Life Care Planning Expert Witnesses
Life care planning expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on life care planning. The life care planning expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anesthesiology, Brain Injury Medicine, Burns, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Disability Evaluation, Emergency Medicine, Employment, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care, Independent Medical Examinations, Life Care Planning, Neurology, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, and Nursing Homes.
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Richard S Kaplan, MD
Kaplan Life Care Planning
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Life Care Planning
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Life Care Planning (large cases), Medical Cost Projection (smaller cases), Life Expectancy, Disability, Damages, Mass Tort, Auto Accident Injury Assessment, Pain, Brain Injury, Multiple Trauma, Spinal Cord Injury, Gait Dysfunction, Falls, Nursing Home Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
Certified PM&R physician life care planner available for both life care plans (large cases) and medical cost projections (cost-effective for smaller cases). 25+ years experience in comprehensive physical medicine/rehabilitation and pain management practice. Available to both plaintiff/defense for life care plan and cost projection reports, rebuttal reports, and life expectancy opinions. Straightforward, flat-rate pricing on all services.
Available in Pittsburgh and nationally. See details at www.kaplanlifecareplan.com or www.rehabanalytics.com
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Steven Barna, MD, CLCP
Physician Life Care Planner
LCPMD
Life Care Planning, Pain Management - Medicine
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Physician Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Life Care Plans, Catastrophic injury, Non-catastrophic injury, Board certified in Pain Medicine, Chronic Pain, Personal Injury, Defense and Plaintiff, Expert Witness, Auto Injury, traumatic brain injury, slip and fall, malpractice, neck and low back pain
Dr. Barna is a nationally recognized, double board-certified Pain Management Physician and Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP). Harvard trained and with over two decades of clinical experience in trauma, pain, and disability medicine, Dr. Barna brings a deep understanding of injury, chronic pain, and life care planning to his role as an expert witness. His extensive medical expertise, combined with a balanced and objective approach to case evaluation, has made him a trusted resource for personal injury attorneys representing both plaintiffs and defendants.
Dr. Barna is the Co-Editor of the Handbook of Medical Aspects of Disability and Rehabilitation for Life Care Planning (Routledge, 2024), a comprehensive reference widely used by life care planning professionals. He serves on the Editorial Board of Pain Physician, the official publication of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, the official journal of ...
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Doreen R Casuto, RN, MRA, CRRN, CCM
Life Care Planning Expert with 40 years experience
Rehabilitation Care Coordination
Life Care Planning, Medical Billing
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Rehabilitation Nursing, Nursing Assessment, Case Management, Benefit Administration, Special Needs Trust, Care Coordination, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Neuromuscular Disorders, Amputation, Accessibility, Medical Billing, Benefit Application
50 years of experience in rehabilitation nursing, providing patient care, education and coordination of services. 35 years as an independent case manager working with catastrophically injured. Evaluated patients, assisted physicians in planning and coordinating the rehabilitation needs of patients with spinal cord, brain injuries, stroke and neuromuscular illnesses. Prior to founding RCC she was the Director of Physical Rehabilitation Nursing at Grossmont Hospital in San Diego, Rehabilitation Nurse Coordinator at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and Rehab Nursing Workshop Coordinator at Ohio State University. Doreen is currently an Adjunct Professor with San Diego State’s School of Nursing as well as a former board member of the Brain Injury Association of California (BIACAL), the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation (SDBIF) and Jewish Family Services of San Diego.
In 1989, Doreen Casuto decided to start a small company with a unique goal. Doreen had recently left Grossmont Hospit...
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Kathryn M Dillon, M.Ed., CRC, CLCP, CVE
Vocational Consultant and Life Care Planner
Southeastern Vocational Consulting
Vestavia Hills , Alabama
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Personal Injury , Earning Capacity Assessment , Vocational Rehabilitation , Medical Malpractice , Vocational Evaluation , Birth Injury, Workers Compensation , Employment Law , Life Care Planning , Divorce, Medical Cost Projection
Kathryn McKenzie Dillon, “Katy Mac,” is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Life Care Planner, and Certified Vocational Evaluator with more than 13 years of rehabilitation experience.
Katy Mac has experience providing vocational and life care planning services in various areas, including workers' compensation, personal injury, medical malpractice, long-term and short-term disability, divorce, and VA disability. Katy Mac has been qualified as an expert witness by the Social Security Administration, as well as in district court. She has experience conducting vocational evaluations, vocational testing, performing cost research for future medical care, earning capacity assessments, labor market research, and life care planning in both plaintiff and defense cases.
Katy Mac holds her master’s in vocational rehabilitation from Auburn University and is a member of the IARP (International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals), as well as the American Board of Vocational...
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Jamie Glen House, MD, MBA
Spinal Cord Injury Expert. Board-Certified in SCI
Alaska
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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Spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, central cord, paraplegia, tetraplegia, life care planning, brain injury, TBI, mTBI, anoxic brain, long term care, catastrophic injury, neurorehabilitation, spasticity, disability evaluation, neck, back, gait, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder
Dr. Glen House is a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician with over 35 years of personal and professional experience in spinal cord and brain injury medicine. He is subspecialty board-certified in both Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine, and completed a prestigious fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.
Dr. House’s clinical practice focuses on spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, and care for complex neurological patients. He previously served as Medical Director of a Spinal Cord Injury Program, with responsibilities including direct patient care, teaching medical students and residents, and leading didactic instruction.
He currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and as Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
A C7 complete spinal cord injury sustained in college has made him ...
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Tyler M Dunn, MD
Anesthesiologist/Pain Management Physician
TMD MD PLLC
Gilbert, Arizona
Anesthesiology, Pain Management - Medicine
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Expert Witness, Medical Malpractice, Life Care Planning, Chronic Pain, Life Support, Nerve Blocks, Airway Management, Disability, Narcotics, Cardiac Arrest, Hypoxic Brain Injury, Nerve Injury, Medication Error, Drug Interactions
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Karen F Wilkinson, MN, ARNP, LNCC, CNLCP
Legal Nurse Consulting
Wilkinson Legal Nurse Consulting, Inc.
Arizona
Nurse Practitioner, Nurse
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Emergency, Urgent Care, Medical Bill Review, Orthopedics, GYN, Pediatrics, Acute Care, Personal Injury, Longterm care, Labor/delivery, Neonatal, Outpatient Care, CR35 exams, Oncology, Nursing standards, ICU, Life Care Planning, PACU/recovery room, Medical-surgical, home health care
Karen Wilkinson is a nurse practitioner who offers broad expertise in many types of nursing. She has 30+ years of clinical nursing experience and 20 years of nursing and paralegal faculty experience. She has authored many nursing/legal publications and has presented at national conferences. Over those 30 years of clinical work and nursing faculty roles, she has worked in various settings, including acute care hospitals, emergency departments, urgent care, outpatient clinics, pediatrics, orthopedics, pain management, PACU, anesthesia, intensive care, medical/surgical, oncology, GYN, infant and pediatric ICU, special care nursery, OB/post-partum, community health/home care, and long term care.
As a nurse practitioner, Karen is uniquely qualified to assess a case's medical and nursing issues. Her years of nursing and faculty experience make her an expert in critiquing nursing, medical, and ancillary care. She has been trained and certified in medical bill review and life care pla...
