Biostatistics Expert Witnesses

This well-published and highly distinguished expert earned her BS and MS in Biology from Peking University in China. She then went on to complete her PhD in Genetics from Iowa State University. She pursued two Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biological Chemistry and Medicine from UC Irvine. This expert is active in her field as a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Cancer Research, the Society for Melanoma Research, the American Society of Preventive Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She has been honored with a number of awards, including the Presidential Research Award from the Chinese Academy of Science, the Research Excellence Award from Iowa State and the Faculty Research Award in Medicine from UC-Irvine. She is a prolific researcher in her field with over 30 peer-reviewed publications. Formerly, she was an Assistant Professional Researcher of Epidemiology and Medicine as well as an Assistant Project Scientist of Medicine at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. This expert is currently an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at a Top-Tier Medical School.

This expert is Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the one of the Top Universities in the US. He received his MD degree from UC San Diego and his PhD from the University of Chicago. After serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Epidemiology at the prestigious University of Washington Public Health School, he was an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Toronto before moving to his current position more than two decades ago. His research interests are in the areas of cancer etiology and prevention, as well as in epidemiological analytic and field methods, and in evaluation of causation. His major research projects include studies of diverse risk and genetic factors for ovarian, pancreatic, lung, bladder, liver, endometrial, esophageal and stomach cancers, as well as studies related to the use of hormonal medications, analgesics, and other drugs. He is Associate Editor of a National Cancer Publication, Editor of an International Cancer Publication, and a Member of the Board of Editors for the American Journal of Epidemiology. This expert has reviewed a number of legal cases involving several major drugs and other agents and postmarketing adverse effects, and has experience in depositions.

This highly qualified pediatric care expert earned his BA in molecular and cell biology from University of California at Berkeley and his MD from University of California at Los Angeles. He also received his masters of science in clinical epidemiology from University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to complete a residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. This expert is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care and is licensed in the state of Pennsylvania. He remains current in his field with over 30 peer-reviewed publications and as a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Thoracic Society. Formerly, he served as an instructor within the department of anesthesiology and critical at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He currently is an attending physician in the division of critical care medicine and an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care at a prestigious children's hospital as well as an assistant professor of pediatrics at a leading US medical school.

This adult nurse practitioner has extensive professional experience. He received his BA in latin american studies from Brandeis University, his MPH in chronic disease epidemiology from Yale University School of Medicine, his MS in nursing from The Ohio State University, and his DNP from Duke University. He is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and is a member of various organizations, including the American Society for Men's Health and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Formerly, this expert has held roles as a nurse practitioner at WorkHealth, Village Family Medicine, Feldman Medical Group, and Men's Health Tucson. Additionally, he has served as a clinical instructor of nursing at The Ohio State University and as the director of health and counseling centers at Pacific Lutheran University. Currently, this expert is an occupational medicine advisor at a non-profit fire safety organization and the medical director of an AZ men's private primary care center.

This qualified expert is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology. He received his BS in biology and his MD from the University of Alabama before completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tennessee. He subsequently completed two fellowships at the University of North Carolina: one in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and the other in epidemiology and clinical trials. He actively participates in continuing education courses to stay up to date on the latest practices in gynecology. This expert is active in his field as a member of several associations, including the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, the International Papillomavirus Society, and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. He is also highly involved in research, having authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and spoken at numerous conferences. His former positions include clinical instructor at the University of North Carolina and Rex Hospital, as well as locums tenens physician at Kinston Community Health Center. Currently, this expert serves as an assistant professor of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery at a distinguished medical school in Ohio.

This highly-qualified epidemiologist has extensive experience in the realm of drug safety. He received his BS from the University of British Columbia before earning his Pharm.D in clinical pharmacology from Idaho State University and his MS in clinical epidemiology from the University of Toronto. He subsequently completed a fellowship in pharmacoepidemiology at McGill University, serving as a postdoctoral fellow at the Baycrest Center for Geriatric Care and the Royal Victoria Hospital. He is active in his field as a member of the Canadian Society of Gastroenterology and the International Society for Pharmacology. He is also highly involved in research, making significant contributions to drug safety by quantifying rare drug adverse events with popular prescription drugs over the last 10 years. He has formerly served as a research associate in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology at Vancouver General Hospital, as well as an assistant professor of respiratory medicine and an assistant professor of pediatrics and translational therapeutics at the University of British Columbia. Currently, this expert serves as an assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, as well as an associate member of pharmacology and therapeutics at a top university in British Columbia.

