Spinal Surgery Expert Witnesses

Spinal surgery 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 spinal surgery. The spinal surgery expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Critical Care Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Neuroradiology, Nurse, and Spine Surgery & Spine Care.

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ANNE MCADAM, MSN, RN

PACU RN, Expert Witness

McAdam Healthcare Consulting

San Marcos, California
Nurse, Critical Care Surgery - Registered Nurse, PACU, post anesthesia, critical care, general surgery, plastic surgery, urology, OB-GYN, orthopedics, robotic, medications, laparoscopic, spinal surgery, pain procedures, eye surgery, ambulatory surgery, colorectal, education, competencies
Anne McAdam has been a California registered nurse for 21 years and has served in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Ambulatory Post Anesthesia Care Unit. She also worked as a Nurse Educator in a women’s acute care unit and recovery room, where she trained nurses and contributed to the development and revision of nursing competencies and policies and procedures. In the recovery room, she worked in various capacities including bedside clinician, charge nurse and preceptor to students, new graduates and transferring nurses. In 2008, she worked as an adjunct faculty member at National University where she was a lecture professor for Medical Surgical Nursing III. She currently cares for a variety of inpatient and outpatient postoperative patients in an ambulatory care center recovery room.
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Matthew Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D.

Neurological and Neuro-Endovascular Surgery

Silver Cross Hospital

New Lenox, Illinois
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - General Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Hemorrhagic Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma, Epidural Hematoma, Carotid Artery Disease, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Cord Injury, Hydrocephalus, CSF Shunting, Mechanical Thrombectomy, Brain Tumor, Chiari Malformation, Herniated Disk
Dr. Matthew Reynolds is a Board-Certified Neurological and Neuro-Endovascular Surgeon with over 15 years of experience in the academic and community hospital settings. He received his undergraduate degree in English Literature from Hope College (Holland, MI) where he graduated with highest honors (Summa Cum Laude) and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. He then attended Northwestern University Medical School where he received his combined M.D./Ph.D. degree, graduated in the top 10% of his class, and was awarded membership into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honors society. His neurosurgical residency training was at Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO), one of the busiest and most heralded training programs in the country. He further completed post-residency fellowships in Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery (Emory University; Atlanta, GA) and Neuro-Endovascular Surgery/Neuro Critical Care (Thomas Jefferson University; Philadelphia, PA). ...
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Jonathan E. Hodes, M.D.

Jonathan E. Hodes, MD, PLLC

Louisville, Kentucky
Neurological Surgery, Neuroradiology - Spinal Surgery, Spinal fusion, General neurosurgery, Shunt care, Normal pressure hydrocephalus, Aneurysm, NeuroInterventional Endovascular neurosurgery, Endoscopic neurosurgery, Stroke care, Cerebrovascular, Skull base tumors, Head trauma, Brain tumor care, AVM, car accident
Experienced fellowship trained (Neurovascular) clinician with academic, private practice, and hospital employed experience in general neurosurgery including but not limited to all aspects of spinal care - laminectomy, discectomy, fusion, trauma, spinal cord injury, etc. Subspecialty expertise in endovascular, vascular, skull base, and stroke systems of care. Experienced Comprehensive Stroke Center director. Some medical-legal experience and very interested in contributing in a constructive way to the medical-legal system. Evidence based reasoning for all opinions.
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Ashley Smith Kisiel

Med Surg Nurse-14 Years Experience

West Union, South Carolina
Nurse - FALLS, Med Surg, Safe Medication Administration, Standard of Care, Documentation, Spinal Surgery, General Surgery, Nursing Standard of Care, Fall Precautions
EDUCATION: *ADN, Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton, SC 29670, 2012 *BSN, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC 29303, 2014 *MSN, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, 2016 *WORK HISTORY: *3/2025 - Present AnMed Cannon Memorial- Pickens, SC Med Surg Staff Nurse *01/2021 - 01/2025 Travel Nurse- Med Surg Wake Forest Baptist Health- High Point, NC Ascension Via Christi St. Francis- Wichita, KS Baptist Health Medical Center- Little Rock, AR Ascension St. John Medical Center- Tulsa, OK Providence Regional Medical Center- Everett, WA Mission Hospital- Asheville, NC *08/2021 - 09/2021 Prisma Health Seneca, SC ICU Medical *10/2014 - 01/2021 Prisma Health Seneca, SC ICU Medical ICU Intermediate Staff Nurse and Assistant Nurse Manager of ICU *10/2012 -10/2014 Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center Lavonia, GA Critical Care Staff Nurse *02/2012 – 10/2012 Oconee Medical Center Seneca, SC Critical Care Unit Progressive Car...
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Douglas C. Mathews, MD

Howell Allen Clinic

Nashville, Tennessee
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - General Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery
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John (J.D.) D Day, MD

Award Winning Neurosurgeon, Experienced Expert

J.D. Day, M.D., FAANS

EL PASO, Texas
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Brain Trauma, Brain Aneurysm, Spine Trauma, Spine Tumor, Spinal Surgery, Meningioma, Brain Surgery, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Brain Tumor, Pituitary Tumor, Acoustic Neuroma, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Whiplash
Award winning physician with 30 years experience in the practice of Neurological surgery, certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Former Chairman and Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Currently the Director of Neurosurgery at University Medical Center of El Paso (Texas) and Nexus Neuroscience (HealthGrades Top 100 in Spinal Surgery 2025-2026). Extensive experience in review and testimony as an expert witness in Neurosurgery on behalf of plaintiff and defense. Experienced with quality assurance and peer-review in hospital and clinic settings.
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Jackson B Salvant, MD, FAANS, FACS

Southeastern Neurosurgical Consulting LLC

Newport News, Virginia
Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Craniotomy, Spinal Fusion, Head Injury, Spinal Injury, Brain Injury, Spinal Surgery, Pituitary, Brain Tumor, Brain Aneurysm, Deep Brain Stimulation, MRIGFUS neuro critical care, brain surgery, radiosurgery, AVM, Parkinson's, Gamma Knife, neck injury, back injury, spinal fracture, subdural
I am Board Certified and in continuing practice of General Neurosurgery for 29 years. I am a member in good standing of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, International Gamma Knife Society, American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, American College of Surgeons and Southern Neurosurgical Society. I have lengthy experience in head and spinal injury treatment, spinal surgery, brain tumor surgery, pituitary surgery, gamma knife treatment, deep brain stimulation and neurosurgical critical care. I can provide review of medical records and expert testimony as required. I do not currently care for pediatric patients or perform endovascular procedures for stroke or vascular conditions. I have provided review for defense and plaintiff counsel.