Spinal Cord Injury Expert Witnesses in Arizona

This expert is a world renowned Biomedical Engineer specializing in prosthetics. He received a BA in mathematics and a BAI in microelectronics and electrical engineering from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, in 1983. After working as a control engineer in England, he moved to the USA and obtained his MS and PhD degrees in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He has extensive experience working with lower and upper limb prosthetics research. His recent research is focused on the development an artificial hand replacement capable of true dexterous manipulation for use by persons with upper-limb loss. He covers all aspects of the problem ranging from neural control and sensing, mechatronic design and development, novel actuator technologies, and clinical deployment of these systems. He is currently the Director of the Biomechatronics Development Laboratory at a university in CO. He is also a Research Healthcare Scientist for a VA Health Care System, and holds Research Associate Professor appointments in the Departments of Bioengineering and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

This highly qualified expert received his MD from Tulane University School of Medicine. He then went on to completed a residency in Neurosurgery at the University of California - San Francisco. He is a member of numerous prestigious organizations such as the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Neurosurgical Society of America. He is a former neurosurgeon at the University of California - San Francisco as well as an Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery. Currently, he is a neurosurgeon in private practice in CA.

This board certified expert earned a BA from Harvard College and MD from Yale University. He did graduate work in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University. A General Surgery Internship was complete at the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University followed by a Neurosurgical Residency at the Neurological Institute of NY. He did Peripheral Nerve Fellowships with Dr. Allan Hudson at the University of Toronto and Dr. David Kline at LSU in New Orleans. He is well published and has more than 30 research and medical grants to his name. The expert serves as a reviewer for several medical and neuroscience journals and has been awarded on several occasions for his contributions to the field. Currently, he is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and the Co-Director of the Peripheral Nerve Center at Stanford University Medical Center.

This certified life care planner and rehabilitation counselor has been in active practice since 2002, before which she served as a behavioral therapist. A member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, she earned her BA in Psychology from Western State College of Colorado and her MA in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado.

This highly qualified expert is Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, by courtesy, and Director of Minimally Invasive NeuroSpine Surgery at a prestigious hospital in CA. He is focused on advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for diseases of the spine and cares for patients with a wide range of spinal disorders. He graduated from the Johns Hopkins University Biomedical Engineering program with a focus on spinal cord injury and regeneration. Committed to medical device development, neuroregeneration, and non-invasive imaging he accepted a position to complete his MD at the Stanford University School of Medicine. While a medical student, he worked with neurosurgery and the molecular imaging program to develop novel, non-invasive imaging tools and treatments for malignant neoplasms of central nervous system. The expert subsequently completed his neurosurgical residency at Stanford University. As a resident, he was appointed by the President of the United States as a White House Fellow in 2012, serving as Special Assistant to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chuck Hagel to guide Department of Defense Policy on traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and mental health treatment for the United States military. One of 14 people from around the nation to be selected, he served as a speech writer, national security advisor, and health consultant directly to the Secretary of Defense. After completion of his neurosurgical residency, he was awarded the prestigious Neurosurgical Research and Education Foundation Post-Residency Clinical Fellowship Grant and completed his fellowship training in minimally invasive and complex deformity spine with both neurosurgical and orthopeadic training. he also completed a clinical scholar rotation at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine focused on endoscopic and robotic spine surgery. His research efforts are focused on the utilization of large national databases to assess cost, quality, and effectiveness of various treatment algorithms as well as predictive analytics. He is also an author and writes about current events, health policy, and public health-related topics for the San Francisco Chronicle, The Daily Beast, The BBC, and the Huffington Post.

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, 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.

As a neurologist with double board certification in General Neurology and Neurocritical Care, this expert has a strong track record of teaching and publication on the subjects of management and intervention in traumatic injury and neurological disease. He was formerly a clinical instructor in the department of Neurosurgery at UCLA Medical Center. He currently is the Director of the Neurocritical Care fellowship program, Director of the Tele-stroke program, and an assistant professor of Neurology in Critical Care and Stroke at a top-ranked university medical center.

This expert has 25 years of experience in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine. He earned his BS from Southern Methodist University and his MD from the University of Texas, Houston. He completed an internship at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Utah. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Academy of Pain Medicine. This expert previously served as medical director of Kissing Camels Surgery Center, as a physician at Denver Spine and Rehabilitation, and as the president and founder of Interwest Rehabilitation in both Scottsdale, Arizona and Littleton, Colorado. He is currently the president and founder of a private rehabilitation center in Colorado.

This expert earned his BS from the University of California at Irvine before earning his MD at Johns Hopkins University. He went on to complete a fellowship in surgical epilepsy and a residency in neurosurgery at the University of Southern California. In addition, he is licensed as a fluoroscopy x-ray operator. He is very active in his field as a member of multiple professional societies including the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the North American Spine Society. This expert has formerly worked as an attending neurosurgeon at the University of Southern California Medical Center. Currently, this expert is an attending physician at a medical center in California.

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 expert has two earned doctorates in nursing and over 30 years of experience as a nurse and an advanced practice nurse. She has had extensive experience in long term care and rehabilitation, has over 25 years as a Professor of Nursing, and is a recent Past President of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses. She is an editor of the a major nursing journal.