Spinal Surgery Expert Witnesses

Spinal surgery 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 spinal surgery. The spinal surgery expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Critical Care Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Neuroradiology, Nurse, Physical Therapy, and Spine Surgery & Spine Care.

ANNE MCADAM, MSN, RN McAdam Healthcare Consulting

San Marcos, California
Nurse, Critical Care Surgery - Registered Nurse, PACU, post anesthesia, critical care, general surgery, plastic surgery, urology, OB-GYN, orthopedics, robotic, medications, laparoscopic, spinal surgery, pain procedures, eye surgery, ambulatory surgery, colorectal, eye surgery, education, competencies, policies & procedures
Anne McAdam has been a California registered nurse for 18 years and has served in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Ambulatory Post Anesthesia Care Unit. She also worked as a Nurse Educator in a women’s acute care unit and recovery room, where she trained nurses and contributed to the development and revision of nursing competencies and policies and procedures. In the recovery room, she worked in various capacities including bedside clinician, charge nurse and preceptor to students, new graduates and transferring nurses. In 2008, she worked as an adjunct faculty member at National University where she was a lecture professor for Medical Surgical Nursing III. She currently cares for a variety of inpatient and outpatient postoperative patients in an ambulatory care center recovery room.

Ronnie Mimran, MD, MBA Pacific Forensic Group

Alameda, California
Neurological Surgery - Spinal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Standard of Care, Brain Tumors, Spinal Surgery, Brain Surgery, Future Treatment Needs
Dr. Ronnie Mimran, a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon, and former Oakland Raiders NFL Team Neurosurgeon, specializes in Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Complex Spinal Surgeries. He is the Medical Director of Neurosurgery and the Neuroscience Department Chair at Sutter Medical Center where he maintains an active clinical practice. Dr. Mimran completed medical school at the University of Southern California. He subsequently completed a General Surgery Internship, Residency in Neurological Surgery, and Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, at the University of Florida. During residency and fellowship, Dr. Mimran received the Charles Shank Award for Excellence in Neurosurgery, was a Delegate Fellow for the Council of Neurosurgical Societies, and was honored as the Outstanding Resident Educator in 2002. Between 2016-2018, Dr. Mimran completed an MBA at Cornell University. Dr. Mimran has published chapters and peer-reviewed articles in the Journal of Neurosurgery...

Timothy Ryken, MD Ryken Medical Consulting

Englewood, Colorado
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - General Adult Neurosurgery, Spinal surgery, spine care, Trauma, Neuro-oncology
I am an experienced neurosurgeon board certified by the ABNS since 1998, active in both academic and private settings. My practice has focused primarily on adult patients addressing general neurosurgical care including trauma, tumor and degenerative spine. My legal work today has been primarily for the defendant although I have reviewed and offered opinions in plaintiff cases as well. In addition to clinical care I have been involved in multiple research efforts and have been active on the national neurosurgical level both educational and political efforts.

Jonathan E. Hodes, M.D. Jonathan E. Hodes, MD, PLLC

Louisville, Kentucky
Neurological Surgery, Neuroradiology - General neurosurgery, Shunt care, Normal pressure hydrocephalus, NeuroInterventional Endovascular neurosurgery, Endoscopic neurosurgery, Stroke care, Cerebrovascular, Skull base tumors, Head trauma, Spinal Surgery, Spinal fusion, Brain tumor care, Cerebral aneurysm care, AVM care.
Experienced fellowship trained (Neurovascular) clinician with academic, private practice, and hospital employed experience in general neurosurgery including but not limited to all aspects of spinal care - laminectomy, discectomy, fusion, trauma, spinal cord injury, etc. Subspecialty expertise in endovascular, vascular, skull base, and stroke systems of care. Experienced Comprehensive Stroke Center director. Some medical-legal experience and very interested in contributing in a constructive way to the medical-legal system. Evidence based reasoning for all opinions.

Colleen K Greene, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT-LANA

Holly Springs, North Carolina
Physical Therapy - Acute Care Physical Therapy, Post-operative Physical Therapy, Falls Risk Assessment, Spinal Surgery, Spinal Disorders, Joint Surgery, Stroke, TBI, Medical Record Review, PT Assistant/Aide Misuse, PT Standards of Care/Scope of Practice, Documentation, Case Merit Review.
Dr. Greene is a Board-Certified Women's Health Clinical Specialist (WCS) and a Certified Lymphedema Therapist through the Lymphology Association of North America (CLT-LANA). Dr. Greene has 20 years of clinical practice experience in both outpatient and acute care rehabilitation. She is a practicing senior-level physical therapist at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Greene works as a legal physical therapy consultant for both plaintiff and defense. For the past 10 years, Dr. Greene has worked in acute care rehabilitation at Duke University Hospital. She regularly works with post-operative patients, such as spinal fusions, external fixations, amputations, total joint replacement, fractures, trauma, and falls. She also has extensive experience with traumatic brain injury, dementia, stroke, neurological disorders, seizures, Parkinson's disease, ALS, Lewy Body Dementia, neuropathy, brain tumors, and spinal disorders. She regularly evaluates and prescribes durable...

Douglas C. Mathews, MD Howell Allen Clinic

Nashville, Tennessee
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - General Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery

Jackson B Salvant, MD, FAANS, FACS Southeastern Neurosurgical Consulting LLC

Newport News, Virginia
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Craniotomy, Spinal Fusion, Head Injury, Spinal Injury, Brain Injury, Spinal Surgery, Pituitary , Brain Tumor, Brain Aneurysm, Deep Brain Stimulation, MRIGFUS neuro critical care, brain surgery, radiosurgery, AVM, Parkinson's, Gamma Knife, neck injury, back injury, spinal fracture, subdural
I am Board Certified and in continuing practice of General Neurosurgery for 29 years. I am a member in good standing of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, International Gamma Knife Society, American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, American College of Surgeons and Southern Neurosurgical Society. I have lengthy experience in head and spinal injury treatment, spinal surgery, brain tumor surgery, pituitary surgery, gamma knife treatment, deep brain stimulation and neurosurgical critical care. I can provide review of medical records and expert testimony as required. I do not currently care for pediatric patients or perform endovascular procedures for stroke or vascular conditions. I have provided review for defense and plaintiff counsel.