Specialties

Infectious diseases - infections of all medical and surgical specialties; Infection control; HIV and AIDS; Food poisoning; Hepatitis; Sepsis; Medical malpractice in above areas.

Degrees/Licenses

MD; FACP; FIDSA

Formal Education

AB, Princeton University, 1972; MD, Boston University School of Medicine, 1976; Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals, Detroit, MI, 1976-79; Chief Medical Residency, Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals, 1979-80; Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, University of CA, San Francisco, 1980-82.

Registration and Licenses

MD (Licenses: CA), American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases; Certification Board of Infection Control; HIV Specialist.

Previous/Current Position

Medical Director, Infection Control, Summit Medical Center; Medical Director, Infection Control, Alameda Hospital; Past Chief, Division of Infectious Disease, Summit Medical Center and Highland General Hospital; Past President, Medical Staff, Summit Medical Center.

Honors/Awards

Multiple presentations to various audiences on infectious disease topics. One of "The Best Doctors in America."

Prof. Affiliations

Fellows, Infectious Disease Society of America; Fellow, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Fellow, American College of Physicians; Alameda-Contra Costa County Medical Association.

Publications

25 publications. Editor-Author, Infectious Disease chapter in Lawyers' Medical Cyclopedia.

Prior Expert

Case reviews, independent medical evaluations, depositions - trials; plaintiff and defense work.

Specialties

All subject matter in Urology and Urogynecology. 

Neurogenic causes for Bladder Dysfunction, Sexual Dysfunction

Cancer missed diagnosis

Injury and Trauma to the Urinary Tract and Genitals (Male or Female) from Surgery or Accidents

Sexual Crimes and Injury

Device/Implant Injury (Catheters, Interstim, Penile Implants, Vaginal Mesh)

Medication Side Effect Injury

Urology Device Patent review

Degrees/Licenses

MD- Arizona
MD-New York
Fellow American College of Surgeons

Formal Education

Fellowship- Urogynecology (Neurourology & Prosthetics)
Residency- Urology

Registration and Licenses

Board Certified- Urogynecology
Board Certified- Urology

Previous/Current Position

Faculty Physician - University of Arizona- Phoenix, School of Medicine
Director- Female Pelvic Health- Arizona Urology Specialists

Honors/Awards

See CV

Prof. Affiliations

See CV

Publications

See CV

Prior Expert

Deposition testimony - 35+

Trial testimony- 10 (including California)

Over 200 cases reviewed since 2013

VERY TIMELY and DETAIL ORIENTED CASE REVIEW & REPORT WRITING

Pre-Litigation Case evaluation

Free 20-30 minute case review by phone to evaluate for merit

AVOID CONFLICTS IN CALIFORNIA- HAVE AN EXPERT FROM NEIGHBORING ARIZONA REVIEW YOUR CASE

Specialties

We are a group of over 40 doctors with extensive medical-legal expert experience. We do not act as a placement or referral agency; all of our doctors have worked in our group on a long-term basis. We offer a large variety of medical, mental health and dental specialties. Our practitioners have experience in many areas of medical-legal work throughout the State of California. Our administrative staff can answer any questions and can put you in touch with an expert in your desired specialty for a brief complimentary phone consultation to ensure you will have the right fit for your case.

Degrees/Licenses

M.D.; Ph.D; D.O.; Psy.D; J.D.; DDS; DPM; DC

Specialties

Neuroradiology
Radiology
Traumatic Brain Injury

Degrees/Licenses

MD
Board certification in Radiology
Certificate of added qualifications in neuroradiology

Formal Education

BS, Neuroscience, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Los Angeles, CA (06/2002)
MD, Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine (UCSD). San Diego, CA (06/2006)
Preliminary Internal Medicine internship, Martin Luther King Hospital. Los Angeles, CA (2006-2007)
Radiology residency, Staten Island University Hospital; Staten Island, NY (2007-2009)
Radiology residency, Harvard University; BIDMC; Boston, MA (2009-2011)
Neuroradiology fellowship, University of Southern California (USC); Los Angeles, CA (2011-2012)

Registration and Licenses

CA physician and surgeon license, Active (7/01/2008 - Present)
American Board of Radiology, Active (2011)
Neuroradiology Certification of Added Qualification, Active (2013)

Previous/Current Position

Award-winning, Harvard trained radiologist, neuroradiologist, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) imaging expert with full-time clinical appointment at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System. Academic appointments at major academic centers (UCLA, and USC). Focus on Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) in concussion/mild TBI. Board and Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in radiology and neuroradiology. Extensive experience in care of patients with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, epilepsy, and brain tumor. 14+ years experience. Extensive teaching and research leadership experience at USC (2012- present) and UCLA (2019 - present). Former Radiology department Chair and Director of Neuroradiology at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (2012-2018). CEO and chief neuroradiology expert witness at Neuro Experts, LLC (2018-present), contributing to clinical care and medicolegal issues of numerous patients with neurological disorders. Frequent presenter and invited lecturer in neuroradiology and traumatic brain injury.

