Certified Chiropractic Physician Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1993

Education

Winter 1979, Masters of Science, Biology, University of Bridgeport
Summer 1974, Doctor of Chiropractic, New York-Chiropractic College
Summer 1975, Bachelor of Science, New York Institute of Technology, Major: Pre-Med Education
Spring 1971, Pre-Med Education, University of Hartford

Postgraduate and Continuing Education

New York Chiropractic College - Certificate Program (12 CE credit hours-1996)
Managed Care and Utilization Review (CE credits)
Health Care Education Associates (20 CE credit hours - 1996, 1997, and 1998)
National College of Chiropractic (30 CE credit hours- 1999)

Board Certified

September 1999 American Board of Disability Analysts
June 1999 American College of Managed Care Medicine
American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists (as Certified Disability Evaluation and the Rating of Physical Impairment), Pending
September 1974 National Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Professional Licensure

New Jersey

Michigan

Experience

Owned and Operated
Two Multi-Doctor Facilities
Chiropractic Center, New Jersey
Currently: Chiropractic Firm – a multi-doctor group medical practice specializing in managed care chiropractic.

Management Consultant
RCG Consulting Group - Teaching Doctors and Students

Insurance Consultant:
Magellan Specialty Health (Presently I Health)
Adjudication of claims and writes guidelines
Lead Physician Reviewer for Prudential Healthcare Eastern States Foundation Healthplan
Writes guidelines

Legal Experience

Expert witness in dozens of personal injury cases and worker’s compensation court
Depositions and narrative report-documentation of verbal threshold requirements for PIP cases

Recent Positions

Peer Review Director: Liberty Mutual and Wassau Insurance Company for PRA/CORE, Inc.
Insurance Consultant: Health Technologies - National Director
Insurance Consultant: U.S. Medical Network.

Managed Healthcare Organizations

In-Network Approved Participating Panel Physician of:
Accident and Industrial Injury Associates/Compcare
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Aetna/US Healthcare
Alignis
American Chiropractic Association
American Preferred Provider Plan
American Provider Network
Americas Health Plan
Amerihealth
AmeriHealth
Anthem
Bergen Risk Managers - Workers Compensation
Blue Shield/Blue Cross of New Jersey
Chiropractic Health America
Consumer Health Network
Empire Healthcare
First Option
Focus Health Care Management, Inc.
Foundation Health
GAB Business Services, Inc.
Garden State Health Plan Managed Chiropractic
Government Health Insurance (GHI)
Horizon BOOS
Intergroup Select Provider Network
Kemper Network
Liberty Mutual- Managed Workers Compensation - Managed Care Systems, Inc. ­
Managed Chiropractics, Inc.
Managed HealthCare Systems
MasterCare
Medicaid - Participating Physician
Medicare - Participating Physician 
MediChoice
Medview
Met Life Network
MPN/MetraHealth
Multiplan Managed Care Inc.
Mutual of Omaha
National Chiropractic Information Network, Inc.
Oxford Health Plans
PHCS
Physicians Consultant and Management Corporation
Plandata
Preferred Chiropractic Care
Preferred Health Services
Princeton Insurance Co.
Private Healthcare Systems Ltd.
Pru-Care of New Jersey - Managed Health Care
QRS Managed Care Services
Qualcare
Travelers Insurance Co.
United Chiropractic Program
United Health Care
US Healthcare
USA Health Net
USA Health Network

Independent Medical Examiner and Utilization

Reviews For Insurance Companies (P.I.P. Pre-Cert Boards)

Claim Stat, Inc.
Concentra
CRA, Inc.
Diversified
Documed
Equafax Insurance, Jamaica, New York
First Managed Care Option
Genex, Inc.
Independent Medical and Dental Consultants, Inc.
Independent Medical Examiners, Marlton, New Jersey - J.D. - M.D., Inc
Intra Corp., Woodbury, New York
New Jersey Medical Specialist
Personal Injury Claims
New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Companies
ALTA Services
NHR
Rasmussen Agency, Lawrenceville, New Jersey - Short Hill, New Jersey
RTW, Inc.
Second Opinion, Inc.
Second Opinions, Inc.
United Review

State Worker’s Compensation Physician

Bergen County Chiropractic Physician - Worker’s Compensation Injuries
All towns in Bergen County for Gallagher Bassett Insurance Company and Scibal
Bergen Risk Manager’s Insurance Company
Mastercare - County and Town Employees
Worker’s Compensation Advantage

Physician’s Panel of Referrals

Alexis Risk Management Services
American Chiropractic Association - Referral Program
New Jersey Chiropractic Society - Referral Program
Worker’s Compensation Managed Care Programs

Physician’s Advisory Medical Board

Horizon Mercy Health plan-New Jersey BC/BS Medicaid Division
Prudential Healthcare
Foundation Health plan
Americaid Health plan
Coventry Health Plan
AmeriHealth

Professional Organizations/Membership

American Chiropractic Association
Northern New Jersey Chiropractic Association
Northern Counties Chiropractic Society - Past Officer
Motion Palpation Institute
New Jersey Chiropractic Society - Executive Circle
Parker Chiropractic Research Foundation
New York Chiropractic College: Ambassador Club
Beta Omega Chi (Honor Society): Chiropractic Fraternity (since October 1971)

Civil Organization’s Membership

Since 1975 Lion’s Club International
Fort Lee Chamber of Commerce - Program Committee

Lectured

Fairleigh Dickinson University                          Seton Hall University
Morris County Community College                  Rabinical College of America
Drew University                                                  East Hanover Middle School
Fort Lee Board of Health-annually                   St. Elizabeth College

Dewitt Clinton High School, New York            Morristown High School

(Journalism Honor Class, Honor Roll, Clinton Newspaper)

Published Papers and Articles 

Available upon request