Medical Toxicology and Occupational/Environmental

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Toxicology and Occupational Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

Lead poisoning, cannabis, drug testing, alcohol, marijuana, environmental toxicology, occupational toxicology, arsenic poisoning, forensic toxicology, DUI, risk assessment, aviation toxicology, medical monitoring, risk communication, heavy metals, environmental health, public health, carbon monoxide, occupational cancer, fire toxicology

Education:

MD, University of California, San Francisco; MPH, University of California, Berkeley

Years in Practice:

37

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

8

Additional Information

2016 Recipient of the American College of Medical Toxicology Matthew J. Ellenhorn Award [career achievement award in recognition of “extraordinary contributions to the field of medical toxicology”] Diplomate, American Boards of Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine), and Medical Toxicology Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology (DFACMT) Active Medical Licensure in Colorado and California Professional activities have included: • Past President, American College of Medical Toxicology • Committee on Toxicology of the National Academy of Sciences • NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors • CDC Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention • EPA Science Advisory Board panels (lead in air, water, dust) • ATSDR expert panels (lead biomonitoring, hair analysis) • WHO consultant and temporary advisor (arsenic in drinking water, chelation of heavy metals) • Consultant to US Air Force Science Advisory Board (F-22) • Consultant to the US Navy Naval Air Systems Command (F-18) • US Army Public Health Command (consultant on lead toxicology) • State of Colorado, Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee, Technical Consultant Academic Affiliations: • Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine • Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health • Attending Physician, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety (Poison Control Center, Denver, CO) • Co-Principal Investigator: Observational Study of Driving Impairment in Occasional versus Heavy Marijuana Users, 2017-2020, University of Colorado • Co-Investigator "Novel Approaches to Assessing Cannabis-Impaired Driving" NIH R01, University of Colorado/Colorado School of Public Health 36 years of experience as testifying expert in federal and state courts