of emergency medicine at Sharp Memorial Hospital. This expert currently is an emergency physician for the largest emergency and trauma center in San Diego County.

This highly qualified emergency medicine expert has over 25 years of experience in his field. He completed his BS in biology from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. After finishing his internship at Highland Hospital, this expert went on to complete his emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati. He is boarded by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and holds additional certifications in advanced cardiopulmonary life support and pediatric advanced life support. He is a member of various professional organizations, including the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Formerly, this expert has served as the chief medical officer at PPI, as a physician consultant at Eclipsys, as a staff physician at The Permanente Medical Group, and as an adjunct clinical professor at the University of California at Davis medical school. Currently, he is a physician for a CA sheriff's department, the chief medical officer at a healthcare staffing agency, a staff emergency medicine physician at a CA health center and a self-employed consultant.

This qualified expert has 8 years of experience in medical toxicology. He received his BS in microbiology from the University of California San Diego before pursuing his MPH at the Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health. He then earned his MD from the University of Toledo. Following medical school, he completed an internal medicine internship and an emergency medicine residency at George Washington University. He then subsequently completed a fellowship in medical toxicology at the University of California San Francisco. This expert is board-certified in emergency medicine, subspecializing in medical toxicology. He is active in his field as a member of the American College of Medical Toxicologists and the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is also involved in research, having authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and presented several posters. His former positions include emergency medicine physician at Eden Medical Center and assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of California San Francisco. Currently, this expert serves as an assistant professor of clinical pharmacology at a major California medical school, the assistant medical director for the state poison control system, and an emergency medicine physician for a California medical center.

This neurology and headache medicine expert earned her BS in neuroscience from UCLA and her MD from Florida International University. She subsequently completed an internal medicine internship at UC Irvine and a neurology residency at LAC+USC Medical Center. She is active in her field as a scientific researcher and as a member of the American Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology. She formerly served as an administrative assistant for John Muir OB-GYN and a psychiatry office assistant and transcriber for a private practice. Currently, this expert is a clinical fellow of headache medicine and a clinical researcher at a California university.

This highly qualified and double board certified Neurology expert has over 40 years of experience in the field. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and subsequently went on to complete Fellowship training in Neurology at this highly regarded institution. He is Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology as well as a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He has published three peer-reviewed journal articles in such prestigious medical publications as The Lancet.

This expert has over 13 years of experience as a Physician Assistant. His expertise consists of Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology/Oncology, Infusion Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Urgent Care. He currently serves as a Physician Assistant for the Bone Marrow Transplant team at a major university medical center.

This qualified emergency medicine physician has practiced in several large healthcare centers throughout the country, and has both published and presented lectures in his field. He is residency trained, board certified in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine and practicing since 1984 to this day. He has a Masters in Public Health, Preventive Medicine, and Toxicology. He has seen hundreds of patients with pelvic fractures and currently works in a Level III Trauma Center in California. He is also a founding member of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in neurology and has been practicing for 20+ years. He completed his residency training focusing on neurology at the University of Michigan Medical Center. He also concluded a fellowship program in Clinical Neuromuscular Diseases at the USC Neuromuscular Center. He is a fellow at the American Academy of Neurology and a member of various other professional associations, including the American Association of Electromyography and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He has published 20+ peer-reviewed journal articles, 1 book and 7 book chapters. He is the former the former Chief of Staff of Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, former Board of Directors of the Cancer Support Community Westlake Village, former Member of the Professional Advisory Board of Los Angeles & Ventura Counties. This expert currently serves as Clinical Professor of Neurology at a major medical school, Adjunct Faculty at another major university and current, Neurologist at a university affiliated hospital.

This compassionate physician is board-certified in neurology and psychiatry, serving patients in the Central Coast region with neurological disorders. She evaluates and treats many disorders of the nervous system including traumatic brain injury, headaches, back and neck injuries, multiple sclerosis, and dementia. She received her M.D. from the prestigious George Washington University School of Medicine after completing an MS degree at Georgetown University. She did her internship, in internal medicine, and her residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

This highly qualified Otolaryngology received his medical degree at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He went on to complete a residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Minnesota and Fellowship training in Otology Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery. He is board certified in both Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Neurotology. He is a Fellow of the American Neurology Society as well as a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology. This expert has published 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and a textbook on ENT consultation. He currently serves as Director of Division of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at a major university.

This cruise ship physician, trained in emergency medicine, earned his MBBS (British equivalent of MD) at London's top medical institution. He has more than 18 years of experience in acute clinical medicine and more than 7 years working in the cruise ship industry, both as shoreside management and at sea as a ship physician. He began his career as a Senior Physician at Carnival Cruise Lines, before moving on to physician leadership roles at Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruises. Currently, this expert is a consulting physician and responsible officer for a top international cruise line.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in emergency medicine. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York, Syracuse. He completed his medical internship at Scripps Mercy hospital and residency at UC San Diego where he also completed a two year hospital administrative fellowship. He also holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from University of California, Irvine. He has served as Senior Medical Officer, Healthcare Reform at Tri-City hospital and Medical Director for Volunteers of America. He has received numerous awards for educational excellence and has authored papers on administration, reducing wait times in emergency rooms and substance abuse. He is currently an Emergency Medicine Physician at a Veteran's Affairs hospital in CA as well as the Chief Medical Officer of a Sheriff's Detention Services Bureau which includes 7 jails in CA.

This extremely well qualified expert of Psychiatry obtained his BS in Chemistry from the University of Virginia, his MTS in Ethics and Cultural Anthropology from the Harvard Divinity School, and his MD in Medicine from Columbia University. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine and Neurology, his Residency in Adult Psychiatry, and his Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and his Fellowship in Psychotherapy at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry. He is a member of multiple Psychiatric Medical Associations and has 19 Publications on Psychiatry. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at a Top Medical University in California.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the prestigious Harvard Medical School, he went on to complete a residency in Pediatrics and Neurology at Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital respectively. He completed a fellowship in Vascular Neurology at UCSF and post graduate studies in Cognitive Neuropsychology at Harvard University. He is board certified in Neurology. This expert has published over 10 peer-reviewed articles and has contributed to 8 book chapters. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology at a major university in California.