Medical Expert Witness
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Independent Medical
Examiner, IME, Worker's Compensation, Work injuries,
Occupational Medicine serving: Dallas, South Dallas,
Dallas / Fort Worth or DFW.
Physical Functional
Assessment, Return to Work Evaluation, Fitness for
Duty Evaluations, Expert Medical Legal Witness,
Disability Evaluation, Subject Matter Expert.
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IME Specialties / Professions |
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Abraham Chukwu, M.D.,
MPH. is Board Certified in Occupational Medicine and
Environmental Medicine and provides expert case
review/analysis and expert witness testimony
regarding Occupational Medicine and General Medicine
cases.
Also, Dr Abraham
Chukwu is a consultant to a large National Company
that serves all the states in the Federation.
Through this company has been involved in the
resolution of complex workers compensation cases,
between individuals or their attorneys, and workers
compensation companies. He has reviewed and
helped settle more than 5,000 cases.
Furthermore, Dr
Chukwu has been working with another national body
that oversees Occupational Surveillance and
monitoring for the major companies in all the states
of the nation, and through this body, has helped
several companies maintain OSHA regulations and
Standards.
He is also available
for evaluation and opinions regarding Personal
Injury and Workers’ Compensation cases.
He is very
experienced in clinical Occupational Medicine, and
the management of Complex Workers compensation
cases. He has written several comprehensive Medical
reports. Dr. Abraham Chukwu has been in practice for
27 years and has worked as a medical director of a
very busy occupational and Urgent care Clinic.
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Areas of Expertise |
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He runs an Occupational
and Environmental Medicine practice and his services
include:
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IMEs |
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Management of
Workers Compensations cases |
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Employment
related physicals (Including
DOT
Physicals, Pre-placement physicals) |
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Comprehensive
Physicals |
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Annual Physicals |
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Fire-fighter
Physicals |
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School Bus
Driver Physicals |
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Respiratory
Physicals |
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Audiogram
testing |
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Vision testing |
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Biometrics
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Sports Physicals |
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Employee health
Services |
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Executive
Physicals |
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Occupational
surveillance and Monitoring |
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Blood Borne
Pathogen evaluation and care |
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Travel Medicine |
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Lifestyle
Medicine and Wellness |
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Drug tests |
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Clinical
Preventive Medicine Programs |
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Personal Injury
care |
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Auto injury care |
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Evaluation and
management of sports related injuries |
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Consultancy in
Environmental Medicine
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Degrees
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MD
- Medical Doctor |
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Years in Practice |
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27
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IME's or File / Chart Reviews
Independent Medical
Exams
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100+ |
Average monthly hours
spent in direct patient care
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24 |
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IME Training |
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His 2 years of
Occupational Medicine Residency Training included
supervised training in Independent Medical
Examination.
Additionally, besides
this in-house training within the program, he took a
month elective for an internship program with an
outside physician who was fully engaged in IME, and
a worker's compensation attorney.
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Qualifications |
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DOT Department of Transportation
- Certified Medical Examiner
Certified Medical
Examiner with the FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration’s National Registry of Certified
Medical Examiners
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Education |
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MD
College of Medicine and Surgery
University of Nigeria
1991Internship
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center
Internal Medicine Residency Program,
Atlantic City, New Jersey
2006 - 2007
Residency
UIC Occupational Medicine
University of Illinois
Chicago Illinois
2008 - 2010
MPH
- Master of Public Health
UIC School of Public Health
University of Illinois
Chicago Illinois
ABPM
Board Certified in Occupational and Environmental
Medicine
2012
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Licensures, Board
Certification & Memberships
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ABPM - American Board of
Preventive Medicine |
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ACOEM
- American College of
Occupational & Environmental Medicine |
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ACPM
- American College of Preventive Medicine |
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American College
of Lifestyle Medicine |
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Texas Medical Association
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Clinical Privileges |
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Medical Director
Workforce Health System PLLC
Dallas, Texas
2013 - Present
Independent Medical Reviewer
Maximus Federal Services
2014 - Present
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Honors & Awards,
Professional Societies |
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He served as a Center
Medical Director with one of the largest providers
of Occupational Health Services in the United
States.
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Curriculum Vitae (CV) |
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CV of
Abraham Chukwu, MD, MPH
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Jurisdictions of
Licensure |
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Texas - Physician License P3868
Certified Medical
Examiner
2013-2023
Medical Review
Officer
2013-2018
Board Certification
in Occupational Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine
2012-2022
State of Texas
Physician and Surgeon License
Expires 08/31/2020
Texas DPS Controlled
Substances License, V0191279
Expires 08/31/2020
BLS/ ACLS Provider
2018-2020
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Service Area |
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Arlington
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Cedar Hill
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Dallas
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DeSoto
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Duncanville
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Grand Prairie
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Irving
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Lancaster
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Mansfield
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Red Oak
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All in the
Dallas / Fort Worth Area of Texas |
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