Dr. Francis W. Brooks, D.O.
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
483 N Semoran Blvd Suite 104 Winter Park FL, 32792About
Dr. Francis W. Brooks is Director of Florida Impairment with 35 years clinical experience as a triple board certified Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon. He was an item writer and elected to the Panel of Judges for the American Osteopathic Association's Pain Boards and re-certified through 2030. Dr. Brooks graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in the top 5% of his class and completed his Family Practice training at Orlando General Hospital. Founding Fellow of the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians and International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators. the original organization training thousands of MD’s and DO's American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment , Publications, AMA Guides, Independent Medical Examination, Disability Evaluation, Functional Capacity Evaluation, NIOSH Ergonomic Analysis, and Medicolegal Evaluation. He began Psychophysiologic and Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, Fellow of the American Psychotherapy Association, and board certified PTSD Clinician. Dr. Brooks has treated over 10,000 injuries from motor vehicle collisions and a member of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. In 2018 he was elected to the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) subcommittee, gold standard for ranking injury severity. He is a Certified Impairment Rating Physician for the State of Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Workers. Compensation, and a Certified Expert Medical Advisor for the State of Florida. Dr. Brooks plans to teach at the new Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine, scheduled to open in July, 2024.
Education and Training
University of Pittsburgh Neurochemistry and Psychophysi 1977
PCOM D.O. 1982
Board Certification
American Board of Pain Medicine
Family Practice (Physician Specialties)
Forensic Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)
Pain Medicine (Psychiatry and Neurology)
American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Provider Details
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Director Pain and Traumatic stress presently Florida Impairment 2011 - Present
Awards
- Certified Expert Medical Advisor 2022 State ofFlorida Workers Compensation
- Certfied Impairment Rating Physicians 2009 State of Pennsylvania W/C
Professional Memberships
- American College of Medical Quality
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- American Psychiatric Association
Fellowships
- University of Michigan - advanced study in capacity evaluations
Professional Society Memberships
- American Osteopathic Association, International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (original founder), Florida Society of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Florida Academy of Pain Medicine, Biofeedback Certification International Alliance
Articles and Publications
- - founded the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians in 1987- AMA guides for impairment, and medicolegal evaluations - Associate Professor at the Orlando Osteopathic College of Medicine in Winter Park, FL- published in the journal Chronic Diseases 1993- published on the biomechanical model, task specific
What do you attribute your success to?
- continuing to persevere. Everything in the body is a reflex - and there is a trinity in mind, body, and spirit.
Areas of research
The Autonomi Nervous System Analysis for calculation od adaptation and coping ability
Dr. Francis W. Brooks, D.O.'s Practice location
Medical Village at Winter Park, Florida Impairment
483 N Semoran Blvd Suite 104 -Winter Park, FL 32792Get Direction
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