Stroke Expert Witnesses

This highly qualified expert is a board certified neurologist with a specialization in Neurocritical Care. He received his Master's degree from Saint Louis University and completed his internship training at both the Patna Medical College Hospital in India and Westlake Hospital. He pursued residency training at the University of Florida and completed fellowship training at Washington University. He has published several peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the Neurocritical Care Journal. Currently, he serves as an assistant professor of stroke and neurocritical care at a prominent Missouri university.

This supremely qualified Otolaryngology expert is Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He served as the Howard W. Smith Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center from 1994 to 2013. He received his medical degree with honors (AOA) from Baylor College of Medicine and trained in general surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by specialty training in Otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine affiliated hospitals. He completed fellowship training in Head and Neck Surgery at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. This expert is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, over 25 book chapters and 2 textbooks. He has served as president of several prestigious academic societies, including the Society of University Otolaryngologists and the Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology. He has lectured at over 50 international academic institutions and has served on the editorial boards of several scientific journals, including The Laryngoscope, Head and Neck, and Cancer. He is a lifetime member of the Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars and has received both the Presidential Citation and the Vice-Presidential Citation of the Triological Society. He has been listed as one of New York City's best doctors for the past 15 years. In addition to his Otolaryngology appointments he is also a Professor of Neurology at a major university medical center.

This highly qualified, board certified, extremely well published expert earned her Bachelor's and medical degree from the Shanghai Medical University, which were followed by a PhD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. This expert went on to complete her internship in Pediatrics at the State University of New York at Syracuse and her residency in Pediatric Neurology at Johns Hopkins University. This expert then completed her formal medical education by completing a fellowship in Pediatric Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University. This expert is a member of several medical societies and has earned numerous awards for her contributions as a physician. This expert is exceptionally published having authored 60 peer-reviewed papers and has even been awarded 10 research grants for her work. This expert's expertise in research has even allowed her to serve as a reviewer of numerous prestigious medical journals. This expert is currently serving as Professor of Neurology at the Rutgers University, New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Professor of Neurology at JFK Medical Center, Seton Hall University, Newark Beth Israel Hospital, Hackensack Mountainside Hospital and previously as Consultant attending physician at Tomorrows Childrens Hospital at Hackensack Hospital, Matheny School and Hospital, St. Peter's University Hospital in New Jersey. This expert currently holds numerous positions at a Major University Hospital Center serving as as Professor of Neurology and Attending physician.

This board certified physical medicine specialist has been practicing for 40 years. He completed his BA, MD, and Physical Medicine Residency at Temple University. He is a member of numerous prestigious societies where he has served in many different roles, from special committee member, to treasurer, to president to board member. These societies include the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. He has published 90+ peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts in addition to 23 book chapters and books. He has done over 200 presentations worldwide. He has received multiple honors and awards in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is currently a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Professor of Anesthesia at a major medical university. In addition, he is also a practicing physician at a nursing home in Texas.

This highly qualified expert is board certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He received his MD degree from McGill University and went on to complete a Residency in Neurology at UC Davis, then a fellowship in Human Motor Control and Neurophysiology at the NIH and then another fellowship in Movement Disorders at the University of British Columbia. He is a member of various professional associations, including the American Academy of Neurology and the Movement Disorders Society. He has published 150+ peer-reviewed journal articles, and 12 book chapters. he has presented at multiple neurology conferences, and has received multiple awards and honors for his work as an academic and practitioner. He is a former Co-Director of Neurology Grand Rounds, current co-director of the Movement Disorders fellowship program and has been a Professor of Neurology since 2010 at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He has named among the top doctors in Seattle and Washington state for several years since 2010.

This expert is a board certified neurologist, who completed her MD at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and her fellowship in Neurocritical Care at the University of Cincinnati. She specializes in catastrophic and traumatic brain injury as well as headache and pain management. This expert has served as the Director of the Headache and Pain Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Medical Director for the Kentucky Headache and Pain Clinic. She has been awarded one of America's Top Doctors for six consecutive years and has appeared on several radio and television appearances presenting on topics such as migraine headache and chronic pain syndromes. She has authored numerous publications and books and received grants for continuing research trials. Currently, she is an Associate Professor and Program Director at a university in Oregon.

