Texas Pain Management
Medical Expert Witness

Texas personal injury and medical malpractice matters involving chronic pain raise recurring medical questions that require expert analysis: whether a diagnosis is supported by the clinical record, whether treatment was appropriate and within the applicable standard of care, whether a chronic pain condition is causally related to the claimed event, and what future medical care is reasonable and necessary. Dr. Dardashti provides board-certified pain management expert review addressing each of these issues for plaintiff and defense counsel throughout Texas. For the evidentiary framework connecting objective clinical findings to pain and suffering damages under Texas law, see the Gregory v. Chohan pain and suffering damages guide. For the clinical evaluation methodology underlying pain management causation and medical necessity opinions, see the article on how pain management experts objectively evaluate pain.

Motor vehicle collision injuries, commercial trucking accidents on I-10, I-35, I-20, and I-45, occupational injuries in the oil and gas sector, and construction site accidents account for a significant share of Texas personal injury claims involving chronic pain. Cases involving CRPS, cervical and lumbar spine injury, radiculopathy, disc herniation, and post-laminectomy syndrome require clinical analysis from a pain management specialist familiar with both the medical literature and the medico-legal standards applicable in Texas.

Interventional pain procedures — including epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and intrathecal pump therapy — are a recurring source of dispute in Texas personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. Expert review addresses whether these procedures were medically necessary, appropriately performed, and consistent with the applicable standard of care. Contact Expert Medical Services LLC to confirm availability and discuss engagement scope.

Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 74 imposes specific expert report requirements in health care liability claims. A claimant must serve an expert report — authored by a physician who meets the active-practice qualifications under CPRC § 74.401 — within 120 days of the defendant physician or healthcare provider filing an original answer. Failure to serve a timely, adequate expert report can result in dismissal of the claim with prejudice and an award of attorney fees to the defendant.

The Chapter 74 expert report must provide a fair summary of the expert's opinions regarding: (1) the applicable standard of care for the defendant; (2) the manner in which the care rendered failed to meet that standard; and (3) the causal relationship between the failure and the injury, condition, or death claimed. For pain management matters, the report must address the clinical standard for procedures performed, prescribing practices, or post-operative pain management — depending on the nature of the alleged deviation.

Dr. Dardashti provides written expert opinions for Texas Chapter 74 matters addressing standard of care, causation, and damages from a board-certified pain management perspective. Physician qualification under CPRC § 74.401 requires active practice in pain management or a substantially similar specialty during the year preceding the claimed occurrence. Dr. Dardashti maintains active clinical practice in pain management. Attorneys should confirm the specific qualifications applicable to each matter. For a comprehensive guide to Chapter 74 requirements, physician qualification standards, and the specific issues addressed in pain management expert reports for Texas health care liability claims, see the Texas Chapter 74 pain management expert witness guide.

Dr. Simon Dardashti is a board-certified pain management physician with dual board certification in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology. He completed fellowship training at UCLA and maintains an active clinical practice treating patients with complex chronic pain conditions, including CRPS, spinal cord stimulation candidates, post-surgical pain syndromes, peripheral nerve injury, and interventional pain management.

Dr. Dardashti provides independent medical-legal review for plaintiff and defense attorneys in Texas and throughout the United States. His expert opinions are grounded in current peer-reviewed medical literature, published clinical practice guidelines, and active clinical experience — providing the working familiarity with contemporary pain management that Texas courts require under the CPRC § 74.401 active-practice standard.

Expert review engagements are available as records-only review, written opinion, or full engagement including IME, deposition preparation, and trial testimony. Dr. Dardashti accepts Texas cases involving personal injury, commercial trucking collisions, occupational injuries, oil and gas sector accidents, medical malpractice, and future care disputes. Contact Expert Medical Services LLC to discuss availability and scope.