Central Seattle Panel of Consultants

Specialties

Workers’ compensation is the oldest social insurance program in the United States. The State of Washington Industrial Insurance Commission was created in 1911 to administer the Workmen’s Compensation Act. In 1921 it and other labor agencies were absorbed into the Department of Labor and Industries.

The roots of our panel go back to the mid-1950’s. Our founder and first medical director began the practice of medicine in Seattle in 1958. He founded our panel in 1978, drawing from his extensive private practice experience in formulating our philosophy. From the beginning, our focus has been on ensuring the highest quality medical evaluations possible.

Nothing, and no one, interferes with or influences our physicians’ medical opinions. Our offices exist to provide an environment where the practice of medicine can be the sole focus of our consultants.

What is a «panel»?

A panel is the combined medical opinions of multiple examiners. It is a natural extension of a system in Washington State that has been a standard since the early 1940’s. Two or more physicians, addressing the same conditions, in the same room, at the same time, provide an accurate «snapshot in time» of the medical conditions under review. Each examiner focuses on their own specialty and the formulation of the final opinion is their combined best medical recommendation. We are now alone in Washington and nationwide in making this model the focus of our practice…