Pmr Expert Witnesses
Pmr expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on pmr. The pmr expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Acupuncturist, Life Care Planning, Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehab, and Rheumatology.
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Aaron Coppelson, M.D.
Expert MD- 20+ years of Med-Legal Lifecare plans
Los Angeles, California
Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Life Care Plan, Neurology, Orthopedic, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PMR, Pain Medicine, Pain Management, Catastrophic, SCI, Spinal Cord Injury, Neuromuscular Disorder, C.R.P.S., Psychology, Neuropych
Dr. Coppelson has a unique specialty and training in medicine. Spinal Cord and Brain injury at the world renowned Rancho Los Amigos hospital. Inpatient medicine at Cedar-Sinai. Outpatient Orthopedic medicine at the Veterans Hospital West Los Angeles and U.C.L.A.. With an additional certification in Concussion and mTBI.
For over two decades he has been writing medica-legal reports as a medical legal expert as well as a vibrant active treating boutique practice with catastrophic cases managing the gestalt of the claimant in neurology, orthopedics, chronic pain management, psychology, and neuropsychology.
Unlike some nationwide Life Care plan warehouse companies with cut and paste cookie cutter reports written by untrained medical assistants and rubber stamped by sinecure "doctors", his Life Care plans use his extensive and unique education, training, and experience always supported by and documented with extensive medical research to support all his opinions.
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Kenneth Botwin, MD CPLCP CLCP
Dr. Kenneth Botwin, MD, CPLCP, CLCP
Exalt Life Care Plans
Port Richey, Florida
Life Care Planning, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Life Care Planning, Medical Cost Projection, Utilization Review, IME, Personal Injury, Auto Accident, Trucking Accident, Pain Management, PMR, Disability, Workers Compensation, Trauma, TBI, Premise Liability, Plaintiff, Defense, Medical Summary, Demands, Medical Expert, Brain Injury
With a successful 30-year career as a partner at one of the most preferred spine and pain practices in Florida, Dr. Kenneth Botwin has expanded his expertise in medical expert testimony. Dr. Botwin is board-certified in Pain Management & Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and Medical Specialties in Pain Management. He is a Certified Life Care Planner and Certified Physician Life Care Planner providing the most elite standard of Future Medical Care and Costing.
Dr. Botwin is a published author with over 30 publications relating to his field. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Pain Physician Journal. Dr. Botwin’s experience and exponential knowledge in permanent injury, regenerative medicine, worker’s compensation, and minimally invasive procedures make him the most appropriate expert in personal injury, workers compensation, and premise liability cases.
Dr. Botwin provides expert witness testimony for both plaintiff and defense following the m...
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K. Riz Saldin, MD, CLCP
CLCP Neurologist PM&R
Exalt Life Care Plans
Port Richey, Florida
Life Care Planning, Neurology
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Life Care Planning, Medical Cost Projection, IME, Personal Injury, Pain Management, Utilization Review, Auto Accident, Neurology, PMR, Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Workers Compensation, Trauma, Slip and Fall Injuries, Post Concussion Syndrome, Neurological Assessment, Demands
With a successful 37-year career as a dual board-certified neurologist and interventional pain medicine specialist, Dr. K. Riz Saldin, MD, CLCP, has established himself as a leader in both clinical care and medical expert testimony. Licensed in Florida, California, and Texas, Dr. Saldin has testified in over 70 depositions and trials, bringing his extensive expertise into Life Care Planning and future medical cost analysis.
Dr. Saldin is board-certified in Neurology and Interventional Pain Medicine and is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP). He completed an ACGME-accredited, anesthesia-based Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Virginia, along with advanced fellowship training in Neuroimaging at the Jacobs Neurological Institute, SUNY-Buffalo. He served as Chief Resident in Neurology at Duke University Medical Center and completed his neurology residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida. His academic background includes research at Baylor College of Medicine, the Housto...
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Yousef Zarbalian, MD
Rheumatologist and Integrative medicine expert
East-West Rheumatology
Vienna, Virginia
Rheumatology, Acupuncturist
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Internal Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Acupuncture, Ehlers-danlos, Hypermobility syndrome, Autoimmune disease, Herbal medicine, Chronic fatigue, Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic lupus, Chronic pain, Vasculitis, Sjogren's, Gout, Steroid injection, Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, PMR, Post-Covid, GCA
I am a Rheumatologist and internist who is also an expert in integrative medicine and licensed to perform acupuncture.
With regards to medicolegal work, as of February 2026, I have mainly performed independent medical evaluations (IME) and expert witness reports. I am able and willing to perform expert witness work in the areas of rheumatology, integrative medicine, acupuncture, and internal medicine. I will take a careful approach to your medical case review. As an expert in integrative medicine, I can go beyond just assessing whether standard of care was met, particularly for cases and medical conditions for which guidelines may be lacking. I will provide unbiased reviews for both plaintiff and defense cases.
In my own clinic at East-West Rheumatology, I frequently see patients who are dealing with chronic multi-organ illness that is not improving with standard of care therapies. Patients previously seen by multiple rheumatologists (including at quaternary care treatment centers...