Medical Toxicology Expert Witnesses

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Medical toxicology expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including emergency medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine. Some of the most common medical toxicology expert witness specialties also include forensic toxicology, clinical pharmacology, poison control, substance abuse, and industrial hygiene. They can opine on the effects of drug interactions, chemical exposures, poisoning cases, medication errors, and substance misuse.

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Average Medical Toxicology Expert Witnesses Court Fees

$500/hr

Review Fee

$575/hr

Deposition Fee

$575/hr

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Review Fee $100/hr
Deposition Fee $200/hr
Court Fee $350/hr

This expert earned his BS in health and exercise science and his MS in toxicology from Colorado State University and his MS in health services administration with a concentration in biopharmaceutical regulatory compliance and his PharmD from the University of Wyoming. He is active in his field as a member of the National Community Pharmacists Association and the American Pharmacist Association. He formerly served as a pharmacy intern and the flu clinic supervisor for the student health pharmacy at the University of Wyoming. Currently, this expert is a medical content writer for a medical consulting firm.

Medical Content Writer, A medical consulting firm

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), University of Wyoming

Colorado

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Review Fee $300/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr
Court Fee $500/hr

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.

Professor Emeritus, A University in OH

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), University of Cincinnati

Chagrin Falls,

Ohio

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Review Fee $400/hr
Deposition Fee $600/hr
Court Fee $600/hr

This expert has over 30 years of experience working in the toxicology and health risk assessment field. He specializes in evaluating potential human health effects of chemical and microbial agent exposures. In particular, he has experience with evaluation of exposures to asbestos, benzene, carbon monoxide, silica, metals, pesticides, solvents, oil and gas fracking chemicals, other petroleum products, and toxic gases. Additionally, he is a Board-Certified Toxicologist as a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology and a Licensed Professional Engineer. Currently, this expert is a toxicologist at a privately owned toxicology and human health risk assessment firm.

Toxicology Consultant, A Private Toxicology and Human Health Risk Firm

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of North Carolina

Austin,

Texas

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Review Fee $300/hr
Deposition Fee $400/hr

This expert holds a doctorate degree in toxicology and has been a practicing toxicologist for over 40 years. Board certified by the American Board of Toxicology and a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, he had published over 35 scientific articles and is a former president of the Mid-Atlantic chapter of the Society of Toxicology. He spent over 30 years as a Director of Toxicology for two major pharmaceutical companies and currently serves as an independent toxicology consultant.

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Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Cincinnati

Blue Bell,

Pennsylvania

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Review Fee $200/hr
Deposition Fee $250/hr
Court Fee $250/hr

This expert holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Pathology, a Masters degree ion Environmental Health and Radiation Health Physics and a Bachelors degree in Biology. He worked for several years in academic research related to pulmonary injury and disease and pulmonary carcinogenesis. He also worked a the director of an environmental testing laboratory. In addition, this expert worked as an industrial Hygienist and as the Director of Safety at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. For the past 15 years he has been an independent consultant in Environmental Health, Safety and Toxicology. He advises attorneys and testifies in legal matters. This expert has written several publications and books on both scientific pulmonary research and on Healthcare Safety and Regulatory Compliance. he continues to write and lecture on topics related to healthcare safety, general safety and OSHA compliance.

Independent Toxicology Consultant, A MA safety consultancy

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Stoughton,

Massachusetts

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Review Fee $350/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr
Court Fee $500/hr

This highly qualified toxicologist earned his PhD in Toxicology at Oregon State University, as well as a BS at the University of Texas and MS in Applied Environmental Sciences at the University of North Texas. He has served on several expert panels with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Academies of Science and other scientific agencies and government organizations. He has a strong expertise in risk assessment and the toxicology of pesticides and metals. Formerly, this expert served as a Public health Toxicologist for Oregon State Public Health. Currently, he is a tenured Associate Professor and Director of an Environmental Health Center at a major research-based university where he focuses on human health concerns related to chemical exposure and approaches to risk assessment.

Associate Dean, An Agricultural Sciences in OR

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Oregon State University

Portland,

Oregon

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Review Fee $600/hr
Deposition Fee $700/hr

This highly qualified expert is a nationally renown authority in toxicology. He received his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Kansas Medical Center. He has served as Toxicology Program Director in the Department of Environmental Health at the University of Washington, then as Associate Chairman of the Department, as Associate Dean for Research in the School of Public Health, and Associate Vice Provost for Research. He is currently Dean and Vice Provost of the Graduate School at the University of Washington. This expert continues his academic appointment as Professor Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, and Public Health Genetics. He has served as the founding director of the Center for Ecogenetics & Environmental Health, an NIEHS Core Center of Excellence. Nationally, he has served on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of the American Board of Toxicology, and as President of the Society of Toxicology. He has also served on the Board of Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Academy of Sciences /National Resource Council, as a member of the Board of Directors and Vice-President of the Toxicology Education Foundation, and on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. He is an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. This expert was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He has published over 150 scientific articles and book chapters in the field of toxicology and risk assessment. He is the sole author of a widely used Law Review article titled on scientific judgment and toxic torts.

