Clinical Practice

Patient care / consultation. Effective January 1, 2022. Dr. Craner has retired from clinical (patient care) practice and is not accepting new patients for clinical care or consultation, including IMEs. Consulting services are available through Verdi Technology, Inc.

Clinical diagnosis and treatment of suspected or established occupational or environmental disease (see Expertise & Interests) in individuals and similarly exposed groups (families, co-workers, etc.).

Self-referral
Physician or other medical provider
Employer
Insurer (including workers’ compensation)
Third-party administrator

Independent Medical Evaluation / Records Review / Expert Evaluation / Second Opinion. These specialized services are available for selected cases, upon referral from:

Self (for second opinion)
Physician or other medical providers
Employers
Insurers (including workers’ compensation)
Third-party administrators
Independent medical evaluation contractors
Government agencies
Appeals or Hearings Officers (workers’ compensation)
Attorneys (plaintiff and defense) and arbitrators

Services available in conjunction with the above clinical services:

Medical surveillance. For regulatory and internal company compliance programs administered by employers in hazardous industries.

Surveillance examinations (Lead, Arsenic, Lithium, Mercury, Cadmium, Asbestos, HazMat, Silica, etc.)
Biological monitoring (metals, solvents, kidney and blood function tests); on-site specimen collection
Respirator medical clearance examinations, respirator fit tests
Audiograms (hearing test), pulmonary function testing, chest radiographs

Diagnostic testing

Spirometry (pulmonary function)
Audiograms (hearing tests)
Methacholine challenge (for workup of asthma/RADS)
Laboratory / toxicology (metals, solvents, pesticides, other)
Work and building re-entry and exposure challenge

Site visit. To assess hazards and exposure conditions.

Workplace
Residential
Other exposure source (polluted site, public facility, vehicle, etc.)