Clinical Pharmacist Expert Witnesses

Watertown, Connecticut

Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical - Clinical Pharmacist, Toxicology, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Overdose, Opioid Overdose, Adverse Drug Events, Anticoagulation, Medication Error, Pharmacist Medical Malpractice, Drug Interaction, Pharmacokinetics, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Oncology, Intensive Care Unit, Alcohol

Dr. Perugini is a pharmacist with 14 years of experience. He initially started his career in retail pharmacy and eventually moved to the hospital setting as a clinical pharmacist. He is an adjust assistant professor at several pharmacy schools in his state. He has worked his way up to the position of Pharmacy Supervisor/Clinical Coordinator at his practice site. He is a member of several system-wide committees to help establish new protocols or therapies and to investigate medication error events and ways to reduce future errors. His knowledge is extensive, encompassing a wide range of areas, including infectious disease, emergency medicine, critical care, anticoagulation, neurology, oncology, cardiology, extravasation and more. As mentioned before, he serves as the clinical coordinator at his hospital, ensuring that any new clinical initiatives are properly executed at his practice site. This includes providing education and participating in committees to discuss ways to improve pa...

Chicago, Illinois

Pharmacist, Critical Care Medicine - Critical care pharmacy, Emergency medicine pharmacy, PGY1 residency, Clinical pharmacist, Pharmacotherapy, Board certified pharmacist, Emergency department, Pharmacy protocol development, Opioid use disorder, Stroke care, Hospital pharmacy, Sepsis protocols, Pediatric pharmacy, ICU pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Jhanvi Shah, BCPS, BCCCP is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist and board-certified critical care pharmacist with over eight years of clinical experience in hospital, ICU, and emergency medicine settings. She currently serves as a Critical Care Pharmacist at Northwestern Palos Hospital and previously held leadership roles, including PGY-1 Residency Program Director at Loyola Medicine- --MacNeal Hospital. Her areas of expertise span pharmacy malpractice, medication error, drug overdose, adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions, failure to monitor, improper dosing, contraindicated medication use, and delayed administration of critical medications. Dr. Shah regularly provides expert reviews for cases involving opioid prescribing and management, anticoagulant errors (including heparin and warfarin mismanagement), insulin overdoses, failure to adjust medication for renal or hepatic impairment, and breaches in the pharmacy standard of care. She has extensive experience...

Houston, Texas

Pharmacist, Toxicology - Pharmacy, Retail, Clinical Pharmacist, Prior Authorization, Pharmacology, Overdose, Immunization, Vaccines, Medication Therapy Management, Medication Error, Dispensing Error, Standard of Care, Drug-Drug Interactions, Adverse Drug Events, Prescribing Error, Administration Error, High Risk Medications, Geriatrics/Peds Pharmacotherapy

I am a licensed Pharmacist (PharmD, RPh) with extensive experience across retail pharmacy operations, clinical review, and medication utilization management. I have experience in prior authorization and clinical review role, where I have evaluated medical necessity, guideline adherence, and regulatory compliance for a broad range of therapeutic classes. My professional background includes years of hands-on experience as a Staff Pharmacist and Pharmacist-in-Charge, overseeing prescription verification, medication safety, controlled substance management, immunization services, staff supervision, workflow optimization, and compliance with state and federal pharmacy regulations. This role required direct accountability for patient safety and documentation accuracy. I hold active pharmacist licensure and maintain certifications in immunization delivery, basic life support (BLS), and medication therapy management principles. My training includes clinical documentation review, prior auth...