Pulmonary Disease File Review Consultants

Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Sleep Medicine - Faculty: Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine: Clinical Instructor Education: MBA File Review: extensive experience in quality of care, necessity of investigative tests, pharmacotherapy for IME firms, Disability, Insurance as well as Legal firms: toxic torts: plaintiff: 90% Defendant 10% Wide experience in mold exposure, solvent and cleaning agent effects on health, asbestosis, silicosis, uranium and herbicide exposure. I review approximately1500 files per year, and am deposed about 6 times per year over the last 33 years.

Allergy and Immunology, Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Sleep Medicine - Frank Averill, MD, is an award-winning, multi-boarded, Founding Physician & Medical Dir. With over 30 years experience in medicine & an avid medical researcher, he's multi-boarded in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care, & sleep medicine, & completed his fellowship in allergy & immunology. He is named on “America’s Top Physicians,” “Best Physicians in the United States,” “Best Physicians in Florida,” & “Best Physicians in Tampa Bay.” A Florida Bar mbr. with a JD from Stetson University School of Law, he is offering expert witness, record review & medical-legal consultation.

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Dr. Banick was in full time practice (until 2009). He had extensive experience as an expert witness in Pulmonary and Critical Care issues. Recently, his expertise is in the identification and treatment of occupational lung diseases, inhalation injuries, developing lung preservation/monitoring programs and onsite pulmonary consultations for industry clients. He owned Southeastern Occupational Pulmonary Services and performed over 500 IMEs and reviews over 20 years. This included Independent Medical and disability evaluations for workplace inhalation exposures and occupational lung diseases.

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Board Certified in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine through 2023. Internal Medicine thru ABIM. Private Practice and sub-specialty medicine, (pulmonary & critical care medicine),>28 years; and >12 years’ experience in national insurance and payer companies. (Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield as Medical Director. Interim CEO Next Level Health). Currently fulltime medical reviews (all levels) and expert medical reviews.

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - Internal medicine residency at Beth-Israel/ Deaconess/ Lahey Medical Center Fellowship trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Brown University - Rhode Island Hospital 15 years service as site and regional medical director at Southcoast with extensive administrative experience including leadership, peer review, and program building.

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - I started doing file review and IME work 2 years ago. I plan to expand more in the future. I am available for independent reviews in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary diseases and Critical Care Medicine. I have 22 years of clinical practice in my specialties in both outpatient and inpatient management. I am qualified and capable of doing an excellent job in giving my independent opinion. With my clinical affiliations and researching skills, I am able to define the standard and quality of care for a given condition. I was an active clinician caring for the critically ill COVID patients.

Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease - My areas of expertise include: Critical Care Medicine (Cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and septic shock); Pulmonary Medicine (Asthma, COPD, Smoking related diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung transplantation); Biomedical Ethics (End of life, conflict resolution, triage). I have received a number of teaching and research awards for my academic work at the Cleveland Clinic. I have extensive academic experience with over 75 publications including first authorship of over a dozen full length manuscripts.