Home › Traumatic Brain Injury
Evaluating emotional, behavioral, and cognitive problems following TBI — with consultation services for patients, families, healthcare providers, and attorneys.
Overview
Dr. Gardner evaluates emotional, behavioral, and cognitive problems resulting from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). He is available for TBI medical-legal consultations and also serves as an expert witness.
He is Medical Director of Hidden Valley Ranch Rehabilitation Services, a brain injury residential supported living program in Ramona, California, and brings decades of experience consulting across the full spectrum of TBI care settings.
He consults with patients, their families, healthcare providers, case managers, life care planners, attorneys, insurance companies, and brain injury rehabilitation programs.
Framework
Identifying the causes of and contributors to post-TBI symptoms and functional problems can be a complex challenge. Dr. Gardner applies a comprehensive bio-psycho-social framework to understand each patient's unique situation.
This approach considers biological factors (the injury itself, neurological changes), psychological factors (premorbid personality, coping styles, emotional responses), and social factors (family dynamics, support systems, environmental stressors) — all of which influence recovery and quality of life after TBI.
Qualifications
Current Position
Medical Director
Hidden Valley Ranch Rehabilitation Services, Ramona, CA (Brain Injury Residential Care)
Board Certification
Diplomate
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
Past Positions
Medical Director
NeuroCare San Diego, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Programs
Academic
Voluntary Associate Clinical Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine