Given that we have a page on “hired guns to avoid at all cost” now listed under the “karma bus”, we thought it equally important to give praise where due!
Great doctors who see workcover patients
Orthopedic surgeons
- Mr Stewart Proper – Upper limb & Trauma surgeon – Massada Hospital – Melbourne, Victoria
Neurosurgeons
- Prof Peter Teddy – Melbourne, Victoria
- Dr Rob Gassin (workcover doc)
Pain specialists
- Dr Peter Courtney, Melbourne, Victoria
- Dr Malcolm Hogg, Melbourne, Victoria (Elisabeth street)
Psychiatrists
- Dr Sunil Datta - Melbourne (Essendon West), Victoria
- Ian H. Mackinnon Forensic & Consultant Psychologist – Melbourne, Vic. Ian McKinnon who sees though this set-up and writes report not a violent bone in my body. Highly recommended forensic psychologist Ian McKinnon http://ianmackinnon.com.au/
Psychologists
- Ms Pam Copperwaite – Melbourne (Moonee Ponds), Victoria
Cardiologists
- Dr Jeffrey Lefkovits – Cabrini Hospital -Melbourne, Victoria
Vascular surgeons
- Mr William (Bill) Campbell, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria
Plastic surgeons
- Mr Steven Salino – Moonee Ponds and Hoppers Crossing
I can confirm two of these people as being very fair and not intimidated by Insurance companies. My ex employer Chubb tried to bully me with a psychologist who pushed and poked me to try and get a violent response, Chubb call in psychologists to counsel any injured workerthat making a workcover claim is adopting a victim mentality. I applied to Fair work austraia and Commissioner Lewin allowed me to choose my own psychologist as Chubb falsely claimed I was aggressive. Ian wrote me a great report saying not a violent bone in my body. he was great and also Dr Lefkovits.
Can someone please let us know of the good impartial IME’s in Sydney NSW? Thanks.
Dr David McGrath Occupational Physician Canberra I live in NSW and was sent to the above Dr and found him to be a true gentleman, he did not monopolise the assessment and after 1.25 hours he wrote a true and fair report. Believe me it was worth the trip to Canberra just to see that there are some highly trained Dr’s who are still human and are prepared to treat the patient as a human being also. Thank you so much Dr McGrath.
Would love some suggestions for
Psychiatrists Pain specialists and nero in SA from both a IME and as a treating doctor
Psychologist: Ms Evelyn Field in Melbourne (expert in bullying)
Psychiatrist: Dr Albert Kaplan in Melbourne also.
Paula F Piccione Psychologist Will take on WorkCover Patiants Highly Recommended.
Couburg & Moonee Ponds
Could you please advise on great (and not so great) IME doctors in Sydney? Thanks
Dr Joanne Griffiths (psychologist) works in Berwick and Mentone (VIC) and is fantastic. I have been sent to Hillol Das (psychiatrist) for IMEs in the past and he has been relatively fair.
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@Elke-sorry to hear you did not have a good experience with this pain doctor. Guess a pain specialist, like a psychologist is someone you either “click” with or not; and can be highly individual.
I note you marked your comment private, remember that this means only admin members can see your comment (as well as yourself) but nobody else, Is that how you want it? Also, you may want to consider using a nickname for privacy reasons… Just a thought!