Addiction Expert Witnesses

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience as a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in mood disorders, anxiety disorders, adult ADHD, and suicide. He earned his BA at Rutgers College and his MS in physiology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He earned his MD at the New Jersey Medical School and completed his internship and residency in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is very active in his field as a member and fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Formerly, this expert has served as an inpatient geriatric psychiatrist at Cann Health Resources, a consultant in the Affective Disorders Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a geriatric psychiatrist at Glass Mental Health Systems, and an outpatient psychiatrist at Maryland Psychiatric Partners, LLC. Currently, this expert is a psychiatrist at a family services office in Delaware and is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at a top medical school in Maryland.

This expert earned in psychiatry earned his BS from the University of Arizona and his MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He then completed a residency in general psychiatry at Mayo Clinic as well as a prestigious fellowship in forensic psychiatry at Cleveland Medical Center of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. This expert is board certified in psychiatry and is an active member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, and the Arizona Psychiatric Society. He is currently an instructor of psychiatry and psychology at an academic medical center and an attending psychiatrist at an integrated health system in Arizona, where he treats civilly committed patients and medically ill patients with comorbid psychiatric illnesses.

This expert has over 45 years of experience in the field of alcohol research, alcohol industry standards, and drinking behavior. He earned his BA in anthropology and forestry from the University of Montana before earning both his MA and PhD in cultural anthropology from SUNY Buffalo. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biomedical research at the University of North Carolina Medical School and is a member of the New York State Council on Problem Gambling. This expert is active in research in his field, having authored several peer-reviewed scientific articles and two books, as well as served internationally as a lecturer on alcohol-related topics. He previously served as the director of alcohol & drug abuse programming at the University of Minnesota, as the founder & associate director of the Center for Addiction Studies, and as the director of alcohol & drug prevention at SUNY System Administration. This expert is currently an independent drinking, gambling, and smoking consultant in New York.

This expert earned his BS in pharmacy from the University of Georgia, and began his professional career working as a pharmacist at Big B Drugs, Rite Aid Pharmacy and Oconee Family Pharmacy in Georgia. After working at a pharmacist for nearly a decade, he went on to earn his MD from Mercer University School of Medicine, followed by a residency in anesthesia and a fellowship in pain management at Georgia Health Sciences University. This expert is board certified in anesthesiology, pain medicine and addiction medicine, and is an active member of the Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He has served as a staff anesthesiologist at Georgia Health Sciences University, an interventional pain management physician at Ancora Pain Recovery, and a physician at Spine Center Atlanta. Currently, this expert serves as a staff anesthesiologist at a VA medical center in Georgia, and an anesthesiologist at an anesthesiology group.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in emergency medicine. He obtained his BS in biology from Lafayette College, before receiving his MD from the Albany Medical College. He then completed a prestigious residency in emergency medicine at Brown University, where he was named chief resident, and a fellowship in medical toxicology at Denver Health/Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center. Today, this expert is board-certified in emergency medicine. He is an active member of the American College of Surgeons. He is also active in academia, having published 14 peer-reviewed journal articles and 4 book chapters on topics related to emergency medicine and clinical toxicology. This expert previously served as an assistant clinical instructor of emergency medicine at Brown University, as a clinical instructor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado, and as an attending emergency medicine physician at the Medical Center of the Rockies and at the University of Colorado Hospital. He is currently an attending emergency medicine physician at a top hospital and an assistant professor of emergency medicine at a top medical school in New York.

This board-certified psychiatrist earned his BS from Dartmouth College and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He thereafter completed a residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center. He is active in his field as a member of organizations such as the American Psychoanalytic Association, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, and the Boston Psychoanalytic Society. He has formerly served as Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard, as an attending psychiatrist at McLean Hospital, and as a psychiatric consultant for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. This expert currently serves as faculty for a major psychoanalytic society and for a psychoanalysis center in southern California.

