FORENSIC CHIROPRACTIC EXPERT WITNESS

EDUCATION

Lawrenceville Township High School, Lawrenceville, Illinois, Graduated 1967

Associate of Science Degree, Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, Illinois, Graduated, 1969

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 1972-1973

Logan College of Chiropractic, Chesterfield, Missouri
Holding full accreditation status council on chiropractic, Completed 4 academic years with 4,605 hours of in-class training, Graduated 1977

Post-Graduate Training:

Erhardt X-ray Interpretation, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1976.

Physical Therapy, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1977.

Cox Symposium on Low Back Pain, 1978 and 1986.

Impairment Rating (AMA Guides), certification 1978, 1984, 1990, 1994, 2000.

Texas College of Chiropractic, "Manipulation Under Anesthesia", certified 1992.
Course included scientific basis of MUA, hospital protocol and the parameters for chiropractic hospital privileges and MUA, record keeping and authorization, and follow-up post-MUA.

Future Industrial Technologies Injury Prevention Consultants, 1996.

International Academy of Clinical Acupuncture certified 1996.

Attended advanced program, "Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration Trauma and Whiplash-Related Temporomandibular Joint Disorders", 1997; sponsored by the Spine Research Institute of San Diego and taught by Arthur Croft, MS, D.C., FACO.

Successfully completed a 120-hour course in Chiropractic Forensics; sponsored by the National Board of Forensic Chiropractors and Texas College of Chiropractic.

Module 1: Introduction to Forensic Chiropractic
Module 2: Federal Rules Applicable to Forensic Chiropractic
Module 3: Forensic Clinical Evaluation and Reporting Process
Module 4: Investigation and Risk Management
Module 5: Evaluation of Work Functional Capacity
Module 6: Application of Forensic Evidence in Integration

Successfully passed each of the following sections required to attain Diplomate status in Forensics:

Clinical Competency
Impairment Assessment
Functional Capacity and Disability Assessment
Forensic Analysis and Report Writing
Statistics
Psychosocial and Behavioral Assessment
Disability Systems
Law and Ethics

Certificate, renewal date 12/18/06.

Successfully completed a comprehensive program of 100-hours in Chiropractic Peer/Utilization. Course covered report writing, legal implications, treatment guideline development and application. Course sponsored by National University of Health Services, College of Chiropractic. December 2000.

Successfully completed a 276-hour course in Independent Medical Examination; sponsored by the National Board of Forensic Chiropractors and co-sponsored by the National University of Health Sciences, College of Chiropractic.

Module 1: Diagnostics Imaging and Clinical Evaluation; successfully passed module examination.
Session 1: Clinical Evaluation
Session 2: Imaging of Trauma, 1
Session 3: Imaging of Trauma, 2
Session 4: Radiology: bone and joint disease

Module 2: Clinical Diagnosis; successfully passed module examination.
Session 5: Laboratory Diagnosis
Session 6: Neurology Examination
Session 7: Peripheral Vascular System
Session 8: Electro/Neurodiagnostic Testing

Module 3: Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Modalities and Procedures; successfully passed module examination.
Session 9: Physiological Therapeutics
Session 10: Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Session 11: Modern Imaging (CT, MRI, Nuclear)

Module 4: Impairment Rating from AMA's Fifth Edition of the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment; successfully passed module examination.
Session 12: Impairment Rating
Session 13: Impairment Rating
Session 14: Impairment Rating
Session 15: Impairment Rating

MODULE 5: Independent Examiner's Responsibilities
Session 16: Evaluating Biopsychosocial Behavior
Session 17: Outcome Assessment Tools
Session 18: Evaluating Scientific Literature

MODULE 6: Orthopedics
Session 19: Head and Cervical Spine
Session 20: Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
Session 21: Upper Extremity
Session 22: Lower Extremity

Work Disability Evaluation: Component and skill development for programs designed to measure work capacity: Writing the evaluation workshop sponsored by the National Association of Disability Evaluating Professionals in cooperation with May Rehabilitation and Therapy Services in Washington, D. C., February, 2003.

Classroom study for the National Association of Disability Evaluating Professionals course was completed in May of 2003. Components toward completion included the assessment of physical functioning; understanding the interdependent relationship between physical and mental factors that included:

Developing awareness of standardized diagnostic nomenclatures, categories of emotional disturbance resulting from and potentially impacting on the disability experience, and the AMA system for rating impairment.

Developing a foundational understanding of psychological testing: Intellectual and academic functioning, Personality/emotional status, Vocational interest, Neurological status

Developing an understanding of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for application in disability evaluation, concerning validity, definition and interpretation.

Predicting chronic pain.

Incorporating mental status information in medical reports.

LICENSES

Board Certification as a Diplomate of the National Association of Disability Evaluating Professionals is pending examination.

Chiropractic, State of Indiana, since 1977

EXPERIENCE

Practicing Doctor of Chiropractic

Litigation consultant, Expert 1780, Board Certified, Forensic Examiner

Performed as 'Special Operative' for National Insurance Crime Bureau in the investigation of fraudulent activities, September 2004 and ongoing

1974 to 1977, Radiologic technologist, Part time employment while attending college, Normandy Osteopathic Hospital

1969-1972, U.S. Army, Medical Corps (91P20), Honorable Discharge

COURT EXPERIENCE:

Court experience and depositions have included a mix of cases for both defense and plaintiff.

FACULTY POSITIONS

Extension faculty member, Logan College of Chiropractic

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member, American Board of Forensic Professionals since 1999. Member, Indiana State Chiropractic Association, Since 1977. Appointed Vice President of Board of Examiners for American Board of Forensic Professionals in January 2003 for one year term.
Member of Council of Chiropractic Orthopedists-College of Forensic Sciences since 2002.
Member of the American Chiropractic Association.
Member of National Association of Disability Evaluating Professionals since 2003.

PUBLICATIONS

Available upon request

LECTURES

Available upon request

KEYWORDS

Chiropractor Expert Witness, Forensic Chiropractor Board Certified, Forensic Chiropractic Examiner Expert Witness, IMEs Expert Witness, Impairment Rating and Audit Expert Witness, Functional Capacity Evaluation Expert Witness, Malpractice Expert Witness, Fraud Investigation Expert Witness, Utilization Review Expert Witness, Standards of Care Expert Witness, Expert Testimony Expert Witness