Reed Group’s Medical Advisory Board

Reed Group is proud to partner with leading physicians whose hard work and dedication ensures that the information in MDGuidelines, the world’s leading return-to-work guidelines, represents the most current thinking in the treatment and rehabilitation of disabilities.

CHAIR

James B. Talmage, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College; Occupational Health Center, Cookeville, TN

REVIEWERS

Donald Accetta, MD, MPH, FAAAAI
Allergy & Asthma Care, PC, Taunton, MA

David Adcock, MD, MPH
School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Marc H. Appel, MD
Orange Regional Medical Center, Arden Hill Campus, Goshen, NY

Karl Auerbach, MD, MS, MBA, FACOEM
Assistant Professor, Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Douglas A. Benner, MD
Coordinator Occupational Health, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA

Bernard R. Blais, MD, FACOEM, FAAO, FACS
Consultant, Occupational Ophthalmology, Clifton Park, NY

E. Richard Blonsky, MD, DABPM, FAAN, FAANR
Professor of Clinical Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Director, Pain & Rehabilitation Clinic of Chicago, IL

William F. Boucher
President, Fortunes Rock Consultants, Inc., South Portland, ME

William Buckingham, MD
Orthopedic Surgery, Jacksonville, FL

Clarissa T. Burkert, MD, MPH
Honolulu Sports Medical Clinic, Brigham & Associates, Inc., Honolulu, HI

Ruth Ann Burnett, RN, BSN, CRRN, CCM, CDMS
Medical Management Specialist, Harleysville Insurance, Moorestown, NJ

Marcus Cantillon, MD
American Board Certified Neurology and Psychiatry, Medical Director, St. Barnabas, University of New Jersey Medical School, Livingston, NJ

John L. Chase, MD, FACS
Diplomate American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons; President, Benchmark Medical Consultants, Inc., Sacramento, CA

Dennis K. Chong, MD, FRCPC, FAAPMR
Consultant Physiatrist, International Community Health Services, Seattle, WA

Jennifer Christian, MD, MPH
President and Chief Medical Officer, Webility Corporation, Wayland, MA

Dianne Cinnamon, MD, FACOG
Suburban Hospital, George Washington Hospital, Bethesda, MD

Richard S. Citrin, PhD, MBA
Vice President, Integrated Care Management, Corphealth, Inc., Fort Worth, TX

Casey Cochran, DO, FAADEP, FAOCPM
Director of Occupational Medicine, Promed Medical Care Centers, Austin, TX

Roger W. Coger, PhD
Clinical Psychologist; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, CA

Richard C. Cole, MD, FAAFP, FAADEP
Family Practice, Tullahoma, TN

Carol F. Collins, MD, MS, MPH, FACOEM, ACPM
Chief Physician, Ford Motor Company, Ohio Assembly Plant, Westlake, OH

Greg P. Couser, MD, MPH
Department of Psychiatry, Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

John Davis, MD
Chief of Occupational Medicine, Caritas Norwood Hospital, Norwood, MA

Stephen Demeter, MD, MPH
Private Practice, Stephen Demeter, MD, Inc; Honolulu Sports Medical Clinic, Honolulu, HI

David W. Dickison, DO
Medical Director, Maine Medical Center, Employee Health Services, Portland, ME

Anthony J. Dorto, DC, MD, FAAPM&R, AADEP
Disability Assessment Center, PA, Miami, FL

Clifford M. Elson, MD, FACOG
Associate Medical Director, Mohawk Valley Medical Associates, Schenectady, NY

Michael Erdil, MD, FACOEM
Medical Director, Johnson Occupational Medicine Center, Affiliate of Johnson Memorial Hospital, Enfield, CT

Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD, FAAOS
Center for Spine Care, PC, Tucson, AZ

Steven Feinberg, MD
Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Brian H. Fingado, MD, FAAOS
Orthopedic Institute at Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

