Addiction Medicine Expert Witnesses in California

Arroyo Grande, California

Addiction Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Addiction Medicine, Medication Assisted Treatment, Vivitrol, Buprenorphine, Medical Detox, Opiate and Alcohol Detoxification, Drug Withdrawal Management, Medical Direction Substance Abuse Recovery, Overdose

Board Certified in Addiction Medicine and Emergency Medicine. I'm an experienced expert on MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) with buprenorphine, suboxone, naltrexone, and Vivitrol. Extensive experience managing residential and detoxification patients. Alcohol, Opiate and benzodiazepine withdrawal management Personable, friendly, and extremely capable of explaining complex topics in easy-to-understand ways. Assistant Clinical Professor of Addiction Medicine at California Northstate University. Medical Board of California Expert Reviewer in Addiction Medicine and Emergency Medicine.

Seal Beach, California

Life Care Planning, Internal Medicine - medical billing, life care planner, hospitalist, medical devices, medical management, medical coding, legal medicine, legal nurse consulting, nurse practitioner, obstetrics and gynecology, addiction medicine, family medicine, general practice, gynecology, consultative examinations

The California Life Care Planning Association was created by experts in the field of Life Care Planning, with more than 30 years of experience working in the health care industry. All of our professionals are Certified Life Care Planners, as well as active medical practitioners dedicated to assessing lifetime cost of care for individuals with catastrophic injuries/illness. What sets us apart from many other Life Care Planning organizations and individuals is that all of our Life Care Planners have active direct experience with patient care. We hold ourselves to a higher standard and hold all of our affiliates to that same higher standard. Whether it be plaintiff, defense , or any other client, our methodology is transparent and consistent. Given the healthcare backgrounds of our founders, all Life Care Plans and services are overseen by a Physician. Similar to a hospital setting, many of our services go through "rounding" with senior partners and physicians to make sure we are keep...

Roseville, California

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

Dr. Mario San Bartolome is board-certified in Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine and has extensive clinical, administrative, regulatory, and forensic experience in the evaluation and treatment of substance use disorders, co-occurring psychiatric conditions, controlled-substance prescribing, detoxification, withdrawal management, toxicology, and addiction-related standards of care. Dr. San Bartolome has served as a medical director across multiple levels of addiction treatment, including withdrawal management/detoxification, residential treatment, intensive outpatient care, outpatient addiction medicine, and managed care. His experience includes policy development, clinical protocol design, utilization management, peer review, quality oversight, direct patient care, and maintaining patient safety in drug and alcohol treatment programs. He has practiced and consulted in settings that include hospitals, psychiatric units, emergency departments, correctional environments, outpatien...

Newport Beach, California

Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine - Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, Crisis Intervention, Academic Medical Treatment, Functional Capacity, Disability Evaluation, IME, Standard of Care, Suicide Risk Assessment, Fitness for Duty, Severe Mental Health Disorders, Buprenorphine Treatment, Psychopharmacology, Personal Injury, Capacity Eval

Dr. Amr Beltagui is a highly accomplished psychiatrist with a distinguished career in both clinical practice and academia. A Diplomate of Psychiatry through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he holds the title of Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Beltagui’s medical journey began at the University of Alexandria, where he earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. He furthered his training with a residency in psychiatry at the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Beltagui's professional experience is extensive and diverse. He has served as an emergency psychiatrist with Traditions Behavioral Health and an interventional psychiatrist at Mindful Health Solutions. His roles have also included being a staff psychiatrist at Kern Medical and a core faculty member for the UCLA-Kern psychiatry residency program. Additionally, he has worked at the Norfolk Regional Center in t...

Oceanside, California

Geriatrics, Nursing Homes - Nursing Home - Skilled Nursing Facility, Hospice - End-of-Life Care, Palliative Care, Home Health, Assisted Living, Regulatory, Decubitus, Pressure Ulcers, Falls, Dementia - Alzheimer's, Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care - HMO, Life Care Planning, Personal Injury, Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Bioethics

Experienced Expert, 250+ depositions, 25+ trials. Speedy and Objective Records Reviews (plaintiff/defense); Standard of Care, Causation and Damages Opinions, including Life Expectancy and Future Care Costs, Regulatory Actions; Comprehensive Report Writing. References Available on Request. In clinical practice of post-acute and long-term care medicine, Geriatrics & Hospice in San Diego area since 1992; Chief Medical Officer, Bio-Pacific Admin Services (nursing facility management company); Chief Medical Officer, Beecan Health; Delegate, AMA and California Medical Association House of Delegates; Chair, CMA Council on Ethical, Legal & Judicial Affairs; Chair, CMA Administrative Medicine Forum; Clinical Faculty UCSD School of Medicine and Family Medicine Dept., Affiliate Faculty, California State University's Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care (San Marcos), Past President of CALTCM, Past President of PALTmed (Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Medical Association, previously AMDA,...

San Jose, California

Addiction Medicine - Addiction Medicine, Expert witness, Substance use disorder, Standard of care, MAT, Relapse, Impairment, Impaired practitioner, Fitness for duty, Physician impairment, Safety sensitive professionals, Medical board cases, Licensing matters, Credentialing disputes, Return to work, Alcohol use disorder, Medical Staff matters

David A. Granovetter, MD, FASAM is a board-certified Addiction Medicine physician who provides independent expert witness services and medico-legal consultation in matters involving addiction medicine, substance use disorders, physician impairment, and fitness-for-duty determinations. Dr. Granovetter has over 20 years of experience in Addiction Medicine, including extensive work in physician health, impairment assessment, and physician well-being leadership. His professional background includes clinical addiction medicine practice as well as long-standing leadership roles focused on the evaluation and management of impairment in safety-sensitive professionals, particularly physicians. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (FASAM) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He is also a Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO). Dr. Granovetter has significant experience applying accepted medical standards to questions of diagnosis, functional i...