Alcohol Use Disorder Expert Witnesses

Atlanta, Georgia

Pain Management - Medicine, Addiction Medicine - opioids, opioid prescribing, overdose, addiction, suboxone, MAT, alcohol, alcohol use disorder, anesthesiology, pain medicine, chronic pain, interventional pain, spinal injections, spinal cord stimulation

Dr. Potru is an associate professor of anesthesiology at a major academic institution in the Southeast and is triple-board-certified in anesthesiology, interventional pain medicine, and addiction medicine; he is one of less than 25 clinicians across the country with this combination of certifications and has unique expertise as a result. Dr. Potru is a nationally recognized and well-published expert in the treatment of chronic pain and addiction as well as the treatment of the substance use disorder patient in the perioperative period; he sits on and is an active contributor to numerous national anesthesia/pain committees and working groups. Dr. Potru has given invited at multiple national and international conferences, including that of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the International Anesthesia Research Society, as well as multiple invited grand rounds presentati...

Brookline, Massachusetts

Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, Outpatient / Ambulatory Medicine, Transitions of Care, Diagnosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes, Geriatrics, Alcohol Use Disorder, Geriatrics

Dr. Balaban is Harvard-trained and board-certified in Internal Medicine. He has practiced outpatient Internal Medicine for more than 25 years, and previously concurrently practiced Hospital Medicine for 10 years. Dr. Balaban has extensive administrative experience as a Medical Director in a range of venues, including Primary Care, and programs in Care Transitions, High Risk Patients, and a Cancer-Screening program in which he has developed expertise in the screening of colon, lung, prostate, breast and cervical cancers. Dr. Balaban is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has provided expert consultation for plaintiff and defense attorneys.

Cornwall, New York

Addiction Medicine, Internal Medicine - Alcohol use disorder, Chronic Pain/Opiate and other drug/substance use disorders, Depression, Anxiety disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

I am a physician with 30 years experience, Board Certified in Internal Medicine, with a specialty in Addiction Medicine, in which I am also Board Certified, and licensed to practice in the State of New York. My B.A. was obtained at Barnard College and my M.D. degree from SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, New York. I am extremely thorough, responsible, reliable, professional and conscientious, a combination not always easy to find. I have a serious work ethic and will help you using the highest standards of my profession. Since I am semi-retired, I can dedicate the considerable time necessary to concentrate on the particular aspects and subtleties of your case. I am proficient in Italian.