Internal Medicine — Sleep Medicine

Sleep Medicine expert witnesses in internal medicine in this directory provide opinions on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, including Sleep-related breathing disorders (eg: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)), Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), Insomnia, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), Narcolepsy, Parasomnias, Hypersomnolence and other sleep disorders.

These Sleep Medicine expert witnesses may opine on alleged failures to diagnose and treat sleep disorders, delayed diagnoses, failures to refer patients, failures to recognize complications and drug reactions, including out-patient issues and surgical issues, especially in allegations of failures to take appropriate precautions before administering general anesthesia for surgery.

These physician expert witnesses subspecialized in sleep medicine may also testify in diagnostic and treatment matters involving sleep technologists and respiratory therapists obstructive sleep apnea, including treatments such as CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machines and Oral Appliance Therapies. These sleep medicine experts may also provide opinions on surgical treatments for sleep disorders such as tonsillectomy, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, adenoidectomy and septoplasty.