• I am proud to have studied to acquire a very high level of skill and confidence in accident related cases.

• My staff and I are very Knowledgeable, friendly, dedicated and eager to help with your treatment and injury claim processing.

• Our patients know that when they choose our office, they can feel good that they have made the right decision.

• Our patient satisfaction rating has been consistently high and our patients realize that we care about them and we are thoroughly knowledgeable in auto accident related treatment & case representation. This is based not only on our successful treatment and resolve of a patient’s condition and claim representation, but also because people need to know their doctor cares about them as much as he is knowledgeable about their injuries.

To educate and adjust all those who enter our doors towards optimum health with the help of the best of the best team of Chiro-Pro's and only the highest level of clinical excellence.

SELECTED OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY

• Director / Chiropractor, Chiropractic USA of Plantation, Plantation, Florida, 1995 - Present
• Director / Chiropractor, Chiropractic USA of Jasmine South, Ocala, Florida, 2008 - Present
• Director / Chiropractor, Chiropractic USA of Buffalo Ridge, The Villages, Florida, 2012 - Present
• Director / Chiropractor, Chiropractic USA of Laurel Run, Ocala, Florida, 2007 - 2009
• Director / Chiropractor, Chiro-Care Centres of Broward Inc., Plantation, Florida, 1990 - 1995
• Associate Chiropractic Physician, Chiropractic Associates of Plantation, Plantation, Florida, 1986 - 1990

EDUCATION AND LICENSURE

• Doctor of Chiropractic, Licensed in the State of Florida, License # 5257, 1986
• Doctorate of Chiropractic, Life College, Marietta , Georgia, 1986
• Internship, Life College Downtown Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia, 1984 - 1985
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part I, 1985
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part II, 1985
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part III, 1985
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Physiotherapy, 1985
• Undergraduate Studies in Pre-Med/pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1980 - 1982
• Associate Arts in Chemistry, Broward College, Davie, Florida, 1982

SELECTED POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

• Hospital Based Spine Care Qualified, Credentialed in hospital protocols, emergency room protocols, acute and chronic patient triage inclusive of MRI spine interpretation, spinal biomechanical engineering, head trauma, concussion, mild traumatic and traumatic brain injuries, co-credentialed through the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas Chiropractic College and PACE Recognized by the Federation of Chiropractic Licensure Boards and the Academy of Chiropractic, Long Island, New York 2016
• Neurodiagnostics, Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, An in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medical-legal community. [Texas Chiropractic College or PACE Recognized by The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards], Academy of Chiropractc Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY, 2017
• Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Triaging the Trauma Patient, An extensive understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history, physical findings and when to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of “risk factors” in spinal injury. [Texas Chiropractic College or PACE Recognized by The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards], Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY, 2017
• Crash Dynamics and Its Relationship to Causality, An extensive understanding of the physics involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car. This includes G's of force, newtons, gravity, energy, skid marks, crumple zones, spring factors, event data recorder and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before, during and after the crash. Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury. [Texas Chiropractic College or PACE Recongized by The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards], Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY, 2017
• MRI, Bone Scan and X-Ray Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient,MRI interpretation, physiology, history and clinical indications, bone scan interpretation, physiology and clinical indications, x-ray clinical indications for the trauma patient. [Texas Chiropractic College or PACE Recognized by The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards],Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY, 2017
• Neurodiagnostic Testing Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV), Somato Sensory Evoked Potential (SSEP), Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAER) and Visual-Electronystagmosgraphy (V-ENG) interpretation, protocols and clinical indications for the trauma patient. [Texas Chiropractic College or PACE Recognized by The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards],Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY, 2017
• Documentation and Reporting for the Trauma Victim, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues pertaining to healthcare. [Texas Chiropractic College or PACE Recognized by The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards], Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY, 2017
• Documenting Clinically Correlated Bodily Injury to Causality, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation, diagnosis and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries in the medical-legal community. Documenting the kinesiopathology, myopathology, neuropathology, and pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm. [Texas Chiropractic College or PACE Recognized by The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards],Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY, 2017
• Primary Spine Care Symposium 3 – Interprofessional Spine Care, Clinical analysis of anatomic versus biomechanical spine pain and clinical triage protocols. Relating current research trends in the Whole Spine Model of patient including normal versus abnormal sagittal curvature in the adolescent and adult spine, pelvic incidence as a parameter for sagittal balance in the human spine and current methods of assessment. Patient centered approach to Evidenced Based Spine care with a focus on diagnosis, prognosis and triage of the spine pain patient, Texas Chiropractic College Post-Doctoral Division, Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Melville NY 2017
• Primary Spine Care Symposium 3 – Epidemiology of Spine Pain, Review of the current Centers for Disease Control [CDC} data on the frequency of musculoskeletal pain in the United States population with emphasis on pain of spinal origin. CDC guidelines on opioid medication were discussed and correlated to persistent pain syndromes. Research was reviewed showing the importance of managing the spine pain patient properly from the entry point of care with a concentration on maintenance of spinal biomechanics, Texas Chiropractic College Post-Doctoral Division, Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Melville NY 2017
• Primary Spine Care Symposium 3- Connective Tissue and Spinal Disc Pathology,The morphology and pathology of connective tissue, inclusive of spinal disc disorders and prognosticating wound repair with permanency implications. Disc bulge, herniation, protrusion and extrusion classifications based upon contemporary literature and how to age-date disc pathology, Texas Chiropractic College Post-Doctoral Division, Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Melville NY 2017
• Primary Spine Care Symposium 3- Physiology and Anatomy of Spinal Manual Adjusting,Understanding the role of mechanoreceptors, proprioceptors and nociceptors with facets, ligaments, tendons and muscles in aberrant spinal biomechanics. MRI and imaging studies of decompressing via a chiropractic spinal adjustment of the bio-neuro-mechanical lesion and its effects on the central nervous system both reflexively and supratentorally, Texas Chiropractic College Post-Doctoral Division, Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Melville NY 2017
• Primary Spine Care Symposium 3- Medical-Legal Documentation,The contemporary documentation required in a medical-legal environment that is evidenced based and meets the standards of the courts and academia. Utilizing the scientific data to support a diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan while meeting the admissibility standards based upon a professional’s credentials. Texas Chiropractic College Post-Doctoral Division, Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Melville NY 2017
• Documentation and Evidence in a Medical-Legal Practice, The role of scientific research conclusions with contemporary documentation to effectively support the necessity for clinically indicated care. The role of timely evaluations and re-evaluations in coordinating care inclusive of history, physical and evaluation report and concludes with the correlation of the SOAP note and HCFA that correlates the conclusion of the evolutionary findings. Coordinating research and clinical findings with primary care providers and medical specialists in the rehabilitation process inclusive of insurance requirements and contemporary MRI research nomenclature. Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Boca Raton, FL, 2015

