Epilepsy Surgery Expert Witnesses

Denver, Colorado

Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Brain Surgery, Brain Tumor, Cervical Spine Surgery, Thoracic Spine Surgery, Lumbar Spine Surgery, Disc Surgery, Spinal Tumor, Epilepsy Surgery

- 35 years of neurosurgical practice with extensive experience in complex microsurgery of the brain and spine - 19 years of service as Neurosurgery expert reviewer for Colorado Board of Medical Examiners, working with the Office of the Attorney General, Colorado - served as Neurosurgery expert reviewer for Wyoming Board of Medical Examiners - a wealth of experience in providing deposition and courtroom testimony, including 5 years as neurosurgical expert witness - many years of teaching nurses and physicians and other health care professionals - years of participation in surgical peer review and on hospital risk management committees - years as chief of surgery and and chief of neurosurgery departments - 15 years as Naval Officer, completed service as CDR USNR Medical Corp - author of 4 chapters in leading neurology text, Medlink Neurology

Newton Center, Massachusetts

Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery - Epilepsy Surgery, Hydrocephalus, Shunts, Brain injury, Head injury, Surgical devices, Intellectual Property, Patents

I am an experienced pediatric neurosurgeon with decades of experience at Boston Children's Hospital, currently rated first in the nation in neurology and neurosurgery by US News and World Report. I have also worked extensively at and Brigham and Women's Hospital for adult care. I am a Full Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School, and have a longtime interest in the biomechanical and biophysical basis of pediatric neurosurgery. I hold the Webster Family Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neuroengineering at Boston Children's Hospital. In pursuit of better devices and methods to treat pediatric and adult neurosurgery, I have 8 issued US patents for devices related to treatment of hydrocephalus and epilepsy. One of my earliest testimonies as an expert (and treating physician) is available online at https://www.courttv.com/title/6-ma-v-woodward-dr-joseph-madsen/.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Neurological Surgery - Complex spine, Epilepsy surgery, Brain tumors, Spine trauma, Brain trauma, IMEs, Pedicle screws, Intracranial hemorrhage, Spinal abscess, cauda equina, Brain abscess, Whiplash, Spinal fusion, Myelopathy, Radiculopathy, Spinal cord injury, Pseudoarthrosis, Disc herniation, Cervical artificial disc

Board certified, Cleveland clinic trained and actively practicing neurosurgeon. Associate clinical professor at the College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University. Greater than 20 years of clinical experience with an average of 500 cases per year. With a focus of spine surgery, epilepsy, surgery, tumors of the nervous system, and trauma. Greater than 10 years experience in expert witness, IME and record review.

Maple Grove, Minnesota

Neurology, Epilepsy - Brain injury, Seizures & Pregnancy, Lamotrigine, Epilepsy surgery, Video EEG ICU, Status epilepticus, Seizure medications, New onset seizures, VNS DBS RNS, TBI, Neurophysiology, Environmental exposure & seizures, Employment & Seizures, Driving & epilepsy, Cognition, Stroke & seizures, Non epileptic spells, Brain damage

Dr. Sima Patel MD, FAES, FANA is double board-certified physician in Neurology and Epilepsy (ABPN) and serves as Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. She is nationally recognized for her expertise in seizure cases involving traumatic brain injury, pregnancy, and complex neurologic conditions. Currently, she serves as Medical Director of Epilepsy and Video EEG at a Level 1 Trauma Center in Minneapolis. Dr. Patel earned her medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago, completed her neurology residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and pursued an Epilepsy Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation—one of the nation’s leading institutions in epilepsy care. With nearly 20 years of clinical and academic experience (after medical school), she has authored numerous scientific papers, poster abstracts, and book chapters, and frequently present at education and scientific conferences. She holds intellectual property rights for a seizure behaviora...

Nashville, Tennessee

Epilepsy, Neurology - EEG Interpretation, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS), Epilepsy Surgery, Seizure-Related Injury, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Medication Management Epilepsy, Refractory Epilepsy, Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, EEG Interpretation, Epileptologist, anti-seizure medication

Board-certified neurologist and fellowship-trained epileptologist serving as Assistant Professor of Neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I specialize in the diagnosis and management of epilepsy, including refractory and drug-resistant epilepsy, anti-seizure medication therapy, neuromodulation devices (VNS, RNS, DBS), EEG interpretation, epilepsy monitoring unit admissions, and epilepsy surgery evaluations. With extensive experience in both outpatient and inpatient epilepsy care at a major academic medical center, I provide clear, objective, and evidence-based opinions on the standard of care in epilepsy or seizure related cases. Opinions expressed are my own and should not be construed as representing those of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.