Other Locations: IL

Specialty 1: Orthopedic Surgery

Specialty 2: Hand Surgery

Keywords/Search Terms: Double board-certified in orthopedic surgery and hand surgery, fellowship-trained upper extremity surgeon covering everything Hand to Shoulder. IME and record review experience across workers' compensation and personal injury matters involving fractures, tendon and ligament injuries, rotator cuff and labral tears, nerve compression (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel), crush and traumatic injuries, ongoing pain conditions, and post-surgical outcomes. Reports within one week. Direct cell access.

Medical School: Northwestern University

License(s): IL

Years in Practice: 16

• 12 years performing IMEs
• 50 IMEs performed
• Deposed/Testified 20 times

IME Training: AAOS IME Course training

Additional Information

Training and Credentials Board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and subspecialty board certified in Hand Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Active Illinois medical license. Fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, The Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center. Orthopaedic surgery residency and MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Professional Memberships Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Chicago Society for Surgery of the Hand. Medical-Legal Experience Independent medical evaluations, medical record review, causation and second opinion evaluations, narrative reports, and deposition and trial testimony. Retained equally by both petitioner and respondent counsel in workers' compensation matters, and by plaintiff and defense counsel in personal injury matters. Direct treatment of injured workers in an active surgical practice, including return to work determinations and evaluation of proposed and prior surgical treatment. AAOS training in Independent Medical Evaluation and Workers' Compensation injury assessment. Presented "Upper Extremity Considerations in Workers' Compensation" to the Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. Academic Author of more than twenty peer-reviewed publications, including a review article on agricultural injuries to the hand and upper extremity in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Practice Barrington Orthopedic Specialists, Schaumburg/Elk Grove/Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Evaluations scheduled through workcompemail@barringtonortho.com or 847.285.4200. Reports within one week. Direct cell access for retaining counsel and case managers.