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Mark I. Levy, MD, DLFAPA (Medical Director of Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P., a nationwide expert witness firm)
Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P. (fpamed) is a national consulting firm with offices in California, Nevada and North Carolina assisting litigating attorneys. The firm includes 15 board certified forensic psychiatrists, 7 forensic neuropsychiatrists... Learn More ›

Eric James Kraut (Eric J Kraut MD LLC)
Eric Kraut, MD is a general surgeon who specializes in trauma and critical care. He is board certified in general surgery and critical care by the American Board of Surgery and is appointed as an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University. He has... Learn More ›

Jay Grossman ((Dental IME, dental malpractice and dental injury due to accidents))
Dental malpractice, Dental Injury, & Dental lP (Intellectual Property) expert testimony. As of December 2025, I have been deposed over 150 times and have reviewed more than 1,100 cases for both defense and plaintiff clients, including peer reviews, accident... Learn More ›

Sanjay G. Adhia, MD (Adhia & Associates, Forensic Psychiatry)
Dr. Adhia is a triple Board-Certified Forensic Psychiatrist based in Houston, TX. He testifies nationally. He is uniquely Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry and Brain Injury Medicine in civil, criminal, and military jurisdictions. Adhia & Associates... Learn More ›

James L. Pearle
Dr. Pearle has been in academic and private Pulmonary Medicine, have been a consulting Pulmonary Physician, Hospitalist, and Intensivist. His expertise includes all these fields, with special expertise in Occupational Lung Disease and Asbestosis. He... Learn More ›
Joseph B. Marzouk, MD, FIDSA (Infectious Disease Specialist)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Marzouk is an Infectious Disease Specialist. His specialties are infectious diseases - infections of all medical and surgical specialties, Internal medicine, Infection control, HIV and A.I.D.S.,...
Alison Kang (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a board-certified dermatologist with specialized expertise in cosmetic and laser dermatology, Mohs micrographic surgery, skin cancer treatment, and independent medical evaluations. I completed fellowship...
Shahryar Ahmadi
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Shahryar Ahmadi, MD, FRCSC is a board‑certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder, elbow, and trauma surgery, with more than two decades of clinical, academic, and research experience. His work...
John Larsen
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: John Mark Larsen, M.D. is a board‑certified orthopedic surgeon with more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice and reconstructive spine surgery. He practiced for over two decades in orthopaedic...
Pierre Fey (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a Doctor of Chiropractic and California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) with nearly three decades of experience evaluating and treating musculoskeletal injuries, spinal disorders, and biomechanical...
Peter-Brian Andersson (Board Certified Neurologist)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Andersson, a Board Certified Neurologist and Associate Professor at UCLA, specializes in traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, complex regional pain syndrome, capacity, headaches, memory disorders,...
David Y. Lee (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. David Lee is a board-certified anesthesiologist and pain management specialist with over a decade of clinical experience and six years performing Qualified Medical Evaluations (QMEs) in California....
Steven B Ross, DC, FASBE, DAAPM (Spinal Biomechanics Expert & Expedient Medicolegal Service)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: An Expert Witness in Spinal Biomechanics, Soft Tissue Injuries, Motor Vehicle Accidents, and Independent Medical Examiner. Dr. Ross is a Board-Certified and Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with over forty-four...
Daniel Neudorf (California Life Care)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Neudorf is Dual Boarded in PM&R and Brain Injury Medicine, with 10+ years experience managing traumatic brain injury, stroke, anoxic brain injury, spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal injury, spine...
Catherine Harris (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a licensed psychologist with specialized expertise in forensic, correctional, and clinical psychology. My practice focuses on the evaluation of complex psychological, neurocognitive, and behavioral...
F. Michael Ferrante (Ferrante Consulting)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Ferrante is a distinguished clinician–scientist with over 100 publications, including two textbooks on pain management, membership on national and international committees on the study of pain, repeated...
Leslie Tsang
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Leslie A. Tsang, DO is a board‑certified psychiatrist and Founder/Medical Director of Berkeley Behavioral Health and Wellness, Inc. He specializes in psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and...
Richard A. Rubenstein (Richard A. Rubenstein, M.D.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Highly-experienced expert witness (500+ cases, 300+ depositions, 30+ trials, 20+ arbitrations) and independent medical examiner (3,000+ IMEs). Headaches, concussions, epilepsy, whiplash, discogenic disease,...