This expert has over 15 years of experience as a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist with her work focused on psychopharmacology, organizational psychiatry, trauma, and cross-cultural issues. She earned her BA from Princeton University and her MD from the University of Southern California. She went on to complete a residency in child and adolescent psychiatry and adult psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. She is dual board certified in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. This expert previously served as an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco and as a psychiatrist for the United States Department of State. She is currently a consultative psychiatrist at a hospital in northern California and a psychiatrist at a private practice in the Bay Area.

This expert has extensive experience in the field of hospice and palliative medicine and pain medicine. He earned his MBBS from the National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan and completed his residency in internal medicine at Saint Joseph Hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed his first fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine at the University of Chicago and his second fellowship in interventional pain medicine at the University of Utah. He is triple-board certified in internal medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, and pain medicine. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. He previously served as an assistant professor of medicine and as the co-director of the buprenorphine addiction clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. This expert is currently the site director of the palliative care residency program, an assistant professor of medicine, and the director of the interventional cancer pain service at an Ivy League medical school in New York.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 45 years of experience in pharmacology. He specializes in pediatric clinical pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical pharmacy, as well as adverse drug reactions, drug-drug-food interactions, pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenomics. He earned both his BS in pharmacy and his PharmD from the University of Cincinnati. He also completed an internship in community pharmacy at Winston Place Pharmacy, an internship in hospital pharmacy at Holmes Hospital, and a residency in pediatric clinical pharmacy and clinical pharmacology at Children's Hospital Medical Center. This expert is board certified in applied pharmacology by the American Board of Clinical Pharmacology. He is active in his field as a member of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists and the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. He has formerly served as the co-director of pediatric clinical pharmacology and toxicology at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and the director of the clinical research center at Akron Children's Hospital. Additionally, he has held a variety of teaching positions, including as a tenured professor of pediatrics in the division of pediatric pharmacology and critical care at Case Western Reserve University and as a professor of pediatrics at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Currently, this expert is a professor emeritus of pediatrics at an Ohio university.

This expert has extensive experience in clinical psychology with specialization in PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. She studied at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she earned her BS in psychology and history, her MA in psychology, and her PhD in clinical psychology. Afterwards, she opened her own private clinic and has been serving as the owner and clinical psychologist for over 30 years. She is also the chief intake coordinator and staff psychologist at a health care system in New York.

This neurology and headache medicine expert earned her BS in neuroscience from UCLA and her MD from Florida International University. She subsequently completed an internal medicine internship at UC Irvine and a neurology residency at LAC+USC Medical Center. She is active in her field as a scientific researcher and as a member of the American Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology. She formerly served as an administrative assistant for John Muir OB-GYN and a psychiatry office assistant and transcriber for a private practice. Currently, this expert is a clinical fellow of headache medicine and a clinical researcher at a California university.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 15 years of experience in the field of psychiatry, specializing in forensic psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, and addiction medicine. He earned his BS in biology from the University of Virginia before earning his MD from Tulane University. He subsequently completed an internship at Georgetown University Hospital, a residency at Johns Hopkins University, and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the University of California at Davis. This expert is board-certified in general psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and addiction medicine. He spent 4 years working with San Quentin State Prison, where he developed the prison's first telepsychiatry program and served as both the medical director of the Correctional Treatment Center and a senior psychiatrist supervisor. Additionally, he served as the chief psychiatrist at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility and as both the statewide chief of telepsychiatry and the co-founder of the statewide medication assisted treatment program for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. This expert currently serves as the CEO and founder of the forensic division for a psychiatry-focused telemedicine company based in California.

This actively practicing expert is board certified in neurology and addiction psychiatry, holds several clinical professorships in his field, and is internationally recognized in the field of addiction psychology. His numerous appointments at such prestigious institutions as Cornell make him highly capable of reviewing this case.

This highly qualified and double board certified Neurology expert has over 40 years of experience in the field. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and subsequently went on to complete Fellowship training in Neurology at this highly regarded institution. He is Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology as well as a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He has published three peer-reviewed journal articles in such prestigious medical publications as The Lancet.

