Independent Medical Opinions for Complex Injury & Pain Litigation

Dr. Brian Bernhardt is a triple board-certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist providing physician-performed independent medical evaluations, medical record review, causation analysis, impairment assessment, and expert testimony for attorneys handling personal injury, disability, workers compensation, and other complex medicolegal matters.

Triple Board-Certified Physician • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology • Expert Witness • Independent Medical Consultant
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Why Attorneys Retain Dr. Brian Bernhardt

Complex injury and pain cases often involve conflicting opinions, persistent symptoms, diagnostic uncertainty, or treatment questions that are difficult to resolve through records alone.

Dr. Brian Bernhardt provides independent physician-performed medical analysis grounded in clinical experience, diagnostic precision, and evidence-based reasoning.

Triple Board-Certified physician

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Director of Interventional & Chronic Pain Service

Former Medical Director of High-Volume Interventional Pain Programs

Physician-performed evaluations and reports

Objective, evidence-based medical opinions

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Areas of Expertise

Dr. Bernhardt provides physician-performed independent medical evaluations, record review, and expert analysis across a broad range of medicolegal matters. His practice focuses on answering the complex medical questions that arise in personal injury, disability, workers’ compensation, and civil litigation.

Medical Analysis

✓ Medical Record & Imaging Review
✓ Independent Medical Evaluations (IME)
✓ Qualified Medical Evaluations (QME)
✓ Medical Causation Analysis
✓ Permanent Impairment Assessment

Litigation Support

✓ Personal Injury
✓ Catastrophic Injury
✓ Future Medical Care & Life Care Planning
✓ Mass Tort & Product Liability

Complex Injury & Pain

✓ Spine Disorders & radiculopathy
✓ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
✓ Peripheral Nerve Injury
✓ Chronic Post-Surgical Pain
✓ Complex Pain Syndromes

Clinical Expertise

✓ Interventional Pain Medicine
✓ Spine Disorders & radiculopathy
✓ Peripheral Nerve Injury
✓ Musculoskeletal Injury
✓ Chronic Pain Evaluation
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Representative Case Types

Representative matters referred for independent medical evaluation, expert consultation, and litigation support.

 Personal Injury

 Disputed Diagnosis & Causation

 Disputed Treatment

Complex Spine & Pain Cases

 Workers' Compensation

 Future Medical Care & Life Care Planning

 Catastrophic Injury

 Medical Record & Imaging Review

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