Withdrawal Management Expert Witnesses

Punta Gorda, Florida

Correctional Healthcare, Jails & Prisons - Correctional Medicine, Correctional healthcare, in custody death, Jail Medicine, deliberate indifference, emergency response, withdrawal management, inmate healthcare, suicide jail, access to care, Prison Medicine, Eighth Amendment, detox, suicide prison, mortality review, corectional, jail, Prison, emergency response, jail healthcare

Dr. Emil A. Dameff, M.D., CCHP is a correctional healthcare physician and former Florida Department of Corrections Regional Medical Executive Director and Wexford Corporate Medical Affairs Director with more than 30 years of clinical, administrative, and leadership experience across jails, prisons, juvenile facilities, correctional hospitals, hospitals, and inpatient behavioral-health settings. Since 2004, he has provided expert witness review, consultation, report preparation, and testimony support in correctional healthcare matters.. His expert work has been carried out alongside a primary career in direct patient care, correctional healthcare leadership, and systems-of-care oversight, giving him a practical, real-world foundation for evaluating how care is actually delivered, monitored, escalated, documented, and governed in custodial environments. Dr. Dameff has served in on-site, regional, and corporate-level correctional healthcare leadership roles, including senior positions...

STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania

Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine - Opioids, Alcohol, Addiction Medications, Withdrawal Management, Detoxification, Methamphetamine, DUI, Drug Testing, Toxicology, ASAM Criteria, Buprenorphine, Overdose, Impaired Physicians, Standards of Care, Residential Care, Cannabis, Gambling & Behavioral Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Treatment, Addiction Treatment, Naltrexone

Dr. Joseph Valdez is a board-certified physician in both Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine with over a decade of clinical, academic, and leadership experience. He currently serves as Program Director of the ACGME-accredited Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Geisinger Health System and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Valdez has extensive experience in outpatient addiction treatment, medication-assisted therapy, and the integration of addiction services into primary care. He has led clinical teams at ASAM levels 3.7 (medically managed inpatient), 2.5 (partial hospitalization program) and 1.7 (medically managed outpatient). His expertise spans the evaluation and treatment of substance use disorders, opioid & alcohol pharmacology, withdrawal management, and the neurobiology of addiction. He has served in leadership roles across multiple institutions, developed curricula, and contributed to national conversations on addiction ...