Pharmacology- Clinical Expert Witnesses in California

Sacramento, California

Pharmacology- Clinical, Geriatric Psychiatry - Forensics, Polypharmacy, Fall Risk Review, Toxicology, Drug Interaction Analysis, Medication Variance Analysis, Product Liability, Opioid Prescribing Standards, Pharmacy Negligence, Medication Error Analysis, Benzodiazepine Management, Chemotherapy Dosing, Adverse Drug Event Causation, Controlled Substance Prescribing, LTC

Clinical Pharmacist with 10+ years of experience across psychiatric, geriatric, oncology, ambulatory, and community pharmacy settings. Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) and Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APh) with demonstrated expertise in medication safety, polypharmacy evaluation, drug interactions, adverse drug event analysis, and high-risk medication management. SEAK-trained expert witness providing evidence-based analysis grounded in clinical standards, regulatory expectations, and professional best practices. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Current position as Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist at Adventist Health (San Luis Obispo, CA) involves verifying and dispensing medication orders in compliance with Joint Commission and hospital regulatory standards, monitoring patient medication regimens for appropriate indication, dosing, route, interactions, and allergies, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on formulary compliance, procurement, and quality assurance. Prior to thi...

San Diego, California

Pharmacology- Clinical, Pharmacist - Toxicology, Pharmacist Standard of Care (Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics), Adverse Drug Events, Drug-Drug Interactions, Medication Safety and Errors, Pharmacogenomics, Anticoagulation, Antiarrhythmics, Antibiotic Stewardship, Medication-Related Surgical Complications, Opioid Safety

I am currently employed as an Acute Care Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at the VA San Diego Health Care System, with clinical pharmacy experience spanning six distinct healthcare systems. I earned my Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific in 2014 and have been a licensed pharmacist in California for the past 11 years. My postgraduate training includes a two-year pharmacy residency at the VA San Diego Health Care System. During my first year, I focused on pharmacy practice in both ambulatory care and inpatient hospital settings, including hospice and long-term care. In my second year, I specialized in critical care pharmacy. I am a Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) and have held clinical pharmacist roles specializing in emergency medicine, internal medicine, and critical care. Additionally, I have contributed to clinical research, collaborating on phase 2, 3, and 4 clinical trials, as well as performing retrospective chart reviews in healthcare...

Seal Beach, California

Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical - Pharmacy Law, Community Pharmacy Practice Standards, Prescription Benefits, Prescription Benefit Fraud, Pharmacist Discipline, Pharmacy Malpractice, Adverse Drug Reactions, Hospital Pharmacy Practice, Nursing Home Pharmacy Practice Standards, Over-dispensing of Controlled Substances, Drug Information

I am a pharmacist with over 50 years of both practice and management experience in a variety of clinical settings. Since 1993, I have been an expert witness and a non-testifying consultant in hundreds cases throughout the country in matters specifically related to pharmacy malpractice, pharmaceuticals-related hospital and medical malpractice, prescription benefit fraud, over-dispensing of controlled substances, and assistance in disciplinary proceedings against pharmacists and pharmacies. I have also participated in compliance audits of federally-sponsored health plans where it pertains to pharmaceutical services. I am formerly an instructor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy. My areas of expertise for teaching purposes include site-specific pharmacy practice guidelines, community pharmacy risk management, hospital pharmacy risk management, prescription drug benefits, pharmacy servic...

San Francisco, California

Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical - medication safety, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, dispensing, toxicity, anticoagulation, emergency medicine, drug patent, drug labeling, drug administration, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy operations, opioids, adverse drug events, critical care, intensive care unit, resuscitation, clinical trials, pharmacist expert, pharmacy malpractice

I am a full-time board-certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where I also serve as Volunteer Clinical Professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy and Dept. of Emergency Medicine. I provide bedside clinical care and didactic and experiential teaching to pharmacy and medical trainees. With over 30 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals such as JAMA Internal Medicine, Stroke, and Annals of Emergency Medicine, I bring expertise in medication safety and efficacy. I am also an author or editor of several medical textbooks and chapters and a frequent national lecturer, having delivered more than 50 presentations. As an expert witness, I have provided reviews, opinions, depositions, and testimony in over 40 state and federal cases. My current case mix is approximately 50% plaintiff / 50% defense.