Prosthetics Expert Witnesses

This highly qualified expert is double-board certified by the American Board of Urology in urology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. He received his BA in biology from Brandeis University before earning his MD at the State University of New York in Brooklyn. He subsequently went on to complete his an internship and residency in surgery, as well as a urology residency at Temple University Hospital. He then completed a neurourology, female urology, and prosthetics fellowship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. This expert is active in his field as a member of several associations, including the Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the American Association of Clinical Urologists. He is also highly involved in research as an author of several peer-reviewed publications and a reviewer for multiple scientific journals. He specializes in urogenital trauma in both males and females, pelvic and vaginal mesh complications, device injury, sexual injury and abuse, and neurogenic bladder. He has formerly served as the director of female pelvic health at the Center for Urologic Services and the vice chairman of surgery at Chandler Regional Medical Center. Currently, this expert is the medical director of the Speaker's Bureau and the vice chairman of surgery at a medical center in Arizona, as well as the director of female pelvic health at a university-affiliated urological institute and a faculty physician at a major medical school in Arizona.

This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in geriatric physical therapy. He received his BS in physical therapy from Georgia State University before earning his DPT from Arcadia University. He is a certified geriatric specialist by the American Physical Therapy Association and a licensed physical therapist in the state of Georgia. This expert is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and served formerly as rehabilitation manager, rehabilitation specialty director, and area rehabilitation director at Amedisys Home Health, Inc. Additionally, he was formerly the director of new programs and research at Atlanta Rehabilitation. This expert currently serves as a physical therapist for a home health center and is an adjunct faculty member at a Southern university where he assists in the development of physical therapy programs.

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 qualified expert is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation. She earned her BS at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County before earning an MD and a PhD in integrative biology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She then completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Arkansas before becoming board certified. This expert is very active in her field as a member of several professional societies including the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Arkansas Medical Society. In addition, this expert has received several research grants and has published 6 peer-reviewed articles. This expert is currently a consulting physician as multiple facilities including a nursing home, inpatient rehab facility, and a medical-legal consulting firm in Texas. She is also a medical director and physician at an acute rehab center.

This highly-qualified expert has more than 25 years of experience as a life care planner and a nurse case manager. She received a diploma in nursing from Mount Vernon Hospital School of Nursing before earning her BS from Oklahoma City University and her MPH from the University of Oklahoma. This expert is licensed as a registered nurse in New York and is certified as a nurse life care planner, disability management specialist, case manager, and rehabilitation counselor. She has drafted life care plans and medical projections since 1986 and is a member of several professional societies including the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners and the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals. She has formerly served as a rehabilitation nurse consultant and supervisor of case management for American Rehabilitation Consultants, a rehabilitation specialist and medical case manager for Intracorp, a disability nurse manager of occupational managed care for Aetna Insurance, and a senior nurse for worker's compensation and a nurse case manager for Zurich Services Corporation. Currently, this expert is the president of a life care planning firm in New York, where she provides services for individuals of all ages with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, orthopedic injuries, and trauma.

This highly qualified vocational expert has nearly 20 years of professional experience. She completed her BA in psychology at the University of Mississippi and her MEd in Mental Health Services at the University of New Orleans. She is a certified life care planner with an additional certification in life care planning and catastrophic case management. Additionally, this expert is a licensed rehabilitation counselor. Formerly, she has served as a senior rehabilitation specialist at Stokes and Associates LLC and a vocational case manager at Broadspire Services, Inc. Currently, she is a vocational case manager for a social security review board and a life care planner for a consultancy in Louisiana.

This expert earned her MD at the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo and then completed two residencies, one in internal medicine at Edgewater Medical Center and a second in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She went on to complete a fellowship in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and is a member of both the American and Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She formally served as the director of the neurorehabilitation fellowship at Hamilton Health Sciences and she currently serves a physician, associate professor, and interim chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation at a medical school in Ontario.

This qualified expert has experience as a physical therapist specializing in pelvis rehabilitation. She obtained her BS in health sciences and PhD in physical therapy from the University of Sciences in Philadelphia. She is a certified physical therapist and earned a specialist certification in pelvic rehabilitation through Herman and Wallace Institute. She has experience working with women during pregnancy, postpartum, and pre and post surgically after urogynecological and colorectal procedures, as well as treating total joint-replacements, spinal injuries, falls, balance training, de-conditioning, neck pain, back pain, and post-operative care involving spinal procedures. Formerly, she served under the doctor of physical therapy program and as a pelvic floor specialist at Renew Physical Therapy, as a lead pelvic health specialist at Virtua Health. Currently, she serves as a pelvic health specialist at a healthcare system in New Jersey. She also serves as a physical therapist in pelvic and orthopedic services at a hospital and as a telehealth physical therapist at a clinic in New Jersey.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of chiropractic medicine and specializes in back pain, neck pain, sports medicine, rehabilitation, spine, spinal injuries. He earned his BS from Albion College before earning his DC from the National University of Health Sciences. He is board certified in chiropractic medicine and is certified as a chiropractic sports physician and in functional and kinetic treatment with rehabilitation, as well as in Cox Decompression Adjustment and Manipulation Technic for both the cervical spine and lumbar spine. He is active in his field as a member of the American Chiropractic Association and the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians. Currently, this expert serves as an adjunct professor at a college as well as a physician at his own private practice in Michigan.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in occupational medicine, pain management, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. He received his BA in biology from the University of Pennsylvania before earning his MPH in public health leadership from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his MD at Temple University. He subsequently completed an internal medicine internship at the Naval Medical Center, an occupational and environmental medicine residency at Duke University, and both a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation and a fellowship in pain medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is board-certified by both the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Preventive Medicine, holding certifications in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, and undersea and hyperbaric medicine. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. He formerly served as the associate program director for the anesthesia pain medicine fellowship at the National Capital Consortium and the assistant department head of occupational and preventive medicine at the Naval Health Clinic in San Diego. He spent several years working at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, serving as the White House medical unit physician, the associate program director of the pain medicine fellowship, and the director of interventional pain medicine. Currently, this expert serves as the director of interventional medicine at a major medical center in Washington DC and as an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at a medical school in Maryland.

