Andrew P Hope, DC, CCSP, FPSC, CICE, CIR

Other Locations: WEST PALM BEACH

Specialty 1: Chiropractic

Keywords/Search Terms: 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.

Medical School: LIFE COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC

License(s): FL

Years in Practice: 39

• 5 years performing IMEs
• Deposed/Testified 20 times

IME Certification: CICE and IAIME/AADEP

IME Training: IAIME/AADEP and ABIME

Additional Information

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–Kansas City, Department of Post-Doctoral Education. - Certified Independent Chiropractic Examiner (CICE), American Board of Independent Medical Examiners. - Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP), American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians. - Certified Impairment Rater, with training in the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition. - Trauma-Qualified Physician through the Academy of Chiropractic. - Additional postgraduate training in spinal MRI interpretation, neuroradiology and musculoskeletal radiology, spinal biomechanics, whiplash and spinal trauma, and chiropractic orthopedics. Since 2023, Dr. Hope has served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Keiser University College of Chiropractic Medicine. He also participates in the clinical training of chiropractic students and interns. His IME and records-review work addresses injury causation, aggravation of preexisting conditions, medical necessity, maximum medical improvement, permanency, and impairment. Special skills include spinal MRI review and clinical correlation, assessment of disc injuries and radiculopathy, and alteration of motion segment integrity (AOMSI) analysis. Dr. Hope is available to attorneys, insurers, and claims professionals for independent evaluations, record review, expert consultation, and testimony within his chiropractic expertise.