Life Care Planning Expert Witnesses in Washington

Physical Medicine & Rehab, Life Care Planning - Life Care Planning (large cases), Medical Cost Projection (smaller cases), Life Expectancy, Disability, Damages, Mass Tort, Auto Accident Injury Assessment, Pain, Brain Injury, Multiple Trauma, Spinal Cord Injury, Gait Dysfunction, Falls, Nursing Home Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury

Certified PM&R physician life care planner available for both life care plans (large cases) and medical cost projections (cost-effective for smaller cases). 25+ years experience in comprehensive physical medicine/rehabilitation and pain management practice. Available to both plaintiff/defense for life care plan and cost projection reports, rebuttal reports, and life expectancy opinions. Straightforward, flat-rate pricing on all services. Available in Pittsburgh and nationally. See details at www.kaplanlifecareplan.com or www.rehabanalytics.com

Life Care Planning, Pain Management - Medicine - Physician Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Life Care Plans, Catastrophic injury, Non-catastrophic injury, Board certified in Pain Medicine, Chronic Pain, Personal Injury, Defense and Plaintiff, Expert Witness, Auto Injury, traumatic brain injury, slip and fall, malpractice, neck and low back pain

Dr. Barna is a nationally recognized, double board-certified Pain Management Physician and Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP). Harvard trained and with over two decades of clinical experience in trauma, pain, and disability medicine, Dr. Barna brings a deep understanding of injury, chronic pain, and life care planning to his role as an expert witness. His extensive medical expertise, combined with a balanced and objective approach to case evaluation, has made him a trusted resource for personal injury attorneys representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Dr. Barna is the Co-Editor of the Handbook of Medical Aspects of Disability and Rehabilitation for Life Care Planning (Routledge, 2024), a comprehensive reference widely used by life care planning professionals. He serves on the Editorial Board of Pain Physician, the official publication of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, the official journal of ...

Life Care Planning, Medical Billing - Rehabilitation Nursing, Nursing Assessment, Case Management, Benefit Administration, Special Needs Trust, Care Coordination, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Neuromuscular Disorders, Amputation, Accessibility, Medical Billing, Benefit Application

50 years of experience in rehabilitation nursing, providing patient care, education and coordination of services. 35 years as an independent case manager working with catastrophically injured. Evaluated patients, assisted physicians in planning and coordinating the rehabilitation needs of patients with spinal cord, brain injuries, stroke and neuromuscular illnesses. Prior to founding RCC she was the Director of Physical Rehabilitation Nursing at Grossmont Hospital in San Diego, Rehabilitation Nurse Coordinator at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and Rehab Nursing Workshop Coordinator at Ohio State University. Doreen is currently an Adjunct Professor with San Diego State’s School of Nursing as well as a former board member of the Brain Injury Association of California (BIACAL), the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation (SDBIF) and Jewish Family Services of San Diego. In 1989, Doreen Casuto decided to start a small company with a unique goal. Doreen had recently left Grossmont Hospit...

Seattle, Washington

Nurse Practitioner, Nurse - Emergency, Urgent Care, Medical Bill Review, Orthopedics, GYN, Pediatrics, Acute Care, Personal Injury, Longterm care, Labor/delivery, Neonatal, Outpatient Care, CR35 exams, Oncology, Nursing standards, ICU, Life Care Planning, PACU/recovery room, Medical-surgical, home health care

Karen Wilkinson is a nurse practitioner who offers broad expertise in many types of nursing. She has 30+ years of clinical nursing experience and 20 years of nursing and paralegal faculty experience. She has authored many nursing/legal publications and has presented at national conferences. Over those 30 years of clinical work and nursing faculty roles, she has worked in various settings, including acute care hospitals, emergency departments, urgent care, outpatient clinics, pediatrics, orthopedics, pain management, PACU, anesthesia, intensive care, medical/surgical, oncology, GYN, infant and pediatric ICU, special care nursery, OB/post-partum, community health/home care, and long term care. As a nurse practitioner, Karen is uniquely qualified to assess a case's medical and nursing issues. Her years of nursing and faculty experience make her an expert in critiquing nursing, medical, and ancillary care. She has been trained and certified in medical bill review and life care pla...

Washington

Life Care Planning, Physical Medicine & Rehab - Life Care Plans, Medical Cost Projection, Medical File Review, IME, Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Spinal Cord Injury, Pain Management - Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine, Malpractice, Auto Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Headache, Neck Injury, Back Injury, Nerve Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Non-Catastrophic Injury

ABMS Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), Pain Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine. Developed integrated pain care service within the CentraCare Health network with multiple service lines including interventional pain medicine, medication therapy management, spine/musculoskeletal medicine, opioid transition clinic and interdisciplinary pain care. Primary author of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) chapter in Bonica’s Management of Pain, 5th edition. Co-author of CRPS practical diagnostic and treatment guidelines 5th edition. Founding member of International Research Consortium for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Co-author of multiple North American Spine Society spine coverage recommendations. Co-author of Adult Acute and Subacute Low Back Pain for Institute of Clinical Systems Improvement, 16th edition. Reviewer for The Spine Journal and Pain Medicine. Served on multiple boards. Medical chart reviewer for appeals in state-run managed care and workers ...

Olympia, Washington

Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning - Economic Loss, Labor Market, Medical Costing, Wage Loss, Vocational Loss, Occupational Loss, Disability Management, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Counseling, Occupational Research, Costing, Vocational Evaluation, Long Term Costing, Household Expenses, Personal Injury, Employment Loss

I am a vocational rehabilitation counselor, vocational expert, and Certified Life Care Planner with 20+ years of experience. I have experience providing direct services to both workers and employers. My services include assessing evaluees with mental health, orthopedic, degenerative, and neurological conditions. Testimony experience includes at the Board of Industrial Injury Appeals (BIIA), Superior Court(s) and the Social Security Administration. I am a graduate of George Washington University with a Master’s Degree in rehabilitation counseling. I am certified as a Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), and Disability Management Specialist (CDMS). I am a graduate of the Seattle University School of Law with honors. I served on the Seattle University Law Review as a Research and Technical Editor. I have completed 120 hours of post-graduate education with FIG as a life-care planner and am a certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) I am also a member of the consulting faculty at Thomas Je...