Psychologist Medical File Review Consultants

Craig B. Grether Ph.D., Q.M.E. is a licensed clinical psychologist working in the San Diego area. Dr. Grether's work over the past 47 years has resulted in the development of an experience base in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, geropsychology, behavioral medicine, forensic psychology and mediation. He is an accomplished diagnostician, therapist, consultant, researcher, and author having worked in outpatient rehabilitation, private practice, long-term care and inpatient settings.

I have 35 years’ experience in Clinical, School, and Forensic psychology working in Nursing Home and Rehab settings. I have been qualified as an Expert Witness. My specialties include child, adolescent, adult assessment. Since 1993, I have performed over 1000 Mental Health Evaluations and over 500 IME Exams for Insurance Companies and Worker's Compensation claims. I have written reports for Bariatric , Spinal Stimulator Pre Surgical Evaluations, Forensic ,and Court Ordered Evaluations. Recently conducted 3 Medicaid File Reviews for large NJ company (1000 claims).

Board Certified Rehabilitation Psychology.

Fellowship pharmacology &medical psych, 20+ yrs Aviation-flight surgeon-human factors psychology, treat personnel in high stress-hazardous deployed duties; trng & instructor in survival-captivity psychology. aircraft carrier deployed (Cmdr, USN); 35+ yrs in& outPt eval, testing-neuropsych treatment-rehab; behaviour therapy-functional analysis; Behavioural pharmacology consultation. Emphases: psychophysiology, psychosomatics, neuropsych, developmental delay-autism. Hosp mgt; expert VA comp-pen disability & SSA evals; research; med-grad student teaching. Proximate-cause mishap investigations.

Neuropsychologist, Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, USC (2005-2006), Disability Evaluation Expert, Office of Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration

Former Faculty Appointments at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Weill Cornell College of Medicine, NY Presbyterian Hosp Attending. Experience providing expert opinion for harassment, bullying, discrimination: age, race, religion, gender cases; sexual assault cases. Expert for US Government Veterans Administration Compensation and Pension examiner, expert in PTSD and military sexual trauma. Expert opinion for Hague Court international kidnapping case. HQSI National panel member, Medicare file reviewer. Member Records Committee FDR VA Hospital. Soc Sec disability examiner.

Contracted Medical Expert providing disability testimony - Social Security Administration/Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) from 2000 to present. Workers Compensation Independent Medical Examinations (IME) and record review. Personal Injury - forensic/malingering assessment Specialty training - Neuropsychology. Child and adolescent assessment and treatment. Presentations - National, State, and local levels. Several repeat presentations for The National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (NOSSCR).

Please see my SEAK expert witness profile here: https://www.seakexperts.com/members/10043-sharna-l-wood

Board Certified Rehabilitation Psychologist with American Board of Professional Psychology