Family Medicine Independent Medical Examiner

Family Medicine - Soft tissue injuries, medical malpractice cases

Family Medicine, General Practice - I am a certified disability examiner and perform social Security Disability examinations weekly. I am familiar with what is required to perform a thorough examination and report.

I evaluate patients and give opinions about their their levels of disability on a weekly basis. Strength testing is included in my detailed report. I use a disability template questionnaire to assess activities of daily living, mobility, and stamina. I ask the claimant to use a keyboard, pen, and if they have one, a cellular phone as a basic skills test. Disease specific questionaries are in template format for Congestive heart failure, chest pain, and Rheumatoid Arthritis patients. All systems are comprehensively examined-except genital and breast of course. I look for evidence of exaggeration of weakness by comparison with Known patient disability. For example, an ALS patient in my practice could manage a 5ppsi with each hand on grip strength testing prior to her death. I expect a higher number out of all but paralyzed claimants. The dominant hand should be higher barring a medical issue compromising a limb, I observe for ability to climb on an examination table. Would that be e...

Family Medicine, Sports Medicine - General Medicine and Operational Health Board Certified American Academy of Family Medicine

Lt Commander U.S. Navy Reserve Aug 2015 – Present OIC NR 4th Force Recon, MCBH 2019 to present Assistant Battalion Surgeon, 2/23 4th Marine Division (October 2016 to 2019). UDP 19.1 Commanding Officer, NR 4th Force Recon, USMC Kaneohe Bay. (October 2016 to 2018) Physician with Operational Health Support Unit San Diego, Detachment D (Pearl Harbor) June 2015-September 2016. Former, Chair, Family Medicine Department Company Name Evergreen Hospital Employment Duration 9 years Assist the Medical Staff in credentialing family physicians seeking to practice at the hospital, approving or denying privilege, and making the monthly E.R. Call list. Representing the Family Medicine Department as needed at staff meetings.

Family Medicine, General Practice - I am very qualified physician in my field because I am a board certified physician in family medicine, a clinical assistant professor in Chicago Medical School for more than 8 years, with broad experience in general practice, with massive medical experience 30+ years, in hospital and outpatient practice.

Occupational Medicine, Family Medicine - Impairment ratings, Ability to work/return to work, Causation analysis.

Occupational Medicine, Family Medicine - Musculoskeletal Injuries, Disability Evaluations, Causation Analysis, Impairment Ratings, Worker's Compensation including state and federal systems

Co-Chair, AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment Editorial Panel http://info.commerce.ama-assn.org/ama-guides-2019 Author of the book "Independent Medical Evaluation - A Practical Guide" published by Springer AMA Guides Expert - 5th edition Software Reviewer / 6th Edition Reviewer and have taught thousands of learners on AMA Guides through AADEP and ACOEM Co-authored UE Chapter in AMA Causation Book Authored Occupational Medicine Perspective Chapter in AMA Causation Book Authored Primary Care Physician Chapter in AMA Return to Work Book Authored Social Security Disability Chapter in AMA Disability Systems Book Past President AADEP President-Elect ACOEM

Family Medicine - Besides Family Medicine, I have been Board-certified in Clinical Lipidology, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, and Obesity Medicine. I also have expertise in hormone replacement and Age Management Medicine.

Occupational Medicine, Family Medicine

I perform IMEs, Impairment Ratings, Disability Evaluations in Oxford, MS, Belden, MS (near Tupelo), Horn Lake, MS, and Germantown, TN (near Memphis).

Forensic Psychiatry, Family Medicine - I have additional subspecialty training and experience addiction psychiatry and consultation-liaison psychiatry.

Dr. Freitas is in the unique position of being dually boarded by the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. This gives her a unique perspective and the ability to finely tease out the differences between primary and secondary psychiatric issues. She is actively engaged in the practice of both clinical psychiatry and medicine. She has been qualified and testified as an expert witness in the states of NY and VA. Dr. Freitas' past experiences include working as a Medical Attending providing emergency services, as a Telepsychiatrist providing addiction services, as well as serving on Quality, Housestaff, Advocacy and Ethics Committees. ​D. Freitas is also an active member of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences where she has presented at national conferences.