Methadone Expert Witnesses

Washington, District Of Columbia

Addiction Psychiatry, Psychiatry - tobacco harm reduction, malpractice, pain treatment, opioids, OxyContin, social media addiction, vaping, stimulant addiction, methadone, cigarettes

I am a psychiatrist currently working as the medical director (part time) of a methadone clinic in Washington DC. I am also a lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry where I was a resident and assistant professor. I am very knowledgeable about addiction to opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and nicotine. I have studied the Purdue litigation (the clinical aspects) in depth for a book I wrote and is due for publication in early 2027. I am now writing about addiction to social media and what that means. I have educated judges, been involved in malpractice cases where physicians have been charged with negligent prescribing of opioid analgesia. I have testified for the defense in tobacco litigation for Philip Morris (Altria), where the company prevailed. The majority of my cases went on to settle; once aftera deposition. I also write for general audiences. Here is a list of my essays and articles dating back to the 1990s: sallysatelmd.com I loved teaching judges (a...

Washington, District Of Columbia

Pain Management - Medicine, Independent Medical Examinations - Chronic Pain, Epidural Injection, Meningitis, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Neuromodulation, Nerve Pain, Opioid - Abuse, Addiction, Overdose, Prescribing, Methadone, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Causalgia, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Post-laminectomy, Failed Back, Workers Compensation

Alexander Kiefer, MD, D.ABA is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified, actively-practicing physician specializing in Interventional Chronic Pain Medicine. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and is the Director of the Chronic Pain Rotation for Georgetown University's Anesthesiology Residency Program. He is a clinician with extensive experience caring for patients suffering from all chronic pain diagnoses. He maintains busy practices in Washington, DC and Maryland. He attended medical school at Weill Cornell Medical College and completed his residency training in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care at Georgetown University. He completed fellowship training in Chronic Pain Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kiefer is an active member of the medical staff of Georgetown University Hospital. He has a special interest in research, medical edu...

Tavares, Florida

Addiction Medicine, Correctional Healthcare - Substance use, Cocaine, Buprenorphine, Detox, Suboxone, Withdrawal, Fentanyl, Intoxication, Overdose, Cannabis, Methadone, Opioid, Addiction, Drug rehab, Toxicology, Methamphetamine, NCCHC, In-custody death, Jail, Prison

Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH brings 15 years of experience as a physician, including both direct patient care and administrative oversight 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 is licensed to practice medicine in 41 US states. With 12 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, residential treatment facilities, inpatient detox centers, intensive outpatient treatment programs, and via telemedicine. Dr. S...

Nevada

Emergency Medical Toxicology, Addiction Medicine - carceral medicine, correctional medicine, emergency medicine, opioid use disorder, overdose, intoxication, detoxification, withdrawal, substance use disorder, drug of abuse, fentanyl, alcohol, jail and prison medicine, marijuana, cannabis, hyperactive/excited delirium, buprenorphine, methadone, drug-facilitated sexual assault

Dr. Caitlin Bonney, MD, FACEP, brings over 11 years of experience as a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Medical Toxicologist, and Addiction Medicine specialist with extensive experience providing and leading substance use disorder care in carceral settings. She currently serves as the Medical Director of Addiction Medicine for a large metropolitan detention center, where she oversees a comprehensive jail-based addiction treatment program serving hundreds of incarcerated individuals. Dr. Bonney’s work in correctional health focuses on the clinical, operational, and regulatory aspects of delivering evidence-based addiction care in jails and prisons. Her experience includes program development and scale-up, including development of an opioid treatment program (OTP or “methadone clinic”); intake screening and withdrawal management protocols; implementation and oversight of medications for opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine and methadone; coordination with custo...

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Emergency Medical Toxicology, Addiction Medicine - carceral medicine, correctional medicine, emergency medicine, opioid use disorder, overdose, intoxication, detoxification, withdrawal, substance use disorder, drug of abuse, fentanyl, alcohol, jail and prison medicine, marijuana, cannabis, hyperactive/excited delirium, buprenorphine, methadone, drug-facilitated sexual assault

Dr. Caitlin Bonney, MD, FACEP, brings over 11 years of experience as a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Medical Toxicologist, and Addiction Medicine specialist with extensive experience providing and leading substance use disorder care in carceral settings. She currently serves as the Medical Director of Addiction Medicine for a large metropolitan detention center, where she oversees a comprehensive jail-based addiction treatment program serving hundreds of incarcerated individuals. Dr. Bonney’s work in correctional health focuses on the clinical, operational, and regulatory aspects of delivering evidence-based addiction care in jails and prisons. Her experience includes program development and scale-up, including development of an opioid treatment program (OTP or “methadone clinic”); intake screening and withdrawal management protocols; implementation and oversight of medications for opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine and methadone; coordination with custo...

