Curriculum Vitae
P. Brent Koprivica, M.D., MPH
10127 Leavenworth Road
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 894-1143
Education
High School: Horton Watkins High School St. Louis, Missouri
College: University of Missouri-Kansas City BA Chemistry; 1973-1980
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
M.D., 1973-1980
Residency: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine & Consortium for Health Education Truman Medical Center Emergency Medicine 1980 - 1983
Graduate School: Saint Louis University Graduate School of Public Health Masters of Public Health 1994-1996
Work History
1980-1983 Resident Truman Medical Center Emergency Medicine
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1981-1983 Contract Physician Emergency Medicine
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1981-1984 Part-time Clinic Physician Greater Kansas City Industrial Clinic
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1983-1985 Full-time Assistant Professor of Medicine UMKC School of Medicine and Emergency Medicine Residency TMC
1985-1989 Part-time Assistant Professor of Medicine UMKC School of Medicine and Emergency Medicine Residency TMC
1984-1992 President/Medical Director Occupational Medicine Associates
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1985-1989 Full-time Emergency Physician Olathe Medical Center
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1992-current P. Brent Koprivica, M.D., and Associates, P.A.
Licensure
Missouri Board of Healing Arts Doctor of Medicine and Surgery 1980
Kansas Board of Healing Arts Doctor of Medicine and Surgery 1981
Board Certification
American Board of Emergency Medicine 1984 Recertified 1994 Recertified 2003 Inactive
American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine 1997
Certification
American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians Fellow 1990
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians Diplomate 1990
Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist 1990
American Board of Independent Medical Examiners Certified Independent Medical Examiner 1995 Recertified 2000 Recertified 2005
American College of Emergency Physicians Fellow 1995
American Board of Forensic Examiners Diplomate, Board Certified Forensic Examiner 1996
Awards
Truman Medical Center Resident of the Year 1981
Saint Louis University School of Public Health Alumni Association Academic Achievement Award for 1996
Professional Affiliations
International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (formerly AADEP) Member 1980
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American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
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American Medical Association Member 1991
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Kansas Medical Society
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Missouri State Medical Association
Publications
Hamburger, S., Koprivica, B., Ellerbeck, E. and Covenski, J. : "Thiazide Induced Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH/Course of Resolution" JAMA 246 (11):1235 - 1236, 1981
Darr, M., Hamburger, S., Koprivica, B. and Ellerbeck, E. : "Hemolytic Anemia Associate with a Radiopaque Contrast Agent in a Patient with Hemoglobin S.C. Disease" SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL 74 (12), 1981
Presentations
February, 1991 Yellow Freight Systems "Selecting an Industrial Clinic"
April, 1991 Mechanical Contractors Association of Kansas City "Key Issues of Medical Management"
May, 1991 International Association of Hotel Reservation Executives "Drug testing in the Workplace"
June, 1991 Bio-Med Industries "The Role of the Industrial Clinic in Treating and Evaluating Injuries"
June, 1991 University of Kansas Continuing Education "Medical Issues of Drug Testing"
July, 1991 Knight Ridder Information Systems "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome"
August, 1991 Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy "Medical Management : A Cost Savings Approach"
September, 1991 Heartland Labor and Employment Seminar Mock Trial Participant
November, 1991 Missouri Self Insured Association "Medical ManagemenVDisability Ratings"
April, 1992 Fireman's Fund "Treating Shoulder and Back Injuries"
April, 1992 Nationwide Insurance "PermanenVPartial Disability Ratings" May, 1992 Allstate Insurance "Back & Neck Injuries"
June, 1992 Crowne Plaza Holiday Inn "Pro-Act Medical Management Systems: A Cost Savings Approach"
June, 1992 Aetna Insurance "Disability Ratings"
June, 1992 Bio-Med Industries "The Role of the Industrial Clinic in Treating and Evaluating Injuries"
August, 1992 General Accident Insurance "Treating and Rating Back Injuries"
May, 1993 McAnany, Vancleave & Phillips, P.A. "Understanding Kansas Workers Compensation"
September, 1993 Liberty Mutual Insurance Group "Kansas Workers Compensation Symposium"
January, 1994 General Accident Insurance "AMA Guidelines"
April, 1994 Missouri Bar Association Mock Trial Participant
October, 1995 UMKC Law School Workers Compensation Seminar "Impairment & Disability Ratings In Missouri and Kansas"
September, 1996 Missouri Bar Association "Abnormal Illness Behavior"
October, 1998 Continuing Legal Education Seminar "Fibromyalgia-What You Need to Know"
January, 1999 KTLA 12'" Annual Workers Compensation Institute "Medical Legal Issues of the AMA Guides 4th Edition"
May, 2001 Kansas Bar Association "AMA Guides: The Fifth Edition - What to Expect"
October, 2003 Workers Compensation in Missouri "Medical Issues In Workers Compensation Claims"
March, 2004 Workplace Injury Litigation Group 2004 National CLE Seminar "Recent Changes in Text and Application of the AMA Guides"
September, 2004 Kansas Division of Workers Compensation "AMA Guides - A Total Perspective"
October, 2004 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association "Dual Jurisdiction Claims & Differences between Impairment Ratings & Disability Ratings"
March, 2008 Fox Stretz & Quinn "The Case ofThe Injured Worker, A Matinee Seminar"
October, 2011 Kansas Department of Labor 37th Annual Workers Compensation Seminar "Work Disability: New Law and New Thresholds"
May, 2014 Kansas Association for Justice "2014 Workers Compensation Seminar"
October, 2014 Kansas De artment of Labor 40th Annual Workers Compensation Seminar "6 Edition American Medical Association (AMA) Guides"