Lumbar Disc Herniation Expert Witnesses

Evansville, Indiana

Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedic Surgery - Hip dislocation, Spinal Cord Injury, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Back pain, Neck pain, Knee replacement, Hip replacement, shoulder replacement, fracture, postoperative infection, Cervical spine injury, Failed back surgery syndrome, Lumbar disc herniation, Degenerative disc disease, Spinal stenosis, Compression fracture

To Whom It May Concern, At the age of 17, I was accepted to Indiana University School of Medicine through the 8-year BS/MD program. At my college graduation, I was awarded the President's Medal--the highest award given to a graduating senior. In medical school, I graduated as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, which recognizes the top 15% of medical school graduates. I completed my residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California. I completed a minimally invasive and outpatient spine surgery fellowship at Masson Spine Institute in Orlando, FL under the tutelage of neurosurgeon, Robert Masson, MD. For the past 4 years, I have practiced in private practice, hospital employed, and academic environments. I contributed extensively to the scientific literature with over 40 publications, book chapters, abstracts, and presentations. I have been recognized for research excellence with awards from the WOA (Western Orthopaedic Association), ORS (Orthopaedic Research Societ...

St. Louis, Missouri

Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - spine surgery, lumbar disc herniation, spinal fusion, spinal trauma, spinal fracture, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, spinal cord injury, myelopathy, radiculopathy, artificial disc replacement, spinal cord stimulation, failed back syndrome, chronic back pain, pseudarthrosis

I am a fellowship-trained academic neurosurgeon specialized in complex spine/deformity surgery, currently practicing as Assistant Professor of the Division of Neurosurgery of St. Louis University. I have been an active member of the North American Spine Society, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons as well as many other international societies. I am member of the editorial board of The Spine Journal and Deputy Editor of the North American Spine Society Journal, the new open access initiative of the North American Spine Society. I am an active reviewer of several other neurosurgical journals including World Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurology & Neurosurgery, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, Journal of Engineering in Medicine: Part H, British Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurological Sciences. I have already provided expert review services for several scientific funding agencies in the U.S. (including the NIH P...

Seattle, Washington

Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Cervical Spine, Thoracic Spine, Lumbar Spine, Cranial Surgery, Spinal Tumors, minimally invasive spine surgery, Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Thoracic Disc Herniation, Cervical Radiculopathy, Lumbar Stenosis, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Lumbar disc herniation, Thoracic stenosis, Thoracic Myelopathy

I am a Neurosurgeon who worked in private practice in Seattle Washington for 22 years at Swedish Medical Center. Prior to that I was on the faculty of Northwestern University Department of Neurological Surgery for two years. I completed my residency and cerebrovascular fellowship at the University of Washington and my internship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. I graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons as a member of AOA in 1990. I received my Board Certification in Neurosurgery in 2003, which was then renewed in 2013 and is current. I obtained my MBA (Honors) from University of Washington in 2016, while working as a full time neurosurgeon. I then took all three of the CFA exams and passed first attempt (Level 1 in 2021, Level 2 2022, and Level 3 in February 2024). I recently left Neurosurgery to pursue a career in consulting. I had a very busy neurosurgical practice, performing 400-600 surgeries per year. Although I performed about 20% cra...