Rheumatology Expert Witnesses

This board certified pathologist has been practicing for more than 35 years. He is extremely well established and respected in the field, having authored more than 175 publications on pathology and having spoke at a number of prestigious conferences and symposiums in the field. He is a leading member of several pathologic societies and currently serves as a professor of pathology and immunology at a top university medical center.

This highly qualified and double board certified Rheumatology and Allergy expert received his medical education at some the most highly regarded institutions in the country. He is a member of multiple professional organizations including the American College of Rheumatology. He is a former instructor of Medicine at New York University. He is currently Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at a major medical university. He has been in clinical practice for over 40 years, now only part-time. He has been involved in medical practice cases and other medical-legal issues. He has extensive experience in reviewing disability and worker's compensation cases.

This board-certified and fellowship-trained expert has over 10 years of experience in neurosurgery. Recognized as one of America's Top Surgeons and America's Top Doctors for 5 consecutives years, he has done extensive research in neuro-oncology through grant support and clinical trials. He also serves on various editorial boards and as an ad hoc reviewer. Among other positions, he currently serves as Director of Neurosurgical Oncology and Professor of Neurosurgery at a major university medical center.

This expert's is a Physician-Scientist (M.D. and Ph.D) who serves as an attending hepatologist at a top tier university. He specializes the care of viral hepatitis (HCV and HBV) and other liver diseases. His research interests have been centered on hepatitis C virus (HCV) virology, pathogenesis, and virus-host interaction including immune response. For the past 10 years during his PhD and Post-Doctoral training, he has investigated viral-host interactions that regulate HCV viral replication through the activation of intracellular innate immune response. In recent years, he has focused on understanding how host cell innate immune pathways sense HCV infection and initiate the host response which involves type I interferon and proinflammatory cytokine production to regulate hepatic immunity. After a recent transition to an independent faculty position, his laboratory continues to investigate virus-host interactions that regulates disease outcome and pathogenesis of HCV infection. He has extensive expertise and skills in virology, cell signaling, cytokine biology, and cell biology. His role as a physician specializing in the care of viral hepatitis at an academic medical center offers the unique integration of basic science and clinical/translational science into the laboratory research program.

This highly qualified expert has been a virologist for more than 40 years. She holds a PhD in Microbiology with minors in Biochemisty and Preventative Medicine. She has taught medical virology for more than 30 years at the university level and has participated in more than 70 invited lectures and presentations. This expert's work includes more than 40 publications in the virology space, more than 30 grant funded research projects, and the creation of the medical virology lab at a children's hospital in Tennessee.

This board-certified neurology expert obtained his BS in neuroscience from the University of Rochester and his MD from Albany Medical College. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center, his residency in neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Center, and a fellowship in immunology of neuromuscular disease at the National Institute of Health. This expert is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He previously served as a clinical director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. This expert currently serves as a neurologist at two private practices in Florida, a consultant for a neurology consulting company, and a clinical assistant professor of neurology at a Florida medical school.

This highly qualified expert has over 35 years of experience in allergy and immunology medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin, and completed both an internship and residency in general medicine at The University of Pennsylvania. He then completed two fellowships, one in Allergy and Immunology and one in Nephrology and Immunology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital of Harvard University, respectively. He is board certified in both internal medicine and allergy and immunology. His research, which amounts to over 100 original papers and 200 abstracts, editorials, and reviews is widely published, appearing in multiple journals including the Journal of Immunology, Journal of Allergy Asthma and Immunology. He is Director of Allergy and Immunology, Lead Clinical Physician, Senior Scholar in Epidemiology, Professor of Medicine and Neurology at a university's medical center.

This extremely qualified expert is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology and has been practicing for 39+ years. He completed both his internship and residency trainings at Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center and his fellowship training in theumatology and immunology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a past president of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium and a fellow at the American College of Physicians, the American College of Angiology and the American College of Rheumatology. He has published 235+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves in the editorial boards of 13 renowned medical journals. He lectures both nationally and internationally and has been listed in "Who's Who in America" for 29 consecutive years, as well as in "Best Doctors in America" for 24 consecutive years. He is the former director of the Scleroderma Program and the former chief of rheumatology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the former director of the Clinical Research Center at the NJ Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine. He is also the former director of the Scleroderma Program at the University of Michigan. Currently, he is the founder and principal of a major scleroderma consulting firm.