This board-certified expert earned his BA in Biology and Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. He completed his MS in Applied Anatomy and his MD from Case Western Reserve University. He went on to complete an internship in Internal Medicine, a residency in Neurology, and a fellowship in Neurocritical Care at Columbia University Medical Center. He is active in his field as a member of numerous societies including the American Academy of Neurology, Neurocritical Care Society, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Previously, he served as an Associate Attending at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and as an Instructor of Clinical Neurology at Columbia University. Currently, he is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology at a prestigious university in New York and is an Attending Neurologist a two healthcare institutions in New York.

This extremely qualified neurologist with over 20 years of experience, hundreds of publications and abstracts, author of multiple books is a leading pioneer in his field. He completed his medical education in Tunisia and then completed his residency in neurology at Temple university, where he was appointed chief resident during his third and fourth year in training. He is a member of multiple societies and a reviewer of numerous medical journals. His clinical, academic and research experience makes this candidate extremely well rounded to handle any neurology case. He currently works as an attending physician and researcher at a highly ranked university affiliated medical center.

This highly qualified, board certified in Canada and the USA, exceptionally published expert earned his Bachelor's and Medical Degree from McGill University. This expert then did his internship and residencies in Pediatrics and Neurology at the Montreal Children's Hospital. This expert then completed a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular and Medical Genetics at McGill University. This expert is a member of numerous medical societies, has earned numerous awards, including the Hower Award of the Child Neurology Society which is leading award in pediatric neurology. He is constantly invited to lecture at international conferences. This expert is exceptionally well published having authored 250 peer-reviewed papers, 2 books, 68 book chapters/invited lectures and 194 abstracts. This expert's expertise in research has even allowed him to serve as a reviewer for numerous prestigious medical journals. This expert previously served as Director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Montreal Children's Hospital-McGill University Health Center. This expert currently holds many positions at a Leading University Hospital Center in Canada, serving as Full Professor in the Department of Neurology/ Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Attending Staff physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Pediatrician-in-Chief, and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. He has extensive experience in medico-legal cases focusing on causation of disability (primarily intra-partum asphyxia), disability profile, prognosis and life expectancy. He has been involved in close to 400 cases over the past 25 years with an 80/20 split between defense and plaintiff work. Genuinely enjoys this type of work and engaging with legal counsel.

This extremely well qualified expert of Psychiatry obtained his BS in Chemistry from the University of Virginia, his MTS in Ethics and Cultural Anthropology from the Harvard Divinity School, and his MD in Medicine from Columbia University. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine and Neurology, his Residency in Adult Psychiatry, and his Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and his Fellowship in Psychotherapy at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry. He is a member of multiple Psychiatric Medical Associations and has 19 Publications on Psychiatry. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at a Top Medical University in California.

This qualified expert obtained his BS from Villanova University and his MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his Internship and Residency in Pediatrics at the Cohen Children's Medical Center and his Residency in Child Neurology as well as his Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Neurology, Child Neurology, and Epilepsy. He is currently a member of the prestigious American Epilepsy Society. He has 15+ Publications on Pediatric Neurology and is currently an Attending Neurologist for multiple hospitals in the Bronx, an Assistant Professor of Child Neurology and Pediatrics at a medical school in New York, and is the Director of Pediatric Neurohospitalist Services at a major medical center in New York.

This expert is a Board Certified in Psychiatry, with a background in pharmacology. He received is PhD in Pharmacology and his MD at Northwester University. He did his Psychiatry residency at Harvard Medical School and a fellowship in Geriatric Psychopharmacology at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has thirty years of experience practicing Geriatric Psychiatry/Psychopharmacology. He is among the early leaders in his field; he is credited with founding the Geriatric Psychiatry section, as well as a subspecialty training fellowship program at the University of Michigan, and has served, since 1997, as Editor-in-Chief of a geriatric neurology journal, and internationally recognized clinical research journal in the field. His research interests involves experimental pharmacotherapies in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, course and outcomes of psychiatric illness in the elderly, and neurotransmitter function and pharmacotherapy in geriatric alcoholism. He is currently Associate Professor and Attending Physician at a major University. He has lectured widely on topics in Geriatric Psychiatry and has served as expert witness in malpractice and contested will cases.

