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Expert in Sterilization, Biomaterials, Tissue Banking, Medical Product Development, Polymer Toxicology
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Expert has spent 30 years in the medical products business, in which he developed sterilization processes such as ethylene oxide, gamma radiation, vapor phase hydrogen peroxide, plasma sterilization, aseptic processing, disinfection with formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, and steam sterilization. Novel sterilization processes involving high pressure hydrostatic cycles, and vapor phase-plasma combinations are presently under research.
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Expert has spent four years developing unique osteoconductive and osteoinductive allografts for use in orthopedic and neurosurgery. He has had three patents issued on the processing of tissue, and the sterilization of dead tissue.
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Expert has spent 30 years in the management of technical teams who carry out product development for healthcare companies. Technology companies in which he has operated are: absorbable polymers for sutures and drug release, orthop
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Expert has ten years of experience in the toxicology of biomaterials used in medical products, devices, and drug containers. He has experience in the preparation of experimental protocols for both in vivo and in vitro toxicity testing. He has also carried out acute, sub-acute, and chronic toxicity tests.
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For four years, Expert was the head of Osteotech, Inc.'s research in developing osteoinductive allografts and surgical bone pastes, liquids, and methods of sterilizing tissue products.
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Expert's academic training in polymer toxicology and his industrial career in the health care industry caused him to be exposed to a large number of candidate polymers for use in contact with living cells and tissues. He was deeply involved with testing methods for safety tests and
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During his four years at Ethicon, Expert studied the rates of absorption and tensile strength loss for absorbable polymers such as Lactide Glycolide copolymers, catgut, and drug release polymers such as monoglycerides.
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Throughout his entire career in healthcare products, Expert has been researching the uses of cobalt 60 irradiation, E-beam, steam, and ethylene oxide disinfectants. He is currently researching the use of high-pressure sterilization for those products and materials which cannot have the residuals of a sterilant but must be sterilized.
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Expert has used cobalt 60 and electron-beam (E-beam) sterilization in his product development activities since 1962.
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Expert is experienced with tissue cultures. He has used USP cytotoxicity testing for biomaterials.
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Expert is an expert in toxicity testing including pathology and histochemistry techniques. He has experience in carrying out protocols for wound healing methods such as those described by Dr. Thomas Hunt at the University of California at San Francisco. He also has extensive experience in suture models for wound healing.
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In his three years researching and formulating plasticizers for PVC, Expert has had a special focus on the use of non-toxic citric acid esters for medical devices. He also worked with the phthalate esters.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Virginia Beach, Virginia;
Norfolk, Virginia;
Chesapeake, Virginia;
Richmond, Virginia;
Newport News, Virginia;
Hampton, Virginia;
Alexandria, Virginia;
Portsmouth, Virginia;
Suffolk, Virginia;
and Bowie, Maryland.
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1969
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PhD
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Biomaterial Science & Toxicology - University of Texas
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1966
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MS
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Biomaterial Science & Toxicology - University of Texas
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1962
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BS
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Chemistry - University of Notre Dame
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1997 to
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1993 to 1997
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Becton-Dickinson
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Research and Development
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Vice President
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1989 to 1993
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Osteotech, Inc .
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Executive Vice President
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1988 to 1989
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Trans/Scitech, Incorporated
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President
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1979 to 1988
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American Sterilizer Co .
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Research & Technology
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Director
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1977 to 1979
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Baxter Travenol Labs, Incorporated
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Artificial Organs Division
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Director of Product Development
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1972 to 1977
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Ethicon
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Patient CareDivision, Research & Product Development
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Director
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Professional Appointments
Johnson & Johnson's Patient Care Division's Board of Directors;
Osteotech's Board Of Directors;
Co-owner of AMSCO - Leverage Buy Out
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Awards/Recognition
He received the Thomas Edison Award from the State of New Jersey for his invention which was the first osteinductive bone healing paste ever invented
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has 30 patents in medical and agricultural inventions
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Lifenet Tissue Bank- Virginia Beach, VA:sterlization, debridement, and demineralization of human tissue processing
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Expert has worked with many confidential law firm motions, depositions and court trials
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Expert has had many Intota Consulting requests from 1982 to date
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert in Class room training 1 day - bandages and wound dressing products.
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Expert in Gamma and Ethylene Oxide Sterilization.
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Expert for consulting on sterilization methods.
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Steam sterilization expert for consulting on Steam Sterilization Validation per ANSI/AAMI ST 79.
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Wound management expert for consulting on wound treatmentand risk assessment.
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Expert in microwave sterilization of powdered chemicals.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert has experience with Personal Injury;
Human Tissue Multiple District Litigation;
Medical Device Failure;
Osteotech Patent Infringement Litigation
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Valve replacement expert for consulting on pericardial prosthesis.
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Medical packaging expert for consulting on bottle design and sterility.
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Expert in contracts in the chemical industry for consulting on chemical industry contract dispute.
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1982 to 1988
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Saudi Arabia
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Consulting on the subject of introducing sterilization science into the hospitals
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1979 to 1984
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Telgte, Germany
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Develop a hollow fiber processing capability for a hollow fiber Kidney Dialzyers facility for Baxter Travenol.
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1989 to 1993
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Leiden, Netherlands
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Establish tissue processing capabilities in concert with university polymer science cell substrates
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1994 to 1997
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Southern France
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Worked on a radiation process for etching polymers upon which cells would grow
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Board Member Osteotech;
Divisional Board Member Johnson & Johnson;
Leverage Buy Out Owner -ESOP AMSCO
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Training/Seminars
Technologogy Forecast;
Product Development PACE;
Management Training/MBO/
Management Grid
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Other Skills and Services
Artificial Organs Development;
Sterilization Science;
Allograft Product Development;
Toxicology
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