Ryan  Budwany Independent Medical Examiner
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Other Locations: Atlanta

Specialty 1: Pain Management - Medicine

Specialty 2: Occupational Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms: TRIPLE board-certified in Interventional Pain and Occupational Medicine—the only physician with both—I bring unmatched expertise to IMEs, disability evaluations, impairment ratings, and causation analysis. I assess not just diagnoses but their functional, occupational, and legal impact, delivering precise, objective, and defensible opinions that restore function, reduce disability, and support return-to-work outcomes. Your Trusted IME Physician Partner--Let's Connect!

Medical School: Mercer University

License(s): FL, TX, GA, NY, VA, WV, DE

Years in Practice: 14

Experience:
  • 10 years performing IMEs
  • 213 IMEs performed
  • Deposed/Testified 25 times

IME Training: IAIME/AADEP and ACOEM


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Why Legal and Insurance Partners Choose Me High-Volume, High-Reliability Experience – I evaluate 300+ new clinical patients each month, bringing extensive expertise to IMEs in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and disability cases. Multi-State Licensure – Licensed in FL, TX, NY, GA, VA, WV, and DE, enabling services across major workers’ compensation and personal injury jurisdictions. Dual Clinical & Occupational Expertise – A rare combination of interventional pain/spine medicine and occupational health training allows me to assess not only diagnosis but also causation, impairment, and return-to-work capacity. Proven Leadership – Built and directed one of the nation’s largest minimally invasive pain programs, managing thousands of complex musculoskeletal and spinal conditions at scale. Litigation-Ready Reports – IME reports are structured, transparent, and defensible—addressing diagnosis, causation, impairment, MMI, restrictions, and future medical needs in a format attorneys and insurers can trust. Courtroom-Proven Expertise – Skilled in depositions and testimony, with a reputation for impartial, evidence-based opinions that support fair and timely resolution. Areas of Expertise Interventional Pain & Spine Disorders Musculoskeletal & Orthopedic Injuries Occupational & Work-Related Conditions Sports Medicine & Joint Disorders Head, Neck & Spinal Cord Injury I recognize that IMEs play a pivotal role in clarifying MMI, causation, impairment, and treatment needs. My role is to deliver timely, transparent, and defensible evaluations that bring clarity to complex disputes and guide resolution. Looking forward to partnering with you to transform uncertainty into clarity and disputes into resolutions!