Carotid Artery Dissection Expert Witnesses

Redondo Beach, California

Chiropractic, Independent Medical Examinations - Standard of Care, Negligence, Stroke, Vertebral Artery Dissection, Carotid Artery Dissection, Herniated Disc caused by Chiropractic Manipulation, Spinal Cord Injury, Sexual Assault, Chiropractor malpractice, Causation, Personal injury, Failure to Diagnose, State Board Complaints

Dr. Tarcha has been in private practice for 38 years, and continues to have an active clinical practice. She has been hired as a Chiropractic Expert Witness for over 20 years, and has trial and deposition experience for both Plaintiff and Defense. Cases include Stroke, Wrongful Death, Vertebral Artery Dissection, Carotid Artery Dissection, Herniated Discs from Chiropractic Manipulation, Spinal Cord Injury from Chiropractic Manipulation, Failure to Diagnose, Failure to Refer, Sexual Battery and Sexual Assault. Dr, Tarcha served as President of the California Chiropractic Association, Los Angeles Southwest District, and was on the Board of Directors for the CCA. Teaching experience includes Supervising Chiropractor for the Clinical Internship program at the Southern California University of Health Sciences. She has been certified as a Qualified Medical Examiner by the State of California, and is also licensed as a X-Ray Supervisor. Professional affiliations include the Amer...

Atlanta, Georgia

Chiropractic Neurology, Chiropractic - Chiropractic Fraud, Standard of Care, Chiropractic Case Review, Chiropractic Malpractice, Medical Record Review, Forensic Chiropractic, Independent Medical Evaluation, Personal injury, Criminal Case Chiropractic, Negligence Stroke, Vertebral Artery Dissection, Carotid Artery Dissection, Herniated Disc, Spinal Cord Injury

Dr. Naeema Olatunji is a board certified Doctor of Chiropractic with over a decade of clinical experience as a primary spine and neuromusculoskeletal provider. She has evaluated and treated thousands of patients presenting with traumatic, neurological, orthopedic, and soft-tissue injuries, with extensive experience in motor vehicle collisions, personal injury, and functional neurology. Dr. Olatunji founded and served as Owner & Clinic Director of Elevate Family Chiropractic (2015–2025), where she provided comprehensive patient care, diagnostic assessments, documentation, and treatment oversight for diverse and complex injury cases. Her expertise includes biomechanics of injury, chiropractic standards of care, clinical decision-making, treatment appropriateness, causation analysis, impairment considerations, and evidence-based musculoskeletal assessment. She has significant experience collaborating with attorneys, providing detailed charting, injury narratives, SOAP documentation, ...

Shawnee, Kansas

Chiropractic - Expert Witness, Malpractice, Informed Consent, Standards of Care, Chiropractic, Medical Records Review, Stroke, Carotid Artery Dissection, Vertebral Artery Dissection, Peer Review, Manipulation, Chiropractic Adjustment, Scope of Practice, Improper Documentation, Insurance Fraud, Ethics

Board Member, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts. Certified Chiropractic Insurance Consultant. Fellow, Primary Spine Care in a joint partnership with The State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Office of Continuing Education and Cleveland University-Kansas City, College of Chiropractic. Mini-Fellowship in Neuroradiology MRI Spine Interpretation, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Office of Continuing Education and Cleveland University-Kansas City, College of Chiropractic. Mini-Fellowship in MSK Extremity Imagaging, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Office of Continuing Education and Cleveland University-Kansas City, College of Chiropractic. Mini-Fellowship in Advanced MRI Spine Pathology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Office of Continuing Educat...

New Jersey

Neurology - Stroke, Brain aneurysm, Intracranial hemorrhage, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Carotid artery dissection, Vertebral artery dissection, Seizure, Cerebral Venous sinus thrombosis, Telestroke, AVM, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Interventional Neurology, Thrombectomy, TPA, TNK, Dural arteriovenous fistula

Dr. Pratit Patel, MD is a triple board-certified neurologist (Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and Endovascular Neurosurgery – Focused Practice) with expertise in acute stroke care, inpatient neurology, and standards of care in cerebrovascular disease. He serves as an attending physician in vascular neurology and endovascular neurosurgery at Cooper Health System and is the Associate Program Director of the Neurology Residency. He is Assistant Professor of Neurology at Cooper Rowan School of Medicine, has enrolled patients in clinical trials and published more than a dozen original research publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Patel provides independent case reviews, deposition and trial testimony, and consultation on stroke systems of care. Licensed in PA and NJ, with active clinical practice in endovascular neurosurgery, inpatient neurology and telestroke. He is also active in community education of stroke and brain aneurysms.

Newtown, Pennsylvania

Neurology - Stroke, Brain aneurysm, Intracranial hemorrhage, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Carotid artery dissection, Vertebral artery dissection, Seizure, Cerebral Venous sinus thrombosis, Telestroke, AVM, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Interventional Neurology, Thrombectomy, TPA, TNK, Dural arteriovenous fistula

Dr. Pratit Patel, MD is a triple board-certified neurologist (Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and Endovascular Neurosurgery – Focused Practice) with expertise in acute stroke care, inpatient neurology, and standards of care in cerebrovascular disease. He serves as an attending physician in vascular neurology and endovascular neurosurgery at Cooper Health System and is the Associate Program Director of the Neurology Residency. He is Assistant Professor of Neurology at Cooper Rowan School of Medicine, has enrolled patients in clinical trials and published more than a dozen original research publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Patel provides independent case reviews, deposition and trial testimony, and consultation on stroke systems of care. Licensed in PA and NJ, with active clinical practice in endovascular neurosurgery, inpatient neurology and telestroke. He is also active in community education of stroke and brain aneurysms.