Pharmacology and Toxicology Expert Witness

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SUMMARY Board-certified anesthesiologist and pharmacology expert with over 35 years of clinical and academic experience. Former Professor (now Professor Emeritus) of Anesthesiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with deep expertise in drug mechanisms, anesthetic pharmacology, and chemistry Former anesthesiologist with UC San Francisco and with Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles Extensive NIH-funded research background. Almost 100 peer-reviewed publications, with drug development expertise. Available for expert witness services in pharmacology and toxicology with strengths in drug mechanisms, drug safety, and drug interactions EDUCATION Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Master of Arts in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE California State Medical Board License No. G 67923 American Board of Anesthesiology No 22472 Drug Enforcement Administration certificate BS3085001 AREAS OF EXPERTISE Drug Pharmacology and Mechanisms of Action Anesthesiology (~50,000 cases performed) Pharmacology of Central Nervous System Agents Drug–Drug Interactions Acute Drug Toxicity and Overdose Toxicology of Prescription and Illicit Drugs Clinical Research and Peer-Reviewed Literature Analysis in Drug Development PUBLICATIONS Coauthor of an 1100+ page book on Anesthesia 97 Peer reviewed articles 12 Book chapters 33 Abstracts TEACHING Teaching responsibilities in the operating room while on the faculty at UCSF. Postdoctoral fellows in my lab were instructed in study design, execution of experiments, and interpretation of data. I gave local, national, and international lectures on research into anesthetic mechanisms