Honors/Awards

2001 Recognition of Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, Golden Key National Honor Society
2001 UCLA Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award
2003 UCSD Medical Student NIH medical research award
2006 Honored by Dr. John Hesselink (UCSD Department of neuroradiology)
2015 Whittier Foundation Neuro-Imaging Research Award
2018 RSNA Research Medical Student Grant in role of mentor and PI for awardee DeClouette, B

Publications

- Hazany S, Huang J, Haddadin Z, (2020). Chapter 15: Neuroimaging – Structural and Functional. In Blessen C. Eapen. “Brain Injury Medicine” ELSEVIER | Education, Reference, and Continuity. Maryland Heights, MO 63043.
- Jacokes, Z., Bhattrai, A., Torgerson, C., Zywiec, A., Abe, S., Irimia, A., Law, M., Hazany, S., and Van Horn, J.D. (2016) Chapter 12: “The Neuroimaging Challenges in Hemispherectomy Patients” in Mark J. Ashley and David A. Hovda, Traumatic Brain Injury; Rehabilitation, treatment, and Vase Management 4th Edition, Springer.
- Hazany S, Go J, Henderson RW, Kim P, Law M. (2016). Chapter 12: Neuroradiology: Neoplasms and Epilepsy. In Conti, Peter S., Kaushik, Aarti “PET-CT -- A Case-Based Approach” (pages 207-224). Springer Science + Business Media LLC New York.
- Elsas SM, Hazany S, Gregory WL, Mody I. Hippocampal zinc infusion delays the development of afterdischarges and seizures in a kindling model of epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2009 Apr; 50(4):870-9.
- Thomas MA, Hazany S, Ellingson BM, Hu P, Nguyen KL. Pathophysiology, classification, and MRI parallels in microvascular disease of the heart and brain. Microcirculation. 2020 Jul 8.

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Prior Expert

25 cases, 4 depositions

Specialties

Industrial toxicology; Environmental toxicology; Occupational & environmental medicine; Occupational/environmental cancer; Occupational lung disease; Indoor air quality/building-related illness; Heavy metal toxicity; Neurotoxicity; Pesticides; Mold health effects; Benzene.

Degrees/Licenses

BA, MPH, MD.

Formal Education

BA, Bio-Medical Sciences, University of Michigan, 1976; MD, University of Michigan, 1979; Masters in Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences, University of CA, Berkeley, 1982.

Registration and Licenses

Diplomate, American Board of Preventive Medicine in Occupational Medicine; Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine.

Previous/Current Position

Consultant in Occupational & Environmental Medicine and Toxicology; Corporate Medical Director; Former Resident in Occupational Medicine and in Internal Medicine.

Honors/Awards

Graduated with distinction and Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical society member, University of Michigan Medical School.

Prof. Affiliations

Clinical Professor & Assistant Chief, Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Board of Directors, American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (2009-2015); American Academy of Clinical Toxicology.

Publications

12; "Chemical Hazards of the Workplace," 3rd ed., Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, 1991; "Occupational Cancer" in Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine, ed.: J. LaDou and R. Harrison, McGraw-Hill, 5th ed., (2014).

Prior Expert

Retained expert in over 100 cases, including toxic tort, product liability and commercial litigation involving chemical, physical, and biological hazards.

Specialties

Chairman Dept Emergency Medicine, practicing ER physician 10+ yrs. Catastrophic Injury, Trauma, Stroke, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure, Hypothermia, Hemorrhage, Head Injury, Heatstroke, Anaphylactic Shock, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, Aneurysm, Appendicitis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Degrees/Licenses

MD; FACEP; MPH

Specialties

I am available to serve as an expert witness, and provide legal and forensic consultation, medical record reviews, and assessments concerning psychiatric issues in older individuals, including testamentary capacity, contested wills and trusts, competence, undue influence, dementia, delirium, Alzheimer's, depression, anxiety, psychosis, nursing homes, assisted living, hospitals, psychotropic medication, Medicare.

Degrees/Licenses

M.D., licensed in CA and FL.

Formal Education

B.S., Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 1965-1969; M.D., Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1969-1973; Internship and Residency, Psychiatry, Herrick Memorial Hospital, Berkeley, CA, 1973-1976.

Registration and Licenses

Board Certified in Geriatric Psychiatry, Board Certified in Psychiatry.

