Pharmacology- Clinical Expert Witnesses in California

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 Clinical Professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy and School of 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 deep expertise in medication safety and efficacy. I am also an author or editor of several medical textbooks and chapters and a frequent national and international lecturer, having delivered more than 50 invited presentations. (Full list of publications and talks in my CV above) As an expert witness, I have provided reviews, opinions, depositions, and testimony in over 30 state and federal cases. My current case mix is approximately 50% plaintiff / 50% defense. My prior expert witness work includes the following general themes...

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...