Areas of Specialization:
- Specializing in the incorporation of functional brain SPECT imaging into the clinical evaluation of various neuropsychiatric disorders.
- Medical expertise supporting the scientific validity of functional brain SPECT imaging in the forensic evaluation of traumatic brain injury.
- Neurology consultation including the correlation of findings from functional brain SPECT imaging examinations to the results of neuropsychological testing and other clinical data in the evaluation of traumatic brain injury and other neurobiological disorders.
- Incorporation of photobiomodulation therapy into the clinical care of patients with various neurobehavioral disorders.
- Evaluation and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and other associated neurodevelopmental brain disorders.
- Incorporation of CereMetrix database along with brain SPECT imaging into clinical practice as part of the neurologic evaluation of patients with various brain disorders.
Dr. S. Gregory Hipskind, MD, PhD
Nuclear and Neurobehavioral Neurology
S. Gregory Hipskind, MD, PhD is a noted traumatic and toxic brain injury expert who interprets the scans for patients and their physicians and clinicians. When required, he also provides expert testimony for attorneys representing clients in brain injury litigation and frequently consults with clinicians and attorneys of patients with brain injuries throughout the U.S. Dr. Hipskind is a nationally recognized expert in using SPECT brain imaging to evaluate traumatic and toxic brain injuries including carbon monoxide poisoning.
Hipskind is a nationally recognized expert in using SPECT brain imaging to evaluate traumatic and toxic brain injuries including carbon monoxide poisoning.
Board & Other Medical Certifications:
- 1981 - American Board of Family Practice
- 2002 - Certification in Nuclear Competency as Nuclear Neurologist Institute for Nuclear Medical Education
- 2010 - Certified Brain Injury Specialist Brain Injury Association of America
In 2008, he published “Recent Advances in Brain SPECT Imaging after Carbon Monoxide Poisoning” in the medical textbook, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. A residency-trained family physician, Dr. Hipskind was certified by the American Academy of Brain Injury Specialists as a brain injury specialist in 2010. Since 2003, Dr. Hipskind has interpreted over 4,000 SPECT brain scans. He was a member of the New York Academy of Traumatic Brain Injury Association of America, the Colorado Brain Injury Association, and the Brain Injury Association of America. Dr. Hipskind has lectured extensively throughout the U.S. to numerous groups of physicians, teachers, and other professionals regarding the role of brain SPECT imaging in the assessment and rehabilitation of brain injuries and the proper diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. Additionally, he has developed educational programs that teach clinicians how to effectively incorporate functional brain imaging into their clinical practices. Dr. Hipskind has appeared on Nightline with Tom Snyder, Dr. Phil, Evening Magazine, The Truth About Drugs with Leeza Gibbons, a national documentary on the effects of drugs on teenage brain health, and numerous other television and radio programs.
