24-48 Hour Turnaround. Board-Certified. Actively Practicing

Doctors' office or medical consultation room with a white table, laptop, clipboard, pen, tablet, green plant, and medical examination bed in a bright, clean environment.

Board-Certified Orthopedic Spine IMEs

24-48 Hour Report Turnaround

Fast. Documented. Reliable.

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WHO WE ARE

Summit MedLegal Group provides independent medical examinations, peer reviews, and expert testimony by Jocelyn Idema, DO, CIME — a board-certified orthopedic surgeon (AOBOS) and fellowship-trained spine surgeon in practice since 2011, actively performing orthopedic and spine surgery weekly.

We conduct examinations across the full orthopedic spectrum, with subspecialty depth in cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine cases, for attorneys and claims professionals in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Texas, Arizona, Virginia, Illinois, and Georgia.

Why Use Our Services?

  • 24-48 hour report turnaround — no multi-week wait typical of large IME management companies

  • Actively practicing surgeon — unlike retired or non-operating IME physicians, Dr. Idema performs orthopedic and spine surgery weekly, with active hospital and ambulatory surgery center privileges

  • Reports built to withstand Daubert/Frye challenge — every opinion tied to objective findings and current evidence-based standards

  • Direct access to the examining physician — no call center, no case manager relay

  • ABIME-Certified Independent Medical Examiner, SEAK-trained in medicolegal examination and testimony

  • Patient Compliance and Case Continuity - also objective data and reports