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience as a physical therapist, with her work focused on balance and fall risk, shoulder injuries, concussions, work injuries, sports medicine, and orthopaedics. She received her BS in biology from Clarke College before earning her MS in physical therapy from Boston University This expert then completed a biometry (biostatistics) program through the University of Southern California before earning her MBA from UCLA. She then earned her PhD in anatomy and research methodology from the Union Institute and University. This expert is active in her field as a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists. She is also highly active in research, having authored numerous publications, served as a peer reviewer for multiple scientific journals, and presented at several conferences throughout her career. She formerly served as a clinician and manager for orthopedics and balance and falls at Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, an analyst for the United States Olympic Training Committee's elite athlete project, and was the director of physical therapy during the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also served as a research director at Mount St. Mary's College, a department director for Centinela Hospital & Medical Research Laboratory, and CEO of HealthCare Research and Management. Currently, this expert is the CEO of both an online continuing education company and a fitness technology company.

This expert is a urological oncology physician. He earned his MBBS at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and his MPH at the University of Texas School of Public Health. He completed his internship in surgery and his residency in urology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas before also completing a post-doctoral urology fellowship at the same university. He also completed a urologic oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. This expert is board-certified in urology and has published 2 book chapters, over 70 manuscripts, and over 50 abstracts. Formerly, this expert served as an assistant professor and clinical associate professor of urology and epidemiology at the University of Iowa. He currently is a staff physician and director of the bladder cancer program at a medical center in California. He is also an associate professor of surgery at a medical school in California.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience as an epidemiologist and nurse-midwife, with demonstrated experience in medical device safety including gynecologic surgical mesh, breast implants, hip replacement, cardiovascular and dermatologic devices, post-market surveillance, and pharmacoepidemiology. She received her BS in biology from the University of Illinois and a diploma in nursing from Evanston Hospital School of Nursing before earning her BS in nursing and her MS in perinatal nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She then went on to earn a post-masters certificate in midwifery from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her PhD in perinatal epidemiology from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. This expert is a certified nurse-midwife and a licensed registered nurse. She is active in her field as a member of several organizations, including the American Nurses Association, the American College of Nurse-Midwives, and the American Academy of Nursing. She is also highly involved in research, having authored several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and spoken at multiple scientific conferences throughout her career. For her work, she has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards. With over 15 years in academia, this expert has formerly served as an assistant professor of child, women and family health at the University of Maryland, and adjunct assistant professor in prevention and community health and an adjunct clinical associate professor of clinical management and leadership at George Washington University, and, most recently, as an adjunct associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Clinically, she has served as an maternal child health epidemiologist and a health sciences administrator for the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC and has worked extensively with the FDA as an epidemiologist and branch chief for the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Additionally, she served as the director of women's health, medical ethics and patient advocacy for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense. Currently, this expert is the owner and CEO of an epidemiology consulting group based in Maryland.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in statistics, data science, data mining, and machine learning. He specializes in R, SQL connectivity, time series analysis, econometrics, regression trees, categorical data analysis, operations research, and statistical quality control. He earned his BA in economics from McGill University, before continuing his MA in econometrics and MS in mathematics and statistics from Queens University at Kingston. He continued to earn two PhDs in operations research and applied statistics from the University of Texas and the University of California, respectively. He has former experience as a senior statistical developer at J&W Seligman and as an econometrician and time series statistician at New York Capital Advisors. Currently, this expert is a proprietor and president of a machine learning firm in New Jersey, where he is a consultant in machine learning, big data mining, exploratory graphical data analysis, and econometrics.

This expert earned his MBBS from Seth GS Medical College in India, before moving to the United States to complete a residency in internal medicine at the State University of New York and fellowships in cardiology at the University of Louisville and in cardiology and electrophysiology and Harvard Medical School. He also earned a MPH and a PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Texas. This expert is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology. Previously, he served as a clinical cardiologist and electrophysiology at King's Daughter Medical Center, as well as an assistant professor and the cardiac electrophysiology fellowship director at the University of Kentucky. Most recently, this expert practiced as a clinical electrophysiologist at Boulder Community Health. Currently, he serves as a cardiologist at consultancy based in Kentucky.

This expert has nearly 20 years of experience in the epidemiology and behavioral science field, specializing in foodborne outbreaks, worksite health, workplace behaviors, consumer retail behavior, and, most recently, the impact of COVID-19 on human behavior. She earned a BA in math and psychology from Bradley University, an MS in epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of South Florida, and a PhD in public and community health from the University of Maryland. Formerly, this expert served as an adjunct professor in public health at Montgomery College. She then went on to serve as a program analyst for behavioral and social research programs at the National Institute of Aging and National Cancer Institute, along with serving as a deputy director of strategic and innovative programs at the National Institutes of Health. This expert was also the founder and director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, as well as principal epidemiologist and global vice president of research and corporate services at Sodexo. Currently, she is the CEO of an epidemiology and behavioral science consulting firm in Maryland.

