Thomas R. Rhudy, DC, JD, MDiv
5 SHADY DALE
Rockwall, Texas 75032
(214) 762-0382 (O)
(214) 944-1132 (F)

Education:
B.S. Biology Logan College
D.C. Chiropractic Logan Chiropractic College
J.D. School of Law University of Missouri
M.Div. Biblical Studies Concordia University

POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION:
Civial Procedures Procedures 36 hours
Criminal Procedures 36 hours
Appellate Practice 24 hours
Health Care Law 36 hours
Health Care Compliance 60 hours
Health Care Fraud Investigations 50 hours
Asset Protection 100 hours
Internet Investigations 20 hours
Legal Writing 36 hours
Taking and Defending Depositions 30 hours
Professional Responsibility 50 hours
Personal Injury Law 100 + hours
Chiropractic Orthopedics 300 hours
Certified Chiropractic Consultant 136 hours
Acupuncture 50 hours
AADEP 50 hours
Miscellaneous > 1200 hours

PRE-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

United States Navy (1974-1980) Honorably Discharged
-Electronics Technician – Communications
Missouri Steel (1972-1974) Chemist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1997-Present Compliance Officer – Accident & Injury Pain Centers (“AIPC”)
1997-Present Chief of Staff - AIPC
1996-Birmingham, Furry & Smith (Medico-legal Clerk)
1990-2000 CC Consultants (Cofounder)
1990-2000 Diagnostic Science Labs (Cofounder)
1988-Rehabilitation & Fitness Facility (Director)
1998-Cleveland College (Associate Professor)

LICENSES:

Law:
Missouri: 45645
Texas: 24028863
Chiropractic:
Missouri: CE-005074
Texas: DC-5814

APPOINTMENTS:
2004-Tx. State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
2004-Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards - Fellow
1988-Mo. State Chiropractors’ Association
-Peer Review Committee
-Ethics Committee

AFFILIATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS:

Missouri State Bar
Texas State Bar
American Trail Lawyers Association
Missouri Trial Lawyers Association
Consumer Health Information & Research Institute
American Back Society
Guest on both television and radio
Consultant to newspaper medical writers, physicians, attorneys, and consumers
Lecturer:
-University of Missouri - School of Law
-Kelley Medical Associates
-National Insurance Crime Bureau
-Mercy Center Guidelines
-Defending the Personal Injury Lawsuit (Nov. 5-6, 1994)
-State Farm Insurance – KS/OK CLE
-Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Oct. 11, 2002)
Diplomate American College of Forensic Examiners
Associate Member of the Association of Fraud Examiners

PUBLICATIONS:
Books:

• Communication is Key to Getting Paid for Serving Your Patients, and Staying in Practice for the Long-Run
  (Van Dyke Publishing - 2006)
• Carpal Tunnel Exercises - Specific Exercises for Specific Injuries (Van Dyke Publishing - 2007)
• Quick-Start Guide to Compliance (Self-published - 2006)
• Compliance Policies & Procedures (Van Dyke Publishing - 2006)
• Medical Office Policies & Procedures (Van Dyke Publishing - 2006)

Thomas Rhudy has lectured to and written numerous articles for professional, civic, governmental, and religious organizations. Thomas Rhudy has been a principal investigator on numerous research projects. The following is a partial-list of publications, lectures, and/or appearances:

• Academy for Research in Health Sciences – Atlantic City, NJ, “Inter- and Intra-Professional Cooperation”
• Abstracts. 6th Annual Conservative Health Research Conference, NY, NY, “Inter- and Intra-examiner Reliability of Functional Leg-length Assessment”
• Abstracts. 6th Annual Conservative Health Research Conference, NY, NY, “A Technique for Determining the Cause of a Contractured Leg Without the Utilization of Leg-length Assessment”
• University of Missouri – Columbia: “Physical Therapy v. Chiropractic”
• Dynamic Chiropractic (1/89) “Beginning a New Year or a New Era”
• The American Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (9/88) “Inter- and Intra-examiner Reliability Utilizing Full-Spine Specific, Gonstead, and Motion Palpation”
• Dynamic Chiropractic (1/87) “The Not-so-impossible Nightmare”
• Reviewer (11/90) “Summary and Significance of House Bill 1739”
• Reviewer (11/90) “Problems Arising from House Bill 1739”
• Reviewer (12/91) “Dr. Rhudy Responds to American College of Chiropractic Orthopedics”
• Chiropractic Prostitution? A Guide to Utilization Review (Van Dyke Publishing)
• The American Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (7/90) “Inter- and Intra-examiner Reliability in Functional Leg-length Assessment”
• AIPC Reviewer (8/01) “MRI Myths – Putting Enhanced Imaging in Perspective”
• A Personal Guide to Your Personal Injury Practice (TTLA Oct. 2002)

• DSL Reviewer
• Freedom of Choice
• The Informer
• Reviewer
• Forensic Chiropractic
• AIPC Reviewer
• Lectures:
• Anatomy of an Insurance Claim Review
• New Age Medicine and Chiropractic
• Are Chiropractors Physicians?
• CHIRO-I thru CHIRO –III
• Chiropractic – The Healthcare Enigma (University of Missouri – School of Law)
• Texas Self-Insurance Association (Galveston)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Dallas)
• Consultant:
• KCTV-5 (KCMO)
• Eye on America
• Current Affair
• National Council Against Healthcare Fraud
• National Insurance Crime Bureau
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Consumer Health Information Research Institute
• US Attorney General
• Ohio State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
• Texas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
• Provider Fraud Consultants
• Healthcare Fraud Task-force (Texas)
• Council on Education and Management (San Antonio)
• Tarrant County Prosecutor’s Office
• Fox News (Houston-affiliate)
• Rehabilitation 2112
• Health Care Review
• Kelley Medical Associates