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Denise Atwood, RN, JD, CPHRM, CLCP
CLCP Expert for Complex Medical Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
Arizona
Nurse, Life Care Planning
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Certified Life Care Planner, Life Care Planning, CLCP, Cost Estimate, Life Care Plan Analysis, Registered Nurse, Healthcare Risk Management, Plaintiff, Defense, State, Federal, Long Term Care, Injury Medical Witness, Earning Capacity Evaluation
Denise Atwood, a Certified Life Care Planner with over three decades in nursing, brings expertise across Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Trauma, Burn injury, Emergency Room, Surgical Nursing, Employee Health, Infection Control, Compliance, and Risk Management. She holds a Certified Professional Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM) certification and has previously taught health law, ethics, and legal issues in business as an adjunct professor at Ottawa University, the University of Phoenix and Grand Canyon University. Denise also conducts nurse ethics evaluations for the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
BAR License, Arizona #027677 (Active Status). Nursing License, Arizona #096824 (Active Status). California, #495552 (Inactive Status).
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Glenna Tolbert, MD
Tolbert Rehabilitation
Los Angeles, California
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine
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Spinal Cord Medicine, Independent Medical Exam, Life Care Planning, Orthopedics - Nonsurgical, Carpal tunnel syndrome, neck pain, back pain, sports injuries, industrial/work injuries, herniated disc, pinched nerve, arthritis, stroke, brain injury, concussions
Dr. Glenna Tolbert, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Dr. Tolbert is a double board-certified physician who has specialized in physical medicine, rehabilitation and spinal cord injury medicine for 25+ years
• She teaches and publishes her approaches to regenerative medicine as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA’s David Geffen School Of Medicine
• Graduate of UCLA
• Completed medical school at Howard University’s Medical School
• Interests: Carpal tunnel syndrome, neck pain, back pain, sports injuries, industrial/work injuries, herniated disc, pinched nerve, arthritis, stroke, brain injury, concussion
• Received the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Outstanding Tutor Award in recognition of the exceptional quality of her teaching in the problem-based learning component of the human biology and disease medical education curriculum
• She is certified by the State of California as a Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) for workers injured on the job
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Karl E. Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C
Geriatrics, Nursing Homes, Hospice/Palliative
Stone Mountain Medical Associates, Inc.
Oceanside, California
Geriatrics, Nursing Homes
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Nursing Home - Skilled Nursing Facility, Hospice - End-of-Life Care, Palliative Care, Home Health, Assisted Living, Regulatory, Decubitus, Pressure Ulcers, Falls, Dementia - Alzheimer's, Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care - HMO, Life Care Planning, Personal Injury, Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Bioethics
Experienced Expert, 250+ depositions, 25+ trials. Speedy and Objective Records Reviews (plaintiff/defense); Standard of Care, Causation and Damages Opinions, including Life Expectancy and Future Care Costs, Regulatory Actions; Comprehensive Report Writing. References Available on Request. In clinical practice of post-acute and long-term care medicine, Geriatrics & Hospice in San Diego area since 1992; Chief Medical Officer, Bio-Pacific Admin Services (nursing facility management company); Chief Medical Officer, Beecan Health; Delegate, AMA and California Medical Association House of Delegates; Chair, CMA Council on Ethical, Legal & Judicial Affairs; Chair, CMA Administrative Medicine Forum; Clinical Faculty UCSD School of Medicine and Family Medicine Dept., Affiliate Faculty, California State University's Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care (San Marcos), Past President of CALTCM, Past President of PALTmed (Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Medical Association, previously AMDA,...
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Steven D. Kamajian, DO, CMD, FACOFP
Solo Practitioner
Glendale, California
Nursing Homes, Hospice and Palliative Care
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Geriatrics, Life Care Planning, Long Term Care, Managed Care & HMOs, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Homes, Personal Injury, Undue Influence
Experienced Expert. Speedy and Objective Records Reviews; Standard of Care, Causation and Damages Opinions, including Life Expectancy and Future Care Costs; Comprehensive Report Writing. Balanced plaintiff/defense work. References Available on Request.
Dr. Kamajian has worked as a geriatrician, family physician, medical director, and hospice physician in Southern California since 1985. He is a past president and current board member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians - California (ACOFPCA), which is the state chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). Dr. Kamajian is a specialty peer reviewer in geriatrics, long-term care, and family medicine for ACOFPCA’s journal, Osteopathic Family Physician, which has a bi-monthly monthly print circulation of over 9,000. He attends to patients at several local skilled nursing facilities and multiple assisted living facilities. Dr.Kamajian is the Medical Director at Hillcrest Hospice in Bu...
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Ryan McCarty, MD, CLCP
University of California Los Angeles, VA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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pain medicine, life care planning, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, complex regional pain syndrome, headache, epidural injections, spinal cord injury
Dr. McCarty is a double-board certified Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician and a Certified Life Care Planner. He is an attending physician at the Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center and faculty member of the UCLA/VA Pain Medicine Fellowship Program and UCLA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program. He performs interventional and non-interventional pain management in the inpatient and outpatient settings. He is highly skilled in advanced procedures, including fluoroscopy-guided radiofrequency ablations, epidural steroid injections, spinal cord stimulation, and intrathecal baclofen pump implantation. He has expertise in medical management of complex cases, including opioid and non-opioid management. He treats traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and stroke patients in his rehabilitation and neurolysis clinics. Recognized for excellence in teaching as a UCLA Clinical Assistant Professor, he mentors fellows, residents, and medical studen...
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Vic Perkins, DO, QME, CLCP
Pain Medicine, Anesthesia, and Life Care Planner
Perkins Anesthesiology Corp.
Calabasas, California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Certified Life Care Planner, Life Care Planning, Qualified Medical Evaluator, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Pain Management, Worker's Compensation, Expert Witness, Independent Medical Evaluation, Causation, IME, QME, Nerve, Testimony, Spine, CRPS, Catastrophic, Trauma, Personal Injury, Orthopedic
Dr. Perkins is a Dual Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine Specialist, a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), and a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) credentialed through the International Commission on Health Care Certification (ICHCC) — a rare combination that positions him as a uniquely comprehensive resource for personal injury, catastrophic injury, and complex pain litigation.
With more than 10 years of clinical experience spanning interventional pain management, regional anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, and acute pain medicine, he brings deep specialty knowledge to the evaluation of spinal disorders, failed back syndromes, complex regional pain syndromes (CRPS), neuropathic pain, musculoskeletal injuries, trauma, cancer-related pain and all things anesthesia related. This breadth of clinical training means he understands not only how injuries occur and progress, but how they are treated — and at what cost — giving his opinions a level of depth that general...
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John R. Panek, DPM, CLCP, LCP-C
Life Care Planner, Podiatric Medical Physician
For Life - Physician Life Care Planning
San Diego, California
Life Care Planning, Podiatry
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, LCP-C, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, Life Care Plans, Catastrophic injury, Non-catastrophic injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Amputation, Personal Injury, Burns, post traumatic arthritis, DJD, Foot and Ankle Surgery. Life Care Planning
I am a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP, LCP-C). I have had a successful 25 year history of practicing as a podiatric physician and surgeon. I am now dedicating my skills to Life Care Planning. I do Life Care Plans NATIONALLY, I am uniquely skilled as an expert in Life Care Planning especially involving the lower extremities (amputation, paralysis, burns, post traumatic arthritis, etc.). However, I can perform a comprehensive Life Care Plan for all catastrophic and non-catastrophic injuries (TBI, Spinal Cord Injury, Amputations, paraplegia, quadriplegia, Personal Injury, Burns, post traumatic arthritis, and etc..). I promise to be available to discuss your case and will strive to provide the highest quality of damages valuation services in this industry.
>>>>>>>>> In addition, I am exclusively able to provide a medical cost projection (or "limited" life care plan) for foot and ankle injuries that often lead to progressive and future degenerative arthritis and disability. For ex...
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Aaron Coppelson, M.D.
