Expert Details
Life Expectancy Determination, Physician Life Care Planning, and Occupational Medicine
ID: 727327
Pennsylvania, USA
Expert is certified in Preventive (Occupational) Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine; as a physician Life Care Planner by the International Commission on Healthcare Certification; as a Medical Review Officer by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council; and as an Independent Medical Examiner by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (2009-2014). In addition, he is a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators.
Expert is in private clinical and consulting occupational medicine practice. He has provided medical direction and consultation and has reviewed thousands of complex disability and workers’ compensation claims. He is active on the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Practice Guidelines committee.
Recent Works:
• Expert has transitioned to forensic and insurance medicine with a focus on Life Expectancy Determination, physician Life Care Planning, and workers compensation, and short- and long-term disability
• He no longer provides direct patient care in occupational medicine but collaborates with and supervises clinical mid-level practitioners at eight onsite worker health and wellness clinics in FL, NC, PA, and VA
• Expert has pervasive experience with complex case review and physician case management, including causation, exacerbation and aggravation, appropriateness of evaluation and care, impairment and disability determination, and apportionment
• He has developed expertise in forensic Life Expectancy Determination (with training from the American Academy of Insurance Medicine) and physician Life Care Planning and was qualified as a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) in June 2021
• Expert serves as an expert witness in medicolegal cases including general, occupational medicine, commercial driver licensing medical certification, professional liability, Life Expectancy Determination, and physician Life Care Planning
• He has been a Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) for workplace drug testing since 2008
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2004 | Degree: MPH | Subject: Public Health | Institution: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore, MD) |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Temple University School of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA) |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2007 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consulting Physician | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Expert has transitioned to forensic and insurance medicine with a focus on Life Expectancy Determination, physician Life Care Planning, and workers compensation and short- and long-term disability• Collaborates with and supervises clinical mid-level practitioners at eight onsite worker health and wellness clinics in FL, NC, PA, and VA • Expert has very extensive experience with complex case review and physician case management, including causation, exacerbation and aggravation, appropriateness of evaluation and care, impairment and disability determination, and apportionment • Developed expertise in forensic Life Expectancy Determination (with training from the American Academy of Insurance Medicine) and physician Life Care Planning, and was qualified as a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) in June 2021 • Expert serves as an expert witness in medicolegal cases including general occupational medicine, commercial driver licensing medical certification, professional liability, Life Expectancy Determination, and physician Life Care Planning • He has been a Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) for workplace drug testing since 2008 |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Clinical Associate | Department: Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Responsibilities:Provides clinical occupational medical services, primarily in musculoskeletal injury, commercial motor vehicle operator certification, medical review officer activities, workers compensation care and case management, independent medical evaluation, and consulting services in worker health and wellness promotion. He provides independent consulting services in peer and utilization review and care, case, and disability management. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2002 | Employer: Concentra Medical Centers | Title: Center Medical Director | Department: Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Responsibilities:Provided clinical and administrative services including budgeting, operational, purchasing and training responsibilities and integration of clinical and marketing functions. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 2000 | Employer: Pinnacle Health System | Title: Staff Physician | Department: Emergency Medicine |
Responsibilities:Was a staff physician, including the provision of acute occupational medical care to employees of the City of Harrisburg, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and other regional and national corporations, and clinical and didactic training of allied health providers, medical students, and residents. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1992 | Employer: Emergency Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Title: Staff Physician | Department: Emergency Medicine |
Responsibilities:Was a staff physician, with extensive experience in Quality Assurance and Utilization Review. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Fellow, American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians and American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| MD with licensure in Florida, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) 2021 Certified MRO (Medical Review Officer) 2008-present CIME (Certified Independent Medical Examiner) 2009-2014 |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Chair, ACOEM Practice Guidelines Committee, Work Disability Prevention and Management |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| ACOEM Occupational Health Achievement Award - Depression in the Workplace |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Residency, Occupational Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2005 Residency, General Surgery, Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1984-1986 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Chair, ACOEM Practice Guidelines Committee, Work Disability Prevention and Management; Co-editor, special issue, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Depression in the Workplace |
Additional Experience
| Marketing Experience |
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| The current focus of research and practice applications is on the prevention and management of work disability, emphasizing the psychosocial aspects of workers' compensation care and administration. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Extensive experience in medical and disability case and file review; Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME; American Board of Independent Medical Examiners); Certified Medical Review Officer (Medical Review Officer Certification Council). |
Fields of Expertise
driver medical examiner, employee drug testing, medical causation, occupational disease, occupational health, occupational injury, occupational medicine, workers compensation injury, clinical medicine, medicolegal, forensic medicine, public health, preventive medicine, life expectancy determination, life expectancy, life care planning