Disability Evaluations Expert Witnesses

Fruita, Colorado

Physical Medicine & Rehab, Independent Medical Examinations - occupational medicine, disability evaluations, post covid diagnosis and treatment, brain injury medicine, orthopedics-non surgical, Pain management, complex regional pain syndrome specialist, slip trip and fall, worker's compensation, Peripheral nerve injuries , electrodiagnostics , EMGs

ELLEN W. PRICE, D.O. 551 Kokopelli Blvd, Suite F, Fruita, Colorado 81521 Phone: (970) 858-2585 | Fax: (970) 858-2555 Email: eprice@fhw.org SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Board Certifications: American Board of Independent Medical Evaluators (1995) American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1994, recerted 2003, 2014) American Osteopathic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1995 - present) Subspecialty Certification in Pain Medicine (2002) Licenses: Colorado Medical License (1993 - present) Drug Enforcement Agency License (1993 - present) Additional Certifications: Medical Review Officer Certified (1996, recertified 2002, 2005) Certification in Occupational Medicine (AOBPM, 1997) Certification in Acupuncture (CAFCI, 2000) Certification in Evaluation of Disability and Impairment Rating (5th Edition, 2006) Level II certification, Division of Workers Compensation, Colorado (1993-present) EDUCATION Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Colorado, Den...

Connecticut

Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment - Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Labor Market Analysis, LTD/ERISA, Family Law, Pre-Post Injury Analysis, Employability Eval., Disability Evaluations, Whistleblower, Transferable Skills Analysis, Wage Earning Capacity, Job Analysis, Employment Law, Vocational Testing, Job Search Diligence, Vocational Life Care Plans

Ms. Skillin is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Certified Vocational Evaluator Specialist (CVE). She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). Ms. Skillin is a Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a Qualified Rehabilitation Counselor (QRC) in the State of Rhode Island. As part of her graduate coursework, Ms. Skillin received additional specialized training, in the administration, scoring and interpretation of more sophisticated tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Memory Scale, among others. As a vocational consultant and expert witness, Ms. Skillin evaluates the employability, wage earnings capacity, potential vocational rehabilitation needs, and job search diligence for both the plaintiff and defendant bar. For nearly 30 years Ms. Skillin has been qualified as a vocational expert...

Belchertown, Massachusetts

Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment - Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Labor Market Analysis, LTD/ERISA, Family Law, Pre-Post Injury Analysis, Employability Eval., Disability Evaluations, Whistleblower, Transferable Skills Analysis, Wage Earning Capacity, Job Analysis, Employment Law, Vocational Testing, Job Search Diligence, Vocational Life Care Plans

Ms. Skillin is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Certified Vocational Evaluator Specialist (CVE). She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). Ms. Skillin is a Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a Qualified Rehabilitation Counselor (QRC) in the State of Rhode Island. As part of her graduate coursework, Ms. Skillin received additional specialized training, in the administration, scoring and interpretation of more sophisticated tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Memory Scale, among others. As a vocational consultant and expert witness, Ms. Skillin evaluates the employability, wage earnings capacity, potential vocational rehabilitation needs, and job search diligence for both the plaintiff and defendant bar. For nearly 30 years Ms. Skillin has been qualified as a vocational expert...

Excelsior, Minnesota

Orthopedic Surgery, Forensic Medicine - Personal Injuries, Multiple Injuries, Soft tissue injuries, Fractures, Slip and Falls, Auto accidents, Truck accidents, Motorcycle accidents, Agricultural injuries, Boating accidents, Spinal pain, Disability evaluations, Amputations, Hand injuries, Trip Slip & Falls, Forensic Orthopedics

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with more than 42 years of experience in the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and long-term management of complex musculoskeletal conditions, including trauma, accident-related injuries, fractures, soft tissue injuries, amputations, and non-surgical spine care. Broad general orthopedic experience encompasses upper and lower extremity care, arthroscopy, sports medicine, arthritis management, and joint replacement surgery, with a career total exceeding 100,000 patient encounters and 15,000 surgical procedures. Provides independent, objective medical-legal expertise for personal injury matters, with a focus on causation analysis, injury mechanism evaluation, prognosis, impairment assessment, treatment necessity, and long-term outcomes. Evaluations are grounded in a consistent, methodical process integrating detailed medical history, comprehensive physical examination, concurrent review of complex medical records, and analysis of relevant radiographic an...

Manalapan, New Jersey

Telemedicine, Family Medicine - Aerospace medicine, aviation medicine, occupational medicine, fitness for air travel, disability evaluations, impairment evaluation, workplace injuries, return to work, fitness for duty, impairment, family medicine, urgent care

Dr. Govil is a licensed physician in active practice with over 20 years experience. He currently serves as a Senior Ranking Physician for the United States Air Force. Dr. Govil is triple board certified in Family Medicine, Aerospace Medicine, and Occupational Medicine. He holds an MPH from Rutgers Unviersity/John’s Hopkins University School of Public Health. Dr. Govil previously worked as a family physician in private practice, caring for a diverse patient population. He continues to work in an urgent care community setting. He also provides telemedicine care in the specialty of family practice. Dr. Govil has significant teaching experience, and serves a faculty member in the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Dr. Govil has extensive experience evaluating and opining on workplace injury, disability, and occupational injury cases. He has been called upon to express opinions on disability evaluations, patient impairment, workplace injuries, and fitness for...

