Hearing Loss Expert Witness
Associate Consultant
Our hearing loss expert is an otolaryngologist who is also double board-certified ear surgeon and trained expert witness with over 40 years of experience treating and operating on ear, balance, and hearing conditions. He has expertise in all common otolaryngologic disorders with special interest in tinnitus, cholesteatoma, hearing loss, dizziness, and facial paralysis. Currently, he is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida, President of his private practice which provides consulting and expert witness services and the Chief Medical Officer of Immunodominant, Inc., aiding in the development of antiviral therapies.
In addition to is medical expertise, our expert holds three United States patents and is the author of over sixty publications. He is active in medical research across his field with recent publications focusing on hearing disorders and balance function. He also holds a JD degree from Florida Coastal and is admitted to the Georgia Bar, giving him a unique understanding of the legal implications of the litigation process.
In addition to is medical expertise, our expert holds three United States patents and is the author of over sixty publications. He is active in medical research across his field with recent publications focusing on hearing disorders and balance function. He also holds a JD degree from Florida Coastal and is admitted to the Georgia Bar, giving him a unique understanding of the legal implications of the litigation process.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2005 - Present
Private Practice - President
September 2022 – Present
University of Florida College of Medicine - Clinical Associate Professor Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine.
August 2022 – Present
Immunodominant LLC. - Chief Medical Officer
June 2019 – August 2022
University of Florida Health - Associate Professor and Interim Chief, Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery
Jacksonville, FL
EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE
Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Geology and Geophysics 1977
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Master of Arts in Biochemistry 1979
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Rutgers Medical School Piscataway, New Jersey
Medical Doctor 1983
LAW SCHOOL
Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, Florida
Juris Doctor; Law Review editorial staff; Phi Delta Phi 2008
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
FELLOWSHIP
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas
Neurotology 1993–1994
RESIDENCIES
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee
Otolaryngology 1987–1989
Medical College of Virginia Richmond, Virginia
Otolaryngology 1984–1986
INTERNSHIP
Indiana University Hospitals Indianapolis, Indiana
General Surgery 1983–1984
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
LICENSURE
Florida Medical License #ME75455 Current
CERTIFICATIONS
American Board of Otolaryngology
Board Certified, Neurotology 2012
American Board of Otolaryngology
Board Certified 1990
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor 2010–Present
Chief, Division of Otolaryngology 2013–2015
Interim Chief, Division of Otolaryngology 2012–2013;2019-2020
Courtesy Clinical Associate Professor 1998–2010
Assistant Professor 1991–1994
HOSPITAL STAFFS
University of Florida Health – Jacksonville 1991-Present
St. Vincent’s Hospital – Southside 2009-Present
AWARDS AND HONORS
John A. Beals Research Award-Review Category, Duval County Medical Society, 2014
“40 Most Influential Healthcare Leaders in Jacksonville,” 904 Magazine, 2014
Associate Fellow, Aerospace Medical Association, 2012
Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
Duval County Medical Society, Delegate to Florida Medical Association House of Delegates, 2004–Present
Florida Coastal School of Law, Law Review, 2007
Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Scholarship, 1980
Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University, 1977
Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society, 1977
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
CURRENT
Duval County Medical Society, Northeast Florida Legislative Committee, 2012–Present
Duval County Delegate, Florida Medical Association, 2003–Present
Duval County Medical Society, 1998–Present
Delegate to Florida Medical Association (FMA) House of Delegates, 2004–Present
NASA Visiting Researcher, 1991–Present
PAST
University of Florida—Jacksonville
Florida Medical Association Reference Committee III Legislation, 2012
DCMS Ad Hoc Committee on Legislation, 2009
FMA Task Force on Medical Staff Autonomy, 2009
Florida Medical Association, ad hoc Committee on Model Hospital By-laws Committee on Medical Economics Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, 2006–2009
Committee on Managed Care, 2007–2008
Memorial Hospital Continuing Medical Education, 2004–2005
DCMS Constitutional Amendment and Tort Reform Committee, 2004
University of Pennsylvania Admissions Committee, 1996–1997
University of Pennsylvania Investigational Drug Committee, 1996–1997
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Resident Selection Committee, 1996–1997
University of Pennsylvania Medical School Admissions Committee, 1996–1997
University of Pennsylvania Medical Student Research Award Committee, 1996–1997
AAO SIPAC Committee, 1994–1995
AAO Patient of the Month Committee, 1994–1995
AAO Professional Liability Committee, 1994–1995
NIH Peer Review Consultant, 1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Vertigo Clinic Co-Director, 1992–1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Ambulatory Surgery Committee, 1992-1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Cancer Committee, 1992–1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Clerkship Committee, 1992–1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Faculty Council, 1992–1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Joint Practice Council for Medicine and Surgery,1992–1994
University of Florida Resident Selection Committee, 1993
Vanderbilt University Resident Selection Committee, 1988
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
TBI associated dizziness, coronavirus, motion sickness, middle ear implants, computerized bone grafts, and skull base tumors
August 2005 - Present
Private Practice - President
- Expert witness services (specializing in IP, dizziness, TBI), consulting, and otologic medical devices IP.
