LEGAL CONSULTING

Expert Witness & Medico-Legal Consulting | Dr. Joshua S. Rotenberg, MD

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Pediatric Neurology Expert Witness Services

Joshua S. Rotenberg, MD MMS is a board-certified pediatric neurologist with 20+ years of clinical practice and 200+ medico-legal cases. He provides independent, objective expert witness services to plaintiff and defense attorneys in catastrophic pediatric brain injury, neurogenetics, neurotoxicology, and behavioral neurology cases — available in Texas, Florida, and nationwide.

Dr. Rotenberg calls balls and strikes. His opinions are independent of retaining party.

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Why Attorneys Work With Dr. Rotenberg

Actively Practicing. Dr. Rotenberg sees patients daily at Houston Specialty Clinic. His opinions are grounded in current clinical practice — not textbooks or retirement. Courts and juries trust physicians who are still in the room with patients.

Genuinely Subspecialized. Most pediatric neurologists do general clinical work. Dr. Rotenberg has spent 20+ years treating catastrophic brain injuries, birth trauma, rare neurogenetic disorders, and complex behavioral neurology cases. He has managed the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of these children — he knows what their lives actually look like.

200+ Cases, Both Sides. With extensive experience as both plaintiff and defense expert, Dr. Rotenberg understands how litigation works from every angle. He is not a professional testifier — he is a practicing physician who brings genuine clinical authority to the witness stand.

Published & Credentialed. 18+ peer-reviewed publications, 545+ citations, dual ABPN board certification, UCNS Diplomate in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, subspecialty certification in Brain Injury Medicine, Epilepsy, and Sleep Medicine. Faculty appointments at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and UT Health Houston.

Federal and State Court Experience. Including federal wrongful death litigation, high-value catastrophic injury cases, and complex multi-party litigation.

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Areas of Expertise

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Catastrophic Pediatric Brain Injury

The core of Dr. Rotenberg's expert witness practice. His clinical experience treating severely brain-injured children over 20 years gives him an unmatched ability to opine on causation, prognosis, and the lifetime medical trajectory of a child with a catastrophic neurological injury.

Case types include:

• Traumatic brain injury (TBI) — auto accidents, trucking, bus collisions, bicycle accidents

• Falls from height — residential, recreational, school, institutional settings

• Near-drowning and hypoxic-anoxic brain injury

• Aspiration and airway compromise injury

• Birth injury — neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), cooling protocol cases

• Blast injury — post-traumatic and chronic brain injury

• Gunshot wound — pediatric TBI

• Maritime and cruise ship injury — admiralty jurisdiction

Premises Liability — Pediatric Injury

Dr. Rotenberg has extensive experience in cases involving children injured at supervised facilities, including cases where a child's known neurological condition (epilepsy, autism) was a factor in the supervision failure.

Settings include:

• Activity centers, trampoline parks, jumping facilities

• Swimming pools and water parks

• Summer camps, resorts, hotels

• Schools, daycares, and behavioral health centers (including ABA centers)

• Amusement parks and recreational facilities

• Ski resorts and water sports facilities

Neonatal Brain Injury & Cooling Protocols

Dr. Rotenberg helped pioneer hypothermia/cooling protocols for neonatal HIE at Women's Hospital of Texas and Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. He has followed these patients longitudinally for 20 years — uniquely qualifying him to opine on both the acute injury and its long-term neurodevelopmental consequences.

Neurogenetics & Insurance Litigation

A rapidly growing litigation area. Dr. Rotenberg is a Clinical and Scientific Advisory Committee member of the CACNA1A Foundation and co-author of peer-reviewed publications on rare neurogenetic channelopathies. He has direct experience navigating insurance denials for novel neurogenetic treatments.

Case types include:

• Medical necessity disputes for rare neurological conditions

• Insurance denial of genetic testing and delayed diagnosis claims

• Gene therapy access disputes — standard of care in rare neurological disease

• Life care planning for children with complex neurogenetic disorders

Neurotoxicology

• Lead poisoning and pediatric neurological injury

• Nerve agent and chemical exposure (published expertise)

• Environmental neurotoxin exposure and neurodevelopmental harm

Behavioral Neurology & Autism

• Custody and family law cases involving children with autism and complex behavioral presentations

• Neurodevelopmental assessment for damages

• Standard of care in ABA and behavioral health settings

Defense & Rebuttal Opinions

Dr. Rotenberg regularly serves as defense expert and rebuttal expert, including:

• Challenging brain injury claims unsupported by neurological findings

• Rebuttal of excessive or unreasonable life care plans

• Identifying misuse of screening instruments as diagnostic tools in alleged "brain injury mill" cases

 

Services

ServiceDescription

Case Screening Initial review to assess neurological merits

Records Review Comprehensive review of medical records with written opinion

Written Expert Report Daubert/Robinson-compliant expert report

Independent Medical Examination IME with neurological assessment

Deposition Testimony In person or video

Trial Testimony Available for travel nationwide

Life Care Planning Consultation Neurological prognosis and future medical needs assessment

Rebuttal Opinion Review and critique of opposing expert opinions

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Geographic Availability

Licensed in Texas | Expert License in Florida | Available Nationwide
Records review and written opinions available in all jurisdictions.
Video deposition available. Travel for trial testimony.

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Contact Dr. Rotenberg

Houston Specialty Clinic
Frostwood/Memorial City | Sugar Land | Fannin Sleep Center
Houston, Texas
Phone: 713-464-4107 ext 204
Fax: 713-465-4522
Email: neurosleep@houstonspecialtyclinic.com
Legal Intake: Rolando Flores

 

CV / Fee schedule available upon request.