Steven Barna, MD, CLCP

Steven Barna, MD, CLCP is a Physician Life Care Planner and Pain Management expert specializing in life care planning and chronic pain evaluation. With a career encompassing advanced pain management techniques and life care planning, he brings a multidisciplinary approach to litigation work. His work centers on investigating pain management protocols, assessing life care plans, and evaluating whether medical interventions meet standard care requirements.

Dr. Barna has been retained in numerous expert witness and consulting engagements across federal and state courts, involving complex pain management and life care planning cases. His M.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, along with certifications in Anesthesiology and as a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), reinforce his ability to deliver objective, defensible analyses. He is regularly engaged by both plaintiff and defense counsel to provide clear, independent determinations of causation in disputes involving pain management and life care planning.