Life Expectancy and Life Care Planning

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Garson M. Caruso MD, MPH, PA
  • Phone: (717) 691-5409
  • Cell: (717) 968-0576
  • Fax: (717) 685-3247

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Occupational Medicine and Life Care Planning

Keywords/Search Terms:

Custom Life Expectancy Determination, Physician Life Care Planning, Impairment Evaluation, Disability Evaluation, Workers Compensation, Drug Testing, Medical Review Officer (MRO), Fitness for Duty, Medical Direction, Onsite Worker Health and Wellness Clinics, Physician Extender Supervision

Education:

MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; MD, Temple University School of Medicine; BA, Psychology, Washington & Jefferson College

Years in Practice:

25+

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

12

Additional Information

• Board Certified Occupational Medicine Physician and Certified Life Care Planner with expertise in Custom/Individualized Life Expectancy Determination • MPH at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Occupational Medicine Residency at University of Pennsylvania; Additional training at American Academy of Insurance Medicine • Fellow, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME) • Broad background in consulting, medical direction, and occupational health services for organizations including AmTrust North America, Bechtel, Bell & Evans, Dean Foods, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Lockheed Martin, The New York Transit Authority, PepsiCo, Service Employees International Union, and the US Department of State and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration • Extensive experience with supervision of physician extenders (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) in onsite occupational health clinics • Review of thousands of complex disability and workers’ compensation claims for Advance Medical, AmTrust, Assurant, CorVel, Mutual of Omaha, and others • Medical Expert Witness in Life Expectancy Determination, professional liability, and impairment and disability evaluation (multiple depositions) • Certified Medical Review Officer (MROCC 2008 to present) and Independent Medical Examiner (ABIME 2009-2014) • Numerous Leadership roles in ACOEM, including: Chair, Practice Guidelines Revision Panel on Disability Prevention and Management (2009- present) and Co-Chair, Depression in the Workplace Project (2006-2010) • Licensed in Florida, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia