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1 FREMONT CHIROPRACTIC GROUP California St., Ste. 106 Fremont, California Tel Fax EDWARD CREMATA, DC, QME American Board of Disability Analysts Professor, Palmer College of Chiropractic West MEMBER CALIFORNIA CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION- Member, Workers Compensation Committee INTERNATIONAL CHIROPRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA - President MED/LEGAL EVALUATIONS DISABILITY EVALUATIONS SECOND OPINION CONSULTATIONS MEDICAL/LEGAL TESTIMONY CURRICULUM VITAE 2016 Edward Elizondo Cremata, D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic California Board of Chiropractic Examiners Active License Status, DC Registered Nurse, Florida RN FORMAL EDUCATION College Degrees Shasta College, Redding, California. Associate in Arts Degree in Pre-Chiropractic, 1978, graduating with honors. Palmer-West, Sunnyvale, California. Doctor of Chiropractic Degree, 1981, graduating with high honors. Institute of Health Care Professions, West Palm Beach, Florida. Associate in Science, Registered Nurse. September 15, 2015, with 4.0 GPA. Professional Seminars Attended and/or taught approximately 250 seminars with emphasis on improving technical skills and updating the application of chiropractic, utilizing new scientific information to improve patient care, interdisciplinary management, medical/chiropractic coding, and appropriate guideline-based care. POST DOCTORAL CERTIFICATION Industrial Medical Evaluator, Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California, 1996 to present.

2 2 of 8 Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomate, American Board of Disability Analysts, Manipulation Under Anesthesia and Hospital Protocols (quadruple certifications), beginning in A) American Academy of Physical and Manual Medicine B) Texas Chiropractic College C) National College of Chiropractic D) California Academy for MUA Fellow, Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants, Fellow, National Academy of Manipulation Under Anesthesia Physicians, Clinical Proctor, Manipulation Under Anesthesia; Texas Chiropractic College, the California Academy for MUA, the American Academy of Manual Medicine, 2001, New York College of Chiropractic Cornerstone Education. Certified, American Medical Association impairment evaluator. American Board of Forensic Professionals, Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (US), Royal College of Chiropractic Medicine, 2007 Certified, American Association of Sensory Electrodiagnostic Medicine, September 1, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member: California Chiropractic Association CCA Workers Compensation Committee Gonstead Clinical Studies Society International Chiropractors Association of California Vice-President (President ) Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants, Vice President Council for Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP), Delphi Panelists Contributor, 2008

3 3 of 8 International Society of Medical Shockwave Treatment, POSITIONS CURRENTLY HELD Research Associate: Gonstead Clinical Studies Society - consultant American Association of MUA Providers Vice Chairman, Research and Development Staff Privileges: Tracy Surgery Center, Tracy, California, 2008 through present Elite Surgical Services, Fremont, California, 2015 Instructor, classroom/club guest and post-graduate education: Life Chiropractic College West Palmer-West College of Chiropractic, Professor Lecturer for the following seminars and institutions: Gonstead Seminars Innercalm Associates Life College of Chiropractic West Palmer-West College of Chiropractic International Chiropractors Association of California Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants California Chiropractic Association, State Convention, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and Alameda Districts Approved Speaker for DC license recertification credit, Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Speaker for QME-approved continued education seminars, California Division of Workers Compensation. California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery Educator of the year, ICAC 2014 ICAC Chiropractor of the Year, 2015 Board Member:

4 4 of 8 American Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants; Vice President of Internal Affairs American Academy of MUA Physicians; Vice Charman Institutional Review Board, Life College of Chiropractic West International Chiropractors Association of California Douglas Laboratories, Advisory Board Member Scientific Journal Reviewer: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT), Elsevier Publishing Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, Elsevier Publishing GUIDELINE CONTRIBUTOR International Chiropractors Association - Best Practices Whiplash Guidelines Council for Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters, Chronic Pain Practicing Chiropractors Utilization of Radiography in Clinical Chiropractic Practice National Academy of MUA Physicians Academy for Manipulation Under Anesthesia Practice Parameters, Guideline Chair Guidelines for Manipulation Under Anesthesia, Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2014 Clinical Practice Guideline: Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2015 LECTURE TOPICS Subluxation Pathology

