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General Specialty Categories

Speciality Focus

Rheumatology

Details of Expertise

Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Occupational, Industrial & Environmental Rheumatology/Arthritis, Syndromes of Chronic Fatigue & Pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, Neck Pain, Back Pain, Lupus (SLE), Scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome. Raynaud’s Syndrome, Spondylitis, Myositis, Reflex Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Vasculitis, Gout.

Licenses and Certifications

MD; FRCPC; FACR; Lic (CA & NY)

Education

Years in Practice

Number of Time Deposed/Testified in the Last Four Years

Additional Information

Consultation, case review, analysis, ME/IME/AME, deposition, trial experience. On behalf of: industry/insurers/defendant public local, state & federal agencies/selected plaintiffs for industrial/occupational/environmental/post-traumatic/disability claims of fibromyalgia, reflex dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) & syndromes of chronic fatigue & pain, arthritis, connective tissue and other rheumatologic diseases; manufacturers & physicians involved in silicone implant litigation; manufacturers involved in diet drug litigation; plaintiff for I-tryptophan EMS. Physician/plaintiff in rheumatology medical malpractice issues Education: Undergraduate, Chemistry & Microbiology, Univ of Toronto; MD, Univ of Toronto; Internal Medicine, Univ of Toronto & McMaster Univ; Rheumatology Fellowship, Univ of Toronto. Previous Positions/Appointments: Assoc Clinical Prof, Univ of Calif, Irvine; Med Director, Fibromyalgia Polypain Arthritis Center; Med Director, The Calif Institute for Fibromyalgia, Arthritis & Rheumatology; Director, Raynaud’s Syndrome Research Clinic. Honors/Awards: Multiple US/foreign patents for ergonomic engineering. Number of Publications: 24 Scientific Presentations: Numerous Speaking Engagements: Numerous. Membership in Professional Societies: Multiple