Garson M. Caruso MD, MPH, CLCP
Areas of Expertise: Life Care Planning
I am a board-certified (ABPM) occupational physician and Certified Life Care Planner with expertise in Custom/Individualized Life Expectancy Determination
- MPH at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Occupational Medicine Residency at University of Pennsylvania; and additional training through the American Academy of Insurance Medicine
- Fellow, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME)
- Broad background in consulting, medical direction, and occupational health services for organizations including AmTrust North America, Bechtel, Bell & Evans, Dean Foods, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Lockheed Martin, The New York Transit Authority, PepsiCo, Service Employees International Union, and the US Department of State and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Extensive experience with supervision of physician extenders (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) in onsite occupational health clinics
- Review of thousands of complex disability and workers' compensation claims for Advance Medical, AmTrust, Assurant, CorVel, Mutual of Omaha, and others
- Medical Expert Witness in Life Expectancy Determination, professional liability, and impairment and disability evaluation (multiple depositions)
- Certified Medical Review Officer (MROCC 2008 to present) and Independent Medical Examiner (ABIME 2009-2014)
- Numerous Leadership roles in ACOEM, including: Chair, Practice Guidelines Revision Panel on Disability Prevention and Management (2009- present) and Co-Chair, Depression in the Workplace Project (2006-2010)
- Licensed in Florida, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia