Tobacco Harm Reduction Expert Witnesses

Washington, District Of Columbia

Addiction Psychiatry, Psychiatry - tobacco harm reduction, malpractice, pain treatment, opioids, OxyContin, social media addiction, vaping, stimulant addiction, methadone, cigarettes

I am a psychiatrist currently working as the medical director (part time) of a methadone clinic in Washington DC. I am also a lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry where I was a resident and assistant professor. I am very knowledgeable about addiction to opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and nicotine. I have studied the Purdue litigation (the clinical aspects) in depth for a book I wrote and is due for publication in early 2027. I am now writing about addiction to social media and what that means. I have educated judges, been involved in malpractice cases where physicians have been charged with negligent prescribing of opioid analgesia. I have testified for the defense in tobacco litigation for Philip Morris (Altria), where the company prevailed. The majority of my cases went on to settle; once aftera deposition. I also write for general audiences. Here is a list of my essays and articles dating back to the 1990s: sallysatelmd.com I loved teaching judges (a...

BROOKLYN, New York

Public Health, Neurology - Tobacco Control, Tobacco Harm Reduction, Intellectual Property Protection, Global Health Research Policies, E-cigarettes, Nicotine Pouches, Cigarette Harms

Served as Testifying Expert Witness in a major legal battle between a Big Tobacco company and several vape firms. We "won" the case (the litigant gave up). My background: PhD in Developmental Neurobiology. Three years working on The Hill for the US House of Representatives. Ten years in senior leadership positions in the US Department of Health and Human Services (five years at National Institutes of Health (NIH); five years as the Health Attache in the US Embassy New Delhi, India). Five years as Associate Director for Health Equity in the Rockefeller Foundation. Three years as a Senior Advisor to the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Two years as Director of Child Health at the UBS Optimus Foundation in Zurich Switzerland. Three years as a Director in the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, NYC. Two years as Executive Director of the International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organizations (INNCO). One year as the Testifying Expert Witness for Public Health...