Emergency Medicine Independent Medical Examiners in Maryland

Berlin, Maryland

Emergency Medicine - Board-Certified Emergency Physician and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians with over 19 years of clinical experience in high-volume emergency and trauma centers. Certified Medical Legal Evaluator (CMLE) through the International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators. Substantial experience performing orthopedic focused independent medical evaluations and providing medical-legal analysis in cases involving injuries resulting in long term functional impairment.

I bring substantial experience performing orthopedic independent medical evaluations and providing medical-legal analysis in cases involving fractures, joint injuries, post-operative complications, delayed or missed diagnoses, and long-term functional impairment. Emergency medicine uniquely positions me to evaluate illness and injury across the full continuum of pathology — from acute presentation and early management to subacute progression and chronic sequelae. Former Assistant Medical Director of a 90,000-visit trauma center and EMS Director for Assateague Island National Seashore, I currently serve in hospital quality assurance and as Chair of the Credentials Committee. I provide clear, objective, evidence-based opinions regarding standard of care, causation, mechanism of injury, impairment ratings, and clinical decision-making across emergency, trauma, orthopedic, and surgical disciplines.