Expert MD- 20+ years of Med-Legal Lifecare plans
Los Angeles, California
Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Life Care Plan, Neurology, Orthopedic, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PMR, Pain Medicine, Pain Management, Catastrophic, SCI, Spinal Cord Injury, Neuromuscular Disorder, C.R.P.S., Psychology, Neuropych
Dr. Coppelson has a unique specialty and training in medicine. Spinal Cord and Brain injury at the world renowned Rancho Los Amigos hospital. Inpatient medicine at Cedar-Sinai. Outpatient Orthopedic medicine at the Veterans Hospital West Los Angeles and U.C.L.A.. With an additional certification in Concussion and mTBI.
For over two decades he has been writing medica-legal reports as a medical legal expert as well as a vibrant active treating boutique practice with catastrophic cases managing the gestalt of the claimant in neurology, orthopedics, chronic pain management, psychology, and neuropsychology.
Unlike some nationwide Life Care plan warehouse companies with cut and paste cookie cutter reports written by untrained medical assistants and rubber stamped by sinecure "doctors", his Life Care plans use his extensive and unique education, training, and experience always supported by and documented with extensive medical research to support all his opinions.
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DeAndrea Williams, CRC, CVE, CLCP
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment, ERISA, Wage
Land of Goods Vocational Consulting
Aurora, Colorado
Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation
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vocational rehabilitation, employment, FMLA, earning capacity, life care planning, Mitigation Analysis, Employability Analysis, Vocational Rebuttal, disability evaluation, Short Term Disability, ADA, Labor Market, martial dissolution, impute, Long Term Disability, Rehabilitation Counseling, ERISA, family law, divorce, Insurance
DeAndrea T. Williams, CRC, CVE, CLCP, is a nationally recognized expert in vocational evaluation, earning capacity analysis, rehabilitation counseling, and life care planning. She brings more than a decade of specialized experience in assessing the vocational impact of physical, psychological, cognitive, and developmental conditions across disability, employment law, civil litigation, ERISA, workers’ compensation, and personal injury matters. As the President and CEO of Land of Goods Vocational Consulting, Ms. Williams leads a multidisciplinary team that provides comprehensive vocational evaluations, labor market research, transferable skills assessments, employability determinations, medical and psychological record reviews, and expert witness testimony for cases nationwide. She maintains offices in Florida and Colorado and provides forensic services throughout the United States.
Ms. Williams holds a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Kentucky an...
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Ryan Stephenson, DO
Associate Clinical Professor, Life Care Planner
Integrated Rehab Experts
Denver, Colorado
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Brain Injury Medicine
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Amputation, Spinal Trauma, Prosthetics, Brain Trauma (TBI), Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Life Care Planning, Electrodiagnostics (EMG), Musculoskeletal Injury, Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Amputee, Pain, Brain Injury, PM&R
Dr. Stephenson is an Associate Professor of Clinical Practice in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado with extensive experience in rehabilitation medicine. He has held multiple leadership roles, including Medical Director of Orthobiologics, Brain Injury, the Regional Amputation Center, and the Inpatient Rehabilitation Consultation Service.
Board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Pain Medicine, Dr. Stephenson also holds certification as a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), assisting in the assessment of long-term needs for individuals with disabilities. He has provided medico-legal expert opinions in cases involving upper and lower extremity amputation, nerve injury, spinal cord injury, brain trauma, pressure ulcers/injuries, work capacity, and musculoskeletal conditions.
Clinically, Dr. Stephenson treats patients with a broad range of disabilities, pain syndromes, brain and spinal...
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Mike M. Pappas, DO
Florida
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine
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Nursing Homes, Life care planning, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Pain management, Traumatic brain injury, TBI, Spinal cord injury, amputations, complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, IME, Pharmaceutical review, Herniated discs
Life care planning, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Management
Testifying and treating physician for catastrophic injuries involving Future Care, Permanency, Causation, and Life expectancy for both defense and plaintiff firms. Mild/severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Amputations, Burns, Multi-trauma, Orthopedic injuries, Chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Pressure ulcers, Joint replacement complications, Peripheral nerve injuries, Cervical and Lumbar Spine Injuries.
Licensed physician in NY in practice and board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Experienced Medical Expert. Clinical instructor at Mount Sinai Medical Center with over 15 years experience. 15 plus years of experience in sub acute facilities/skilled nursing facilities overseeing the rehabilitation of Spinal Cord injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Amputations, Joint Replacements. Medical malpractice, Utilization Reviews, Health Insurance Claims, Workers Compensation, Independent Me...
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Julianne Frain, PhD, CRC, CLCP, ABVE/D
Life Care Planning and Vocational Expert
Rehab Pro Assessment and Consultation
Boca Raton, Florida
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Cost Projection, Vocational Evaluation, Vocational Assessment, Life Care Planner, Labor Market Survey, Economic Damages, Disability, Career Counselor, Earning Capacity, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Audits, Past Billing Analysis, Cost of Future Medical Care, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability, Life Care Planning
Dr. Julianne Frain is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Life Care Planner, and Diplomate with the American Board of Vocational Experts. Having testified in both state and federal venues in multiple states, this expert has over 300 appearances in combined deposition and trial testimony. Dr. Frain is typically hired in the areas of vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, or both concentrations combined. She possesses 17 years of experience handling claims within varying forms of injury and family law matters and rendering opinions on vocational assessment, disability, pre-and-post incident earning capacity, re-employment, rehabilitation and life care planning, and usual and customary costs of medical care. She is commonly retained by both plaintiff and defense firms. Her company manages a high volume of claims spread primarily throughout the entire state of Florida as well as the mid-west. Rehab Pro Assessment and Consultation has Florida offices in Jacksonville, ...
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Denise Atwood, RN, JD, CPHRM, CLCP
CLCP Expert for Complex Medical Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
Pensacola, Florida
Nurse, Life Care Planning
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Certified Life Care Planner, Life Care Planning, CLCP, Cost Estimate, Life Care Plan Analysis, Registered Nurse, Healthcare Risk Management, Plaintiff, Defense, State, Federal, Long Term Care, Injury Medical Witness, Earning Capacity Evaluation
Denise Atwood, a Certified Life Care Planner with over three decades in nursing, brings expertise across Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Trauma, Burn injury, Emergency Room, Surgical Nursing, Employee Health, Infection Control, Compliance, and Risk Management. She holds a Certified Professional Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM) certification and has previously taught health law, ethics, and legal issues in business as an adjunct professor at Ottawa University, the University of Phoenix and Grand Canyon University. Denise also conducts nurse ethics evaluations for the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
BAR License, Arizona #027677 (Active Status). Nursing License, Arizona #096824 (Active Status). California, #495552 (Inactive Status).
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Michael Tang, PT, DPT, CMPT, CLCP, CMCPS
Life Care Planner & Physical Therapy Expert
Pembroke Pines , Florida
Life Care Planning, Physical Therapy
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Life Care Planner, Life Care Planning, Physical Therapy Expert Witness, Functional Capacity Evaluation, FCE, Personal Injury, Amputation, Pain Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Auto Accident, Traumatic brain Injuries, TBI, MVA, Defense, Medical Cost Projection, CLCP, Cost Estimate
Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) & Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) providing defensible medical cost estimates, medical cost projections, life care plansand expert witness testimony — available for plaintiff and defense counsel in Florida and nationwide.
FORENSIC SERVICES
Life Care Planning (LCP) — Comprehensive future medical cost analysis
Medical Cost Projections (MCP)
Medical Cost Estimates (MCE)
Rebuttal Reports & Life Care Plan Critiques
Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE)
Expert Witness Testimony — Deposition & Trial
CASE TYPES & INJURY SPECIALIZATION
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) | Amputation | Burns | Catastrophic Injury | Multiple Trauma | Complex Orthopedic Trauma | Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) | Slip and Fall | Chronic Pain | Neurological Disorders | Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Surgical Revisions
METHODOLOGY
Opinions are grounded in peer-reviewed literature, clinical practice guidelines, and geographically-specific Usual, Customary...