New York, New York

Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry - Independent Medical Examination, Personal Injury, Disability Evaluations, Psychological Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, Medication Side Effects, Behavioral Disturbance, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Psychosis, Mania, Dementia, Conservatorship/Guardianship, Telepsychiatry, Capacity, ADHD

Dr. Nigel Kennedy is an ABPN board-certified psychiatrist and PhD neuroscientist with extensive experience in forensic psychiatry, medical-legal evaluations, and expert testimony. He is licensed in both California and New York and available for independent medical examinations (IMEs) across both states, including travel to underserved regions. Dr. Kennedy has been recognized as an expert in psychiatry by mental health courts in New York City and Rockland County, and has provided testimony on behalf of Mount Sinai Hospital and Rockland Psychiatric Center, a state inpatient facility of the NY Office of Mental Health (OMH). He has conducted psychiatric evaluations in civil, criminal, and disability contexts, and is equipped to handle high-volume IME referrals with a commitment to timely, objective, and evidence-based reporting. Prior to specializing in psychiatry, Dr. Kennedy trained extensively in emergency medicine and neurosurgery, gaining clinical experience in acute trauma and ...

Cincinnati, Ohio

Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Life Care Planning, Medical Cost projections, Amputations, Paraplegia, Rehabilitation, Spinal injury, Back Pain, Sciatica, Nerve blocks, Radiculopathy, Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, Chronic Pain, Neuropathy, Independent Medical Exams, Complex regional pain syndrome, Quadriplegia, Billing Review, Disability evaluations

Johns-Hopkins Trained, Dual-Board Certified Physiatrist and Pain Management Voted Top Doctor for 7 years Expert Physiatrist, Pain Management Physician, and Life Care Planner I specialize in physiatry and pain management and perform non-surgical orthopedic care, and chronic pain management. I perform independent medical exams, life care plans, disability evaluations, medical cost projections, and billing review. I have over 15 years of experience in various settings, including outpatient private practice and inpatient hospital care. I have active licenses in Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. My areas of expertise include life care planning, medical cost projections, independent medical evaluations, disability evaluations, spinal injuries, spinal cord injuries, paraplegia, amputations, falls, trauma, motor vehicle accidents, brain injuries, complex regional pain syndrome, back pain, sciatica, nerve blocks, spondylosis, spinal stenosis, chronic pain, and neuropathy. I am able to tra...

Cove, Oregon

Orthopedic Surgery - Spine and spine surgery, Malpractice, Case reviews, Sports medicine, Disability, Peer review, General orthopedic surgery, Orthopedics non-surgical, Joint replacement, IMEs, Disability evaluation

I am a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon in private practice with 31 years of civilian and 8 years of military (4 Residency and 4 Staff) experience in Orthopedic Surgery. I have developed an interest in IME and Legal Expert examinations due to my interest in teaching, which is what I view the role of an expert. I have attended the SEAK conference on expert testimony, the AMA course on IMEs and currently spend about 80% of my practice time "Forensic Orthopedics," i.e. IMEs and legal expert testimony. I am licensed in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, and Alaska. I am an experienced expert witness.

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Psychiatry - Psychiatry, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Disability Evaluations, Peer Review, Independent Medical Examinations, Employment, Medical Record Review, Fitness for Duty, Medical Malpractice

I am a Board-Certified psychiatrist and have had extensive clinical and forensic psychiatric experience throughout my career. I have performed hundreds of forensic evaluations, including IMEs, disability determination, return to work and worker’s compensation evaluations. I have been an expert witness in dozens of cases involving civil litigation, including victims of sexual abuse and employment issues, as well as medical malpractice defense regarding plaintiff's claims of psychiatric injury. In the course of my career, I have been deposed multiple times and have also testified in court on a number of occasions. I have been in private practice for over 30 years treating a wide variety of patients. In addition, I was a Residency Training Director for seven years, Medical Director of a psychiatric hospital for seven years, worked in two correctional facilities for three years and currently work in a Department of Veterans Affairs’ outpatient clinic. I have also taught Drexel U...

Dallas, Texas

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine - Spine Care, Orthopedics Non-Surgical, Disability Evaluation, Fracture, Total Joint, Shoulder, Knee, Lower Extremity

Neal Small, M.D. has been in the private practice of orthopedic surgery for over 35 years. Dr. Small has performed over 15,000 orthopedic surgical procedures. Dr. Small's areas of clinical expertise include issues involving the knee, shoulder and spine. Dr. Small is a past president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA). Dr. Small has performed hundreds of independent medical examinations (IME's) and thousands of medical file reviews as an expert. Dr. Small has provided expert testimony in numerous depositions and courtroom appearances.

Wisconsin

Orthopedic Surgery, Forensic Medicine - Personal Injuries, Multiple Injuries, Soft tissue injuries, Fractures, Slip and Falls, Auto accidents, Truck accidents, Motorcycle accidents, Agricultural injuries, Boating accidents, Spinal pain, Disability evaluations, Amputations, Hand injuries, Trip Slip & Falls, Forensic Orthopedics

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with more than 42 years of experience in the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and long-term management of complex musculoskeletal conditions, including trauma, accident-related injuries, fractures, soft tissue injuries, amputations, and non-surgical spine care. Broad general orthopedic experience encompasses upper and lower extremity care, arthroscopy, sports medicine, arthritis management, and joint replacement surgery, with a career total exceeding 100,000 patient encounters and 15,000 surgical procedures. Provides independent, objective medical-legal expertise for personal injury matters, with a focus on causation analysis, injury mechanism evaluation, prognosis, impairment assessment, treatment necessity, and long-term outcomes. Evaluations are grounded in a consistent, methodical process integrating detailed medical history, comprehensive physical examination, concurrent review of complex medical records, and analysis of relevant radiographic an...