Pain File Review Consultants
Welcome to the SEAK National Directory of Medical File Review Consultants. The following list of board certified Pain physicians are available to provide a Medical file review, Utilization review, Chart review, Peer review, Second opinion (2nd opinion), Underwriting report, Disability opinion, Pre-authorization, etc.
Hamilton Chen, MD
Riverside, California
Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Dr. Hamilton Chen is board certified by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners. Dr. Chen is also board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. Dr. Chen has extensive experience with medical and interventional pain management, neuromodulation including spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, and intrathecal pumps. He has completed over 1000+ medical file reviews in his specialty.
Dr. Chen currently practices full time in private practice in the Inland Empire in Southern California.
aidan m clarke, md
pain & addiction medicine, inc.
san diego, California
Addiction Medicine, Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Dr. Clarke is a highly qualified and experienced file review doctor with 32 years of experience in the healthcare industry and forensic record review. He holds a MD from UC Davis School of Medicine, and is board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation, pain and addiction medicine. Dr. Clarke has a reputation for being meticulous, thorough, and detail-oriented in his assessments of medical records and other relevant documentation. He has worked with a wide range of clients, including insurance companies, law firms, and healthcare organizations, providing expert analysis.
Tania Faruque, MD
Escondido, California
Anesthesiology, Pain
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I am a double board certified physician in anesthesiology and interventional pain management with training from world renowned institutions like Cleveland Clinic and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. I broke barriers as the first female pain fellow at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. I am currently the medical director of a private practice clinic in San Diego county. I have years of experience working as a private practice physician in my specialty, as a utilization reviewer, doing personal injury evaluations, disability evaluations, expert witness testimony, and I am a Qualified Medical Evaluator.
Roshni N Patel, MD
RNP Medical LLC
Farmington, Connecticut
Neurology, Pain, Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Sports Medicine
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Quadruple board certified in Neurology, Pain Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine & Headache medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor Quinnipiac University, Frank H. Netter, School of Medicine
Neurology Residency At University of Connecticut
Pain Medicine Fellowship at New York University- NYU Dept of Anesthesia
Experience in Worker's Compensation Cases, Disability Impairment Ratings, Records Review, Personal Injury Cases, Short Term and Long Term Disability Claim Reviews, and Medical Necessity Determinations.
Robert J. Friedman, MD
Headache & Pain Center of Palm Beach
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Neurology, Pain
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General Specialties: Neurology and Pain Management - Medicine
Specialty Focus: Double board certified in Neurology and Pain Management; neurologic injury, traumatic brain injury, TBI, headaches,back pain,RSD,CRPS,Complex Regional Pain Syndrome,reflex sympathetic dystrophy,Fibromyalgia, electrodiagnostic testing,nerve and muscle,EMG,nerve injury, neuropathic pain
Years in Practice: 33
Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 40
Additional Information
Board Certified Neurology, Board Certified Pain Management, Certified IME
Eli Loch, D.O.
Jacksonville, Florida
Anesthesiology, Pain
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Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain by ABA. Has personally performed over 10,000 spine, joint, and nerve injections.
Member of multiple professional societies including ASIPP, ASRA, ASA
Formal regenerative medicine training with the Interventional Orthobiologics Foundation
Investigating physician for multiple ongoing FDA approved trials
Dr. Loch is also a certified health coach and a certified medical exercise specialist by the American Council on Exercise.
BHARAT C PATEL, MD
MERRITT ISLAND, Florida
Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine
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PROGRAM DIRECTOR, INTERVENTIONAL SPINAL PAIN MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
BOARD CERTIFIED, AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERVENTIONAL PAIN PHYSICIAN (ABIPP)
BOARD CERTIFIED, AMERICAN BOARD OF PAIN MEDICINE (ABPM)
BOARD CERTIFIED, AMERICAN BOARD OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHAB (ABPMR)
BOARD CERTIFIED, AMERICAN BOARD OF ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE (ABEM)
BOARD CERTIFIED, SPORTS MEDICINE
FELLOW OF INTERVENTIONAL PAIN PRACTICE (FIPP)
FELLOW, WORLD INSTITUTE OF PAIN (WIP)
CERTIFIED LIFE CARE PLANNER(CLCP)
CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN LIFE CARE PLANNER(CPLCP)
MORE THAN 1,000 UTILIZATION REVIEWS COMPLETED
Stanley J Mathew, MD
American Rehabilitation Medicine
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic
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Stanley Mathew, MD, has been an Attending Physician at St Luke's Hospital since October 2009. Dr. Mathew also serves as Chief Executive Officer of American Rehabilitation Medicine , PLLC. He was previously a Chief Resident in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at New York Medical College. Dr. Mathew has extensive experience in the fields of Internal medicine, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management and electrodiagnostic medicine.
