Garson M. Caruso, MD, MPH, PA, is a board certified Occupational Physician in private consulting practice with extensive clinical and administrative experience in emergency and occupational medicine, including:
- Case Review, Analysis, and Management
- Impairment Determination and Disability Rating
- Medical Direction
- Industrial Illness and Injury Care
- Medical Review Officer functions
Dr. Caruso has performed occupational health services and consulting for organizations including Lockheed Martin, Bechtel Aberdeen, PepsiCo, Dean Foods, The New York Transit Authority, and multiple Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. He has very broad and in-depth case management and file review experience involving complex disability and workers’ compensation claims.
Dr. Caruso is a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME); a Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME; 2009-2014); and a Certified Medical Review Officer. He has also held numerous leadership roles in ACOEM, and both published and presented at national, state, and local conferences in his areas of expertise. Dr. Caruso's primary professional interests are worker disability prevention and management, with a particular focus on the psychosocial aspects of occupational medicine and workers compensation, and prevention or minimization of unnecessary work disability.
Litigation Support - Dr. Caruso's expertise is available to counsel representing both plaintiff and defendant. His services include Independent Medical Evaluations, written reports, depositions, and trial testimony as needed. Dr. Caruso is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, New York, Virginia, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
Areas of Expertise:
- Occupational Medicine
- Causation Analysis
- Disability Prevention and Evaluation
- Workers Compensation
- Impairment Evaluation and Rating
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- Return to Work
- Drug Testing
- Work Capacity
- Work Life Expectancy
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By: Dr. Garson M. Caruso
The present paper is a review of life expectancy and life expectancy determination in forensic applications, including life care planning. Part One discusses basic aspects of life expectancy determination and five current approaches to the challenge. Part Two begins with general considerations regarding modification of the standard population life table for individual comorbidities and other influences on mortality, and then provides a stepwise analysis of life expectancy