• How G-Forces Relate to the Diagnosis of Accident Related Trauma Injuries of the Head and Neck: Trained in the physics of auto accidents, including G forces and the effects of impact from the medical viewpoints of; physical, somatic, emotional & behavioral impairments.  A review of the variables in the mechanisms of; side, rear, front and oblique impacts and the forces that can be transferred to the occupants of the vehicle causing damage to the spine structures.
  
  Parker College of Chiropractic:
  Dallas, Ligament Injury Institute, Tampa, FL 2018 
• Significance of Spinal Anatomy and Tissue Damage to the Delicate Structures in Accident Related Trauma Injuries of the Head and Neck: The anatomy of the cervical spine, including the role of mechanoreceptors, proprioceptors and nocieceptors in the function of the spine. How the ligaments, tendons, facets and discs respond to the impact and the damages that are caused.  
  
  Parker College of Chiropractic:
  Dallas, Ligament Injury Institute, Tampa, FL 2018
• Understanding AMA Guides in the Diagnosis of Accident Related Trauma Injuries of the Head and Neck: Trained in the AMA Guidelines for the diagnosis of AOMSI (Alteration Of Motion Segment Integrity). In-depth analysis of the ligamentous structures of the cervical spine, traumatically induced, with focus on the 7 main ligaments that are damaged in a cervical- acceleration/deceleration injury of the head and neck. Employing the exact protocol of the AMA Guides for Permanent Impairment Ratings. 
  
  Parker College of Chiropractic:
  Dallas, Ligament Injury Institute, Tampa, FL 2018
• Diagnosing Concomitant Injuries in the Presence of Accident Related Trauma Injuries of the Head and Neck: Trained to diagnose injuries that accompany cervical acceleration/ deceleration that cause permanent impairment to the spine. The concomitant injuries include: AOMSI, Uncinate Process Fractures, MTBI, Posterior Cervical Sympathetic Syndrome, Vertebrobasilar Insuficiency, Stress & Anxiety Disorders, Fear & Avoidance Disorders: An Overview Of The Clinical Testing Required For Diagnosis And Evaluation of Trauma Injuries.
  
  Parker College of Chiropractic:
  Dallas, Ligament Injury Institute, Tampa, FL 2018
• Certified in the Injury Model Examination Protocol: Trained to utilize the “Concierge Injury Intake Triage Questionnaire” and perform the “1191M Impairment Rating by Attending Physician, 1-3 Body Parts, Standard, Performed at Discharge”.  A high level assessment protocol designed to accompany the ”Injury Model” of Assessment of injured parties. 
  
  Accident Works of America
  Clearwater, FL. 33767
• Certified In Electronic Medical Record Injury System: Trained in Zeusclaim, impairment rating medical record system designed to diagnose and treat injured parties. Capable of Clinical Decision Support System incorporating “Haptic-Logic” to assemble Decision Points and Value Driver’s in the correct terminology, sequence and format to exchange complex data, interface and input added valuation into an injury claim.
  
  Zeusclaim, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
  St Petersburg, FL, 33701

• Certified Impairment Rating Attending Physician

• Certified in Injury Model Examination Protocol

• Certified In Electronic Medical Injury Record System

• Certified by Ligament Injury Institute

• Past President of the Broward Chiropractic Society
• Past Chiropractor for the Miami Dolphins
• Past Chiropractor for the Florida Panthers

Your health is my first concern and you've entrusted it to me after your accident. I take that seriously. When you're involved in an accident, there is accompanying stress and anxiety over your injuries, your future prognosis and the implications that arise from insurance issues. I have trained in the medical-legal aspects of trauma medicine and will treat you and your injuries with the highest care possible and process your case according to the highest standards so be confident that you are in caring hands and thank you for trusting me.