Drug Withdrawal Expert Witnesses

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...

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...

Roseville, California

Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine - Opioids, opiate, methamphetamine, overdose, alcohol, hallucinogens, cocaine, cannabis, club, drugs, illicit, drug rehabilitation, utilization management, drug policy, alcohol and drug treatment, drug intoxication, drug withdrawal, detoxification, drug testing appropriateness, pain

Dr. San Bartolome is board certified in addiction medicine and family medicine. He has extensive experience as a medical director at all levels of care in addiction treatment including detoxification. As a medical director, Dr. San Bartolome has been involved in policy making, setting protocols, utilization management and direct patient care in addiction medicine. Due to the nature of addiction, Dr. San Bartolome is experienced in pain management, mental health and use of psychotropic medications, and in other co-morbidities involving addiction. Dr. San Bartolome is a national expert, serving on committees for the American Society of Addiction Medicine and on the board of the California Society of Addiction Medicine. His experience in addiction medicine spans settings like hospitals, psychiatric units, emergency departments, outpatient clinics and as an administrative medical director of substance use disorders for a large health plan. In all of these settings and at various medical...