Mycotoxin Illness Expert Witnesses

Santa Fe , New Mexico

Mold, Psychiatry - Toxic mold, Mold injury, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, CIRS, Biotoxin illness, Mold Illness, Mycotoxin, Mycotoxin illness, Enviromental illness, Sick Building Syndrome, Shoemaker, Mold toxicity, Inflammatory illness, Water-damaged building, Water damaged building, Toxic mold exposure, Multisystem illness, Neurotoxic

Dr. Sparks is a doctorally-trained nurse practitioner and founder of a New Mexico-based private medical practice focused on treating patients with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). Treatment of Dr. Sparks’ own diagnosis of CIRS put her erythromelalgia (EM) into complete remission. Dr. Sparks is also the founder of The Einstein Mission, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research and treatment for erythromelalgia and CIRS. She is currently licensed as an APRN in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Dr. Sparks is an invited speaker at national and international conferences on CIRS/mold illness to colleagues and patients. Dr. Sparks also holds a post-doctoral physician certification administered by Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker in the “Shoemaker Protocol,” which is an evidence-based protocol to treat those injured by exposure to water damaged buildings. Dr. Sparks has also completed post-doctoral training in functional psychiatry. In addition, she studied functional nu...

Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania

Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine - environmental medicine, sick building syndrome, dual diagnosis, disability, family medicine, mold toxicity, opioid addiction, medication assisted treatment, low back disorders, impaired drivers, wrongful death, mycotoxin illness, chronic pain, motor vehicle accidents, hospitalist/ hospital medicine, chronic illness, sciatica

April Vukelic, D.O., FMCP-M McGill Certified Physician |ReCODE 2.0 Certified Physician Dr. April Vukelic is a quadruple board-certified physician — American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine), American Board of Addiction Medicine, and Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). In 2022, she was appointed Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Vukelic is available to consult, review records, and provide expert testimony in the following areas: Biotoxin & Mold-Related Illness Dr. Vukelic practices in the field of biotoxin illness, including Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) and mold illness caused by water-damaged buildings. She is Shoemaker Protocol certified, a founding member of CIRS Academy, and a member of ISEAI and ILADS. She authored one and co-authored seven textbook chapters with Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker, Dr. Andrew Heyman, and Larry Schwartz...