Controlled Substances Expert Witnesses
Controlled substances expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on controlled substances. The controlled substances expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Addiction Medicine, Correctional Healthcare, Family Medicine, Forensic Science, Pharmaceutical Regulation, Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical, and Toxicology.
Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH
Addiction and correctional medicine expertise
Tavares, Florida
Addiction Medicine, Correctional Healthcare
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Carceral medicine, Controlled substances, Deliberate indifference, Detoxification, Drug testing and toxicology, Drug withdrawal, Fentanyl, Intoxication, Jail and prison medicine, Medical marijuana and cannabis, Methadone, Opioid use disorder, Overdose, Substance use and abuse, Utilization managment
Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH brings over 12 years of experience as a physician, including both direct patient care and administrative work focused on treating the incarcerated population and patients with addictions. She is board certified in Addiction Medicine and in Preventive Medicine & Public Health, both through the American Board of Preventive Medicine. She holds 35 state medical licenses.
With over 10 years in correctional medicine, she has served as a corporate-level medical director for two leading providers of correctional healthcare services, offering comprehensive care within prison and jail settings. Beyond correctional settings, she has provided addiction medicine services in various community treatment settings, including SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment programs (OTPs, aka “methadone clinics”), office-based opioid treatment centers, intensive outpatient treatment programs, and via telemedicine.
Dr. Stacy is experienced in prescribing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) ...
Paul A. Arpino, PharmD
Newton, Massachusetts
Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Regulation
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Hospital, Outpatient Retail Pharmacy Practice, Standards of Pharmacy Practice, Medication Errors, Medication Safety, Adverse Drug Reactions, Drug Interactions, Standard of Care, Anticoagulation, Controlled Substances, Pharmacy Standards, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Pharmacy regulations
Extensive knowledge in pharmacy practice, regulatory compliance, medication management and standards of pharmacy practice across a variety of patient care settings. Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS). Available as a consultant for both plaintiff and defense cases.
Scott L. Hambleton, MD, DFASAM
Hambleton Consultancy PLLC
Ridgeland, Mississippi
Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine
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Improper Prescribing & Overdose Death, Buprenorphine & Methadone Treatment, Drug/Toxicology Testing, Residential and Outpatient Addiction Treatment Services, Physician Impairment & Fitness for Duty, Medical Board Licensure, Controlled Substances, Process Addictions
Thought leader on physician impairment, improper prescribing, opioid addiction and overdose death. Medical Director, Molina Healthcare, Mississippi Health Plan. Past Medical Director of the Mississippi Physician Health Program. President Federation of State Physician Health Programs. Vice Chair for Mississippi State Medical Association Board of Trustees. Former Acting Executive Director of the Mississippi State Medical Association. Appointed by Governor of Mississippi to the Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Abuse. Past President of the Mississippi Society of Addiction Medicine and Distinguished Fellow in the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Fellowship Trained in Addiction Medicine. Double Board Certified (Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine). Ten-plus years expert witness experience including depositions, trials and hearings before regulatory bodies. Extensive public speaking experience. Certified Medical Review Officer for Drug/Alcohol Testing (AAMRO).
Areas of expertis...
Bethany Pridgen, MFS
Alcohol and Drug Chemistry Expert
The DEVAUS Group, LLC
Wilmington, North Carolina
Forensic Science, Toxicology
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Controlled substances, DWI, DUI, retrograde extrapolation, driving while impaired, alcohol, drunk driving, cannabis, THC, marijuana, CBD, hemp, quality assurance, ISO 17025, laboratory management, laboratory accreditation, dram shop, back extrapolation, SFST, DRE
Bethany has worked in the forensic science industry since 2005. She provides expert witness testimony and consultation for criminal and civil matters involving, but not limited to, DUI, seized drugs, cannabis, forensic testing practices, laboratory management, quality assurance standards, and reliability of testing methods.
Early in her career, she had the opportunity to open a new regional forensic science laboratory in southeastern NC. She began an 11 year journey and gained a career’s worth of experience as a laboratory director, quality assurance manager, laboratory scientist, grant writer and manager. She has written and reviewed hundreds of administrative and technical policies, procedures, and training programs, and has analyzed and provided final review of thousands of biological and seized drug samples.
She is a lead and technical assessor for ISO 17025:2017 and performs assessments in the areas of quality management, toxicology, and seized drugs testing for ANAB and A...
Dominic Saladino, PharmD, MS, CPPS, CPHQ
Pharmacy and Medication Safety and expert
Medication Safety Consulting Solutions LLC
Springfield, Oregon
Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical
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Medication Safety, Controlled Substance Diversion, Drugs of Abuse, Pharmacist, Pharmacology, Pharmacy Compounding, Medication Management, Pharmacy Safety, Medication Use Process, DEA, Controlled Substances, Pharmacy Litigation, Pharmacist, Medication Errors
My name is Dominic Saladino, and I am the owner of Medication Safety Consulting Solutions LLC. I have 30 years of cumulative pharmacy experience in various facets of pharmacy practice. I have extensive experience in community, hospital, clinical, chemotherapy, and specialty infusion pharmacy. I have dedicated 10 years exclusively to medication safety practice in hospital pharmacies. I graduated from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy with a Master of Science degree in Pharmacy Outcomes and Policy with specialization in the Medication Safety and Quality Systems track of which I also earned a Graduate Certificate. I will also be earning a Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Regulatory from the University of Florida in the Summer term of 2025. I have additional relevant education with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Doctor of Pharmacy Practice degree from Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, a Certified Professional in Patient S...