PHYSICIAN PROFILE
Dr. Tommel Samani, M.D.
Over a Decade of Clinical Experience. Objective Medical-Legal Analysis.
With over a decade of comprehensive clinical practice—including eight years as an attending inpatient hospitalist and dedicated independent medical examination (IME) consulting since 2022—Dr. Tommel Samani brings real-time bedside authority to every evaluation. Every day at the bedside, he manages complex multi-system trauma recovery, evaluates baseline versus post-injury functional capacity, and determines clinical necessity for inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and long-term care.
Because permanent total disability and complex injury claims depend on how multiple illnesses, medications, and injuries interact across the entire body, Dr. Samani’s broad hospitalist background provides attorneys with a unified, whole-patient medical opinion rather than fragmented specialist views. He synthesizes voluminous hospital records, diagnostic imaging, and pharmacology data into clear, court-defensible reports across Missouri and Kansas.
Scope of practice: Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, and Permanent Total Disability claims only. The practice does not accept, review, or evaluate medical malpractice or medical negligence cases.
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
Credentials & Education
A chronological record of Dr. Samani's medical training, certifications, and professional memberships supporting objective medical-legal opinions in Missouri and Kansas.
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (M.D.)
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (2013); Bachelor of Science, University of Missouri–Kansas City (2008).
RESIDENCY & SPECIALTY TRAINING
Family Medicine Residency, Research Family Medicine Residency Program — Kansas City, MO (2015–2018); Integrative Medicine Certification, University of Arizona School of Medicine Affiliate.
BOARD CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
Board-Certified, American Board of Family Medicine (2018–Present); Active State Medical Licenses in Missouri and Kansas.
CLINICAL & CONSULTING EXPERIENCE (10+ YEARS)
Independent Medical Examiner & Medical-Legal Consultant (2023–Present); Attending Physician (Hospitalist), Centerpoint Medical Center — Independence, MO (2021–Present); Former Attending Hospitalist, North Kansas City Hospital (2019–2021) and St. Mary’s Medical Center (2018–2019).
ACADEMIC AUTHORITY
Hospital Leadership & Comprehensive Clinical Scope
Backed by over a decade of clinical practice, Dr. Samani’s medical-legal opinions are grounded in active institutional governance and the daily inpatient management of complex, multi-system adult pathology.
Hospital Leadership & Quality Committees
Trauma Committee: Interdisciplinary oversight with trauma surgery and critical care specialists evaluating clinical pathways for acute trauma stabilization and rehabilitation.
Peer Review Committee: Independent evaluation of physician documentation, adverse clinical events, and standard-of-care compliance.
Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee: Institutional evaluation of pharmacology data, medication safety protocols, contraindications, and pain utilization policies.
Comprehensive Clinical Scope & Multi-System Expertise
Multi-System & Internal Medicine Pathologies: Daily inpatient management of cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal, hematologic, and endocrine/metabolic disorders—essential for differentiating pre-existing disease from acute traumatic aggravation.
Post-Traumatic & Post-Hospitalization Complications: Extensive bedside experience evaluating secondary medical sequelae following severe injury or surgery, including thromboembolic events (DVT/PE), infections and sepsis, respiratory or renal compromise, critical illness myopathy, and prolonged physical deconditioning.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Neurology & Neuropathies: Objective evaluation of post-concussive trajectories, cognitive and somatic deficits, peripheral neuropathies, and nerve compression syndromes.
Acute & Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: Causation, apportionment, and functional work-capacity evaluations for spine injuries, polytrauma, chronic pain pathways, and fibromyalgia.
Pharmacology, Polypharmacy & Medication Interactions: Institutional-level expertise in evaluating medication side effects, contraindications, pain management regimens, and pharmacological tolerance.
Full Curriculum Vitae Available Upon Request