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Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD
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Experienced Geriatrician and Board-Certified Family Physician in full-time clinical practice in San Diego area, on the Clinical Faculty at Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital's Family Medicine Residency Program in Geriatrics. Also a Certified Medical Director (CMD) under the auspices of AMDA, and Board-Certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Associate Medical Director for a large multi-specialty group (Scripps Coastal) in the San Diego area, and attends patients at ~15 nursing homes and multiple assisted living and other residential care facilities. Medical Director at Las Villas de Carlsbad Health Center, a Skilled Nursing Facility and Continuing Care Retirement Community in Carlsbad. Medical Director of Village Square Nursing Center, a 117-bed Kindred skilled nursing facility in San Marcos. Medical Director of Hospice by the Sea, in Solana Beach, since 1995. Previously served as Medical Director for La Paloma HealthCare, a 90-bed SNF in Oceanside for over 10 years. Sditor-in-Chief of Caring for the Ages, an Elsevier/AMDA monthly periodical with a print circulation of over 40,000. President of CALTCM (formerly Calif. Assoc. of Medical Directors), active on Public Policy, Nominating, Communications Committees for AMDA, has presented educational offerings for AMDA and CALTCM. Also has completed course work in Life Care Planning and has testified on related subject matter.
A seasoned medical expert witness who has been retained in 300+ cases by 150+ firms in over 20 states, both plaintiff and defense, mostly geriatrics and long-term care, primarily involving skilled nursing facility and assisted living standard of care, the natural history of dementia (especially Alzheimer's disease), specific issues regarding causation, falls, weight loss, malnutrition/dehydration, decubitus ulcers (pressure ulcers or bedsores) and other skin issues, use of restraints (mechanical and chemical), medical director duties, hospice care, some hospital wound or fall cases, and the regulations governing facilities' and physicians' responsibilities. Also Life Care Planning and Managed Care/Medicare expertise, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Addiction Medicine, performance of IMEs. ~80 Depositions, >10 Trials.
Extensive experience with Medicare and Social Security with over 1000 ALJ Hearings as impartial Medical Expert. Impartial reviews of any case (with or without written reports) are a specialty, with attention to causation and damages. Less than 15% of professional time spent on medicolegal work. Fast reader. References available on request.
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The Expert and His Two Respected Colleagues:
Tessa, the behemoth cockapoo, and Sophie, the poodle, out making nursing home rounds. The Expert admits he is hoping to get a few extra karma points for taking the hounds to work everyday, and realizes he finally hit the big time with the display of this poster!
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- Graduate, Harvard College, B.A. Biochemistry, 1980
Graduate, UCSD Family Medicine Internship/Residency, 1990 - Graduate, Ohio State University College of Medicine, M.D., 1987
- President, California Association of Long-Term Care Medicine
- American Board of Family Practice, Certified 1990 (scored 97th percentile), Recertified 1996 & 2002, Fellow of American Academy of Family Physicians
- ABHPM (Hospice & Palliative Medicine) Board Certified 2004 (CAQ 2008)
- Certified Medical Director (CMD), American Medical Directors Association
Member, American Geriatrics Society
Member, Gerontological Society of America - Medical Expert for Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals, since 1992, with over 1000 hearings, plus interrogatories, evaluation of Medicare A and B (and Medicare HMO) claims and benefits, fraud hearings (overbilling/overutilization issues)
- Chair, Utilization Management Committee at Scripps Coastal Medical Group, member of ABQAURP (QA and Utilization Review Physicians) very familiar with managed care issues and common practices, and have served as a trial expert in this subject area. Also Associate Medical Director for Skilled Nursing Care.
- Numerous References Available
- Fee Schedule Available on Request by E-Mail, Fax, or US Mail. Fast but thorough reader/reviewer.
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