Impairment IMEs

Services > Independent Medical Evaluations - Hawaii

Independent medical evaluation (IMEs) services are provided in Hawaii, at our Kailua office on the Island of Oahu. These evaluations are performed by Christopher R. Brigham, MD who is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on independent medical evaluations and impairment evaluation. These high quality IMEs are performed according to best practices and result in a clear authoritative report - provided within one week of the evaluation. The examinations are performed in accordance with established Standards for Independent Medical Examinations as published in the Guides Newsletter.

Our goal is to provide clarity to workers’ compensation, Longshore and Harbor Workers Act, and other cases, with conclusions that are unbiased, based on the facts of the case, and fully supportable. We thoroughly understand the challenges and issues, including clinical diagnosis, causation and apportionment, prognosis, work capacity, maximal medical improvement, permanent impairment evaluation, and appropriateness of care.

The evaluations are performed by Christopher R. Brigham, MD, the President of Brigham and Associates, Inc., who is Board-Certified in Occupational Medicine (ABPM), Founding Director of the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME), a Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME), a Certified Impairment Rater (CIR), a Fellow of the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (FAADEP), a Fellow of the American College of Occupational Environmental Medicine (FACOEM), and a Master Fellow of the Academy of Independent Medical Examiners of Hawaii (AIMEHI). He serves as Senior Contributing Editor of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment – Sixth Edition, Editor of The Guides Newsletter (the American Medical Association publication on the use of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment), Primary Editor of The Guides Casebook (the companion AMA textbook to the Guides for both the Fourth and Fifth Editions), co-author of the text Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers Compensation, has authored over one hundred articles on impairment and disability evaluation and other texts, has trained thousands of physicians throughout the US, Canada and internationally on how to use the AMA Guides and perform impairment evaluations. Dr. Brigham resides on Oahu and is licensed to practice medicine in Hawaii.

Referrals are made online or by calling our San Diego office (619-299-7377). Appointments are limited, therefore early referral is recommended. Records are sent to the San Diego office prior to the evaluation or may be transmitted electronically, at least two weeks prior to the appointment. All appointments are at the Kailua office, Suite C312, Pali Palms Plaza, 970 North Kalaheo Avenue.