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Expert in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Methodology, Mental Health, Police Procedures, Drug Safety, Malpractice
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Summary of Expertise:
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As a Professor of Statistics, Epidemiology, Public Health and Psychiatry for the last 30 years he has taught, applied and consulted on all of these methods. First trained as public health physician, he did his graduate work (MS and PhD) in the Division of Statistics of the Department of Mathematics of The Ohio State University. His graduate work was completed independently of his medical education. His dissertation was in biostatistics. He has taught graduate seminars covering each of these topics and has used all of the methods as an expert in support of litigation. He is particularly interested in the design and execution of clinical trials and the evaluation of inferences made from these trials. He is also interested in the inferences that can be made from observational data and the relationship between observational studies and more formal designed trials. He often works on problems where the medical issues are complex, the pathophysiology is in debate, the data are limited and major policy or legal questions rely on the interpretation of statistical data. He has worked on at least one legal case involving each of theses topics often as a consulting witness not a testifying witnesses. Most of these were federal class action or MDL litigation or state medical malpractice cases. Over 30 years topics have included the safety of the Dalkon Shield, Agent Orange, asbestos, talc, PPA, Cox-2 pain relievers, smoking, Dioxin, PCB's, ionizing radiation, etc.
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His area of expertise is the methodology underlying inferences from epidemiological studies and thus has been involved with data analysis and models in all of the areas of epidemiology listed. He focuses on complex issues in policy or litigation where the limits to statistical inference from epidemiological are of primary concern. Has most experience in problems where there are limitations to the quality of the data or the design of the study and epidemiological studies have made inconsistent pronouncements about the issue at hand. Is comfortable working on problems in toxicology or other areas where the pathophysiology or basic biology are complex. He has worked on at least one legal case involving every one of these issues often as a consulting witness not a testifying witnesses. Most of these were federal class action or MDL litigation. Over 30 years topics have included the safety of the Dalkon Shield, Agent Orange, asbestos, talc, PPA, Cox-2 pain relievers, smoking, Dioxin, PCB's, ionizing radiation, etc. and a variety of occupational and environmental exposures.
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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: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Reading, Pennsylvania;
Lancaster, Pennsylvania;
Baltimore, Maryland;
Frederick, Maryland;
Gaithersburg, Maryland;
Camden, New Jersey;
Vineland, New Jersey;
Wilmington, Delaware;
and Alexandria, Virginia.
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1971
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PhD
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Statistics/Biostatisitcs
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The Ohio State University
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1970
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MD (MBBS)
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General Medicine
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London Institute of Psychiatry/ Guy Hospital
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1971
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MD
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Public Health Physician (Epidemiology)
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British Health Service
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1968
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MS
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Mathematics and Statistics
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The Ohio State University
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1967
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BS
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Psychology/ Preclinical Medicine
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The Ohio State University
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Phi Beta Kappa, Presidential Medal of Achievement, Magna Cum Laud, Honors in Psychology
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1987 to
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(Undisclosed University)
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Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Medicine
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Professor/ Adjunct Professor
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Research, Teaching and Professional Service.
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1983 to 1987
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Arizona State University
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Decision and Information Systems
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Professor
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Research, Teaching and Professional Service.
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1979 to 1983
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University of Pennsylvania
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Statistics/ Epidemiology/ Public Policy
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Associate Professor (tenured)
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Research, Teaching and Professional Service.
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1973 to 1979
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Princeton University
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Statistics and Environmental Studies
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Research Scientist with Rank of Associate Professor (tenured)
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Research, Teaching and Professional Service.
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1971 to 1973
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Virginia Tech
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Statistics and Social Sciences
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Assistant Professor
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Research, Teaching and Professional Service.
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Worked on a variety of product liability, environmental exposure, occupational exposure, and malpractice cases over 30 years. The first was the DALKON Shield IUD. Others include Phen-Phen, Tainted blood products, ionizing radiation, PPA, Agent Orange, Smoking, Asbestos, Cox-2 pain relievers, etc. The malpractice cases have involved cardiology, surgery, pulmonology, psychiatry, pediatrics, etc. Several tines he was a consulting expert as opposed to a testifying witness.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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He has been retained in a variety of product liability cases at the state and federal level including several class action suits and MDL suits as well as state malpractice litigation. Combines a deep understanding of statistical and epidemiological issues with and understanding of clinical medicine and biological mechanisms. Has given about 20 depositions over 30 years and has appeared in court a few times. Has also worked as a consultant to help prepare other physicians for testimony on epidemiological and biostatistical issues
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Biostatistics expert for consulting on results of clinical trials.
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Training/Seminars
Has tended many seminars on advances in medicine and statistics. As an academic physician attends training seminars weekly. He has been a sworn state and federal officer and participated in prosecutions in the forensic area
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Other Skills and Services
Expert is a consultant in epidemiology and biostatistics that focuses on methods and models used in assessing risks. One of the few MD/PhD biostatistician-epidemiologists. He is a professor of biostatistics, epidemiology, public health and medicine. He trained as a physician, a medical epidemiologist and then as a statistician and biostatistician. Prides himself on being able to communicate complex ideas in simple language. He splits his professional time between Baltimore and Phoenix. His primary interests are the evaluation and validation of statistical and epidemiological data and models in a clinical, regulatory, or legal arena. Focuses on problems where the medical issues are complex, the methods and models are varied and the data are limited or contradictory. Problems often include analysis of the methodology applied, analysis of the inferences made from a given set of statistical methods and complex chart reviews across specialties and across patients. Has worked on problems in drug and device development and regulation, product liability, occupational and environmental exposures, medical malpractice, and data and model interpretation in numerous specialties including toxicology, cardiology, Ob/Gyne, and surgery. Has given about twenty depositions in a variety of cases ranging from major federal litigation to state personal injury and malpractice suits.
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