Neuropathology Expert Witness

Neurology, Neuropathology - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), mast cell activation syndrome, craniocervical instability, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak headaches, small fiber neuropathy, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), Guillain-Barre (GBS), myasthenia gravis

Board-certified in Neurology, Neuromuscular Disorders and Clinical Neuromuscular Pathology. I am well-known nationally as a specialist in neuromuscular disorders, publishing inside and outside of academia for over 20 years. I am a medical director of national reference lab for small fiber neuropathy. I have interpreted over 50,000 small fiber skin biopsies as well as hundreds of conventional nerve and muscle biopsies. I am also one of a small number of experts in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, joint hypermobility syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), dysautonomia, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and related disorders to include craniocervical instability (CCI) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak . In my clinical practice I have evaluated over 1000 patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

Forensic Pathology, Neuropathology - Expertise in Clinical Neurology, Diagnoses of Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease, the clinical, biomechanical aspects and neuropathology of head and spinal cord trauma both accidental and criminal.

I am board certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology (1979), Neuropathology (1977) & Forensic Pathology (2000). I have over thirty years experience in the first two specialties and seventeen years experience in the last specialty. I have performed approximately 5,000 hospital autopsies and 5,000 forensic autopsies. I have testified in court in matters criminal and civil approximately 500 times. I have a background in basic research in neurobiochemistry. I taught, did basic research and service work in autopsy pathology/neuropathology for sixteen years.