Pediatric neurological evaluation and treatment form the foundation of this expert’s work involving pediatric neurology, neuromuscular medicine, and electrodiagnostic medicine. With more than 30 years of experience in medicine and pediatric neurology, this expert has more than 20 years of experience providing consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony involving pediatric neurological disorders, seizure conditions, developmental disabilities, and movement disorders. Areas of expertise include epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, Tourette’s disorder, migraines, neuromuscular disease, childhood movement disorders, neurocutaneous disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental and behavioral disorders, and neurological complications affecting infants, children, and adolescents.

The expert’s clinical background includes diagnosis and treatment of complex pediatric neurological conditions including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and learning disorders, dystonia, alternating childhood hemiplegia, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, Rett syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, multiple sclerosis, neurometabolic disease, peripheral neuropathy, lissencephaly, Sturge-Weber syndrome, Werdnig-Hoffmann syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Sydenham’s chorea. Additional experience includes management of spasticity, chronic headache and migraine disorders, seizure disorders, neurodiagnostic evaluations, electrodiagnostic medicine, and pain management associated with pediatric neurological disease. Professional responsibilities have included directing pediatric neurology services, providing pediatric neurology consultation for hospital systems, supervising neurological care in outpatient and inpatient settings, and maintaining long-standing pediatric neurology private practice responsibilities. Academic and educational experience includes assistant professor appointments, attending physician responsibilities, physician education activities, and presentations involving neurological topics for physician groups and healthcare professionals.

The expert has also participated extensively in pediatric neurology research and clinical trials involving migraine therapies, seizure-control medications, Tourette’s disorder treatments, and pediatric epilepsy management. Research and publication activities have addressed childhood epilepsy, status epilepticus, neuroimaging in pediatric epilepsy, movement disorders, and neurological disease in pediatric populations. Additional contributions include principal investigator responsibilities in multiple pediatric neurology clinical trials involving antiepileptic medications, migraine therapies, and Tourette’s disorder treatments.

Professional credentials include Diplomate status from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, board certification in Clinical Electrophysiology, and board certification from the American Board of Pediatrics. Educational background includes a Doctor of Medicine degree, residency training in pediatric neurology and neurology, pediatric residency training, and internship training in pediatrics. Professional organization involvement includes the American Academy of Neurology, Child Neurology Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, American Epilepsy Society, International Child Neurology Society, Newborn Brain Society, and Movement Disorder Society.