James P Murphy, MD, MMM
Murphy Pain Center
Louisville, Kentucky
Addiction Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pain
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Dr. Murphy is board-certified in Pain Management, Anesthesiology, and Addiction Medicine. He is the founder and CEO of Murphy Pain Center in New Albany, IN and practices interventional pain medicine (i.e. procedures) at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville, IN. Dr. Murphy serves gratis on the faculty of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. His Pain Management fellowship was at the Mayo Clinic, where he served on the faculty of the Mayo Medical School. To learn more please visit Dr. Murphy's SEAK Expert Witness listing: https://www.seakexperts.com/members/11288-james-p-murphy
Michael J Walls, MD
Commonwealth Pain and Spine
Crestview Hills, Kentucky
Anesthesiology, Pain
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Expert witness cases in Ohio
Medical Director Pain Management at Carroll County Memorial Hospital.
Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD,MA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brookline, Massachusetts
Anesthesiology, Pain
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Faculty appointment: Associate Professor Harvard Medical School
Board Certifications: Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Residency: Anesthesiology Brigham & Womens Hospital
Fellowship: Pain Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess
Steven M. Wiener, MD
Michigan Interventional Pain Associates
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Anesthesiology, Pain
John C. Lucio, DO, FACHE, CIME, MRO
Jefferson City, Missouri
Anesthesiology, Pain
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Certified Independent Medical Examiner - Disability Examination. Certified Medical Review Officer. I have extensive experience with file reviews regarding pain management, including proper and legal opioid prescribing in the capacity as a physician and past member of the State of Missouri Medical Licensing Board. Disability evaluations as a Certified Independent Medical Examiner.
Phillip E Essay, MD, CIME
Phil Essay, MD Medical Legal Consulting
Lincoln, Nebraska
Anesthesiology, Pain
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Medical Director at Southwest Lincoln Surgery Center
Competency Certification in Controlled Substance Management
Expert Witness for medical record review, written opinion, deposition, and courtroom testimony at district and federal court levels. Area of expertise has included opioid-related death in the post-operative setting, personal injury, and chronic pain management.
Robert H Odell, MD, PhD
Neuropathy & Pain Center of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Anesthesiology, Pain
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Dr. Odell is Founder of Neuropathy and Pain Centers of Las Vegas and is Co-owner of Associated Pain Specialists, with two clinics in east TN. At both practices, he does interventional pain procedures, including a new safe and effective treatment for peripheral neuropathy.He has extensive experience with a wide variety of pain management techniques including spinal cord stimulator placement, radiofrequency procedures in the spine. He has done multiple record reviews for both plaintiff and defense in medical legal cases. He has published extensively in the pain management literature.
Adelle Anthony-Williams, MD
Charlotte, North Carolina
Anesthesiology, Pain
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Yale University trained anesthesiologist with
a fellowship in pain management from UNC Chapel Hill. Over 20 years of clinical experience. Clinical expert in office-based anesthesia and pain management. Additional experience in creation of pain management guidelines for health management organization.
Sarah Blake, MD
Capital City Pain Care/Columbus Cannabis Consultants
Columbus, Ohio
Neurology, Pain
Carl C. Balog, MD
Tigard, Oregon
Addiction Medicine, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Pain
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Dr. Balog is board-certified in Pain Management, Anesthesiology, and Addiction Medicine. He is the founder and CEO of Portland Pain and Spine and practices interventional pain and personal injury rehabilitation in Portland, Oregon. He has extensive experience in guideline preparations as the former Med Director of a large local health system, a co-author of ASIPP pain medication prescribing guideline reviews, and on the editorial board of Pain Physician. He has ASC management experience in both development and operations.
