Board Certified in Workers' Compensation Law
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Workers’ Comp. Publications that provided continuing education seminars and
publications related to workers’ compensation. For several years he regularly
provided testimony as an expert witness in civil court cases that involved
workers’ compensation.
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Functional Recovery
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An effective functional recovery program is one that uses quantitive testing to assess
each patient’s physical limitations and level of functioning and then applies those results to
a computerized algorithm to guide progression through the program. Such a program
will have a team of experts to tailor each patient’s program to meet their specific goals.
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Physician Representation
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When the DWC Medical Advisor refers case against a physician
to the TDI Enforcement Division, and the physician receives a
consent order, the physician should seek legal assistance.
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Peter is currently taking workers’ compensation cases that involve causation issues, MMI dates, and impairment ratings. If a case is unusual and requires expert medical testimony, he would like to take a look at it. The current cases in this category include a civil court case involving RSD/CRPS, an extent of injury case involving endocrine problems caused by a brain injury, and a case involving extent to radiculitis.
Another part of the practice involves representation of doctors before TDI/DWC and the TMB. TDI/DWC cases, for the most part, involve doctors about whom the Office of the Medical Advisor has received complaints from carriers or patients. Peter is also involved with a clinic that offers injured workers with long term injuries their best chance of returning to work.