Status Epilepticus Expert Witnesses

Los Angeles, California

Neurology, Critical Care Medicine - neurocritical care, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, encephalopathy, status epilepticus, neurotoxicology, Guillain-Barre syndrome, myasthenic crisis, meningitis, encephalitis

I am a neurointensivist and neurologist in active clinical practice at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, CA and am board-certified in both Neurocritical Care and Adult Neurology through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and also in Neurocritical Care through the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties. In my practice I provide comprehensive neurological and critical care services to patients with acute brain, spinal cord, and/or nerve injury, and have extensive experience in the management of disorders such as acute ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, hypoxic-ischemic (anoxic) brain injury, encephalopathy, status epilepticus, neurotoxicology, Guillain-Barre syndrome, myasthenic crisis, meningitis, encephalitis, and perioperative complications of neurosurgical procedures. I completed my undergraduate studies at Washington University in St. Lou...

Middletown, Delaware

Neurology, Epilepsy - Neurology, Status epilepticus, Headache, EEG, Stroke, Electroencephalogram, Multiple sclerosis, Optic neuritis, Epilepsy, Myelopathy, Autoimmune neurology, Myelitis, Seizure, Encephalitis, Parkinson, Meningitis, Neurocritical care, Myasthenia gravis, Dementia, Guillain barre syndrome

Board-certified neurologist with subspecialty fellowship training in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at Mayo Clinic. Currently Assistant Professor of Neurology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, with an upcoming appointment as Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). I have completed the SEAK Medical Malpractice Survival Training for Physicians. Extensive expertise in acute care neurology, including acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, status epilepticus, refractory seizures, neurocritical care, encephalopathy, neuromuscular respiratory failure, altered mental status, CNS infections, and post-cardiac arrest care. Highly experienced in continuous EEG monitoring, ICU EEG interpretation, long-term epilepsy monitoring, and emergent EEG consultation, with deep familiarity in evidence-based management of critically ill neurologic patients. Serves in multiple leadership and academic roles, including Vi...

Sunny Isles Beach, Florida

Critical Care Medicine - Critical Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, ICU, Intensivist, Septic shock, Shock, Cardiogenic Shock, ARDS, Acute respiratory failure, Hypertensive Emergency, post-operative patients, post-surgical patients, status epilepticus, multi-organ failure, stroke

Dr. Solenkova is a critical care physician experienced in different ICU and hospital settings. She received her residency training from Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach and critical care fellowship training from the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Solenkova is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Solenkova cares for patients in the medical ICU, coronary care unit, cardio-thoracic ICU, and surgical ICU. Her patients have various conditions that include but not limited to sepsis, septic shock, cardiogenic shock, acute respiratory failure, ARDS, pneumonia, intraabdominal infection, heart attack, stroke, brain bleed, status epilepticus, COPD exacerbation, acute kidney failure, and multi-organ failure. Dr. Solenkova also cares for patients using mechanical heart-lung support such as ECMO, Impella, IABP, post-cardiac surgery, post-abdominal surgery, post-vascular procedures, post-lung and heart transplants, and many others. She h...

Maple Grove, Minnesota

Neurology, Epilepsy - Brain injury, Seizures & Pregnancy, Lamotrigine, Epilepsy surgery, Video EEG ICU, Status epilepticus, Seizure medications, New onset seizures, VNS DBS RNS, TBI, Neurophysiology, Environmental exposure & seizures, Employment & Seizures, Driving & epilepsy, Cognition, Stroke & seizures, Non epileptic spells, Brain damage

Dr. Sima Patel MD, FAES, FANA is double board-certified physician in Neurology and Epilepsy (ABPN) and serves as Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. She is nationally recognized for her expertise in seizure cases involving traumatic brain injury, pregnancy, and complex neurologic conditions. Currently, she serves as Medical Director of Epilepsy and Video EEG at a Level 1 Trauma Center in Minneapolis. Dr. Patel earned her medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago, completed her neurology residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and pursued an Epilepsy Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation—one of the nation’s leading institutions in epilepsy care. With nearly 20 years of clinical and academic experience (after medical school), she has authored numerous scientific papers, poster abstracts, and book chapters, and frequently present at education and scientific conferences. She holds intellectual property rights for a seizure behaviora...

