Publications

• Chronic Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Review of Literature
• Why Retain a Physician Certified Life Care Planner

Specialties & Experience

General Specialties: Life Care Planning and Pain Management - Medicine

Specialty Focus: Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Life Care Plans, Future Medical Cost Assessments, Independent medical exams, Catastrophic injury, Non-catastrophic injury, Board certified in Pain Medicine, Chronic Pain , Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Defense and Plaintiff, Expert Witness

Education: MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; CLCP, ICHCC; Post-Doctoral , Harvard Medical School

Years in Practice: 18

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 10+

Additional Information

Board Certified, Harvard trained Interventional Spine and Pain Physician with a strong clinical background in Musculoskeletal Care. Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), completed Life Care Planning peer-reviewed courses through ICHCC, FIG Education, and SEAK. Editorial Board Member for both Journal of Life Care Planning and Rehab Pro Journal, & Reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Nationally recognized on Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine Review List of 150 Pain Management Physicians to Know. Spent nearly 10 years at Harvard Medical School including roles as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, as well as Medical Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Pain Center. Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, North American Spine Society, American Academy of Physician Life Care Planners, and International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals / International Academy of Life Care Planners section. Years of experience performing Utilization Reviews of Workers Compensation pre-authorization cases, disability cases, and peer reviews for causality and investigational procedures. Currently in clinical practice at Neurosurgical Partners.