Specialty 1: Neurology

Specialty 2: Occupational Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms: Evaluation of individuals or groups with neurological problems, occupational exposures and/or workplace injures

Medical School: Hahnemann

License(s): CA, NY, MA, NM, ID

Years in Practice: 14

• 7 years performing IMEs
• 1000 IMEs performed
• Deposed/Testified 50 times

IME Training: IAIME/AADEP and ACOEM

Additional Information

Dr. Rutchik is one of very few physicians in the United States board certified both in Neurology and Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He is also an associate professor of Medicine at UCSF and a California State Qualified Medical Examiner. He is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). He provides clinical evaluations and treatment, including electromyography, of individuals and populations with suspected neurological illness secondary to workplace injuries or chemical exposure; neurological trauma, and neurological fitness for duty in safety sensitive populations. Other services include independent medical examinations, medical record review, utilization review and consulting to industrial, legal, government, pharmaceutical and academic institutions equally for plaintiff and defense matters. Dr. Rutchik is licensed in CA, NY, MA, NM and ID.