Our Philosophy

Personal Philosophy

A modern physician must assume many roles. He must respond in a focused manner to answer the specific questions posed by the clients. Traditionally that was easy. His only client was his patient and his only obligation was  to simply provide the best possible care of which he was capable for the benefit of his patient. All other matters were secondary.

Obligations Of The Treating Physician

I believe patient care remains the physician's primary obligation when he assumes the role of a treating physician. Within the established doctor-patient relationship, I take this obligation seriously and I strongly believe that by serving my patient well I also serve the best interest of all the parties involved with my patient's medical care and final outcome. I continue to embrace the role as a treating physician and continue to enjoy patient care as an important part of my personal fulfillment.

Credibility Is The Key Word

An examining physician has a more difficult role. In this modern world, a physician's skills of diagnosing, analyzing and making critical determinations are needed in many different arenas. For example, a physician's expert opinion regarding causality is crucially important to the courts and the juries in their difficult task of assessment and adjudication.

He is expected to provide a medically sound and well-substantiated medical opinion. This opinion must be supported by the medical record, the patient history, the physical examination and the objective medical evidence. The physician must meet the various criteria that are set forth in different forums. He must know and be able to apply the principles of medical probability, permanent impairment and return-to-duty criteria as they are understood within a variety of different governing laws and statutes. I believe that when I serve my clients within these many important arenas, my obligation may be different and the requirements more stringent, but my first and foremost responsibility remains the same: "To provide an objective, honest, and above all, a credible opinion."

For The Examining Physician, The Key Word Remains "Credibility"

Twenty-five years in practice is not enough. A physician must always assume he needs to be continuing his education. It must be a daily ritual. This principle served my father well while he practiced medicine and will serve my son equally well, as he begins his practice. The second principle, in which I deeply believe, requires that a physician must preserve his reputation, his integrity and his credibility. Should he surrender these attributes to the pressures of the day, he will not be able to serve his patients, his clients, or himself. Ultimately a physician will fail his clients and himself should he lose his way and begin to align himself squarely on one side or the other of a dispute. He can be sympathetic and sensitive to the issues of his clients, but if he assumes the role of one of the adversaries, he loses his credibility, invalidates himself, and quickly becomes of no service to any party.