Medical Review Board (MRB) Members
(Appointed September 18, 2024)
Gina C. Pervall, M.D., Chief, Medical Advisory Board, Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration, Glenn Burnie, MD, MRB Chair. Dr. Pervall earned her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Pervall was medical director for Occupational Medicine Services at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Services and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Dr. Pervall is a certified medical examiner on FMCSA’s National Registry and a certified medical review officer. She served previously as medical director for the Metro Cardiovascular Center in Washington D.C. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Pervall is a certified professional supervisor of the Audiometric Monitoring Component of the Hearing Conservation Program as well as a certified substance abuse professional.
James Ausfahl, M.D., Physician, Carle FirstCare, Peoria, IL. Dr. Ausfahl earned his medical degree in 1978 from the University of Illinois College of Medicine where he is still faculty. He had a private practice in Brimfield, Illinois from 1981-1988. From 1986, Dr. Ausfahl has been a staff physician for Proctor First Care, now Carle FirstCare. He is certified as a Medical Examiner on FMCSA’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners and is a certified Medical Review Officer. He worked with FMCSA’s Working Integrated Product Teams developing testing curricula for certification for performance of FMCSA regulated physicals and worked with FMCSA to develop the curriculum, test questions, and case studies for the review course for practitioners.
Douglas W. Martin, M.D., Medical Director, CNOS Occupational Medicine, Dakota Dunes, SD. Dr. Martin is a past president of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and earned a fellowship from ACOEM in 2000. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a fellow and past president of the International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators. Dr. Martin has served Siouxland as an occupational medicine physician for 30 years and is a certified medical examiner on FMCSA’s National Registry and a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration. He is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Medical Review Officer Certification Council Board of Directors. Dr. Martin earned his Bachelor of Science degree and medical degree from the University of Nebraska. He volunteers with Scouting America and is the Superintendent of the Union County, SD, Board of Public Health.
Brian T. Morris, M.D, J.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., Medical Director, Occupational Health and Safety Training & Consulting, Inc. Dr. Morris has held the following three positions: Medical Director for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; Surgeon General for the Massachusetts State Police; and Medical Director for Verizon Telecommunications. Dr. Morris is board certified in occupational medicine and legal medicine. He earned his medical degree from the Alpert Medical School at Brown University, a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, a law degree from the New England School of Law, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Yale School of Management. Dr. Morris is an FMCSA Certified Medical Examiner and a Medical Review Officer. His numerous research papers in the fields of dermatology and occupational medicine have been published in peer-reviewed journals and trade publications. In 2014, Dr. Morris received the Massachusetts State Police Lifesaver Award and a citation from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
Anne-Marie Puricelli, M.D., J.D., National Medical Director, Transportation Services, Concentra Medical Centers, Maryland Heights, MO. Dr. Puricelli earned her medical degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1986. She has served as Medical Director at five different facilities since 1990, and currently is the National Medical Director Transportation Services at Concentra Medical Centers in Maryland Heights, MO. Dr. Puricelli earned a law degree in 1994 from the St. Louis University School of Law. She is certified as a Medical-Legal Death Investigator, an Independent Medical Examiner, and is board certified in Internal Medicine. She is an FMCSA Certified Medical Examiner and a Medical Review Officer.