Richard A. Rubenstein, M.D., a board certified neurologist practicing in Richmond, California, provides to legal counsel and insurers case evaluations including Independent Medical Examinations, Fitness for Duty Examinations, and Disability Insurance Examinations; medical records review; written reports; and expert testimony. An experienced litigation consultant with more than ten years experience performing evaluations in personal injury and neurology medical malpractice cases and claims, he is conversant with and current in medical-legal issues and the dispute resolution process. He has been an expert witness at both trial and arbitration, and has participated in more than 300 depositions.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Education and Training
B.A. (Honors major in Biology), Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1962-66. Doctor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 1966-70. Straight Medical Internship, St. Elizabeth's Hospital of Boston, Tufts University Medical Service, 1970-71. Junior Assistant Resident in Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine and Affiliated Hospitals' Neurology Residency Program, 1971-72. Senior Assistant Resident in Neurology, Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston City Hospital Pediatric Neurology Service, 1972-73. Senior Resident and Chief Resident, Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston University Hospital, 1973-74.
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Membership in Professional Organizations
Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1972-74. San Francisco Neurologic Society, 1974-present. Fellow Member of American Academy of Neurology, 1976-present. American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Active Member, 1978. American EEG Society, 1979. Examiner, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine certification examination, 1980. Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association, 1980-present. California Medical Association, 1980-present. American Medical Association, 1980-present. Association of California Neurologists (ACN), 1999-present.
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Presentations
1. American Conference Institute Automobile Insurance Claims and Litigation Conference, January 26-27, 2006. Wynn Las Vegas Hotel, Nevada. Featured speaker on spinal cord trauma and traumatic brain injury.
2. California Department of Transportation Annual Tort Conference, May 24-26, 2006. Monterey Beach Resort, Monterey, California. Featured speaker on mild traumatic brain injury.
3. UC Hastings College of the Law, April 8, 2009. Guest lecturer on role of the medical expert in litigation proceedings to second and third year law students.
Bibliography
1. Rubenstein, R., and Benson, D.F., Treatment of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (submitted to Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry).
2. Rubenstein, R., Treatment of Pituitary Microadenomas, Lancet 2:460, 1977.
3. Rubenstein, R., and Satyamurti, S., Conduction Aphasia with Normal Praxis, (Submitted to Cortex).
