Life care planning expert witnesses evaluate long-term medical, rehabilitation, and support needs for individuals with serious injury or disability. Often trained as nurses, rehabilitation specialists, or case managers, they analyze medical records, treatment standards, life expectancy, and cost data to develop and critique comprehensive life care plans and future damages assessments.
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Expert Witness
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $625/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $850/hr
- Court Fee
- $850/hr
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.
Partner, A Pediatric Rehabilitation and Life Care Planning Firm in IL
Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Illinois
River Forest,
Illinois