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Kacy Turner, MS, CRC, CVE, CLCP
CLCP & Vocational Expertise for Your Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
Pensacola, Florida
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Vocational Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Analysis, Vocational Review, Cost Estimate, Case Manager, Long-Term Care, Medical, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Life Care Plan Review
Kacy Turner is a Certified Life Care Planner and vocational consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in rehabilitation. She has experience as a rehabilitation consultant in three states and has been qualified as a testifying expert in state and federal courts. Kacy has worked on cases in several states as well as the country of Trinidad. To determine the pre-injury and post-injury employability in personal injury cases, Kacy provides vocational testing, transferable skills analysis, job analyses, rehabilitation plans, and determines reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. She is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, and Providers of Services, and Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals. She has served as secretary, president and board member for the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.
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Arthur Kalman, DO
Board Certified Physician- Life Care Planner
Life Line Personal Injury Services
Pensacola, Florida
Life Care Planning, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Life Care Planner (LCP), PM&R, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning, Trigger point injections, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Peripheral Joint Injections, Regenerative Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Studies, Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS/EMG), Neurological conditions, Orthopedic, Life Care Plan Rebuttal
Dr. Kalman is a trusted Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with over 25 years experience. He is located in Pensacola, FL but open to cases nationwide. He primarily is a clinical physician but has ben providing Life Care Plans and testimony (depo/trial) for both plaintiff and defense attorneys for almost 2 years.
Affiliations:
Member of Life Care Planner Professional Societies: IARP
Currently completing the CLCP certification requirements (120 Hours per the ICHCC guidelines)
Board Certification: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Clinical Experience: 25 years, routinely providing patient assessments and treatments.
Authored – Multiple chapters for Musculoskeletal disorders and interventional pain management procedures..
Writing LCPs: 18+ months.
Expert Witness Experience: 9 Testimony appearances (depo/ trial) appearances in past 4 years.
Diagnostic Imaging/Testing.
Electrodiagnostic Studies.
Musculoskeletal conditions.
Neurologic conditions.
Orthopedic con...
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Chris McDermott, MSN, APRN-IP, AGPCNP-C, CLCP
Intercoastal Consulting & Life Care Planning
Jacksonville, Florida
Life Care Planning, Nurse Practitioner
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Life Care Planning, Certified Life Care Planner, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology, Primary Care, Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Trauma, Spinal Cord Injury, Auto Accident Injury, Personal Injury, Health Care Damage Valuation
Chris McDermott brings over a decade of clinical expertise, encompassing a diverse range of specialties including inpatient rehabilitation (traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury), trauma and surgical care, pulmonary and critical care, sleep medicine, and interventional pain management. His extensive background in the personal injury field includes roles as both a treating provider and expert witness in cases related to motor vehicle collisions and other personal injury accidents (auto/trucking accidents, workplace accidents, medical malpractice, premise liability, and/or slip and fall accidents.) Currently, he practices at Intercoastal Health, delivering whole person care focused on injury management, wellness, and longevity.
Board Certified Certified Life Care Planner and practicing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Autonomous Practice (APRN-IP) authority in the State of Florida. He holds a certification in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care (AGPCNP-C) from the Amer...
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K. Riz Saldin, MD, CLCP
CLCP Neurologist PM&R
Exalt Life Care Plans
Port Richey, Florida
Life Care Planning, Neurology
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Life Care Planning, Medical Cost Projection, IME, Personal Injury, Pain Management, Utilization Review, Auto Accident, Neurology, PMR, Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Workers Compensation, Trauma, Slip and Fall Injuries, Post Concussion Syndrome, Neurological Assessment, Demands
With a successful 37-year career as a dual board-certified neurologist and interventional pain medicine specialist, Dr. K. Riz Saldin, MD, CLCP, has established himself as a leader in both clinical care and medical expert testimony. Licensed in Florida, California, and Texas, Dr. Saldin has testified in over 70 depositions and trials, bringing his extensive expertise into Life Care Planning and future medical cost analysis.
Dr. Saldin is board-certified in Neurology and Interventional Pain Medicine and is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP). He completed an ACGME-accredited, anesthesia-based Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Virginia, along with advanced fellowship training in Neuroimaging at the Jacobs Neurological Institute, SUNY-Buffalo. He served as Chief Resident in Neurology at Duke University Medical Center and completed his neurology residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida. His academic background includes research at Baylor College of Medicine, the Housto...
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Devin Rohack, MEd, CRC, CVE, CLCP
Certified Life Care Planner/Vocational Evaluator
Rehab Pro Assessment and Consultation
Boca Raton, Florida
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Vocational Assessment, Life Care Planning, Cost Analysis, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Audits, Vocational Evaluation, Re-Employment Assessment, Wage Imputation, Loss of Earning Capacity
Devin Rohack, MED, CRC, CVE, CLCP is a certified life care planner and certified vocational evaluator with niche experience in evaluating the cost of future medical care and the appropriate imputation of wages for persons with and without disabilities. She possesses specialized training and knowledge in usual customary and reasonable charge data as well as labor market statistics. She has been relied on for evaluating and negotiating claims valuations particularly in Florida and the SE United States.
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Kenneth Botwin, MD CPLCP CLCP
Dr. Kenneth Botwin, MD, CPLCP, CLCP
Exalt Life Care Plans
Port Richey, Florida
Life Care Planning, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Life Care Planning, Medical Cost Projection, Utilization Review, IME, Personal Injury, Auto Accident, Trucking Accident, Pain Management, PMR, Disability, Workers Compensation, Trauma, TBI, Premise Liability, Plaintiff, Defense, Medical Summary, Demands, Medical Expert, Brain Injury
With a successful 30-year career as a partner at one of the most preferred spine and pain practices in Florida, Dr. Kenneth Botwin has expanded his expertise in medical expert testimony. Dr. Botwin is board-certified in Pain Management & Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and Medical Specialties in Pain Management. He is a Certified Life Care Planner and Certified Physician Life Care Planner providing the most elite standard of Future Medical Care and Costing.
Dr. Botwin is a published author with over 30 publications relating to his field. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Pain Physician Journal. Dr. Botwin’s experience and exponential knowledge in permanent injury, regenerative medicine, worker’s compensation, and minimally invasive procedures make him the most appropriate expert in personal injury, workers compensation, and premise liability cases.
Dr. Botwin provides expert witness testimony for both plaintiff and defense following the m...
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Jennifer Wall, MSPAS, PA-C, CLCP
CLCP Specializing in Burns & Traumatic Injury
IMS Legal Strategies
Pensacola, Florida
Burns, Life Care Planning
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Certified Life Care Planner, Life Care Planning, CLCP, Cost Estimate, Physican Assistant, Burn Injury Specialist, Trauma Specialist, Plaintiff, Defense, Life Care Plan Analysis, Expert Testimony, Long-Term Care, Injury Medical Witness, Expert Witness
Jennifer Wall is a Certified Life Care Planner specializing in catastrophic burns and traumatic injuries. With over 23 years as a physician assistant, she has substantial experience in operative evaluations and surgeries within a burn and reconstructive care team. Jennifer has worked extensively in acute care and outpatient settings, guiding adult and pediatric burn patients through recovery. She also served as an Assistant Professor for three years at George Washington University's Physician Assistant Program, where she continues to teach. Additionally, Jennifer holds a Public Health Certificate from the Milken School of Public Health at George Washington University. As a published author and international speaker on burn injuries and skin disorders, she remains active in clinical practice at a level 1 trauma center, where she cares for the most critically ill population, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, transplant, medical-surgical, neurosurgical, and ECMO (extracorporeal memb...
