Dr. Carl Werntz has 25 years experience in all phases of Occupational Medicine. His current practice focuses on FAA Medical Examinations for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers, Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Examinations, Black Lung Evaluations for the US Department of Labor, and medicolegal consulting (for workplace exposures and injuries and community exposures)
Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) is a Preventive Medicine Specialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses. OEM specialists are board certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine.
Occupational Medicine professionals are the leading experts in the complex interplay of factors that affect health in the workplace. OEM specialists focus on both the impact of work on health and the impact of personal medical conditions or medical treatments on the workplace. The overall goal is to help organizations of all kinds ensure the health of their members and employees, productivity of the workplace, and advancement of the overall economy.
As highly trained specialists, OEM professionals enhance the health of workers through clinical care, prevention, disability management, research and education.
The goal of Occupational Medicine is for every employee to go home from work safe and healthy every day, and enjoy a lifetime free from occupational injuries or illness, and to protect the public by screening for medical conditions in safety-sensitive workers that could put the public at risk.
