Disability Evaluation Aviation Medicine Expert Witness

Keywords

Disability Evaluation Aviation Medicine, Disability Evaluation, Aviation Medicine, Medical Review Officer, Breath Testing Procedure Issues, Alcohol Testing Procedure Issues, Drug Testing Procedure Issues, Truck Driver Health Issues and Examinations, DOT Physicals, Government Oversight of DOT Health Examinations, Pre Employment Physicals, Pilot Physical Examinations and Issues, Senior Medical Examiner, Med Mal, Medical Malpractice, Medical, Malpractice, Medico, Medical Legal

Minnesota

Expert Witness No.2595

Minnesota

Current Positions

Private Practice, Occupational Medicine Clinic, 1996-Present

Disability evaluations and independent medical examinations (IME)

Pre-employment examinations for employees

Medical Review Officer – drug and alcohol testing

DOT Physicals for pilots, bus drivers, truck drivers, and railroad workers

Aviation Class I, II and III Flight Physicals, Aviation Medicine and Aviation Physiology

Qualified provider of occupational substance abuse for commercial pilots program (HIMS)

Medical Director, A Flight Company, medical air ambulance, 2005-Present

Medical Consultant, A Spinal Rehabilitation Clinic, 2005-Present

Previous Professional Experience

Private Practice, General Surgery, including bariatric surgery, trauma surgery, GI surgery and laparoscopic surgery, 1968-1996

Certifications

National Board of Medical Examiners, 1962

Minnesota Board of Medical Examiners, 1963

American Board of Surgery and American College of Surgeons, 1970

American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, 1999, 2004, 2008

American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, 1999, 2002, 2008

Certified Medical Review Officer, 1996, 2002, 2008

Certified Breath Alcohol Technician Instructor, 1997, 2002, 2007

FAA Aviation Medical Examiner, since 1970

Education

Residency, Hennepin County General Hospital and Veterans Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, 1963-1968
Internship, St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth, MN, 1962-1963

M.D., Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1962

B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, 1958

Professional Medical Involvement

Wings of Mercy-Minnesota, 1995-Present

Advisory Board, Minnesota Health Magazine, 2005-2007

Adjunct Professor, custom designed course in Aviation Physiology, St. Cloud State University School of Technology, 1976-2003

Medical Director, Spot Rehabilitation - speech, physical, and occupational therapy services, 1998-2000

President, Flying Physicians Association, Great Lakes Chapter, 1996–1997

Jamaica-Trelawny Outreach Project, 1991-1996

Medical Mission, Surgeon to Sierra Leone, November 1990

Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, Minnesota Medical Association, 1988

Professional Societies

American Medical Association

American College of Surgeons

Stearns/Benton County Medical Society

Aerospace Medical Society

American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Charter Member, American Bariatric Surgical Society & National Bariatric Surgical Registry

Fellow, American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians

Continuing Education

Fundamentals of Impairment & Disability, 1996

Impairment & Disability Evaluation Course Syllabus, 1997

Bayer Institute for Health Care Communication, 1997

Refresher in Impairment & Disability Evaluations, 1998

Update in Impairment & Disability Evaluations, 1999

Refresher in Impairment & Disability Evaluations, 1999

Personal Interests

Interests: Downhill skiing, biking, fishing, tennis, scuba, music, golf

Flying: Air Transport Pilot, Single, Multiengine, Instrument - Instructor ratings, float rating