David L. Forester, MD
Forester Clinic, P.C., Johnson City, TN

Phillip J. Franklin, MD, MPH
Medical Director, General Motors, Wilmington, DE

Martin Fritzhand, MD, FACU, FAADEP, CIME
President and CEO, Medical and Occupational Health Consultants, PSC, Cincinnati, OH

Ian R. Gardner, MBBS, MPH, FAFOEM, FACOEM, FRSM
Consultant Occupational Physician, Sydney, Australia

Elizabeth Genovese, MD, MBA, FAADEP
Medical Director, IMX Medical Management Services, Bala Cynwyd, PA

Dan Gerstenblitt, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Consultant Occupational Health Physician, Orlando, FL

L. Barton Goldman, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Rehabilitation Associates of Colorado, PC, Lakewood, CO

Richard S. Goodman, MD, JD, FAAOS, FACLM
Long Island Jewish - North Shore Hospital, Long Island, NY

Brian L. Grant, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; President and Medical Director, Medical Consultants Network, Inc., Seattle, WA

William W. Greaves, MD, MSPH, FACOEM, FACPM
Associate Professor and Director, MPH Programs and Division of Public Health, Health Policy Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

A. Daniel Gutierrez, DC, DAAPM, DABFE, DABDA, DABCO
Spine & Health Institute, San Antonio, TX

Harold E. Hoffman, MD, FRCPC, FACOEM
Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Paul D. Hooper, DC, MPH, MSc
Professor, Southern California University of Health Sciences; President, WorkAbility Management Group, Diamond Bar, CA

Mark H. Hyman, MD, FACP, FAADEP
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Christopher W. Ide, MB, FFOM, DRCOG, MIFireE
Consultant Physician in Occupational Medicine, Salus Occupational Health & Safety; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Gary Jacob, DC, LAc, MPH, CHES
Private Practice, Los Angeles, CA; Associate Faculty, Clinical Sciences, Southern California University of Health Sciences; Faculty, Doctoral Program, Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine

Kenneth A. Jaffe, MD, MBA
Orthopaedic Consulting of Alabama; Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Warren T. Jahn, DC, MPS, FACO
Chiropractic Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Center; Educational Liaison – College of Forensic Sciences, Roswell, GA

Barbara Jessen, MD
Independent Medical Examiner, Chronic Pain and Neurology, Burien, WA

Richard E. Johns, Jr., MD, MPH, FACOEM
President and CEO, Corporate Health Systems; Occupational Medicine Consultant; Adjunct Professor, Department Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences
Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Roger Kessler, PhD
Fletcher Allen Healthcare; Berlin Family Health; Central Vermont Medical Center, Berlin, VT

Bettina B. Kilburn, MD, M Div.
Disability Research and Consulting, LLC, Atlanta, GA

Robert S. Levine, MD, FACS, FACOS
Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Richard A. Levy, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Director of Pediatric Endocrinology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Thomas W. Lucas, MMD, DABPN, FAPA, TWCCADL2
Consulting Psychiatrist, ReviewMed, Dallas, TX; Outpatient Psychiatry, DeSoto, TX

Luiz Fernando Ribeiro Macatti, MD
Manager, Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine and Life Quality, 3M, Campinas, SP, Brasil

Sherburne M. Macfarlan, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boulder Medical Center, Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, CO

Mark McDonough, PhD
Pediatric and Adult Neuropsychology, Scripps Encinitas Hospital, Encinitas, CA

J. Mark Melhorn, MD, FAAOS, FAADEP, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Section of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS

Marcus Melvin, MD, CIME
American Board Certified Plastic Surgery, Portland, OR

Robert Messenbaugh, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon, Retired; Expert Medical Testimony, IMEs, Orthopedic Chart Reviews, Denver, CO

Kathryn L. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Medical Director, Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation, Denver, CO

James R. A. Naismith, MB, BS, FAADEP
Medical Advisor, Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

William J. O’Brien, III, DO, FAADEP
Osteopathic Family Practice, Newton, PA

Michael G. O’Kelley, BS, DC
Consultant Chiropractic Physician, Utilization, Disability and Peer Reviewer, Plano, TX

