Drug Abuse Expert Witnesses

Drug abuse 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 drug abuse. The drug abuse expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Emergency Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, and Toxicology.

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John R Puls, LCSW, MCAP

Addiction Treatment Center and Suicide Expert

Puls Forensics

Substance Abuse, Mental Health - Addiction treatment center, Substance abuse, Addiction, Suicide, Family law, ASAM criteria, Alcoholism, PTSD, DUI, Marchman act, Medical malpractice, Baker act, Wrongful death, Suicide prevention, Dram shop, Sexual assault in addiction and mental health facilities
John Puls is a licensed psychotherapist, Master's Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP), clinical social worker, and qualified expert witness based in Florida. He brings over a decade of direct clinical, administrative, and support staff experience across all levels of care in substance abuse and mental health treatment. This includes detoxification units, residential inpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs, outpatient services, crisis stabilization units, and Baker Act receiving facilities. Mr. Puls is recognized for his deep understanding of clinical best practices and standards of care in both mental health and addiction treatment settings. He has designed and implemented evidence-based programming for treatment centers, with a focus on aligning services with state and national standards, including the ASAM Criteria (American Society of Addiction Medicine) for determining appropriate levels of care in addiction treatment. He has been retained as an expert witnes...
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Damon M DellAglio, MD, FACEP

Boarded in Toxicology & Emergency Medicine

Dell'Aglio Medical Consulting, PC

Phoenix, Arizona
Emergency Medicine, Toxicology - Pharmacology, family law, product liability, sepsis, trauma, overdose, poisoning, antidotes, personal injury, resuscitation, drug abuse, drug withdrawal, alcohol impairment, drug testing, medical director, dram shop, post-mortem, healthcare administration, personal injury, drug impairment
I am a clinically practicing medical doctor who is board certified in both emergency medicine and medical toxicology. I have been an expert witness for several years, with deposition and trial testimony experience, serving both as an emergency medicine and medical toxicology expert. My toxicology and emergency medicine expertise has been of service to clients within multiple areas of law, including medical malpractice, product liability (medication delivery systems, etc.), dram shop, personal injury, traffic incidents with drug/ alcohol impairment questions, criminal law (review of substance use/ toxicology testing), family law (custody cases whereby parties require toxicology expert review of urine drug tests, etc.), civil tort (questions of drug/ alcohol use being integral to the case), and wrongful death (individual who died in legal custody and drug use/ exposure is in question) to name a few. In many of the medical malpractice cases, my combination of dual specialty knowled...
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Lauren Donnelly, D.O.

Emergency Medicine Physician

Encinitas, California
Emergency Medicine - Sepsis, Stroke, Heart Attack, Abdominal Pain, Cellulitis, Fracture, Emergency Stabilization, Cardiac Arrest & CPR, Pneumonia, Necrotizing Infections, Pulmonary Embolism, Head Injury, Resident Supervision, Vascular Emergencies, UTI, Meningitis, Back Pain, Drug Abuse, Overdose, Airway management
Dr. Lauren Donnelly is an actively practicing, board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with more than 14 years of experience in both community and academic settings. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency training at Hahnemann Hospital / Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Donnelly currently serves as the Assistant Program Director and Clerkship Director for the Emergency Medicine residency at Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium (MEC), a large community-based academic program training 36 emergency medicine residents. In these leadership roles, she is extensively involved in physician education, clinical supervision, competency assessment, and professional standards, providing her with deep expertise in emergency department operations, resident supervision, and standard-of-care expectations. She has been an active member of her hospital’s Ethics Committee for over five years, contributing to ins...
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Shaun D Carstairs, MD DFACMT FACEP

Experienced emergency physician and toxicologist

San Diego, California
Emergency Medicine, Toxicology - toxicology, poisoning, overdose, drug abuse, drug withdrawal, alcohol, urine drug screen, marijuana, fentanyl, opioids, addiction, methamphetamine, medication errors, heart attack, stroke, trauma, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, snake bites, sepsis
- Triple board-certified in emergency medicine, medical toxicology, and addiction medicine, actively practicing in all 3 specialties - Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology (DFACMT) and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP) - Bachelor of Science (BS) with honor from the California Institute Of Technology - Medical degree (MD) from the Uniformed Services University, the nation’s military medical school - Retired US Navy Captain with over 25 years of active duty service - Prior chief medical officer for the US Marine Corps’ 1st Marine Division - Prior residency program director and core faculty for a large emergency medicine residency program - Professor of Military & Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University - More than 50 peer-reviewed publications, textbook chapters, and national/international presentations in the fields of medical toxicology and emergency medicine - Lecturer for the American College of Medical Tox...
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Jonathan D de Olano, MD, MAT

Medical Toxicologist & Emerg Med

Atlanta, Georgia
Emergency Medical Toxicology, Toxicology - Intoxication, Drug reaction, Adverse drug event, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Mold, DUI, Emergency medicine, EKG reading, Sepsis, Cardiac arrest, Opioids heroin fentanyl, Environmental toxins, Chemical exposure, Hyperthermia, Medication error, Pharmacology, Drug testing interpretation
Dr. Jonathan de Olano, MD, MAT, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and medical toxicology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. His current clinical roles include serving as an emergency medicine attending physician at Grady Hospital and the VA Hospital in Atlanta, as well as a medical toxicologist at the Georgia Poison Center. He is dual board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) in both emergency medicine and medical toxicology. With extensive clinical experience, academic contributions, and dual board certifications, he is well-positioned to provide expert consultation and testimony in legal cases requiring specialized medical knowledge. Dr. de Olano obtained his Bachelor of Arts at Georgetown University, followed by a Master of Arts in Teaching at American University in Washington, DC. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Emory University School of Medicine and subsequently completed his residency in emergency medici...
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Heath Jolliff, DO

Medical Toxicology and Forensics Expert

Mid-Ohio Toxicology Services, LLC

Columbus, Ohio
Toxicology, Emergency Medical Toxicology - Forensic toxicology, Drug Abuse, Overdose, Impairment, Marijuana, Alcohol, Drug testing, DUI, Risk assessment, Cannabis, Opioids
Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. Fellowship trained at the University of Colorado/Rocky Mountian Poison and Drug Center. Over 3 decades of clinical experience. Expert forensics work for over 2 decades Active Medical License in Colorado and Ohio Fellow, American College of Medical Toxicology Previous, Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program Director
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Carla J. Kinslow, Ph.D.

Toxicology and Food Safety Expert

Rimkus

Portland, Oregon
Toxicology - Alcohol Drug & DUI Testing, Chemicals, Food Safety, Hazardous Materials, Industrial Hygiene & Mold, Wrongful Death, Biology, Pesticides, Veterinary, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Biotechnology, Aerosols, Agricultural, Addiction Medicine, Allergy & Immunology, Mass Torts, Personal Injury, Medical Toxicology, DNA
Dr. Carla Kinslow holds a doctorate in Biomedical Sciences, Cell Biology/Molecular Toxicology with over 35 years of biomedical, regulatory, and environmental experience. She has expertise in inhalation and oral toxicology; derivation of regulatory screening values for oral and inhalation exposure, toxicogenomics; toxicological risk assessment and communication of such risk to diverse stakeholders; human health impacts analysis from emission events; air, soil, and water monitoring data; modeling data related to ambient air and drinking water quality; water contamination from oil and gas operations; and stakeholder communication. She specializes in risk-based evaluation of air, soil, and groundwater toxicology under the USEPA, as well as state and federal guidelines. She has served as manager for various regulatory projects where she helped design and implement air monitoring networks, groundwater monitoring projects, and remediation scopes, with subsequent assessment and commun...