Vertebral Artery Dissection Expert Witnesses

This registered nurse expert is a nationally Certified Emergency Nurse with an ADN from Douglas College, School of Nursing, Canada, as well as 27 years of experience. She is a certified in ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC and the AHA Stroke certification. . She was a staff Nurse III in the leading Regional Trauma adult and pediatric emergency room and interventional angiography for 20 years. Currently, she is a Registered Nurse with a major healthcare network. She has extensive experience in Emergency, Trauma, Radiology, Pediatric and Angiography nursing. She has testified more than 200 times.

This double board certified expert obtained her MD from McGill University. She then went on to complete her internship at Beth Israel Deaconess and her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She then completed two fellowships, one in interventional neuroradiology at Notre Dame Hospital and one in vascular neurology and neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a fellow of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology and has served on multiple committees. She has published 155+ peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, book chapters, and electronic publications. She has lectured multiple times nationally. She is currently an Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Radiology at a major medical center. She is also the director of interventional neurology and neuroradiology as well as the program director for endovascular surgical neuroradiology at a major university medical center.

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 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 highly qualified expert earned her BA from Yale and her MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She then went on to complete her residency in Child Neurology and fellowship in Stroke at John Hopkins as well as a certificate in Science of Clinical Investigation. She is also active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including; The American Heart Association, The Child Neurology Society, and The American Academy of Pediatrics. This expert currently serves as The Pediatric Neurology Residency Associate Program Director at An Elite University Hospital. She recently joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of Neurology in the divisions of Pediatric Neurology and Stroke at this nationally renowned hospital.

This highly qualified expert holds board certification in Emergency Medicine. He is an active member in his field of expertise, clinically, academically and administratively. He completed his medical degree at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and his residency training in Emergency Medicine at MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic/Case Western Reserve University. The expert proceeded to complete a prestigious fellowship in Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease at the University of Michigan Stroke Program. He has received numerous visiting professorships and extramural invitations at other academic centers as well as regional, national and international conferences. As a tenured faculty at well reputed academic university hospital in MI, he has published over 127 peer-reviewed publications and co-authored 15 book chapters. He also leads several clinical studies and receives multiple funding for his research endeavors. Currently, he is an associate professor of both Neurology and Emergency Medicine at a well known academic university hospital in MI.

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 highly qualified vascular neurology expert earned her BA from Johns Hopkins University and her MD from University of Maryland. She completed an internship in medicine at Mercy Medical Center, a residency in neurology at University of Southern California, and a fellowship in vascular neurology at Stanford University. This expert is board certified in neurology and vascular neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is licensed in California and Delaware. Her contributions to medical literature include articles published in Neurology Clinical Practice, Cerebrovascular Diseases, and American Heart Association Stroke and Circulation journals. She is a fellow of the American Heart Association and an active member of the American Academy of Neurology. Formerly, she served as a clinical assistant professor in the department of neurology and neurosciences at Stanford University and as the director of performance improvement at Stanford Stroke Center. She currently is a staff neurologist at one of the largest health care providers in the mid-Atlantic.

This qualified expert earned her BSN from Saint Louis University School of Nursing and is a licensed registered nurse in the state of Missouri. She is certified in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, and the NIH stroke scale. She stays current in her field as a member of the Neurocritical Care Society, author of two peer reviewed journal articles, and as a coordinator for numerous governmental and non-governmental sponsored studies and trials. This expert formerly served as a staff nurse, acting charge nurse, and wound care nurse at Barnes Jewish Hospital. She currently is a research nurse coordinator for the division of neurocritical care in the department of neurology at a top US medical school.

This qualified expert has over 10 years of experience as a neurologist. He earned his bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery from Patna Medical College in India. He then went on to earn his MS in outcomes research and evaluation sciences from Saint Louis University. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Westlake Hospital, his neurology residency at the University of Florida, and a neurocritical care fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine. This expert is a member of several neurology associations, and is particularly involved in the Neurocritical Care Society, acting as chair and co-chair for several committees. His involvement in the Neurocritical Care Society has earned him the presidential citation award for three consecutive years. This expert was also a part of several critical care committees while working at Saint Louis University Hospital. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and has presented on a multitude of posters at conferences. He has also helped lead various neurology studies throughout his career. He formerly held the position of assistant professor of neurology, and subsequently associate professor, specializing in stroke and neurocritical care at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Currently, this expert is an attending neurocritical care neurologist at a hospital system in Texas.

This qualified expert is known for his efforts in the field of neuro-ophthalmology and vestibular neurology. He earned his MD at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Iran before completing a residency in neurology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He went on to complete two prestigious fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and vascular neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then did a post-doctoral fellowship in neuro-visual and vestibular disorders at Johns Hopkins University. This expert is also certified in the Science of Clinical Investigation. This expert is very active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association. In addition, this expert has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles and over 30 abstracts. Formerly, this exert was the director of the student's research organization at Shahid Beheshti University and was on the research council of the Illinois Neurological Institute. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor in neuro-visual and vestibular disorders at a top medical school in Maryland.

For nearly a decade, this expert was a nurse practitioner on the neurology team, a neurology clinical specialist and the Stroke Program Coordinator at two mid-sized regional hospitals. As the Stroke Program Coordinator, she was responsible for assuring that all clinical quality measures were addressed and achieved, as based on DPH, American Stroke Association, and JCAHO guidelines.