Hemorrhagic Stroke Expert Witnesses

Flagstaff, Arizona

Neurological Surgery, Physician Assistant - TBI, Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion, Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Thoracic fusion, Spinal Cord Injury, Hemorrhagic Stroke, Brain Tumor, Craniotomy, Laminectomy, Micro discectomy, Chiari Decompression, Hydrocephalus, Aneurism, VP Shunt Malfunction, Chronic Subdural, orthopedic spine

I have practiced clinically in the operating room, outpatient clinic, and hospital setting for approximately 20 years. I review MRI, CT, CTA of the Brain, Cervical Spine, Thoracic Spine and Lumbar Spine on a consistent basis. I have published journal articles, drafted numerous protocols and manuals, and presented hundreds of lectures to physicians, PAs, nurses, military personnel, paramedics, and medical students. I have committed my attention to creating the first Neurological ICU at multiple Level 1 trauma centers. Additionally, I have published numerous journal articles, protocols and manuals, and presented hundreds of lectures to physicians, PAs, and nurses in the field of neurosurgery. I have also conducted studies involving telehealth related to traumatic brain injuries. In addition to my clinical and surgical practice, I am a professor of didactic education in Neurology for PA students, and I act as a preceptor to many students.

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona

Neurological Surgery, Physician Assistant - Traumatic Brain Injury, Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Thoracic fusion, Spinal Cord Injury, Hemorrhagic Stroke, Brain Tumor, Craniotomy, Laminectomy, Micro discectomy, Chiari Decompression, Hydrocephalus, Aneurism, VP Shunt Malfunction, Chronic Subdural

I have been a Neurosurgical Physician Associate and have completed over 2000+ neurosurgical cases as a Physician Associate First Assist in the past 10 years. I have worked at multiple designated Level 1 Trauma Hospitals taking neurosurgery first call for new consultations in the emergency department and in the critical care/ inpatient hospital setting. I have also worked in neurosurgical clinics for the past 10 years. I have a very good working anatomical knowledge of the spine and brain and have participated in dissection/ study in multiple cadaver labs. I have personally seen and evaluated neurosurgical patients as initial visits, pre-operative, intra-operative and post- operative setting, including inpatient and outpatient setting. From experience and repetitive exposure to the situation, I have developed a keen understanding/predicting appropriate clinical patient conditions/ symptoms after personally reviewing MRI, CT, CTA of the Brain, Cervical Spine, Thoracic Spine and Lumbar...

New Lenox, Illinois

Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - General Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Hemorrhagic Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma, Epidural Hematoma, Carotid Artery Disease, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Cord Injury, Hydrocephalus, CSF Shunting, Mechanical Thrombectomy, Brain Tumor, Chiari Malformation, Herniated Disk

Dr. Matthew Reynolds is a Board-Certified Neurological and Neuro-Endovascular Surgeon with over 15 years of experience in the academic and community hospital settings. He received his undergraduate degree in English Literature from Hope College (Holland, MI) where he graduated with highest honors (Summa Cum Laude) and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. He then attended Northwestern University Medical School where he received his combined M.D./Ph.D. degree, graduated in the top 10% of his class, and was awarded membership into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honors society. His neurosurgical residency training was at Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO), one of the busiest and most heralded training programs in the country. He further completed post-residency fellowships in Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery (Emory University; Atlanta, GA) and Neuro-Endovascular Surgery/Neuro Critical Care (Thomas Jefferson University; Philadelphia, PA). ...

Madison, Mississippi

Neurology - Stroke, Vascular Neurology, Hemorrhagic Stroke, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Transient Ischemic Attack, Mechanical Thrombectomy, IV Thrombolysis, tPA, Tenecteplase, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Post-Stroke Prognosis, TeleNeurology, Telestroke, Post-Stroke Recovery, TIA

Dr. Shreyas Gangadhara is a board-certified academic neurologist and vascular neurologist with expertise in acute ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attack, thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy, telestroke, stroke transfer decisions, and stroke systems of care. His medico-legal review focuses on standard of care, causation, damages, and prognosis in cases involving delayed or missed stroke diagnosis, emergency department stroke evaluation, failure to activate stroke protocols, failure to obtain vascular imaging, large vessel occlusion recognition, IV alteplase or tenecteplase eligibility, thrombectomy eligibility, interfacility transfer decisions, and neurologic disability after stroke. Dr. Gangadhara has held multiple academic and clinical leadership roles, including Director of a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Chief of Vascular Neurology, Director of a Telestroke Program, Neurology Residency Program Director, and Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program Director...

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Neurology, Independent Medical Examinations - Ischemic stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Cerebral venous thrombosis, Headaches, Migraines, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), Intracranial aneurysm, Moya Moya disease, Patent foramen ovale, Carotid disease, Interventional Neurology, Tele neurology, Anoxic brain injury

Dr. Zand is a Professor of Neurology; Board Certified in Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and Neuroimaging; Fellow of the American Neurological Association (FANA) and American Heart Association (FAHA); Former chair of the Great River Affiliate Stroke Task Force, American Heart Association; Professional Member of the American Academy of Neurology, European Stroke Society, World Stroke Organization, and International Stroke Genetics Consortium; Editor and ad hoc reviewer of multiple scientific journals; More than 200 publications and five book chapters; Received more than 43000 citations (H-index 56, Google scholar).