Cervical Instability Expert Witnesses

Cervical instability 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 cervical instability. The cervical instability expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Independent Medical Examinations, Medical Management, Neurological Surgery, and Pain Management - Medicine.

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Linda Bluestein, MD

EDS, Hypermobility & MCAS MD Expert Witness

Hypermobility MD

Littleton, Colorado
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Management - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Standard of Care, EDS, Hypermobility, POTS, MCAS, Mast cell activation, Postural tachycardia, Delayed Diagnosis, Missed Diagnosis, Connective tissue disorders, Hypermobility Spectrum, Dysautonomia, Tethered Cord, Pain Medicine, Hypermobile EDS, Cervical Instability, Tethered Cord, CSF Leak, Complex Illness
Linda Bluestein, MD, is a board-certified anesthesiologist and one of the few physicians in the United States with deep clinical expertise in Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS), Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). She provides expert witness services including record review, case analysis, written reports, deposition testimony, and trial testimony in cases involving these conditions. These conditions are frequently misdiagnosed, inadequately treated, and poorly understood by general practitioners -- making qualified expert testimony both rare and essential in litigation involving diagnostic delay, standard of care disputes, personal injury, disability claims, and medical malpractice. CLINICAL EXPERTISE Dr. Bluestein is the founder of Hypermobility MD, a medical practice specializing exclusively in hypermobility-related conditions. She holds board certification from the American Board of Anes...
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Joel I Franck, MD FAANS FCNS

Neurosurgical Medical-Legal Expert

Joel Ira Franck MD PLLC

Oldsmar, Florida
Neurological Surgery, Independent Medical Examinations - Whiplash Injuries, CranioCervical Syndrome, Arnold-Chiari Syndrome, Cranio-Cervical-C1-C2 Instability, Migraine Headaches, Cervical Herniated Disc Disease, Brain Fog, Cervical Instability, Cervical Myelopathy, AAI, Cranio-Cervical Instabi, Post-Traumatic Neuro-cognitive Deficits, Atlanto-Axial Instabili, CCI, CTE, TBI
As a Neurological Surgeon, involved in Cervical Spinal Trauma for my entire career, I have focused interest in Cervical Whiplash Injuries and the CranioCervical Syndrome, consisting of extraordinary disabling Migraine Headaches, Brain Fog, Neck Pain, and unusual Neurological complaints. All thought to be untreatable, these symptoms can be resolved with an outpatient procedure that I developed, consisting of a posterior C1-C2 fusion and sub-Occipital craniectomy. Treating hundreds of patients from around the world and across North America, referred by Attorneys, I have become expert in the medical-legal process. I have performed over 4,500 Anterior Cervical fusions - with outstanding results. This clinical experience has molded my interest in expert testimony, participating in over 1250 depositions and 40 trials in State, Federal Courts, and International Courts, yielding remarkable results for my patients and the Attorney's client. Most of my experience lays with legal clients re...