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Articles

• Causation of Injury vs. Causation of Permanent Disability: What QMEs Need to Know
• When Medicine Meets the Law: The QME’s Role
• SB 291: Strengthening Contractor Compliance, Clarifying the QME Role
• Supporting the QME and AME Process with Early Medical-Legal Documentation
• Supporting the QME and AME System: Why Qualified and Agreed Medical Evaluators Are More Important Than Ever
• From Fabrication Floor to Medical-Legal Report: SB 20 and the QME Role
• AB 1293 and QMEs: Administrative Updates Designed to Support Medical-Legal Practice
• From Injury to Impairment: What Whole Person Impairment Means for an Injured Wor
• Not All Medical-Legal Reports Are Created Equal — Here’s Why QMEs and AMEs Stand Out
• Contested Claims in Focus: What Triggers a Legitimate QME or AME Evaluation
• In Defense of Expertise: Why QMEs and AMEs Matter More Than Ever
• Who Pays and Why? A Guide to Causation and Apportionment in California Workers’ Compensation
• What Qualifies as an Injury in California Workers’ Compensation?
• Understanding AOE and COE in California Workers’ Compensation
• No Amount Too Small: The Power of the ‘Non-Zero’ Standard in Workers’ Comp
• Face-to-Face Time in QME Evaluations in California
• Ex Parte Communication
• Ethical Requirements for QMEs in California
• Why QME Disclosures Matter
• A Guide to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF)
• Applicant Credibility in California Workers’ Compensation Cases
• Senate Bill 1299 Veto: A Setback for Farmworker Protections in California’s Workers’ Compensation System
• Impact of the Vigil Decision on QMEs in California’s Workers’ Compensation System
• Hispanic Heritage Month: Honoring Latino Workers
• Diagnostics in QME Evaluations
• Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits in California’s Workers’ Compensation System
• The Importance of QME Availability in California Workers’ Compensation Cases
• Attorneys in California’s Workers’ Compensation System
• Taking a Complete History of Injury
• California QME Exam 101
• State Certified Interpreters in California’s Workers’ Compensation
• The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
• What is a Conflict of Interest for a QME in California
• The Replacement Panel Process for QMEs in California
• Cumulative Trauma: Industrial Injuries Over Time
• Presumptive Industrial Injuries in California Workers’ Compensation Claims
• Industrially related Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Activities of Daily Living: the basis for impairment in California Workers’ Compensation
• The AMA Guidelines Fifth Edition in Contested California Workers’ Compensation Cases
• Workers’ Compensation claims in the presence of comorbidities
• QME Reports: Why do they matter?
• Celebrating May Day, International Workers’ Day
• DWC Mandates 16-Hour Report-Writing Course for QME Certification, Additional Continuing MedicoLegal Education Hours
• Causation in Workers’ Compensation Cases
• Addressing Bias in Workers’ Compensation Disputes
• César Chávez: Advocate for Workers’ Rights
• Maintaining your QME Appointment: A Comprehensive Guide
• Ensuring your reputation for high-quality QME reports
• Preparing for a QME Deposition
• When Should I Begin QME Work?
• Should I Travel for QME Evaluations?
• Building your Reputation as a QME
• QMEs as a Recession-Proof Income Source
• Apportionment in Industrial Injuries
• Vocabulary for QMEs
• The Role of Supplemental Reports in QME Evaluations
• Working in a Side Hustle: QME Work alongside a Busy Clinical Practice
• Embracing Technology for Maximal Efficiency in QME Practice
• Level up: how to move from QME to AME
• Total Permanent Disability vs. Partial Permanent Disability – What’s the Difference?
• An Orthopaedic QME’s Toolkit
• Over Fifty Years with the AMA Guides
• Cover letters to the QME: what do I do with this?
• 2022 California DWC Panel Selection Statistics
• Maintaining Income into Retirement as a QME in California
• Should I Travel for QME Evaluations?
• Staying out of Trouble as a QME: Using a Management Company to Ensure Compliance with DWC Regulations in California
• Why You Need a Management Company for your California QME Practice
• What Makes a Good Medicolegal Management Company?
• The Great Compromise: A Brief History of the California Workers’ Compensation System.
• The Role of QME Physicians in Personal Injury Cases
• Legal Cases in California That Require Orthopaedic QME Testimony
• Common Injuries in California Workers’ Compensation
• California Workers’ Compensation Panel QME Selection
• Hanging up the Shingle: the challenges of private practice in California
• California Case Law Relevant to Orthopaedic QMEs and AMEs
• Physician Burnout
• What are the different types of testimony expected of an Orthopaedic Surgeon?
• How to Become a QME