Dean and Vice Provost, A Major University

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Kansas Medical Center

Seattle,

Washington

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Review Fee $500/hr
Deposition Fee $650/hr
Court Fee $700/hr

This highly qualified and board certified toxicologist earned her BA at Ohio Wesleyan University and medical degree at The Ohio State University School of Medicine. She completed residency training at Indiana University School of Medicine and fellowship training in toxicology at the Indian University School of Medicine. She is a member of several professional organizations including the American College of Medical Toxicology and American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. Currently she is the Associate Medical Director at the a state poison control center and and attending physician at a university affiliated hospital.

Associate Medical Director, A Poison Control Center in IN

Doctor of Medicine (MD), The Ohio State University

Indianapolis,

Indiana

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This highly qualified Professor of Pharmacology received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and went on to receive a doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of Michigan. He is board certified in Clinical Pharmacology and Nutrition. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and the American College of Nutrition. he has won many awards throughout his career including the American Society of Pharmacy Law honor for legal writing. He has published over 300 journal articles and book chapters and currently serves as a reviewingeditor of the American Journal of Therapeutics. He is frequently invited to lecture as a guest speaker both nationally and internationally. This expert is a former assistant director of pharmacy at Cook County Hospital, and is currently an associate professor of pharmacology at a major medical college.

Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Major Medical College

Master of Science (MS), Rush University

Illinois

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Review Fee $300/hr
Deposition Fee $300/hr

This highly qualified and board certified toxicologist has 30+ years experience. He is currently the Director of a major poison control center and an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor at a major university. This expert is a fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and is a member of several professional organizations including the American Board of Applied Toxicology and American Association of Poison Control centers. He is widely published in his field. He has authored 170+ articles in peer reviewed journals and is a frequently invited guest speaker at major conferences. This expert has received several awards through his career including the Outstanding Service Award by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. He earned his BA and BS in Nursing at Rutgers University and his MS from Columbia Pacific University.

Director, A State Poison Control Center

Master of Science (MS), Columbia Pacific University - School of Health Sciences

Lanesville,

Indiana

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Review Fee $750/hr
Deposition Fee $750/hr

This expert is board certified in Medical Toxicology, Addiction Medicine, and Preventive Medicine. He has over 15 years of experience in academia, conducting research, teaching, and publishing peer-reviewed articles in occupational and environmental toxicology. His clinical practice is specialized in addiction medicine, and he provides patient care in Oregon. This expert has provided consulting and expert witness services for over 15 years, in a diverse range of toxicology-related matters. Areas of specific expertise include addiction medicine, postmortem toxicology, overdose and adverse effects from drugs of abuse (alcohol, opioids, opiates, stimulants, benzodiazepines), and health effects from human exposure to mold, mycotoxins, pesticides, metals, irritant gases and carbon monoxide.

Independent Consultant, A Medical Toxicology Consultancy

Master of Public Health (MPH), Oregon Health & Science University

Portland,

Oregon

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Review Fee $500/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr
Court Fee $500/hr

This highly qualified expert earned his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of California Riverside and his PhD in Comparative Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of California San Francisco. A member of numerous pharmaceutical societies, he is extremely well published, having authored 120+ peer-reviewed papers and 10 books. He previously served as an Assistant Professor of pharmacology at Washington State University and the University of Southern California. This expert currently serves as an Associate Professor at a top university medical center in southern California.

Professor Emeritus, A University in CA

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of California, San Francisco

Orinda,

California

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Review Fee $750/hr
Deposition Fee $750/hr
Court Fee $750/hr

This highly qualified expert has been conducting academic studies in toxicology for 30+ years. He completed his postdoctoral and fellowship training at Rochester University. He is a fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of the Sciences and a member of numerous professional associations, including the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, where he serves in the board of directors. He is also the past president of the International Neurotoxicology Association. He has authored approximately 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts and chapters in the area of neurotoxicology and serves on the editorial board of several journals. He is the former director of clinical pharmacology and toxicology at Vanderbilt and the former director of the NIEHS Molecular Toxicology Center. Currently, he is a professor and chair of molecular pharmacology at a major university in New York.

Professor, A Prestigious University in NY

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Rochester

Bronx,

New York

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Review Fee $150/hr
Deposition Fee $200/hr
Court Fee $750/hr

This highly qualified expert has years of experience in using animal models to study diabetes. He received his PhD degree from Ohio State University and completed his fellowship training in physiology and biophysics at the University of Illinois. He has published 98+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for 26+ renowned medical journals. He has been listed in "Who's Who in America" for science and engineering and lectures nationwide. Currently, he is a professor of pharmaceutical science and research and the director of pharmacology and toxicology at a major university. He is also the director of the Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems and the associate director of the Cell Differentiation and Development Center at the same institution. Additionally, he is the biological sciences laboratory supervisor at another major university.