David Ko (Neuro Experts, PC)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: David Y. Ko, M.D. is a board-certified neurologist with more than 30 years of clinical, academic, and leadership experience. He is a former Chief of Neurology at both LAC+USC Medical Center and the Loma...
Max Lebow (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a board-certified physician in both Emergency Medicine and Preventive/Occupational Medicine with more than 40 years of clinical, administrative, and medical-legal experience. My practice focuses on...
Nicole Sfeir Trikha
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Nicole Sfeir Trikha, MD is a board‑certified psychiatrist specializing in outpatient care, veterans’ psychiatry, and disability adjudication. She serves as an Attending Psychiatrist at the VA Greater Los...
Sean Robinson (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with specialized expertise in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, and the treatment of complex orthopedic injuries. My practice focuses on diagnosing and managing...
Vik Mehta MD
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Mehta is a board certified, highly experienced brain and spine surgeon. He has more than 10 years of dedicated experience with medical-legal matters. He trained at the internationally recognized...
Steven M. Simons, MD
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Simons is a widely respected practicing Internist/Pulmonologist in Los Angeles, California. He has over eighteen years of expert experience, representing both defense and plaintiffs. He is an articulate,...
Michael MacIntyre (MacIntyre Psychiatry)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Michael R. MacIntyre, MD, QME, HEC-C Board-Certified Forensic Psychiatrist | Expert in Psychiatry and the Law Dr. Michael MacIntyre is a board-certified general and forensic psychiatrist with extensive...
William H. Dillin (Independent Spine Evaluation, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: An evidence-based practice features the best available information translated into patient care. Critical thinking in medicine, and the combined infusion of traditionally designed spine studies and the...
Heather N Hofmann, MD, FACP, FHM, CWSP
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Board-certified in internal medicine with a focus in hospital medicine ("hospitalist"). Faculty at Loma Linda University Health. She works with many in-hospital specialists and outpatient clinic physicians,...
Qyana Griffith
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Qyana Griffith is a board‑certified psychiatrist with broad experience in outpatient, inpatient, emergency, crisis stabilization, and telepsychiatry care. She specializes in complex diagnostic evaluations,...
Steven Rauchman (Medical-Legal Ophthalmology and TBI Consultant / Expert Witness)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Rauchman is an Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmologic Surgeon with over 30 years' experience in eye function, eye trauma, and more than a decade opining in a medical-legal context. He is also an expert...
Jose Javier Hernandez Duran (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a board-certified Family Medicine physician and California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) with specialized fellowship training in Primary Care Pain Management, Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine...
Samuel Miles (Samuel I. Miles, MD, PHD)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Miles provides consultations, reports, and expert testimony to both plaintiffs and defendants in litigated civil and criminal matters. He has qualified as expert in state and federal courts to provide...
Sendhil Krishnan (Pacific Heart & Vascular)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Sendhil Krishnan is a top-rated expert witness and independent medical examiner, retained by over 50 law firms nationwide. With over 8 years of experience in case reviews, depositions, and court testimony...
Diane J. Weiss (Diane J. Weiss, MD, MPH - Psychiatric Expert Witness)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: With over 40 years' experience in psychiatry, including decades providing expert witness litigation support, IMEs regarding psychiatric aspects of harassment (sexual/gender-based/racial), employment law,...
Mariann F. Cosby DNP, MPA, RN, PHN, CEN, NE-BC, LNCC, CLCP, CCM, MSCC, CSN, FAEN (MFC Consulting)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: MFC Consulting provides an array of independent consulting services to attorneys and insurance carriers. Services include development and /or review of Life Care Plans, Medical Cost Projections, Medical...
Stefanie Stolinsky (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with more than 20 years of experience evaluating, diagnosing, and treating cognitive, emotional, and behavioral conditions. My practice focuses on the...
Daniel Lee
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Daniel Lee, MD, is a board‑certified orthopedic surgeon with over 20 years of experience treating musculoskeletal conditions in adults and adolescents. His private practice focuses on trauma care including...
Farr Ajir, MD, MBA, FACS, CIME (Neurological Surgeon)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Farr Ajir is a practicing Board Certified Neurosurgeon with more than 35 years of experience in the treatment of disorders and injuries of the brain, spine, and nerves. Dr. Ajir has been staff...
