Sacramento QME: Hand Surgery

Hand injuries are some of the most common injuries cited in Sacramento workers’ compensation cases. If you’ve had a hand injury, you’ve probably received a panel list of Hand Surgeons. Hand Surgeons have training and experience in treating various problems, including carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist pain, fractures, contractures, vascular injuries, dislocations, amputations, and prosthetics.

When selecting a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) to perform a medical evaluation in the Sacramento area, you must choose a Hand Surgeon (QME) carefully, as this decision could have severe consequences for your case. It’s also a critical part of getting well.

You will probably have many Hand Surgeons to choose from. It would be best if you chose a QME Hand Surgeon who is well-qualified, informed, and detail-oriented. Your decision should be based on something other than their office location, medical group, webpage, or even their name. The outcome of your injury is essential, and it’s critical you don’t fall into any of these traps.

You should spend extra effort researching and selecting a Hand Surgeon you know will likely write a fair and unbiased report about your hand injuries. Spending time on this site and sites like Google Reviews and Yelp are significant first steps in the research process. But don’t stop there! While those sites are good, they often focus on how the doctor interacts with patients or the office staff’s customer service. Those are important aspects, but the central concern is choosing a Qualified Medical Evaluator Hand Surgeon who will write a fair and unbiased report. Additionally, basing your decision solely on what you’ve learned from these websites can be risky because manipulation and ballot stuffing often tarnish review sites.

To help with the selection process, we’ve created the following list below. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons also has a page on its website devoted to hand surgeons. It is a great place for further research about doctors who focus on Hand Surgery.

Your final decision should be made after you’ve done all the necessary research and can make a well-informed decision. If you have questions about your workers’ compensation case, please get in touch with one of the workers’ compensation attorneys at Eason & Tambornini, ALC.

EDWARD M TAPPER, MD

FRANK W MINOR, MD

GEOFFREY P WIEDEMAN JR, MD

KEVIN F HANLEY, MD

LEONARD M KALFUSS, MD

MICHAEL M MOORE, MD

ROGER P ROGALSKI, MD

SCOTT R LIPSON, MD

STEPHEN P ABELOW, MD

WAYNE M WEIL, MD

After seeing a hand surgeon for a Qualified Medical Evaluation, please let us know how you thought your report was written. Did you think it was “fair”? If you have further questions about your report or workers’ compensation laws, please do not hesitate to contact one of our workers’ compensation attorneys.