Medical expert witness · Interventional spine & pain
Expert testimony from a physician who is also an attorney
Brian A. Braithwaite, MD, JD, reviews interventional spine and pain medicine cases in medical liability and workers’ compensation matters, for plaintiff and defense.
Expert witness work is independent of, and separate from, Dr. Braithwaite’s employment with Orlando Health.
- Board certified
- Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine (ABA)
- Practice
- Active interventional spine & pain
- Law
- JD · Member, The Florida Bar
- Licensed
- Medicine in FL, KY and OH
Scope
Cases Dr. Braithwaite reviews
All interventional spine and pain cases, drawing on daily clinical practice performing the procedures at issue.
Case types
- Medical liability
- Workers’ compensation
- Plaintiff and defense retentions
Clinical subject matter
- Epidural steroid injections
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Facet, medial branch and SI joint procedures
- Joint injections and chronic pain management
Typical questions
- Standard of care
- Causation
- Reasonableness and necessity of treatment
- Future interventional care
Why counsel choose him
Clinical depth, legal fluency
Dr. Braithwaite completed Mayo Clinic’s joint MD/JD program, earning his law degree from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. During law school he externed in Mayo Clinic Arizona’s legal department, taking part in a pre-trial mediation of a malpractice lawsuit and in sentinel-event and adverse-outcome reviews. He has served as legal counsel on medical malpractice consultation and risk management since 2012.
Clinically, he is double board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, trained at Northwestern and UT Southwestern, and performs the interventional spine procedures at issue in his own practice at Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute. Local magazines have named him a top doctor in both Orlando and Greater Cincinnati.
Legal & workers’ comp inquiries
legal@bbraithwaitemd.comPlease have the names of all parties ready for a conflict check.
Process
How retention works
Email the case details
Send the parties, jurisdiction, case type and key deadlines to legal@bbraithwaitemd.com.
Conflict check and engagement
We confirm there is no conflict and send the retention agreement and fee schedule.
Records review and opinion
Dr. Braithwaite reviews the records and discusses his findings with counsel before any written report, deposition or trial testimony.
Insights
Guides for counsel
What a Pain Management Expert Witness Reviews in a Malpractice or Workers’ Comp Case
A plain-language guide for attorneys, adjusters and case managers on how an interventional spine and pain expert approaches a case file, and what to send first.
Epidural steroid injectionsEpidural Steroid Injection Complications: What a Case Review Examines
Epidural steroid injections are among the most common spine procedures in the United States. Serious complications are rare, but when they happen they are often litigated. This is how a case review approaches them.
Questions
Expert witness FAQ
Is Dr. Braithwaite’s expert witness work affiliated with Orlando Health?
No. His expert witness and consulting work is performed solely in his individual capacity and is completely independent of, and separate from, his employment with Orlando Health and Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute. Orlando Health does not sponsor, endorse, supervise or participate in these services.
What types of cases does Dr. Braithwaite review?
Interventional spine and pain medicine cases, including medical liability and workers’ compensation matters.
Does he work for plaintiffs or defense?
Both. Dr. Braithwaite accepts plaintiff and defense retentions.
What makes him different from other pain medicine experts?
He is a practicing, double board-certified interventional pain physician who is also a licensed attorney and member of The Florida Bar. He understands both the clinical standard of care and the legal framework the opinion has to serve.
Is Dr. Braithwaite currently in clinical practice?
Yes. He actively practices interventional spine and pain medicine in Orlando, Florida, and is licensed to practice medicine in Florida, Kentucky and Ohio.
How do I retain Dr. Braithwaite?
Email legal@bbraithwaitemd.com with the parties’ names for a conflict check and a short case summary.
Dr. Braithwaite’s medical expert witness and consulting work is performed solely in his individual capacity and is completely independent of, and separate from, his employment with Orlando Health and Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute. Orlando Health does not sponsor, endorse, supervise or participate in these services, and any opinions he offers are his own.