Richard S Kaplan, MD
Kaplan Rehab and EMG
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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20+ Years File Review experience including State work injury guidelines, Disability, Medical Necessity Impairment Rating, Impairment Review, Auto Peer Review, Auto Biomechanical Review, Life Care Planning, Medical Cost Projections, Medicare Setaside Review, and Life Expectancy Analysis. Licensed in 10 states and proficient in multiple state guidelines including CA, TX, PA, NY, LA, WA, IN, FL, WV, and OH.
Leland Berkwits, MD, MS
Cordova, Tennessee
Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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With 30 years in active clinical practice, I am an ACGME fellowship trained Pain Medicine specialist holding subspecialty Pain Medicine (ABPM&R) and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation board certifications. I have extensive experience in medical chart review, utilization review, peer review, and billing review covering work comp and motor vehicle cases.
I have served as Co-Editor and authored multiple chapters in Atlas of Image Guided Spinal Procedures. Currently in its 2nd edition, this text is used in many interventional pain fellowship training programs.
Cyrus Kao, MD
Rehabilitation Consultants LLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Consultant/Clinician in Physiatry and Pain Medicine for medical legal consultation, and physician management
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Proficient in performing medical/legal consultations for personal injury/WC cases
Independent Medical Reviews
Certified Life Care Planner (LCP-C)
Disability Reviews
Liability Reviews
Causality Reviews
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New York Worker’s Compensation Board – Certified – 278489-01 Coded CPMR, CPMR-PM, Issued 9/15/17
Colorado Worker’s Compensation Board - Level I Accreditation, Issued 8/30/2023
ARIF AHMAD KHAN, M.D.
KHAN CONSULTING LLC
HURST, Texas
Anesthesiology, Pain, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic, General Surgery, Addiction Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
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Dual board certified in Anesthesia and Pain Mgt in DFW area. Experienced at varied clinical settings. Personal Injury, Auto, etc.
Serve on multiple hospital leadership committees such as credentials committee, medical executive, bylaws, and rules and regulations.
Very experienced in assessing physician documentation for standard of medical care and compliance reasons. Able to provide detail evaluation for appropriate charges
Well versed with pain mgt procedures.
Other skills:
-expert witness
-controverting affidavits
-dedicated staff and quick turn around times
Aaron M Levine, MD
Houston, Texas
Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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ABIME Certified. Board Certified in electrodiagnosis.
Craig S Neleson, MD
Pain Management of North Dallas,PA
Frisco, Texas
Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Robert Nocerini, MD
Plano, Texas
Anesthesiology, Pain
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Over 4 years experience with workers compensation peer reviews
Over 4 years experience with personal injury peer reviews in Texas
Experience with providing deposition and trial testimony
Cristy M Schade, MD, PhD, PE
Advanced Pain Solutions
Mesquite, Texas
Pain, Toxicology
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Senior Disability Analyst
Medical Director-Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities ( CARF)
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ( CRPS) - Expert
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) - Expert
Subarachnoid Narcotics (SAN) pump - Expert
George M Baylor, MD
Blue Ridge Pain Management Associates, PC
Salem, Virginia
Anesthesiology, Pain
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ABIME certified
Solmaz Pirzadeh, MD
Oakton , Virginia
Anesthesiology, Pain
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Residency: Harvard University- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Harvard University- Interventional Pain Management- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Akhtar Purvez, MD
Pain & Spine Center of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia
Pain
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Dr. Purvez is a highly qualified and experienced interventional pain physician who trained in Head & Neck Surgery in India, in Anesthesiology at Boston University and in Pain Medicine at the University of Virginia. Dr. Purvez is certified by the American Board of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Anesthesiology in Pain Medicine, and the American Board of Disability Analysts. He has been in pain practice since 2002.
You can also find Pain File Review Consultants who are licensed in:
California, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon , Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia