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MBC Seeking Expert Reviewers



The Medical Board of California (MBC) is seeking physicians to serve as Expert Reviewers in disciplinary cases. The MBC staff report lists 1) the Medical Board’s usage of expert reviewers by specialty and 2) the specialties in which additional experts are needed.  

As of July 2016, expert reviewers are needed in the following specialties:

  • Addiction Medicine with additional certification in Family, Internal Medicine or Psychiatry
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • Dermatology
  • Family Medicine
  • Neurological Surgery
  • Neurology
  • OB/Gyn
  • Pathology
  • Pain Medicine
  • Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychiatry
  • Surgery
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgery

Physicians interested in serving as expert reviewers for their specialty can find out more information and apply at the Medical Board website (http://www.mbc.ca.gov/Enforcement/Expert_Reviewer/).  Participating physicians are reimbursed $150 per hour for conducting case reviews and oral competency exams, $200 an hour for providing expert testimony, and usual and customary fees for physical or psychiatric exams.

For more information about the Expert Reviewer Program, contact the Medical Board at (818) 551-2129.




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