Pharmacology Expert Witnesses
What is a pharmacology expert witness?
Pharmacology expert witness candidates typically possess a PhD and have years of experience in drug interactions, forensic toxicology, medicinal chemistry, and/or may be a registered pharmacist (RPh). Clinical pharmacology expert witnesses may provide support when the focus of the case is related to developing new drug therapies. Pharmaceutical expert witnesses can opine on matters related to the marketing practices for new medications and therapies. In cases involving medications used to treat mental health disorders, support of a psychopharmacology expert witness may be required.
What types of cases require a pharmacology expert witness?
Litigation support by a pharmacologist often involves intellectual property matters such as a patent litigation or a trade secret dispute. A forensic toxicologist might also provide testimony in matters such as a medical case that requires toxicology or chemical ingestion expertise. A forensic scientist can also assist in criminal investigations, including medical malpractice, by analyzing evidence to isolate and identify compounds and poisonous substances in forensic samples.
Pharmacology is the branch of science that studies the effects of drugs, and specifically, how the body responds to a drug. The study of pharmacology encompasses the sources, chemical properties, biological effects and therapeutic uses of drugs. Pharmacology integrates the knowledge of many disciplines, including medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and veterinary medicine. A pharmacy uses pharmacology knowledge to achieve optimal outcomes through the appropriate preparation and dispensing of medicine. Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics are the two main branches of pharmacology. Pharmacokinetics is the study of how an organism affects a drug, whereas pharmacodynamics is the study of how a drug affects an organism. Together these specialized disciplines guide drug development, dosing, benefits, and adverse effects of a substance.
Pharmacology expert witness case examples
Cahn Litigation Services has been called upon to find pharmacology expert witnesses to support cases such as:
- dietary supplements side effects,
- medical device product liability,
- psychopharmacology,
- pharmacy expert to opine on long term care opioid pain management,
- pediatric adverse drug reactions causation,
- New York medical center chemical exposure,
- pharmaceutical industry ethics,
- wrongful death case review in Ohio,
- Florida pharmacy practice procedures (involving medication errors),
- clinical trials documentation and claims, and
- toxicity medical records review in New Jersey.
What litigation support work might a pharmacology expert witness be expected to perform?
Expert witness services by a medical expert specializing in pharmacology could include forensic toxicology, research and authoring expert reports, providing expert opinions, and expert witness testimony in the courtroom. In addition, a law firm may request pharmacology and toxicology expert for pre-litigation consulting work. The experience of a pharmacology expert witness will provide credibility to enable the jury to consider the evidence with the weight it deserves. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may request a qualified expert with prior expert witness experience.
Whether it’s for laboratory testing or expert witness testimony, Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for a pharmacology expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.
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Pharmacology Expert Witness - Representative Bios
Please Note: All Cahn Litigation expert witness searches are customized to attorneys' precise specifications and preferences. Attorneys are encouraged to discuss search parameters with a Cahn search specialist.
The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Pharmacology experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Pharmacology landscape.
Expert Witness #224615
This expert is a Pharmacology Ph.D. This expert's specific specialties are drug advertising, labeling and regulatory affairs, as well as clinical regulatory compliance and trial design. As the Senior Consultant in a firm, this expert provides regulatory and scientific input and strategy to clients planning submission of their biomaterials to the FDA. This expert regularly advises on the preparation and submission of INDs, IDEs, NDAs, PMAs, and PLAs. Previously, this expert was responsible for all clinical and pre-clinical reviews of INDs, NDAs Amendments, Supplements, Orphan Drugs and ANDAs. This expert has over 35 publications and is active in many professional organizations and associations. This expert has written four expert reports, given three depositions, and testified twice at trial.
Start Pharmacology Expert SearchExpert Witness #258042
This expert received a B.A. degree and an M.D. degree. This expert completed a pediatric internship, residency, and neurochemistry fellowship. This expert's neurology residency and pediatric neurology fellowship were completed at a prestigious University and Hospital. This expert is Board Certified in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology as well as in Pediatrics.
After many years of pediatric neurology practice, this expert was appointed Chief of Pediatric Neurology at a Children's Hospital. This expert's interests include the broad array of childhood neurological conditions, and in particular, those so complex that multidisciplinary diagnostic or therapeutic approaches are required.
This expert has extensive knowledge of complex epilepsy, pharmacology, and injured brain. This expert has many patients receiving nursing care at home. This expert has served both sides and enjoys the sharp legal thinking required in medical analytics. This expert has been deposed and testified in court and is comfortable with the adversarial process.
