Chiropractic Independent Medical Examiners
Welcome to the SEAK National Directory of Independent Medical Examiners. The Chiropractic Independent Medical Examiners found here provide independent medical exams (IMEs), medical evaluations, impartial examinations, independent medical assessments, vocational assessments, functional capacity evaluations, impairment ratings, second opinions, return to work evaluations, or fitness for duty exams to evaluate the extent of disability, permanent impairment or injuries.
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Steven Brown, DC, DIAMA
The Chiropractic Experts
Gilbert, Arizona
Chiropractic, Acupuncture
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Medical necessity. Practice Guidelines. Personal injury cases. Workman's Compensation cases. Chiropractic stroke cases. Improper billing. Standard of Care for the Chiropractic Profession. Compliance with licensing laws.
Expert witness for the plaintiff or defense in chiropractic malpractice cases. Emphasizing cases of cervical spine manipulation, vertebral artery dissection, internal carotid artery dissection, and stroke.
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Kevin J Clerico, B.S., D.C. , Q.M.E.
Clerico Chiropractic Inc.
Bakersfield , California
QME, Chiropractic
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23 years performing Q.M.E. / I.M.E. evaluations. Radiology License RHC00161528. Certified Medical Examiner License 5127452464
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Amber N Stewart, DC
Amber N Stewart DC, INC, A Chiropractic Corperation
Poway, California
Chiropractic
15 year preforming QME. I am part of Examworks and I have 10 satellite locations in San Diego area.
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Wayne M. Whalen, DC
Santee, California
Chiropractic, Chiropractic Neurology
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Standard of care, Best Practices guidelines for chiropractic (I have co-authored many of these including neck pain, low back pain, chronic pain, adverse events; boundaries issues, malpractice.
Board certified Chiropractic Neurology
Have performed thousands of QME disability evaluations, served recently as President of the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery.
Extensive experience in both plaintiff and defense work for med-mal cases, with trial experience. Past president California Chiropractic Association, Emeritus Chair of Clinical Compass, the organization that develops Best Practice guidelines for the chiropractic profession.
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Eric Isero, D.C., QME
San Mateo, California
QME, Chiropractic
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Workers' compensation medical-legal evaluations; QME, PQME, AME, IME, SIBTF, DMO, and AMR evaluations; NEXUS military examinations; remote disability evaluations; peer review and utilization review; AMA Guides 5th Edition impairment rating; ACOEM and MTUS guidelines; medical-legal report writing; expert witness and deposition testimony; ergonomic assessment (CEAS).
Eric Isero, D.C., QME, CEAS is a California chiropractor and Qualified Medical Evaluator specializing in workers' compensation and industrial medicine. He performs California State QME, PQME, AME, and IME evaluations at 10 locations throughout Northern and Southern California, as well as in Idaho. Dr. Isero also conducts SIBTF medical evaluations, remote disability evaluations, DMO evaluations, peer review, AMR evaluations, and utilization reviews. He is available for NEXUS military examinati...
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Teri Tran, DC, QME
A.P.I.C. Therapy Center
Santa Clara, California
QME, Chiropractic
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Dr. Teri Tran is a Forensic Chiropractic Expert and QME specializing in IMEs for spine and soft-tissue injuries. With 20+ years of clinical and corporate chiropractic experience, she provides objective, evidence-based evaluations for attorneys. Licensed as a CA X-ray Operator & Supervisor, she integrates imaging with biomechanical analysis and is known for clear, timely reports on IMEs, record reviews, impairment ratings, and occupational injury cases.
Dr. Teri Tran is a Forensic Chiropractic Expert and Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) specializing in Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs) for complex spine and soft-tissue injuries. With over 20 years of clinical and corporate chiropractic experience, she provides balanced, objective, and evidence-based assessments for attorneys and claims professionals.
She holds a California X-ray Operator & Supervisor License, allowing her to integrate imaging interpretation with biomechanical and clin...
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Lillian Sunderman, DC
Redlands, California
Chiropractic, QME
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Specializing in Independent Medical Examinations (IME), California Qualified Medical Evaluations (QME), and Texas Designated Doctor (DD) examinations. Areas of expertise include:
- Apportionment
- Comprehensive medical record review
- Disability assessments
- Extent of injury
- Impairment ratings (AMA Guides, 4th & 5th Editions)
- Medical causation analysis
- Musculoskeletal and spinal injury evaluations
- Peer review
I provide comprehensive medical record reviews, peer reviews, and independent medical opinions supported by objective clinical findings, diagnostic studies, relevant medical literature, and established impairment evaluation guidelines. My evaluations emphasize thorough documentation, evidence-based analysis, and clear, well-supported conclusions.