This expert is board certified in Neurology and has fellowship training in Multiple Sclerosis. He received his BA from Wesleyan University where he graduated with honors. He proceeded on to Mount Sinai School of Medicine for his MD and then entered his postgraduate training as an intern in Internal Medicine. Thereafter he began his residency in Neurology. During his fellowship training in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology he also trained in the Human Investigators program at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He became a clinical instructor in Neurology after his training was complete while serving as a staff Neurologist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. He currently is the Chief of the Multiple Sclerosis Division at a major university hospital in the northeast where he is also an Assistant Professor of Neurology.

This highly qualified and fellowship trained expert earned his BS from Brandeis University and his MD from Boston University. After completing his residency in Neurology at Dartmouth, he went on to complete a prestigious fellowship at Harvard in electromyography and clinical neurophysiology. As a result, this expert is board certified in neurology with an additional specialty in neuromuscular medicine. He has contributed an impressive amount of research to the medical community as an author of over 60 journal articles and 10 book chapters. In addition, he has written a complete textbook on issues of peripheral neuropathy. Previously, he held numerous teaching positions at multiple Ivy League medical schools and was also Director of Clinical Neurophysiology at a VA medical center. In addition to his current role as a practicing physician, he is also Professor and Founding Chairman of Neurology at a successful Michigan medical school.

This multiple board certified forensic psychiatrist has extensive experience working with individuals of all ages, predominantly specializing in Addictions, PTSD and Sleep Medicine. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has held top teaching and clinical positions at Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine. Currently, he is the President of a psychiatric private practice association in Virginia, and a Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at a university medical center in Richmond, Virginia.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the prestigious Harvard Medical School, he went on to complete a residency in Pediatrics and Neurology at Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital respectively. He completed a fellowship in Vascular Neurology at UCSF and post graduate studies in Cognitive Neuropsychology at Harvard University. He is board certified in Neurology. This expert has published over 10 peer-reviewed articles and has contributed to 8 book chapters. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology at a major university in California.

This highly qualified expert completed a neurology residency at George Washington University Hospital. She then went on to finish a stroke/neurocritical fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center and at the University of Southern California. She is a member of prestigious professional organizations such as the Neurocritical Care Society and American Academy of Neurology. She is a reviewer for several journals such as the Neurocritical Care Journal and BMC Neurology Journal. She has published 17 peer-reviewed articles in the field of Neurology and Neurocritical Care. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology in the Division of Neurocritical Care/Stroke at a major medical school as well as the Associate Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Program and the Associate Program Director of the Vascular Neurology Fellowship. She is also Associate Division Chief of Neurocritical Care/Stroke, the Co-Director of the Neurocritical Stroke Services, and the Medical Director of the Transcranial Doppler Program at a major medical center.

This highly qualified neurologist and neurointensivist earned his BA from Temple University and his MD from Ohio State University. He completed his residency in neurology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and his fellowship in neurocritical care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University. He is a member of the Neurocritical Care Society, American Heart Association, and American Academy of Neurology. He serves as Associate Editor of the periodical Neurocritical Care Society: Currents and as a reviewer for JAMA Neurology. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery at an ivy league university in Rhode Island, where he also serves as an attending neurointensivist at the university's affiliated hospital.

This expert gained her MD at St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy and completed her internship in pediatrics and residency in pediatric neurology at St. Petersburg Pediatric Clinic #33 and St. Petersburg Academy of Postgraduate Education. She completed additional residencies in pediatrics and general and child neurology at SUNY Brooklyn and a fellowship in neurophysiology at Loyola University Medical Center. She is board certified in neurology with a special certification in child neurology and in epilepsy. Currently, she is an adult and pediatric neurologist in her own private practice. Formerly, she served as an adult and pediatric neurologist in a number of private practices and hospitals in Illinois.

This highly qualified and fellowship trained expert earned his MD from Stony Brook University and also holds a PhD in Cellular and Developmental Biology. Following his two residencies in pediatrics and adult neurology, he went on to train under a prestigious fellowship in pediatric neurology at Stony Brook University and Epilepsy fellowship at Yale. He is active in his field as a member of multiple professional societies including The American Academy of Neurology and The Child Neurology Society. In addition, he has published over 20 peer reviewed journal articles. Currently, he is an actively practicing Pediatric Neurologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at a New York based medical school.