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Kerri Martin, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CLCP
CLCP Expert for Plaintiff & Defense Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
Pensacola, Florida
Life Care Planning, Nurse Practitioner
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Cost Estimate, Long Term Care, Medical, Nurse Practitioner, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Injury Medical Witness, Life Care Plan Review, Life Care Plan Analysis, Expert Testimony
Kerri Martin is a Certified Life Care Planner with a family nurse practitioner background. She has 9 years of experience in primary care and surgery. Prior to practicing as a nurse practitioner, she worked as a registered nurse in the clinical areas of infectious disease, critical care, and surgery. She graduated from The University of Texas at Tyler in 2014 with a master’s degree in nursing and from Tarleton State University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She works with both defense and plaintiff firms in creating and reviewing life care plans, as well as cost estimates. Kerri is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Texas Nurse Practitioner’s Association and East Texas Nurse Practitioner’s Association.
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Kristy Easley, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS, CLCP
CLCP Expert Specializing in TBI
IMS Legal Strategies
Pensacola, Florida
Life Care Planning, Speech-Language Pathology
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Life Care Plan Analysis, Life Care Plan Review, Cost Estimate, Speech-Language Pathology, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Long-Term Care, Medical, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal, State
Kristy Easley is a Certified Life Care Planner with a background in medical speech-language pathology. She has over 20 years of experience in rehabilitation with a focus on acquired and traumatic brain injury. She graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University in 2001 with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology and became a certified brain injury specialist in 2013. She has experience serving as a treating clinician in inpatient residential and outpatient brain injury rehabilitation, skilled nursing rehabilitation, and in pediatric home health and outpatient settings. She is a co-facilitator of the East Texas Brain Injury Support Group. She is a board member of the Texas Brain Injury Alliance and Head Up TBI East Texas. She is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.
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Bryan Muench, MS, PT, CLCP
CLCP Expert Witness & Physical Therapist
IMS Legal Strategies
Pensacola, Florida
Life Care Planning, Physical Therapy
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Life Care Plan Analysis, Life Care Plan Review, Physical Therapy, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Cost Estimate, Injury Medical Witness, Long-Term Care, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Expert Testimony
Bryan Muench is a Certified Life Care Planner with a background in physical therapy. He has worked two decades in pediatric and adult care, primarily in the arena of home health. He graduated from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001 with a master’s degree in physical therapy. He was certified as a Pediatric Clinical Specialist in 2012. He has experience as a physical therapist working in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and early childhood intervention in addition to his vast home health experience. In his spare time, he coaches a baseball team based out of Tyler, Texas. He lives in Gladewater, Texas, with his wife Erin, and their eleven children.
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Arthur Kalman, DO
Board Certified Physician- Life Care Planner
Life Line Personal Injury Services
Georgia
Life Care Planning, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Life Care Planner (LCP), PM&R, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning, Trigger point injections, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Peripheral Joint Injections, Regenerative Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Studies, Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS/EMG), Neurological conditions, Orthopedic, Life Care Plan Rebuttal
Dr. Kalman is a trusted Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with over 25 years experience. He is located in Pensacola, FL but open to cases nationwide. He primarily is a clinical physician but has ben providing Life Care Plans and testimony (depo/trial) for both plaintiff and defense attorneys for almost 2 years.
Affiliations:
Member of Life Care Planner Professional Societies: IARP
Currently completing the CLCP certification requirements (120 Hours per the ICHCC guidelines)
Board Certification: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Clinical Experience: 25 years, routinely providing patient assessments and treatments.
Authored – Multiple chapters for Musculoskeletal disorders and interventional pain management procedures..
Writing LCPs: 18+ months.
Expert Witness Experience: 9 Testimony appearances (depo/ trial) appearances in past 4 years.
Diagnostic Imaging/Testing.
Electrodiagnostic Studies.
Musculoskeletal conditions.
Neurologic conditions.
Orthopedic con...
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Jamie Glen House, MD, MBA
Spinal Cord Injury Expert. Board-Certified in SCI
Rathdrum, Idaho
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Spine Surgery & Spine Care
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Spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, central cord, paraplegia, tetraplegia, life care planning, brain injury, TBI, mTBI, anoxic brain, long term care, catastrophic injury, neurorehabilitation, spasticity, disability evaluation, neck, back, gait, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder
Dr. Glen House is a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician with over 35 years of personal and professional experience in spinal cord and brain injury medicine. He is subspecialty board-certified in both Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine, and completed a prestigious fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.
Dr. House’s clinical practice focuses on spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, and care for complex neurological patients. He previously served as Medical Director of a Spinal Cord Injury Program, with responsibilities including direct patient care, teaching medical students and residents, and leading didactic instruction.
He currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and as Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
A C7 complete spinal cord injury sustained in college has made him ...
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David J. Fletcher, MD
SafeWorks Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Occupational Medicine, Disability Evaluation
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DOT Driver Medical Fitness, Trucking & Bus Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Complex Disability Mgmt, FMCSA Medical Regulations, Occupational Medicine, Substance Abuse Counseling, Return-To-Work Evaluations, Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations, Life Care Planning, Medical Review Officer, FAA Examiner
Dr. Fletcher is board-certified in occupational medicine, preventive medicine and public health. He is a certified Medical Review Office (MRO) and certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP). He has been a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner for the FAA since 1988.
Dr. Fletcher has consistently served as a medical expert for both sides of the bar in Illinois Workers’ Compensation cases, as well as in civil cases all around the United States.
For Dr. Fletcher, one of the key elements to his credibility is that the majority of his professional time is spent practicing as a full-time occupational medicine specialist.
Since 1986, Dr. Fletcher has treated more than 22,000 injured persons and has performed more than 20,000 Department of Transportation medical exams for Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers.
Since 2011, Dr. Fletcher has served as one of two physicians on the Illinois Advisory Committee for the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) and acts as a peer-reviewer fo...
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Sarah Malloy, MS, OTR, CCM, CLCP, FIALCP
Life Care Planning
Malloy Life Care Planning
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Life Care Planning, Occupational Therapy
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Review for merit, home care, occupational therapist, life care planning, rehabilitation
Ms. Malloy is a rehabilitation and damages expert. With certifications in life care planning and case management and a license in occupational therapy, she has experience in both plaintiff and defense litigation. She has testified in both deposition and trial. Her experience includes over 29 years as a clinical OT working in various settings. Her life care planning work has spanned the last 7 years of her career and in addition to litigation support, she has authored articles and chapters in heavily relied upon texts in the field of life care planning. She has also participated on local and national life care planning boards and committees to help foster the life care planning community.
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Ron Avraham, MD
Physiatry & Pain Medicine, Life Care Planner, IME
Polaris Rehabilitation
PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine
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PM&R, Life Care Planning, LCP, IME - Independent Medical Exam, Neck Pain, Back Pain, Sciatica, Radiculopathy, Spinal Stenosis, Musculoskeletal medicine, Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis, Spine injections, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Spinal Cord Injury, SCI, Complex regional pain syndrome, Amputation, Stroke
Double Board-Certified PM&R (physiatry) physician, specializing in interventional pain management, non-surgical orthopedic care and musculoskeletal medicine, pain medicine and medical rehabilitation. Board-Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (ABPMR) and Pain Medicine (ABPM), Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) with the ICHCC and Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) with the ABIME. Dr. Avraham is a fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and diplomate of the American Board of Pain Medicine and is fellowship-trained in Interventional Pain. He is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPMR), American Academy of Physician Life Care Planners (AAPLCP) and the Massachusetts Medical Society. He holds active licenses in Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island. Over a decade of combined practice experience in multiple settings: outpatient private practice, acute and subacute rehabilitation care, nursing home ca...
