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This expert is responsible for the creation of the Outpatient Occupational Therapy Program at St Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, and was the first Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist in the city. He has clinical experience in acute care, intensive care, transitional care, inpatient rehab, skilled nursing, assisted living, and home health occupational therapy. He previously served on the faculty of the occupational therapy program at the University of Southern California, and is currently an assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy at a school for allied health sciences in the Los Angeles area.

This expert Life Care Planner obtained her AS in Liberal Arts & Sciences and her ADN from Chaffey College and her BSN from Jacksonville University. She completed her training in Life Care Planning at Kelynco in Utah and is a Certified Life Care Planner, Legal Nurse Consultant, Certified Nurse Life Care Planner, and a Registered Nurse. She has 1 Publication and is currently a full time Life Care Planner and part time Educator in Nursing.

This expert, a native of Southern California, completed his undergraduate education at Pacific Union College before attending Loma Linda University School of Medicine where he received his MD degree in 2008. He completed an Internal Medicine internship followed by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency and continued his specialization with a Pain Management fellowship, all at Loma Linda. He is double board certified in PM&R and Pain Medicine.

This highly qualified expert earned his BA at Johns Hopkins University and his MD at the University of Chicago. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation at Loyola University, followed by two fellowships. His first fellowship was in shoulder and elbow at Washington University School of Medicine, and his second fellowship was in sports medicine at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic. He is a member of several prestigious societies including the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He is currently a shoulder and elbow surgeon at a WA private practice.

This experienced actuary has over 40 years of experience in his field. His work throughout his career has involved actuarial services, pension plans, ERISA, government audits, marital dissolution, estate tax and life expectancy calculations, loss of income, death, disability, executive deferred compensation plans, and insurance and annuity contracts. He earned a BA in mathematics from Rutgers University and his FSA, the highest level of education for an actuary. He is a licensed series 7 & 63 financial industry regulatory authority actuary. He is a member of several actuary societies including the American Academy of Actuaries and the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries. He served as a consulting actuary at Alexander & Alexander, where he worked his way up to head actuary of the western region. He then served as a principal of retirement practices at Olaine, Hurst, & Hemrich. After a decade, he moved to Howard Johnson to serve as a consulting actuary. He then served as the President for the Morton Company and the Kagan Company before transitioning back to consulting. This expert currently serves as the owner and consulting actuary for an actuarial and pension services company in California.

This highly qualified expert has been working in the field of audiology for over 40 years, specializing in hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis and auditory processing disorders related to noise exposure, head injury, and whiplash. He earned his AA in communication at Los Angeles Harbor College before completing his BA in speech pathology and audiology at California State University. He then went on to earn an MA in audiology and hearing science at The Ohio State University and eventually gained his AuD at Central Michigan University. This expert is a board-certified in audiology, licensed in speech pathology and audiology, and certified as a tinnitus practitioner. He is very active in his field as a member of several professional societies including the California Academy of Audiology, the American Academy of Audiology, and the Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers. He has held several positions throughout his career including director chief of audiology at the Artesis Medical Clinic, executive vice president of operations at Biogenesis Environmental Services, Inc., and president of research and development at Sound Acoustic Systems, Inc. In addition, he has served as a visiting professor of audiology at the California State University of Los Angeles. This expert is currently a clinical audiologist at an audiology and balance laboratory in California.

This well-qualified expert has more than twenty years of experience in caring for animals, including more than five as a veterinarian. She received her BA in anthropology from Scripps College and her DVM at Washington State University. She is certified in veterinary acupuncture, Tui-Na, herbalism, canine rehabilitation, and animal chiropractic care. She is also a member of many professional organizations, including the American Holistic Veterinary Medicine Association and the International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care. Previously, this expert held a variety of roles, including serving as a veterinarian for Pet Loss at Home and as a relief veterinarian for multiple different veterinary clinics. Currently, she is a vice-chair for a state regulatory veterinary board, an expert writer & reviewer for a leading pet and animal information website, an instructor for an animal education website, and the owner & veterinarian of her own holistic mixed animal clinic.

