AMA Guides®
AMA Guides® Editorial Panel members
The AMA has convened diverse experts with deep expertise across a broad range of medical topics to serve as the AMA Guides® Editorial Panel (the Guides Panel). This group includes physicians, allied health professionals and regulatory and legal advisors.

Douglas W. Martin, MD
Co-chair
Specialty: Occupational Medicine
Affiliation:
Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, & Spine Occupational Medicine
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J. Mark Melhorn, MD
Co-chair
Specialty: Occupational Orthopaedics
Affiliation:
University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
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Steven Feinberg, MD, MPH
Panel Member
Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine
Affiliation:
Feinberg Medical Group and Stanford University Pain Service—School of Medicine
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David Gloss, MD
Panel Member
Specialty: Neurology

Jeffrey Keller, MD
Panel Member
Specialty: Correctional Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Affiliation:
American College of Correctional Physicians
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Rita Livingston, MD, MPH
Panel Member
Specialty: Preventive Medicine
Affiliation:
Live-Well Medical Consultants, LLC
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Idalia Massa-Carroll, PhD
Panel Member
Specialty: Rehabilitation Psychology

Eric Auty Kanoalani Mayer, MD
Panel Member
Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Gayla Poling, PhD
Panel Member
Specialty: Audiology
Marilyn Price, MD
Panel Member
Specialty: Psychiatry

Noah Raizman, MD
Panel Member
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Affiliation:
The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics
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Michael Saffir, MD
Panel Member
Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Robert Sataloff, MD
Panel Member
Specialty: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Affiliation:
Drexel University College of Medicine
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Shannon Bishop, JD
Panel Advisor
Affiliation:
Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation
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Christopher R. Brigham, MD
Panel Advisor
Specialty: Occupational Medicine

Barry Gelinas, MD, DC
Panel Advisor
Affiliation:
International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME)
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Abbie Hudgens, MPA
Panel Advisor
Affiliation:
Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation
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Les Kertay, PhD
Panel Advisor
Specialty: Psychology, Disability Evaluation