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Robert Kelman
Emergency Medicine Expert
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Emergency Medicine
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Myocardial Infarction, Cerebrovascular Accident, Respiratory Distress, Abdominal Pain, Trauma, Pediatric Emergencies, Fractures and Sprains, Sepsis, Life Care Planning
Dr. Kelman is a residency trained and Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician for over 30 years. Throughout these years, he has experience with the entire spectrum of serious presentations, from trauma to sepsis, MI, strokes, respiratory distress, and cardiac arrest. Whether young or old, male or female, dealing with all types of presentations. He is a Founding Member and Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, with active licenses in Michigan, New York, and Florida. Experience with expert testimony in court, including sexual assault case as well as child custody case. He is the recipient of the 2019 Physician Excellence Award at Ascension Macomb Hospital. He also has 30 years of Occupational Medicine Experience.
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Steven D Lockman, MD
Minnesota Neurorehabilitation Institute
Plymouth, Minnesota
Brain Injury Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Mild TBI, mTBI, Stroke, Neurorehabilitation, Sports Injury, Anoxic Brain Injury, HIE, Post-Concussion Syndrome, PCS, Nerve Injury, Acute Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Life Care Planning, Independent Medical Examinations, IMEs, Whiplash, MVA
Award-winning brain injury medicine physician in active clinical practice. Triple board certified in Brain Injury Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Certified Life Care Planner. Former Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Hennepin County Medical Center. 20+ Years of University medical school teaching experience. Experienced Expert Witness & Independent Medical Examiner.
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Mike M. Pappas, DO
New Jersey
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine
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Nursing Homes, Life care planning, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Pain management, Traumatic brain injury, TBI, Spinal cord injury, amputations, complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, IME, Pharmaceutical review, Herniated discs
Life care planning, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Management
Testifying and treating physician for catastrophic injuries involving Future Care, Permanency, Causation, and Life expectancy for both defense and plaintiff firms. Mild/severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Amputations, Burns, Multi-trauma, Orthopedic injuries, Chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Pressure ulcers, Joint replacement complications, Peripheral nerve injuries, Cervical and Lumbar Spine Injuries.
Licensed physician in NY in practice and board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Experienced Medical Expert. Clinical instructor at Mount Sinai Medical Center with over 15 years experience. 15 plus years of experience in sub acute facilities/skilled nursing facilities overseeing the rehabilitation of Spinal Cord injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Amputations, Joint Replacements. Medical malpractice, Utilization Reviews, Health Insurance Claims, Workers Compensation, Independent Me...
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Ronald D Karnaugh, MD
JFK Neuroscience Institute
Edison, New Jersey
Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Interventional Spine & Pain Management, Medical Malpractice, Independent Medical Examination IME, Motor Vehicle Injuries, Workers' Compensation, Expert Witness, AffIdavits, Depositions, Testimony, Medical File Review, Comprehensive Medical & Rehabilitation Evaluations, Life Care Plan recommendatIons
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Sarah Malloy, MS, OTR, CCM, CLCP, FIALCP
Life Care Planning
Malloy Life Care Planning
New York
Life Care Planning, Occupational Therapy
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Review for merit, home care, occupational therapist, life care planning, rehabilitation
Ms. Malloy is a rehabilitation and damages expert. With certifications in life care planning and case management and a license in occupational therapy, she has experience in both plaintiff and defense litigation. She has testified in both deposition and trial. Her experience includes over 29 years as a clinical OT working in various settings. Her life care planning work has spanned the last 7 years of her career and in addition to litigation support, she has authored articles and chapters in heavily relied upon texts in the field of life care planning. She has also participated on local and national life care planning boards and committees to help foster the life care planning community.
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Jennifer Solomon, MD
Board Certified MD- Life Care Planner
LifeLine Personal Injury Services
New York, New York
Life Care Planning, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Life Care Planner (LCP), Life Care Planning, Rebuttal Reports, Board Certified, Trigger Point Injections, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Joint Injections, Musculoskeletal, Orthopedic, Regenerative Medicine, Neurological, Doctor, Expert, Medical Doctor (MD)
Dr. Solomon is a trusted Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with over 25 years experience. She is located in New York, NY but is open to cases nationwide. She primarily is a clinical physician but has ben providing Life Care Plans and testimony (depo/trial) for both plaintiff and defense attorneys for almost 2 years.
Affiliations:
•Member of Life Care Planner Professional Societies: IARP
Expert Witness Experience:
•Testimony (Depo/ Trial) appearances: 16+.
•Writing LCPs: 18+ months.
LCP Relevant Qualifications
LCP Relevant Experience
•Board Certification: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
•Clinical Experience: 25 years, routinely providing patient assessments and
treatments.
•Authored – Multiple chapters for Musculoskeletal disorders and interventional pain management procedures.
•Currently completing the CLCP certification requirements (120 Hours per the ICHCC guidelines).
Diagnostic Imaging/Testing.
• Electrodiagnostic Studies.
• Musculoskeletal conditio...
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Ronald D Karnaugh, MD
JFK Neuroscience Institute
New York
Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Interventional Spine & Pain Management, Medical Malpractice, Independent Medical Examination IME, Motor Vehicle Injuries, Workers' Compensation, Expert Witness, AffIdavits, Depositions, Testimony, Medical File Review, Comprehensive Medical & Rehabilitation Evaluations, Life Care Plan recommendatIons
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Mike M. Pappas, DO
Astoria, New York
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine
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Nursing Homes, Life care planning, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Pain management, Traumatic brain injury, TBI, Spinal cord injury, amputations, complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, IME, Pharmaceutical review, Herniated discs
Life care planning, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Management
Testifying and treating physician for catastrophic injuries involving Future Care, Permanency, Causation, and Life expectancy for both defense and plaintiff firms. Mild/severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Amputations, Burns, Multi-trauma, Orthopedic injuries, Chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Pressure ulcers, Joint replacement complications, Peripheral nerve injuries, Cervical and Lumbar Spine Injuries.
Licensed physician in NY in practice and board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Experienced Medical Expert. Clinical instructor at Mount Sinai Medical Center with over 15 years experience. 15 plus years of experience in sub acute facilities/skilled nursing facilities overseeing the rehabilitation of Spinal Cord injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Amputations, Joint Replacements. Medical malpractice, Utilization Reviews, Health Insurance Claims, Workers Compensation, Independent Me...
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Michael D. Leibowitz, MD, C.M.D.
