Dr. Andrew Mark Rodgers, BS, MS, DC, is a National Certifed Chiropractic Expert Witness with over 34 years of experience. He has worked on over 30 malpractice cases on the proper standard of care and has recently testified in 4 cases in the last 3 years. Dr. Rodgers is available for complimentary verbal evaluations, offers expedient affidavits and cost effective testimonies and depositions for chiropractic deviation from standard of care cases nationwide. He represents both Defendant and Plaintiff.

Areas of Expertise

Malpractice cases – proving standard of care and deviations

Administrative law, state laws and honest medical protocols and billing procedures

Plaintiff/defendant expert witness testimony in trauma cases, motor vehicle cases, workers comp cases and / or slip and fall injuries

Insurance fraud

Continues very active clinical practice

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Dr. Michael A. Siefman, PT, DC, D.A.C.A.N. is a Board Certified Diplomate of the International Academy of Chiropractic Neurology and a Licensed Physical Therapist. At his 1500 square foot facility, Dr. Siefman offers physical therapy, x-ray evaluation, physical examinations and rehabilitation exercises. He also provides physical capacity evaluations in an effort to determine restrictions and limitations as it pertains to trauma related injuries. Dr. Siefman's services include electrodiagnostic evaluations.

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

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