5 5 of 8 Examination Procedures Application of Chiropractic Technique Subluxation with Visceral Concomitant Establishing a Prognosis Radiographic Interpretation - Biomechanical Objective Screening of the Manipulative Patient Clinical Research Observable Effects of Manipulative Therapy Rationale of Manipulative Treatment Clinical Decision Making California Workers Compensation (QME recertification) Chiropractic Technique Fibrosis Release Procedures, including Manipulation Under Anesthesia Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Multidisciplinary Management pursuant to the applicable treatment guidelines. Medical/Chiropractic Coding and Billing Impairment using the AMA Guidelines, Fifth Edition Ethics and Jurisprudence POSITIONS PREVIOUSLY HELD Research Director: Gonstead Clinical Studies Society Research Associate: Life-West College of Chiropractic Chiropractic Director: Pleasanton Surgery Center Executive Committee and Managing Partner: Pleasanton Surgery Center President, International Chiropractors Association of California, CHIROPRACTIC PUBLIC RELATIONS/EDUCATION

6 6 of 8 Host, The Dr. Cremata Show on KNEW 910am, San Francisco. Podcasts at click on Radio Show. 12 week run, Scientific expert for KQED Radio Talk Show on Chiropractic. Lecturer for the American Back Society to medical physicians, attorneys, insurance company representatives, physical therapists, and chiropractors on the scientific application and role of chiropractic manipulative therapy within the multidisciplinary arena of healthcare. Radio talk show guest on Health Quest. Co-Host, You and Your Health, Markazi TV. MEDICAL/LEGAL EXPERIENCE Testimony in approximately 90 depositions Served as an expert witness/reviewer approximately sixty times in personal injury, workers compensation, criminal, malpractice, and regulatory board defense cases. MEDICAL/LEGAL REFERENCES Roger Calton, Esq. Daniel Horowitz, Esq. Alyce Maurer, Esq. Jonathan Brand, Esq. Barry Vogel, Esq. Nicole Hendrickson, Esq. Phillip Buckwalter, Esq. Harry Wirta, Esq. Michele Raley, Esq. Fred Boyd, Esq. Michael Yates, Esq. Patricia Perry, Esq. Bob Hahn, Esq. Bob Camors, Esq. Judge Eric Geffon

7 7 of 8 Wesley Shroeder, Esq. Laureen Bethards, Esq. Theresa Barta, Esq. PUBLICATIONS Neural Control of Immunity. Chiropractic Economics, Chiropractic Management of Cephalgia. Chiropractic Economics, 1982.The Role of Functional Radiographs of the Lumbar Spine. Proceedings from Conference on Current Topics in Chiropractic reviews of the literature, Goniometric Assessment and Response to Chiropractic. Adjustment to Cervical Lateral Flexion in Otherwise Asymptomatic Subjects. J.M.P.T., December A Critique of Biplanar Stereographic Method. Proceedings from 1989 International Conference on Spinal Manipulation, F.C.E.R. Time Course Considerations for the Effects of Unilateral Lower Cervical Adjustments with Respect to the Amelioration of Cervical Lateral Flexion Passive End-Range Asymmetry. J.M.P.T. July/August, A Retrospective Consecutive Case Analysis of Pretreatment and Comparative Static Radiological Parameters Following Chiropractic Adjustments. J.M.P.T. November/December, Technique System Application The Gonstead Approach. Chiropractic Technique, February 1991 Effects of Cervical Adjustments on Lateral Flexion Passive End-Range Asymmetry and on Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Plasma Catecholamine Levels. J.M.P.T. October, The Inter- and Intra-Examiner Reliability of a Paraspinal Skin Temperature Instrument. J.M.P.T. August, Chiropractic Inclusion in the Treatment of Injured Athletes. ICA Review. February, 1998.

8 8 of 8 Manipulation Under Anesthesia A study of four cases - JMPT, September, Manipulation Under Anesthesia: A safe, effective, and costeffective procedures for suitable candidates. LexisNexis, Emerging Issues June, Guidelines for the practice and performance of manipulation under anesthesia. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2014, 22:7 TEXTBOOK CONTRIBUTOR Textbook of Clinical Chiropractic: A Specific Biomechanical Approach. Edited by G. Plaugher and M. Lopes. Williams and Wilkins, Somatovisceral Effects in Chiropractic. Edited by C. Masarsky and Marion Masarsky. Churchill Livingstone, New York, New York.