Clinical and Cannabis Laboratory Expert
Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Affiliated Lab Directors Inc
- Phone: (772) 349-0107
- Website: affiliatedlabdirectors.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Laboratories & Testing and PathologyKeywords/Search Terms:
Clinical laboratory, Clinical laboratories, Quality assurance, Regulatory compliance, Accuracy, SOPs, Protocols, Toxicology, LCMS, LCMS-MS, Drugs of abuse, PCR, RT-PCR, Vendor disputes, Implementation, Quality control, CLIA, COLA, CAP, ISO 17025Education:
PhD, Columbia University; MA, Columbia University; MPhil, Columbia University; BA, Amherst CollegeYears in Practice:
9Additional Information
Attorney references available upon request. CLINICAL LABORATORY DISPUTES – Urine drug testing — immunoassay & confirmatory methodology – False positives/negatives; confirmation testing standards – CLIA & CAP regulatory compliance & violations – Lab director standard of care & certifying scientist duties – QA/QC documentation, chain of custody, specimen validity – PCR assays: UTI, respiratory pathogens, antibiotic resistance CANNABIS LABORATORY DISPUTES – Expert opinion on ISO 17025 compliance, citation defense & accreditation standards – Cannabis lab practices, SOP adequacy, risk identification, & corrective action BACKGROUND – Ph.D., Columbia University (2016) — Cellular, Molecular & Biomedical Studies – Clinical Laboratory Director since 2021; currently directing multiple CLIA-certified labs – Supervisory experience: lab installation, validation, QC/QA, and staff oversight – Published researcher; peer-reviewed scientific publications