This highly qualified expert has been in the field of nursing for over four decades, with demonstrated experience in the areas of life care planning, medical cost projection, Medicare set asides, medical damage reports, and medical bill reviews. She received her BSN from Saint Olaf College and then her MS in nursing from Ohio State University. She is a registered nurse, as well as a certified legal nurse consultant, lifetime nurse care planner, medicare set aside professional, and nurse life care planner. She is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners and has presented on topics in nursing multiple times. She has held a wide variety of roles during her career including as the owner and manager of Home Health Care Consultants. She has also worked as an office nurse for a primary care physician and as a home care liaison at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Currently, she is the owner and CEO of a legal nurse consultancy in Nevada.

This expert has over 25 years of experience in healthcare administration with the majority of his experience focused on eldercare and senior living facilities. He has managed facilities ranging from 75 to 269 beds, in settings ranging from critical care to long term care including cardiology, orthopedics, rehabilitation services, dementia care, and assisted living. This expert is a licensed nursing home administrator and a certified residential care facility for the elderly administrator. Currently, he is the administrator of a skilled nursing facility with nearly 200 beds in California.

This qualified expert earned her BS in computer science from International Christian University in Japan before earning her DO from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She subsequently completed an internship at Alameda County Medical Center, a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine, and a fellowship in pain medicine at UC San Diego. This expert is board-certified in both physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine, and holds certifications as an acupuncturist, a homeopath, and a massage therapist. For 5 years, she owned and operated Chi Fountain Integrative Medicine, an integrative medicine clinic located in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also has formerly served as a physician of physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine for Comprehensive Spine and Sports Center. This expert is currently based in California, where she serves as a qualified medical evaluator for a government department and as a physician of physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine for a medical group.

This highly-qualified expert has over 10 years of experience as a physiatrist. He received his BA in mathematics and philosophy from Yale University before earning his MD from the University of California San Francisco. He subsequently completed an internship at Highland General Hospital and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Stanford University, where he served as both academic chief resident and senior chief resident during his program. This expert is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation. His expertise includes brain injury, amputations, polytrauma, spinal cord injury, burns, electrodiagnostics, pain management, musculoskeletal medicine, joint injections, botulinum toxin injection, nerve blocks, and rehabilitation from orthopedic surgeries. He formerly served as the medical director of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Palo Alto VA, an 18-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation unit that is 1 of 5 specialized centers in the US treating soldiers hurt in combat. This expert is currently a clinical assistant professor and the course director at a top medical school in California, as well as an attending physician at a polytrauma veteran rehabilitation center.

This qualified expert of Physical Therapy obtained his BS in Biology and his MA in Kinesology from California State University, Chico and his DPT in Physical Therapy and his PhD in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Utah. He is Board Certified in Physical Therapy and is Certified in Basic Life Support. He is a member of multiple Physical Therapy Medical Associations and has 25+ Publications on Physical Therapy Research. He is currently a Physical Therapist for a Private Physical Therapy Group and an Assistant Professor for the Department of Physical Therapy at a University in Texas.

This highly qualified expert is a service and therapy dog consultant. She has been trained and remains current on any changes to the various laws in dog safety and service dog law for over 20 years. She has also played a part in updating Homeland Security/FEMA guidelines in relationship to service dogs and shelters. Some laws that this expert is well versed on include the Americans with Disabilities Act, Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act 2008, Air Carrier Access Act March 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 41 Code of Federal Regulations 101-20.311, HUD Fair Housing Act, California Health and Safety Code, Penal Code 365.5, and various other California Laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities who have Service Dogs.

This expert has been working in industrial-organizational consulting for over 20 years. She has conducted and published original research in the areas of human factors and safety. She completed her BS at the University of Florida, and completed her MS and PhD at the California School of Professional Psychology. She is certified as a Professional Ergonomist, and has previously worked as a consultant for numerous organizations on ergonomics programs. She is currently serving as a Senior Human Factors and Safety Consultant at a Consulting Firm in California.

This expert has over 20 years of experience working as an etiquette consultant. She frequently appears on television and radio programs nationwide and serves as a source for numerous high profile publications such as Forbes and Business Insider. She has authored multiple publications on topics relating to her field, and has published a book on workplace etiquette. She was trained and certified and continues her education through industry associations, research, and vigilant trend watching. Her clients include management, service industry, industry-specific associations, tech-industry, support staff, college students and the formerly incarcerated.