Hip Injury Expert Witnesses

Chino Hills, California

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine - Orthopedic Expert Witness, Personal Injury, Joint Replacement, Fractures, Trauma, Sports Medicine, Shoulder Injury, Knee Injury, Hip Injury, Arthroscopy, Meniscus Tear, Ligament Injury, Rotator Cuff Tear, Dislocation, Auto Accident, Slip and Fall, Standard of Care, Causation, Impairment Rating, QME

Afshin Arianjam, M.D., FAAOS, FAAHKS, QME Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon | Fellowship-Trained in Sports Medicine Education & Affiliations: University of Southern California, Bachelor of Science (Renaissance Scholar, Magna Cum Laude) University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Medical Doctorate Fellowship: Sports Medicine Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Fellow, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Medical Director Total Joint Program at Top 100 Hospital Dr. Afshin Arianjam is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist with over a decade of experience in evaluating and treating complex musculoskeletal injuries. He currently serves as Medical Director of a nationally recognized Total Joint Program and practices at a Level 1 Trauma Center, where he manages acute and chronic injuries involving the shoulder, hip, knee, spine, and upper/lower extremities. As a Qualified Medical Evalua...

Charlotte, North Carolina

Physical Medicine & Rehab, Orthopedics - Non-Surgical - Spine, Low back injury, Neck injury, Nerve injury, Hip injury, Shoulder injury, Knee injury, Bulging disc, Whiplash injury, Arthritis, Personal injury, Motor vehicle collision, Independent medical exam, Spinal Injections, Paralysis, Failed back syndrome, Spinal stenosis, Regenerative medicine, Ultrasound, Electrodiagnostics (EMG/NCS)

Dr. John M. Lesher is a triple board-certified and fellowship trained physiatrist with subspecialty certifications in Sports Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, as well as additional credentialing in musculoskeletal ultrasound (RMSK). He brings nearly two decades of clinical experience focused on the nonsurgical treatment of spine and orthopedic injuries. His expertise includes fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guided pain procedures, diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound, electrodiagnostic testing (EMG/NCS), and regenerative medicine treatments. Dr. Lesher collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to develop and coordinate comprehensive rehabilitation treatment plans for his patients. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Lesher is an accomplished educator and national thought leader in his field. He serves as a Clinical Instructor for the Carolinas Rehabilitation Residency Program and is a faculty member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), w...

Dallas, Texas

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine - Knee surgery, shoulder injury, shoulder arthroscopy , shoulder instability surgery, shoulder surgery, knee injury, hip arthroscopy, femoroacetabular impingment , hip surgery, hip injury, shoulder replacement surgery, hip labral tear, ACL tear, shoulder labral repari, Meniscus tear, knee arthroscopy , knee instability surgery

Sheena Black, MD is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in orthopedic sports medicine and arthroscopic procedures. Her particular interests include arthroscopic treatment of injuries of the knee, shoulder, and hip as well as reconstructive and replacement surgery of the knee and shoulder. After graduating summa cum laude from The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Black attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, an honor given to those graduating in the top 10% of their class. Her post-graduate training includes an Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Hospital in Dallas, TX. Dr. Black completed a Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY, where she trained directly under many of the world’s top experts in orthopedic sports medicine and hip, shoulder, and knee arthros...

Fort Worth, Texas

Orthopedic Surgery - Injuries, Hip injury, Orthopedic Oncology, Sarcoma, Hip replacement surgery, Bone tumors, Knee replacement surgery, Soft tissue sarcoma, Fractures, Metastatic bone disease, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Pathologic fracture, Personal Injury, Osteosarcoma, Motor vehicle accident, Ewing’s sarcoma, Lower extremity injuries, Knee injury

Dual board-certified orthopedic surgeon: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) with 21 years of post-training experience spanning academic medicine and private practice. I provide expert witness services, independent medical evaluations (IMEs), record reviews, causation and standard-of-care opinions, deposition testimony, and trial testimony for both plaintiff and defense counsel, with a deliberately balanced 50/50 case mix. AREAS OF EXPERT OPINION Orthopedic trauma and musculoskeletal injuries: fractures, dislocations, sprains, polytrauma, motor vehicle collision injuries, workplace injuries, slip-and-fall injuries, and post-traumatic complications. I remain in active clinical practice, taking orthopedic trauma call at three busy hospitals, treating these injuries daily. Hip and knee replacement (arthroplasty) complications: I am the surgeon other surgeons refer to when joint replacements fail. I...