Acute/Chronic Back Pain Expert Witnesses

Arlington, Virginia

Family Medicine, General Practice - Primary Care, Urgent Care, Standard of Care, Medical Malpractice, Medico-Legal Case Analysis, Peer Review, Disability Evaluation, COVID-19 Management, Clinical Quality Review, Preceptor of residents, Supervison of NP/PA, Acute/Chronic Back pain, MSK injuries, Depression, Anxiety, Women's Health, Preventative Medicine, Asthma/Allergy

Wendy E. Handler, MD, CIME, is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and Certified Independent Medical Examiner with more than 31 years of clinical experience across primary care, urgent care, telemedicine, and academic medicine. Her broad clinical background includes extensive management of both acute and chronic medical conditions, providing a well-rounded perspective on patient care, functional assessment, and accepted standards of care. She also has substantial, ongoing experience in COVID-19 diagnosis and management, including antiviral treatment selection, triage of patients to urgent or emergency care, and application of evolving national evidence-based guidelines. In addition to her active clinical and academic roles, Dr. Handler provides comprehensive medico-legal consulting services, including Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs), disability and functional capacity evaluations, standard-of-care and malpractice case reviews, peer review, medical necessity determin...