States we serve — Utah
Utah psychiatric IME, DME, and expert witness services
Utah-licensed TBI- and PTSD-subspecialty psychiatric expert services for workers’ compensation, personal injury, and civil litigation. Telemedicine examinations are the default; on-site travel to Utah is available for substantial matters.
Utah-specific scope
Active Utah medical license since 2017 with Utah DEA #10376858-8905. Utah engagements focus on:
- Workers’ compensation IMEs — Utah Labor Commission Industrial Accidents Division matters
- 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 Utah (FRCP Rule 35 examinations and expert testimony)
Utah workers’ compensation
Utah’s Labor Commission Industrial Accidents Division administers the workers’ compensation system. Reports follow standard IME practice and are structured to address the specific psychiatric questions identified in the referral, including diagnosis, causation, MMI, work capacity, and (where applicable) impairment ratings under AMA Guides 5th and 6th editions.
Telemedicine workflow
Utah examinations are routinely conducted via telemedicine, which works well for the clinical psychiatric interview and history-taking components of an IME. 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 Utah where the case warrants it.
Specialty advantages for Utah TBI / PTSD matters
Utah has a relatively small bench of psychiatric IME providers and few 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 / Rimmasch qualification advantage.
Engagement
Utah 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.