This highly qualified expert earned his BA from Indiana University, Bloomington and his MD from Indiana University School of Medicine. Prior to completing his residency in physical medicine & rehabilitation at the University of California Irvine this expert served as a flight surgeon at William’s Air Force Base. He is also active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. He has extensive experience as a medical director of physiatry facilities and is currently the medical director of a private physiatry practice in Indiana with a focus on spinal injury treatments, including stem cell injections.

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 highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in hospice care, home health care, acute care, and assisted living healthcare management. She also possesses extensive knowledge of federal and state regulations pertaining to hospice and home health care and has developed and implemented policies pertaining to fall risk prevention. She obtained her BS in nursing from Rutgers University before receiving her MS in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Today, this expert is certified as a professional in healthcare quality and as a senior advisor and board-certified patient advocate. She is also a licensed registered nurse. She is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Aging & Disability Commission and the Society of Certified Senior Advisors. She previously served as the director of the hospice program at Franciscan Hospice & Home Care, Regional Hospice, and Farmington Valley VNA. She also worked as an administrator at Advanced Home Health Care, Inc., as a manager of nursing and hospice services at Farmington Valley VNA Inc., and as the director of operations at Beacon Hospice Incorporated. Most recently, this expert was the performance improver educator at Masonicare Home Health & Hospice Inc., the nursing supervisor of rehabilitation and long-term care at Genesis Health Care Inc., and the director of home care and hospice care nursing at Brightstar Care. She is currently an assistant administrator at a home care agency and a nurse supervisor at a rehabilitation and long-term care facility in Connecticut.

This highly-qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in the field of prosthetics, orthotics, and assistive technology. She holds a doctoral degree in rehabilitation science and technology from the University of Pittsburgh. Her undergraduate education includes orthotic and prosthetic training from Century College, a BA in human service administration from Metropolitan State University, and an MBA from Baker College. Her work experience ranges from pediatric care at two prestigious children's institutions, as well as adult care, trauma care, and rehabilitation services. This expert is a board-certified orthotist, prosthetist, and mastectomy fitter, and is active in her field as a member of the International Society of Orthotists & Prosthetists and the American Academy of Orthotists/Prosthetists. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor and scientific researcher at a university in Pennsylvania.

This expert has over 10 years of experience performing vocational assessments as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. Her practice focuses on vocational evaluation, job skills training, return-to-work coordination, job coaching, and labor market research. She completed her BA in psychology from the University of British Columbia and earned a MA in industrial and organizational psychology from Adler University. This expert is certified as Canadian vocational evaluator, a vocational rehabilitation professional, a GATB administrator, and a SII administrator. She is also a registered rehabilitation professional. She is active in her field as a member of numerous professional organizations and societies, including the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, the American Board of Vocational Experts, and the Canadian Assessment, Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Society. Formerly, this expert was self-employed as a vocational rehabilitation consultant and psychometrist, and worked for the British Columbia Dragoons as a non-public funds accounts officer, an ethics coordinator, and an assistant adjutant. Currently, this expert is a vocational evaluator and vocational rehabilitation consultant at a rehabilitation services company and as a career counselor at a university, both in British Columbia.

This qualified physical medicine and rehabilitation expert earned his BS in biology from the University of North Carolina, his MS in health care administration from Touro International University, and his MD from East Carolina University. He also completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation from East Carolina University. This expert is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and holds certifications in buprenorphine waiver and battlefield acupuncture. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine and the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. He formerly served as a disability evaluation physician for Olympus Health and a clinical assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at East Carolina University. Currently, this expert is a consultant for a life care planning firm based in Texas, as well as a skilled nursing facility consultant for a rehabilitation facility and a specialty physician for a health center, both in North Carolina.

This highly-qualified chiropractics expert has over 40 years of experience in the field. He earned his DC from New York Chiropractic College and subsequently completed an internship at NYCC's Greenvale Out-Patient Facility. He is a licensed chiropractor in 3 states and holds multiple certifications, including scoliosis, disability and impairment rating, and workman's compensation for low back injuries. He began his career by opening a private practice in New Jersey, which he owned and operated for 4 years. He then served as the director of rehabilitative medicine at Stella Medical Center and the medical director at Advanced Integrated Medical Corporation. Currently, this expert is a chiropractor at his private practice based in Florida.

This highly-qualified expert earned his BS in counseling and human services as well as his MS in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Scranton. He is both a licensed and certified rehabilitation counselor and a certified life care planner. This expert is a member of multiple professional organizations including the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals and the American Board of Vocational Experts and has appeared at multiple speaking engagements in his field. Formerly, he served as a rehabilitation counselor and life care planner at Occupational Assessment Services and Alternatives For Growth-Life Care Associates. Currently, this expert is the director at large of a national vocational association and an international rehabilitation association as well as the owner of a vocational and life care planning firm in New Jersey.

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 certified life care planner and vocational evaluator has decades of experience in economic damages evaluation. He received specialized training in the economics of personal injury and work capacity evaluation, and he serves as a reviewer for The Earnings Analyst and the Journal of Forensic Vocationology. He has published numerous articles on life care planning and vocational and rehabilitation economics, while he is the Chairman of the Forensic Committee of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals. Currently, this expert is the Director for a board of vocational experts as well as the Director of a Michigan based personalized medical management and vocational rehabilitation organization.