Neurosurgical expert witness · Plaintiff & defense

Richard Kim, MD, FAANS

Board-certified neurosurgeon in active practice, providing independent record review, narrative opinions, and deposition and trial testimony in brain and spine litigation.

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Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Fellowship
Fellow, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Practice status
Active clinical neurosurgery
Based in
Carmel, Indiana — available nationally
Services

Independent opinions in brain and spine litigation

Engagements are accepted from plaintiff and defense counsel alike. Opinions are rendered as an impartial educator to the court, consistent with AANS professional conduct guidelines and FRCP 26 disclosure requirements.

Written work

Record review & narrative reports

Comprehensive review of medical records and imaging with fully cited narrative opinions on diagnosis, causation, treatment reasonableness, prognosis, and permanent impairment.

Testimony

Deposition & trial testimony

Video, remote, and in-person deposition testimony and trial appearance, with structured preparation and counsel conferences.

Consultation

Case merit consultation

Early confidential assessment of neurosurgical issues — standard of care, causation, and injury severity — before significant litigation spend.

Panel service

Medical review panels

Experienced panel member under the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act, including standard-of-care determinations in complex spine matters.

Engagement process

From inquiry to opinion

Step 1 · No documents required

Submit case details

Complete the intake form below with parties, counsel, and case logistics. No medical records and no protected health information at this stage.

Step 2 · Within two business days

Conflict of interest check

Parties, firms, and opposing experts are screened against all prior engagements. You receive a written clearance or a declination — promptly, either way.

Step 3 · After engagement

Secure document portal

Upon execution of the fee agreement, a case-specific portal is provisioned for your records inside a HIPAA-compliant Google Workspace environment operating under a Business Associate Agreement. No account required on your end.

Step 4 · FRCP 26 compliant

Opinions & report delivery

Every clinical fact in the written opinion is indexed and traceable to the source record, with page-level citations. Reports are personally authored and verified by Dr. Kim.

Active practice
Currently performing the procedures at issue — not a retired reviewer.
Both sides retained
Plaintiff and defense engagements; credibility built on impartiality.
HIPAA infrastructure
Records handled under a formal Business Associate Agreement.
Cited, traceable reports
Page-line citations to source records in every narrative.
New matter intake

Conflict check & case inquiry

Submission is non-binding and creates no engagement. The fee schedule and engagement agreement are provided upon conflict clearance.

New Case Intake & Conflict Check

Central Indiana Neurosurgical Consulting, LLC · Form CINC-100

1 · Firm & contact
2 · Conflict check
3 · Case logistics
4 · Case summary

Please do not include medical records or protected health information. Identify the patient only by the case caption. A secure, HIPAA-compliant document portal is provided after conflict clearance and engagement.

Information submitted is held in confidence and used solely for conflict screening. Submission does not establish an engagement or a physician-patient relationship.