Diabetes Expert Witnesses in Tennessee

This expert in health and fitness has decades of academic and industry experience in personal fitness training. He began his career completing a BS at Southeast Missouri State in Health Management and then continued on to complete a Master degree in Exercise Physiology where he graduated summa cum laude. For four years prior to starting his PhD, this expert worked as a clinical exercise physiologist during which time he conducted fitness assessments and provided dietary/exercise recommendations to individuals, including those with chronic medical conditions. He currently holds a PhD in Exercise Science, having completed a dissertation on the effects of obesity on skeletal muscle protein degradation. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS) and is certified as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist by ACSM. He active as an assistant professor at a major US university in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion. He has published several papers concerning exercise interventions for those with chronic diseases. He teaches courses in Nutrition and Physical Fitness, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Skeletal Muscle Physiology, and is preparing to offer a course focused on exercise interventions for those with chronic disease.

This top board certified pediatric endocrinologist completed his MD at Emory University School of Medicine and then went on to complete a pediatric residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where he also completed a pediatric endocrinology fellowship. He is a member of the Endocrine Society and the American Diabetes Association, and is on multiple national and international advisory boards focusing on endocrinology. He has published 41+ peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts. He is the reviewer for multiple prestigious journals such as the Journal of Pediatrics, and Pediatrics. He is the former Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Director of Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology at Emory University School of Medicine. He is currently a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, the Vice-Chairman of Pediatric Endocrinology, the Director of the Pediatric Clerkships, and the former Program Director of the Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship Training Program (for 10 years) at a major medical university center.

This qualified expert has over 10 years of experience in nursing, specifically as a nephrologist. He earned his ADP from Harry S Truman College and will complete his training as an acute care nurse practitioner this year. He has served as a unit director at US Renal Care, a leading dialysis provider and as a home hemodialysis training specialist RN. Currently, he is an acute hemodialysis level two RN at an inpatient medical center.

This highly-qualified pharmacist earned her PharmD at the University of Georgia and is a licensed pharmacist in the state of Georgia. Her work focuses on ambulatory care pharmacy, as well as transitions of care, patient education, cardiology, diabetes, and COPD. She is active in her field as a member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. She has formerly served as a pharmacist at Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Athens Veterans Affairs Community Outpatient Clinic and Mercy Health Center. This expert currently serves as a clinical associate professor at a college of pharmacy and as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at a major medical center in Georgia.

This board certified expert earned his BS from the University of Kentucky and MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Cornell Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, respectively. He is actively involved in research, has published over 235 original peer reviewed articles, 110 reviews, and 40 book chapters, and has been awarded numerous multi-million dollar grants. The expert is responsible for teaching, supervising, and lecturing medical, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students as well as residents and fellows. The expert is highly respected and recognized in his field; having won several lifetime achievement awards and been named one of the Best Doctors in America each year from 2005. Currently, he is a Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus at a major university affiliated medical center.

This expert in toxicology had a 22-year career in regulatory positions at the Food and Drug Administration. The expert joined the FDA in 1977 and served as the Special Assistant to the Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and as the Director of Division of Toxicological Research. Following retirement from Federal service, he was also the State Toxicologist, Chemical Terrorism Laboratory Director, and State Counterterrorism Coordinator working within the Alabama Department of Public Health. He has a B.S. in Biology from Wake Forest University, an M.S. in Physiology from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from West Virginia University. The expert also later earned an M.S. in Applied Human Behavior from Johns Hopkins University, where he completed a Fellowship in Organizational Development and Community Systems. He is a Member of the American College of Toxicology, the National Environmental Health Association, and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. The expert left his FDA position at the end of 1999 and his Alabama Department of Health role in early 2010.