Michael M. Best, MD

The Assessment Centers

Kentucky, Louisville

Phone: (502) 587-0023
Fax: (502) 568-6867
Email: theassessment@aol.com
Website: www.theassessmentcenters.com

General Specialty Area 1: Orthopedic Surgery
General Specialty Area 2: Spine Surgery & Spine Care

Specialty Focus, Special Skills, Experience: Orthopaedic surgery, hand surgery, spine surgery, forensic rehabilitation, forensic medicine, trauma surgery, workers' compensation evaluation, personal injury evaluation, tort evaluation, legal medicine, medical records review, short/long term disability

Additional Information: Dr. Best is a Forensic Rehabilitation Practitioner who will address: functional impairments, occupational disabilities, vocational feasibility, rehabilitation interventions and likely outcomes. The evaluation includes an IME/FCE, assessment of: work capacity, quality of life issues, standardized psychological testing, and occupational competence. We establish linkages between medically determinable impairment, to functional limitations, to abilities to perform gainful employment and illness consequences.

Education: BS, Indiana University; MD, University of Louisville

Years in Practice: 25
Number of times Deposed/Testified in the last 4 years: 400+