Certified Physician Life Care Planner (CPLCP™)

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Vijay Babu, MD, CLCP, CPLCP™ is a board-certified Interventional Pain Management physician and Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) who also holds the advanced Certified Physician Life Care Planner (CPLCP™) credential. He is one of fewer than 40 physicians globally to have earned this designation, reflecting physician-specific training in life care planning, long-term medical needs assessment, and future cost forecasting. Dr. Babu maintains a full-time active clinical practice in interventional pain management as part of a multi-state orthopedic group. His medical opinions focus on the evaluation and treatment of spinal disorders and injuries, orthopedic injuries, chronic pain conditions, and traumatic injuries. His life care plans integrate real-world clinical decision-making with evidence-based medicine to provide realistic, medically appropriate projections of future care and associated costs. In addition to his clinical and forensic work, Dr. Babu serves in an advisory capacity to medical device companies and serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, reflecting ongoing involvement in professional leadership and standards of care. Dr. Babu provides life care plans, expert medical opinions, and record review for personal injury and medical malpractice matters. He has been deposed and testified in both state and federal proceedings, and his opinions are grounded in active patient care, clinical guidelines, and current medical literature. His professional services include: • Life Care Planning and Future Medical Care Cost Projection • Life Care Plan Review, Critique, and Rebuttal • Permanency and Causation Analysis Board certifications: • American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine • Life Care Planning (CLCP) - International Commission on Healthcare Certification (ICHCC) • Physician Life Care Planning (CPLCP™) - American Academy of Physician Life Care Planners™