States we serve — Arizona
Arizona psychiatric IME, DME, and expert witness services
Arizona-licensed TBI- and PTSD-subspecialty psychiatric expert services for workers’ compensation, personal injury, and civil litigation. Arizona is one of the most telemedicine-friendly IME jurisdictions in the country.
Arizona-specific scope
Active Arizona medical license #66616 (since 2022). Arizona engagements focus on:
- Workers’ compensation IMEs — Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) matters, carrier and self-insured employer engagements
- Personal injury psychiatric IMEs and Defense Medical Evaluations (DMEs)
- Civil litigation expert witness work — reports, deposition testimony, and trial testimony
- TBI and post-concussive syndrome cases — subspecialty board-certified (ABPN Brain Injury Medicine, 2022, certificate #227)
- PTSD and trauma-related disorder cases — specialty trained in WET, CPT, EMDR, and Brainspotting
- Federal court matters in Arizona (FRCP Rule 35 examinations and expert testimony)
Arizona statute on telehealth IMEs
A.R.S. § 23-1026 — Arizona’s workers’ compensation statute explicitly authorizes independent medical examinations to be conducted via telehealth with mutual consent of both parties. This is unusual; most states’ WC statutes are silent on telehealth IMEs and rely on agency or judicial interpretation. Arizona’s explicit authorization makes telemedicine examinations a routine, defensible option for ICA matters and eliminates a common source of evidentiary objection.
Telemedicine workflow
Arizona examinations are routinely conducted via telemedicine. The clinical psychiatric interview, history-taking, and integrated cognitive testing components all translate well to a secure video examination. EEG Brainview is performed in-person in Las Vegas; for cases requiring EEG, the examinee can travel to the practice or Dr. Cichon can travel to Arizona where the case warrants it.
Specialty advantages for Arizona TBI / PTSD matters
Arizona has a deep IME bench, but few psychiatrists with subspecialty board certification specifically in Brain Injury Medicine. For cases turning on TBI causation, post-concussive syndrome, or differentiation between organic TBI sequelae and pre-existing or comorbid psychiatric conditions, the subspecialty credential is a meaningful Daubert qualification advantage in Arizona state and federal courts.
Engagement
Arizona engagements are billed to the requesting party (carrier, self-insured employer, attorney, or law firm) per the signed fee agreement. Lien arrangements with personal injury counsel are considered case-by-case. We do not accept insurance.
Contact the practice with the case caption, jurisdiction, the specific psychiatric questions in dispute, and any relevant deadlines. We’ll respond within one to two business days with availability and engagement terms.