Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Expert Witness
General Medicine, Physical Medicine Board Certified, Physical Rehabilitation, Medical Practice, Pain Management, Back Pain, Spine Clinic, Spine Rehabilitation, Medical Examiner, Spinal Management, Cystic Fibrosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, Lumbar Herniations, Spinal Intervention, Spinal Imaging, Cervical Injuries, Lumbar Injuries, Biomechanics, Orthopedics, Thalamic Infarction, Cervical Manipulation, Astasia abasia, Camptocormia, Gait Disturbances, Lumbar Disc Herniations, MRI, Low Back Pain Treatment, Low Back Pain Evaluation, Lumbar Spine, Non operative Spine Treatment, Degenerative Disease, Chronic Pain, Whiplash, Spinal Disease,
Expert Witness No. 357
California
State Licensure
Available upon request.
Publications
Available upon request.
Education
Undergraduate
1977 -1981
State University New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
Degree: B.A. Psychology with honors
Graduate
1981 -1985
State University New York at Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Degree: M.D.
Post-Graduate
Internship: General Medicine, Staten Island Hospital, 7/85 -6/86
Residency: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, New York Hospital/Cornell Medical
Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY, 7/86 -6/89
Professional Experience
Innovative Medical Solutions, Los Angeles, CA
Private Practice
Director, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pain Management
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Attending Physician, UCLA Comprehensive Spine Center, UCLA Spine Associates
Attending Physician, Overuse Syndrome Clinic
Faculty, Doctoring Program, UCLA Medical School
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Hospital Attending Staff
Back Care Quality Assurance Committee, 1990 -1991
Director, Outpatient Physical Medicine Services, 8/89 -8/9
West Coast Spine Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Director, Physical Medicine & Spine Rehabilitation 1991-1997
Pain Management
Institute for Spinal Disorders, Los Angeles, CA
Director, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Present)
Pain Management
North American Spine Society
Instructional Course Committee
American Back Society
Teaching Faculty
Wadsworth V.A. Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Hospital Attending Staff
Teaching Faculty and consultant, Department of PM&R -Pain Clinic
Worker’s Compensation Board, State of California
Independent Medical Examiner
Qualified Medical Examiner
Consultant: Low Back pain Guidelines Panel
Zenith Insurance Company
Co-Medical Director, Spinal Injury Management Program
Non-Profit Organizations
Community Education Foundation
Free Arts for Abused Children Organization, Volunteer
Overcoming Obstacles
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Volunteer
Professional Societies
North American Spine Society
Int’l Assoc. for the Study of Pain
Downstate Alumni Society
American Medical Assoc.
American Congress of PM&R
California Society of PM&R
Young Physician Assoc., Los Angeles
American Pain Society
American Back Society
American Academy of PM&R
American Academy of Pain Management
California Medical Association
Los Angeles County Medical Assoc.
Physiatric Assoc. Spine Sports and Occup. Rehab.
Awards
Avaialbe upon request.
Publications
Available upon request.
Presentations
Available upon request.
Board Certification
Diplomate, American Board of Physical Med
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