Closed Head Injury Expert Witnesses

Closed head injury 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 closed head injury. The closed head injury expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Brain Injury Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, Emergency Medicine, Forensic Psychiatry, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatry, Spine Surgery & Spine Care, and Telemedicine.

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Jason R. Sebesto, DO

TBI Expert Witness | Brain Injury Neurologist

TBI ASSOCIATES OF OKLAHOMA

Arkansas
Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine - Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Concussion, Post-concussion syndrome, Mild TBI, Auto accident, Trucking accident, Commerical vehicle injury, Slip and fall, IME, Records review, Post-Traumatic Vertigo, Post-Traumatic Headache, Diffuse Axonal Injury, Closed Head Injury, mTBI, Post-Traumatic Depression, Post-Traumatic Anxiety
Dr. Sebesto is a board-certified neurologist and Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) who provides expert witness services exclusively for traumatic brain injury cases. He serves attorneys in personal injury litigation and has extensive experience with disability case reviews. Dr. Sebesto trained in neurology at Mayo Clinic and has devoted his career to TBI evaluation. His practice focuses on brain injury—he does not maintain a general neurology caseload. This focus means he stays current on evolving diagnostic criteria, emerging research, and the specific challenges of proving brain injury in litigation. He has reviewed over 200 cases in his career. Methodology That Withstands Scrutiny Dr. Sebesto applies multiple evidence-based diagnostic frameworks to ensure comprehensive, defensible conclusions. His primary methodology utilizes the ACRM 2023 diagnostic criteria—the most current consensus framework for TBI classification—supplemented by concordance analysis across the CDC S...
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Steven W Kohler, MD, FAAEM

Lodestar Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC

San Diego, California
Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Stroke, Sepsis, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Dysrhythmias, Pulmonary Embolus, Respiratory Failure, Advanced Airway Management, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pediatric Emergencies, DKA, Closed Head Injury, COVID-19, Procedural Sedation, ED/Hospital Operations, Medical Education
Dr. Kohler is a residency trained, board certified emergency physician with a nearly 30 year of clinical practice at a high volume, high acuity tertiary care medical centers in Tucson AZ, and San Diego, CA. He was appointed and has served as both Assistant Chief and Chief of his emergency department as well as serving as the hospital Emergency Management Chair and ED delegate to the hospital Bioethics Committee. After many years of reviewing cases for the Emergency Department, Hospital Peer Review and Quality Improvement committees, he was appointed as founding core faculty to establish an Emergency Medicine Residency Program at his medical center. Among other duties, he was tasked with creating the Quality Improvement, Patient Satisfaction and Risk Management curricula for the residency program, which included a novel collaboration with University of San Diego School of Law to integrate medical malpractice didactics between emergency medicine residents and law students. He is liste...
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Joel M Silberberg, MD

Former Professor of Psychiatry

Private Practice of Forensic Psychiatry, Las Vegas, NV

Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - Former Professor of Psychiatry, emotional harm, PTSD, decisional and testamentary capacity, professional competence, closed head injury, suicide and violence risk assessment, wrongful death, psychopharmacology, addictions, negligence, sanity, CST, death penalty, mitigation
PAST CAREER MILESTONES: - Director Medical Student Education in Psychiatry; Professor Clinical Psychiatry, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois. Medical Director Madden Mental Health Center, Hines, Illinois. Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. Director Mental Health Services, Cermak Health Services of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. - Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Division Director; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, University of TX Health Science Center at San Antonio. - Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, Northwestern University School of Medicine. Director Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Northwestern University School of Medicine. - Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Northwestern University School of Law. - Professor Psychiatry at University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, at University Medical Center. - Professor Psychiatry; ...
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Adam S. Di Dio, M.D.

Brain Injury Expert/NFL examiner

ADAM S. DI DIO, M.D., P.A.

SAINT PETERSBURG, Florida
Brain Injury Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology - Concussion, Postconcussion Syndrome, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), Closed head injury, Cognitive impairment, Neurocognitive testing, Neuropsychological review, MRI interpretation, Videonystagmogram (VNG), Neuropathy, Nerve Conductions & Electromyography (NCV/EMG), Radiculopathy, Nerve injury
I am a practicing neurologist, sub-specializing in Concussion/mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and Neurophysiology/Neuromuscular diseases. I earned my medical degree (M.D.) at the SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York, and then went on to complete my residency in Neurology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. During residency, I was elected to serve as Chief Resident. Following residency, I completed a fellowship in Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular diseases, also at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. I began private practice in 2006, in St. Petersburg, Florida. In addition to my private practice and multiple hospital affiliations, I served a two-year stint as the Chief of Medicine at the Bayfront Medical Center, a major level 2 Trauma center. I was the co-director of a multidisciplinary Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) clinic from 2007 – 2013. Starting in September 2009, I was elected to be the Southeast Examining Neurologist for th...
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Joel M Silberberg, MD