Victor, New York

Pain Management - Medicine - Opioids, Buprenorphine, Interventional, Nerve blocks, Palliative care, Opioid, Morphine, CRPS, Epidural injections, Spinal hematoma, Narcotic, Methadone, Spinal cord stimulation, Overdose, hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Intrathecal drug delivery, RSD, Nerve injury

Primary area of expertise: Pain Medicine Expert consulting experience: • Authored over 50 expert case reports • Participated in over 25 depositions • Testimony experience in civil trials and professional hearings • Provides litigation support and expert testimony in plaintiff and defense cases Professional experience: • Over 25 years of experience in Pain Medicine • Triple Board Certified • Practice Director of University Multi-Disciplinary Pain Management Practices from 1998 to 2017 • Program Director of a Multi-Disciplinary Pain Management Fellowship Training Programs from 1998 to 2015 • Professor of Anesthesiology, Palliative Care, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University of Rochester School of Medicine • Lectures extensively and published Profile: Dr. Kent is an expert in all realms of Pain Medicine and has focused expertise in the prescribing and oversight of opioid analgesics. His specialties include acute and chronic pain management, opioid analgesics, inte...

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Pain Management - Medicine - Interventional, Stimulation, Pain, CRPS, Injections, Spinal, Pain Management, RSD, Epidural, Spinal Cord, Interventional Pain, Stellate Ganglion, RFA, Narcotics, IPM, Radiculopathy, Ablations, Methadone, Blocks, Low Back Pain

I am board-certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management and member of many professional societies locally with an PA, nationally, as well as internationally. I have a deep appreciation of the challenges of a pain management practice. My current focus is interventional pain management with various fluoroscopic guided spinal injections. In early 2023 I founded York Pain Center as its CEO and CMO. Our priority is multimodal medical pain management coordinated by a diverse staff of doctors and nurse practitioners in conjunction with my injections to best control chronic pain. We service nearly 1000 patients for medical management including narcotics. I completed my Anesthesiology training at Thomas Jefferson University in 1985. I previously earned my medical doctorate in 1980 from Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University) and my BA degree from Johns Hopkins University. I have been in clinical practice for more than 35 years. Early in my career I was in hospital pract...

Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania

Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine - Opioid Prescribing, MOUD, Alcohol Withdrawal, Primary Care, Opioid Use Disorder, MAT, Opioid Withdrawal, Naloxone (Narcan), Buprenorphine, Overdose, Urine Drug Testing (UDS), Detoxification, Suboxone, Benzodiazepines, Chronic Pain, Gambling Disorder, Methadone, Alcohol use disorder, Opioid Tapering, Standard of Care

Dr. Lee Radosh is a fellowship-trained, dual board-certified physician in Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine who combines frontline clinical leadership, national physician education, and advanced medical communication expertise. He serves as Chief of Addiction Medicine at Reading Hospital/Tower Health and Medical Director of the Reading Hospital Center of Excellence for Opioid Use Disorder. Dr. Radosh is a national educator and speaker in addiction medicine. He serves as Subject Matter Expert and Substance Use Disorder Course Director for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), an organization representing approximately 130,000 members, and as a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Annual Conference Planning Committee. He also teaches physicians how to communicate complex medical information clearly and effectively, drawing on his background in television, radio, public education, and national CME teaching. Professional Value: Dr. Radosh is rec...

Seattle, Washington

Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine - Opioid Use Disorder, Controlled Substance, Suboxone, Standard of Care – Addiction, Buprenorphine, Substance Use Disorder (SUD, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Methadone, Urine Drug Screens (UDS), Diversion Risk, OTP Compliance (Opioid Treatment Programs), Non-testifying Chart Review, Opioid Prescribing

Board-certified addiction medicine physician with a background in family medicine. I provide informal, non-testifying documentation review in cases involving opioid use disorder, buprenorphine/Suboxone treatment, methadone, urine drug screening, diversion risk, and compliance with OTP and MAT standards of care. I serve as Medical Director of multiple opioid treatment programs in Washington and Oregon. My experience includes peer review, protocol development, and clinical compliance evaluation. I also advise on documentation workflows and UDS interpretation for patients with complex SUD and co-occurring conditions. Available for behind-the-scenes record review, early case screening, and internal feedback on standard of care. I do not provide testimony or signed expert reports at this time. Licensed in WA and OR.