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Karen Kim Quirk, M.D.

Aryiel Caro — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 09:26:07 +0000

Dr. Karen Kim Quirk, M.D. is board certified in General and Vascular Surgery. She earned her under graduate degree from University of California at Berkley in 1998, where she was awarded a UC Regents Scholarship. Dr. Quirk earned her medical degree from the University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine in 2006.

Dr. Quirk completed her General Surgery Residency at Harbor UCLA Medical Center and fellowship in Vascular Surgery at University of California at San Diego.

Dr. Quirk is a clinical assistant professor of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at the Western University of Health Sciences and an attending staff at Community Memorial Hospital. She has presented clinical papers at several meetings of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery and the Western Vascular Society. She has also authored or co-authored more than fifteen research papers and abstracts.

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Carl J. Orfuss, M.D.

Brian Bailey — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:27:28 +0000

Carl J. Orfuss, M.D. is a Board Certified Neurologist and has practiced at the UCLA Neurological Clinic since 1976 as well as maintaining a private practice. He received his medical degree from the University of Maryland and served his Internship and Residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami Florida. In 1968 to 1969, Dr. Orfuss was an assistant physician in Internal Medicine for the United States Congress in Washington D.C. Since 2009 he has been a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology in the UCLA Department of Neurology. He has licensure in the states of California and Georgia.

Dr. Orfuss experience includes being a Director of Subacute Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Programs, a Co-Director of a Stroke Rehabilitation Program and a member of the Brian Injury Rehabilitation Program at Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital. He has provided forensic testimony for over thirty-three years on a variety of Neurological issues including but not limited to stroke, traumatic injuries, spinal cord, peripheral nerve injuries and Multiple Sclerosis.

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Galina Nikolskaya, M.D.

Brian Bailey — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 19:46:20 +0000

Dr. Galina Nikolskaya, M.D. is dual-board certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and in Clinical Neurophysiology by the American Board of Medical Specialties. She specializes in Traumatic Brain Injury, neurological injury, nerve and spinal cord injuries, concussion and post-concussion syndrome. Her education includes: a BA from Case Western Reserve University, a Medical Degree from Wright State University, a Neurology Residency at UC San Diego Medical Center and a Neurophysiology Fellowship at Harbor- UCLA Medical Center

Dr. Nikolskaya is an Associate Staff Neurologist at Harbor-UCLA, where, she also teaches. She has an active private group practice in Long Beach and additionally evaluates and treats patients at a Traumatic Brain Injury clinic in Orange, California. She has published on traumatic brain injury in a Journal of Biological Psychiatry and co-authored an article that explored FGD-PET regional glucose abnormalities in white matter in civilian impact and military blast-related mild traumatic brain injury. Dr. Nikolskaya also co-authored a review article on Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia in the Current Pain Headache Report journal. She is an active member of American Academy of Neurology.

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Harvey Alpern, M.D.

Aryiel Caro — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:33:17 +0000

Harvey Alpern, M.D., earned his medical degree from the University of Southern California in 1964 and completed residencies in Internal Medicine and in Cardiology at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. He then earned a Fellowship in Cardiology at St. George’s Hospital in London, England.

Dr. Alpern established his private practice in Cardiology in 1969 and has served as an attending physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center since 1970. He has also served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at ULCA and Clinical Chief of the Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiology Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; furthermore, he has served as Director of the Critical Care Unit and Chief of Staff at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles.

Dr. Alpern is a Qualified Medical Evaluator for the State of California and a Medical Expert for the Social Security Administration. He has participated in several medical research programs at the USC School of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and St. George Hospital. Dr. Alpern has presented and published thirty-eight papers dealing with all aspects of cardiology.

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Andrew Wittenberg, M.D.

Brian Bailey — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 20:33:03 +0000

Dr. Andrew Wittenberg is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP). He earned his Medical Degree from Temple University School of Medicine, his Masters in Public Health from Drexel University and completed his residency at Los Angeles County – USC Hospital. Dr. Wittenberg is currently the Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center where he is also an emergency medicine attending physician with over ten years of experience. Dr. Wittenberg has been recognized for excellence in teaching with awards from two residency programs. He has authored journal articles about and lectured regarding Cervical Spine Injuries, EKG Interpretation and Acute Myocardial Infraction. He also provides consultation for chart reviews, expert witness depositions, and testimony.

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Phone: (626) 415-0032 Email: info@forensicmedgroup.com