Occupational Medicine Life Care Planning Expert Witness

Occupational Medicine Consultation and Medicolegal Litigation Support

• Board-Certified Occupational Physician and Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) and Medicolegal Evaluator (CMLE)
• Broad clinical and consultative experience including:
• Customized Life Expectancy Determination and Physician Life Care Planning
• Medicolegal litigation support in Occupational Medicine and professional liability
• Workers Compensation Medical Consultation, Direction, and Case Management, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Evaluation
• Medical Direction of Johns Hopkins Worker Health And Wellness Clinics
• Fitness For Duty Evaluations, Impairment Ratings, and Medical Necessity Review
• Medical Review Officer services
• Fellow American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency, 2005

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Master of Public Health with Certificate in Health Finance and Management 2004

Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh

General Surgery Residency, 1986

 Temple University School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine 1984

Washington & Jefferson College

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Honors, 1979

Current Active Medical Licensure

Florida, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Certifications and Fellowships

• Certification, Medicolegal Evaluator (CMLE), International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME), 2021-2026
• Certification, Life Care Planner (CLCP), International Commission on Health Care Certification (ICHCC), 2021-2026
• Certification, Florida Workers’ Compensation Expert Medical Advisor (EMA), 2012-2014
• Fellow, International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME), 2011
• Certification, American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME), 2009-2014
• Certification, Medical Review Officer (MRO), Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC), 2008-2029
• Fellow, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), 2007
• Certification, American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM), 2006-2026

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Physician Consultant 2007-present

• Medical Consultant/Director, Service Employees International Union (2015-present) and PSA Airlines (2019-present): Occupational medical consultation on administrative and clinical issues and short- and long-term disability claims
• Medicolegal Litigation Support (2012-present): Life Expectancy Determination; Physician Life Care Planning; Personal Injury; Professional Liability; and Occupational Medicine, including causation analysis, fitness for duty, and impairment rating
• Disability and Workers’ Compensation Case Reviewer, Advance Medical, Assurant, Mutual of Omaha, and PRIUM (2008-present): Medical file reviews of complex disability and legacy chronic pain claims and Workers’ Compensation cases
• Medical Director, AmTrust North America (previously Associate Medical Director, Medical Director Advisors; 2010-2020): Occupational medical consultation and life expectancy determination on complex Workers’ Compensation claims
• Physician Case Manager, CorVel Corporation (2013-2016): Physician case management for complex Workers’ Compensation claims
• Staff Physician and Medical Review Officer, Lakeside Occupational Medical Centers (2011-2016): Clinical occupational medical services, mid-level practitioner supervision, and Medical Review Officer functions
• Medical Director, Navy Federal Credit Union (2011-2014): Clinical oversight and support for on-site occupational health management services
• Medical Director, Lakeview Occupational and Industrial Clinic (2007-2010): Direction and provision of clinical occupational and non-surgical orthopedic medical care

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Maryland

Clinical Associate 2002-present

• Collaborating/Supervising Physician, Employee Health and Wellness Clinics (Bell & Evans, Dean Foods, PepsiCo, and US Department of State; 2005-present): Clinical oversight and support for mid-level clinicians at on-site facilities for occupational and non-occupational worker illness and injury in Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
• Medical Review Officer (2008-present), MRO services for Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Baltimore, MD) and Suburban Hospital (Washington, DC)
• Medical Director, Lockheed Martin and Middle River Aircraft Occupational Medicine Facilities (2006-2007): Supervision of on-site industrial medicine clinic providing occupational illness and injury care, fitness for duty evaluations, hearing conservation, respirator certification, medical surveillance, disability determinations, FMLA/ADA certifications, and travel health care
• Associate Medical Director, Bechtel Aberdeen Chemical Disposal Facility (2002-2006): Oversight of chemical demilitarization project including medical clinic operations and management (including worker fitness for duty in immediately dangerous to life and health environments and heat stress prevention, and worker health and wellness programs), personnel, quality assurance, training, and chemical surety (compliance with US Army regulations)

Concentra Medical Centers (Harrisburg West) Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Center Medical Director 2001-2002

Pinnacle Health System, Department of Emergency Medicine Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Staff Physician 1992-2000

 Emergency Association of Southwest Pennsylvania Washington, Pennsylvania

Staff Physician 1986-1992

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Health Achievement in Occupational Medicine Award, 2010

Washington & Jefferson College

First Scholar in Psychology, 1979