A Common Sense Approach to Internal Medicine Disability Evaluation

Comprehensive Evaluation Services

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Extensive Disability Expertise

Decades of Experience in Medical Evaluation.

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Comprehensive Disability Reports

AME, QME IME SIBTF Internal Medicine Claims

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High-Risk Claims

Derivative Internal Medicine Injury Claims
Aggravation/Acceleration of Internal Medicine Conditions
Medication Injury Claims & Effects of Treatment Claims

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Death Case

Death Case Medical Record Review With AOE/COE CAUSATION Report 

Solutions for Efficient Claim Resolution

1978 - Present
California, United States

  1. Internal Medicine
  2. Psychiatry
  3. Psychosomatic Medicine (Liaison Psychiatry)
  4. Disability Evaluation/Independent Medical Evaluation. Internal Medicine/Psychiatry
  1. Workers' Compensation Evaluation (QME, AME) * Derivative Internal Medicine Injury Claims (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, cancer, respiratory, gastrointestinal)* Presumptive Injury Claims (LC 3212)
  2. Subsequent Injury Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF)
  3. Medical Record Review/Case Analysis
  4. Department of Veteran Affairs Disability Evaluation/Pension and Benefits
  5. Social Security Disability Evaluation
  6. Family Law Evaluation/Employment Disability Allegation

Medical Career Highlights

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Staff Physician/Internal Medicine - QTC Medical Group

2006 - 2010
Social Security Disability Evaluation
Department of Veteran Affairs Disability Evaluation (Vietnam, Gulf War, Iraq War)

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Clinic Medical Director/Staff Physician US Health Works Medical Group

1998 - 2006
Moreno Valley, California, United States
Occupational Medicine/Urgent Care

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Staff Physician - Internal Medicine Healthcare Partners Medical Group

1996 - 2000
Occupational Medicine/Urgent Care/Internal Medicine

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Peace Corp Physician - U.S. Public Health Service

1966 - 1968
Served as a Peace Corps physician in Brazil as an attending physician for Peace Corps volunteers

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Education

University of California, Irvine - School of Medicine

Internal Medicine Internship:
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Internal Medicine Residency Training:
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Los Angeles County USC Medical Center

Urology Residency Training:
- University of California Irvine Medical Center
- Veteran Affairs Medical Center Long Beach

Psychiatry Residency Training:
- Los Angeles County USC Medical Center