Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Expert Witnesses

This highly qualified expert has over 50 years of experience in his field. He earned his BS and MS at the University of Illinois, and his MD at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He went on to complete a residency in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Illinois. He has lectured and been published extensively, and is a member of several professional medical associations. Previously, he has held various academic appointments, and served as the Chief of Infectious Disease at the West Side VA Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Currently, he serves as a Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at a Medical School in Illinois.

This highly qualified expert has over 45 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon. He earned his BA in psychology from Lafayette College and his MD from New York Medical College. He then went on to complete a medical-surgical internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, and his fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of California, San Diego. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, the National Board of Medical Examiners, and the American College of Surgeons. He is a licensed physician in California. He has published 5 books, 23 chapters, and over 150 journal articles, as well as presenting extensively on topics in his field. He specializes in post-trauma limb reconstruction, including non-unions, mal-unions, shortening and post-trauma infections of bones and joints. He has been in active clinical practice for decades and has taught at some of America's premier academic medical institutions. Formerly, he served as the president of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society and the Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons. Currently, he works as an orthopedic surgeon for a private practice in Southern California and as a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at at a University and Medical Center in California.

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 qualified expert is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious disease. He graduated summa cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College with his BS in biology before earning his MD from the University of Alabama. He subsequently completed both an internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Colorado. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He is also active in research, having authored several publications and presented at multiple conferences throughout his career. He has formerly served as an inpatient consultant for Rocky Mountain Infectious Disease Consultants and an associate partner of Colorado Infectious Disease Associates. Currently, this expert is the owner and president of an infectious disease clinic and the medical director of infection prevention at a medical center in Colorado.

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the field of allergy and immunology and internal medicine. He earned his AB from Columbia University and his MD from Boston University before completing an internal medicine residency at Boston City Hospital, a fellowship with the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and a fellowship in allergy and immunology at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. This expert is dual-board certified in internal medicine and allergy and immunology. He is also certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and holds 1 patent for therapeutics in respiratory medicine. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, the American Thoracic Society, and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is also involved in research, having authored several scientific articles, book chapters, and abstracts. He has formerly served as a clinical instructor at George Washington University, the head of allergy, immunology, and rheumatic diseases at Virginia Mason, and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Washington. Currently, this expert serves as a clinical professor at a distinguished university in Washington, as well as an attending physician at a university-affiliated allergy and immunology clinic.

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 board-certified expert is currently located in Florida and has over 30 years of experience in infectious disease medicine. He earned his BS from the University of Massachusetts and his MD from Tufts University before going on to complete his residency in internal medicine at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and his fellowship in infectious disease at Saint Vincent Hospital. Previously, this expert has held many roles as an infectious disease physician at various Massachusetts hospitals and as an instructor and assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts medical school. He was the chief of infectious disease at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, and Kindred Hospital North Shore. He also served as president of the medical staff at Kindred Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as the medical director and an infectious disease physician at a large hospital in Florida and teaches medicine as an associate professor at a large medical university in Florida.

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 expert earned both his BA in biology and his MD from the University of Missouri before completing his residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is board-certified in internal medicine and is active in his field as a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America, the American Thoracic Society, and the American Medical Association. This expert is currently completing an infectious diseases fellowship at a medical school in Missouri.

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 highly-qualified expert has almost 30 years of experience in infectious diseases. He graduated cum laude from Georgetown University with a BS in chemistry, where he also earned his MD. He subsequently completed an internal internship and residency, as well as a fellowship in infectious diseases, at North Shore University Hospital. This expert is board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases, and holds a certification in age management medicine. He is active in his field as a member of several professional organizations, including the College of American Pathologists and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He has been an attending physician at hospitals in New York, Virginia, and Alabama, and formerly served as the medical director of the Mid South Home Health Outpatient Infusion Pharmacy, the medical education advisor of HIV Services for the INOVA Health System, and the chairman of medicine at Huntsville Hospital System. Currently, this expert is a clinical associate professor of medicine at an Alabama medical school, the associate medical director of a hospital in Alabama, and the medical director and chief medical officer of a biotechnology company.

This double board certified expert has been practicing for more than 30 years. Fellowship trained in Infectious Disease, she holds membership in the Infectious Disease Societies of New York and America and in the American Society of Microbiology. She has been published in professional journals such as "Journal of Clinical Microbiology" and "Infectious Disease Clinics of North America", and she has been honored in publications such as Top Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Specialists and Leading Physicians of the World. Currently, this expert is a Clinical Assistant Professor at a major medical university as well as an Infectious Disease Specialist and the Executive Director of a private medical practice.

This extremely qualified infectious disease specialist has received his education and medical training from among the finest institutions in the country. Over his 30+ years of medical practice in the field of infectious diseases, he has been appointed to high ranking medical directorships of several major infectious disease programs in the west coast. He is also a fellow of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, as well as the American College of Physicians.