ASA has hundreds of medical experts at its disposal, including medical doctors, surgeons, dental experts, and medical services experts.

They can assist our clients in a variety of ways:  Conducting Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs); consulting on alleged malpractices; commenting upon standard-of-care issues; reviewing medical records; offering insight into specialized medical data; and more.

Many of our medical doctors have practices and/or professorships at all the medical schools in California, from UCLA to UC San Francisco.

MEDICINE

Allergy & Immunology
Allergists and immunologists are medical doctors who can comment upon a wide range of conditions, including asthma, immunological deficiencies, and allergies to substances as disparate as food and latex.

Anesthesiology

Cardiology
These internists specialize in the care of the heart and the cardiovascular system.

Chiropractic Medicine

Dermatology

Emergency Medicine
These doctors manage all aspects of emergency medical care.

Endocrinology
Endocrinologists deal with issues ranging from diabetes to thyroid diseases to metabolic disorders.

Family Medicine

Gastroenterology
These medical doctors have expertise in conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, including colitis, Crohn's disease, ulcers, and (more commonly in instances of litigation) food poisoning.

Geriatric Medicine
The study of human aging concerns itself with many conditions of old age, among them osteoporosis.

Hematology
Involves the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular systems.

Infectious Diseases
These medical doctors can comment upon all manner of infectious disease, from HIV to influenza to hepatitis to the common cold.

Internal Medicine
Many doctors are internists; they deal with everything from general medical care to the many specialties listed here.

Neonatology & Perinatology
Doctors who deal with about-to-be-born and recently born babies.

Nephrology
These doctors deal with the renal system (kidneys).

Neurology

Occupational & Industrial Medicine

Oncology
Oncologists have the difficult but increasingly hopeful job of studying cancer and treating cancer patients.

Osteopathic Medicine

Pain Management

Pathology
ASA's experts include both clinical pathologists as well as forensic pathologists qualified to conduct and comment upon autopsies.

Pediatrics

Podiatric Medicine
These doctors are trained in the care of the feet.

Pulmonology
Doctors who study and treat the lungs and lung diseases.

Psychiatry
As distinct from psychologists, these medical doctors are licensed to dispense drugs.

Radiology
Radiologists are knowledgeable about X-ray, MRI, and CT scanning equipment and procedures, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of illness utilizing this equipment.

Rehabilitative Medicine

Rheumatology
Rheumatologists study and treat connective tissue and joint structures and illnesses, including fibromyalgia.

SURGERY

Burns & Trauma

Cardiothoracic Surgery
"Heart surgeons" who perform difficult procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafts.

General Surgery
These surgeons conduct many of the most common operations (for example, appendix removal); as experts, they comment on standard-of-care for surgical procedures and other general surgical issues.

Neurosurgery
Highly specialized surgeons trained to operate on the delicate structures of the central nervous system and brain.

Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN)

Ophthalmology
These surgeons operate on the eye, conducting everything from laser retinal surgery to corneal transplants.

Organ Transplantation

Orthopedic Surgery
ASA has a number of orthopedic surgeons proficient in general orthopedic surgery, along with common subspecialties such as hand surgery and spinal surgery.  Orthopedists also examine soft-tissue injury claims.

Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Urology

Vascular Surgery
Physicians who care for patients with diseases affecting the arteries and veins throughout the body.

DENTISTRY

Dental Anesthesia

Endodontics
Endodontists are dentists who deal with the nerve of the tooth.

General Dentistry
ASA has experts who can deal with all aspects of general dentistry, including standard-of-care issues and procedures. 

Oral Surgery
Oral surgeons are dentists who conduct surgery on the jaw, mouth, and head.  Some deal with reconstructive surgeries and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders.

Orthodontics
Orthodontists straighten teeth.

Periodontics
Gingivitis and gum disease -- along with the general supporting structures of the teeth -- come under the purview of periodontists.

Prosthodontics
These dentists deal with bridges, crowns, implants, and other more difficult dental reconstructions.

MEDICAL SERVICES

Critical Care Nursing
This growing field deals with the special issues revolving around critical care of patients.

General Nursing
ASA has nursing experts able to examine all aspects of nursing care, from patient management and infusion to surgical nursing and general standard-of-care issues.

Hospital Management
These experts can deal with standard-of-care issues pertaining to general hospital and medical facility management.

Medical Transportation
Medical transportation experts can discuss ambulance, paratransit, and paramedic issues.

Physician Assistant (PA) Issues
The growing use of physician assistants has created a need for experts who can consult on related issues.

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