Otology Expert Witnesses

Steven B. Levine, MD, is an expert in the field of Otolaryngology and specializes in head and neck surgery (ear, nose & throat), including allergy and facial plastic surgery. He is an actively practicing physician and surgeon with 35 years of experience. Dr. Levine is a Diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Yale University, and has been former faculty at Cornell and Penn. He is a national and international invited speaker with publications related to hearing, sinus, allergy and throat disorders, and a patent holder of a hearing diagnostic device.  Hea has been listed in Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 19 consecutive years.  He is a Past President of the Connecticut Ear, Nose & Throat Society and Past Governor of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Litigation Support - Dr. Levine has experience reviewing records for both plaintiff and defense counsel at both deposition and trial. His recent cases involve issues of infection, sinus surgery complications, sudden hearing loss and use of steroids, as well as the swallowing of foreign bodies. Areas of Expertise:

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Michael Armstrong, Jr, MD is the founder and president of Richmond ENT, a private medical practice specializing in Ear, Nose and Throat disorders in Richmond, Virginia.  He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  He has successfully completed the Fellowship program of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy.  Dr. Armstrong graduated with highest honors from Princeton University (1985) and from Duke University School of Medicine (1989), and then trained for 6 years at Johns Hopkins Hospital before returning to his home town in 1995.  

Richmond ENT is an academically oriented private practice with an active research and teaching program.  Dr. Armstrong is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and in the Department of Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University–Medical College of Virginia.  His daily responsibilities include training family practice resident physicians and nurse practitioner students in the diagnosis and management of ear nose and throat disorders.  Dr. Armstrong has been the principal investigator in more than 20 clinical trials evaluating new treatment options for ear, sinus and throat infections.

Litigation support: Dr. Armstrong has provided expert review on more than 85 cases and testified at least 18 times.  He can generally review medical records and provide a verbal report within 7 days of record receipt.  Dr. Armstrong has been most commonly retained for claims regarding

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