Neuro Expert Witnesses

San Ramon, California

Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Sepsis, Respiratory failure, Trauma, Stroke, Neuro, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), ICU, Anoxic Brain Injury, Mechanical Ventilation, Acute Respiratory Distress (ARDS), Shock, ICU procedure complication, ICU delay of care, Pulmonary Embolism, Multi-Organ Failure, Brain hemorrhage , Overdose , Infection , Airway management , Sedation

Shawn Kaku, MD, is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University Hospital Dr Kaku has over 10 years of clinical experience in Critical Care Medicine, and hold privileges at 3 hospitals systems in the California Bay Area (Kaiser Permanente, Sutter and Stanford). He has extensive experience with medical and surgical patients, including traumatic and neurological injuries. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Kaku has held multiple leadership roles including ICU Director, Vice Chair of Medicine, and Chair of Medicine and has helped develop the ICU program at Sutter Eden as well as the Emergency Critical Care program at Stanford University

Encino, California

Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Spine, brain, pain, back pain, neck, lower back, neuro, neurosurgery, spine surgery

Expertise Board-certified neurosurgeon with specialized expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spinal reconstruction, neurotrauma, and brain and spinal disorders. He brings extensive experience as a treating surgeon, consultant, and practice leader, and has participated in both defense and plaintiff-side expert witness engagements. With dual roles in private practice and hospital-based neurosurgery, Dr. Rajamand provides nuanced insights into standard of care, surgical decision-making, postoperative complications, and causation in complex neurological and spine cases. Areas of Expertise Include: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Complex Cervical and Lumbar Spine Procedures Outpatient Spine Surgery Brain and Spinal Trauma Neurocritical Care & Stroke Cauda Equina Syndrome Spinal Cord Injury Vertebral Fractures Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Surgical Complications and Revision Surgery Standard of Care Reviews Medical Necessity and Appropriateness IMEs & Disability Evaluat...

Naperville, Illinois

Anesthesiology - Cardiac, Cardiac Anesthesia, Invasive Monitoring, TEE, Thoracic, Obstetric, Ultrasound, EMR, Department Chair, Surgery Center, Ambulatory, Intraoperative Monitoring, Cardiac Arrest, Difficult Intubation, Difficult Airway, Regional, Neuro, Neuroanesthesia, Off-site, General Anesthesia

Previous Chair of the Department of Anesthesia, Central Dupage Hospital, Northwestern Medicine - Extensive experience with chart review for medical errors and poor outcomes. Fellowship trained Cardiac Anesthesiologist 14 years of practice at the same Top Ranked Hospital, no adverse events, no judgments or court on my record. Practiced Cardiac Anesthesiology in a Top Rated Hospital for 14yrs. Have been using EMR (Epic) for over 10 years, developed a clear understanding of how to interpret data in an electronic chart and its nuances. Currently practicing: Cardiac, Thoracic, Neurosurgical, Orthopedic with Regional, Oncological, Obstetric, Ambulatory and General Anesthesia. Over 20 years experience with ultrasound for regional anesthesia and invasive line placement. Currently practicing as locum tenens Anesthesiologist in various hospitals, giving me even more exposure to hospital systems and methods of practice.

West Bloomfield, Michigan

Neuroradiology, Radiology - Spine, MVA, TBI, neuro, neuroradiology, Multiple sclerosis, stroke, seizures, migraine, trauma

Uday Barad, MD is board certified radiologist and Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Neuroradiology with more than 15 years of clinical experience in radiology. Dr. Barad works as Neuroradiologist and Body Imager at Baptist Medical Hospital where he teaches residents how to interpret various radiology modalities images and how to perform image guided procedures. Dr. Barad is experienced researcher and writer with multiple peer reviewed publications. He servers as radiology expert at multidisciplinary conferences in collaboration with Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery and ENT surgery.

West Bloomfield , Michigan

Neuroradiology, Diagnostic Radiology - spine, mva, TBI, neuro, neuroradiology, Multiple sclerosis, stroke, seizures, migraine, trauma

Ammar Taha, MD is double Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology with 12 years of clinical experience in Radiology. Dr. Taha is Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Missouri (MU) where he has taught dozens of residents and fellows about General Radiology topics such as reading imaging studies and image -guided procedures. He is a career long educator and patient advocate in the field of Radiology. He works as a Neuroradiologist at MU, which means that he reviews films and diagnoses brain and spine disorders. He also works in the field of teleradiology where he reviews films remotely from hospitals and imaging centers around the country. Dr. Taha is an experienced researcher and writer with multiple peer reviewed publications. He serves as a radiology expert at multidisciplinary conferences in collaboration with Neurology, Neurosurgery and ENT colleagues at MU.

West Bloomfield, Michigan

Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology - Spine, MVA, TBI, neuro, Multiple sclerosis, stroke, seizures, migraine

Nevada

Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Spine, brain, pain, back pain, neck, lower back, neuro, neurosurgery, spine surgery

Expertise Board-certified neurosurgeon with specialized expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spinal reconstruction, neurotrauma, and brain and spinal disorders. He brings extensive experience as a treating surgeon, consultant, and practice leader, and has participated in both defense and plaintiff-side expert witness engagements. With dual roles in private practice and hospital-based neurosurgery, Dr. Rajamand provides nuanced insights into standard of care, surgical decision-making, postoperative complications, and causation in complex neurological and spine cases. Areas of Expertise Include: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Complex Cervical and Lumbar Spine Procedures Outpatient Spine Surgery Brain and Spinal Trauma Neurocritical Care & Stroke Cauda Equina Syndrome Spinal Cord Injury Vertebral Fractures Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Surgical Complications and Revision Surgery Standard of Care Reviews Medical Necessity and Appropriateness IMEs & Disability Evaluat...