Physician profiles

• Abimbola Afolabi, MD
• Albert Wong, MD
• Alexander Jobrack, DO
• Alexis Dixon, MD
• Alisa Alayan, MD
• Amar Patel, MD
• Amy Williams, MD
• Andres Piscoya, MD
• Aniebiet Udofia, MD
• Benjamin Hoyt, MD
• Brett Shore, MD
• Christina Hajewski, MD
• Corey Fuller, MD
• Daniel Acevedo, MD
• Danielle Thomas, MD
• Dean Ziegler, MD
• Evan Marlowe, MD
• J. Ross Burge, DO
• James Bailey, MD
• Jasmin Singh, MD
• Jason Huffman, MD
• Jervis Yau, MD
• Jessica McMichael, MD
• Joseph Cabaret, MD
• Kali Tileston, MD
• Katrina Babcock, DO
• Kyle Natsuhara, MD
• Lakshmanan (Lucky) Sivasundaram, MD
• Lindsey Spragg, MD
• Lynn Huang, MD
• Mariam Hakim-Zargar, MD, MA, MPH
• Marie Dusch, MD
• Mark Charney, MD
• Melyssa Paulson, MD
• Michael Hasz, MD
• Michael Milne, MD
• Michelle Sugi, MD
• Mimi Batin-van Rooyen, MD
• Murtaza Rizvi, MD
• Nimish R. Kadakia, MD
• Nitin Prabhakar, MD
• Patrick Hill, MD
• Ronald Wyatt, MD
• Sahil Vohra, DO
• Scott Herron, MD
• Shaun Chandran, MD
• Somayeh Fahim Nia, MD, MPH
• Stephan Sweet, MD
• Steven C. Bast, MD
• Tamara Huff, MD
• Todd Borenstein, MD
• Traci Granston, MD
• Walter Thomas, MD
• William Sheppard, MD
• Yolanta Petrofsky, MD

Events

• AAOS 2028 Annual Meeting (Mar 14, 2028)
• CAAA Rating Seminar (Dec 4, 2027)
• AOFAS Annual Meeting (Oct 13, 2027)
• CAAA 2027 Summer Convention (Jun 17, 2027)
• CAAA Hawaii Seminar (Apr 12, 2027)
• 2027 COA Meeting (Apr 1, 2027)
• AAOS 2027 Annual Meeting (Mar 2, 2027)
• CAAA 2027 Winter Convention (Jan 21, 2027)
• CAAA Rating Seminar (Dec 5, 2026)
• AOFAS Annual Meeting (Sep 16, 2026)
• CSIMS 2026 (Aug 12, 2026)
• Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting (Jul 29, 2026)
• California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (Jul 7, 2026)
• CAAA Summer Convention (Jun 25, 2026)
• Lunch and Learn: Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld (418 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101) (May 15, 2026)
• COA Annual Meeting (Apr 16, 2026)
• CAAA Hawaii Summit (Apr 13, 2026)
• CAAA Hawaii Seminar (Apr 13, 2026)
• AAOS Annual Meeting (Mar 2, 2026)
• Google Meet Michael Lamb, Applicant Attorney, Ratto Law Firm (Feb 12, 2026)
• Lunch and Learn with Jodi Moore, DeAnna Gomez, D. Taylor of Neuro Skills, Interested in PMRs (Feb 11, 2026)
• ZOOM Case Manager SIBTF Training Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld (Feb 3, 2026)
• CAAA Winter Conference (Jan 29, 2026)
• Lunch and Learn: Bender Kurlander Hernandez & Campbell (501 W Broadway # 1500 San Diego, CA 92101) (Jan 26, 2026)
• Employment Litigation Conference (Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel) (Jan 22, 2026)
• AOFAS 2026 Winter Meeting (Jan 22, 2026)
• ALL IN for Identifying Goals and Creating Vision (Seminar. At Corvel/Irvine Office, 1920 Main Street Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92614) (Jan 21, 2026)
• Lunch and Learn with Rod Coppedge of DIETZ, GILMOR & CHAZEN – SAN DIEGO (Jan 15, 2026)
• Lunch and Learn With Deigo of Defense Firm Black and Rose (Cucina Enoteca Irvine, 532 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618, USA) (Jan 14, 2026)
• Lunch and Learn: Richard Sadeddin Law Group (1026 W Foothill Blvd, Upland, Ca) (Jan 13, 2026)
• Web Meeting: Defense Attorney, John Floyd of Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, LLP (Jan 13, 2026)
• Lunch and Learn: The Accident Defenders (18345 Ventura Blvd. Suite 518 Tarzana, CA 91356) (Jan 12, 2026)
• Meeting with Rheanna Chavez Re: Three Attorneys for Union Pacific Railroad (Jan 12, 2026)
• Lunch and Learn Jignesh Bhatt (Dec 19, 2025)
• Lunch and Learn Mashney Law (Dec 18, 2025)
• Lunch and Learn: Barkhordarian Law Firm, LLP (6047 Bristol Parkway, Culver City, CA ) (Dec 16, 2025)
• Lunch and Learn: Satzman & Associates (9800 S La Cienega Blvd, Ste 908, Inglewood, CA 90301) (Dec 15, 2025)
• CAAA LA Holiday Party (Dec 11, 2025)
• CAAA OC Holiday Party (Dec 10, 2025)
• Lunch Meeting With Defense Attorney Daisy Castro and Krista Jensen (Dec 9, 2025)