Charlotte, North Carolina

Neurocritical Care, Brain Injury Medicine - Stroke, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial hemorrhage, Encephalopathy, Status epilepticus, Catastrophic brain injury, Brain Death, Failure to rescue, Spinal Cord injury, Post-Neurosurgical complication, Emergency Neurology, ICU complication, Critical Care Neurology, Anoxic brain injury

Why Attorneys Retain Dr. Dong Timely. Precise. Persuasive. - Rapid case screening with preliminary opinions available within 72 hours - Courtroom-ready communication – Adjunct faculty with extensive experience translating complex neurologic and medical issues into clear, compelling testimony for judges, juries, and counsel - Calm, credible presence under cross-examination – Years as a neurointensivist managing high-stakes ICU decision-making - Concise, high-impact reports – Clear analysis of strengths, weaknesses, causation, and standard-of-care issues without unnecessary fluff - Dual training in Internal Medicine and Neurocritical Care – Enables comprehensive, whole-patient and system-level evaluation in complex, multisystem failure cases - End-to-end care insight – Firsthand understanding of emergency department workflows, ICU escalation, neurologic consultation delays, and inpatient decision-making - Balanced and objective – Retained by both plaintiff and defense; opinions groun...

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology - Pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy, Bronchiolitis, pneumonia, dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy, ecmo, septic shock, anaphylaxis, Asthma, status asthmaticus, status epilepticus, croup, altered mental status, ems transport, intubation, pneumothorax

Dr. Fallot is a triple board-certified physician and retired Army Colonel with over 25 years of combined academic medicine and military service. He serves as the Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Saint Francis Children's Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He maintains a full time clinical workload caring for the regions’s sickest children, to include patients needing mechanical ventilation, ECMO, or continuous renal replacement therapy (dialysis). He actively teaches residents, nurses, and respiratory therapists. He completed his undergraduate education at West Point. He then trained at Georgetown (MD), UC Berkeley (MPH), and fellowship-trained in Pediatric Pulmonology at UCSF and Pediatric Critical Care at Seattle Children's / University of Washington. Dr. Fallot has served as Consultant to the Army Surgeon General and has been recognized with the Legion of Merit and two Bronze Stars. He has served as an expert witness in over 25 cases, provided 6 depositions, an...

Sewickley, Pennsylvania

Neurocritical Care, Neurology - subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, status epilepticus, cardiac arrest, hypoxic ischemic brain injury, delirium, encephalopathy, guillain barre, traumatic brain injury, meningitis, encephalitis

I was born and raised in a suburb of Pittsburgh and went to college at the University of Pittsburgh. I completed residency and fellowship at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and then started practicing as an academic Neurointensivist at UT Health San Antonio for 5 years prior to my recruitment to Pittsburgh. In my current role as medical director of the Neuro ICU at Presbyterian hospital, I am responsible for ensuring the highest standard of care is delivered for patients with Neurocritical care diseases in the region. I must keep myself and my team updated with any new guidelines, ground breaking publications, and treatments that may help our patients. I regularly review all mortalities and unforeseen morbidities in my ICU for opportunities for improvement. I am involved with 3 national societies: Neurocritical Care Society, American Academy of Neurology, and Society of Critical Care Medicine in various capacities representing Neurocritical Care and critical care Ne...

Houston, Texas

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine - Airway Management, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack, Stroke, Appendicitis, Sepsis, Aneurysm, Pulmonary Embolism, Testicular Torsion, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pneumonia, Fractures, Status Epilepticus, Aortic Dissection, AAA, Head Bleed, Urgent Care, Nurse Practitioner, CVA, Compartment Syndrome

I am a board-certified emergency medicine physician and author of The Ultimate Emergency Medicine Guide, a comprehensive review book that is the highest-rated and most up-to-date text for Emergency Medicine physicians preparing to certify. I am a member of AOA (the only national medical honor society in the world), served as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMKC, and have worked in a variety of settings: from inner-city level 1 trauma centers serving 100,000 patients/year to 3-bed rural EDs. I’ve spent time as a Medical Director, Oral Boards examiner, and ACLS instructor. I am also currently serving as the medical director of an Urgent Care and Mens' Health Clinic which has given me significant experience hiring and training nurse practitioners and physician assistants'. I frequently review medical bills and offer expert advice on usual and customary charges for attorney offices. I am ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Suppor...

WEST JORDAN, Utah

Neurocritical Care, Neurology - Stroke, Traumatic brain injury, TBI, Brain hemorrhage, ICU neurology, Neurointensivist, Seizures, Tele-Neurocritical care, Status epilepticus, Coma, Brain death, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Cerebral edema, Intracranial pressure, Malpractice, Tele-Stroke, Neurological injury, Delayed diagnosis, Anoxic brain injury, Neuromonitoring

Kevin T. Meier, MD, is a board-certified neurologist and fellowship-trained neurointensivist with nearly a decade of clinical experience in neurocritical care. He is a full-time clinical neurointensivist actively providing direct patient care and serves as the founder of Meier Medical Consulting, based in Utah, where he offers expert witness and medical case review to attorneys and legal teams nationwide. Dr. Meier earned his Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology from Brigham Young University before completing his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed his neurology residency at the University of Utah and a fellowship in neurocritical care at McGovern Medical School at UT Houston. His clinical expertise encompasses the full spectrum of neurocritical care, including the management of acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, cerebral edema, intracranial hypert...