This senior pathologist is Board Certified in neuropathology and anatomic pathology, and trained in forensic pathology. He earned his M.D. and a Ph.D. in Experimental Pathology from the University of Chicago. The expert spent the major part of his career in academia including positions as a professor of pathology and vice chairperson of the department of pharmacological and physiological sciences at the University of Chicago, as the chair of the department of pathology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and as an endowed professor of pathology and neurology at Emory University. he has coauthored over 140 publications and is a member of several relevant medical associations, including the American Association of Investigative Pathology, the American Association of Neuropathologists, and the International Academy of Pathology. Since 2010 this expert practiced forensic pathology in several major metropolitan offices. He has been qualified as an expert and testified in numerous criminal and civil trials. He currently works privately as an expert consultant in anatomic, neuropathology and forensic pathology.

In the field of Epidemiology, this expert is exceptionally innovative and decorated for her contribution to cancer research. She began her career at SUNY Buffalo, graduating summa cum laude with a BS in Psychology. She continued on at SUNY to complete her Master and PhD in Epidemiology with her thesis and dissertation respectively focusing on gynecological cancer. She has maintained an unparalleled track-record of peer-reviewed publications, over 200 to date. She has coauthored four book chapters and has a vigorous research portfolio supported by millions of dollars in grant funding for cancer research. She is currently a Distinguished Professor, Professor of Tumor Immunology, professor in the department of Social and Preventive Medicine and Professor of Oncology at a national cancer research institute. She is currently the Chair for a committee in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Exposure and Human Health committee with the EPA.

This highly qualified and certified rheumatologist has extensive experience having practiced for over 13 years. Earning his MD from University of Ioannina Medical School in Greece with summa cum laude honors, he went on to serve as a Research Scholar at Northwestern University College of Medicine. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Brown University’s Rhode Island Hospital while his Rheumatology Fellowship took place at the Hospital for Special Surgery and New York Presbyterian/Cornell Campus. The expert has extensive expertise in the treatment of autoimmune disorders encompassing, but not limited to, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Sjogren’s syndrome and Vasculitis. He has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and has served as Clinical Investigator in multiple, international, randomized controlled trials. He has served as an ad hoc reviewer, editorial board member and Lead Editor in peer-reviewed rheumatology journals. Formerly he served as Chief of Rheumatology at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center and as a professor at New Jersey Medical School. Currently he acts as the Associate Chief of Rheumatology at a major New York medical center while concurrently teaching at a major New York medical college.

This qualified expert earned his BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MD from Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital and his fellowships in rheumatology and clinical immunology at Yale University School of Medicine. In addition to being board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, this expert has extensive experience in clinical work, academia, and the pharmacy industry. Early in his career, he served as an Internist and Chief of Internal Medicine at Westchester Community Health Plan and Chief of Rheumatology at VAMC-Syracuse. He was a Professor at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in the Department of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. This expert was also the Medical Director of Immunology at Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Vice President of NovoNordisk's Medical-Science Inflammation Department, and Vice President of Immunology and Rheumatology at Parexel International. Currently, he is a Clinical Professor at a medical school in New Jersey and is President of a firm that provides consultation services in immunology and rheumatology focusing on molecules in development.

This expert earned his BA at Eastern New Mexico University and his PhD in Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine. He went on to complete a Fellowship at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. He has been extensively published, including 41 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 5 book chapters, and has two patents. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at a University in New Mexico. His expertise is in immunology and infectious diseases. He currently researches vaccine development and therapeutics for viral infections.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in adult and pediatric allergies, asthma and immunology. He received his BA from Kalamazoo College and his MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine. After completing his internship and residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Hospital, this expert went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in allergy and immunology at Florida College of Medicine. He is dual board certified in by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He has published 17 publications, presentations, and posters on topics in his field. Formerly, he has served as an emergency department physician at James A. Haley Veterans' Affairs Hospital and as an affiliate assistant professor at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Currently, this expert is a physician at a major FL health center, private practice, and a private VA hospital.

