Specialties

Dr. Behravan has special expertise in the spine, orthopedic pain, and image-guided procedures. He is experienced in complex orthopedic pain and chronic pain syndromes utilizing state of the art technology and a multidisciplinary approach to pain.

Dr. Behravan also uses BOTOX® in his practice for a variety of pain states including headaches, myofascial pain, post-surgical pain, excessive sweating, and anesthetics.

Formal Education

Fellowships in Pain Management and Anesthesia Pain Management, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2003; Anesthesiology Residency, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2001; Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, 1996

Registration and Licenses

Licensed physician in California, 2001;
American Board of Anesthesiology – Pain Medicine;
American Board of Anesthesiology – Anesthesiology;
American Society of Addiction – Addiction Medicine;

Previous/Current Position

Founding Physician & Chief Executive Officer, Bay Area Pain and Spine Institute, 2005-present;
Founding Physician & Chief Executive Officer, Bay Area Regenerative Medicine, 2005-present;
Physician, Webster Orthopedics, 2003-2005

Prof. Affiliations

American Osteopathic Association;
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians;
North American Spine Society;
American Society of Anesthesiologists;
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Specialties

Professional, affordable economic loss valuation in the following practice areas: business interruption; business valuation; class action (product liability, wage and hour); divorce | marital dissolution; employment (including class action, wage and hour, wrongful termination); personal injury (including maritime and medical malpractice); valuation of life care plans; and wrongful death.

Degrees/Licenses

BA; MBA; Certificate in Accounting, U.C. Berkeley; Certified Valuation Analyst, NACVA; Certified Earnings Analyst, AREA

Formal Education

BA, Economics, UCLA; MBA, St. Mary’s College; Certificate in Accounting, U.C. Berkeley

Prof. Affiliations

American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA); Collegium of Pecuniary Damage Experts (CPDE); National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE); National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)

Publications

Provided upon request.

Prior Expert

Provided upon request.

Specialties

Healthcare regulations and reimbursement including HIPAA Privacy and Security, HITECH Act (Meaningful Use), Medicare Fraud, Medical Coding and Billing, False Claims Act, Affordable Care Act, ICD-10, ICD-9, CPT codes, DRGs.

Degrees/Licenses

Bachelor of Science; Masters (Exp 2017), Biomedical Informatics.

Formal Education

Studies in Biomedical Informatics, Stanford Medical School, 2015; Studies in Bioethics, Harvard Law School, 2018; Medical coding and billing in multiple specialties; HIPAA Privacy and Security Certification; Certified Ambulance Billing Documentation Specialist

Previous/Current Position

Managing Partner, Healthcare Practice; Managing Partner, Global FDA pharmacovigilance system, Abbott Labs; Senior Vice President for two Fortune 100 firms

Prof. Affiliations

Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Publications

Healthcare IT News, GovHealthIT, Mobile Health News, Healthcare Financial Management Association

Prior Expert

150 cases including expert report, deposition, court testimony in Federal, State Courts and Arbitrations. Presentations to the U.S. HHS OIG, three retentions by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Transportation. To date, a Chief U.S. District Judge, two U.S. District Judges, State Judges, and Arbitrators denied motions to exclude Arrigo or consented to a stipulations of Arrigo's expert qualifications. The U.S. Court of Appeals considered my opinions as adduced in an appellant attorney's Defendant-Appellant brief and subsequently reversed a lower court.

Specialties

Neurology, Occupational Medicine, Neurotoxicology, Metals (Aluminum, Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, Manganese, Thallium, Tin, Zinc), Solvents, Pesticides, Carbon Monoxide, Electromyography, Environmental Exposures, Chemical Exposures, Toxic Neuropathy, Mold, Head Injuries, Head Trauma, Concussion, Chronic Pain. Neurological Fitness for Duty; police, firefighter, commercial driver, safety sensitive positions.

Degrees/Licenses

MD; MPH; FACOEM; FAAN

Specialties

Healthcare Billing & Cost Analyses, Alignment of Services Delivery and Insurance, Managed Care Operations, Accountable Care Organizations, Medicare, Medicaid, & ACA Program Management, Healthcare Provider Reimbursement & Incentive Strategies.

Formal Education

Master of Science - Healthcare Administration; Bachelor of Science - Health Science and Administration; Associate of Science - Math/Science.

Previous/Current Position

Senior Manager - Blue Shield of California, 2003 - Present; Director of Medical Economics - Cigna Healthcare of California; Senior Contracts Manager - Kaiser Permanente; Health Issues Coordinator - Los Angeles County Medical Association.

Prof. Affiliations

American College of Healthcare Executives; Los Angeles County Bar Association - Expert Witness; Forensic Expert Witness Association.

Publications

TAKE CONTROL of YOUR HEALTHCARE COSTS

Prior Expert

Hampton v. Amgen Holdings; L.A. Superior Court; civil tort. Medical billing appropriateness; Tender Care v. Misa; U.S. District Court; civil tort. Termination of Medicare provider number; Zaniewicz v. Mahal; San Joaquin Superior Court; civil tort. medical Billing appropriateness; American Arbitration; Contract disputes.

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 Professor of Psychiatry, 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 continuously since 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.

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 50 cases. I have worked with attorneys representing both plaintiffs and defendants.