Laboratory Supervisor, Major University

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio State University

Huntington,

West Virginia

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Review Fee $500/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr

This expert has experience with toxic environmental contamination, industrial chemical exposures and occupational health. this expert is a physician (The Ohio State University), board certified in Occupational Medicine (American Board of Preventive Medicine), who holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Toxicology (University of Cincinnati, Kettering Laboratory). He has served on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati and the New York University Medical Center and joined the faculty of the University of Texas School of Public Health in 1992 in its Environmental Sciences Discipline and Occupational and Environmental Health and Aerospace Medicine Module. He is Associate Professor of Occupational Health, directs the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program and is a member of the research team for an education and research center. He is a graduate of the Health Educators Fellowship and serves as a member of the Center for Interprofessional Collaboration, Steering Committee. He maintains a clinical practice of occupational medicine and medical toxicology and is a frequent consultant to governments, corporations and the legal community on matters related to industrial chemical exposure, toxicology and environmental justice. His research interests include: environmental and occupational chemical exposures, inhalation injuries, the relationship between metal exposures and cancer, and professional training and learning. As a teacher, he specializes in reducing complex subjects to familiar and recognizable concepts that are accessible to a broadly diverse audience.

Director of Occupational Medicine Residency, A Prominent TX Medical School

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati,

Texas

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Review Fee $500/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr
Court Fee $500/hr

This recognized expert in medical toxicology earned his medical doctorate in New York state, thereafter completing a residency in internal medicine at the University of California - Davis. He is board certified in both medical toxicology and emergency medicine and has been widely published in his field. He currently divides his time between serving as a full professor of toxicology at one of the West Coast's best schools of medicine and as the medical director of a regional poison control system.

Medical Director, A Poison Control System in OR

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Albany Medical College

Portland,

Oregon

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Review Fee $400/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr
Court Fee $500/hr

This expert completed his PhD in Neuropharmacology in the UK and completed postgraduate work at the Tennessee University Center for the Health Sciences. He is board certified in Pain Management, Psychopharmacology, Substance Abuse and Disability Analysts. He is currently an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at a university in the southern US.

Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University in Tennessee

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (UK)

Unicoi,

Tennessee

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Review Fee $500/hr
Deposition Fee $750/hr

This actively practicing, board certified toxicology specialist has assumed clinical positions in the field of toxicology and has published hundreds of articles and book chapters on the topic. Furthermore, he has also given nationally invited lectures on drug toxicity and is currently a faculty member at a major toxicology private practice.

Physician, An Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Toxicology Private Practice in CA

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem

Los Angeles,

California

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Review Fee $300/hr
Deposition Fee $300/hr
Court Fee $300/hr

This expert is a forensic pathologist with a PhD in chemistry with over 30 years experience. His interests include forensic pathology, toxicology, medical causation, DUI, DUID, industrial accidents, chemical injury, air,auto and marine accidents. He has testified / been deposed over 100 times.

Forensic Pathologist, A pathology laboratory

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Des Moines University

Springville,

California

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Review Fee $450/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr
Court Fee $500/hr

This expert has been practicing toxicology for over 40 years. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Chemistry as well as a Ph.D. in Toxicology, and an honorary doctoral degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki. She serves on the World Anti-Doping Agency's Prohibited List Committee, the National Commission on Forensic Sciences, the Organization of Scientific Area Committee on Toxicology, Transportation Research Board Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs, and the National Safety Council's Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment Division Executive Board. She was a President of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists, she is also a former President of the Society of Forensic Toxicologist and past Chair of the Toxicology Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. She has published over 445 peer-reviewed articles and has presented more than 500 abstracts at national and international meetings, and she sits on the Editorial Board of multiple toxicological and chemical journals. She recently retired as Chief of Chemistry and Drug Metabolism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health. She serves as an Adjunct Professor at a major medical university. She consults with the US Department of Transportation, NMS Labs, and other diagnostic companies around the world. The journal Clinical Chemistry identified her as an inspiring mind.

President, A private toxicology consultancy in MD

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Maryland

Severna Park,

Maryland

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FAQs for Medical Toxicology Expert Witnesses

What is a medical toxicology expert witness?

A medical toxicology expert witness is a professional who provides testimony and insight on cases involving poisoning, drug reactions, substance abuse, chemical exposures, and more.

In what types of cases can a medical toxicology expert witness be beneficial?

These experts are crucial in cases involving drug overdoses, environmental toxin exposure, workplace chemical hazards, medication errors, and other related incidents.

What subspecialties exist within the field of medical toxicology that an expert witness might focus on?

Subspecialties include clinical toxicology, forensic toxicology, occupational toxicology, pediatric toxicology, and environmental toxicology.

How can a medical toxicology expert witness assist in a case involving alleged drug misuse or overdose?

They can provide insights into the effects of specific drugs, interpret toxicology reports, explain how substances interact with the body, and assess if proper care was given.

Why is it important to have a medical toxicologist as an expert witness in cases involving environmental toxins?

Medical toxicologists understand how different toxins affect human health. They can evaluate exposure levels, potential health impacts, and whether safety protocols were followed.

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Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.

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