Available for in-person Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) throughout California and Texas, with flexible examination locations to accommodate...
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Rupeshbhai Patel
Bakersfield, California
Chiropractic, QME
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Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic in California since 2015, and an appointed qualified medical evaluator in the chiropractic specialty. Performs independent medical evaluations and record reviews involving musculoskeletal injuries. Reports address diagnosis, medical causation, impairment evaluation pursuant to the AMA Guides 5th edition, and medical work status opinions based on objective findings and review of available records.
- Available for independent medical examinations, record reviews, and impairment evaluations in California workers’ compensation matters.
- Medical-Legal Services.
• Qualified Medical Evaluations (California Workers’ Compensation)
• Independent Medical Examinations
• Medical Record Reviews
• Medical Causation Analysis
• Impairment Ratings – AMA Guides 5th Edition
• Medical Work Status Opinions
- Areas of Evaluation.
• Spine injuries
• Extremity injuries
• Soft tissue trauma
• Whiplash ...
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Jeff A Fisher, Doctor of Chiropractic
Fisher Chiropractic Irvine, Inc
Irvine, California
Chiropractic, QME
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Independent Medical Examination; IME; QME; chiropractic expert witness; chiropractic standard of care; peer review; medical record review; personal injury; automobile collision; motor vehicle accident; spinal trauma; musculoskeletal injury; injury causation; mechanism of injury; biomechanics; medical necessity; chiropractic treatment; treatment frequency and duration; clinical correlation; permanency; maximum medical improvement; future medical care; apportionment; AMA Guides 5th Edition.
Jeffrey A. Fisher, D.C., Q.M.E., I.M.E., M.U.A.C. is a California chiropractor with more than 35 years of clinical experience specializing in spinal disorders, musculoskeletal injury, trauma, chiropractic treatment, rehabilitation and medical-legal evaluation.
Dr. Fisher's medical-legal work combines decades of hands-on clinical practice with extensive experience reviewing personal-injury and chiropractic claims for attorneys, insurance carriers and other interested parties. He has evaluated...
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Justin Dukes
Body In Motion LLC
Denver, Colorado
Chiropractic, Chiropractic Orthopedics
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-Injury Analysis and Biomechanics
-Chiropractic Standard of Care
-Spinal care, Spinal Manipulation, Extremity Manipulation
-Product Liability and Footwear (Footwear, gait mechanics and orthotics)
-Rehabilitative and Functional Outcomes
Dr. Justin Dukes, DC, CSCS, is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with more than 20 years of clinical experience in musculoskeletal assessment, biomechanics, rehabilitation, and sports medicine. He founded Body In Motion Chiropractic & Functional Fitness in Denver in 2009 and spent seven years as a staff chiropractor at Kaiser Permanente, working alongside physicians, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, and physical therapists in an evidence-base...
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Kevin J Luck, DC, FIACA, CICE, FSBT(c)
Auto Injury Management Group @ Complete Care Health Services
Denver, Colorado
Chiropractic, Neurophysiology
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Automotive, Independent Medical Examinations, Accident reconstruction, Brain injury medicine, Diagnostic radiology, Orthopedics - Non-Surgical, Fraud, Physical Therapy, Pain Management, Neurophysiology, Legal Medicine, Massage, Spine Medicine & Spine Care, Chiropractic neurology, Insurance colossus.
40+ years working with hundreds of legal firms both in and out of the state of Colorado, still actively practicing and serving as a med-legal consultant, lecturer, and educator
A niche factor: that with chiropractic care exceeding 60% of treatment provided for accident-related injuries, having an experienced chiropractic physician—“a like professional”—with expanded postgraduate education reviewing cases that integrate chiropractic modalities, makes the determination of medical necessity and reasonable/customary continuity carry much more weight than expert medical opinions from professionals outside the chiropractic field.
Expertise in case audits and reviews stems...
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Michael A. Siefman, PT,DC, DACAN, DABCC, DIBCN, FIBCN, DABDA, DIBE, FIBE
Naples, Florida
Chiropractic
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Independent Medical Examinations, IME, Peer Reviews, Expert Witness
Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Academy of Neurology
Diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Consultants
Diplomate of the International Board of Chiropractic Neurology
Fellow of the International Board of Chiropractic Neurology
Diplomate of the American Board of Disability Analysts
Diplomate of the International Board of Electrodiagnosis
Fellow of the International Board of Electrodiagnosis
Immediate Past President of the American College of Clinical Electrodiagnosis
Physical T...
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Gregory Stowe, D. C.
