Biostatistics Expert Witnesses
Biostatistics expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on biostatistics. The biostatistics expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Epidemiology, Medical Devices, Pediatric Cardiology, Pharmaceutical Research, Public Health, and Statistics.
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Melissa Kovacs, Ph.D., PStat
Statistician
FirstEval
Scottsdale, Arizona
Statistics
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Statistician, Data Analytics, Criminal Justice Data, Police Data, Neighborhood Association Data, Gun Death Data, Public Health Data, Opioid Overdose Data, Census Data, Medical Data, Biostatistics, Proportions, Discrimination, Construction defect data
Ph.D. in public policy and econometrics from the University of Maryland in College Park. Holder of the PStat certification from the American Statistical Association, their highest designation, indicating professional statistician. Former Fulbright professor.
Statistician with extensive experience in biostatistics, social sciences and public health sectors. This includes, but is not limited to, criminal justice data experience regarding police stops, traffic stops, large jail data, prosecution data, and risk assessment tool validation. Expertise with Violent Death Reporting System data including gun death data, drug overdose death data, accidental death data, and violence prevention. Homelessness data experience.
Experience in biostatistics research methodology for various medical topics including brain tumors, effectiveness of neurological medical devices, hospital trauma department research, and gynecological diagnoses such as endometriosis and pudendal nerve damage.
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Lawrence S Mayer, MD, MS, PhD
Epidemiology & Public Health - Emeritus Professor
Lawrence Mayer, MD, MS, PhD
Laguna Beach, California
Epidemiology, Public Health
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Biostatistics, Statistics, Causality, Study Design, Model Evaluation, Malpractice, Toxic Torts, Patent Disputes, Covid-19, Statistical Models, Data Analysis, Covid-19
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Jason F Goldberg, MD MS FAAP FACC
Pediatric Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiologist
Inova Health System
Washington, District Of Columbia
Pediatric Cardiology, Statistics
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Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Genomics, Heart Transplantation, Pediatric Heart Transplantation, Cardiovascular Genomics, Ventricular Assist Device, Cell-Free DNA, Mechanical Circulatory Support, ECMO, Heart Failure, Immunology, Translational Research, Pediatric Heart Failure
• Board-certified pediatric cardiologist with subspecialty expertise in advanced heart failure, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, mechanical circulatory support, and pediatric heart transplantation.
• Physician–scientist with extensive experience in translational biomarker research, including donor-derived cell-free DNA, microRNA, and molecular phenotyping in thoracic transplantation.
• Experienced in the clinical management of high-acuity pediatric heart failure, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, VAD, and transplant patients, as well as development of pediatric transplant programs, multidisciplinary transplant systems design, and interpretation of advanced transplant diagnostics.
• Active investigator and collaborator in multicenter transplant and biomarker research initiatives.
• Experience performing detailed medical record review and case analysis in support of medicolegal consultation involving pediatric cardiovascular and transplant-related care.
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Lei Li
PhD Biostatistician & FDA Clinical Trial Expert
LunarAI LLC
Landenberg, Pennsylvania
Statistics, Medical Devices
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biostatistics, FDA, Pharmaceutical Statistics, Sanofi, Edwards, Gilead, AI/ML expert, machine learning, clinical trial, Medical Device, Vaccine, Group Sequential Design, Bayesian Adaptive Design, Statistical Review of Evidence, Oncology, Epidemiological, Regulatory Submissions, Survival Analysis, Statistical Expert Witness, RWE
Lei Li, PhD, is a biostatistician, statistical expert consultant, and former FDA/CDRH statistical reviewer with extensive experience in regulatory statistics, real-world evidence (RWE), medical device submissions, pharmaceutical development, clinical trials, and quantitative model evaluation. He is currently supporting two active expert consulting matters involving statistical evidence review, regulatory and clinical data interpretation, assessment of quantitative methods, and evaluation of model assumptions, uncertainty, and data reliability.
At FDA/CDRH, Dr. Li evaluated statistical components of 510(k), PMA, and other medical device submissions; assessed safety and effectiveness evidence; reviewed RWE and post-market studies; and advised on complex statistical issues for regulatory decision-making. His FDA work included evaluation of study design adequacy, endpoint justification, sample-size rationale, bias and confounding, missing data robustness, and interpretation of clinical...
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Bruce Rodda, Ph.D., M.B.A., PStat
Ph.D. Biostatistician, Clinical Trials Expert
Strategic Statistical Consulting LLC
Spicewood, Texas
Statistics, Pharmaceutical Research
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Biostatistics, Clinical Trials, Statistical Analysis, Design of Clinical Trials, Expert Reports, Clinical Reports, Regulatory Review, Due Diligence for M & A, Clinical Literature, Expert Testimony, Protocol Evaluation, Evaluation of Clinical Trials
Dr. Rodda is an experienced biostatistician specializing in the clinical and regulatory objectives of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. He has held senior positions in research and development at several major pharmaceutical companies. In those positions his responsibilities included directing the strategy, design, implementation, evaluation, and reporting of all phases of multinational clinical development programs. These positions included directing (V.P. level) biostatistics, data management, clinical operations, medical development strategy, protocol review, medical writing, project management, and scientific systems. His organizations have been instrumental in the approval of more than 30 new medical entities in 11 therapeutic areas, both in the U.S. and abroad. Following a career as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry, he established Strategic Statistical Consulting LLC and has provided statistical consulting to approximately 70 firms focussing on clinic...