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the field of allergy and immunology and internal medicine. He earned his AB from Columbia University and his MD from Boston University before completing an internal medicine residency at Boston City Hospital, a fellowship with the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and a fellowship in allergy and immunology at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. This expert is dual-board certified in internal medicine and allergy and immunology. He is also certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and holds 1 patent for therapeutics in respiratory medicine. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, the American Thoracic Society, and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is also involved in research, having authored several scientific articles, book chapters, and abstracts. He has formerly served as a clinical instructor at George Washington University, the head of allergy, immunology, and rheumatic diseases at Virginia Mason, and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Washington. Currently, this expert serves as a clinical professor at a distinguished university in Washington, as well as an attending physician at a university-affiliated allergy and immunology clinic.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in the fields of cancer, biomedical research, pre-clinical animal research and ethics, and drug development, among others. After earning his BS from East Carolina University and his MS from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, this expert completed his PhD in genetics and molecular biology at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He also went on to complete his MBA in biosciences management at North Carolina State University. This expert is an active member of the American Association of Immunologists, the Society for Leukocyte Biology, and the American Association for Cancer Research. In addition to being extensively published, he is the current associate editor of Frontiers in Immunology and Frontiers in Microbiology. Further, this expert has been engaged in a variety of university program development and research operations leadership roles throughout his career. Among his former roles, he has served as a research analyst with the Center for Human Genetics at Duke University Medical Center, a research associate for microbiology and immunology at The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and as an assistant professor of inflammatory diseases at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. This expert currently maintains two assistant professorships at a public medical school in Virginia, in addition to his primary role as an associate professor of inflammatory diseases at a veterinary medicine education school.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in occupational medicine and is board-certified in undersea and hyperbaric medicine. He earned his BA in biochemistry from Canisius College, his MS in immunology from Roswell Park Cancer Institute, his JD from Case Western Reserve School of Law, his MS in aerospace medicine from the NASA Grant Program, and his MD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. After finishing his general medical internship at Cook County Hospital, this expert went on to complete his residency in aerospace medicine from Wright State University. He is an active member and past president of the Midwest Chapter of the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society and has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles. Formerly, he has served as a physician on the homeland security medical team and a professor of occupational medicine at Wright State University. In addition to his work as a medical professional, he is also a licensed attorney, having owned a private legal practice for 15 years and served as a partner of Fisher Broyles LLP. Currently, this expert serves as a physician at multiple hospitals, in private practice, and is an actively practicing attorney in Ohio.

This highly-qualified laryngology expert has experience with voice and airway disorders, laryngeal and airway trauma, difficult airways, and vocal fold paralysis. She received her BSE in mechanical engineering from the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University and her MSE in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan before earning her MD from Wayne State University. She subsequently completed her residency in otolaryngology with a focus in head and neck surgery at Henry Ford Health System and her fellowship in voice and airway surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. This expert is board-certified in otolaryngology and is active in her field as a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the International Association of Phonosurgeons, and the Triological Society. Formerly, she served as a global product development engineer at General Motors Corporation, an assistant professor of immunology & microbiology at Wayne State University School of Medicine, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at Oakland School of Medicine, and a locum tenens otolaryngologist at ProMedica Memorial Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as a staff laryngologist at a health network, as well as an assistant professor of surgery in otolaryngology at a university, both in Pennsylvania.

This highly qualified expert has 20 years of experience in his field. He earned his MD from Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Medical College. He then went on to complete a residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai, a fellowship in rheumatology at Louisiana State University, and a second fellowship in echocardiography at DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center. He is a member of multiple medical associations including the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology. He was formerly a hospitalist at Eastern Maine Medical Center, among other hospitals and clinics, and an assistant professor of medicine at Texas Tech University. He is currently a rheumatologist at an allergy and rheumatology clinic in Texas.

This extremely qualified infectious disease specialist has received his education and medical training from among the finest institutions in the country. Over his 30+ years of medical practice in the field of infectious diseases, he has been appointed to high ranking medical directorships of several major infectious disease programs in the west coast. He is also a fellow of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, as well as the American College of Physicians.