Previous/Current Position

Clinical Psychiatrist in Geriatric Psychiatry program, San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center 2021-present. Psychiatric Consultant to San Francisco Towers CRCC Life Care Community 2020 - present. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry (Voluntary), University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Served as Director of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital for the Jewish Home of San Francisco, 2010-2020. Previously in Private Practice of Geriatric and Older Adult Psychiatry in Miami and Miami Beach, Florida for 33 years. I have been Medical Director for the Community Mental Health Center of Miami Beach, Medical Director of an Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry program, and Medical Director of an Inpatient Mood Disorder program, as well as consulting at Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and other facilities.

Honors/Awards

Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Distinguished Fellow of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. In 1997, given the Founder’s Award by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry for contributions to the field, only the 3rd recipient in 35 years. In 2001, given the Weinberg Memorial Award in Geriatric Psychiatry by the American Psychiatric Association, their highest award in Geriatric Psychiatry. ln 2003, was the first recipient of the Clinician of the Year Award from the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. In 2004, given Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Miami School of Medicine. Listed in Best Doctors in America beginning 1992. Board of Directors (1982-1985) and twice elected President of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (1985-1987). Treasurer (1989-1993) and on Board of Directors (1993-1997) of the International PsychoGeriatric Association, and Member of the Task Force on Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence (2007-2016).

Prof. Affiliations

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, American Medical Association, Northern California Psychiatric Society, American Geriatrics Society, Gerontological Association of America, International PsychoGeriatric Association. American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, and Member of the Geriatric Psychiatry and the Law Committee (2202-2024).

Publications

Author/co-author of multiple books and book chapters, and articles in the professional literature. Lecturer at local, regional, national, and international conferences. Recent publications include "Geriatric Psychiatric Outpatient Care: The Private Practice Model in the USA", in the textbook Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry, 3rd Edition (2011), and "Does your client have testamentary capacity? Mental health and memory issues that affect estate planning." California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, 17 (2), 2011.

Prior Expert

Legal consultation regarding Geriatric Psychiatry matters in more than 70 cases. I have worked with attorneys representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

Specialties

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Knee/Shoulder/Hip/Elbow/Foot/Ankle/Hand/Wrist Surgery, Fracture Care, Joint Replacement Surgery, Independent Medical Evaluation, Medical Record Evaluation.

Degrees/Licenses

MD; MPH.

Formal Education

BA, Swarthmore College, 1998; MD, University of California Davis, 2006; MPH, University of California Berkeley, 2000.

Registration and Licenses

Board Certified by American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified by American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, California Medical License A102032.

Previous/Current Position

Fellowship Director - San Francisco Sports Medicine Fellowship, Assistant Clinical Professor - University of California San Francisco, Faculty - San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency, Faculty - Current Issues of MRI in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Review - The Knee Journal.

Prof. Affiliations

Full forensic services for attorneys as expert consultant and expert witness: In court testimony; preparation for trial; pre-trial case evaluation; file reviews, reports; depositions.

Prior Expert

Full forensic services for attorneys as expert consultant and expert witness: In court testimony; preparation for trial; pre-trial case evaluation; file reviews, reports; depositions.

Specialties

Dr. Dillin performs IME's and reviews Med-Legal and Legal cases with spine related issues.

Degrees/Licenses

M.D.

Specialties

Board Certified Addiction Medicine Specialist; Substance Abuse Treatment; Drug Testing; Standard of Care

Degrees/Licenses

MD

Specialties

Psychological assessment; PTSD; Malingering; Independent medical evaluation; Disability evaluation; Claimed impairment; Fitness for duty; Allegations of harassment and discrimination; Psychology and Psychiatric nursing standards of care; Psychological damages; Workers' compensation.

Degrees/Licenses

PsyD; MN, Master of Nursing/Clinical Nurse Specialist; CA, Psy 16001; AZ, Psy 4952

Specialties

MRK MEDICAL CONSULTANTS offers objective review and analysis of personal injuries. We have more than 40 medical experts in a wide variety of specialties such as orthopedics, neurosurgery, life care planning, emergency and trauma medicine, plastic surgery, podiatry, radiology, neuropsychology, pulmonary medicine, and medical billing and auditing. Each stage of the process—research to review, analysis to opinion—is addressed in a comprehensive manner in order to help legal and insurance professionals reach appropriate conclusions about their clients’ situations. We have satellite offices in Atwater, Bakersfield, Chico, Clovis (Fresno), Eureka, Lafayette, Los Angeles, Monterey, Napa, Oakland, Redding, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Rosa, as well as Nevada locations in Las Vegas and Reno.

Degrees/Licenses

MD, PhD, DPT, DPM, RN, MBA, DC, DDS, PE

Specialties

Prison medicine; Corrections access to care; Infectious disease in prison and jail; Emergency, Acute, Chronic, Hospice Care; Trauma and Assault; In-custody Heat Injuries; Pain Control; Inmate Mental Health.

Degrees/Licenses

MD; FAAFP; CCHP-P; Licensed in CA