Eval DC / Spine Health and Wellness
Miami, Florida
Chiropractic
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DD - TX, QME - CA, IME, Peer Review, Utilization, Personal Injury, Chiropractic Bio Physic's Certified.
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Grant A Schneider, D.C.
Foundation Chiropractic
Juno Beach, Florida
Chiropractic
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Independent Medical Examination, Clinical Correlation, Chiropractic Examination, Chiropractic Expert Witness, Disability Evaluation, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Standard of Care, Causation, MMI, Impairment, Permanency, Treatment Necessity, Medical Records Review, Spinal Injury, Whiplash, Disc Herniation, Degenerative Conditions, Trauma, AMA Guides 5th Edition.
Grant Schneider, D.C. is a Florida-licensed chiropractor with more than 10 years of clinical experience. Since 2015, he has provided direct patient care as owner and treating clinician of Foundation Chiropractic in Juno Beach, Florida. His practice includes musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, including traumatic injuries, spinal disorders, and degenerative conditions.
Dr. Schneider is available for Independent Medical Examinations and clinical opinions concerning spinal and musculos...
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Michael Roberts, DC
Largo, Florida
Chiropractic
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Appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to the Florida Department of Health Board of Chiropractic Medicine in July 2021 and has since been reappointed for second term. From 2010 to 2021, he served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Chiropractic Association and was President in 2016.
Since 2015, he has been an examiner for the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE). Chiropractor of the Year Award by the Florida Chiropractic Association.
Interested in expert witness for both plaintiff and defendant.
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Andrew P Hope, DC, CCSP, FPSC, CICE, CIR
Hope Health & Wellness
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida
Chiropractic
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Independent chiropractic examinations and medical record review for spine and musculoskeletal injuries. Focus: injury causation, aggravation of preexisting conditions, medical necessity, treatment frequency and duration, MMI, permanency, and AMA Guides 5th Edition impairment ratings. Special skills: spinal MRI review and clinical correlation, spinal biomechanics, whiplash assessment, disc injury and radiculopathy evaluation, and AOMSI analysis.
Andrew P. Hope, DC, FPSC, CCSP, CICE, is a Florida-licensed chiropractic physician who has practiced since 1987 and founded Hope Health & Wellness, a multidisciplinary practice in Palm Beach County.
Qualifications and advanced training:
- Fellow in Primary Spine Care (FPSC), through a postgraduate continuing education program with academic oversight from the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Office of Continuing Education, and Cleveland University–Kans...
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Richard A. Saladino, DC
Bradenton, Florida
Chiropractic, Disability Evaluations
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Independent Medical Examiner Florida, Independent Chiropractic Examiner Florida, Disability Evaluations Florida
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Frank DiBlase, DC
Fort Myers, Florida
Chiropractic
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Personal injury treatment. Can also complete examination in Spanish and Haitian Creole.
I have 23 years of practice experience, with a majority of that time in Florida, and have also practiced in Georgia and Washington State. Throughout my career, I've worked in approximately 100 different clinics in various capacities—from full-time to temporary coverage. My commitment to professional development has led me to clinical observation trips in New York, South Carolina, California, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and Europe.
I am a certified medical examiner for the Federal Motor Carrier ...
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Gilbert Machacek, DC, DABCO
G. A. Macahcek DC DBACO Inc.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Chiropractic Orthopedics, Chiropractic
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One of only 2% of colleagues that are board certified,
Cryofos (State of the Art Cold Laser), Cervical / lumbar decompression, Axel distraction, Manipulation, Rehab
One of only 2% of colleagues that are board certified. He has practiced in St. Petersburg, Florida for over 20 years and has volunteered his services as Team doctor for St. Petersburg / Osceola high school, St. Petersburg boxing club, and St. Peter’s Shark Semi Pro FootballTeam, in addition to his family practice. Dr. Machacek has significant experience in the areas of Independent Medical Examinations, Peer Review, functionals capacity evaluations, etc. He has been an expert witness on both t...
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Assiat Djadtoeva-Boke, DC
Assiat Wellness Center PA
Fridley, Minnesota
Chiropractic
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Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with 22 years of clinical experience in Minnesota, specializing in the evaluation Musculoskeletal and Spinal injury Assessment- Skilled in evaluation of spinal and joint conditions, soft tissue injuries and functional impairments for personal injury, workers compensation and disability claims.
Qualified Chiropractic Radiology Certificate
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Glen S Cochrane, DC
ALIVIO CHIROPRACTIC/E.D.I.W.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Chiropractic
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Chiropractic
IME/PPD/peer review
*Certified in 5th and 6th Edition, with AMA Guides, current C.I.C.E certification*
*Masters Certification as an Independent Chiropractic Examiner (M.C.I.C.E.)