Start Pharmacology Expert SearchExpert Witness #247822
This expert has acquired a unique expertise in opioid pharmacology and safety. This expert's experience as a former Medical Officer and Senior Medical analyst included literally hundreds of cross-disciplinary team reviews and meetings with pain/neurology experts establishing this expert as a valued pharmacology and drug safety expert. This expert is currently an Associate Professor at a University, and served as an FDA/Healthcare advisor in a presidential campaign. As part of this expert's research duties this expert routinely analyzes drug safety and personally owns and maintains a specialized server which houses an exact copy of the FDA's AERS/ FAERS database. This expert has been quoted dozens of times by major news organizations.
Start Pharmacology Expert SearchExpert Witness #210255
This FDA regulatory approval expert holds a PhD and has an extensive background in drug development as a discovery scientist and executive in the pharmaceutical industry, including work with major pharmaceutical companies for over 15 years, followed by an entrepreneurial career in the medical device industry for over 15 years. This expert led the development of a number of cardiovascular drugs and medical devices and served multiple terms as a Special Government Employee with the CV/Renal Division of CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research).
This expert's training in Microbiology (BS) and Pharmacology (PhD) at well-regarded universities has provided a strong foundation for initial drug discovery, GMP manufacturing, GLP safety studies, and clinical trials. This expert is well acquainted with the 2004 FDA "Guidance for Industry on Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing," which addresses key issues such as validation of aseptic processing and sterilization, laboratory controls involved with microbiological analysis, and sterility testing.
This expert is highly familiar with human allograft placental-derived material and with the development of complementary medical products, including antimicrobial nitric oxide patches that sterilize an administration site before application of allograft material for non-healing wounds. This expert is critically aware of the need for sterility testing and quality control for any product placed topically on a wound or injected into a joint that could lead to infectious complications and harm to a patient.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Pharmacology Expert SearchExpert Witness #279975
This forensic psychiatry expert is board-certified in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, licensed to practice in several states, and an active member of a prominent professional association focused on psychiatry and law.
This expert holds senior psychiatric leadership roles at a regional hospital, including oversight of ECT, maintains an independent forensic psychiatry practice, and teaches Clinical Psychiatry and Psycho-Pharmacology at a university.
This expert is an experienced legal consultant and expert witness with direct experience in insurance litigation, including deposition testimony over 5 times and trial testimony a number of times.
Start Pharmacology Expert SearchExpert Witness #281067
This toxicology expert holds a PhD and has served as Director of a state DWI/alcohol testing program, exercising regulatory authority over a statewide system responsible for conducting over 20,000 blood and breath alcohol tests annually. This expert authored a chapter on the determination of alcohol in blood and breath for a forensic science handbook, edited a medicolegal text on alcohol, and co-authored over 5 chapters addressing the pharmacology and toxicology of alcohol, the physiological basis of breath alcohol, specimens for analysis, analytical methods, workplace testing, and legal proceedings. This expert also served as Director for a federally certified laboratory devoted to drug testing and toxicology for alcohol and other drugs of potential abuse. This expert holds a B.Sc. in Pharmacy and a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry with a minor in Biomedical Pharmacology.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant. This expert has testified as an expert in toxicology, forensic toxicology, and alcohol and drug testing in court proceedings, as well as in many depositions and hearings, including criminal and civil proceedings.
Start Pharmacology Expert SearchExpert Witness #285783
This heavy metal toxicity expert is a Board-Certified Toxicologist (DABT) and European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) with over 40 years of toxicology experience, and holds a Ph.D. in Toxicology and Pharmacology, an MPH in Environmental Health, and a B.Sc. in Natural Resources.
This expert has done extensive work on lead and cadmium exposure through foods while performing Proposition 65 compliance work in California, including court testimony and depositions regarding the potential health effects of lead in foods. This expert has also routinely evaluated lead risks at hazardous waste and mine sites during a career in health risk assessment toxicology spanning over 40 years, and has served on dozens of FDA GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) panels for the toxicological evaluation of new ingredients in foods.
Start Pharmacology Expert SearchExpert Witness #285992
This pharmacy expert holds a PharmD, is an RPh, and is a Licensed Pharmacist with over 40 years of experience in clinical pharmacology and pharmaceutical science. This expert has experience involving pharmacy management systems.
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