This highly-qualified life expectancy calculations and life insurance underwriting expert has been consulting in the field for nearly three decades. She earned her BA in public health from Johns Hopkins University and an MPH in occupational epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a fellow of the Academy of Life Underwriting and a member of the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences. She has authored over 80 insurance-related publications throughout her career, including underwriting manuals. The expert formerly served as an underwriting researcher for Lincoln National Reinsurance, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance, and Kaiser Permanente. Currently, she serves as the principal of a private life and health insurance consultancy in Nevada.

This highly qualified expert has over four decades of experience in obstetrics and gynecology and is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He earned his MD from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, his MPH from the University of California, Berkeley, and his PhD in epidemiology and administration from Pacific Western University. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Jamaica Hospital in New York and his fellowship in maternal and child health at the University of California, Berkeley. This expert is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and is an active member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Medical Association, and the Association of Military Surgeons in the United States. He has also published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in his field. Formerly, this expert served as an obstetrician and gynecologist for the US Army Medical Corps, as an assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Hawaii, and as the director of the obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of California, Los Angeles. This expert currently serves as an obstetrician and gynecologist at a medical center in Utah.

This highly-qualified infectious diseases expert is a recognized expert in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of malaria. He earned his BS in zoology from George Washington University and his MD from Georgetown University before completing an internship and residency in internal medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University and a fellowship in infectious diseases at Stanford University. This expert is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases, and is certified in travel health by the International Society of Travel Medicine. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the Infectious Disease Society of America, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the Emerging Infections Network. This expert spent nearly 25 years working for the CDC in a variety of roles, including as a medical epidemiologist in the global migration and quarantine and tuberculosis elimination divisions, the acting branch chief of the global migration and quarantine division. Most recently, he served as the CDC's domestic malaria unit chief, a position he held for 13 years before his retirement.

This supremely qualified Professor of Pediatric Dentistry holds both a medical degree and dentistry degree. In addition he completed a masters and Ph.D., in Epidemiology. He has completed residences in Oral Medicine at the highly regarded University of Pennsylvania, as well as Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Kentucky. He is triple board certified in Pediatric Dentistry, Dental Public Health and Oral Medicine. This distinguished expert is a Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons. He is an active member of numerous professional organizations including the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He is widely published in his field with two textbooks and over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles. He lectures frequently both nationally and overseas.

This highly qualified Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology completed a M.P.H. and Ph.D. in Epidemiology and is fellowship trained in Preventive Cardiology. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the Society for Epidemiologic Research, the American Diabetes Association and the UMass NIH funded Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center. He is highly active in the research community with his projects attracting millions of dollars in funding from various bodies. He has published 117 peer-reviewed journal articles and 40 abstracts. He is frequently invited to lecture as a guest speaker at engagements around the country.

This expert is a statistician experienced in data analysis and statistical methods to evaluate field performance of vehicles and consumer products. Her key areas of expertise include; statistical analysis using field data; consumer complaint data analysis; warranty data analysis; claims data analysis; customer contact data analysis; economic valuation; damage assessment; econometric/financial modeling; analyses of large complex data sets; regression analysis and ANOVA; reliability analysis, and more. This expert has been involved in several studies using warranty/customer contact or claims data to predict the number of claims/failures and annual claim/failure rates for various consumer and industrial products.

This expert has been practicing for over 30 years. She received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley and completed a fellowship in Epidemiology there as well. She has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and sits on the Editorial Board of "Pediatric and Perinatal Research", the "American Journal of Public Health", "Pediatrics", "Annals of Internal Medicine", and "Autism Research". She is a member of the Scientific Review Committee for the National Institutes of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, the American Public Health Association, and the Society for Epidemiological Research, and is the recipient of awards such as TIME Magazine's Top Ten Parenting Finding of 2011. Currently, this expert is a Professor of Nursing at a major medical university, where she serves as the Chair of the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, and Director of the Masters of Public Health Program as well. She is also the Director of a major center for autism and developmental disabilities research and epidemiology, which is one of six such centers funded by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This highly qualified expert is a board certified Pediatric Cardiologist who has practiced and taught at some of nation's top-ranking children's hospitals. He is the former Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, a leading institution in pediatric cardiology, and is the current Chair of Pediatric Cardiology at a major medical university.