Dr Andrew Lingwood
Dr Andrew Lingwood is an Occupational and Environmental Physician; he focuses on the complex aspects of medicine at the interface of work and health, assisting employees and organisations to manage health risks and experience the health benefits of good work. After working as a medical officer in hospitals in Sydney and rural New South Wales, Dr Lingwood commenced work and training in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. After completing the facultyu2019s comprehensive training program, he was a
Dr Lingwood has extensive experience performing high-quality, detailed, independent medicolegal assessments and reports for a variety of stakeholders in the public and private sectors, including insurers, employers, lawyers, unions and individuals. He is a Certified Independent Medical Examiner, accredited by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, and trained in using the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to evaluate Permanent Impairment. Dr Lingwood can perform assessments using the 4th, 5th and 6th Editions of the AMA Guides. He is also an Independent Medical Examiner and Permanent Impairment Assessor for WorkCover Queensland and provides Medical Advisory Panel services and advice on latent onset diseases. Dr Lingwood is certified to provide Independent Medical Examinations for the New South Wales State Insurance Regulatory Authority, WorkSafe Victoria, the Transport Accident Commission and WorkSafe Tasmania. As part of Dr Lingwood’s extensive medicolegal reporting work, he has worked with both plaintiff and defendant legal teams.
To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Dr Lingwood, please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
Brief Profile:
- Specialty: Occupational Physician
- Sub-Specialty: N/A
- Qualifications: BSc, CIME (ABIME), FAFOEM, MBBS (Hons 1), MRO (AMROA), MSc&Tech (OccMed)
- Accreditations: AHP (NSW), AHPRA, GEPI, IME (VWA)
- Offer telehealth: No
- Consulting Locations: Cairns, Cannon Hill, Southport