Mohan Nair (Southern California Neurodiagnostic Center)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Nair brings his extensive training, clinical experience, and formal board certifications to provide you an in-depth and nuanced medico-legal analysis of cases for adults, adolescents, and children...
Wendy Ng
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Wendy K. Y. Ng, MD FRCSC FACS is a board‑certified plastic surgeon with subspecialty certification in hand, upper extremity, and microsurgery. Her background spans complex reconstructive surgery, upper...
Ashley Mezzasalma (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a licensed clinical psychologist and Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) with specialized expertise in forensic neuropsychology, psychological assessment, and psychodiagnostic testing. My practice focuses...
David Lazar
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: David Benjamin Lazar, MD is a board‑certified ophthalmologist specializing in vitreoretinal surgery, with extensive experience in advanced retinal diagnostics, surgical management, and ophthalmic research....
Edwin Amirianfar (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a double board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Pain Medicine with specialized expertise in interventional spine care, pain management, and the evaluation and...
Jeffrey T Miller (Jeffrey T. Miller, D.D.S.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Miller is a Board Certified Specialist: Periodontics & Dental Implants. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, which outranks most other dentists. (Few dentists are board certified...
Djani Robertson (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am an orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in complex spinal surgery, adult and pediatric spinal deformity correction, and minimally invasive and robotic-assisted spine procedures. My practice focuses...
Rachyll Dempsey, PsyD (Expedient Medicolegal Services)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Dempsey is a Forensic Neuropsychologist licensed as a psychologist in 2006 by the California Board of Psychology; as a psychologist in 2022 by the Nevada and Alaska Boards of Psychology; Board Certified...
Duane M. Bryant, MD, MS (Board Certified Comprehensive Ophthalmologist)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: More than 30 years experience includes cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, vein occlusion, macular degeneration, ocular trauma, vision loss, vision impairment, and eye injury. Surgical experience...
Pejman Golpanian
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Pejman Golpanian is a highly experienced, board-certified Anesthesiologist actively practicing in California. He currently practices and holds privileges at 40+ outpatient ambulatory surgical centers,...
Marvin Pietruszka, M.D., J.D. (Medicus Consultant Group, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Pietruszka is an expert in internal medicine, forensic pathology, and forensic toxicology. He has extensive expertise in chart review, causation analysis, standard of care, post mortem and clinical/pathological...
Adnan Din
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Adnan Din, MD, FACS is a board‑certified general surgeon with over 20 years of clinical, surgical, and medical‑legal experience. He maintains an active private practice while also serving in wound care,...
Fardad Baroumand
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Fardad Baroumand, MD, is a distinguished medical-legal evaluator in Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. He is the designated evaluator for these fields by ExamWorks Inc., the largest...
Mylo Magtoto (Sound Medical Evaluators, Inc.)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic and a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) with more than 20 years of experience evaluating, diagnosing, and managing musculoskeletal injuries. My practice...
Vikram A. Mehta
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Vikram A. Mehta, MD, MPH, FAANS, is an ABNS board-certified neurosurgeon in full-time clinical practice serving Los Angeles and Orange County. He earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve...
Robert Scott Johnson (San Francisco Psychiatry)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Harvard/Mass General-trained forensic psychiatrist, double Board Certified (ABPN) in both Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. 20+ academic peer-reviewed publications on various topics in forensic psychiatry....
Robert Brownsberger
Location: California and Arizona
Areas of Expertise: Robert J. Brownsberger, MD, is a board‑certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Pain Medicine physician with more than 25 years of clinical experience spanning private practice, hospital...
Wes Madsen
Location: California and Utah
Areas of Expertise: Wes Madsen, MD, is a board‑certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstruction, joint replacement, and comprehensive orthopedic care. He is recognized for expertise in hip and knee reconstruction,...
Brett Fink
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Brett Fink, MD, MBA, is a board‑certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery, sports medicine, trauma, and obesity medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic...
Surendra Chaganti, M.D., J.D.
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Surendra Chaganti, M.D., J.D. is a board‑certified psychiatrist with more than 25 years of experience across clinical psychiatry, healthcare leadership, and medical‑legal analysis. His background spans...