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Ryan Thomas, DC, DIANM
Hillcrest Chiropractic Clinic
Happy Valley, Oregon
Chiropractic Orthopedics, Chiropractic
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Board certified chiropractic orthopedist specializing in the management of motor vehicle collision (MVC) and workers compensation (WC) injuries. Clinical areas of focus include chiropractic orthopedics, treatment, and rehabilitative exercise.
Certifications include Whiplash Biomechanics & Injury Traumatology, Motor Vehicle Collision Occupant Injuries, Functional Capacity Examinations, and AMA 6th Edition Impairment Rating.
-Certified in Whiplash Biomechanics & Injury Traumatology
-Certified in Functional Capacity Examinations
-Certified in Motor Vehicle Collision Occupant Injuries
-International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Diplomate (DIANM-us)
-American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists (ACCO) member
-National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) part IV practical examination proctor
-Licensed in Oregon, Colorado, and Utah with 29 years of clinical experience
-Proficient with both medical file...
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Dr Troy O Robinson, DC, Doctorate in Chiropractic
EnMotion Wellness, PLLC
SAN ANTONIO, Texas
Chiropractic, Chiropractic Orthopedics
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Independent musculoskeletal and chiropractic evaluations in Texas and California. Causation, extent of injury, medical necessity, MMI, impairment, functional capacity, work status/return to work, and record review. 17+ years of clinical, workers’ compensation, and medicolegal experience, including Texas Designated Doctor exams, FCEs, peer/UR review, counter-affidavits, U&C analysis, and life care plan rebuttals. Available in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and California by arrangement.
Dr. Troy O. Robinson is a Doctor of Chiropractic licensed in Texas and California with more than 17 years of clinical, workers’ compensation, and medicolegal experience. He has served as a Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation Designated Doctor since approximately 2013 and has performed more than 300 independent, medicolegal, and functional evaluations.
His evaluation practice focuses on musculoskeletal conditions involving the spine and extremities, including motor-vehicle collisions, sof...
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Gregory Stowe, D.C.
Irving, Texas
Chiropractic
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DD - TX, QME - CA, IME, Peer Review, Utilization, Personal Injury, Chiropractic Bio Physic's Certified. Available in Houston as well.
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Mark L Hanson, D.C., L.Ac.
East West Acupuncture & Chiropractic
Dallas, Texas
Chiropractic, Acupuncture
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Personal Injury
Designated Doctor for Texas Department of Insurance (Workers Comp)
Treatment for Spinal Related conditions - Headache, Neck & Low back issues, Injury of the upper & lower extremities.
Specialized treatment in Chiropractic, Dry Needling & Acupuncture
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Patrick Conlin, DC, CICE
Advanced Injury Solutions
South Ogden, Utah
Chiropractic, QME
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Patrick C. Conlin, DC, CICE
American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, Certified Independent Chiropractic Examiner, CICE
Chiropractic Biophysics, Advanced Certification
Whiplash Biomechanics and Brain Injury Traumatology, Advanced Certification
Advanced Management of Traumatic Injuries, Certified
Motor Vehicle Collision Occupant Injury, Certified
MRI Interpretation, Certified
Spinal Biomechanical Engineering, Certified
American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, Certified Independent Chiropractic Examiner, CICE
Chiropractic Biophysics, Advanced Certification
Whiplash Biomechanics and Brain Injury Traumatology, Advanced Certification
Advanced Management of Traumatic Injuries, Certified
Motor Vehicle Collision Occupant Injury, Certified
MRI Interpretation, Certified
Spinal Biomechanical Engineering, Certified
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Douglas H. Peffer, DC
Federal Way, Washington
Chiropractic
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Examiner for requesting doctors, attorneys, state and a number of insurance and IME groups/panels, active chiropractic practice
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David Boll, DC CPC PES
Comprehensive Consulting Services / Expert-Opinion.com
Adell, Wisconsin
Chiropractic, Sports Medicine
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PI, MVC, MVA, auto accident, WC IME examiner.
30+ years of consulting/peer review/IME/SIU work. Member of the American College of Chiropractic Consultants (ACCC), Certified Professional Coder, Current Board Advisor to the ACCC, Former ACCC President. Licensed in WI and MI. Former Chiropractic Services Director for a major North American insurer. Worldwide lecturer on chiropractic standard of care. Expert Witness testimony. Consulting Expert work. Willing to testify for depositions and trials.
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) from AAPC
Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) from the National Academy of Sports Medicine
Member of the AAPC
Certified for DOT Examinations by the NRCME
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