Chiropractic Expert Witness Plaintiff or Defense
Independent Medical Examinations
Medical File Review
Steven Brown, DC
Dr. Brown serves as a standard of care and causation witness and has deposition and trial experience. He provides opinions on cases involving spinal manipulation, vertebral artery dissection, internal carotid artery dissection, stroke, intervertebral disc injury, spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, fractures, acupuncture, dry needling and pneumothorax.
Dr. Brown is a prominent medicolegal expert witness on the causal relationship of cervical spine manipulation with cervical artery dissection and stroke. His research has been published internationally in medical, chiropractic and forensic journals. He is also available for Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs), medical records review, and insurance fraud investigations.
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Every opinion is grounded in the peer reviewed literature, including Dr. Brown's own published research.
Expert Witness Testimony
Standard of care and causation opinions for plaintiff or defense, with deposition and trial experience.
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Independent Medical Examinations
Independent Medical Examinations for insurers and counsel who need an examination on the record.
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2025
Selective Criticism Confounds Objective Evaluation of Case Report on Spinal Manipulation and Vertebral Artery Dissection, Neurological Sciences: Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
2025
Can Cervical Spine Manipulation Cause Immediate Thromboembolic Stroke? Medical Research Archives: Official Journal of the European Society of Medicine
2025
Chiropractic Referral for Computed-Tomography Angiography to Rule Out Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report, Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
2025
The Connecticut Law on Chiropractic Informed Consent to Cervical Artery Dissection and Stroke: A Narrative Review. Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic
2025
Informed Consent Regarding Risk of Stroke from Cervical Spine Manipulation: A Narrative Review. Journal of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
2025
Stroke vs. Toxin Release After Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation: A Plausible Hypothesis. Medical Hypotheses