September 2022 – Present
University of Florida College of Medicine - Clinical Associate Professor Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine.
- Research on protein expression, purification and crystallization.
August 2022 – Present
Immunodominant LLC. - Chief Medical Officer
- Development of coronavirus therapeutics
June 2019 – August 2022
University of Florida Health - Associate Professor and Interim Chief, Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery
Jacksonville, FL
EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE
Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Geology and Geophysics 1977
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Master of Arts in Biochemistry 1979
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Rutgers Medical School Piscataway, New Jersey
Medical Doctor 1983
LAW SCHOOL
Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, Florida
Juris Doctor; Law Review editorial staff; Phi Delta Phi 2008
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
FELLOWSHIP
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas
Neurotology 1993–1994
RESIDENCIES
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee
Otolaryngology 1987–1989
Medical College of Virginia Richmond, Virginia
Otolaryngology 1984–1986
INTERNSHIP
Indiana University Hospitals Indianapolis, Indiana
General Surgery 1983–1984
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
LICENSURE
Florida Medical License #ME75455 Current
CERTIFICATIONS
American Board of Otolaryngology
Board Certified, Neurotology 2012
American Board of Otolaryngology
Board Certified 1990
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor 2010–Present
Chief, Division of Otolaryngology 2013–2015
Interim Chief, Division of Otolaryngology 2012–2013;2019-2020
Courtesy Clinical Associate Professor 1998–2010
Assistant Professor 1991–1994
HOSPITAL STAFFS
University of Florida Health – Jacksonville 1991-Present
St. Vincent’s Hospital – Southside 2009-Present
AWARDS AND HONORS
John A. Beals Research Award-Review Category, Duval County Medical Society, 2014
“40 Most Influential Healthcare Leaders in Jacksonville,” 904 Magazine, 2014
Associate Fellow, Aerospace Medical Association, 2012
Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
Duval County Medical Society, Delegate to Florida Medical Association House of Delegates, 2004–Present
Florida Coastal School of Law, Law Review, 2007
Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Scholarship, 1980
Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University, 1977
Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society, 1977
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
CURRENT
Duval County Medical Society, Northeast Florida Legislative Committee, 2012–Present
Duval County Delegate, Florida Medical Association, 2003–Present
Duval County Medical Society, 1998–Present
- Chair, 2015–Present and Member, Committee on Ethical & Judicial Affairs, 2013–Present
- Election Committee, 2015–Present
- Council of Past Presidents 2009–Present
- Judicial Committee, 2006–present
Delegate to Florida Medical Association (FMA) House of Delegates, 2004–Present
NASA Visiting Researcher, 1991–Present
PAST
University of Florida—Jacksonville
- Value Analysis Team Committee
- Resident Education Committee
- Operating Room Operations Committee
- EPIC Care Ambulatory Advisory Group
Florida Medical Association Reference Committee III Legislation, 2012
DCMS Ad Hoc Committee on Legislation, 2009
FMA Task Force on Medical Staff Autonomy, 2009
Florida Medical Association, ad hoc Committee on Model Hospital By-laws Committee on Medical Economics Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, 2006–2009
Committee on Managed Care, 2007–2008
Memorial Hospital Continuing Medical Education, 2004–2005
DCMS Constitutional Amendment and Tort Reform Committee, 2004
University of Pennsylvania Admissions Committee, 1996–1997
University of Pennsylvania Investigational Drug Committee, 1996–1997
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Resident Selection Committee, 1996–1997
University of Pennsylvania Medical School Admissions Committee, 1996–1997
University of Pennsylvania Medical Student Research Award Committee, 1996–1997
AAO SIPAC Committee, 1994–1995
AAO Patient of the Month Committee, 1994–1995
AAO Professional Liability Committee, 1994–1995
NIH Peer Review Consultant, 1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Vertigo Clinic Co-Director, 1992–1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Ambulatory Surgery Committee, 1992-1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Cancer Committee, 1992–1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Clerkship Committee, 1992–1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Faculty Council, 1992–1994
University of Florida Health Science Center, Joint Practice Council for Medicine and Surgery,1992–1994
University of Florida Resident Selection Committee, 1993
Vanderbilt University Resident Selection Committee, 1988
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
TBI associated dizziness, coronavirus, motion sickness, middle ear implants, computerized bone grafts, and skull base tumors