Dr Ho’s clinical expertise includes spinal pain disorders, neuropathic pain syndromes, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), post-surgical pain conditions, occupational and motor vehicle injury-related pain, and persistent disability presentations. His approach integrates pain medicine with functional rehabilitation principles, with particular focus on capacity, impairment, and return-to-work outcomes.
In the medicolegal setting, Dr Ho provides Independent Medical Examinations (IME), permanent impairment assessments, causation opinions, and work capacity evaluations across workers compensation, CTP, personal injury, and common law matters. He is accredited and experienced in the application of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition (AMA 5) and Sixth Edition (AMA 6), applying jurisdiction-specific legislation and guidelines as required.
Dr Ho strictly adheres to the Expert Witness Code of Conduct and provides independent, evidence-based, and unbiased opinions.
To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Dr Ho, please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
Dr Albert Kaplan is a highly experienced Psychiatrist who specialises in the assessment of personal injury, work and motor accident related injuries. He is qualified with MBBS, DPM and FRANZCP.
Currently based in Melbourne, Dr Kaplan is available to conduct MedicoLegal assessments either in-person or online via our tele-health platform, eAssess. To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Dr Kaplan, please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
After completing her specialist training in Orthopaedics & Trauma in 2009 Dr. Kinzel went further and sub-specialised in Knee and Sports Medicine and did a one year fellowship at the North Sydney Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Center and the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute. She then completed a further fellowship in Shoulder surgery in Hamilton, New Zealand. This has given her the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most well known orthopaedic surgeons.
To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Dr Kinzel, please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
Dr Duckworth’s key surgical interest is shoulder replacement surgery and management of complex fracture cases such as clavicle fractures.
To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Dr Duckworth please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
Currently Dr Herman is a Staff Specialist at Concord Repatriation Hospital, and also consults at several Private Hospitals in NSW. Dr Herman has been published in Journals and regularly attends Meetings and Conferences in Australia and overseas. He is a past secretary of the cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand.
To book an appointment with Dr Herman, please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below.
Dr. Lai performs Cosmetic Plastic Surgery of the body and face as well as non-surgical procedures, including medicolegal reports for workers compensation and motor vehicle accident cases.
Dr Lai is currently based in Sydney and is available to conduct MedicoLegal assessments either in-person or online via our tele-health platform. To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Dr Lai, please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
Dr Mitchell is an experienced report writer for Workers Compensation, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Fitness for Work and Employment reports, and is available for consultations in our rooms on York Street in Sydney.
To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Dr Mitchell, please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
Dr Gutman’s subspecialty training extends internationally. After completing the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons neurosurgery program, he undertook further fellowships in flexible endoscopy and hydrocephalus surgery, functional neurosurgery at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (Queen’s Square) and Cambridge University Hospital, and advanced training in complex neurovascular and minimally invasive spine surgery. He has also been awarded the prestigious Dr Lena McEwan and Dame Joyce Daws Churchill Fellowship, enabling further specialist hands-on experience in neuro-modulation and lesioning techniques at leading centres in North America, and in 2024 he pioneered the first laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) program in Victoria for seizure and tumour treatment.
His clinical interests include brain mapping and resection for brain tumours and epilepsy, spinal disorders, neurovascular pathology, aneurysms and functional neurosurgery, with experience treating both adult and paediatric patients.
Beyond operative care, Dr Gutman is capable of delivering comprehensive, evidence-based Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) and detailed medicolegal reports for a range of legal and compensation settings. He is experienced in providing impartial assessments and written opinions that support claims, causation analysis, prognosis, impairment evaluation and treatment appropriateness—skills directly translatable to WorkCover, TAC and medico-legal requirements. Dr. Gutman is AMA 4 accredited for core and spinal assessments.
Dr Gutman’s combination of cutting-edge clinical neurosurgery, subspecialty expertise and formal training equips him to offer authoritative and reliable medicolegal reporting for complex neurological and spinal cases.
To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Dr Gutman, please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
He has been based in private practice since 1992. He has extensive clinical experience in trauma related cases, including early childhood trauma, workplace related trauma, Military Service related trauma, and medical treatment related trauma. He completed the AMA IV education program 15 years ago. He recently completed the CORE Module and Psychiatry Module in the Assessment of permanent impairment in the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme.
To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Dr Heffernan, please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
Dino Cipriani is a trained Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years experience in the industry. His special interests include neuropsychiatry, head injuries, geriatric psychiatry, learning disabilities, drug and alcohol, acute psychiatric admission, chronic psychiatric rehabilitation, mental retardation, forensic psychiatry, community health, and chronic pain populations.
Mr Cipriani currently practices in Parramatta where he is available for assessment. To book a MedicoLegal appointment with Mr Cipriani please call (02) 8090 7611 or click the link below to book online.
