Daniel
Neudorf,
DO

CLINICIAN
QUALIFIED MEDICAL EVALUATOR
INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EVALUATOR
LIFE CARE PLANNER

  • Double Board Certified in:

    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    &

    Brain Injury Medicine

SERVICES

  • CLINICAL PHYSIATRY

    Neuro-rehabilitation specialist with experience managing complex diagnoses such as spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, and polytrauma.

  • QME/IME

    Thorough, neutral, and comprehensive medical opinions synthesized from evaluee interview, examination, and review of records.

  • LIFE CARE PLANNING

    Determination of future care needs and their associated costs, utilizing the highest-quality pricing data to produce a sound, defensible report.

 aBOUT

  • Undergraduate School

    B.S., Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity, UC Davis, Davis CA 2007

    Medical School

    D.O., Midwestern University, Chicago IL 2014

    Other School

    M.S., Biomedical Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 2010

    Internship

    Categorical Internship, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2014-2015

    Residency

    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2015-2018

  • Following completion of his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency, Dr. Neudorf was invited to sign as Academic Faculty in the Department of PM&R at UC Davis Health. While at UCD, he utilized his expertise to manage musculoskeletal injuries for his patients in outpatient sports and spine medicine clinics.

    Dr. Neudorf was named Associate Medical Director of the UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital, wherein he provided inpatient physiatric care for complex neurologic, traumatic, and medical conditions. Dr. Neudorf has directed the care of spinal cord injured patients at the UCD SCI clinic, where he ensured longitudinal care for this often poorly-understood population. Dr. Neudorf also served in the role of Medical Director of Cancer Rehabilitation Consultation, where he guided the rehabilitive care standards for the UC Davis Cancer Center Commission on Cancer.

    Dr. Neudorf expressed his commitment to high-quality training of medical students and residents, in his role as Instructor of Record for the medical student PM&R courses, as well as serving on the PM&R Residency Program Education Committee.

    In July 2024, Dr. Neudorf left academic medicine to work at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, where he continues to provide inpatient and outpatient specialized care to physiatric populations.

  • Sacramento Top Doctors, 2022

    Diamond Doc Award, 2021

    David Kilmer Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 2019, 2020

  • Dr. Neudorf believes that collaboration between the patient and physician is necessary for optimal treatment, and he is humbled by the trust that his patients place in him. Dr. Neudorf aims to improve his patients' quality of life, and believes that each individual deserves a personalized treatment plan.

  • Integrity, neutrality, thoroughness, punctuality, respect, non-malfeasance, impartiality.