Spasticity Expert Witnesses

Spasticity expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on spasticity. The spasticity expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Brain Injury Medicine, Neurology, Neurophysiology, Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pharmacology, Physical Medicine & Rehab, and Spine Surgery & Spine Care.

Jamie Glen House, MD, MBA

Alaska
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, central cord, paraplegia, tetraplegia, life care planning, brain injury, TBI, mTBI, anoxic brain, long term care, catastrophic injury, neurorehabilitation, spasticity, disability evaluation, neck, back, gait, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder
I am a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician currently active in clinical practice while living with a spinal cord injury for the last 33 years. I also have board sub-certifications in Spine Cord Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine. I am fellowship-trained in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the prestigious Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. My practice has focused in spinal cord injury and brain injuries, such as stroke and TBI. I served as Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program, where I taught residents clinically and in didactics. I currently hold a position as a Washington State University Medical School Clinical Associate Professor. I am a serial physician inventor who holds numerous patents. I have been a wheelchair-user since college due to a C7 complete spinal cord injury while snow-skiing.

Fawaz Faisal, M.D. Expedient Medicolegal Services

Burbank, California
Neurology, Neurophysiology - Traumatic Injury, Nerve Pain, Seizures, Standard of Care, Critical Care, Disability, Back Pain, Stroke, Migraine, Tremor, Movement Disorder, Spine Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, TBI, Concussions, Spasticity, Muscle Weakness, Loss of Consciousness, Oxygen Deprivation, Surgical Complications
Dr. Fawaz Faisal is triple board certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Sleep Medicine. He began his medical education at the University of Damascus in Damascus, Syria, graduating in 1986. He moved to California in 1987 where he completed his Neurology residency at Standford University Hospital. He then completed additional fellowships in Sleep Medicine and Clinical Neurophysiology at UCLA. He has since served as an assistant clinical professor at UCLA for 20 years. Dr. Faisal holds hospital privileges at Providence St. Joseph Burbank, UCLA Medical Center and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. In addition he has been the president and medical director of Western Neurological Associates in Burbank since 2000. His practice has included treatment of epilepsy, headaches, neuromuscular disorders, sleep disorders and Dementia/Parkinson’s disease.

Jamie Glen House, MD, MBA

California
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, central cord, paraplegia, tetraplegia, life care planning, brain injury, TBI, mTBI, anoxic brain, long term care, catastrophic injury, neurorehabilitation, spasticity, disability evaluation, neck, back, gait, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder
I am a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician currently active in clinical practice while living with a spinal cord injury for the last 33 years. I also have board sub-certifications in Spine Cord Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine. I am fellowship-trained in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the prestigious Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. My practice has focused in spinal cord injury and brain injuries, such as stroke and TBI. I served as Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program, where I taught residents clinically and in didactics. I currently hold a position as a Washington State University Medical School Clinical Associate Professor. I am a serial physician inventor who holds numerous patents. I have been a wheelchair-user since college due to a C7 complete spinal cord injury while snow-skiing.

Jennifer Tsoi Keihner, MD, CLCP JTKMD, Inc

Long Beach, California
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Brain Injury Medicine - Disability evaluation, impairment evaluation, Life Care Plan, rehabilitation, brain injury, neck pain, back pain, Spinal Cord Injury, stroke, degenerative joint disease, radiculopathy, limb amputation, musculoskeletal injury, spasticity.
Dr. Keihner is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician who has been in active full-time clinical practice for over 10 years. She is double board certified in Brain Injury Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a Certified Life Care Planner, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. As a current staff physician at a busy tertiary care medical facility for U.S. Veterans, Dr. Keihner serves patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Keihner also has daily teaching and supervisory responsibilities as part of her faculty appointment at the University of California, Irvine Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Keihner has extensive clinical experience in the areas of physical medicine, medical and neurological rehabilitation, disability, life care planning, brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal medicine, and amputee care.

Allen C Bowling, MD, PhD NeuroHealth Institute

Englewood, Colorado
Neurology, Pharmacology - general neurology, back pain, neck pain, neuropathic pain, headache, traumatic brain injury (TBI), spasticity, alternative medicine, chiropractic, complementary medicine, diet, dietary supplements, herbs, integrative medicine, marijuana, multiple sclerosis, nutrition, pharmacology, vitamins
Allen C. Bowling, MD, PhD, is Director of the NeuroHealth Institute and is Clinical Professor of Neurology at the University of Colorado. Dr. Bowling’s areas of expertise include general neurology, back pain, neck pain, neuropathic pain, headache, traumatic brain injury (TBI), spasticity, multiple sclerosis (MS), and pharmacology. He also has expertise in cannabis (marijuana), dietary supplements, herbal medicine, chiropractic, and alternative medicine. He has more than 100 lay and professional publications, including five books, and has been a principal investigator in more than 20 clinical trials. Dr. Bowling is a Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale, where he also obtained his MD and a PhD in pharmacology. He completed his neurology residency training at the University of California-San Francisco and his fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School. In 2016, he received the Neuroscientist of the Year Award from the Colorado Neurolo...

