Toxicology Expert Witnesses in South Carolina

Toxicology, Environmental - Public Health, Chemical Products Liability, Mining, Toxic Chemical Exposure, Lead Poisoning, Hydrogen Sulfide, Health Impact Assessment (HIA), Consumer Chemical Product Safety, Health Risk Assessment, Environmental Regulatory Agency Negotiations, Contaminated Properties, Superfund (CERCLA)

Toxicologist who helps attorneys understand potential health impacts or human health risks of chemical exposures. Deposed and testified at bench and jury trials. Lead paint, blood lead levels, environmental contamination, pesticides, animal health products, mammalian toxicology. Over 50 publications. Metals, solvents, organic chemicals, petroleum products, industrial chemical release. Superfund / CERCLA, RCRA, state voluntary closure. Registered Nurse (R.N.) licensed to practice in over a dozen states.

Greenville, South Carolina

Toxicology, Emergency Medicine - Marijuana, Cannabis, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Fentanyl, Drug Testing, Drugs, Opioids, Occupational, Amphetamines, Metals, Impairment, Heroin, Opiates, Poisoning, Inhalants, Toxic Tort, Overdose

Dr. David H. Schaffer, MD, MRO serves as the Director of Medical Toxicology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, SC, and Prisma Health–Upstate hospitals. He is board-certified in both Medical Toxicology and Emergency Medicine, and is a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO, MROCC). An experienced expert witness, Dr. Schaffer has also consulted for major organizations—including SpaceX, Butterfly Network, and governmental entities—on a variety of toxicological matters. Dr. Schaffer earned his medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, completed his residency at Harvard, where he served as a Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, and subsequently trained in Medical Toxicology at the University of Virginia. He is a practicing physician with extensive publications and speaking records, regularly consulted for his expertise in drug intoxication, overdose, drug testing, driving impairment, toxic gases (e.g., carbon monoxid...