This double board certified psychiatrist has been practicing for more than a decade. He completed residency training in general psychiatry at the University of New Mexico, and fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the same institution. He is currently a child psychiatrist at a major university medical center, where he also serves as an associate professor in the department of psychiatry and as the director of child psychiatric consultation services. His specific areas of expertise include pediatric brain injury, cultural issues with Hispanics and SW Native Americans, pediatric cancer and medical PTSD in children as well as misdiagnosis of medical conditions as being psychiatric in both children and adults.

This board-certified and fellowship-trained expert has over 40 years of experience working as a clinician and researcher of post-traumatic stress disorder. Listed in "The Best Doctors" in America, he is a Distinguished Lifetime Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and the past president of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies. He has over 300 publications including 27 books and monographs. He currently serves as Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at a major university medical center. He also serves as Senior Advisor at the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

This expert is a board certified pain management physician who has been practicing for over 15 years. He is a member of the American Pain Society and the American Medical Association, and has over 50 journal articles published in the field. He is the Chief of Pain Medicine at a major university in California, and he is the author of pain management book, published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

This highly qualified and quadruple board certified Psychiatry expert received his medical education at the prestigious Duke University. he completed a Fellowship in Advanced Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) at Duke University Medical Center. He is Fellow of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He holds numerous memberships in professional organizations including The American College of Psychiatry and the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association. This expert has published 169 peer-reviewed journal articles and authored. He is frequently invited to lecture as a guest speaker both nationally and internationally.

This highly qualified expert has 22 years of experience in Child Protective Services, Mental Health, & Addiction. She earned a PhD from Rutgers University and has a broad array of expertise including Child Welfare, Behavioral Health, Diversity issues, Institutional, and Evaluation services. She is a professor at a PA University, the Executive Directorof a social services nonprofit organization that provides mental health and substance abuse evaluations as well as training, consultation, and therapy, and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. This expert is a member of several professional organizations including the National Association of Social Workers, Council on Social Work Education, Society for Social Work and Research, and National Network of Social Work Managers. In her former position as Investigator and Social Worker for the CT Department of Children and Families, this expert's focus was children in the foster care system. She trained city school districts on when to make a child abuse report and trained social worker trainees regarding child protective services and assessing risk and safety.

This expert began his professional career within the field of behavioral health in 1989 while working towards the obtainment of his undergraduate degree in Psychology. Since his graduation in 1991 he has worked in progressively responsible positions within mental/behavioral health, criminogenic, and substance abuse treatment modalities. This expert has served as the Program Director and Primary Therapist for a Long Term Trauma Recovery Program, as the Program Director for a co-authored program providing contracted services to PA DOC, as the Facility and AOD Director of a 185 bed Specialized Community Correctional Facility, and as the Center Director for outpatient centers which include medically assisted treatment service deliveries; to name a few. This expert has worked extensively as a behavioral therapist, from the front line to planning, designing, implementing and administering tailored programs. This expert has extensive experience maintaining full licensure, accreditation, credentialing and certification in various modalities, such as residential and outpatient venues under multiple regulatory bodies (ACA, CARF, DDAP). He has demonstrated a proficiency at managing both large and small staffs, and maintains teaching or practicing certifications in: Critical Incident Stress Management, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma Therapy. In addition to his full time work, this expert serves as an adjunct professor in the Sociology and Anthropology department of Wilkes University providing instruction to undergraduate students and as part of the Criminal Justice Advisory Board. Additionally, has operated a small private practice providing program development, grant drafting, consultation and evaluation, along with counseling since 1996. This expert received his Master of Health Administration and his BA in Forensic and Clinical Psychology from Wilkes University in 1995 & 1991; respectively. This expert resides in the back mountain area of NEPA, spends his free time involved in his children’s activities, including over a decade and a half of volunteer and leadership positions for the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of America, member of the Board of Trustees for his place of worship, coach and mentor for local Youth Soccer programs and as a devoted Husband and Father.