Bacterial Meningitis Medical Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1954

Tennessee

Most Recent Position Held

12/03 to 2/05 Assistant Professor of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN

Previous Positions

6/03 to 11/03 Locum Tenens Various locations

9/02-6/03 Northeast Florida Neurology Clinics, Inc. Jacksonville Beach, FL

9/01 to 7/02 West Florida Medical Center Clinic Pensacola, FL

9/94-8/01 Private Practice Columbia, TN

7/92-9/94Private Practice San Diego, CA

Education

7/91-6/92 Chief Resident University of California San Diego, CA

7/89-6/92 Neurology Residency

7/88-7/89 Mercy Hospital Transitional Internship San Diego, CA

6/83-6/88 Medical School University of California, Irvine, CA

1980-82 National Deans Honor List California State University Long Beach, CA

1982 B.A. Chemistry cum laude

1980 A.A. Liberal Arts with Honors Santa Monica College

Research Background

1985-1986 during Medical School M.D. PhD. program (did not complete PhD) U.C. Irvine
Completed 1 year in Psychobiology Dept.
Neurotrophic Factors
6/82-6/83 Research Lab Technician I Dept. of Hematology/ Oncology University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

Affiliations

American Academy of Neurology
Active Member since 1991
Fellow since 1995
American Stroke Association since 1997
American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Fellow since 1998

Board Certifications

Diplomate American Board of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Certified, 1998
Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certified 1995; Recertified 2005
Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners Licensed, 1989
Qualified Medical Examiner California, 1992

Licensure

Tennessee Medical License - Active
Florida Medical License - Inactive
California Medical License - Expired
Dept. of Justice Drug Enforcement Act Registration - Active

Bibliography

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of AIDS- Related Polyradiculopathy Neurology 1991 also presented in poster form at AAN Annual Mtg. 1991

Perimyositis with Perineuritis and Myofiber Type Grouping in the Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome Associated with Tryptophan Ingestion. American Journal of Surgical Pathology 1991

Plasticity of Brain After Injury The Neuro-Immune-Endocrine Connection Raven Press

Lectures/Presentations

Polyneuropathy parts I and II Vanderbilt University 3/04
Acute Stroke and Treatment Northwest Florida Geriatric Society Annual Conference 2/02
Epilepsy and EEG Marshall Medical Center 4/98
Stroke Prevention Maury County Senior Center 4/01
New Developments in ALS Research ALS Society Columbia Tn. 6/00
Migraine Treatment and Prevention Maury Regional Medical Center 6/99
Peripheral Neuropathy Maury Regional Medical Center 1/98
Alzheimer’s Disease Hohenwald Comm. Ctr. 1/97
New Developments in Migraine Maury Regional Hospital 12/94
Epilepsy Maury Regional Hospital 3/96
Stroke and Hypertension Alvarado Hospital 6/93

References

Available on request