Profession: Physician (MD or DO)

Current ABMS or AOA Board Specialty and Subspecialty Certification(s): Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pulmonary Disease

Licenses: Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee

Additional Information: Dr. Banick was in full time practice (until 2009). He had extensive experience as an expert witness in Pulmonary and Critical Care issues. Recently, his expertise is in the identification and treatment of occupational lung diseases, inhalation injuries, developing lung preservation/monitoring programs and onsite pulmonary consultations for industry clients. He owned Southeastern Occupational Pulmonary Services and performed over 500 IMEs and reviews over 20 years. This included Independent Medical and disability evaluations for workplace inhalation exposures and occupational lung diseases.

Education: MD, PhD-Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, MBA-University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Internal Medicine Residency-Duke University Hospital, and Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship-University of Pennsylvania

Years in Practice: 16+ years

Number of file reviews previously performed: 100+ file reviews

Average monthly hours in direct patient care: 1 to 10 hours