Pediatric Hospitalist and Epidemiologist - UCSD
Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
- Phone: (501) 650-6160
- Cell: (501) 650-6160
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Pediatric Hospitalist and EpidemiologyKeywords/Search Terms:
Neonatology, Birth Defects, Pharmacovigilance, Genomic MedicineEducation:
MD, McMaster University; PhD (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), McGill University; M.Sc (Human Communication Disorders), McGill University; B.A. , Carleton UniversityYears in Practice:
29Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
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Physician Scientist with more than 30 years of experience. Expertise in clinical medicine, and clinical and translational research, including pediatrics, neonatal medicine epidemiology, precision health, rapid whole genome sequencing, and clinical informatics. Pediatric Hospitalist for 29 years during which served as expert witness for individual cases, class action suits, and pharmacovigilance duties. Inaugural Director of multiple NIH and CDC-funded Centers of Excellence. Experienced national and international public speaker, lecturer, and moderator. Demonstrated success obtaining, sustaining and growing state and federal funding for research and public health programs. Executive level leadership of research programs, including regulatory infrastructure, in large university setting resulting in implementation of innovative clinical research programs among large multi-disciplinary faculty. Additional collaborative projects with Pharma on clinical trials, natural history studies for children with rare diaseases, and pre-competitive consortium for precision health. Extensive experience in: Epidemiology Clinical Medicine Genomics/Precision Health Neonatal Hospitalist Big Data – Electronic Health Records Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Creating Innovative Patient Registries Birth Defects Post-market surveillance/Pharmacovigilance Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Research Informatics Data Governance Expert Witness