Jeffery C. Huffman, MD (Park Dietz & Associates, Inc., a nationwide, interdisciplinary forensic expert firm)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Jeffery C. Huffman, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Associate Chief of Psychiatry for Clinical Services at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where he oversees more than...
Medilex Inc.
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: MEDICAL EXPERTS IN 180 SPECIALTIES, FREE INITIAL TELEPHONE ANALYSIS BY OUR DIRECTOR, A COST-CONTROL GUARANTEE...AND NO EXPERT SEARCH FEES–ALL MONIES ARE APPLIED TO THE EXPERT'S ACTUAL WORK. Medilex...
Nizar Souayah
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Nizar Souayah, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAANEM is an internationally recognized neuromuscular neurologist, researcher, and academic leader. He is President and Founding Director of the Premier Clinical and Research...
Gary Schmidt
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Gary L. Schmidt, MD, MBA is a board‑certified orthopedic spine surgeon and senior medical director with extensive clinical, academic, and leadership experience. He currently serves as Senior Medical Director...
Ciaran M. Considine, PhD, ABPP-CN (Park Dietz & Associates, Inc., a nationwide, interdisciplinary forensic expert firm)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Ciaran M. Considine, PhD, ABPP-CN, is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist within the associated Vanderbilt University...
MRK Medical Consultants
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: MRK Medical Consultants, a physician-owned firm for more than forty years, has pioneered a truly client-centered approach to medical-legal services. We provide objective examination of personal injury...
Park Dietz (Park Dietz & Associates, Inc.)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: PD&A offers forensic experts in psychiatry, psychology, neuropsychology, neurology, pathology, nursing, social work, criminal behavior analysis, police, corrections, security, and toxicology. For the...
Charletta Dennis
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Charletta Dennis is a board‑certified forensic psychiatrist, nationally recognized for her expertise in medical‑legal evaluations, trauma‑related psychiatric conditions, and complex workplace mental...
Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA (Interventional Spine, Pain, CRPS Expert (MD/JD))
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Adam J. Carinci, MD, JD, MBA is a board-certified Pain Management physician with an active, full-time clinical practice specializing in interventional spine procedures. He evaluates standard of care,...
Noah T Kaufman (Kaufman Medical Group Inc)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Kaufman is a Board Certified Emergency Room physician with 18 years experience specializing in Emergency Medicine (board certification), clinic medicine and hospitalist medicine with an emphasis on...
Consolidated Consultants
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Consolidated Consultants (CCc) continues to deliver high quality expert witness and medical expert witness referrals nationwide since 1995. CCc is the only referral service where you can view the full,...
ForensisGroup, Inc. (The Expert of Experts)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: For over 30 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, businesses, insurance companies, government entities with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts referred by...
Elite Medical Experts
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Elite Medical Experts is a physician-based firm specializing exclusively in medical litigation. Our one goal is to align top-tier university professors with the legal community. We secure experts for medical litigation from every medical and surgical speciality.
Independent Medical Examinations FAQs

What is an independent medical examinations expert witness?

An independent medical examinations expert witness is a healthcare professional who provides an unbiased opinion on the medical care received by a patient.

What is the role of an independent medical examinations expert witness?

An independent medical examinations expert witness provides testimony on medical evaluations and disability determinations.

How much can a person make as an independent medical examinations expert witness?

Independent medical examinations expert witnesses can earn anywhere from $200 to $450 or more per hour, based on the particulars of the case, and the type of expert work needed.

What are the qualifications of an independent medical examinations expert witness?

An independent medical examinations expert witness has knowledge of medical examination practices and can provide unbiased evaluation and analysis in legal cases.

What type of evidence is gathered in a lawsuit by an independent medical examinations expert witness?

An independent medical examinations expert witness gathers evidence such as medical records, diagnostic tests, and physical examinations to provide an unbiased opinion on the plaintiff's injuries and their impact on their life.

What types of cases involve expert opinions from an independent medical examinations expert witness?

Cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, disability claims, workers' compensation, and insurance disputes often require expert opinions from independent medical examination expert witnesses to provide objective evaluations of medical conditions and treatments.