Expert Opinion-Case Audit- Injury Causation-Trial

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Expert Case Review and Trial Representation Expertise in case audits and reviews stems from knowledge of injury causation, demonstrative evidence, and functional losses. Expert medical opinions arise from an understanding of trauma care documentation and knowledge of the biomechanics of injury, gained through the completion of coursework programs such as Auto Accident Crash Dynamics/Biomechanics by Dr. Arthur Croft of the Spine Research Institute, Independent Chiropractic Examiner through the sponsorship of Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, and graduate studies in biomechanics from the University of Mississippi. This includes Academic Fellowship in Spinal Biomechanics and Trauma from the joint sponsors of Cleveland University – Kansas City and the State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, encompassing spinal trauma pathology, ligament anatomy and injury research, spinal kinematics, biomechanics of traumatic disc bulge, age dating of herniated disc pathology, spinal biomechanical engineering, and spinal biomechanics in trauma. A niche factor is that, with chiropractic care exceeding 60% of the treatment provided for accident-related injuries, having an experienced chiropractic physician—“a like professional”—with expanded postgraduate education reviewing cases that have integrated chiropractic modalities makes the determination of medical necessity and reasonable/customary continuity carry much more weight than expert medical opinions from professionals outside the chiropractic field. With over 40 years of experience working with hundreds of legal firms both in and out of the state of Colorado, I am still an actively practicing chiropractor serving as a med-legal consultant/lecturer, an independent medical examiner, and an educator in the CBI program at Parker University. My community involvement which has enhanced my knowledge of trauma diagnosis and care includes serving as a team physician for semi-professional and professional sports teams, including current the Colorado Rush, a women's professional indoor football team.