| Medical Expert Witness Specialties |  | 
							Board Certified 
							Orthopaedic Surgeon.  Dr. John Azzato has been 
							in practice since 1983 and specializes in back, knee 
							and hip pain. | 
						
							| IME Specialties / Professions |  | Operative treatment of neck and back pain - serving 
							the Brunswick County Community. 
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							| Areas of Expertise |  | Dr. Azzato utilizes the latest technology in 
							orthopaedic medicine such as MLS Cold Laser cutting 
							edge technology, which is the only of its kind in 
							Brunswick County. 
							Treating each patient on an 
							individual basis and exploring all non-evasive yet 
							efficient courses of treatment first, rather than 
							the assembly line method of going straight to 
							surgery as is commonly seen elsewhere.
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							| Degrees |  | MD 
			- Medical Doctor 
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							| Years in Practice |  | 38 
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							| Number of IME File Reviews |  | 200+ 
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							| Depositions |  | 60+ 
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							| Trials |  | 10 
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							| Average monthly hours 
							spent in direct patient care |  | 28 
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							| IME Training & Certifications
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									|  | ABIME - 
								American 
		Board of Independent Medical Examiners |  
									|  | SEAK - Skills, 
		Education, Achievement, Knowledge 
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							| Education |  | BS St. 
							Joseph's University - Philadelphia, PA
 1966
 
							MD Thomas Jefferson University Hospital of 
							Pennsylvania
 1970
 Rotating InternshipThomas Jefferson University Hospital - 
							Philadelphia, PA
 
							Orthopedic ResidencyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
 1971-1972
 
							Special Training Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Philadelphia, 
							PA
 1972-1975
 
							
							Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children1972
 
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							| Licensures & Board 
							Memberships
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							| Hospital Privileges |  | Dosher Memorial Hospital 
							- Southport, NC 1983 - Present
 
							
							Brunswick Community Hospital - Supply, NC
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							| Jurisdictions of 
							Licensure |  | North Carolina NC State Medical License
 1976 - 2017
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