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Independent medical examination physicians

Board-certified physicians for IMEs, record reviews, and second opinions in injury, disability, and insurance disputes.

Beyond testimony, litigation runs on examinations: defense medical exams in injury suits, disability and workers' compensation evaluations, fitness-for-duty determinations, and file-only peer reviews.

Retain provides examiners across orthopedics, neurology, psychiatry, physiatry, and pain medicine who deliver what referral sources actually need: timely scheduling, defensible methodology, clear causation and impairment opinions, and reports that read cleanly at deposition.

Every examiner is credential-verified with active licensure, and exam logistics, records transmission, scheduling, report deadlines, run through a single point of contact.

Specialties often retained for independent medical examinations cases

Internal Medicine Neurology Orthopedic Surgery Pain Management Psychiatry

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between an IME and a record review?

An IME includes an in-person examination; a record review (peer review) is file-only. Our physicians provide both, and will tell you when a file-only review is insufficient for the opinion you need.

Do you provide impairment ratings?

Yes, examiners rate under the applicable AMA Guides edition for the jurisdiction, and explain the rating's basis in the report.

How quickly can an IME be scheduled?

Depends on specialty and geography; flag deadlines in your request and we prioritize examiners with near-term availability.