Dr. David Homesley, MD, is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery and specializes in minimally invasive total joint replacements and adult hip and knee reconstruction. He is Fellowship trained in Hip and Knee Replacements. He has been published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, The American Journal of Orthopedics, and the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Dr. Homesley is the Chairman of the Orthopedic Hospital at Presbyterian Hospital and Chairman of the Smith Arthritis Committee. He serves on the Infection Control and Credentialing Committees at Mercy Main Hospital. Dr. Homesley is a member of the North Carolina Medical Society, American Medical Association, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and American Association for Hip and Knee Surgeons.

Dr. Homesley provides Expert Witness Services and is available for medical case reviews.

Kenneth Chekofsky MD, MBA is an actively practicing Board Certified Orthopedic Hand Surgeon with 20 years experience licensed in Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey and Florida.

Specializing in:

• Hand – Wrist – Forearm fractures, dislocations, ligament injuries
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Nerve compression syndromes of the Hand – Wrist – Forearm and Upper Extremity
• Residual traumatic disorders and disabilities of the Hand – Wrist – Forearm
• Occupational, sports, and avocational related injuries
• Tendon and Nerve injuries / Lacerations
• Tendinitis Hand – Wrist – Elbow
• Hand and finger Contractures Trigger fingers
• Hand / Wrist Arthritis
• Ganglions, cysts & tumors
• Traumatic injuries / Amputations primary and residual treatment
• Infections of the Hand – Wrist – Forearm
• Independent Medical Exams
• Medical Case Reviews
• Disability Evaluations, Management and Utilization

Medical Consultants Network (MCN) is a national provider of Medical Judgment Services. Since 1985, MCN has been an industry leader in providing Medical Management Services and Solutions to the Workers' Compensation, Automotive and Casualty Liability, Group Health and Disability Markets. They perform examinations throughout the United States and Canada. Their network of credentialed medical consultants includes over 16,000 physicians from all medical specialties.

MCN's physicians and other medical consultants are recruited and credentialed specifically for the provision of medical judgment services. Their consultants have been selected for their willingness to understand the unique role that the Independent Reviewer / Examiner must fill. MCN's consultants provide an objective and outside review of medical claims; by assessing records, claimant history and examination factors to reach their conclusions and create a written report to help their clients make claims decisions.

Independent Medical Examinations (IME) services include:

Early Assessments

Functional Capacity Exams (FCEs)

Return to Work Evaluations

Fitness for Duty Exams

Third Medical Opinions (TMOs)

Family Medical Leave Evaluations

ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act)

Medical Peer Review services Include:

Utilization Review

Peer to Peer Conversation

Peer Panel Review

Pharmacological Review

Radiological Review

Expert Witness Review

Act 6 Peer Review

Decision Point Review

New York No Fault Peer Reviews

Medical Bill Review Services Include:

Cost Management Review

Utilization Review Services include:

Independent Specialty Matched Reviews

Independent Utilization Reviews

External Reviews

Dr. Michael Katz, MD is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Ivy League Education and 26 years of Active Clinical Experience. He has been recognized in Marquis Who's Who in American Medicine, Castle and Connolly's Best Doctors, New York's Best Doctors, Top Orthopaedists in America, and Cambridge Who's Who Orthopaedic Surgeon of the Year 2010.

Dr. Katz's expertise is in the Determination of Permanent Impairment. His litigation experience is in high value commercial litigation for permanence in complex Orthopaedic injuries.

*Dr. Katz is not available for malpractice litigation.

MRK Medical Consultants provides Medical-Legal Evaluations to help legal and insurance professionals reach appropriate conclusions about their client's situations. MRK provides a wide array of medical experts that offer objective review and analysis of personal injuries. Each stage of the process—research to review, analysis to opinion—is addressed in a comprehensive manner in order to help legal and insurance professionals reach appropriate conclusions about their client’s situations. MRK has over forty board certified physician specialists and many with subspecialty certifications. MRK provides physician experts to the entire State of California, the Reno/Lake Tahoe area and Las Vegas, and we travel to many areas of the United States. Physical therapy, registered nurses, physician assistant and billing review consultants are available services MRK provides. Oncall MD's in office daily to discuss your needs if you are unsure of what expert you need.

Edward W. Younger, III, M.D., Medical Director of MRK Medical Consultants, specializes in Orthopedic Surgery. He has extensive experience in total joint replacement, as well as reconstructive surgery of the knee, hip and shoulder. He was instrumental in bringing computer navigation technology to his hospital. He has served on the orthopedic trauma staff at Mercy San Juan Medical Center and serves on the Medical Executive Comitee at Mercy San Juan. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the California Orthopedic Association.


Dr. Michael R. Klein, Jr., M.D., specializes in Orthopedic Surgery and is a founding member and the first Medical Director of Northern California Orthopedic Centers. He is a senior member of the medical staff at Mercy San Juan Medical Center and was involved with the development of the orthopedic section of the Level II Trauma Center.

Dr. Klein is a clinical instructor at University of California, Davis, Medical Center, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and a member of the American Medical Association and the California Medical Association.

MRK's Areas of Expertise:

Orthopedics Neurosurgery / Neurology Rheumatology General surgery / trauma Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Cardiology Geriatrics Sports Medicine RN Physical Therapy Chiropractic Orthopedics

Neuropsychology Podiatry Vascular Surgery Family Practice Anesthesiology Ophthalmology Optometry Urology Gastroenterology Infectious Disease Pulmonary Medicine Critical care Otolaryngology

Dr. Regina Hillsman is Board Certified and also, as of 1992, became Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Hillsman is a general orthopaedist, with particular interest in hand / foot, back, and sports medicine injuries. Dr. Hillsman, unique in that she is a female orthopaedist, has particular interest in osteoporosis and in calcium patients’ in the regard.

Dr. Hillsman, due to her background with extensive industrial training in the State of Connecticut, has had a broad proficiency and expertise in Workman’s Compensation injuries. This includes industrial injuries, sprains and strains. Dr. Hillsman is also a member of the American Academy of Disability and Evaluation Physicians as well as The American Back Society.