Former Professor of Psychiatry

Private Practice of Forensic Psychiatry, Las Vegas, NV

Illinois
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - Former Professor of Psychiatry, emotional harm, PTSD, decisional and testamentary capacity, professional competence, closed head injury, suicide and violence risk assessment, wrongful death, psychopharmacology, addictions, negligence, sanity, CST, death penalty, mitigation
PAST CAREER MILESTONES: - Director Medical Student Education in Psychiatry; Professor Clinical Psychiatry, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois. Medical Director Madden Mental Health Center, Hines, Illinois. Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. Director Mental Health Services, Cermak Health Services of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. - Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Division Director; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, University of TX Health Science Center at San Antonio. - Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, Northwestern University School of Medicine. Director Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Northwestern University School of Medicine. - Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Northwestern University School of Law. - Professor Psychiatry at University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, at University Medical Center. - Professor Psychiatry; ...
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Jason R. Sebesto, DO

TBI Expert Witness | Brain Injury Neurologist

TBI ASSOCIATES OF OKLAHOMA

Kansas
Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine - Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Concussion, Post-concussion syndrome, Mild TBI, Auto accident, Trucking accident, Commerical vehicle injury, Slip and fall, IME, Records review, Post-Traumatic Vertigo, Post-Traumatic Headache, Diffuse Axonal Injury, Closed Head Injury, mTBI, Post-Traumatic Depression, Post-Traumatic Anxiety
Dr. Sebesto is a board-certified neurologist and Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) who provides expert witness services exclusively for traumatic brain injury cases. He serves attorneys in personal injury litigation and has extensive experience with disability case reviews. Dr. Sebesto trained in neurology at Mayo Clinic and has devoted his career to TBI evaluation. His practice focuses on brain injury—he does not maintain a general neurology caseload. This focus means he stays current on evolving diagnostic criteria, emerging research, and the specific challenges of proving brain injury in litigation. He has reviewed over 200 cases in his career. Methodology That Withstands Scrutiny Dr. Sebesto applies multiple evidence-based diagnostic frameworks to ensure comprehensive, defensible conclusions. His primary methodology utilizes the ACRM 2023 diagnostic criteria—the most current consensus framework for TBI classification—supplemented by concordance analysis across the CDC S...
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Stephen C. Saris, MD

Experienced Neurosurgery Expert - Harvard Faculty

Brigham & Women’s Department of Neurosurgery

Boston , Massachusetts
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - subdural hematoma, closed head injury, traumatic brain injury, TBI, causation, degenerative spine, cauda equina, fusion, whiplash, IMEs, headaches, epilepsy, gliomas, radiosurgery, gamma knife, pedicle screw, intracranial hemorrhage, glioblastoma, brain cancer, spinal abscess
Board-Certified Neurosurgeon in active clinical practice. Harvard teaching faculty. Clinical practice involves both spine and brain. Currently in active clinical practice. Harvard and Duke trained. Extensively trained in neuroradiology. Publications include over 30 refereed papers as well as several book chapters. Has served as a reviewer for several journals including Cancer and Journal of Neurological Surgery. 20+ years of plaintiff and defense medical-legal experience including hundreds of depositions and IMEs, thousands of record reviews, and dozens of court appearances. Case experience includes medical malpractice (standard of care and or causation), personal injury, and workers’ compensation. Extensive medical-legal experience opining on causation and damages in cases where spinal/head injury is alleged. Available for both in-person and virtual IMEs.
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Lee D. Cranberg, MD

Harvard Medical School

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Neurology, Neuropsychiatry - Behavioral Neurology, Testamentary Capacity, Contested Wills, Financial Competency, Closed Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Brain Damage, Nerve Injury, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Persistent Vegetative State, PVS, Life Expectancy, Lamictal, Seizures, Dementia, Alzheimer's, concussion, headache, stroke
Award-winning Neurologist. Harvard Medical School faculty. Clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient care. Board Certified. Fellowship training and extensive experience in Behavioral Neurology – that branch of neurology that focuses on brain conditions, including dementia, that change a person's behavior or intellect. Has treated 1,000+ patients with dementia (usually due to Alzheimer's Disease). Past President of the Boston Society of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery. Boston Magazine Top Doctor (Neurology), 2017. Former Director of Neurology at Head Injury rehabilitation facility. Highly experienced expert witness. Has reviewed over 250 cases and testified in dozens of depositions and trials. Expert-witness assignments have involved death, catastrophic injury cases, testamentary capacity, financial competency, personal injury, medical malpractice, and criminal cases. Experience includes spine injury, head trauma, seizure disorder, epilepsy, headaches, post-concu...
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Joel M Silberberg, MD

Former Professor of Psychiatry

Private Practice of Forensic Psychiatry, Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas, Nevada
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - Former Professor of Psychiatry, emotional harm, PTSD, decisional and testamentary capacity, professional competence, closed head injury, suicide and violence risk assessment, wrongful death, psychopharmacology, addictions, negligence, sanity, CST, death penalty, mitigation
PAST CAREER MILESTONES: - Director Medical Student Education in Psychiatry; Professor Clinical Psychiatry, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois. Medical Director Madden Mental Health Center, Hines, Illinois. Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. Director Mental Health Services, Cermak Health Services of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. - Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Division Director; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, University of TX Health Science Center at San Antonio. - Assoc. Professor Psychiatry; Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, Northwestern University School of Medicine. Director Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Northwestern University School of Medicine. - Assoc. Professor Psychiatry, Northwestern University School of Law. - Professor Psychiatry at University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, at University Medical Center. - Professor Psychiatry; ...
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Mark R McLaughlin, MD, FACS

Seasoned Brain and Spine Expert

Princeton Brain and Spine

Princeton, New Jersey
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Chiari malformation, trigeminal neuralgia, cervical spine surgery, lumbar spine surgery, closed head injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Degenerative and traumatic lumbar, Thoracic, and Cervical Spine Disease, Occipital Neuralgia
He is a board certified neurosurgeon, currently practicing neurological surgery with a focus on spine disorders and trigeminal and occipital neuralgia and chiari malformation surgery at Princeton Brain and Spine Care. He has published over 100 articles on neurosurgery and spoken internationally about his field. Dr. McLaughlin received his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the College of William & Mary. He graduated with his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University with Alpha Omega Alpha honors – equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa – and completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh under “the father of modern neurosurgery” Dr. Peter Jannetta. He then went on to complete a fellowship in complex spine surgery at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He has organized an international consultative link with Russian neurosurgeons with collaboration from the World Federation of Neurological Surgeons. He initiated the first ever Russian-American Spin...
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Jason R. Sebesto, DO

TBI Expert Witness | Brain Injury Neurologist

TBI ASSOCIATES OF OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine - Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Concussion, Post-concussion syndrome, Mild TBI, Auto accident, Trucking accident, Commerical vehicle injury, Slip and fall, IME, Records review, Post-Traumatic Vertigo, Post-Traumatic Headache, Diffuse Axonal Injury, Closed Head Injury, mTBI, Post-Traumatic Depression, Post-Traumatic Anxiety
Dr. Sebesto is a board-certified neurologist and Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) who provides expert witness services exclusively for traumatic brain injury cases. He serves attorneys in personal injury litigation and has extensive experience with disability case reviews. Dr. Sebesto trained in neurology at Mayo Clinic and has devoted his career to TBI evaluation. His practice focuses on brain injury—he does not maintain a general neurology caseload. This focus means he stays current on evolving diagnostic criteria, emerging research, and the specific challenges of proving brain injury in litigation. He has reviewed over 200 cases in his career. Methodology That Withstands Scrutiny Dr. Sebesto applies multiple evidence-based diagnostic frameworks to ensure comprehensive, defensible conclusions. His primary methodology utilizes the ACRM 2023 diagnostic criteria—the most current consensus framework for TBI classification—supplemented by concordance analysis across the CDC S...
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Jason R. Sebesto, DO

TBI Expert Witness | Brain Injury Neurologist

TBI ASSOCIATES OF OKLAHOMA

Texas
Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine - Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Concussion, Post-concussion syndrome, Mild TBI, Auto accident, Trucking accident, Commerical vehicle injury, Slip and fall, IME, Records review, Post-Traumatic Vertigo, Post-Traumatic Headache, Diffuse Axonal Injury, Closed Head Injury, mTBI, Post-Traumatic Depression, Post-Traumatic Anxiety
Dr. Sebesto is a board-certified neurologist and Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) who provides expert witness services exclusively for traumatic brain injury cases. He serves attorneys in personal injury litigation and has extensive experience with disability case reviews. Dr. Sebesto trained in neurology at Mayo Clinic and has devoted his career to TBI evaluation. His practice focuses on brain injury—he does not maintain a general neurology caseload. This focus means he stays current on evolving diagnostic criteria, emerging research, and the specific challenges of proving brain injury in litigation. He has reviewed over 200 cases in his career. Methodology That Withstands Scrutiny Dr. Sebesto applies multiple evidence-based diagnostic frameworks to ensure comprehensive, defensible conclusions. His primary methodology utilizes the ACRM 2023 diagnostic criteria—the most current consensus framework for TBI classification—supplemented by concordance analysis across the CDC S...
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Felix G. Rivera, M.D.

US Neurology Consulting, PLLC

Harlingen, Texas
Neurology, Telemedicine - Stroke, Epilepsy, Headache, migraine, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, mild traumatic brain injury, mTBI, closed head injury, concussion, Spinal Cord Injury, Nerve Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Memory Loss, Dementia, Encephalopathy, Parkinson's Disease, testamentary capacity, competency
Dr.Felix Rivera is a Board Certified Neurologist with over 19 years of experience. Fellowship trained in Epilepsy and Neuromuscular Disorders. Has experience with Outpatient General Neurology, Inpatient Neuro-Hospitalist and Outpatient Tele Neurology, as well as currently provides Telemedicine care in Neurology, Inpatient Telemedicine/ Tele Neuro-Hospitalist for hospitals in several states throughout the United States. He is Licensed in over 25 states Dr. Rivera has experience in areas, including but not limited to : Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, mild traumatic brain injury, mTBI, Stroke, Epilepsy, Headache, migraine, closed head injury, concussion, Spinal Cord Injury, Nerve Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Memory Loss, Dementia, Encephalopathy, Parkinson's Disease.