Independent Medical Examinations
IME Expert Witness: Dr. Robert Brown
Independent Medical Examinations, or IMEs, assist courts, and administrative decision makers when legal claims involve complex health and or mental health symptoms. The expert report and opinions are intended to be reliable for use as evidence in courts. This role has been deemed useful over several hundreds of years of jurisprudence in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Robert Brown provides experienced forensic medical and psychiatric IMEs, expert reports, and testimony. If you are an attorney, contact the office of Dr. Brown for a brief confidential discussion at (434) 293-4200 or RBrown2MD@gmail.com.
Medical & Psychiatric IMEs Are Useful In
Personal injury claims
Workers’ compensation cases
Disability claims
Employment law matters
Fitness-for-duty evaluations
Emotional distress claims
PTSD, depression, anxiety, and related psychiatric symptoms in
Civil, criminal, and administrative court matters
How IMEs Are Conducted
Before conducting an IME, the physician receives the evaluee’s medical records (past and present), accident and injury reports, filings with the applicable court, witness statements, depositions, and reports of other experts. From these the expert physician formulates relevant questions to be asked in the IME.
The psychiatric IME typically includes a detailed clinical interview addressing personal background, education, employment history, social history, medical and surgical history, psychiatric history, medication use, legal history, and the events giving rise to the litigation. The evaluation may also include a mental status examination, symptom inventories, diagnostic assessment, and, when clinically relevant, a directed physical or neurological examination.
After the examination and record review are complete, the forensic psychiatrist prepares a written report addressing the referral questions posed by the retaining attorney. The report connects the records, examination findings, diagnoses, and expert opinions in a format intended to assist counsel, the court, and other legal decision makers.
Forensic Psychiatric & Medical IME Expert Witness: Dr. Robert Brown
Dr. Robert Brown is the ideal expert for Independent Medical Examinations, as a physician board-certified in internal medicine, psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry, with experience evaluating complex medical, psychiatric, and legal questions.
If you are an attorney seeking a medical or psychiatric IME, contact the office of Dr. Brown for a brief confidential discussion at (434) 293-4200 or RBrown2MD@gmail.com.