Radiation Oncology Expert Witnesses in Oklahoma

This qualified expert graduated from Dartmouth College with his AB in neurobiology before earning his MD from New York University. He subsequently completed a pediatrics residency at the University of Colorado and a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in pediatrics with a sub-specialization in pediatric hematology-oncology. As a pediatrician and pediatric oncologist, this expert specializes in the treatment and management of pediatric brain tumors and other cancers. He is active in his field as a member of the Children's Oncology Group and as an author of several scientific articles. He has formerly served as a pediatrician focused on neuro-oncology at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor of pediatrics at a university in Colorado and an attending physician of pediatric hematology and oncology at a children's hospital, also in Colorado.

This expert has been practicing nuclear medicine and using radiologic technology for over 30 years. Awarded the honor of Fellow of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, he is also a member of a multitude of other professional scientific societies. He has been an invited presenter at over 50 local, regional, and national conferences and sits on the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology. This expert currently serves as an Associate Professor of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics at a major medical university, as well as the Administrative Chair of the same department.

Al Barqawi, MD, FRCS, is an Associate clinical Professor and Lecturer in the Division of Urology at University of Colorado School of medicine. Dr. Barqawi also serves as Director of Research in the Section of Urologic Oncology. He has expertise in urologic oncology and general Urology primarily in prostate disease, early detection, novel imaging and treatment applications and epidemiology. He is interested in men’s health research, particularly sexual function and testosterone effect on general health. He also acts as the Principal Investigator for several national research projects. He pioneered 3D imaging of the prostate gland and focal targeted therapy for prostate cancer. He performed the first focal interstitial laser therapy of the prostate in the US. He also initiated the first phase I study for intra-prostatic injection of Botox for the treatment of BPH. He published more than 100 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He presented at many national and international meetings. He is also an elected member of the Editorial Board for several national and international medical journals. He serves regularly on the scientific committees for National science foundation and department of defense grant meetings.

This board certified expert has been practicing for nearly 30 years. Widely published, he sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, the Egyptian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, and Frontiers in Cancer Imaging and Diagnosis. This expert has also been an invited lecturer at continuing medical education programs at the regional, national, and international levels. He currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Radiology and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics at a major medical university. He is also the Director of the Division of Nuclear medicine as well as PET services at his institution's hospital affiliate.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the University of Pretoria and completed his Orthopedic Surgery residency at Pretoria Academic Hospital and Kalafong Hospital. He then went on to complete a fellowship in Orthopedic Oncology at the University of Florida and a fellowship in Tumor Surgery and Tissue Banking at Cornell University. He is Board Equivalent Certified in Orthopedic Surgery. This expert has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and has Co-authored 12 books and manuscripts. He is a reviewer for several national and international journals such as, The Orthopedic Review Journal, the Journal of Bone Surgery ,Current Oncology, and the SA Orthopedic Journal. This expert currently serves as Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Unit at a major university affiliated medical center.

This expert in Internal Medicine completed medical school abroad in India and completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine. He has 6 publications and is currently a Hospitalist at a medical center in MO.

This qualified expert is a board-certified radiation oncologist who received his AB in political theory from Princeton University before earning his MD from the University of Florida. He subsequently completed an internship and radiation oncology residency at the Mayo Clinic, where he spent a year as chief resident. During his residency, he also served as a visiting resident in the pediatric proton therapy program at the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, the gynecologic oncology and brachytherapy program at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, and the general and pediatric radiation oncology program at Baptist M.D. Anderson. This expert is active in his field as a member of several organizations including the American Roentgen Society and the American College of Radiation Oncology. He is also involved in research, having authored several scientific publications and posters. He has formerly served as a healthcare consultant on federal healthcare and private healthcare insurance practices for Navigant Consulting, a radiation oncology instructor at the Mayo Clinic, and a radiation oncologist at Florida Radiation & Oncology Group. Currently, this expert serves as a radiation oncologist for a radiation oncology clinic in Missouri.

This highly-qualified expert has more than 20 years of experience in radiation oncology. She earned her MD from Shiraz University in Iran before completing her internship at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and her residency and fellowship in radiation oncology at Washington University, St. Louis. This expert is board certified in radiation oncology and is active in her field as a member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. She formerly served as an assistant professor at Loyola University Medical Center, a partner at Greater Houston Radiation and Oncology, and the director of radiation oncology at Mid Florida Hematology and Oncology. She is currently the associate medical director of a radiation oncology practice in TX.

This expert is a well qualified health physicist. While at the University of Arkansas he completed a BS in chemistry and a BS in biology, he then went to the University of Texas where he completed a PhD in biochemistry. He is active in the field as a member of the American Physics Society and the American Chemical Society. He previously was a laboratory technician for Tyson Food, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Central Arkansas, and an instructor at Pulaski Technical College. For 15 years he has served as a health physicist in the radiation control section for a state health service in Arkansas.