Advanced Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation, PC
Roslyn Heights, New York
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Geriatrics
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Catastrophic Injuries, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Personal Injury, Trauma, Pressure Ulcers, Nursing Home, Life Care Planning, Neurology Disorders, Orthopedics non-surgical, Spinal Disorder/Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, Pain Management-Medicine
Experienced Medical Expert. Board Certified-American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Board Certified, American Board of Pain Medicine. Certified Medical Director-The American Board of Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Medicine. Experience as Medical Director of Nursing Home & Medical Director of Rehabilitation Hospital Ambulatory Care Services. Back Pain, Neck Pain, Pulmonary Embolism, DVT, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, EMG, Geriatrics, Pressure Ulcer, Amputation, Joint Replacement Infections, Arthroplasty Infections, Peripheral Nerve Injuries. Medical Malpractice, Disability Claims Disputes, Disability Insurance, Life Care Planning, Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Peer Reviews, Utilization Reviews, Managed Care, Health Insurance Claims, Industrial Accidents, Workers' Compensation, Product Liability, Independent Medical Examinations, IME
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Jonas M Sokolof, DO
PM&R Expert,Life Care Planning/Disability/Injury
Fountain Life
White Plains, New York
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Sports Medicine
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Life Care Planning, Oncological Rehabilitation, Defense Work, Traumatic Brain Injury, Physician Life Care Planner, Orthopedic Injuries, Cancer, Disability, Functional Impairment, Spinal Cord Injury, Missed Cancer Diagnosis, Toxic Exposure, Work Related Injury, Damage Assessment, Causation Analysis, Motor Vehicle Accident
I am a Harvard Medical School–trained, board-certified physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) with extensive experience evaluating functional impairment, disability, and long-term rehabilitation needs following injury or illness. I completed my PM&R residency training at Harvard Medical School. Thus, have training experience working within major academic medical centers including Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Following residency, I completed subspecialty fellowship training in Interventional Spine, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Pain Management, and Sports Medicine at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.
I have held academic appointments and leadership roles at leading medical institutions, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and NYU Langone Health. My clinical and academic work has focused on evaluating and treating patients with complex medical conditions affecting physical function, mobility, and qu...
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Aarti Singla, MD, MBA, FAAPMR, CIME, CLCP
Dual board-certified PM&R and Pain, IME/LCP Expert
Cincinnati, Ohio
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine
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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...
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Terry P. Leslie, M.Ed., LPC, CRC, ABVE/D, IPEC
Vocational Expert
Premier One Consulting
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Vocational Rehabilitation
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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Wrongful Termination, Marital Law, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Vocational Expert, Life Care Planning
Mr. Terry Leslie has over 30 years of experience as a Vocational Expert and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor as President of the company. He is a former President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE) and teaches a course Introduction to Becoming a Vocational Expert through that organization using his textbook with the same name which is published by Elliott & Fitzpatrick. http://www.elliottfitzpatrick.com/
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Sarah Malloy, MS, OTR, CCM, CLCP, FIALCP
Life Care Planning
Malloy Life Care Planning
Rhode Island
Life Care Planning, Occupational Therapy
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Review for merit, home care, occupational therapist, life care planning, rehabilitation
Ms. Malloy is a rehabilitation and damages expert. With certifications in life care planning and case management and a license in occupational therapy, she has experience in both plaintiff and defense litigation. She has testified in both deposition and trial. Her experience includes over 29 years as a clinical OT working in various settings. Her life care planning work has spanned the last 7 years of her career and in addition to litigation support, she has authored articles and chapters in heavily relied upon texts in the field of life care planning. She has also participated on local and national life care planning boards and committees to help foster the life care planning community.
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Christopher Janssen, MD
Sanford Medical Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine
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Life Care Planning, Life Expectancy, Future Medical Needs, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Amputation, Independent Medical Examinations, Impairment Rating, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Spine Pain, Joint injuries, Nerve injuries, Soft tissue injuries, Causation, Whiplash
Double Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine.
Clinical Assistant Professor Sanford USD School of Medicine.
Experienced Interventional Pain Management practitioner specializing in interventional spine procedures, electrodiagnostics, impairment ratings, independent medical evaluations, and life care planning.
Chief Resident at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, #1 Rated in US News & World Report over 20 years.
Licensed in South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota , and Iowa
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Jennifer Solomon, MD
Board Certified MD- Life Care Planner
LifeLine Personal Injury Services
Tennessee
Life Care Planning, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Life Care Planner (LCP), Life Care Planning, Rebuttal Reports, Board Certified, Trigger Point Injections, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Joint Injections, Musculoskeletal, Orthopedic, Regenerative Medicine, Neurological, Doctor, Expert, Medical Doctor (MD)
Dr. Solomon is a trusted Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with over 25 years experience. She is located in New York, NY but is open to cases nationwide. She primarily is a clinical physician but has ben providing Life Care Plans and testimony (depo/trial) for both plaintiff and defense attorneys for almost 2 years.
Affiliations:
•Member of Life Care Planner Professional Societies: IARP
Expert Witness Experience:
•Testimony (Depo/ Trial) appearances: 16+.
•Writing LCPs: 18+ months.
LCP Relevant Qualifications
LCP Relevant Experience
•Board Certification: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
•Clinical Experience: 25 years, routinely providing patient assessments and
treatments.
•Authored – Multiple chapters for Musculoskeletal disorders and interventional pain management procedures.
•Currently completing the CLCP certification requirements (120 Hours per the ICHCC guidelines).
Diagnostic Imaging/Testing.
• Electrodiagnostic Studies.
• Musculoskeletal conditio...
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Kristy Easley, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS, CLCP
CLCP Expert Specializing in TBI
IMS Legal Strategies
Texas
Life Care Planning, Speech-Language Pathology
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Life Care Plan Analysis, Life Care Plan Review, Cost Estimate, Speech-Language Pathology, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Long-Term Care, Medical, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal, State
Kristy Easley is a Certified Life Care Planner with a background in medical speech-language pathology. She has over 20 years of experience in rehabilitation with a focus on acquired and traumatic brain injury. She graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University in 2001 with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology and became a certified brain injury specialist in 2013. She has experience serving as a treating clinician in inpatient residential and outpatient brain injury rehabilitation, skilled nursing rehabilitation, and in pediatric home health and outpatient settings. She is a co-facilitator of the East Texas Brain Injury Support Group. She is a board member of the Texas Brain Injury Alliance and Head Up TBI East Texas. She is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.
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Marco Britton, MD, MPH, CMLE
Occupational Medicine, IMEs & Life Care Plans
Insight Expert Solutions
Arlington, Texas
Occupational Medicine, Independent Medical Examinations
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Occupational Medicine, IME, Life Care Planning, Disability, Legal Medicine, Noise, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Asbestos, Blood Borne Pathogen, Silica, Heat, Amputations, Respirator, OSHA, Public Health, Workers' Compensation, Impairment Evaluation, Heavy Metals
I am a board-certified physician expert in the field of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (OEM). I have nearly 12 years of experience in OEM and workers' compensation. I also am a certified medicolegal evaluator (CMLE).
My expertise includes workplace and personal injury evaluation and management (musculoskeletal injuries, eye injuries, lacerations, etc.) and hazardous exposure evaluation and management (heavy metals, asbestos, chemicals, blood borne pathogens, noise, heat and more), I also evaluate and give opinions on causation, extent of injury, maximum medical improvement, impairment, disability and ability to return to work.
I am trained in the utilization of the following regulatory standards: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and more. I am also experienced in using the following evidence-based resources: Official Disability Guidelines (ODG), MDG...
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Kacy Turner, MS, CRC, CVE, CLCP
CLCP & Vocational Expertise for Your Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
Texas
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Vocational Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Analysis, Vocational Review, Cost Estimate, Case Manager, Long-Term Care, Medical, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Life Care Plan Review
Kacy Turner is a Certified Life Care Planner and vocational consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in rehabilitation. She has experience as a rehabilitation consultant in three states and has been qualified as a testifying expert in state and federal courts. Kacy has worked on cases in several states as well as the country of Trinidad. To determine the pre-injury and post-injury employability in personal injury cases, Kacy provides vocational testing, transferable skills analysis, job analyses, rehabilitation plans, and determines reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. She is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, and Providers of Services, and Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals. She has served as secretary, president and board member for the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.