Nicholas Page, MB, BChir, DDAM, FAADEP
Medical Advisor, Disability Assessment, Surrey, United Kingdom

Paul E. Papierski, MD, FAADEP, FAAOS, Lt Col (USAF Ret.)
Hand & Upper Extremity Orthopaedics, Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Patricia B. Posey, RN, BSN, MA
Qualified Rehabilitation Professional and Vocational Expert Witness, Charleston, WV

Emily Rayes-Prince, MD, DAB, PM&R, FAADEP
Neurosurgical Associates, Subspecialty Certified in Pain Medicine, Ledbetter, KY

Marie-Claude Rigaud, MD, MPH, FAPA
Consultant, Workplace Psychiatry, Aurora, IL; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Loyola University, Maywood, IL

Kevin Rod, MD, CCFP, DAAPM
Pain Medicine Specialist; Director, Toronto Poly Clinic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Michael X. Rohan, MD
Panama City Orthopedics, Panama City, FL

Scott J. Rose, MD, MBA
Sacramento, CA

Mitchell K. Ross, MD, FAAN
Consultant Neurologist, Worker’s Compensation Board, Hallowell, ME

Debra H. Rowse, MD, MS
Consultant, Occupational/Environmental and Internal Medicine, Phoenix, AZ

Jonathan S. Rutchik, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology and Electromyography, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Neil F. Sachs, DMD
Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA

Michael Sackett, DC, MS, DABCO
Quality Assurance Coordinator, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Private Practice, Hemet, CA

Michael Saffir, MD
Physical Medicine/Pain Management, Orthopaedic Specialty Group, Fairfield, CT; Bridgeport and St. Vincent’s Hospitals; Connecticut Medical Society Workers’ Compensation Chair, Bethany, CT

Richard E. Sall, MD, MBA
Occupational Medicine Medical Director, Business Health Network, Bakersfield, CA

Tracey Ann Schmidt, MD
Rheumatology Consultant, Newburgh, NY

Frank Schneider, DC, ACRB II, CSCS
OSHA Outreach Trainer for General Industry; Director of Rehabilitation Services, Park City Spine and Sports Center, Dallas, TX

Urs Schneider, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Philips AG Medical Systems, Zurich, Switzerland; Emergency Flight Technician, Swiss Air Ambulance, Zurich, Switzerland

Dennis Schultz, MD, MSPH, FACOEM
Director of Occupational Health Services, QuadMed, West Allis, WI

William S. Shaw, MD, FAADEP, FACOEM, FACPM
Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Bruce W. Sherman, MD, FCCP, FACOEM
Medical Director, Global Services, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Director, Health & Productivity Initiatives, Employers Health Coalition of Ohio, Cleveland, OH

Stuart Shipko, MD
Psychiatry Specializing in Panic Disorder; Private Practice, Pasadena, CA

Richard A. Silver, MD, MBA
Tucson Orthopaedic & Fracture Surgery Associates, Ltd.; Sports Medicine Clinic of Tucson, Tucson, AZ

Ronald K. Snyder, DDS
Private Practice, Richland, WA

Patricia J. Sparks, MD, MPH
Consultant, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seattle, WA

Joel S. Steinberg, MD, FAPA, FACP, FAADEP, CIME
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Ryszard Szozda, MD
Head Occupational Health Care Unit GPBP S.A. Gliwice, Poland

Constance T. Walker, MD, MA, MPH
Consultant, Occupational Medicine, West Hartford, CT

Pamela A. Warren, MPhD
Clinical, Occupational & Consultation Psychology, Carle Clinic and University of Illinois Medical School, Urbana, IL

Janet Weiss, MD
Medical Director, TheToxDoc, Berkeley, CA

Joel D. Wilk, MD, ABIME, ABQAURP
General Surgery, Diplomate, American Board of Surgery; Senior Medical Director, Forte, Inc., Austin, TX

Brian D. Wolff, MD, CIME
Partner, Collier Neurologic Specialists; Medical Director, Advanced Medical Care Coordinators, Naples, FL