Wendy E. Goodwin, M.D.
Dallas, TX 75219
Wendy E. Goodwin, MD, maintains triple board certification in Brain Injury Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. She is one of less than 100 physicians in the US who have these active credentials.
As an attending physician / assistant clinical professor at UT Southwestern / Children’s Medical Center which is a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center. Because of this, she has a strong background in caring for the most severely injured children in the ICU immediately after injury (for example, battered babies, drownings, car wreck victims, critically, etc.) In addition, her outpatient clinic population consists of children with long-term developmental disabilities like Cerebral Palsy as well as acute concussion management.
She has experience caring for children along the spectrum of Traumatic Brain Injury — from soon after their accidents in the ICU — to many years later in the clinic setting. This spectrum also includes expertise in mild TBI (concussion) to severe TBI.
Dr. Goodwin’s unique value to both plaintiff attorneys and defense attorneys as an expert witness is her familiarity with the impact of injury on a child’s surroundings, such as their schooling, family dynamics, hobby or sport participation and future educational / vocational prospects. These facets of care are very important in Life Care Plans.
Hiring a “pediatric” subspecialist in Rehabilitation Medicine is crucial in court cases because of all aspects of child development, life expectancy and anticipated potential for education, occupation and living independently.
Finally, Dr. Goodwin feels very comfortable with public speaking and enjoys breaking down difficult medical concepts in a way that a judge and jury can understand. Her goal is to help her client attorneys understand all important medical aspects of their case so that they can do their job well. She makes herself available after hours and on weekends. She enjoys building a strategy for cases and even lines of questioning to cross-examine other experts. She is detail-oriented and does not rely on others to help with record review or reports. In oral testimony she strives to come across as calm, respectful, professional and relatable to juries.
- Brain Injury
- Child Abuse
- Long Term Care
- Pediatrics
- Personal Injury
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Texas Medical License; Triple board-certified in Brain Injury Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Fellowship in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Children's Medical Center Dallas, UT Southwestern Medical School, 2009. Residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, 2006. Internship in Internal Medicine at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas, Texas, 2001. M.D. from UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, 2000; B.S. in Biomedical Science (Magna Cum Laude) Texas A&M University, 1994.
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Extensive teaching and speaking experience in her fields of medicine, including academic lectures for resident and fellow physicians, various state, regional and national events. A full list of her teaching and speaking engagements is available upon request.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 55 cases
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Traumatic Brain Injury, Anoxic Brain Injury, Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Neurodevelopment Delay, Cerebral Palsy, Brachial Plexus Injury, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome with associated Scoliosis/Mental Retardation, Neuro-devastation/severe developmental delay from failed surgery for congenital heart malformations, Multi-trauma from motor vehicle collisions, toddlers falling several stories to ground,
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: Approximately
40% plaintiff
40% defendant
10% criminal - defense and prosecution
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: Approximately
40% plaintiff
40% defendant
10% criminal - defense and prosecution
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 11
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: April 14, 2025 (last updated June 1, 2025)
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: Uncertain what this means. Retained in 55 cases and never any Daubert limitations.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 4
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Since 2015
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Testifying expert witness and non-testifying consulting, case review, independent medical examinations and travel to the patient for them, expert reports, oral testimony - deposition, trial, arbitration.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Please contact for current rates and schedule and sample engagement agreement.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Please contact for current rates and schedule and sample engagement agreement.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Please contact for current rates and schedule and sample engagement agreement.
Flat rates charged for 1/2 day (4 hour) or full-day (8-hour) block reserved for deposition. - Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Please contact for current rates and schedule and sample engagement agreement.
Flat daily rate for each day reserved for trial. - Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: For cases outside of Dallas, Texas, the client is responsible for arranging and providing air travel, hotel accommodations, local ground transportation, per-diem meals, door-to-door (hotel) travel time. If medical research articles specific to the case are needed and not in Dr. Goodwin’s library already, client will be charged the cost to download the article (no up-charge and discussed beforehand).
References upon request.