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Tiffany Fischer-Blowers, EdS, MBA, CLCP, CDMS, CBIS
Vocational Life Care Planner Expert
LCPMD, LLC
Temple, Texas
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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vocational evaluation, loss of earnings, loss of earnings capacity, vocational testing, clcp, personal injury, vocational expert, life care planning expert, wage earning capacity, employability, vocational consultant, amputation, traumatic brain injury, burns, catastrophic, vocational forensics
Tiffany Fischer-Blowers is a Certified Specialist in Disability Management with extensive experience in vocational evaluation, life care planning, and brain injury assessment. Having collaborated with one of the nation’s largest disability-focused law firms, she has honed her skills in assessing the workplace impact of disabilities and ensuring compliance with industry standards, including California Workers’ Compensation. Tiffany’s advanced training in disability and rehabilitation science from Utah State University, combined with her doctoral studies in adult development, has strengthened her expertise in assessment, planning, and placement for individuals with complex challenges.
Tiffany is adept at conducting vocational assessments and evaluations, including wage-loss assessments, transferable skills analysis, labor market surveys, and employability opinions. She continues to be a passionate advocate for invisible disability awareness, focusing on fostering community integratio...
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Bryan Muench, MS, PT, CLCP
CLCP Expert Witness & Physical Therapist
IMS Legal Strategies
Texas
Life Care Planning, Physical Therapy
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Life Care Plan Analysis, Life Care Plan Review, Physical Therapy, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Cost Estimate, Injury Medical Witness, Long-Term Care, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Expert Testimony
Bryan Muench is a Certified Life Care Planner with a background in physical therapy. He has worked two decades in pediatric and adult care, primarily in the arena of home health. He graduated from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001 with a master’s degree in physical therapy. He was certified as a Pediatric Clinical Specialist in 2012. He has experience as a physical therapist working in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and early childhood intervention in addition to his vast home health experience. In his spare time, he coaches a baseball team based out of Tyler, Texas. He lives in Gladewater, Texas, with his wife Erin, and their eleven children.
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Kerri Martin, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CLCP
CLCP Expert for Plaintiff & Defense Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
Texas
Life Care Planning, Nurse Practitioner
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Cost Estimate, Long Term Care, Medical, Nurse Practitioner, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Injury Medical Witness, Life Care Plan Review, Life Care Plan Analysis, Expert Testimony
Kerri Martin is a Certified Life Care Planner with a family nurse practitioner background. She has 9 years of experience in primary care and surgery. Prior to practicing as a nurse practitioner, she worked as a registered nurse in the clinical areas of infectious disease, critical care, and surgery. She graduated from The University of Texas at Tyler in 2014 with a master’s degree in nursing and from Tarleton State University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She works with both defense and plaintiff firms in creating and reviewing life care plans, as well as cost estimates. Kerri is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Texas Nurse Practitioner’s Association and East Texas Nurse Practitioner’s Association.
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Jennifer Wall, MSPAS, PA-C, CLCP
CLCP Specializing in Burns & Traumatic Injury
IMS Legal Strategies
Virginia
Burns, Life Care Planning
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Certified Life Care Planner, Life Care Planning, CLCP, Cost Estimate, Physican Assistant, Burn Injury Specialist, Trauma Specialist, Plaintiff, Defense, Life Care Plan Analysis, Expert Testimony, Long-Term Care, Injury Medical Witness, Expert Witness
Jennifer Wall is a Certified Life Care Planner specializing in catastrophic burns and traumatic injuries. With over 23 years as a physician assistant, she has substantial experience in operative evaluations and surgeries within a burn and reconstructive care team. Jennifer has worked extensively in acute care and outpatient settings, guiding adult and pediatric burn patients through recovery. She also served as an Assistant Professor for three years at George Washington University's Physician Assistant Program, where she continues to teach. Additionally, Jennifer holds a Public Health Certificate from the Milken School of Public Health at George Washington University. As a published author and international speaker on burn injuries and skin disorders, she remains active in clinical practice at a level 1 trauma center, where she cares for the most critically ill population, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, transplant, medical-surgical, neurosurgical, and ECMO (extracorporeal memb...
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Karen F Wilkinson, MN, ARNP, LNCC, CNLCP
Legal Nurse Consulting
Wilkinson Legal Nurse Consulting, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
Nurse Practitioner, Nurse
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Emergency, Urgent Care, Medical Bill Review, Orthopedics, GYN, Pediatrics, Acute Care, Personal Injury, Longterm care, Labor/delivery, Neonatal, Outpatient Care, CR35 exams, Oncology, Nursing standards, ICU, Life Care Planning, PACU/recovery room, Medical-surgical, home health care
Karen Wilkinson is a nurse practitioner who offers broad expertise in many types of nursing. She has 30+ years of clinical nursing experience and 20 years of nursing and paralegal faculty experience. She has authored many nursing/legal publications and has presented at national conferences. Over those 30 years of clinical work and nursing faculty roles, she has worked in various settings, including acute care hospitals, emergency departments, urgent care, outpatient clinics, pediatrics, orthopedics, pain management, PACU, anesthesia, intensive care, medical/surgical, oncology, GYN, infant and pediatric ICU, special care nursery, OB/post-partum, community health/home care, and long term care.
As a nurse practitioner, Karen is uniquely qualified to assess a case's medical and nursing issues. Her years of nursing and faculty experience make her an expert in critiquing nursing, medical, and ancillary care. She has been trained and certified in medical bill review and life care pla...
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Morgan Meeks, PA-C, CLCP
Life Care Planner
Charleston, West Virginia
Life Care Planning
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certifieid life care planner, physician assistant expoert witness, life care planning expert, personal injury medical expert, catastrophic injury expert, future medical cost expert, traumatic brain injury life care planner, experect witness for medical damages, medical legal consulting for attorneys, life expectancy
I am a certified Physician Assistant with a decade of direct patient care experience and a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) providing detailed, medically accurate, and cost-supported life care plans for both plaintiff and defense attorneys.
My clinical background spans inpatient hospital medicine, outpatient pulmonary care, and primary care settings, giving me broad insight into acute, chronic, and catastrophic medical conditions. I bring a strong foundation in evidence-based medicine, diagnostic interpretation, and interdisciplinary care coordination—skills that directly inform the precision and defensibility of my life care plans.
As the founder of Meeks Consulting LLC, I work independently to review medical records, identify future medical and rehabilitation needs, and generate comprehensive life care plans that account for projected services, durable medical equipment, home modifications, therapy, medications, and attendant care. I specialize in cases involving traumatic b...
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Melissa S skoff, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC
Cardiac ICU & Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Healthcare Hustle, LLC.
Spooner, Wisconsin
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nurse Practitioner
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Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiac ICU Critical Care, ECMO LVAD Cardiac Surgery, Acute Care NP, Family NP, Obesity Medicine, Medical Malpractice Review, LNC, Life Care Planning, NP Scope of Practice, Telehealth NP, Multi-State NP Licensure, Hospitalist NP, Wrongful Death Cardiac Cases, Personal Injury, Board of Nursing Compliance
Dr. Melissa Skoff, DNP, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CCRN-CSC-CMC, CNE is a doctoral-prepared, dual board-certified Nurse Practitioner with extensive clinical and academic experience across cardiovascular surgery, critical care, acute care, family practice, hospitalist medicine, obesity medicine, and telehealth.
Dr. Skoff holds dual board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC) — a rare combination that provides credible expert witness coverage across both primary and acute care cases. She additionally holds three critical care certifications: CCRN, CSC (Cardiovascular Surgery Certified), and CMC (Cardiac Medicine Certified).
Her clinical background includes direct practice in cardiovascular surgery ICU at Mayo Clinic, with hands-on experience in ECMO, LVAD, and cardiac transplant patient management — among the most complex and high-acuity cases in medicine. Additional clinical experience spans hospitalist medicine,...