Joshua A Vova, MD RED Medical Legal

Atlanta, Georgia
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehab - Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida, Spasticity, Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Amputation, Debility
Dr. Vova is board certified in Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine. Dr. Vova earned his medical doctorate at the University of South Florida and completed his Pediatric Residency at Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, NY. He then did a second residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now the Shirly Ryan Ability Lab) and an additional fellowship in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Colorado Children’s Hospital. Dr. Vova has served as both the residency director for the core Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program and the Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Director at Emory University. Dr. Vova has spoken locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally on a variety of topics in pediatric rehabilitation medicine including cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, brain injury, concussion, and neuropharmacology, and spasticity. He is also a c...

Jamie Glen House, MD, MBA

Hayden , Idaho
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, central cord, paraplegia, tetraplegia, life care planning, brain injury, TBI, mTBI, anoxic brain, long term care, catastrophic injury, neurorehabilitation, spasticity, disability evaluation, neck, back, gait, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder
I am a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician currently active in clinical practice while living with a spinal cord injury for the last 33 years. I also have board sub-certifications in Spine Cord Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine. I am fellowship-trained in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the prestigious Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. My practice has focused in spinal cord injury and brain injuries, such as stroke and TBI. I served as Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program, where I taught residents clinically and in didactics. I currently hold a position as a Washington State University Medical School Clinical Associate Professor. I am a serial physician inventor who holds numerous patents. I have been a wheelchair-user since college due to a C7 complete spinal cord injury while snow-skiing.

Jamie Glen House, MD, MBA

Montana
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, central cord, paraplegia, tetraplegia, life care planning, brain injury, TBI, mTBI, anoxic brain, long term care, catastrophic injury, neurorehabilitation, spasticity, disability evaluation, neck, back, gait, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder
I am a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician currently active in clinical practice while living with a spinal cord injury for the last 33 years. I also have board sub-certifications in Spine Cord Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine. I am fellowship-trained in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the prestigious Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. My practice has focused in spinal cord injury and brain injuries, such as stroke and TBI. I served as Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program, where I taught residents clinically and in didactics. I currently hold a position as a Washington State University Medical School Clinical Associate Professor. I am a serial physician inventor who holds numerous patents. I have been a wheelchair-user since college due to a C7 complete spinal cord injury while snow-skiing.

Jamie Glen House, MD, MBA

Texas
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, central cord, paraplegia, tetraplegia, life care planning, brain injury, TBI, mTBI, anoxic brain, long term care, catastrophic injury, neurorehabilitation, spasticity, disability evaluation, neck, back, gait, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder
I am a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician currently active in clinical practice while living with a spinal cord injury for the last 33 years. I also have board sub-certifications in Spine Cord Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine. I am fellowship-trained in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the prestigious Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. My practice has focused in spinal cord injury and brain injuries, such as stroke and TBI. I served as Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program, where I taught residents clinically and in didactics. I currently hold a position as a Washington State University Medical School Clinical Associate Professor. I am a serial physician inventor who holds numerous patents. I have been a wheelchair-user since college due to a C7 complete spinal cord injury while snow-skiing.

Jamie Glen House, MD, MBA

Washington
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, central cord, paraplegia, tetraplegia, life care planning, brain injury, TBI, mTBI, anoxic brain, long term care, catastrophic injury, neurorehabilitation, spasticity, disability evaluation, neck, back, gait, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder
I am a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician currently active in clinical practice while living with a spinal cord injury for the last 33 years. I also have board sub-certifications in Spine Cord Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine. I am fellowship-trained in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the prestigious Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. My practice has focused in spinal cord injury and brain injuries, such as stroke and TBI. I served as Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program, where I taught residents clinically and in didactics. I currently hold a position as a Washington State University Medical School Clinical Associate Professor. I am a serial physician inventor who holds numerous patents. I have been a wheelchair-user since college due to a C7 complete spinal cord injury while snow-skiing.