Dr. Tribble brings over 25 years of dedicated expertise in behavioral health. In 2006 he began evaluation and treatment in workers’ compensation and by 2011 he became a qualified medical evaluator. His practice in workers’ compensation has included thousands of medical-legal evaluations, co-authoring of psychiatric QME reports, and defendant and applicant requested medical-legal rebuttals. Dr. Tribble has also served as agreed medical evaluator, court appointed independent medical evaluator, and expert witness in civil litigation.

Additional assessments by Dr. Tribble include evaluations for the Forensic Services Division, Board of Parole Hearings Mentally Disordered Offender Program, malingering assessments for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and IQ and memory testing for the Employment Development Department to rate occupational impairment for state disability evaluations.

Treatment from Dr. Tribble follows the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's recommendations for work-focused cognitive behavioral therapy of injured workers and more recently evidence-based treatment from the Work-Focused Unified Protocol. Dr. Tribble primarily serves firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, but he also provides treatment to professionals from various fields in the workers’ compensation system. He has served injured workers in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Riverside, Bakersfield, and Fresno. Dr. Tribble provided treatment for the Department of Corrections which included mental health triage and crisis bed work, and treatment in the private sector with military personnel and their family members. Currently, he is contracting with Ascellus in workers’ compensation, with past contracts at Genesis Psychology Group and Southland Spine and Rehabilitation.

In characterizing his professional demeanor, cognitive and behavioral assessments have described Dr. Tribble as a thoughtful and introspective worker with a strong aptitude for analytic work. He works patiently, consistently, and persistently while remaining calm and considerate in challenging situations. Clients have also applauded his relaxed, approachable, and easygoing nature, appreciating the sincere, factual, and frank manner in which he expresses himself.