Dr. Deborah Akinsilo is a board-certified occupational medicine physician with comprehensive training in occupational and environmental health, global medicine, and workplace safety. Since September 2023, she has been in clinical practice at Ochsner Occupational Health as a Staff Physician, providing evaluation and treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses, as well as medical surveillance and pre-employment examinations. She currently serves as the Medical Director of Ochsner Occupational Health in New Orleans, Louisiana, a position she assumed in February 2025 after previously...

Dr. Dwayne Wilson is an occupational medicine physician with experience spanning occupational health clinics, medical surveillance programs, and primary care services for underserved communities. He is ABPM board certified (current) and holds Florida physician licensure (Physician No. ME 121189, 08/2014–present). He is also a Medical Review Officer (04/2016–present) and maintains DOT Certification (current), MRO Certification (current), and ACLS Certification (current). Dr. Wilson currently practices as a Locum Occupational Medicine physician with Adventist Health in Lodi, California (April 2023–present). Prior to...

Dr. McNicholas is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.  He completed medical school at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and residencies in Internal Medicine at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at UCSF.  He is a US Navy Veteran who served as the sole Naval Flight Surgeon at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. Following training, Dr. McNicholas served as Staff Internist at the Naval Aerospace...

Dr. John E. Cross is a board-certified physician in Occupational and Environmental Medicine with over two decades of experience spanning military, academic, and civilian healthcare settings. A retired U.S. Navy physician, he has combined clinical expertise with strong leadership in both operational and occupational medicine. Dr. Cross earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, magna cum laude, from East Tennessee State University in 1994, followed by his Doctor of Medicine from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine in...

Dr. Huh is a dual board-certified physician in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) and Internal Medicine. He applies analytical, evidence-based approach to care, providing clear clinical reasoning and documentation. He completed his OEM residency at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where his work included occupational injury management, fitness-for-duty evaluations, and toxicology and exposure consultations, as well as policy development for major institutions including Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. During this period, he earned his...

Dr. Isakari is a board-certified physician in Occupational and Environmental Medicine with over 20 years of clinical and leadership experience. As a QME, she brings deep expertise in evaluating complex workers’ compensation cases, hazardous exposures, and return-to-work issues across a wide range of industries.  She has served as a Medical Director for major institutions and has extensive experience overseeing multidisciplinary care, developing occupational health protocols, and managing medicolegal documentation and case resolution. Dr. Isakari is known for her meticulous, evidence-based...

Dr. Steve Shvartsblat is a physician specializing in occupational and environmental medicine with extensive experience in work fitness evaluations, OSHA-related program development and compliance, drug testing oversight, and medico-legal communication. His expertise includes the development and maintenance of regulatory programs, pre-employment post-offer screening program development, human resources compliance involving ADA and FEHA, and workers’ compensation evaluations including QME/AME processes. He also has experience providing sports participation medical clearance and supporting medico-legal communications, including letter writing and expert witness depositions. Since...