Substance Abuse Expert Witnesses in Massachusetts

Substance Abuse, Mental Health - Addiction treatment center, Substance abuse, Addiction, Suicide, Family law, ASAM criteria, Alcoholism, PTSD, DUI, Marchman act, Medical malpractice, Baker act, Wrongful death, Suicide prevention, Dram shop, Sexual assault in addiction and mental health facilities

John Puls is a licensed psychotherapist, Master's Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP), clinical social worker, and qualified expert witness based in Florida. He brings over a decade of direct clinical, administrative, and support staff experience across all levels of care in substance abuse and mental health treatment. This includes detoxification units, residential inpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs, outpatient services, crisis stabilization units, and Baker Act receiving facilities. Mr. Puls is recognized for his deep understanding of clinical best practices and standards of care in both mental health and addiction treatment settings. He has designed and implemented evidence-based programming for treatment centers, with a focus on aligning services with state and national standards, including the ASAM Criteria (American Society of Addiction Medicine) for determining appropriate levels of care in addiction treatment. He has been retained as an expert witnes...

Centerville, Massachusetts

Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry - suicide, medical leadership, substance abuse, inpatient psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, addiction psychiatry

Harvard-trained psychiatrist with MBA and extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. Leadership and front-line patient care background. Deep knowledge of standards of psychiatric care, patient safety protocols, organizational quality assurance, and suicide prevention. Contact: dxh777@gmail.com

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry - Adult psych, Geriatric psych, Substance abuse, Home health, Corrections

8 years experience in psychiatric nursing in a variety of settings. Prior mental health experience prior to nursing as well. Expertise in inpatient psych, geriatrics, corrections, home health, substance abuse/ detox. Board certified in geriatrics and mental health nursing.

Boston, Massachusetts

Occupational Medicine, Addiction Medicine - Fitness for Duty, Return to Work, Workers' Compensation, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Causation, Exposure Assessment, Toxic Exposure, Chemical Exposure, Infectious Disease Exposure, IME, Work-Relatedness, Disability, Impairment, Drug Testing, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Use Disorder, Workplace Burnout, COVID-19, Chronic Pain

Justin Yang, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FASAM, is an academic occupational and environmental medicine physician with faculty and leadership appointments at Harvard and Boston University. He serves as Associate Program Director of the Harvard Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program and as Adjunct Assistant Professor in Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Yang brings a distinctive combination of academic medicine, clinical practice, occupational health leadership, and public-health expertise. He completed his MPH at Harvard, internal medicine residency at Boston Medical Center- Brighton and occupational and environmental medicine residency at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is triple board certified in Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Addiction Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American Co...