Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Expert Witness

• This expert has over three decades of experience as a clinician, in clinical leadership, acute rehabilitation, and functional capacity. Internationally recognized as a damages expert, medical forensic analyst, and for drafting life care plans for both the plaintiff and defense. Industry Best Practice Advisor and Medical Expert Witness in the treatment and rehabilitation of Complex Orthopedic Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Amputation and Burns.
• Professional focal points include cognitive and physical rehabilitation, pain management, long term care, medical malpractice, personal injury, and liability for both individual litigation and mass torts. Delivers superior administrational expertise and utilization of effective communication skills, negotiation skills, medical acumen, and resource management to support efficiency and maximum returns.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Medical Legal Consultant , Expert Witness, and Certified Life Care Planner Comprehensive Health Management and Care, LLC, DBA Harvey Medical Legal Consulting 2012-Present

• Utilize comprehensive assessment, data analysis and research to develop concise cost projections, expert reports, and life care plans for an international market of law firms and insurance companies.
• Provide assessment of current and future needs with associated usual, customary and reasonable costs for individuals who experience life-changing effects of catastrophic injury or have chronic health care needs.
• Medical Expert Witness services, including forensic analysis, independent medical examination, reporting and testimony in the fields of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Long Term Care and Pain Management/CRPS.
• Mass Tort Medical Legal Services including extraction of data for large scale evaluation, establishing inclusion criteria, and providing the education, training, and supervision of support staff.

Comprehensive Health Management and Care Independent/Private Practice 2002-Present

• Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology and Caregiving Services in the Acute, Out-Patient and Home settings
• Medical Case Management Services

Director of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation USC University Hospital 1998-2002

• Clinical Director for post-operative, acute and rehabilitation services
• Recognized for establishing the first nationally accepted post cardiac transplant and post pulmonary transplant rehabilitation protocols

Acute Care Physical Therapist II USC University Hospital 1996-2002

• Provided post-operative and post-transplant rehabilitation
• Created and instituted hospital protocols for orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, and neurological rehabilitation

Faculty Professor USC University Hospital 1996-2002

• Professor of Orthopedic, Neurological and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
• Establish Clinical Standards and Curriculum for the Doctoral Clinical Practicum Program in Rehabilitation

EDUCATION

• International Spine and Pain Institute, Evidence in Motion, San Antonio, TX 2020
  Post Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy
• International Spine and Pain Institute, Evidence in Motion, San Antonio, TX 2019
  Therapeutic Pain Science Specialty
• FIG Institute, Hendersonville, NC 2016
  Certified Life Care Planner
• Occupro, Kenosha, WI 2016
  Functional Capacity Evaluator, Industrial Ergonomics, Return to Work, Work Hardening, Work Conditioning
• Institute of Integrative Medicine, New York City, NY 2011 Nutrition and Holistic Health Care Certification
•  Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York City, NY, Master of Science, Biokinesiology 1996
• University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
  Bachelor of Science, Psychology 1993

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Academy of Pain Medicine
• American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
• International Academy of Life Care Planners
• International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Executive Board Member
• International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
• American Association of Physician Life Care Planners
• American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners

LICENSURE

• Certified Physical Therapist
• Certified Life Care Planner