Toxicology Expert Specializing in Adverse Human Health Effects of Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals

Expertise

• Toxicologist with forensic board certifications in medicine and forensic examinations.
• Toxic exposure investigations, including analytical protocol, referral of autopsy material for analyses, environmental and occupational health risk assessments and site assessment and causation determination.
• Toxic tort defense or plaintiff evaluations, reports, affidavits and expert testimony.
• Chemical causation assessments with written reports based upon scientific, peer-reviewed methodology.
• Criminal matters - forensic toxicological assessment and toxicological cause of death.
• Industrial health and safety assessments.
• Environmental exposure assessment and testing.
• Petroleum product toxicity - considerable experience as an expert in the Gulf Oil BP evaluations.
• Over 24 years of laboratory experience.

Expert Witness Experience

• Expert testimony, reports and affidavits of merit.
• Plaintiff vs. Defense experience approximately 65:35.
• Approximately 27 years of depositions, hearings, mediations and trial experience.

Experience

Undisclosed Companies

Chief Toxicologist, 1990 - Present

• Impartial toxicological evaluations involving chemical exposures, alcohol ingestion, intentional poisons, carcinogens, pharmaceuticals, pyrolysis products, heavy metals, organic chemicals, petroleum product toxicity and drugs of abuse.
• Analytical protocol, referral of autopsy material, environmental and occupational health risk assessments.
• Site assessment and causation determination.

Laboratory Director, 1993 - Present

• Established a clinical and environmental toxicology laboratory licensed under the NYS DOH and NYS ELAP agencies.

Department of Medicine, 1988 - Present

• Assistant Professor

Onondaga Co. Health Department, Syracuse, NY, Chief Toxicologist, 1988 - 1993

• Responsible for municipal and civil risk assessment, evaluation of environmental exposures and design and execution of environmental monitoring studies.
• Advise and communicate with the Office of the Environment/County Executive and legislative subcommittees with respect to public health and environmental health issues.
• Provided specialized analyses to the medical examiner's office upon request.

Honors & Publications

Credentials

• New York Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program license and New York State Department of Health.
• National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
• New Jersey DEPE Laboratory Director, license
• South Carolina, Department of Health, license
• Asbestos Inspector, EPA Certification
• OSHA 29, CFR1910
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Medicine
• Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Examiners
• Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Society Associate Member
• American College of Forensic Examiners
• National Myositis Association Medical Advisory Board Member
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• Society of Automotive Engineering Member
• The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists Member

Additional Activities

• State Department of Toxicology, Indianapolis, IN
• Strong Memorial Hospital, NIH Clinical Research Center, Rochester, NY
• Highland Hospital, Special Determinations Laboratory, Rochester, NY

Awards

• Sigma Xi Research Competition, Fifth place
• Sigma Pi Alpha Scholastic Honor Society

Publications and Patents

• Author and Co-Author of many publications, abstracts, treaties and peer reviewed journals.

Education

• Ph.D. Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
• M.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Geneseo, NY
• B.S. Biology, State University of New York at Geneseo, NY