Rehab Expert Witnesses

Sacramento, California

Physical Medicine & Rehab, Brain Injury Medicine - rehab, traumatic brain injury, TBI, concussion, PM&R, cognitive impairment, falls, stroke, aneurysm, anoxic brain injury, brain injury, intracranial hemorrhage

Dr. Nick Race, MD, PhD is a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Medicine and serves as Assistant Professor and Director of Brain Injury Medicine at UC Davis Health, a major academic Level I trauma and tertiary referral center. He specializes in traumatic (TBI) and non-traumatic acquired brain injury, disorders of consciousness, neurorehabilitation, polytrauma, and complex neurologic disability. As a physician-scientist, Dr. Race combines advanced clinical expertise with a strong research background in neurotrauma, neuroinflammation, and neurologic recovery after central nervous system injury. His academic work includes peer-reviewed publications, invited (inter)national presentations, and leadership in multidisciplinary brain injury rehabilitation initiatives at health system and national levels. Dr. Race routinely evaluates medically complex neurologic injuries across the continuum of care, including acute hospitalization, inpatient re...

Los Angeles, California

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine - Hospital, Skilled Nursing Facility, SNF, Wound, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Internist, Rehab, Rehabilitation, Falls, Acute Rehab Unit, ARU, IRF, nursing home, nursing facility, IM, Inpatient, Outpatient, ulcer, pressure injury

Dr. Amir Aljilani, M.D. Expert Witness in Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Care Dr. Amir Aljilani is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with extensive experience providing expert medical testimony and case review for both plaintiff and defense counsel in cases involving inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facility (SNF) care, and acute rehabilitation unit (ARU) care. Dr. Aljilani serves as a Lead Hospitalist for Care Transitions in the largest hospitalist group at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he has practiced since 2013. He also serves as the Assistant Medical Director of the Enhanced Care Program at Cedars Sinai, which is the hospitals associated SNF program. He also directs medical care at multiple skilled nursing facilities, including serving as Medical Director at SharonCare Skilled Nursing Facility and as a Quality Improvement Council member at Culver West Health Center and Kennedy Care Center. With leadership roles spanning hospital...

Orlando, Florida

Physical Therapy, Neurology - Brain injury, Spinal manipulation, Spinal cord injury, Contractures, Debility, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Stroke, Rehab, Technology, Robotics, Falls, Geriatrics, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Nursing Home, Amputation, Prosthetics

Dr. Uzair "Z" Hammad, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with board certification in neurologic physical therapy (NCS) through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and credentialing as an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) through RESNA; which is a combination held by very few clinicians nationally. He completed a formal Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency through the University of Central Florida and Orlando Health, one of the country's premier neurologic rehabilitation programs, and currently serves as one of three Rehabilitation Clinical Specialists at Orlando Health's nationally recognized, CARF-accredited Advanced Rehabilitation Institute in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Hammad's clinical practice focuses exclusively on medically complex neurologic populations, including spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), degenerative conditions, and stroke. He maintains a longitudinal outcomes database for all SCI, TBI, and stroke admissions at...